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1 HOLIDAY 2015 MESSENGER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OCEAN DRIVE His name will be called Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6 ADVENT SERMON SERIES Christmas is Jesus The Message Delivered By Angels Dear ODPC Family, Each year as we celebrate the First Advent of Christ, we are simultaneously reminded of the Second Advent in 4-8 PM 25 % OFF which the old order of things will pass away and Christ our $ 1 LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET $ 3 SED DO EIUSMOD TEMPOR INCIDIDUNT UT Lord will put all things to right. $ 5 DUIS AUTE IRURE DOLOR IN REPREHENDERIT When Jesus returns, it will mark the end of all $ 10 EXCEPTEUR SINT OCCAECAT CUPIDATAT NON divisions; the consolidation of all competing authorities. We Nov 29 - Zechariah and the Angel EXCEPTEUR SINT OCCAECAT CUPIDATAT NON PROIDENT live in a world of lines and boundaries, marking areas of Dec 6 - Mary and the Angel Dec 20 -Joseph and the Angel power and control. In politics there are so many systems, so Dec 24 - The Shepherds and the Angels many competing claims. In law there are many voices and many judges. Our world is a place of disagreement and conflict and war, where freedom is fragile and must be constantly defended. In fact, we are suspicious of over-mighty authorities, lest they become despotic or authoritarian. But Paul, in writing to the Philippians, reminds us that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow. This instant consolidation will be good news. We will only have to listen to one voice, obey one power, and acknowledge one authority. That voice will be the voice of truth, that power will be the power of love, and that authority will be divine. continued on page 2 Blood Drive Monday, December 7 LFLC, noon - 5pm Sign up in the Welcome Center or the chuch office. COMMUNION Jan. 10 We will be hosting a Class of 2015 new members presentation at both services Sunday, January 24, There will be a reception in the LFLC immediately following the 11am service for the new members and their families.

2 message continued from page 1 Philippians 2:9-11 says, Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father. When Jesus returns there will be peace everywhere. May God help us all shine His light especially brightly at this time of year, when so many people are seeking peace and joy that can only be found in Him. Amen. Merry Christmas! Grace and Peace to you and yours in Christ Jesus, Warmly, Daryle Bush Pastor For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6 Please join us this Sunday, December 6, at 9:30am and 11:00am for some bluegrass style Christmas music.

3 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD WE COLLECTED 239 SHOEBOXES!!! Christmas Poinsettias (The white envelopes in the sanctuary pews are for your convenience.) If you would like a Christmas Poinsettia placed in the church, in honor or in memory of a loved one, please fill out a white envelope with your donation and drop it in the offering plate or at the church office. As we did last year, in lieu of purchasing all poinsettias, your donation will go to the Remembrance Fund. Poinsettias will be purchased and the rest will be used to purchase items to beautify our church.the last collection day will be Sunday, December 13. Christmas Love Gift (The red envelopes in the sanctuary pews are for your convenience.) If you would like to contribute to the Christmas Love gift, which will be used to give to those within our congregation who have a need at Christmas time, please fill out a red envelope and drop it in the offering plate or at the church office. Thank you in advance to those of you who have contributed to these funds. The last collection date will be Sunday, December 6.

