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1 June Vacation Bible School Classes for ALL Ages

2 SUMMER SCHEDULE July 5 through September 6 9:40 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages Classes from all three regular hours will meet at 9:40 a.m. Some classes may move to new rooms or be combined. Look for signs to know where your class is meeting. 11:00 a.m. Combined Worship Service Featuring items from both our worship styles including music, communion, Children s Worship Time, drama, prayer, and proclamation. Volunteers Needed During our summer schedule we need volunteers to assist with Preschool Childcare for ages 3 and younger during the Worship Service. If you are wiling to volunteer for one or more Sundays, sign up on our website ( All volunteers must have completed our Working With Minors process. This is a great short-term volunteer opportunity with our preschoolers. You will be able to show them God s love for one hour.

3 Sunday July 5, 2015 One Service at 11 o clock Sunday School will NOT Meet Cookout After the Service (please sign up in Grand Central) LABOR DAY Sunday September 6, 2015 One Service at 11 o clock Sunday School will NOT Meet

4 June :00-8:30 p.m. Classes for age 2-Grade 5 Preregister online or in Grand Central VBS Kickoff Sunday, June p.m. Food Games FUN!

5 Supper Available Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday Reservations Needed! Call the Church Office or Sign Up in Grand Central YOUTH VBS June Youth Room 6:00-8:30 p.m. Elephants in the Church Conversations We Can t Afford to Ignore June Room 606 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday Addiction Panelists: Don & LuAnn Sullivan, Gary & Wendy Evans, Michael Morris, Ardell Barr Monday Materialism and Finance Panelists: Ben & Angela Wilson, Lauren & Paul Boucher, Randy & Karen Godwin, Keais Hoyt Tuesday Mental Health Panelist: Dr. Janie Taylor Wednesday Race Relations Panelists: Carolyn Fleming Sawyerr, Edilma Miranda, Richard Joyner Sign up in Grand Central so we ll have enough space (and snacks) for everyone!

6 Youth Parents Use the QR code above to sign up for youth information s. check out the youth website for details June 29-July 1 This is a local mission week focused on serving our community and having fun together. Make an Extreme Impact this summer!!

this summer for discussion and doughnuts @Krispy Kreme!

Summer Small Groups Just because it s summer does not mean that deep

7 Coffee Talk 9:00 a.m. Fellowship Hall None in July August 4 Lunch Bunch June 9 Leave Church at 9 a.m. Holt s Lake BBQ in Smithfield and Outlet Shopping Sign up in Sunday School or by calling the Church Office College Summer Sunday School Join us every Sunday this summer for discussion and Kreme! We ll start around 9:40 a.m. and end so you can get back to OBC for 11 a.m. worship! July 14 Lemon Grass meet at restaurant at 11:30 a.m. Lemon Grass Thai Restaurant August 11 Summer Banquet Multi-Purpose Room 12 noon Summer Small Groups Just because it s summer does not mean that deep conversations with other people in small groups about faith has to end! Check out the web site for times and locations. Ever wanted to sing in the Church Choir but just couldn t quite handle the weekly commitment? If so, SUMMER CHOIR may be the perfect answer! You can pick and choose the Sundays from below that your schedule fits and then sing just on that day! No auditions required. Easy to learn music. Rehearsals at 10:30 a.m. Choir Suite July 5, July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2

8 Friday, June 5 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Bring your family and favorite foods to share and experience a Japanese Summer Festival. for more information contact Susan Reed ( or reeds4@suddenlink.net) akmont RAMP BUILDERS Each week the Oakmont Ramp Builders construct handicap ramps to allow people to enter and exit their homes safely. Want to volunteer? Contact Tom Reese community development center Food Distribution 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8:00 until 11:30 a.m. Want to volunteer? Contact James Pearsall (ecupossum@suddenlink.net) English as a Second Language ESL Volunteer Training Pitt County Literacy will be leading an ESL Volunteer Training, Monday, June 8, 6:30-8:30 PM in Oakmont s fellowship hall. Contact Jimmie Hughes if you can participate or for more information. ESL Classes Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 p.m. October 24, 2015 A Christian Community Hands-on Missions Day...Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these...you did it to Me. Matthew 25:40 NKJV Use Your Skills to be a Witness for Christ

Over-the-Counter Medications Needed for Youth Mission Trip 2015

Branches at 1400 Oakmonters are welcome to use the clinic, too.

edu) FREE Food Distribution Cetirizine (Zyrtec) tablets or

(Benadryl) tablets or liquid Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) tablets

Clotrimazole (Lotrimin) Hydrocortisone 1% cream Triple

(Zantac) tablets Docusate (Colace) Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

Aspirin Adult multivitamins Pediatric multivitamins Iron tablets

August 16, September 20 1:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Want to volunteer?

