OOC Tidbits — November 12,
2006
Welcome to Old Orchard
Church!
We welcome you to our
worship. We invite you to visit our Sunday School, offered for all ages
(beginning with age 3) at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Also, we invite you to use
our child care services for infants through children in kindergarten,
located in the church building’s basement. If you would like to find out more
about Old Orchard & what we are about, please fill out one of our visitor
forms.
Parlor Fellowship &
Art Show
Join us today for a Parlor
Fellowship and the opening of an Art Show by the Arts Ministry at OOC.
Sunday School News
Adults, a study of 1 John meets in the Milligan House.
High School (9-12 grades): God’s World
Mission.
Middle School: Church History 101.
Please note: No Sunday School on
November 26, the Sunday after thanksgiving.
Overture
The deadline for the
next Overture (our newsletter) is today and will come out Sunday,
November 19. This week’s Editor is Susan O’Neal.
Remember, we are encouraging your submissions of articles,
art, short essays, poetry, etc. All submissions need to be signed. Please place
your articles in the Overture mail slot (currently in the coat room).
Electronic submissions are helpful , but not required (e-mail them to office@oldorchardchurch.org).
—The Overture
Editors: Jim Lowe, Melissa Nelson,
Susan O’Neal, Heather Sparkman
Thanksgiving Day Worship (Nov. 23)
10:00 a.m. All invited to join us!
Also, Decorations Wanted: you are invited to bring something
Thanksgiving Day morning to decorate the communion table that will be brought
up during the first hymn. Ideas on what to bring? Fruit, vegetables,
colorful leaves, berries, pumpkins, squash, flowers, pine cones, etc. or
anything you think reflects the beauty of creation.
Parents,
a great opportunity to take a walk with your children and gather treasurers to
bring.
Any
questions? Call Cheryl Cook, 314.968.0927.
Kids: Christmas Craft Sale Opportunity!
Kids! Christmas Craft Sale
again! Kids 18 years and younger are invited to make Christmas presents that
they can show and sell to others in the fellowship. Date of the sale: Sunday, December 17 after worship. If
you plan to make things this year, please let Kelli McKie know at 636.230.5754 or
e-mail Kelli at kelli@natemckie.com .
For
those of you new to the church, our kids have displayed some wonderful talents
and hard work in the past. Some have made candlesticks from things in the
woods, some wax candles, cookies, breads, note holders, marbled note paper,
fire starters, wrapping paper, ornaments—lots of great gift ideas. Plan on
buying a few last minute gifts!
A Few Notes!
·
Church soccer game on Friday, November 24, the day after Thanksgiving,
at 10 a.m. See Matt Philip or Peter Barrs.
·
Greg Roig is seeking instrumentalists.
Do you play drums, trumpet, violin, clarinet, flute, or whatever? Please let
Greg know!
·
English
Conversations meet on Fridays 4:30
to 6:00
p.m. at Milligan House. See Hurvey or Dorothy Woodson for more information.
·
Adult Choir. New voices invited! Meets Thursdays (after Greg
returns) at 7:15 p.m. See Greg Roig for more information.
·
Next Sunday, November 19,
3-5 p.m. we are opening our church building’s doors and inviting neighbors to
come and see our newly renovated building. We are asking for three kinds of
help from the congregation: (1) to
bring food to serve our guests. Sign up on the sheets circulating. (2) to
deliver invitation flyers to the neighbors. Invitation flyers are available
for you to take and deliver. (3) We are also asking some of you to come to
the Open House and mix with the neighbors from 3-5 p.m.
Many
of our neighbors are curious about what we've done with our building, but we
need your help in getting the word out to them about this open house, and in
making it a nice time for them once they're there. This is a great opportunity to reach out beyond our own walls!
Today is International Day of Prayer
for the Persecuted Church
See last week’s Overture for
suggestions
for praying for the persecuted church or go to
www.opendoorsusa.org
Help at Advent and Christmas—
Opportunities to Serve!
We’re seeking a few
volunteers for advent & Christmas…. Get your volunteer hats on!
Christmas Tree: we need
someone (or a couple) to get and set up a Christmas tree in the sanctuary for
the children to decorate. The tree will need to be put up the week of December
11 by the 15th.
Christmas Party. We’d like to have a Christmas Party with a meal on
the evening of Friday, December 15. We’re looking for a team of people to plan
this. Paula Rice has volunteered to be a point person. Would you like to join
her in this?
If you are
interested in helping with either one
of these opportunities, let Durinda Hood know or call the church office
(314.962.3795 or e-mail office@oldorchardchurch.org). Thank you!
