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PLEASE PARDON OUR DUST - The Education Wing entrance is now our Main Entrance. Coffee Hour is located in the Irene Irving Room.
The WELCOME CENTER is located at the end of the hall outside the Irene Irving Room. All sign up sheets can be found there.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – Please join us on our regular fourth Saturday of the month Habitat workday on July 26. We meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. and are back to the church by 3:30 p.m. We will work with potential homeowners who are working on their sweat equity requirements of 500 hours. Bring a tape measure, pencil and hammer if you have them. It is not necessary to have any carpentry skills; Habitat trains and provides the tools. Bring friends and your lunch. A sign up sheet is available at the Welcome Center.
SENIOR HIGH WORK CAMP CREW – Saturday, July 26, we are meeting at OPPC at 8:30 a.m. to carpool to the Buffalo Habitat house on Guilford Street. Please bring a bag lunch (with a beverage) and a hammer and wear your green Inward Bound t-shirt (if possible). We will return to OPPC between 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. A permission slip needs to be signed by a parent for those youth under 18 years old. Please contact Linda Babcock and she will get the form to you.
THE FLOWERS on the Communion Table this Sunday morning are given by Bill and Anne Helfrich in memory of loved ones.
PRAYER FAMILIES OF THE WEEK are Glyn and Sally Davis, the Brad Day family, Russ and Shirley Day, and Crell and Marion Deakin. Each week we highlight several families from our membership and ask you to pray for them by name during your daily devotions.
ADULT EDUCATION - Look for the video series entitled “Prescription for the Pain of Overloaded Lives” during the Adult Education time in September. If you yearn for relief from the pain and pressure of overload, check out “Margin” under the care of specialist, Richard A. Swenson, M.D. Margin is defined as the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits. As a society we have forgotten what margin is. Plan to attend this seven-part video series in the Fall to find out how to manage the overload in your life.
PRAYER PARTNER MINISTRY – OPPC Stephen Ministry is facilitating a time of private conversation and prayer on Sunday mornings for those who would like to avail themselves of this opportunity. Located at the front of the sanctuary following worship will be a Stephen Minister (seated to the right of the communion table) who will hear concerns and offer prayer. If an individual desires a more private setting, the room behind the sanctuary will be available for this purpose. In this effort we are encouraged by Jesus own words, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity as situations and circumstances arise in your life for which special prayer would be appreciated.
PANERA BREAD – Thank you to our July delivery folks: Mason Holmwood, Bob Witherspoon, and Kathy Myers. We still have an opening for the last week of August and are beginning to fill in the September schedule.
JAM, JELLY, AND JEANS – The Orchard Park Presbyterian Church Summer Food Drive will take place next Sunday, August 3. Please bring your donations to church with you that morning. There will be a collection site in the parking lot as you arrive. Food collected will then be distributed to local food pantries. It is important to remember that many children who receive free lunches during the school year are not eligible during the summer months. In addition, the food stamps received by these families are long gone before the end of the month. Donations may also be made in cash or by check, payable to Orchard Park Presbyterian Church and marked “Food Drive” in the memo section. Please check the expiration date on the food. Make sure paper products are unopened and in the original wrapper. Please, no perishables or specialty foods. In addition to food, a men’s clothing drive to benefit Friends of Night People will take place at the same time. Most needed items are men’s casual clothing, especially jeans. This is a great time to sort out your husband’s or sons gently used, clean clothing.
HELP NEEDED – Sunday, August 3, we partner with Nativity of Our Lord to have a food and men’s clothing drive. The Mission Ministry Team needs some helpers! Our faithful food drive leader, George Gesegnet, will have his car in our OPPC parking lot to receive food and clothing donations. We need helpers to carry food and clothing bags. We also need folks to be at Nativity to help sort the food. Finally, we need folks to sort the clothing for Friends of Night People. It is worship in the woods, so this is one of those times you can work and worship all at the same time! If you are interested in volunteering (a great family activity), please contact Linda Babcock.
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS will be held on Sunday, August 3, in the upper parking lot. While folding chairs will be available, you are invited and encouraged to bring a comfortable chair and enjoy the great outdoors (weather permitting)!
COVENANT GROUPS – If you are looking for a small group experience this summer there are several Covenant Groups that will be meeting during the summer. Please contact Lisa Breth, Director of Adult Education, at lisa@oppchurch.org for more information.
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION – Anyone interested in joining the church is invited to attend a new member orientation to be hosted by the Membership Ministry Team (MMT) on Monday, August 11, from 6:45 until 7:15 p.m. in The Meeting Place. Rev. Young and members of the MMT will be present to answer questions about the church and its programs. Those interested in attending should contact MMT chairman, Al Sager or the church office at 662-9348.
CONCERT – The highly acclaimed choir of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinborough, Scotland, will present a choral concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral this Tuesday, July 29, at 7:00 p.m. The choir consists of approximately 40 singers, boy and girl choristers, and adults. The cost is $10.00. St. Paul’s is located at 128 Pearl Street at Church Street in downtown Buffalo.
STEPHEN MINISTRY MESSAGE – Going through a tough time emotionally, or struggling with a crisis? Consider letting a Stephen Minister who is a trained care giver walk with you on this journey. Talk with Stephen Leader Bonnie Smiszek or Gordon Foster or talk with a pastor for more information.
Church Calendar
SUNDAY, JULY 27 – Rev. Richard Young preaching
9:45 a.m. Baby Care MDO Nursery
10:00 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour Irene Irving Room
TUESDAY, JULY 29
10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting Church Office
THURSDAY, JULY 31
7:00 p.m. Straightaway Undercroft
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