OOC
Tidbits — January 28, 2007—
Welcome to Old Orchard Church!
We welcome you to our
worship. If you would like to find out more about Old Orchard & what we are
about, please fill out one of our visitor forms. Also, we invite you to use our
child care services for infants through children in kindergarten,
located in the church building’s basement.
Sunday Fellowship Meal
We will share together a
Fellowship Meal after worship after worship today. All invited! Our hostess is
Chris Carter.
Sunday School News
Is Allah the
Father of Jesus Christ?
We
are continuing a study of Islam and Christianity in adult Sunday School class.
The core of the class is a 4-part DVD series by Professor Timothy George who is
the dean of the Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Alabama. Ron
Lutjens is leading the class.
--Ron
Lutjens
Children’s Ministries
Nursery is offered for infants & children through
Kindergarten age. Our nurseries are in the 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.
·
Parents: please pick
up your children from the nurseries immediately after worship.
Children’s
Worship. Children grades 1-5
are dismissed at 10:5 0 a.m.
Brazil Worship
Cancelled: There will not be Brazil Worship today at 5 p.m. as
previously announced.
Talent Show
WANTED: Acts
for the next OOC Talent Show on Sunday evening, March 4. Be planning,
& preparing! Mark your calendar to come!!
Also Wanted: organizer/coordinator
of this event (unless we’ve found someone after these announcements were
written). Jim Lowe has agreed to emcee! Hospitality Ministry will host the
refreshments. So your responsibility will be to coordinate the acts. If you
would be willing to organize this event, please let Durinda Hood know
ASAP.
Parlor Fellowship:
Sunday, February 11. Sign up
to bring food. Katherine
Lutjens, Hostess. Menu: Tea
Sandwiches; Fruit or Veggie Platter; Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches.
Leaders Meeting
Mark your calendar! Tuesday,
February 13, 7 p.m. at Milligan House. Ministry Coordinators, Prayer Group
Leaders, Elders & Deacons, please make a note of this date.
Overture
The deadline for the
next Overture (our newsletter) is today for the next issue published
next Sunday.
Reminder: 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
(in the coat room). Electronic submissions are very helpful, but not required.
E-mail them to the church office (office@oldorchardchurch.org).
—The Overture Editors: Jim Lowe,
Melissa Nelson, Susan O’Neal, Heather Sparkman
Calendar Notes
Adult Choir: Meets
Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. See Greg Roig.
English
Conversations: Meets Fridays, 4:30—6 p.m. at Milligan House.
Budget Construction
Meeting, Part 2: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7:00 p.m. (for elders, deacons, and
treasurers).
Hospitality Planning Meeting
It is hard to believe two
years have gone by since we last met. Our annual meeting to plan the events for
2007 will be on Saturday, February 3 at 8:30 a.m. at Milligan House. Now
that the renovations are behind us, there is much to discuss and plan. If you
have never been to one of our meetings and would like to come, please feel
free. We have a wonderful time of discussion and fellowship. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Cheryl Cook by e-mail. I look forward to
seeing you.
A special thanks to Kathy
Jennings and her leadership this past year, and also to many of you who stepped
in to help host fellowships, showers, receptions and other events. You have
served us all well!
—Cheryl
Cook, Hospitality Coordinator
Wedding Bells Are Ringing!
All OOC women are invited to
a post-wedding shower for Emmalee Padgett, who married Tim Padgett on Jan. 6
and for Emily Wicker, who married Matt Wicker on Jan. 20.
TO
HONOR: Emmalee Padgett and Emily Wicker
WHERE: Milligan
House
WHEN: Saturday,
February 10 from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.
HOSTESSES: Kathy
Jennings and Dot Branson
Emmalee
and Tim are registered at Crate and Barrel, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Pier One and
Target. Emily and Matt are registered at Macy’s, Pottery Barn and Bed, Bath and
Beyond. If your budget is tight you can contribute to a group gift for each
bride. Please give your contribution to Kathy or Dot by Sunday, February 4.
It
would be appreciated if you could bring something light such as finger
sandwiches, cheese and crackers, fruit, salad or a dessert item for the
refreshment table.
Please join your
sisters-in-Christ as we celebrate these two new marriages.
Nominations to Office of Elder & Deacon
Nominations are being
accepted through the month of February for the office of Elder & Deacon.
Full instructions on how to nominate are on this page and in last week’s Overture.