9 Over-the-Counter Medications Needed for Youth Mission Trip 2015 to the Dominican Republic June 14 & 23, July 12 & 28, August 9 & 25, September 13 & 22 1:00-3:30 p.m. Branches at 1400 Oakmonters are welcome to use the clinic, too. Want to volunteer? Contact Sylvia Fuller (fullers@ecu.edu) FREE Food Distribution Cetirizine (Zyrtec) tablets or liquid Loratidine (Claritin) tablets or liquid Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) tablets or liquid Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) tablets Dextromethorphan (Robitussin) tablets or liquid A&D ointment Clotrimazole (Lotrimin) Hydrocortisone 1% cream Triple antibiotic ointment TUMS Famotidine (Pepcid) tablets Ranitidine (Zantac) tablets Docusate (Colace) Acetaminophen (Tylenol) tablets or liquid Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) tablets or liquid Aspirin Adult multivitamins Pediatric multivitamins Iron tablets Summer BeLize Mission Trip SuppLies Needed June 14, July 19, August 16, September 20 1:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Want to volunteer? Contact Kevin Davis (bubbaandcole@aol.com) Earring Hooks Memory Wire for Bracelets and Necklaces Medium Canvas Tote Bags (13x13) Glass Beads for making jewelry Paint Pens Ink Pens #2 Pencils

A weekly gathering of unsheltered homeless, recently homeless, and neighbors for a

Volunteers needed to help prepare meals, clean-up, supervise/organize showers, provide

To get connected, contact Wayne Taylor (wayne@oakmontchurch.

Go Intern Camalote, Belize May 2015 - May 2016 Project #89605 Oakmont STEPS, a hands up

equipped for life and employment, moving from dependency to self-sufficiency through

Volunteers Needed Mentors, Class Instructors, Computer Assistants Monday Mornings this

10 A weekly gathering of unsheltered homeless, recently homeless, and neighbors for a meal, fellowship, and Bible study. Volunteers needed to help prepare meals, clean-up, supervise/organize showers, provide services (such as haircuts), and engage the guests to meet their needs. To get connected, contact Wayne Taylor (wayne@oakmontchurch.com) Erica Christensen Student.Go Intern Camalote, Belize May May 2016 Project #89605 Oakmont STEPS, a hands up program, provides a Christian environment in which women in need are empowered and equipped for life and employment, moving from dependency to self-sufficiency through education in career development, life skills, and Bible study. Volunteers Needed Mentors, Class Instructors, Computer Assistants Monday Mornings this fall For more information oakmontcwjc@oakmontchurch.com Training for Volunteers, Mentors and Advisory Board Members Monday August 17 7:00-8:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall The Maas Family Eric, Josiah, Ciera, Zac, Julie Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Field Personnel in Belize

mission mondays Tuesday Funday pool, fun, & lunch Wednesday Remedial Reading & Remedial Math Activities for the children

.. Carmike Movie Theatre Aurora Fossil Museum Fire Station Bowling Justice Farm Simply Natural Creamery North Carolina

Upcoming Mission Trips Belize July 18-24 Working with girls at an orphanage teaching Bible stories, crafts and activities.

College Students to Wilton, CT July 6-10 to lead VBS at a Baptist Church.

11 mission mondays Tuesday Funday pool, fun, & lunch Wednesday Remedial Reading & Remedial Math Activities for the children & youth of the Oakmont Community Center. THRILLING THURSDAYS Come on an adventure with your Oakmont friends. May incluide... Carmike Movie Theatre Aurora Fossil Museum Fire Station Bowling Justice Farm Simply Natural Creamery North Carolina Aquarium Oakmont Church kids can also participate in the Wednesday Reading & Math Program and the Thursday activities Upcoming Mission Trips Belize July Working with girls at an orphanage teaching Bible stories, crafts and activities. Oakmont Youth to Dominican Republic July to lead VBS, construction, and Medical Clinics. College Students to Wilton, CT July 6-10 to lead VBS at a Baptist Church. Nicaragua September See Tricia or Glenn Johnston if interested in serving on this team. Belize Construction November See Randy Hyman or Jimmie Hughes if interested in serving on this team.

