Spirit The Presbyterian

LOVING GOD AND NEIGHBOR OCTOBER 2016

Come and See What’s New! Dear Friends,

Fall is finally here! I love this time of year, for the change in season, and the new things happening at church! I hope you’ll join us for two really important events –our BBQ for Missions at the Café this Sunday, October 2nd 11:30-

1:30pm, and our annual Fall Festival, Sunday, October 30th 4-6pm.

Our sermon series continues through October 16th on Half-Truths: Things the Bible Doesn’t Say, based on the book by Adam Hamilton. Ever thought any of these five statements was straight from the Bible? Everything happens for a reason….God helps those who help themselves….God won’t give you more than you can handle….God said it, I believe it, that settles it…Love the sinner, hate the sin. We’ll explore how these are ‘half-truths’, and look at what the Bible really says, and how we can faithfully get beyond half-truths. You can join our Sunday morning class at 9:30am, worship at 10:30am, and get a book

in the foyer for $14, or on Amazon.

Our worship services have been enhanced over the past several weeks, and here are some of the neat comments: The light of Christ coming in brings tears to my eyes…I love to see the kids as acolytes and doing special things in wor-ship….communion makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck….the mu-sic at the beginning makes me feel alive….the whole change makes us more focused on worship…I can feel the Holy Spirit in our worship….How has God

been speaking to you in our worship services?

I pray God’s blessing upon you this month, and this fall. May the Lord lead you to a deeper relationship with our Savior Jesus, and fill your heart and life with

the joy and peace that only He can bring!

—Pastor Natalie

First Presbyterian

Church of Owasso

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:30am Celebration Drama

Parenting Class

Adult Class

10:00am Coffee & Fellowship

10:30am Worship

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

6:00pm Prayer Group

VBST

Youth Group

6:30pm Bible Study

7:15pm Choir Rehearsal/

Worship Team

www.fpcowasso.org

September Birthdays

October Birthdays

1 Bill Herleth

1 Kat Hale

7 Lue Buster

8 Emsley Bratcher

9 Theresa Jankosky

12 Cierra Brooks

17 Gretchen Hrachovec

19 Sheri Burnes

20 Teresa Herleth

30 Brian Thomason

30 Paul Warne

BBQ Fundraiser

Join us for a BBQ fundraiser on

Sunday, October 2nd from

11:30am - 1:30pm at the OpenTa-

ble Community Café. Danny

Burnes will be making BBQ for a

church fundraiser! Sign up in the

foyer to help with side dishes and desserts!

Adult Choir

The Choir rehearses on 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights of the month at 7:15pm. We sing in wor-ship on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. We would love to have you join us! Con-tact Cara Grant if you

have any questions!

Celebration Drama - Kids & Youth

Ages K – 12th grade

Sundays from 9:30am – 10:20am

Kids and Youth, join us for Celebration Drama! Nursery is provided for younger siblings, and Sunday School is available for parents! The Kids and Youth will do a skit on October 9th during worship!

Parenting Through the Bible

Parents meet each week on

Sundays at 9:30am.

Join us for Parenting Through the Bible. Bring your phone or tablet to class!

We’re using www.cornerstonesforparents.com as a resource.

Golden Agers Wednesday, October 12th

Noon at Trails End

Golden Agers will meet for lunch at Trails End on Wednesday, October 12th at noon. Please let Dorothy know by Mon-day, October 10th if you plan to attend.

Congratulations!

SAVE THOSE LABELS!

Save Box Tops

for Mills Elemen-

tary and the entire

Campbell’s Soup

label for the

Goodland Boys

Academy! You

can drop your box

tops and labels in

the containers,

located in the

north hallway.

VBS Twilight! For ages 4 years – 5th grade

Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:30pm

Come and join us for a light supper, games, a

Bible study, and Celebration Dance!

Youth Group Youth from 6 – 12th grade

Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:30pm

Join us for dinner, Bible study, and more! Stay

tuned for special activities every third Sunday of

the month!

Adult Bible Study Wednesday nights

6:30 - 7:15pm

We are studying What Every Christian Needs to

Know about the Jewishness of Jesus by Rabbi

Moffic in the Adult Classroom. You can order a

book through Pastor Natalie.

Adult Sunday School Sundays at 9:30am - Sept 11 - Oct 16th

In the Adult Classroom

We invite you to join the Adult Sunday School class as we read Half Truths: Things the Bible Doesn’t Say by Adam Hamilton. You can order a book for $14 in the foyer. This Sunday School class will follow the 5 week sermon series by Pastor Natalie.

Peace and Healing Service

Wednesday, October 5th from 6:30 - 7:15pm

Are you stressed, anxious, or grieving, about your

life, or our country and world today?

Come and receive God’s peace and healing power!