Children’s Ministries
Nursery is offered for infants & children through
Kindergarten age. Our nurseries are church building’s basement!
·
Infants &
Toddlers Nursery for infants — 35
months begins at 10 a.m.
·
Preschool nursery: Begins at
10:00 a.m. for 3 & 4 year olds and 10:50 a.m. for 5 through K. Children
ages 3 and 4 can be in the nursery at the beginning of worship, and then the
older children (5 through K) remain with their parents until 10:50 a.m. when
children will be dismissed. Nursery is located in the church basement.
·
Parents: please pick
up your children from the nurseries immediately after worship.
Children’s
Worship. For Grades 1-5. Dismissal
time: 10:50 to the Milligan House. They
will return for the Lord’s Supper.
Grace & Peace Winter
Shelter
The Grace & Peace Winter
Shelter is delaying its opening its doors to serving homeless women in the City
of St. Louis. It will likely open within the next couple weeks as staffing is
completed. We hope Melody Burke, Team Leader, encouraged you in her
presentation last week. Pray that their volunteer and financial needs be
provided.
Consider volunteering in some
way! Evening Volunteer, Evening Meal
Preparer, Serving a Holiday Meal, Cooking/Serving a Sunday Breakfast. Providing
meals or breakfast would be a great service for a prayer group or a group of
friends to do together. Brochures giving more information about
volunteering are in the parlor.
Also, if you would like to volunteer, you can
call them at 314.367.8959 or the OOC church office. If you are interested in
providing an evening meal, please sign up or call Tirzah Rhodes at
314.726.5572.
Mark Your Calendar!
Movies @ Milligan House
Friday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.
OOC Leaf Raking Day
Saturday, December 2 starting at 9 a.m.
OOC Christmas Party
Friday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Caroling
Sunday, December 17, 6:30 p.m.
Dawn Miller, member of Old Orchard and missionary
to Madrid, Spain with Campus Crusade for Christ, wrote in her Dawn’s latest
newsletter:
Our new apartment is great, both in
location and in space. Unfortunately, this has also been a large stress over
the past couple of months. We waited nearly a month for hot water and still are
waiting on an internet connection (and thus use of my Vonage phone). This may
seem unheard of, but in Spain normal life can sometimes take more time than we
are used to.
Thanks to Vonage, you can now reach me
by phone (as soon as we get internet) at a US number. You dial it just as you
would if I lived in the US (and there is no extra charge): 636-352-2116. The only thing you need to
remember is that I’m 7 hours ahead.
Additionally, my new address is:
Dawn
Miller
C/San
Bernardo 120, 3 Izq C
28015
Madrid
SPAIN
Editor’s Notes: Dawn’s
E-mail remains the same:
dawn.miller@uscm.org or
cafeconsoja@yahoo.com
And Dawn now has a
website: http://cafeconsoja.ministryhome.org
— You can see her latest newsletter (as well as past newsletters) photos, etc.
there.
Bring Food Any Sunday
You are invited to make
donations of non-perishable food, individual sizes. Container is in the foyer!
Suggested shopping list: canned
meat, boxed meals, large & small soups, tomato products, fruit, vegetables,
beans, rice or pasta, and ramen noodles. Donations are given to the Food Pantry
at Grace & Peace Fellowship. Each third Wednesday of the month the
Food Pantry serves a meal to the Food Pantry guests. Volunteers are
welcomed. If interested, call Deb Eisenbraun at 314.241.4202 or Grace &
Peace at 314.367.8959.
OOC Prayer Requests
Pray for the Grace &
Peace Winter Shelter as they prepare to get ready to open soon.
Pray for Greg Roig as
he finishes his teaching time in the Ukraine. Pray for safety as he returns
November 17.
Pray for recovery for Donna
Knobbe from surgery. Pray for Dot Branson as she will have surgery
for a herniated disc on November 22 (yes, the day before Thanksgiving).
Joel and Jessica Rinn –
Verona, Italy. Praise that the phone
and email are functioning. Pray that they all will adjust to their new home. On
November 17 a church planting specialist (Alan Waldecker) is coming for four
days to help Joel as he lays the foundation for a new work.
Old Orchard Church
Church Office/Milligan House/639
Amelia:
314.962.3795
Church Building/640 Amelia: 314.961.6932
Ron Lutjens’ (Home) Study: 314.962.6196
Mark Tucker’s Office: 314.680.3670
Fax:
314.962.8285
Church Office E-mail: office@oldorchardchurch.org
Web Site: www.oldorchardchurch.org