4 CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES Fall Registration Night Holiday Shut-in Love Baskets will be Wednesday, September 9, 6:00-7:15pm delivered Dec 6. Back to School time is already here and that means we start our Nite program for kids ages 4 years nic@nite starts back on Sunday, January 10, 2016! old through 5th grade that will meet Sunday nights from 6-7:15pm. Our kick-off for this will be a joint children s and youth, ACCESS, registration event. Please come ready to sign up and enjoy a fellowship time in our Family Life Center. If you would like to volunteer to help with ACCESS please contact Abbi Meckley at nite and ACCESS To Begin Sunday, September 13, 6:00-7:15pm Children s and youth ministry will begin on the 13th of September and run through March 20, 2016 in the ACCESS8 S.T.A.G.E. Presents: Lyerly Family Life Center, Christian Education building, and the Shak. All children ages 4 years old through 5th grade, and youth grades 6th through 12th are welcome. The Good News Cruise! A Spring Musical! If you like to act, sing, build, design, paint, or make costumes, then now is your chance! We need actors, set designers, and everyone-in-between to *New for Middle Schoolers this Fall: The Redemption Course! help us put on our Spring Musical! Monday, Dec 7, 4-5pm, roles & Starting assignments Sunday, will September given out in the 13, Shak. 10:45am Practice will - 12:00pm, be every Monday, Room A224 beginning Jan 11, 6-7pm. Find out more at accessyouthodpc.org. Given by Mrs. Donna High Beam School and Senior Cheryl Smarrella, Interviews this year for the long 2016 course Graduating is truly life changing, Class and students Filming will gain will a rock begin solid Jan biblical 5, 4 - foundation 5pm. See accessodpcyouth.org that will open their eyes for to more the info amazingness on ACCESS of the Seniors Gospel and and give Graduation them the tools Sunday to share the epic life of Jesus (and His epic love for us) with others. This class also serves as a confirmational course, giving students that complete it, the choice to make their profession of faith and participate in a Baptism, therefore qualifying them for active membership of ODPC! All current 6th, 7th, and Help! We need youth to help serve at the Samaritan Soup Cook-Off Sunday, Jan 10, 4-6pm. This is an 8th graders are welcome and we would love to have you! Snacks and water will be provided. For more awesome way to get involved with vital local missions and gain valuable community service hours! information or to sign up, please call Abbi Meckley at or Cheryl Smarrella at Reminders: No ACCESS Dec 20 & 27! Keep collecting for our ACCESS Yard Sale in Feb! Save The Date Friday, October 30, 6:00-7:15pm This is an all family church event. We need as many cars and trucks as possible to bless the children of our church and local community. If you want to participate, please contact Michelle Estep at the church office to get your car registered and receive all the trunk details.

5 Music Notes A Bluegrass Christmas Sunday, December 6 at 9:30 & 11:00am Join us in worship for some bluegrass style Christmas music. The NMB All City Choir will present There is Peace in the World Tonight Saturday, December 5, 4:00pm and Sunday, December 6, 4:00 & 7:00pm Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace among those with whom He is pleased! Luke 2:14 Jesus IS the Prince of Peace! ODPC Christmas Pageant Christmas is Jesus Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 and 11:00am Contemporary Service Attendees: Please note starting time of 9:00am. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Thursday, December 24 4:00 & 6:00pm The lighting of the candles symbolizes receiving the light of Christ, internalizing His light, and radiating Christ s light through our words and actions into a world darkened by selfishness and hate. Bring a bell for our traditional ringing of the bells during the singing of Joy to the World. Gail Bliss Country Gospel Concert Sunday, January 17 at 7:00pm

6 DEC - JAN Dec 5 & 6 All City Cantata Dec 6 A Bluegrass Christmas Dec 6 Holiday Love Basket Delivery/Caroling Dec 7 Blood Drive Dec 7 STAGE Auditions Dec 13 Christmas Cantata Dec 16 Youth Christmas Party Dec 17 Westminster Preschool Christmas Program Dec 24 Christmas Eve Services Dec 25 OFFICE CLOSED Dec 28 OFFICE CLOSED Dec 31 OFFICE CLOSED Jan 1, 2016 OFFICE CLOSED Jan 7 GriefShare Begins Jan 10 Communion Jan 10 Soup Cook-off Jan 11 STAGE Practice Begins Jan 12 New Officer Training Begins Jan 14 Prime Time Jan 17 Gail Bliss Concert Jan 21 Alzheimer s Caregiver Support Group Jan 24 New Members Welcome Jan 24 The Truth Project Begins To my wonderful church family, I cannot begin to tell you how much the prayers and calls from all of you have meant to me. Thanks again and blessings on each and everyone of you, Barb Hoffman May I thank our church members for their cards and phone calls, in regard to my recent birthday. The gesture was thoughtful, indeed, and pleased me very much. Ralph Ashby Dearest Christian Friends, It is so nice to hear from you. Our new unit has large rooms and a den for my desk and computer. We are half living out of boxes. We have menus for our meals, have not had a bad meal yet. God is good. My condition is no better. Henrietta & Clarence Belanus

