April 21, VBS June 17 th - 21 st. Register online at or pick up a registration form at the Information Center!

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1 THIS WEEK - April Sunday 9:00 am Easter Worship Service Monday Offices Closed 6:00 pm Adult Co-ed Volleyball Tuesday 9:00 am Staff Meeting 6:30 pm Elder Meeting Wednesday 6:00 pm AWANA - Pizza Party/ Awards Night NEXT WEEK - April 28 - May 4 Sunday 8:30 am Blood Pressure Check with C Wells 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am Sunday School 11:40 am Youth Missions Trip Meeting 5:30 pm Jr. & Sr. High Mushball in Cambridge Monday 6:00 pm Adult Co-ed Volleyball Tuesday 9:00 am Staff Meeting Sermon Coming Next Week - Pastor Foss preaching Acts 20: VBS June 17 th - 21 st This is for the whole family from ages 3 to Adult! Supper is served at 5:30 pm VBS runs 6 to 8 pm Register online at or pick up a registration form at the Information Center! Today - No Children s Church April 28 th - M & D Carlson An Evangelical Free Church of America Nursery Workers 9:00 am J & J Mettlin 10:30 am No Sunday School 2 & 3 Year Old Class Workers 9:00 am P Anders / Ma Johnston 10:30 am No Sunday School Box 25, Osco, IL (309) Website - Office Hours Monday - Friday 9 am to 3 pm Paul Henschel Senior Pastor Cell ( ) PHenschel@oscochurch.org John Foss Associate Pastor of Family Ministries Cell ( ) JFoss@oscochurch.org Doreen Vincent Worship Director Heidi Hoste Asst. Worship Director Office ( ) worshipministry@oscochurch.org Connie Keeney Office Manager Office ( ) office@oscochurch.org To Know Him To Make To Share Him Known His Love April 21, 2019 *Hearing Assistance Devices available at the Sound Booth for your convenience.*

2 Behold, I am Making All Things New Mark 15:42-16:8 April 21, 2019 The resurrection of Jesus is a real, historical event that powerfully changes everything. I. What s with Mark 16:9-20? II. What really happened to Jesus? A. The Burial (15:42-47) B. The Resurrection (16:1-8) III. What does the resurrection mean for us?

3 Youth Missions Trip Meeting - Age: Sr. High & 8th Graders. We will hold another informational meeting for the trip on April 28 th following Sunday School. Applications will be available. It's not too late to come learn about the trip scheduled July 27 th - August 2 nd! Welcome to Osco Church! We are so glad to have you with us as we celebrate our Risen Lord! Information Center/ Website Updates - Check out the website at for recent sermons and current/past copies of the bulletin to download. Copies of the TORCH are available online or at the Information Center. Special April Events: April 24 th - Pizza Party/Awards Night Activities for the whole family! 6:00-7:30 pm Awana Ministries for ages 3 through 6th grade Trek Small Group for 7th & 8th grade Journey Small Group for 9th through 12th grade Parents class Nursery is provided Any questions, please contact: awana@oscochurch.org &/or facebook.com/oscoawana Women s Mexican Buffet & Painting Class - Sun., May 5 th - 11:45 am Senoras and senoritas come join us for an eventa de pintura (painting event). Immediately after SS you can enjoy a Mexican buffet with a painting class after we eat. A Juenger will show us how to paint a picture-no talent required. Materials will be supplied, cost is $12/person. We will need everyone to sign up at the Information Center, in the foyer, and pay by 4/28. Adios and see you there! Camp Information: Early Bird Registration ends May 1 st. Scholarships of $50 are available for all of our campers...for those that want a scholarship voucher, please see Pastor John before sending in registration forms, or for any additional information. Graduating Students - If you know of any students that will be graduating this May, please let the church office know who is graduating, when they are graduating, what school or college they are graduating from, and (college) degree they are graduating with so we can recognize their accomplishments on Sunday, May 12 th. No Sunday School or Evening Activities Today Church offices closed - Mon., April 22 nd Youth Group - For grades 6 th through 12 th Today - Easter - No Evening Activities Upcoming dates: April 28 th - Mushball at the Cambridge Baseball Diamond - Starts at 5:30 pm Blood Pressure Checks will be available on Sun., April 28 th (change due to Easter) from 8:30-9 am in Room C.1.9. with C Wells. Pastor s Prayer Partners - Today: Easter Volunteers April 28 th : Dave R & S Tuttle OCC Elders Tom Akers Keith Hoste (Scripture Reader) Nick Juenger Larry Roach Paul Henschel

4 PLEASE PRAY FOR: Pray for K Perry who broke her leg several weeks ago. Pray for her to get the rest she needs to heal, but also for energy & stamina to continue teaching. Pray for K Sr. (L Uhlry's ex-husband) who has stage 4 cancer. Cancer has spread to his abdomen. Pray for comfort, strength, and healing & that the new medication will stop the cancer from spreading. Pray for K to come to know the Lord. A Vincent (Janson s daughter) -Started chemotherapy on 4/4 & will continue every 2 weeks till the end of May for breast cancer. Baby M is home and doing well. The family of J Kohrs as they grieve her loss. M Peterson (Vincent) He is currently receiving radiation treatments. Please pray for physical strength and that he stays healthy. The family of F Hughes (J Johnston s grandfather) as they grieve his loss. PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY - A Wallace-Marines, San Diego, CA E Wallace-Navy, Washington DC ONGOING NEEDS L (Bowen family) D (J Kohrs brother) J & N Salter (J Kohrs) J Parry K Proehl, (C Keeney) J (CCYC Volunteer) D Moody H Reddick J Glazier (friend of B Wells) J Blocklinger-Hale (J Franck s mother) D Nilsson PEOPLE BATTLING CANCER L (W & J Allen s granddaughter) C Long (Padgett s niece) A (Mettlin s granddaughter) J Watters (breast-occ missionary) D Grady (prostate-occ missionary) T Swanson (friend of Mettlin s) D Langel (friend of Mettlin s) J (friend of S Rehn) B Padgett (lung-j Padgett s brother) A Garcia (medulloblastoma classmate of the Vedvik girls) Please pray for the 2019 Romania Team - J & L Padgett, M Betcher, C Nielsen and L Reddick. They will be in Romania for a two-week camping ministry July 19 th - August 2 nd. Missionaries of the Month Scott Johnson YFC International Keith & Louise EFCA Reach Global in Asia Current letters for our missionaries can be found on our website,

5 April Birthdays L Reddick 1 A Ames 3 M Johnston 4 C Snook 9 L Hoste 18 M Betcher 21 C Keeney 23 H Akers 24 K Woodward 24 N Juenger 26 J Kohrs 28 T Henschel 30 April Anniversaries B & J Franck 13 J & J Mettlin 27 S & T Scott 28 S & K Janson 29