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Ofer Levy We are excited to have Ofer Levy from Jews For Jesus with us today to share the presentation “Christ in the Passover.”

5th Sunday Fellowship Join us tonight for our 5th Sunday pitch-in dinner! The church will provide pulled pork, bring a side to share! There will also be a chocolate-themed dessert bake-off to enter as well.

OCC 5th Sunday Offering Today is our first special love-offering for shoebox postage. You can give at the Welcome Center or by writing OCC on your check.

Good Friday This Friday, at 7:30 PM, we’ll gather in the sanctuary for a Tenebrae Service. We will sing some songs, read Scripture, and observe the Lord’s Table as we reflect on Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

Easter Sunday We will have a Sunrise Service at 6:30 AM followed by breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School will be at 9:00 AM, and at 10:00 AM we’ll have our Easter Worship Service. Following the service, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for our families. Would you consider praying for and inviting one person to come with you?

Easter Breakfast Sign up at the Welcome Center to bring a side for the Easter Breakfast.

Sunday Morning Snacks If you’re interested in helping with the snacks or coffee for Sunday mornings, there will be a brief meeting in the BYKOTA classroom after the morning service.

VBS Mark your calendars for VBS, June 22-26. More details to come!

Mother’s Day Today we want to thank God for motherhood. There are flowers in the Narthex to take if you are a mom, for your mom, or in honor of your mom. We acknowledge that Mother’s Day can be difficult for some. So we remember the grief of those who have lost their mothers; the struggle of those who desire to be, but have not yet become a mother; and the deep heartbreak of those who are unable to become mothers. Nevertheless, today we want to honor motherhood and give thanks to God for our own mothers.

No Evening Services There will be no evening service or youth group tonight to allow families more time together.

Graduation Sunday Next week, we will be recognizing and honoring the graduates in our church family.

Church Softball Join our Church Softball League team! We need at least 10 people to play, including at least 3 women. The games are played in June through early August. Sign up at the Welcome Center or see Andrew Wring.

Compassion Sunday Compassion International is a Christian organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Check out the display in the Narthex to learn how you can sponsor a child.

Ladies Banquet Our Ladies Banquet is tomorrow, Monday, May 12 at 6:00 pm. Brenda McQueen from Sugar Creek Baptist Church will be our guest speaker. Sign up at the Welcome Center to let us know if you are coming!

VBS Join us June 23-27 for an amazing week as we zoom in to God’s creation and discover the bigness of God in the smallest of things! Registration is now open. If you are interested in volunteering, sign up at the Welcome Center. Our first VBS Team meeting will be May 25.

Official Board The Official Board will be meeting next Sunday at 4:30 pm in the library.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesdays from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. We are doing a study of Colossians.

Operation Christmas Child OCC collection items for February are hats, gloves, and scarves. Drop your items in one of the boxes in the Narthex!

College Care Packages Help fill a care package for our young people away at college! You can take a look at the lists on the Welcome Center and sign up to bring some goodies. Items need to be dropped off by February 23.

Little Sprouts Volunteers Meeting There will be a meeting for those working or interested in working in Little Sprouts next Sunday, February 23, following the morning service.  

Chili Cookoff Mark your calendars for a church wide fellowship on Sunday evening, March 9! More details will be announced soon.

Church Office The church office will be closed on Monday

The Unseen Realm study series: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

December Choir Rehearsals:
Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 11 after church
Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 18 after church

There will be a Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6:00 PM.

There will be no Wednesday evening Bible Study on December 25 and January 1, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

• Annual Business Meeting: thus Sunday, following a pitch-in dinner after the morning service. Lasagna will be served; salads, side dishes and desserts are welcome.
• Sarah Mission Circle Luncheon: Dec. 4, noon. Nancy Patterson will speak on the Loaves and Fishes program, which provides food for school children. See Cynthia Frederick or Linda Heaton for more information.
• Small Groups planning meetings: Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 pm and Monday, December 11 at 6:30 pm in the Alpha room. This meeting is open to the entire church family. The Christian Education Board (see Jeani McCammon) is soliciting feedback on what small group meeting times would work best for everyone who’s interested, and is looking for people who would be willing to host and/or lead a group.
• “Journey to Bethlehem”: Dec. 8, meet at ROC at 5:00 pm for pizza, leaving at 5:45. This event is free and is outside, so dress accordingly.
• If you’re interested in helping as a greeter or nursery worker in 2018, please sign up on the sheets at the Welcome Center.