7 ANGEL TREE Ends December 6! All Angel Tree gifts need to be wrapped and returned to the Angel Tree by Dec. 6. We will then organize the delivery of all the gifts. If you would like to help, please contact Denise Pierce at th Annual Samaritan Soup Cook-Off Sunday, January 10, pm, LFLC Tickets will be available in the Welcome Center before and after services Sunday, December 20, 27, and Jan 3. Avoid the line, pre-sale tickets are $8/person. Local churches and restaurants will be cooking their Best Soup in NMB! Come vote for your favorite soup and enjoy dessert. Lots of door prizes! Proceeds to benefit families and people in crisis. Questions, call Kathy Bazzarre, R.N., Vol. FCN, PCA, at The Truth Project ODPC plans to offer The Truth Project 12 week bible study on Sundays starting January 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm. Details coming soon! We Pray With You We Mourn With You ODPC Members Jack A. Young, Jr. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the suffering of Christ flows over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

8 Let s get down to the brass tacks... the dollars, some chatter & your health & welfare October 2015 YTD Actual EXPENSES ARE: Mortgage 36,599 Fellowship/Connecting 2,948 Diaconate 7,605 Administration 75,304 Discipleship 11,399 Evangelism & Outreach 68,989 Finance/Property 43,856 Property 96,560 Staff 546,257 Worship 12,753 Total Expenses 902,270 Total Income 1,048,408 Over/(Short) 146, Annual Budget: $1,323, YTD Budget: $1,094, Actual Revenues: $1,048, YTD/Actual: $(46,002) Mortgage Balance as of October 31: Westminster Preschool A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Enjoy the City fundraiser! Santa s Workshop December 9-10 Each child will get to do their own Christmas shopping for their family. Volunteers will help the children with their special selections and with placing them in Christmas bags to keep hidden until Christmas morning. Christmas Program & Dinner Thursday, December 17 The Little Lambs and 2 year old class will sing for all who come. Following their performance, the 3 and 4 year old classes will perform the Christmas story in costume. Dinner will be provided by Logan s Roadhouse afterwards for family and friends that have signed up. P r i m e T i m e Ministry will not be held in December but will return Thursday, January 14, 2016 with Mexican Train and Rumikub Tile Games, 2-4pm, room 224. Please c a l l t h e c h u r c h o f fi c e a t to sign up! New Support Group at ODPC! The South Carolina Alzheimer s Association and the Chapter office in Myrtle Beach supports an Alzheimer s Caregivers Support Group at ODPC. The monthly meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2-3:30pm in room 224. Information is available at the Welcome Center desk or call Facilitator, Kathy Bazzarre, R. N., Vol. FCN, PCA Hospice Care = Quality of life, comfort, and support. We invite you to bring your questions about Hospice Care to the December 17 Alzheimer s Caregivers Suppor t Group meeting. From 2-2:30pm, speakers Joyce Calabrese, R.N., MS, Director of Regency Hospice and Stacy Fontaine, LMSW will answer your questions and have informational handouts. If you are a caregiver for a loved one with dementia, please stay for the caregiver s meeting from 2:30-3:00pm. $578,287

9 GRIEFSHARE S WINTER SERIES RETURNS TO ODPC! THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2-4PM. GriefShare is designed to provide a grief recovery support group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. It is recognized as a ministry to which individuals can be referred for year-round grief support. Each series lasts 13 weeks. You can register in the Welcome Center on Sundays, December 20, 27, and January 3, or call the church office at Help Needed! Connect With Members: Sunday Morning Coffee & Conversation Needs Your Assistance! We are looking for help in two ways: come early to help set-up, make coffee, lemonade, and prepare morning snacks, 8-9am; or stay and put away, breakdown the condiments, clean coffee pots, and put away any leftovers, 10:30-11:15am. Please pick one month out of the year to make new friends! Contact Roy McDuffie for more information at Hot Stacks Receipts... Please bring in your receipts when you eat at Hot Stacks. Our church can receive credit for a percentage of the cost of your meal. Office Depot Please remember to give our church phone number at check out, this helps us get a discount on our office supplies, Needed: Pasta, rice, hats, sneakers, shoes, lotion, toothbrushes, small tubes of toothpaste, toilet tissue, shampoo in small containers, brushes, razors, powder laundry detergent, and small soaps. For more information, call Peter Tibbetts at

