August 2019

Dear OGUMC Family, Thank you for the radical hospitality you have shown me over the past month! I am grateful for the opportunity to be your pastor. As we continue to get to know each other and discern the needs of the church and community together, I invite you and strongly encourage your participation in the two following opportunities:

1) Wednesday night, August 14: During the first Wednesday night meal of the fall, we will have a ministry brainstorming time. You will be sitting at tables in the fellowship hall with notecards and pens. While you eat, you will be invited to prayerfully “brainstorm” and write down the various ministry ideas that you have. After I have time to sort out the cards, we will see what the Spirit is stirring among us and divide into groups to discuss and set goals. 2) Over the next couple months, various church members will be hosting small group gatherings in their homes where you will have the opportunity to gather with me, to ask questions, and to respond to questions about the “DNA” and the needs of this church and community. Each gathering will be limited to about a dozen people, so that I will have the opportunity to listen well to each of you. The gatherings will include refreshments or a meal. I have already started these gatherings with some groups and committees, and the time together has proven to be very fruitful. Please call or email the church office to sign up for one of the following:

Tuesday, August 6, 6:00 pm Hosts: Scott and Sarah Findley

Monday, August 12, 5:30 pm Hosts: Craig and Trista Boudreaux

Tuesday, August 27, 6:00 pm Hosts: Jeff and Angelia Sims

Sunday, September 1, 6:00 pm Hosts: Joe and Gayle Shearer With joy,

Amy

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August 9-11

“If one member suffers, all suffer together.

If one member is honored, all are honored together.”

1 Corinthians 12:26

This year we are keeping it in the family...past, present, and future.

I am the church, you are the church, we are the church together.

Friday, August 9 | 6 PM | OGUMC Sanctuary Guest Pastor, Brother Barry Dickerson

Dinner hosted by MES Circle and

OGUMC presents Family Feud

Saturday, August 10 | 10 AM - 7 PM | Big Woods Lake Day 10 AM | Pool & Activities

11 AM | Lunch hosted by Men’s Club 5 PM | Dinner

6 PM | Campfire Service with Guest Pastor, Brother Mark Anderson

Sunday, August 11 | OGUMC 9 AM | Sunday School Small Groups

10 AM | Worship with Pastor Amy Roller

RENEWAL We Are Family

Well, it has been a busy second quarter for the OGUMC Food Pantry and Meals on Wheels Ministries. With the children out of school for the summer, there have been more families in need of groceries.

During April, May and June the Food Pantry served a total of 234 families with approximately 900 family members. While it has been a challenge, we are blessed to be able to assist our neighbors who find themselves struggling to put food on the table for their families.

Meals on Wheels has been growing in the last few months. During the second quarter of this

year, we have delivered hot meals twice a week to 41 homes w h o h a v e h om e b o u n d individuals or families. In total, we delivered approximately 700 meals to our recipients. What a joy to watch their faces light up when we come knocking on the door.

As always, we would like to thank you for your love and continued support of our church ministries. If you think you might hear the call to serve the less fortunate, we would appreciate it so much. If you could volunteer one morning a month at the Food Pantry or deliver hot meals to the disabled or homebound folks, it would be wonderful! Judith Biggert

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL AND ACTIVITIES RESUME AUGUST 14!

Ministry Brainstorming Begins at 6 pm!

5:00 pm Prayer Team 5:30-6:15 pm Wednesday Night Meal Adults $6 Children $3 Family Plan $20

August Menu: 14: Hamburger Steak w/Onions & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Seasoned Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Rolls, Assorted Desserts Children’s Menu: Hamburgers 21: Chicken Spaghetti, Baby Lima Beans, Garden Salad, Texas Toast, Assorted Desserts Children’s Menu: Pizza 28: Beef Stew w/Rice, Whole Green Beans, Garden Salad, Biscuits, Assorted Desserts Children’s Menu: Fish Sticks & Tater Tots Grocery Shopper: 14: Mike/Susan McQueen 21: Charlie/Kathleen McCormick 28: Nancy Amacker/Pat Bennett

Class to Serve: Seekers: Jimmy Carpenter

Desserts:

14: Felecia Carpenter, JoAnn Carpenter, Tori Carpenter, Mary Ann Cox, Christy Dickerson, Grace Dickerson 21: Erin Dornan, Paula Duren, Betty Entrekin, Candice Entrekin, LaNita Fisher, Kaycee Hairston 28: Laura Hojem, Penny Kochtitzky, Jenny Langley, Pam Love, Melinda Lucas, B.J. Mathias

6:30 pm Children/Youth

PRAYER TEAM The Prayer Team meets each Wednesday at 5:00 pm in the Church Library to pray for our church, our community, our nation and our world. MEN’S CLUB All men are invited to Men’s Club on Monday, August 5 at 6:00 pm at Big Woods. MES CIRCLE All ladies are invited to MES Circle on Monday, August 26 at 6:30 pm in the FLC. GOOD TIMERS For August, Good Timers are attending the Senior Adult Vacation Bible School at Parkway Heights UMC August 12-14. See Gloria Bynum for details.

