OOC Tidbits — June 10, 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.
CHURCHWIDE SUNDAY SCHOOL in JUNE
"LOVING PEOPLE"
9:00 a.m. at Milligan House during June
Central
to our theme of Stepping Out of the Boat is the idea of Loving People. We
continue our Churchwide Sunday School in June talking about loving people
through hospitality, mercy, justice, and evangelism.
We
want to encourage EVERYONE to join us for Sunday School in June. All ages are
invited to learn, laugh, and grow together during this intergenerational Sunday
School. —Mark Tucker
No Sunday School during the month of July.
Mark’s Sabbatical
Years ago the Session
granted pastors at OOC a one-month sabbatical every four years. Associate
Pastor, Mark Tucker, will be taking his first one from Tuesday, June 12 to
Wednesday, July 11.
Staff “Away” Times in June
June 6 through 15: Senior Pastor Ron Lutjens is on vacation,
then will attend General Assembly (June 12-15 in Memphis, Tennessee).
June 9 through 23: Music Director Greg Roig is away on vacation
in Maine.
v EXTRA! EXTRA! –
BABIES KEEP COMING AT OOC!!
Baby Shower for:
Dawn Harris and Vicki Leung
Where:
Milligan House
When:
Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.
Hostesses:
Larisa Maristany,
Lois Easterling and
Sandra Kuhlman
All OOC women are invited to a baby shower for Dawn Harris and Vicki Leung. Both are expecting their babies at the end of July. Dawn & Vicki are registered at TARGET. Dawn is also registered at www.cottonbabies.com.
Is your budget tight this month? If you wish, you can contribute to a group gift for each expectant mother. Please give your contribution to Larisa, Lois or Sandra no later than Sunday, June 10 (that’s TODAY).
If you are able bring a
plate of refreshments, it would be greatly appreciated.
An OOC shower is a special
way to fellowship with one another and to encourage our new mothers. Come and
be a blessing. —Michelle
Kraft
Parlor Fellowship – Farewell — Art Show
Join us today after worship
for our Parlor Fellowship hosted by Michelle & Gretta Kraft. We are
honoring Joel & Cyndi Keen who are leaving to help plant a church in St.
Charles County. This is their last Sunday with us.
Keen Move — Help!
Anyone
who can help with their move or can help with vehicles (vans, trucks) on
Friday, June 15, please see
Graham Markway. If you can help with child care for their kids, let them know.
And the Keens’ new address as of June 15: 14 Dogwood Lane, St. Peters, MO 63376. Phone 636.447.4342
And take a look at the new art
provided by the OOC Arts Ministry!
OOC Summer Children's Program
for children ages 4 through entering 6th
grade
July 31-Aug. 4 — 9:00 am-noon
Register now online at
www.oldorchardchurch.org. We need LOTS of volunteers to make this program successful!
Please contact Kelli McKie (636-230-5754) to help with teaching, snacks,
crafts, decorations, and many other areas. See also volunteer sheets on the
table in the parlor. —Kelli McKie
Grass Cutting Volunteers Wanted
We are cutting Willie Lee’s lawn
again this summer. Lawn mower at the home. Willie is disabled & lives in
Webster. See sign-up sheet or Brian Curry to volunteer.
Nursery Leader Needed
The Toddler Nursery (walking through age 3) is in immediate need of a regular nursery leader who would serve once a month. This involves overall supervision of the children (with two other volunteers) and facilitation of the simple morning routine of play time, story, and snack. No outside preparation time involved. Please contact Alice Tucker if interested or curious! (alice.tucker@gmail.com or 762-9716)
Overture
The next Overture
(our newsletter) will come out next Sunday on Sunday, June 17, and the deadline
is today! Please put articles in the Overture box (electronic versions
are welcomed but not required) or send them to the church office at office@oldorchardchurch.org. We welcome your submissions of articles, art, short
essays, poetry, etc. All submissions need to be signed.
