Growing Kids God's Way
We will begin an 18 week parenting course called Growing Kids God's Way, Sundays from 5 to 7 PM, beginning October 5th. There is a sign up sheet in the back of the sanctuary. See Pastor Randall for more information.
No Awana Sunday, September 21st
Please note: There will be no Awana on Sunday, September 21st.
Benevolence Sign Up
If you are willing to bring food for funerals, please add your name and phone number to the list on the table in the back of the sanctuary. See Barbara Roberts for more information.
Last OCC Packing Party of the Year
Thursday, October 9th at 3 PM. We will be packing for girls, ages 10 - 14. Please come and help us meet our goal for the year.
Fall Revival
Fall Revival - Sunday, September 28th through Wednesday, October 1st. Gary Dennis will be preaching.
Griefshare
Janice Grubbs is leading a GriefShare group beginning Sunday, September 7th and continuing through November 30th. The class will meet from 3 to 5 PM each Sunday.
Women's Brunch - Under The Fig Tree
The Women of Faith Group will have a covered dish brunch on Saturday, October 25th at 10:30 AM. Bring your favorite brunch dish to share. We'll fellowship and have a Bible Study led by Wanda Hewitt called Under The Fig Tree.
See You At The Pole
See You At The Pole 2025 will be September 24th. See Courtney Sanders for details.
Current OCC Needs
We are currently in need of pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, and scissors. Please help if you are able. Thank you.
Fall Festival Fellowship
We will have our Fall Festival / Fellowship Meal on Wednesday, October 29th at 7 PM. More details to follow.
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
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.