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1 Office: Web Site: Mount Oak Fellowship Mount Oak Rd Mitchellville, MD of the U n ited Metho dist Chur ch Vision Statement Mt. Oak is a dynamic and inviting church - seeking intimate unity with Jesus Christ - loving God, loving one another, and loving our neighbors - welcoming everyone into our fellowship - making disciples of Jesus Christ in service to our community

2 Jerry H Thank you for worshipping with us On Sunday, September 14, 2014 The Mt Oak Prayer Chain is available for all prayer requests and praise reports. Send requests directly to prayer@mtoak.org and mark them Prayer Request/Praise Report. Please print your name and contact informa on on each card you submit. Remember when you turn in a Prayer card at church to mark Public (for distribu on) or Confiden al (for the pastors). We cannot broadcast prayer concerns without permission. Please have all entries for the bulle n into the Church Office by Monday the week of the publica on. Thank you. Last Week s Church Budget Weekly Need $ 9,477 Budget Need to date $ 341,172 Last Week s Giving $ 8214 Current Giving to date $ 334,547 Last Week s A endance 8:45 Service 10:30 Service Kids and Leaders AMPED Total Worship Please Register Your A endance! We are using the black binders to collect attendance information. Please print. Use the LEFT HAND COLUMN if you are a member or regular attendee and we have your current contact information. Use the RIGHT HAND COLUMN if you are a visitor or wish to change your contact information please completely fill in one of the four line blocks. M O U N T O A K F E L L O W S H I P of the United Methodist Church Mount Oak Road, Mitchellville, MD (301) Hwww.mtoak.orgH Pastor: H Grace, jerry@mtoak.org, Home Phone Youth Pastor: Seth Johnson, seth@mtoak.org Children s Ministry Director: Megann Nyman, megann@mtoak.org Administrative Assistant:: Milford Craig, secretary@mtoak,org Worship Ministry Teams: Erma Collins and Mary Jane Stauffer (8:45) Andrew Hatter (temp) (10:30)

3 Women Being Made New Bible Study Monday afternoons Room 206 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm All ladies are welcome. Please Join Us at Mount Oak for a Day of Scrapbooking on Saturday, October 11th! Cost if $35 and is a ministry fundraiser. The day starts at 9am and ends at 6pm and includes the following: breakfast, lunch, snacks, scrapbook vendors, classes, prizes and games. Please contact Michele Herring at michele.herring@hotmail.com if you would like to attend or teach a class on card making or have any ideas on how to make this event more enjoyable. Hope you can make it!

4 Children s Ministry News For questions or more information, call Megann Nyman at or Megann@mtoak.org. Our Mission: To lead children to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. NURSERY PARENTS: Please do not forget to sign up to volunteer in the Infant Nursery or Toddler Nursery today when you pick your children up! Middle School IGNITE! (6th-8th Grade) MEETS TODAY! This class will answer the foundational theological questions this age group is desperately asking on the bible, other religions, the creed, discipleship, etc. These students are dismissed with the elementary students following the children s message. AWANA Wednesdays are the BEST night of the week! Cubbies 3yr-4yr Sparks K-2nd Grade TNT 3rd-5th Grade Learning about God through Bible stories, scripture memory verses, and games! From 6:30-8:00 pm after dinner. Not Registered Yet? THAT S OK! We would love to have you come and check us out!

5 If your child has not yet made the switch to their new classroom, this is the Sunday to do it. Infant Nursery - Birth to Toddling (approximately 18 months but at discretion of parents) SCHEDULED TO OPEN OCTOBER 5 TH! Children are dropped off by their parents prior to the 10:30 worship service in room 104 on the LOWER level. They learn about God s Love through the loving faces and arms of our wonderful nursery volunteers. Children are then signed out in the classroom following service. Nursery - Toddling to 3 years Children are dropped off by their parents prior to the 10:30 worship service in room 201 on the upper level. They learn about God through the loving model of our wonderful nursery volunteers, bible stories, songs, and play. Children are then signed out in the classroom following service. PreK (4-5 years old) Children begin in worship with their families and are dismissed with their leaders to room 106 on the lower level. They learn about God through music, bible stories and a variety of activities. Parents sign these kids out in the classroom following service. Elementary School (1 st -5 th Grade) Kids begin in worship with their families and are dismissed with their leaders to room 107 on the lower level. Kids are invited to live out their new understanding of how to grow in relationship with God and with others. Parents sign these kids out in the classroom following service.

