Oxford Presbyterian Church

September 26, 2020

The live-streamed worship will be broadcast from the sanctuary 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 -->
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 <mailto:opcpastor@ncrrbiz.com> ) or
text them to me (919-323-7192) and they will be included in the worship.

Our worship is also being 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.

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 -->
https://oxfordpres.org/media/#sermons, and at The Oxford Exchange, found
here --> http://theoxfordexchange.blubrry.net/.
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Our website, www.oxfordpres.org <https://oxfordpres.org>, has
calendars, newsletters, the OPC WEEKLY, sermons, and even ways to give your
offerings (right here --> 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:

 17th Sunday after Pentecost, September 27, 2020:

Scripture readings: Philippians 2:1-18

Sermon title: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”

 
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 September mission emphasis continues to be the
collection of donations for Murdoch Center, especially for the celebration
of Christmas at Murdoch with secret Santas for the residents. Our October
mission emphasis will be donations to the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF).

 
ACIM is in very short supply of canned goods. They will not be receiving
any donations this year from the State Fair due to its cancellation which
normally helps stock their shelves during the fall. We still have a bin at
our back door if you have any canned goods you would like to donate—we will
make sure they get to ACIM.

Announcements:

*  30th – 6:30 p.m. – Session meets
*  1st –
    *	12:00 p.m. – Nominating Committee meets via Zoom
    *	5:30 p.m. – Book Club discussion of Marilynne Robinson’s Jack via Zoom

The book club will meet on October 2nd at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. We are
reading Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel in her Gilead series, Jack. Please
let Alan know if you are interested in joining the group.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the OPC Men’s Group will sadly not be
hosting its stew this year that was to be held on October 17th. The men use
the proceeds from the sale to support local mission and to help people in
our congregation in need. Please be thinking of little ways you can do the
same this coming year. God willing, in October of 2021 the delicious stew
will reappear, and the men will be more than willing to let you buy twice as
much to make up for not being able to have any this year!

Happy Birthday to: Kathy Newell – 27th; Bryce Blair – 27th; Jason Harrell –
30th; Kathy Newell – 27th;

Prayers for: Becky and Isabella Baird, Betty Baynes, Michael Boyd, Cynthia
Broaddrick, Ann Currin, Larry Delfs, Linda and Mike Diamond, Charlene
Dickey, Randy Downey, Julie Gaydon, Marlene Grenier, Fred Heath, Hannah
Hobgood, Terry Hobgood, Sue Huggins, Carole Jackson, Cotina Jones, Barbara
Laurent, Carlis Laws, Donnie Messer, Ally Milton, Will Newcomb, Greg and
Dottie Price, Mike Reavis, Lynn Stone, Kathy Webb, and Alice Evans Woodlief.

1 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult.

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;
God will help it when the morning dawns.
6 The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord;
see what desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Psalms 46 NRSV)

All blessings in Christ,

Alan

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