12 From the Pastor Your Diaconate and Stewardship Team took action on a matter in April that they never anticipated having to do make a reduction in our 2015 budget less than four months into our new year. I don t mean a minor reduction either. It was major adjustment both in size and scope, amounting to just under $203,000, reducing our budget from $1,970,673 to $1,768,003. Our budget receipts for the last four years, coming off the effects of the Great Recession and coupled with the deaths and geographic relocations of a number of Oakmont members, have plateaued around $1,750,000. When we ended the first quarter approximately $113,000 behind what our budget called for at that point, our Deacons and Stewardship Team experienced understandable concern. These leaders made the difficult, yet responsible, decision to move our budget temporarily more in line with our giving. You can review those reductions on the next page. They include reducing anticipated expenditures in personnel, missions, capital improvements, and ministry-related areas, as well as using some designated funds to service our mortgage on the new building now called Branches at My observations about our budget challenge include: This challenge is more ministry than budgetary in nature rooted in our spiritual life together. Giving that springs both from obedience and gratefulness is a major tenet of the good news of Jesus. Our giving indeed is a spiritual discipline, or habit. I hope you do not give to your church budget alone, but to your Lord who uses our funds to do His work in the world. We are making a difference in people s lives inside the Oakmont walls, as well as in our community and world. When you make a financial gift to your church s ministry, you can trust that the money is spent wisely and with an outward focus directed toward reaching, serving, and growing others in Christ s name. A significant portion of the expenses contained within our budget provide the infrastructure that makes possible the ministry we all value. It is a privilege to open our facilities for, to name a few, the twice-monthly medical clinic, tutoring and literacy for children on Mondays and Tuesdays, youth ministry activities on Wednesdays and Sundays, and worship and Sunday School on a weekly basis. It s easy to forget, though, that paying the utility or insurance bills, repairing the leaking toilet, replacing the rotting wood windows (that work is currently happening), paying an adult volunteer s way to a youth camp or staff salaries all makes possible the church ministry we have come to appreciate. Oakmont s 42 charter members began our church 51 years ago with tithing (returning to God 10 percent of our income) as one of their core commitments. Who Oakmont is today, to a great extent, goes back to their biblical emphasis and commitment to generous giving, of which we are the grateful beneficiaries. I would like to challenge you to follow their example if you are not already. I believe that you love your church and value the ministries that we have embraced, which we often share through our faith stories in worship. I am likewise confident that, upon sharing these financial realities, you will respond generously. Our Deacons and Stewardship Team would find no greater joy than eventually restoring these reductions so that our missional focus can be retained and sustained, not minimized as is currently the case. So offer a financial gift as an act of gratitude to God. Make an additional grace gift if you are already tithing. Covenant with God that you will increase your gifts by one percent annually as you work toward the tithe. Let s create a joyful place of worship, study, and service characterized by abundant giving at this place we all love and celebrate called Oakmont. Your Pastor, Greg Rogers

Stewardship Team and Diaconate Approved 2015 Budget

.. $42,719 Missions...$25,000 Building Capital Improvements.

..$45,000 Reduction in Ministry Areas at 30% of $216,903.

Ministries) Total 2015 Budget Reductions.

13 Stewardship Team and Diaconate Approved 2015 Budget Reductions Oakmont Community Center Minister... $42,719 Missions...$25,000 Building Capital Improvements...$25,000 Mortgage Payment...$45,000 Reduction in Ministry Areas at 30% of $216, $64,951 (Christian Education, Music, and other Supportive Ministries) Total 2015 Budget Reductions...$202,670 Original 2015 Budget... $1,970,673 (Amount needed weekly $37,898) Adjusted 2015 Budget...$1,768,003 (Amount needed weekly $34,000)

and archives Live Streaming Go to the Media section of the What s New tab of our web

Both the 9:40 and the Emerge Services will be streamed each week.

our new Podcast. You can also search Oakmont on itunes Podcasts.

devices. Search Sunday Streams in the Apple App Store or in Google Play. www.

.. listen to sermons watch videos download pdfs of bulletins download pdfs of

14 and archives Live Streaming Go to the Media section of the What s New tab of our web site to find the link to our new Live Streaming. Both the 9:40 and the Emerge Services will be streamed each week. Go to the Media section of the What s New tab of our web site to find the link to our new Podcast. You can also search Oakmont on itunes Podcasts. Archives If you miss it Sunday morning, check back later in the week to find that week s services. Mobile App There is also an app available to view our services on many mobile devices. Search Sunday Streams in the Apple App Store or in Google Play. Go to our website to... listen to sermons watch videos download pdfs of bulletins download pdfs of newsletters and much more! Through the generosity of Cable Channel 7, our 9:40 Worship Service is shown each week at 11 a.m. (During our summer schedule, the services will be presented with a one-week delay). CDs & DVDs of our services are available by calling the Church Office CDs are $3 DVDs are $5

All the Members Ministers Dr. Gregory P. Rogers Pastor extension 206 greg@oakmontchurch.com Rev. Michael R. McKnight Minister of Music extension 204 michael@oakmontchurch.com Rev. Beth M.

