Oxford Presbyterian Church

April 16, 2021

Good evening everyone,

Our worship on Sunday will be live-streamed, broadcast via Facebook Live. Worship begins at 10:00 a.m. If you have a computer or tablet or smartphone with an internet connection, you should be able to receive the stream. You do not need to have a Facebook account to participate. Our stream appears on the church’s Facebook page which is here à  https://www.facebook.com/Oxford-Presbyterian-Church-152011345379561/. If you miss the broadcast, the service will remain on our Facebook page for the next several days. If you have prayer requests or announcements, please email them to me (opcpastor@ncrrbiz.com) or text them to me (919-323-7192) and they will be included in the worship.

Please note, in certain web browsers sometimes our livestream does not appear due to bugs on the Facebook side (meaning they have to make repairs). So far, we have found Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari to be the most reliable browsers for our livestream (more than Microsoft Edge or Microsoft Internet Explorer). If our livestream does not appear on Sunday morning, try a different browser and see if that makes the difference. Thanks.

Our worship is also broadcast on WCBQ 1340 on the AM radio dial at 3 p.m. on Sundays, If you are not a computer hound, then the radio broadcast of our worship is an easy way to listen in and participate. If you know of someone in our community that does not do computers or finds them frustrating to use, please let them know of this alternative.

As always, the Sunday worship bulletin will appear in your emailbox late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning, complete with hymns and sermon so that you may have your own house-church worship. Worship is always critical, but especially at a time like this. Our faithful witness in this difficult time and world is nourished by lifting our hearts to the Lord. As always, you can listen to sermons through our website right here à https://oxfordpres.org/media/#sermons, and at The Oxford Exchange, found here à http://theoxfordexchange.blubrry.net/.

Hey kids! Be looking for another Faith 4 Five. The video will be posted Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. Continue to tune in every week and watch for five minutes of fun and learning about God’s love. The video can be viewed on the church’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Oxford-Presbyterian-Church-152011345379561/. You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch.

Our website, www.oxfordpres.org, has calendars, newsletters, the OPC WEEKLY, sermons, and even ways to give your offerings (right here à https://oxfordpres.org/give/). It is a great resource in times like these.

Oxford Presbyterian Church also has an offerings drop-box situated next to the door on the back side of the church at the top of the ramp if you want to drop off an offering. Or, you can mail offerings to Oxford Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 652, Oxford, NC 27565. They will be collected and deposited.

3^rd Sunday of Easter, April 18, 2021:

Scripture reading: Luke 18:1-8

Sermon title: “Pray Without Ceasing”

Thanks to Judy Miller for being liturgist, to Lindsay Miller for preaching and broadcasting the livestream, and to Carolyn Steger and Kathy Webb for providing music

9:00 a.m. – Faith 4 Five video posted at https://www.facebook.com/Oxford-Presbyterian-Church-152011345379561/

10:00 a.m. – Worship via Facebook Live. The stream can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Oxford-Presbyterian-Church-152011345379561/

3:00 p.m. – Worship broadcast on WCBQ 1340 AM

Mission of the Month – For the next two weeks we will be receiving offerings for the ministry of Hope House, a dwelling here in Oxford that will provide a supervised, home-like atmosphere for women who have completed addiction recovery and are transitioning toward independent living. You can make a check out to OPC and simply earmark it for Hope House.

We will also continue receive offerings to support the PCUSA’s One Great Hour of Sharing through the end of the month, so keep putting your change into your fish bank for a couple more weeks! These offerings will all go to disaster relief, combating hunger, and communal development in vulnerable communities around the world.

Announcements:

• 22^nd – 12:30 p.m. – Midday Scripture and Prayer (and coffee!) on our parking patio behind the church
• 22^nd – 5:30 p.m. – Book Club via Zoom where we will be discussing our latest book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• 22^nd – 7:00 p.m. – Presbyterian Women’s Circle meets via Zoom

Volunteer opportunity: ACIM (Area congregations in ministry) is in need of volunteers who can unpack boxes of food and place food items on shelves. Times to serve are Tuesday and Thursday at 6PM. Saturday mornings are also a possibility. If you would like to serve, please call ACIM at 919-690-0961.

Prayers for: Frank Anderson, Becky and Isabella Baird, Betty Baynes, Michael Boyd, Cynthia Broaddrick, Linda and Mike Diamond, Randy Downey, Julie Gaydon, Marlene Grenier, Boyce Harvey; Fred Heath, Hannah Hobgood, Marie Hobgood, Terry Hobgood, Cotina Jones, Barbara Laurent, Abram Lyles, Donnie Messer, Ally Milton, Jeanette Owen, Jason Parkin, Greg and Dottie Price, Mike Reavis, Lynn Stone, and Alice Evans Woodlief.

Happy Birthday to: Jane Reeder – 21^st; Sue Potter – 22^nd; Julian Laurent – 22^nd; Calvin Yancey – 23^rd; Keri Rojas – 24^th

?¹ Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
You gave me room when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.
² How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?
How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies?
Selah
³ But know that the Lord has set apart the faithful for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
⁴ When you are disturbed, do not sin;
ponder it on your beds, and be silent.
Selah
⁵ Offer right sacrifices,
and put your trust in the Lord.
⁶ There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!
Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”
⁷ You have put gladness in my heart
more than when their grain and wine abound.
⁸ I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. (Psalm 4 NRSV)

All blessings in Christ,

Alan

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