“Praying with Children”
Rescheduled for February 17th!!
Parent/ Volunteer/ Teacher Session
Praying is something that is difficult for ALL of us,
regardless of age. Yet, prayer is SO vital to following Christ. How do we teach
children to pray? How can we incorporate prayer into our home, church, and
class in a way that engages their hearts? How can we model a life a prayer to
our children? To tackle these questions we are having a presentation and
discussion time by former OOC member Dorie Fink.
Everyone is
welcome to come. Parents are encouraged to come. Children’s
Ministry teachers and volunteers are required to come:
What: "Praying
with Children"
Who: Dorie
Fink, child development sage and former OOC member
When: Sat.,
February 17, 9 a.m.—12 p.m. (new
date!)
Where: Milligan
House
See sign up sheets
circulating today to let us know you are coming. —Mark Tucker
Congregational Budget Meeting
We will have our annual budget
meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 6:45 p.m. Please mark your
calendar! Budget reports are attached. Child care will be provided.
Webster-Rock Hill Ministries (WRHM)
Trivia Night
WRHM will be sponsoring a fund
raising "TRIVIA NIGHT" event on Friday, March 9, at 6:30 pm at the
Richmond Heights Recreation Complex. We are looking for 6 people from Old
Orchard to attend this event and participate at an "Old Orchard"
table together. There is no cost to those who want to attend as the entrance
fee has been paid by a donation. The only thing you will need to do is to bring
a picnic dinner and show up.
Also,
WRHM has asked us to help in raising donated prizes such as theater, sporting
or other show tickets, spa gift cards or other prizes of value.
If
you are interested in attending or giving a prize donation please let Phil
Patterson know or call him at 314 963 1850 or 314 719 6570.
Thank
you.
—Phil Patterson, Old Orchard Church’s
representative to
Webster-Rock Hill Ministries (WRHM)
Bring
Food Any Sunday (non-perishable,
canned food) continues for the Grace & Peace Food Pantry. Drop off is in parlor.
Officer Nominating Process
Who nominates: Any member of Old Orchard Church can nominate
a man thought to be qualified for either office according to the Word of God (deacons: Acts 6:1-6; I Timothy 3:8-13; elders: 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4). But four other members must concur in the
judgment.
When we nominate: During the months of January and February
Who gets nominated: Any man who
is a member of Old Orchard Church can be nominated to the office of deacon or
elder. While probably most of the men serving as elders at Old Orchard over the
years have believed that the PCA goes beyond Scripture in prohibiting women
from holding the office of deacon, the Session abides by our denomination’s
policy. At some point the PCA may be willing to take a fresh look at the
Scriptures and reconsider the question.
The nomination itself: The nomination must be in writing, must
include a statement as to why the nominator believes the person should be
considered for the office, and must be signed by a total of 5 members of
Old Orchard Church. TO NOMINATE SOMEONE
MEANS YOU BELIEVE HE MAY WELL HAVE THE GIFTS AND CALLING TO BE A DEACON OR AN
ELDER. IT MEANS YOU BELIEVE THE MAN
SHOULD EXPLORE THE OFFICE WITH THE SESSION BY ENTERING THE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.
Who to approach in a
nomination: The
member nominating should first approach the Session with a nomination,
not the person being nominated. The
Session will then take the nomination and approach the individual with it. This is not “going behind the person’s back,”
but rather, by allowing the elders to approach a man with the fact that at
least five members of the fellowship believe he may have the gifts and calling
for office, we heighten the need for him to honestly consider whether God is
calling him. If, after careful prayer
and discussion with the elders and others, the man believes God is not calling
him to enter the apprenticeship program, he can decline the nomination, or
postpone it, and that is the end of the matter.
Either the Session or the man nominated
will inform all signatories to the nomination as to whether he will or will not
enter the apprenticeship program.
Apprenticeship period: Those men nominated have the months of
February and March to think, pray, meet with other officers and with the
Session as they try to discern God’s leading as to whether to go into the
apprenticeship. The apprenticeship program may begin as soon as all the men
considering it have made up their minds. But it shall be under way no later
than April 1.
Time of elections: Officer elections shall normally be held in November, usually on the second Wednesday.
Old Orchard Church
Contact Info:
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;
Church Office Fax: 314.962.8285
Church Office E-mail: office@oldorchardchurch.org; Web Site: www.oldorchardchurch.org