Oxford Presbyterian Church

October 27, 2022

Good morning, everyone.

Bluegrass founder Bill Monroe sang a cheerful song about families getting together for fellowship and kinship as often as they could. This coming Sunday, October 30^th, is set for the OPC Church Picnic. Weather permitting, we will gather on the church grounds at noon and enjoy delicious food and sweet time together. If the weather dictates otherwise, we will gather in the fellowship hall. Here’s hoping everyone can make it! In the words of Bill Monroe:

Why’all come! (Y’all come!)

Why’all come! (Y’all come!)

Well, you all come to see us now and then

Why’all come! (Y’all come!)

Why’all come! (Y’all come!)

Well, you all come to see us when you can

Welcome, all who come to worship at Oxford Presbyterian Church. May you be blessed.

We invite you to participate in one or more of the following worship opportunities on Sunday, the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost:

8:08 a.m. in the sanctuary. If you want to come and remain in your automobile, you may park on Gilliam Street or behind the church building 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:  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.

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.

Twentieth-first Sunday after Pentecost, October 30, 2022

Scripture readings: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-5 and Luke 19: 1-10

Sermon title: “Jesus in the House”

Liturgist: Rachelle Messer

8:08 a.m. – Worship in sanctuary with shortrange broadcast on 89.5 FM

9:45 a.m. – Bible Jeopardy! (Adult Sunday School) in the sanctuary

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

The return of Adult Sunday School – Sunday School will resume with our new study: Bible Jeopardy! We will jump into the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles this year with the hopes of hearing God speak to us while having a lot of fun!

Mission of the Month – The October Mission of the Month is UNICEF. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund is a UN agency that provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories. UNICEF’s activities include providing immunizations and disease prevention, administering treatment for mothers and children with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, education, and emergency relief in response to disasters.

It is also time to get ready for our OPC Angel Tree mission. Most likely, Angels will receive Walmart cards. If you have an Angel (child or older adult) that you would like to nominate, please contact Ellen Gould.

Announcements:

• 1^st  – 7:00 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal
• 2^nd – 10:30 a.m. – Book Club at The Strong Arm Baking Co.
• 2^nd – 12:30 p.m. – Midweek Prayer in Sanctuary
• 2^nd – 6:30 p.m. – OPC Men’s Supper
• 3^rd – 5:30 p.m. – Book Club at Tobacco Wood Brewing Co. and via Zoom

Book Club – Our book club is now discussing the next novel in George MacDonald’s curate series: Paul Faber, Surgeon. Come join us for fun and friendship and fellowship!

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

Upcoming Dates to remember:

October 30^th (this Sunday): Church Pot Luck Picnic following 11:00 worship. It’s a perfect time to gather and enjoy the fellowship with your OPC brothers and sisters. As an added BONUS, the picnic is being combined with the Relay for Life Chili Cook Off!. You can enjoy all your Homecoming favorites and enjoy tastes of Blue Ribbon Chili. Don’t miss this amazing occasion!

Prayers for: Frank Anderson, Becky and Isabella Baird, Betty Baynes, Michael Boyd, Cynthia Broaddrick, Linda and Mike Diamond, Randy Downey and family, Julie Gaydon, Marlene Grenier, Millie Hartford, Boyce Harvey, Sylvia Hendrick, Randall Hightower, Hannah Hobgood, Cotina Jones, Franz Koeneke, Barbara Laurent, BK McCloud, Donnie Messer, Laura Messer, Jeanette Owen, Rufus Owen, Jason Parkin, Greg and Dottie Price, Mike Reavis, Donald Rogers, Betsy Sanders, Lynn Stone, Ed Street, Keith Street, Melvin Weaver, Alice Evans Woodlief, Merilyn Wright, and Cathy Yancey.

Happy Birthday to: Myles Messer – October 31^st, Zoa Messer – October 31^st, Miriam MacDowell – November 1^st, Logan Messer – November 4^th, Jim McCloud – November 5^th

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¹ Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
² Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
³ While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
⁶ Therefore let all who are faithful
offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters
shall not reach them.
⁷ You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.
⁸ I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹ Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.
¹⁰ Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
¹¹ Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart. (Psalms 32 NRSV)

Blessings in Christ,

Alan