10 Julia s Baptism September 23, 2015 Hello, Happy thanksgiving day! Maybe most of you have forgotten me. This is Julia, one Chinese girl. In this summer, I stayed in America as one J1 student and was very lucky to get your help. First, I want to say I have come back my country safely. I know it is too late. Then, I want to say thanks. I know it is late,too. I am sorry for that because I had been busy for participating my last term s exams until last week. Recently, when I read JESUS CALLING, my God taught me to say thanks. Today is American thanksgiving day. i have been waiting for this good opportunity to express my thanks. Thank Becca and Luke for guiding me to find ODPC. Then I could meet many nice brothers and sisters here. Thank nice lady Muriel to take me into Bible Study class. Here, I have met many good people,and I was not alone again in my left American days. Thank pastor baptizing for me. I could start a new life. Thank Chris and Elaine, that was really one cool experience for me to visit airport. Thank Bobby for his tickets, I enjoyed one wonderful show. Exciting! Thank that handsome sir( sorry, I forget your name). that was my first time to see so many real dolphins! Thank Barbara, Morie, Benjamin, Laura, Sharon and Jerry.. I have many thanks to say. Thank everybody in ODPC. i couldn t imagine what would happen to me if i hadn t met you. It was my first time to go aboard. I tried my best to persuade my dad to allow. Before i came to America, my dad said sorry to me. he was sorry that he couldn t find one familiar people to care for me in the USA. He had been worrying about me.to be honest, i was unhappy for his thought.i believed i can do it.so, i wanted to prove to my father : i have been independent. But my situation in America was out of my expectation. And i really didn t want to ask my dad for help. i like challenge, i even considered sleeping under bridge as one exciting thing. Taking the bus to travel is also acceptable for me. i expected these to become my young age s special experience.but when i had no choice but to determine to travel America by myself. Fear was more than excitement. As i told my dad don t worry and cheated him that someone would accompany me to travel, i was anxious for unknown trip. (Please forgive me, every children will learn to say kind lie to their parents when they are walking in growing road.) But my following amazing experience was really out of my expectation, too. it was amazing. I never expected that you would offer me such help. I couldn t share my fear with my parents in China, when i tried to talk this to Shary, she told me, Julia, don t worry. We will help you. You needn t worry anything. continued on the next page

11 so, here, i want to say particular thanks to Shary and Jerry, Shirley and Jonathan, Rita and Larry, Morie. Thank you for driving me to experience one real American life. Thank you for praying for me. Thank you for your gifts. Thank you for offering me one place to stay. Thank you for cooking delicious food for me. you treated me like granddaughter. You gave me one piece of unforgettable time. That was my happiest time in my last 20 years, maybe in my whole life.thank you, thank you... I enjoyed saying How are you with every sisters and brothers in ODPC on sunday s worship, despite we didn t know each other before. I enjoyed taking part in Bible study with you. It gave me one peace feeling. Despite I couldn t understand every sentence in class, most time, I just could catch a few words. I enjoyed Duster s playing, violin play in hope s kitchen. I enjoyed doing some work with hope s kitchen s volunteers. I enjoyed each ODPC s activities. I enjoyed talking with you as having lunch. I enjoyed singing songs for our Lord together, despite I am not good at it. I enjoyed sitting in Morie s car to come back house. I enjoyed Playing words game with Shirley and Jonathan. I enjoyed walking around Charleston with Shary and climbing mountain with Jerry. I enjoyed taking a walk in Garden with Rita on that sunny day. I enjoyed watching film with you, watching show with you. I enjoyed staying with you, despite nothing to do. I miss you. My nice family in ODPC. I cherish these precious time carefully. I started to complain it was too short. In America, most things were fresh for me. Thank you for accepting me, this strange girl. Coming back home is always not one easy thing for me since I chose to leave hometown to seek challenge. ODPC gave me one home feeling. It is not easy for me to come back again,but i still hope i can meet you again one day. Who knows the destiny? Only our God. I also thank encountering setbacks in life which make me grown up and mature. Thank you every family member in ODPC again. Thank God. Love in ODPC. Happy thanksgiving day. And merry Christmas in advance. julia " " " " " " " (xuejiao zheng) *This was received Monday, November 30, Dear Prime Time members and congregation, Prime Time and Sea Haven November I extend my gratitude and deepest thanks for all the items donated for the youth at Sea Haven. Your generosity, hands, and hearts of caring will bless these young ladies and gentlemen. May your Christmas be filled with God s abundant blessings, Kathy Bazzarre, R.N., Vol. FCN, PCA. Update on Sea Haven: Due to all of the heavy rains, they have not been able to get the site work finished and construction has been delayed. The inside is almost complete and they hope to complete the room by year s end. We will continue to keep you updated!