Food Ministries

Adults

Hello and Happy Back-to-School! I am truly flabbergasted that it is already time for us to go back to school! Our youth summer has flown by in the blink of an eye! In case you missed it, this summer the OGUMC youth group participated in two youth camps—Base Camp, a mission service camp here in Hattiesburg and Student Life Camp, a worship camp in Sevierville, TN! It was a wonderful time of spiritual growth, fun fellowship and service all around. Along with camp, we had several “Sunday Fundays” and “Service Sundays” where we packed rice and beans, had messy games that included a condiment war, and so much more! Our Kickoff to School event will be on August 4, and we will be having our third annual COLOR WAR! If any upcoming youth would like to participate, they are more than welcome! I suggest bringing a white shirt that can be thrown away or used stained, a towel, and a change of

clothes! Possibly even a swimsuit! Finally, on Sunday, August 11, we will not have youth group the night after Renewal because we will have a very important parent meeting from 4-5 pm! This Parent/Youth Council meeting will cover the studies we will be looking at

this fall, sign-ups for meal provisions for this coming school year, as well as discussing some different plans and events coming up this school year! I hope you can make every effort to be there, whether a parent of a youth or a volunteer!

I am looking forward to a wonderful school year with these youth! Grace and Peace,

Lauren

PS: Thank you for all the prayers and well-wishes after my diagnostic surgery! I am healing well and hope to be back among you very soon!

Youth

Summer will soon be coming to an end and school will be starting in just a few days. We will kick off the new year with our annual Promotion Sunday Breakfast on Sunday, August 4. Parents, please bring your children to the FLC when you arrive for Sunday School. The kids will meet with their teachers and enjoy breakfast before going to their classrooms. We have several new Sunday School teachers joining the team. Our teachers this year: Preschool-Grace Dickerson, Connie Miles, and Gloria Bynum; K/1st Grade-Cindy Smith, Kim Morgan; 2nd/3rd Grade-Sandra Scardino, Malloree Beck; 4th/5th Grade-Melinda Lucas, Lori Terrill.

Our Wednesday Night Program will begin this year with a new name! We will be referring to it as Wednesday Night J.A.M. (Jesus and Me). One other new addition to Wednesday nights will be our own Riley Barber! She will be sharing her musical talents and expertise with our children. I am so looking forward to beginning our J.A.M. sessions on August 14. Our J.A.M. Leaders: PreK/K-Jan Wilkinson/????; 1st/2nd Grade-Judy Brown, Adelia Powe; 3rd/4th/5th Grade-Lori Terrill, Lisa Vickers, Sarah O’Quinn, Jimmy Burger. 1st-5th Grade will be continuing with their series “What’s In the Bible?” As you can see, we have a great team in place, but we still need one more volunteer for the Pre-K-K class. If you aren’t already involved on Wednesday nights and would like to spend some time sharing Bible Stories and playing with

these precious children, just let me know.

Parents, as we begin this new year, I will be needing your assistance with monitoring the playground between dinner and class starting. (6:00-6:30 pm.) I will also need some assistance with improving our playground in the way of new mulch. We have purchased Jelly Bean mulch, which is a safer rubber mulch that does not hold heat and should last for a very long time. Once we have a date of when we can get the equipment in to move the mulch, I will be contacting some of you to come and help spread it. I am really excited about getting this year started. We have a wonderful group of faithful volunteers that I am so thankful for. So, as we begin this new year, please, as always, be in prayer for our children’s ministry. Pray for our kids as they begin a new school year and pray for the parents, teachers, and leaders so that we may help provide them a firm foundation and an unshakeable faith to build their lives upon. In His Service,

Kaycee

Children

The M.E.S. Circle of

Oak Grove UMC

Invites you to join us for a

Bridal Shower honoring

Susannah Carpenter

Bride Elect of

Erik Artie Hansson

Sunday, August 18, 2019

From 2:30-4:00 pm

In the Parlor of Family Life Center

The M.E.S. Circle of

Oak Grove UMC

Invites you to join us for a

Bridal Shower honoring

Emily Nettles

Bride Elect of

Rob Hairston

Sunday, August 25, 2019

From 2:30-4:00 pm

In the Parlor of Family Life Center

Save the Date!

