Oxford Presbyterian Church

January 13, 2022

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you all are continuing to hang in there as we weather both the weather and Omicron! May we continue to hold one another in our hearts and be lifting one another and this world up to God, especially during these days.

This Sunday is the 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany, and we invite you to participate in one or more of the following worship opportunities:

8:08 a.m. in the sanctuary. If you want to come and remain in your automobile, you may park on Gilliam Street and turn your FM radio dial to 89.50 and you will be able to listen to the worship service.

11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. This service is also broadcast via Facebook Live if you are unable to join us. 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.

3:00 p.m. our worship is also broadcast on WCBQ 1340 on the AM radio dial. 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. Please note that as we have returned to in-person congregational worship, the radio broadcast of each service is aired the following Sunday.

Please note that Wintery weather is forecast for this coming Sunday morning! Therefore, please err on the side of caution with regards to how you participate in worship that day. We will keep you posted should we decide to simply have livestreamed worship only instead of in-person worship.

The Sunday worship bulletin for those who are unable to join us 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. As always, you can listen to sermons through our website right here: https://oxfordpres.org/media/#sermons, and at The Oxford Exchange, found here: http://theoxfordexchange.blubrry.net/. Sermons are posted the Tuesday following the Sunday they were preached.

Our website, www.oxfordpres.org, has calendars, newsletters, the OPC WEEKLY, sermons, and even ways to give your offerings (right here: https://oxfordpres.org/give/).

We also have 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.

2^nd Sunday after Epiphany, January 16, 2022:

Scripture readings: Isaiah 62:1-5 and John 2:1-11

Sermon title: “Good Wedding, Good Wine”

Liturgist: Michelle Koeneke

Thanks to Carolyn Steger, Judy and Lindsay Miller, and Kathy Webb for leading our music.

8:08 a.m. – Worship in sanctuary with shortrange broadcast on 89.50 FM

11:00 a.m. – Worship in sanctuary also broadcast 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 – Our January and February mission emphasis will be our annual blanket drive with Church World Service. More information on this critical ministry can be found here: https://cwsblankets.org/.

Announcements:

• 17^th – 6:30 p.m. – Presbyterian Women’s Circle meets via Zoom
• 18^th – 7:00  p.m. – Choir meets in sanctuary
• 19^th – 10:30 a.m. – Book Club meets at Strong Arm Baking Company to discuss Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
• 19^th – 12:30 p.m. – Midweek Prayer in Sanctuary
• 20^th – 7:00  p.m. – Book Club meets at Tobacco Wood Brewing Company and via Zoom to discuss Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

Book Club – Meets this week on Wednesday at Strong Arm Baking Company and Thursday at Tobacco Wood Brewing Company and via Zoom to discuss Nobel prize-winning laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s Flights, a book about traveling throughout the world as well as traveling into the human soul.

Midday Prayer – Meets Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Prayers for: Frank Anderson, Becky and Isabella Baird, Betty Baynes, Michael Boyd, Cynthia Broaddrick, Earron Couch, Linda and Mike Diamond, Randy Downey, Julie Gaydon, Marlene Grenier, Millie Hartford, Heather Hightower, Randall Hightower, Hannah Hobgood, Cotina Jones, Barbara Laurent, Wiley Leonard, BK McCloud, Donnie Messer, Laura Messer, Jeanette Owen, Rufus Owen, Tommy Owen, Jason Parkin, Greg and Dottie Price, Mike Reavis, Kelly Ann Sterner, Lynn Stone, Melvin Weaver, and Alice Evans Woodlief.

Happy Birthday to: Syvonia Anderson – 19^th; Peggie Strother – 21^st; Peyton Tarry – 21^st

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⁵ Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
⁶ Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
⁷ How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
⁹ For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
¹⁰ O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your salvation to the upright of heart! (Psalms 36:5-10 NRSV)

All blessings in Christ,

Alan