6 Today s sermon text is from: Genesis 22:1-8 (NKJV) Abraham s Faith Confirmed 22 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here I am. 2 Then He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; the lad [a] and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you. 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, My father! And he said, Here I am, my son. Then he said, Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering. So the two of them went together.

7 MT. DEW #1 - ABRAHAM & ISAAC (Genesis 22:1-8) When we feel the Holy Spirit rush in our lives we call these times MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES. Our face to face times with God aren t always the happiest times in our lives. Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham. (Gen. 22:1) Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall show you. (Gen. 22:2) Early the next morning - Abraham loaded up the donkey. BECAUSE I SAID SO! And Abraham could see the mountain in the distance. Every step he took must ve ripped his heart out a little more. And Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you. (Gen. 22:5) Obedience is the key to worshipping God! What s God calling YOU to do? Keep listening for that still small voice. (1 Kings 19:12)

8 NOTES: Mt Oak Choir is about to be reborn! Who? Anyone 16 and over who can carry a tune in a bucket and wants to sing in the choir. When? September 10 from 8 9 pm Where? The Sanctuary How? Just come to rehearsal on September 10, 2014

9 WHAT: WHEN: Thursdays, It s a small group Thursday s at Noon WHERE: In the Fellowship Hall WHY?: WHO? THE FELLOW-SHIP IS SETTING SAIL To have a small group for people who don t have a small group Pastor Jerry will be our Captain! The Galley is not open, so please bring your own lunch. We ll have some fun and of course, bit of Bible for dessert. Your boarding pass is your Bible

10 Mount Oak Mission Ministry Jesus said to his followers, Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone. - Mark 16:15 New Century Version (NCV) The Kairos Inside Prison Ministry delivers the Good News into the prisons. What is Kairos Inside Prison Ministry? It is a ministry that takes a 3 day retreat, similar to Emmaus or Cursillo, inside a prison. The word Kairos means Gods special time and it truly is a time when the residents have a special encounter with Our Lord. There are many, many changed hearts at the end of the weekend, Praise the LORD!!!!! The Kairos retreat happens once every 6 months. Thirty or more godly men and women go into the prison (they do not stay there at night) and meet with 35 prisoners. The lists of residents who sign up for the retreat is usually double or triple the 35 that Kairos can accommodate. Our church members, Janet & Gary Greenip and Anne & Henry Koether have served many times over the years. The next 2 Kairos weekends are October (Women) and October 30 Nov 2 (Men). Janet will serve at the MCIW (Maryland Correctional Institute for Women): MCIW is the only state prison for women so it houses all women serving more than a one year sentence. Gary will serve on the MCI. Both facilities are located in Jessup, MD. It takes over $5000 to run each of these retreats and it falls to the volunteers who serve on a retreat team to raise the funds. It is with your support that we are able to go into the prisons and visit Jesus there as He asked us to do - Matthew 25:36. Thank you for caring, Janet & Gary Greenip What besides money can you contribute? Prayer, Posters & Placemats: details next week. For more information go to Kairos Websites and Thank you for your donations to the Food Pantry and No More Malaria Campaign. Harriette Thompson, Mission Chair heartstrings101@verizon.net