Communion ● Scripture ● Music ●

Annointing ● Prayer

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Communion

Servers:

Mark Hrachovec

Teresa Herleth Susan Brown

Greeters Counters

Oct 2 Bill & Patti Perkins Kerry Hartley & Laura Brewer

Oct 9 Bill & Patti Perkins Suella Barnett & Marcia Taylor

Oct 16 Jeff & Amy Crowder Brian Thomason & Bill Herleth

Oct 23 Ken & Becky Allen Bill Perkins & Bill Herleth

Oct 30 Patti Perkins & Susan Brown Marcia Taylor & Suella Barnett

Ushers Sound Technicians

Oct 2 Kerry & Toni Hartley Hap Pinkerton

Oct 9 Lue & Kristi Buster Kerry Hartley

Oct 16 Dorothy Stevens & Barbara Moore David Herdman

Oct 23 Patti Perkins & Susan Brown Bob Bass

Oct 30 Jeff & Amy Crowder Bill Perkins

Liturgists Acolyte

Oct 2 Amy Crowder Matt Burnes

Oct 9 Teresa Herleth Harrison Wood

Oct 16 Sheri Burnes

Oct 23 Anne Sheaff Kyra Pinkerton

Oct 30 Hap Pinkerton

October Worship Volunteer Schedule

Worship

Attendance

Sept 4 48

Sept 11 54

Sept 18 45

Sept 25 47

Remember in Prayer Sharon (Barbara Walker’s daughter), Jim Crossen (friend of Rod Taylor) Carletta Eastman, Patti Perkins, Suella Barnett, Anna Strom, Cheryl Brooks, Nanci Darst (brain tumor-Kathy Brandon’s sister), Amanda Holland (Suella’s daughter), Melissa Meyers, The Franzes (friends of Perkins), Les Harding (colon cancer- friend of Rod Taylor), Shannon Latchem (friend of Perkins), Nicole (Rev. Natalie’s sister), Debby Dodd (Doug Hespe’s sister), Sandy McFadden (Eileen’s daughter),

Dana Sheaff, Kay Browning (Shirley Baxter’s sister), Carol Cassmeyer (Ron Brewer’s mother), Barry & Mary Beth Ward, Yvonne Phillips, those seeking jobs, encouragement, or assistance, victims of storms and violence worldwide, our leaders, our service men and women, as well as our veterans, our sister

church in Malawi, Africa. *Please email the church or Pastor Natalie to

update prayer list! Let us know of any changes!

If you cannot

serve on the date

scheduled, please

arrange for a

substitute or call

the office early in

the week.

September Birthdays

OpenTable Sunday Supper

OpenTable Café will host another Second Sun-

day Supper on October 9th from 11:30am-

2:00pm. The special is crab cakes or chicken

pot pie and Chef Anthony is cooking! Bring

your church bulletin for a free dessert!

Toy Collection for Missions

The Parenting Class will be collecting gently used and new

toys for their Christmas Used Toy Sale. The sale will be on

December 2nd and 3rd. For information regarding drop off

and storage, contact Jenny Wood or call the church office.

Raffle for Missions

We are raffling off a large Vera

Bradley duffel bag and a medium

zip Vera Bradley cosmetic bag

for missions! You can purchase

your raffle ticket in the foyer for

$1/each.

Gathering on Main

We will be at the Gathering on

Main, Thursday, October 6th from 6-

8:00pm. We need your help to adver-

tise the church and our Fall Festival!

Contact Phil or Amy to help!

Garage Sale

for Missions

Garage Sale for Missions at the FPCO

parking lot, Saturday, November 5th at

8:00am! Bring your best stuff to sell!

Parking spaces (and tables) are open

to the public for rent! Rent a space

and table for your ‘own’ sale in our

parking lot for $25. Contact the church

at 918-272-1063 to reserve a space. If

you would like to donate items, contact

Amy to arrange drop off and storage!

Office Phone: 918-272-1063

The office is open Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-2:30 PM.

Rev. Natalie Bell can be reached Monday-Thursday at the

Church or on her cell. Friday is Rev. Natalie’s Sabbath.

Contacting the Staff

Pastor Natalie Bell (918) 671-7203 fpcowassopastor@att.net

Children/Youth Minister Mary Frances Holland

Office Administrator Stephanie Jennings (918) 272-1063 fpcowasso@att.net

Choir Director Cara Grant

Nursery Director Kat Hale

OpenTable Community Café Melinda Foster (918) 376-4947 www.opentablecc.org

Worship This Month

The Presbyterian Spirit is published by First Presbyterian Church

of Owasso each month to inform members and friends of

church activities.

To submit information, please contact the Office.

Calendars, newsletters, sermons and giving options

are available on our website.

www.fpcowasso.org

2nd Half Truths #3/Communion

1 Corinthians 10:11-13

9th Half Truths #4

Matthew 5:17-20

16th Half Truths #5

Matthew 7:1-5

23rd Mercy of God

Luke 18:9-14

30th Zaccheus: A Changed Life

Luke 19:1-10

Meetings Long Range Planning - Oct 2nd at 6:30pm

Fall Festival Planning - Oct 9th at 1:00pm

Committee Day - Oct 16th at 11:30am

Session Meeting - Oct 18th at 6:30pm

OTCC Pancake Breakfast

OpenTable Café will have a Pancake Breakfast

Fundraiser at the Sertoma Club on Saturday, Oct

29th from 8 - 11:00am. Tickets are $6/each.

OTCC Pumpkin Patch Cookout

The OpenTable Café will have a cookout fundraiser at the First United Methodist Pumpkin Patch on Satur-

day, October 29th from 11am - 2pm. Help support the Café and the Pumpkin Patch for Missions and join

us for lunch!

PIRIT The Presbyterian

S First Presbyterian Church of Owasso

12800 East 85th Street North

Owasso, OK 74055-2193

Sunday, October 30th from 4:00 - 6:00PM

First Presbyterian Church of Owasso ● 12800 E. 85th St. N.

Muncheez Food Truck & Fun for all Ages

Treats for the Kids!

Games! Prizes! Inflatables! Bike Raffle!

Wear your costume and join the fun!