May Update

 

For those who like to stay in the loop...

Vacation Bible School (VBS) is upon us. Talk to Kendra Walker about helping. This is a fantastic opportunity to be God’s Love in Action. VBS is the only Christian education that some of our community's children will receive this year. We will wear the same shirts as we have done for the last 2 years. See Kendra if you need to order one.

We seek an assistant treasurer, co-treasurer, or similar role to align our fiscal accountability with current practices. While this is mainly for accountability, some technical skills would be beneficial. We are in the age of online banking and giving, EFT, and document sharing. These skills would be helpful, but more importantly, do you believe that God is leading you to help in this area? Skills can be learned, but is this where God wants you?

Start thinking about membership in this body. You can worship and serve without being a member, but membership opens other doors (service as an elder, connections with other CPC bodies, denominational opportunities, and more). Sometimes, people think it’s a gotcha sort of deal. It’s not, but it does require you to think about how you respond to the love of God that we know in Christ Jesus. More to follow…

We are hosting the Red River Presbytery Fall Meeting this September. This is an excellent opportunity to meet others in the Presbytery and strengthen our connectional community. It is also a time to experience wonderful worship with fellow CPs.

As we prepare, we are seeking someone who can repair some pews (mostly the upholstery), do some yard work around the building, and complete some handyman-type work. We will also have some week-before and meeting-day duties in addition to the meal we serve our guests. See Kathy Stegall if you can help with these tasks.

Projects in Search of a Champion

 Projects in Search of a Champion.  The following projects await someone with some ambition, organizational skills, a desire to find viable solutions, and the desire to finish a project.

·         The Attic (Sort and Organize)

·         VBS Materials (Sort, organize, and determine what to keep/give away)

·         Admin office and copy room (General Organization)

·         Acquiring a Supply Vendor

·         Finding a worthy recipient for saved educational materials (whoever cleaned out the "junk room" should know where they are).

Vi   Video Library (Organize and discard what is no longer of value)

·         Finding an outside water solution

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5 June 2020 Update

This is Friday, 5 June 2020 and it’s time for a brief update.

We have been meeting in the building for a few weeks now.  We are continuing our enhanced Facebook broadcasts and will do so throughout June.  July may bring some modifications so as to intrude less upon those gathered here to worship.  We are still working that part out.

Please come and gather with us this Sunday if you are able.  If you are sick, watch on Facebook.  If you think you are vulnerable, watch on Facebook.

I have continued to send out the advance copy of the bulletin with links to scriptures and songs for those who worship at home.

But if you are able, please come.  If you have to wear your pajamas, that’s OK as long as they are OSU logoed. 

Our prayer list is online.  There are also hard copies in the back of the sanctuary.

If you have been paying attention, we have reduced the number of announcements and have not asked for prayer requests from the pulpit.  We are posting more information online.  If you know people who are not plugged in this way, please share with them.

We gather for worship and worship should be how we allot our time together.

That said, we will ask for prayer requests this Sunday.  I know you love to fellowship and you have been missing it, but I ask that you just stick to the requests.  Nobody gets rushed out of this place after the benediction, so feel free to stay and enjoy each other as much as you want.

We have resumed the participation of liturgists.  I am personally contacting those for June and we will return to the 2020 schedule beginning in July.

We are proceeding chapter by chapter through John’s gospel.   This week we are on chapter 10.  The charge is to read that chapter—this week chapter 10—every day of the week.  Adult Sunday school and messages from the pulpit will come from the chapter of the week.

We are still doing memory verses.  These have a fantastic return on investment if we follow through.  Don’t expect anything if you don’t invest anything.  We reap what we sow.

We are still looking for members to constitute a committee for the youth activity center.  Talk to a session member if you want to participate.

Here are a few things that you need to know.  This Sunday:

We will seat the leading choir.

We will open the nursery.

We will resume acolytes (having the kids light the candles).

We will recognize our two FBDC graduates.

Here’s what’s coming our way.

11-13 Jun—Elem. Youth Yard Sale.  You can bring your donations to Kathy Stegall beginning 8 June.  She might let you bring something on the afternoon of the 7^th.

This helps us get kids to camp.

13-17 Jul—VBS.  Expect some sort of brief in the next couple weeks.  Pool party if possible.

22 July—Blood Drive.  We will post more as this draws near.

27-31 Jul—Church Camp.  It’s a go.  We are blessed.  Texas canceled their camps.  We are blessed.

 1 Aug—Town Celebration (Walk A Block for Jesus?).  We will probably have a table in the park again.

8 Aug—Elder Retreat.  Pray for your elders as we gather to seek God’s vision for us.

 9 Aug—Elders are Liturgists and circulating for prayers.

30 Aug—Jr/Sr Youth are Liturgists

30 Aug—Fellowship Meal - 5^th Sunday (Team 1)

Stay tuned!