Save the Date!

Oak Grove United Methodist Church

Hospitality Creed

Since hospitality means “love of a guest” and since Jesus said, “I was a stranger and you took me in,” I will always remember to…

Welcome others, especially the guest,

as though I was welcoming Jesus.

Receive no one merely as a stranger,

but rather as a dear friend.

Demonstrate through every means

available that my new friends are valued and an integral part of our fellowship.

I gladly join with others at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in affirming hospitality as an integral part of the Christian witness.

“Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8

CONTACT INFORMATION HOSPITALITY CREED

SERMONS AVAILABLE The Sunday morning sermons

are available on the church Facebook Page.

LINKS FOR LIFE

Oak Grove UMC, MS

Oak Grove United Methodist Church 4915 Old Hwy 11

Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Phone: 601-264-8850

Fax: 601-264-2308 Email: office@ogumc.com

Web: www.ogumc.com Facebook: Oak Grove UMC, MS

Office Hours Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Worship Schedule

9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship

Church Staff Reverend Amy Roller Pastor Dr. Jamie Standland Minister of Music Margery Wise Pianist Lauren Grant Student Minister Kaycee Hairston Children’s Minister Eva Ratliff Nursery Director Laureen Tuck Nursery Gloria Watkins Secretary

13 Christian Hammond Alan Lucas 15 Judith Biggert Aubrey Davis Aubrey Shrader 17 Baileigh Burch Katherine Shelton 18 Pat Bennett Aubrey McDonald 20 Brooke Atterberry 21 Shelton Lott Bobo Terrill 22 Carol Guidry 24 Dan Cranford 29 Kara Roller Lynn Sims MEETINGS 4 Admin Council 6 pm 18 Trustees 5 pm Admin Council 6 pm

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 5 Cliff/Elaine Callaway 6 Rod/Kathy Courtney 7 Johnny/Carol Downing 10 Matt/Ashley Lamar 12 Tony/Julie Viguerie 18 Lath/Kaycee Hairston 19 Jimmy/Felecia Carpenter 20 John/Ann Bailey 22 David/Cindy Oubre

FOOD PANTRY 5 Hattie Lumzy, Paula Duren 7 Gloria Bynum, Sandra Scardino 12 Margery Wise, Beth Bankston, Connie Miles 14 Angelia Sims, Peggy Bullion 19 Neil/Adelia Powe, Brenda Walker 21 Felecia Carpenter, Beth Bankston 26 Charles Fulmar, Brenda Walker 28 Jessica Pouncey, Judith Biggert, Connie Miles MEALS ON WHEELS 1 Meal Pick up-David Bankston E-Bob Attkisson, Sandra Scardino W-Neil/Adelia Powe 6 Meal Pick up-Bobby Brown E-Khristi Matheny W-Bobby Brown 8 Meal Pick up-Bobby Brown E-Rich/Dawn Nuss W-Gloria Bynum, Mary Ann Cox 13 Meal Pick up-Larry Bullion E-Khristi Matheny W-Anitra Turner 15 Meal Pick up-Larry Bullion E-Larry Bullion W-Joe/Gayle Shearer

20 Meal Pick up-Danny McDaniel E-Grover Durant W-Khristi Matheny 22 Meal Pick up-Danny McDaniel E-Danny McDaniel W-Gloria Bynum, Mary Ann Cox 27 Meal Pick up-David Bankston E-Khristi Matheny W-Anitra Turner 29 Meal Pick up-David Bankston E-Penny Kochtitzky, Margery Wise W-Joe/Gayle Shearer GREETERS 4 9 am Mike/Susan McQueen 11 am Lauren Grant/Mary Ann Cox 11 10 am Tommy/Rita Burks 18 9 am Rae/Anitra Turner 11 am B.J. Mathias/Cline Ladner 25 9 am Jane Boudreaux/Lori Ann West 11 am Woody/Judith Gammel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 Tara Butzlaff 5 Ray Pace 6 Matthew O’Quinn 7 Tommy Burks Adelia Powe 8 Mary Madison Howard Kim Morgan 9 Iris Buckley Mary Ann Cox 10 Miley Creel Chris Dickerson Kim Napier 11 Gloria Bynum Drew Standland