OCC Packing Party
Thursday, May 23rd at 5:30 PM. We will be packing for 5 - 9 year old boys.
Christian Service Center Needs by Month
Thank you for your support of Christian Service Center. Listed below are most needed items for each month. Please pray about choosing a time to help with ongoing needs. And please pray about making an appointment to visit the office. We would love to have groups from your church visit and see what God is doing!
January -Donations of packaged food items are requested - mac and cheese, grits, dry beans, rice, hamburger helper, jello, instant potatoes.
February- Canned goods - tomatoes, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, canned meats.
March - meal, flour, sugar, shortening, cooking oil
April- Sheets, towels, etc. These are not required to be new, just clean and placed in a plastic bag with the size written on the outside of the bag.
May- Items easily prepared for school age children: Individual mac and cheese, pop tarts, soup, juice boxes, microwavable meats, fruit cups, crackers.
June- We would like to encourage churches having VBS to collect soap. This has been a tremendous help in the past.
July -Donations of food items to be given to homeless individuals: Snack crackers, saltine crackers, tuna, Vienna sausages, small cans of deviled ham, chicken, individually wrapped candies (no chocolates please), fruit gummies, individual packs of mustard or ketchup, juice boxes. Individually wrapped plastic spoons or forks.
August- Notebook paper, pencils, pens, Crayola crayons 24 pack
September- Community Wide Food Drive September 28th. Location to be announced.
October- Christmas gifts for boys and girls, men and women. Please call Christy or Cheryl for details. 334-476-2605 or 334-576-3552.
November- We need food boxes to distribute to families in time for Thanksgiving. These boxes should contain food for the family to prepare their own Thanksgiving meal.
December- Food items that a family might like to have on hand for a New Year's Day meal.
Cheryl Myers
National Day of Prayer
The annual National Day of Prayer in Lanett will be Thursday, May 2nd at noon at the W.O. Lance Recreational Field, and in Valley at 6 PM at Fairfax First Baptist Church.
Don't miss the blessing of praying with others for our community.
East Liberty WMU Facebook group
The East Liberty WMU has created a private Facebook group for WMU ladies from our churches to join. This will help share WMU information across the association. You are encouraged to join the group. The group name is East Liberty Baptist Association WMU.
OCC Needs
We are in need of Hot Wheels type cars and trucks for 5 - 9 year old boys for our next packing party. Thank you for supporting this ministry.
GriefShare Recovery Group
GriefShare is a network of grief recovery groups meeting around the world. It is a program with direction and purpose. With GriefShare participants will learn how to walk the journey of grief and be supported on the way. It is a place where grieving people find healing and hope. Our church will begin hosting a GriefShare group in June. It is a 13 week program. For more information and details, see Janice Grubbs.
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal for May
The May Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal will be Wednesday, May 8th at 7 PM. We will be having breakfast foods. Please bring your favorite breakfast food item or dish and/or juice or milk.
Butterflies for VBS
Our VBS Rainforest needs lots of butterflies. Please take a butterfly sheet from the back of the sanctuary, color it, and return it to Brad or Katie as soon as possible.
Sweet Tea and Jesus Luncheon
Mark your calendars for July 27th. We'll be having our Sweet Tea and Jesus Luncheon on that date. More information to follow later.
Youth Calendar
May 29 - Noodle Night
Jun 3 -7 – Souled Out Summer
June 28 – SIX FLAGS $45**
July 19 – Night Swim @ The Striblins'
Aug 2 – Bowling
VBS 2024 Dates
Souled Out Summer 2024
Souled Out Summer 2024 is June 3rd - 7th