—The Overture Editors: Jim Lowe,
Melissa Nelson, Susan O’Neal, Heather Sparkman
Anniversary Dates to Note
·
Webster-Rock Hill
Ministries’ 25th Anniversary Celebration, Sunday, August 26, 2007, 2:00
p.m. at 111 East Waymire Avenue, Webster Groves. See our delegate to Webster
Rock Hill Ministries, Phil Patterson, if you have questions. This will be an
excellent opportunity to learn more about this ministry and its work.
·
Our church’s 26th
Anniversary will be celebrated on Sunday, September 30. Picnic will be
after worship.
2007 Rummage Sale
To Benefit Grace & Peace Winter Shelter
(serving homeless women)
Dates of Sale: Friday, August 10, 5 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Saturday, August 11, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Donations
of gently used goods including
light furniture accepted weekdays
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 8 through August 3
or by appointment at 5574 Delmar Blvd.
For more information, call Debbie Eisenbraun at
314.241.4202 or e-mail her at eisenbraun@sbcglobal.net
Children’s
Ministries
Nursery is offered for infants & children through
Kindergarten age. Our nurseries are in the church building’s basement! Infants’ & Toddlers’ nursery: Ages 0 - 35 months…Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Preschool nursery: Ages
3 & 4…Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Ages
5 – K…Begins at 10:50 a.m.
Children ages 3 and 4 can
be in the nursery at the beginning of worship. The older children (5 - K)
remain with their parents until 10:50 a.m., at which time they will be
dismissed to join the other preschoolers already in the nursery.
Parents: Please
pick up your children from the nurseries immediately after worship. Thank you!
Children’s
Worship. No Children’s Worship during
the summer.
Bring Food Any Sunday
You are invited to bring non-perishable foods on any Sunday. Soups, box meals, canned foods, rice, pasta, tomato products, ramen noodles, cereal/muffin mix. Container is in the foyer. Food is given to a food pantry (often Grace & Peace’s). Grace & Peace most often runs out of rice and fruit. —OOC Mercy Ministry
OOC Prayer Requests
¨ Pray for our denomination’s General Assembly meeting
this week (June 12-17) in Memphis, Tennessee. Ron is attending.
¨ Pray for Mark Tucker as he begins his month-long
sabbatical this Tuesday, June 12.
¨ Give thanks for Dan Petty’s successful eye surgery.
Pray for healing and recovery.
¨
Men’s Bible Study
Meets Saturday, June 16 at
7:15 a.m. at Milligan House.See Hal Pendergrass or Ben Kraft for questions.
House Church Schedule
This summer’s House Church
schedule is different due to visiting missionaries and Summer Children’s
Program.
June House Church: New
Date! Wednesday, June 27, the last Wednesday. We will hear from Triona
Winter about her extended mission trip to India. (This is a change of date
from what was in last week’s Overture.)
July House Church: Wednesday,
July 18, the third Wednesday. Joel & Jessica Rinn, OOC members, will
be with us sharing about their work in Italy.
August House Church: Date
to be announced. Summer Children’s Program is the first week in August so we
will not meet that week. Watch announcements.
Sermon Outline and To Do List
I. Followers:
What Kind Are You?
II. Floods:
What Kind Are Yours?
III. Foundations:
What Kind Is Yours?
Conclusion: Future: What are
you striving for?
Sermon on the Mount To Do List:
q Recognize sin
q Mourn
sin
q Repent
of sin
q Be
humble (meek)
q Practice
mercy
q Be a
peacemaker
q Rejoice
in persecution
q Display
Jesus to your community (salt and light)
q Do
not insult each other
q Resolve
conflicts with others
q Forgive
each other
q Don’t
lust
q Fight
sin diligently
q Don’t
divorce unbiblically
q Let
your yes be yes and no, no (be reliable)
q Don’t
seek revenge
q Go
the extra mile
q Love
your enemies
q Give
to the needy (but not to be noticed by others)
q Pray
q Fast
q Store
up treasures in heaven, not on earth
q Don’t
be anxious, but trust God
q Don’t
be judgmental
q Ask
God for things in His name
q Do
unto others, as you would have them do unto you
q Be
wary of false teachers
Old Orchard Church Contact Info:
New E-mail: for Pastor Ron: see printed Tidbits
E-Mail for Katherine Lutjens: see printed
Tidbits
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