Oxford Presbyterian Church

July 24, 2021

Good morning again everyone. Hope you are all staying well and safe as we continue to be plagued by this darn virus.

As has been our habit this summer:

At 8:00 a.m., we have a short, outdoor worship service that meets on the parking pad behind our church. If you want to come and remain in your automobile, you may park in the office lot next door and turn your FM radio dial to 89.5 and you will be able to listen to the worship service.

At 10:00 a.m. we gather together in our sanctuary for our Service for the Lord’s Day.

This service will also be 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.

At 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.

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 à https://oxfordpres.org/media/#sermons, and at The Oxford Exchange, found here à 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 à https://oxfordpres.org/give/).

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.

9^th Sunday after Pentecost, July 25, 2021:

Scripture reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon title: “The Prayer We All Need Right Now”

Thanks to Carolyn Steger, Rachelle Messer, Ellen Gould, and Kathy Webb for leading our music.

8:00 a.m. – Worship outdoors on the parking pad behind the church

10:00 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 – This month, our emphasis will be Backpack Buddies, an ongoing mission that sends food home on weekends with kids who depend on school meals for nourishment. The food is distributed through ACIM, and the ministry will continue to help kids whether school is in person or online.

Announcements:

• 27^th – 8:30 a.m. – Presbytery Meeting via Zoom
• 27^th – 7:00  p.m. – Choir meets in Sanctuary
• 28^th – 10:30 a.m. – Book Club meets at The Strong Arm Bakery to discuss Kazuo Ishiguri’s Klara and the Sun
• 28^th – 12:30 p.m. – Midday Scripture and Prayer (and coffee!) in our sanctuary
• 28^th – 6:30 p.m. – Session Meets
• 29^th – 5:30 p.m. – Book Club meets via Zoom (and at Tobacco Wood Brewing Co.) to discuss Kazuo Ishiguri’s Klara and the Sun

 Volunteer opportunity (still!): 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, Pam Byrd, Linda and Mike Diamond, Randy Downey, Julie Gaydon, Marlene Grenier, Mary Hamilton, Fred Heath, Hannah Hobgood, Cotina Jones, Barbara Laurent, Wiley Leonard, BK McCloud, Donnie Messer, Sheila Moore, Vivian Oney, Jeanette Owen, Jason Parkin, Greg and Dottie Price, Deelane Reavis, Mike Reavis, Lynn Stone, Melvin Weaver, and Alice Evans Woodlief.

Happy Birthday to: Ellie Bradsher – 31^st

¹ I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
² Every day I will bless you,
and praise your name forever and ever.
³ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
⁴ One generation shall laud your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
⁵ On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
⁶ The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed,
and I will declare your greatness.
⁷ They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness,
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
⁸ The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹ The Lord is good to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made. (Psalms 145:1-9 NRSV)

All blessings in Christ,

Alan

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