11 PRAYER CONCERNS Mark 11:17 My house shall be called a House of Prayer for all nations Healing: Brad Swank, Retta Trundle, Joe Widmayer, Tara Scott (friend of April Martin), Kenny Peters (brother of June Widmayer), Barry Myers (uncle of Janet Greenip), Cayton Gillespie, Traci King, Jill Kauffman, Carol Anderson, Betty Brand, Valerie Sowell (Jill Kauffman s cousin), Robin S., Nate Isenhour, Mary Jo, Judy DeVito, Robinson family, Buck family, (friends of M. Courtney), Fred Saavedra, Roger Mazyck, Julie Holt, Goldie Cook (Alice Holt s aunt), Denise (friend of Laurie Hopkins), Lin Siddon & Cory Owen (friends of Laurell Leith), Joyce Thompson (daughter-in-law of Harriette Thompson), Austin Reese, Justin Parson (Diane Gorman s nephew), Baby Deklan (Randy Owen), Gary Hirschler, Tim Latvis (son-in-law of Randy and Linda Owens), Mr. Mtunguja, Monica (friend and daughter of Ann Macomber), Judith (friend of Elizabeth Craig), Sharon Branham, Jeff Tester (cousin of Valerie Archer) Family/Friends: Jack Walsh, Bruce Cosentino, Jay Frost (Jill Kauffman s brother), Marquis (friend of Kathleen Steed), Karli (daughter of Noah and Leisa Gillespie), Kevin Brown (Etonia Cager s son), Reginald Steadman (brother of Fran Steadman), Sarah Kappel & Annabelle Military/School/Away from Home: all who are in harm s way, Nick Glapion, Nick Reese, Michelle Isenhour, Jessee Hess, Katlin Hess, Christopher White. Missionaries: Bill & Erma Collins, Fred & Jacquie Heyn, Chris & Brenda Walker, Nick & Amy Repak, Ted & Elise Adomanis, Richard & Cheryl Jensen, and Paul & Marty Clark Thank you for keeping this list up to date. Our intent is to pray through on these situations. However, space is a premium, therefore if you put someone on our Prayer Concerns, please let us know when their prayers are answered.

12 CALENDAR-AT AT-A-GLANCE For the Dates of Sep 12 Sep 20, 2014 Friday 4:30 pm Saturday 7:30 am 10:00 am Sunday 8:45 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 10:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm Monday 1:00 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm Tuesday 4:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Wednesday 5:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:45 pm 8:00 pm Thursday 9:00 am 12:00 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm Friday 4:30 pm Saturday 7:30 am 9/12 SPORTS Soccer Sports Field 9/13 Sunday Service Chair Set up Dorcas Meeting Room 204 9/14 1st Worship Service Sanctuary Adult Sunday School Room 202 2nd Worship Service Fellowship Hall Children s Church Kingdom Kid s Ignite Room 206 Intercessory Prayer Meeting Main Office AMPED-Fellowship Hall 9/15 W B M N Room 206 SPORTS Soccer Sports Field Men s Bible Study Upper Room Troop 1559 Parent Committee Room 104 9/16 SPORTS Soccer Sports Field Church Council Room 202 Troop 1559 BOY SCOUTS Fellowship Hall 9/17 Wednesday Night Dinner Fellowship Hall (Valerie & Bob Spaghetti with or w/o meat, salad bar, Iced Tea) AWANA Kingdom Kids Youth Small Groups Various Rooms Wednesday of the Word Room 206 Choir Sanctuary 9/18 Precepts on Precepts Upper Room FELLOW-Ship Fellowship Hall SPORTS Soccer Sports Field Precepts on Precepts Upper Room 9/19 Men s Ministry Retreat SPORTS Soccer Sports Field 9/20 Men s Ministry Retreat Sunday Service Chair Set up

13 Men's Retreat When: September 19-21, 2014 Where: Times: Covenant Village Retreat Center, 535 Flintstone Creek Road, Clearville, PA Friday 7:00 PM to Sunday 11:00 AM Speakers: Dr. Clarence Shuler, Steve Fitzhugh, & Darryl Colbert Theme: Cost: Conquering Toxic Habits, Building Lasting Relationships, and Finishing Strong $120 Includes dormitory style rooms and 5 meals. Contact Gary Ward or Gale TeSelle at for registration. Golf outings before and after the retreat at Rocky Gap and Cacapon State Park are also being organized. MOUNT OAK NEEDS PRAYER WARRIORS! Do you have the desire to intercede for the church? Then please join the team this Sunday at 6:30 pm in the Church Office. Come and let's pray together.

14 Giving our time, talents, and spiritual gifts to further God's Kingdom If you would like to get plugged into serving at Mt Oak UMC or in the community, we would love to talk to you, Please see the brief list of ministry information below for numerous ways to volunteer. Or, if you're unsure about what might suit your interests best, please contact the Mount Oak Office at for more details. AWANA Card writing ministry Children s Ministry Communion Team Events Team Facility and Set Up Team Gardening Guest Ministry Information Table Team Information Technology (IT) Kitchen help Men s Ministry Music team Outside Greeter Team Production Team Small Group Leadership Sports Web Design Women s Ministry Youth Ministry All of these ministries are needed to be filled. You can fill one or more. Time involvement is controllable. Training will be provided or you could train us.