Andrews Minister of Youth and College extension 212 amy@oakmontchurch.com Rev. Joshua A. Breazeale Minister of Education and Children extension 225 joshua@oakmontchurch.com Ms. Lauri R.

Butler Business Administrator extension 222 beverly@oakmontchurch.com Mr. D. Wayne Taylor Facility Manager extension 208 wayne@oakmontchurch.com Ms.

Caroline Bissette Technical Assistant Mr. Dwayne Brown Food Services Director Mr. Jim Gilliam Music Assistant Mr. Ben Gurganus CBF Congregational Collegiate Intern Mr.

Andi Justice Interim Oakmont Community Center Director DONATIONS DONATIONS BEFORE bringing unsolicited items to donate (such as clothes, books, computers, or toys) please call the Church Office to

15 All the Members Ministers Dr. Gregory P. Rogers Pastor extension 206 Rev. Michael R. McKnight Minister of Music extension 204 Rev. Beth M. Thompson Associate Pastor extension 205 Rev. Stephen C. Harding Minister of Media and Arts extension 213 Rev. Amy S. Andrews Minister of Youth and College extension 212 Rev. Joshua A. Breazeale Minister of Education and Children extension 225 Ms. Lauri R. Johnson Pastoral/Music Ministry Secretary extension 202 Mrs. Sally A. Pride Educational Ministries Secretary extension 201 Mrs. Beverly B. Butler Business Administrator extension 222 Mr. D. Wayne Taylor Facility Manager extension 208 Ms. Ruth Allen Receptionist extension 203 Mr. Butch Jones Mr. Trever Schock Mrs. Helen Aycock Mrs. Jane Willoughby Mr. Ardell Barr Sextons Mrs. Caroline Bissette Technical Assistant Mr. Dwayne Brown Food Services Director Mr. Jim Gilliam Music Assistant Mr. Ben Gurganus CBF Congregational Collegiate Intern Mr. Jack Cavanagh Oakmont Community Center Ministries Intern Ms. Andi Justice Interim Oakmont Community Center Director DONATIONS DONATIONS BEFORE bringing unsolicited items to donate (such as clothes, books, computers, or toys) please call the Church Office to see if there is a need. Due to limited storage space, we cannot take all donations. However, we may have suggestions of organizations that could use your generous gift. Rev. Lawrence B. Powers Minister to College Students extension 226 lawrence@oakmontchurch.com Mrs. Alisa W. Gilliam Pianist Mrs. Jimmie S. Hughes Director of Missions extension 224 jimmie@oakmontchurch.com Mrs. Karen C. Meetze Organist WELCOME NEW STAFF Andi Justice will begin work in June as Interim Oakmont Community Center Ministries Director. She graduated in May from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Andi will work primarily with the families and children of Oakmont Square Apartments and be an integral point of connection for all our ongoing OSA Community Ministries. Ben Gurganus has just finished his freshmen year at Campbell University where he majors in Christian Ministry. Ben will serve as a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Student.Church Intern working with the Youth Ministry at Oakmont. Student.Church is a CBF initiative to engage students in congregational ministry settings as they sort out their own possible call to Christian ministry. Ben will serve for 10 weeks. Jack Cavanagh will serve for 8 weeks as the Oakmont Community Center Ministries Intern. Jack recently finished his freshman year at the University of Virginia where he double majors in Economics and Global Development and is pursuing a minor in Urban Development. Jack will provide needed leadership and assistance for the summer programming for Oakmont Community Center Ministries.

Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE PAID Greenville, NC 27858 PERMIT NO.

531-6894 June 27-28 Amy 916-9937 SCHEDULE July 3-5 Joshua 702-4301 July 11-12 Steve 347-5622 July

16 Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE PAID Greenville, NC PERMIT NO. 337 Return Service Requested Oakmont Baptist Church 1100 Red Banks Road Greenville, NC SUMMER Minister on Call June 6-7 Steve June Greg June Beth June Amy SCHEDULE July 3-5 Joshua July Steve July Michael July Beth Aug. 1-2 Beth Aug. 8-9 Greg Aug Lawrence Aug Michael July 5 through September 6 Aug Amy

May 3, 2015 The Fifth Sunday of Easter CALL TO WORSHIP

May 3, 2015 The Fifth Sunday of Easter CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The Good Shepherd invites us to green pastures. We are refreshed beside still waters. People: We have been given everything we have. God offers