Oxford Presbyterian Church

March 20, 2021

Good morning everyone,

Our live-streamed Sunday worship will once again be 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.

Here is our schedule for the week:

5^th Sunday in Lent,  March 21, 2021:

Scripture readings: Mark 10:46-52

Sermon title: “Jesus and Canceling”

Thanks to Lindsay and Judy Miller and Kathy Webb for providing our 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 – Our monthly mission emphasis for March will be the Children’s Hope Alliance. The Alliance is the ministry of the Barium Springs Home for Children and the Grandfather Home for Children, two residences that provide hope and healing for at-risk and hurting children and families. Online gifts can be made here à https://www.childrenshopealliance.org/donate/.

Announcements:

• 24^th
  • – 12:30 p.m. – Midday Scripture and Prayer (and coffee!) on our parking patio behind the church
  • – 6:30 p.m. – Session meets via Zoom
• 25^th
  • – 4:00 p.m. – Drive-By-And-Donate event at OPC (rescheduled from last Thursday)
  • – 5:30 p.m. – Annual Lenten Bible Study via Zoom
  • – 7:00 p.m. – Presbyterian Women’s Circle via Zoom (rescheduled from last Thursday)

Our Drive-By event has been rescheduled for this week. Volunteers will be on hand on Thursday, March 25^th from 4:00 until 5:00. Everyone is invited to stop by and:

• donate Pennies for Hunger
• pick up One Great Hour of Sharing literature and your famous fish bank.
• If you still need documents related to our pledges of Time, Talent, and Treasure, they will be available for pick up on the 25^th.

The D B and D event will immediately precede the 4^th Lenten Bible Study meeting. Make it a great afternoon to be a Presbyterian and stop by for a socially distanced time of fellowship before taking on a parable or two.

Another D B and D will be scheduled in a few weeks so that we can turn in Pledge sheets and One Great Hour of Sharing offerings. Be on the lookout form the date and time.

During the season of Lent, our Book Club has converted to the Oxford Presbyterian Church’s Annual Lenten Bible Study. We will convene one more time at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday via Zoom. Our link will be recirculated every week. Everyone is welcome! If you cannot join us you can still catch up on our conversation by going to our Facebook page where you will find the video of our study. Just go here: https://www.facebook.com/Oxford-Presbyterian-Church-152011345379561/.

Another rescheduled event: on Thursday evening at 7pm, the Presbyterian Women’s Circle will meet via zoom. Be looking for an email that will provide you with instructions regarding how to attend via a computer or telephone link.

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, Fred Heath, Hannah Hobgood, Marie Hobgood, Terry Hobgood, Cotina Jones, Barbara Laurent, Abram Lyles, Donnie Messer, Ally Milton, Jason Parkin, Greg and Dottie Price, Mike Reavis, Lynn Stone, and Alice Evans Woodlief.

Happy Birthday to: Ed Potter – 24^th; Wesley Harrell – 25^th; Dudley Barnes – 25^th

⁹ How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰ With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.
¹¹ I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O LORD;
teach me your statutes.
¹³ With my lips I declare
all the ordinances of your mouth.
¹⁴ I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts,
and fix my eyes on your ways.
¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word. (Psalms 119:9-16 NRSV)

All blessings in Christ,

Alan

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