12 Evangelism & Outreach Cuba Mission Trip October Jerry and Wanda Wilder, along with Anni Hardcastle, and 6 others traveled to Cuba where they had a very successful and enlightening trip. Cuba is still very much 3rd world country. It's as if the whole country is frozen in time, 1959 to be exact. The country is very poor yet very clean. The people are awesome and very friendly. Crime is very low. They are a Communist country and suppressed by the government. It's just their way of life. We were there to visit 4 churches. We would set up in the churches then divide into groups and go out into the community to visit homes. We would share the story of Jesus Christ and invite our new friends to except Jesus into their hearts. We offered gifts of reading glasses and Bibles through the church. What a true blessing! After our home visits we would have a mini vacation Bible school with the children in the church. This allowed us an opportunity to share Jesus with children and give them gifts of coloring books, bracelets, arts and crafts and candy. Lots of fun! Jerry and I are looking forward to returning in April of Blessings, Wanda We visited 4 churches and visited homes and shared Christ's salvation, resulting in 68 people saying the prayer. 71 Bibles, in Spanish, were distributed and 150 pairs of glasses. Bible lessons and activities with the children were very popular and blessed all. Plans for future visits are being made. -Anni

13 Who we are here at ODPC... The Reverend Daryle P. Bush, Senior Pastor We encourage you to ask questions about our church. For more information, please contact us through our website, or give our office a call and we will be glad to give you all the Good News! ODPC STAFF MEMBERS The Reverend Daryle Bush - Pastor dbush@odpc.org Senior Nikki S - Executive Assistant to Pastor nsmith@odpc.org Kathy B - Volunteer Parish Nurse kbazzarre@odpc.org Kelly G - Director of Contemporary Worship kgabriele@odpc.org Karen A - Director of Traditional Worship kalexander@odpc.org Ethan H - Media Engineer EHarris@odpc.org Michelle E - Children s Ministry Director mestep@odpc.org Abbi M - Youth Director ameckley@odpc.org Cindy T - Financial Administrator cthompson@odpc.org Betsy M- Reception oceandrive@odpc.org Mary Gail S - Administrative Assistant mstanaland@odpc.org James N-Sexton jnorton@odpc.org OCEAN DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS A CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA). Our Mission: To Glorify God and make Him known! Our Passion: To Glorify God by - Bringing people to saving faith in Jesus Christ and membership in His family; Building them up to become like Christ; Training them to serve Christ; and Sending them out to share the Good News of Christ s love. Our Beliefs: That Jesus Christ is Lord of all and the only way of salvation. That Holy Scripture is God s revealed Word, the Church s only infallible rule of faith and life. That God s people are called to holiness in all aspects of life. Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church 410 Sixth Avenue South PO Box 277 North Myrtle Beach, SC Sunday Worship Schedule 9:30 Contemporary Worship 11:00 Traditional Worship 9:30 Adult Sunday School 10:45 Adult & Youth Sunday School The Reverend Daryle Bush, Senior Pastor Web Site: oceandrivechurch.org Phone: OceanDrive@odpc.org