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1 Office: Web Site: Mount Oak Fellowship Mount Oak Rd Mitchellville, MD of the U n ited Methodist 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, November 23, 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 $ 426,465 Last Week s Giving $ 8,518 Current Giving to date $ 430,399 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 Director: 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 YOUTH NEWS Amped meeting tonight from 6:30 8:30 pm Please pray for these students and adults this weekend. Thanks Seth!! Students Jonah Coleman Travis Hansen Breckan Coleman Andrew Nyman RJ Stuart Adults Seth Johnson Steve Shandy Norman Coleman A Special Wednesday Evening Thanksgiving Eve 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary

4 Upcoming YOUTH Activities

5 Saturday, November 29, :30 am Your help is needed. Please come out and join the fellowship Miss Mina Walker will be working in the Sanctuary Sharon Branham will be working in the Fellowship Hall. jéåxç:á ` Ç áàüç V{Ü áàåtá W ÇÇxÜ Monday, December 1, 2014 Guest Speaker: Jacquie Heyn Tickets $20.00 For Tickets Contact Sharon Branham or Linda Owens Please purchase your tickets by November 23, 2014 Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

6 HOW TO MAKE A SANWICH FOR THE HOMELESS First, take two slices of bread, and then spread peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other. Next, place the two slices together and just like that you have a sandwich! Of course, if you like, you may use meat and cheese instead of peanut butter and jelly. How about making some sandwiches for THE HOMELESS this Thanksgiving? Sandwiches will be taken to Martha's Table in DC, on Sunday, November 23, for distribution to the homeless in the District. Sandwiches should be left in the refrigerator in the church kitchen by 11:30 on Sunday morning and clearly marked for Martha's Table or the homeless. CHURCH DIRECTORY Befor Christmas, we will be printing a church directory of contact information for our members and constituents. (A constituent is someone who has been regularly attending our services but who has not formally become a member.) We include the mailing address, home phone, cell phones and addresses for each member of the family if we have that information. If you DO NOT want any of this information to be made available to our congregation or if you suspect that we don't have this information, please call ( ) or (secretary@mtoak.org) the church office to let your wishes be made known. Deadline for corrections is December 3, 2014

7 The Mt Oak Men s Ministry 15 Annual Christmas Tree Sale starts on Friday, November 28, 2014 Our trees should arrive in the early afternoon of Friday. Can you help? Yes, by helping unload the truck Yes, by helping man the lot Yes, by buying your real tree here. Please contact Gary Ward, lward1977@aol.com, or Gale TeSelle at gwteselle@verizon.net

8 . Mount Oak Mission Ministry The Mount Oak Mission Ministry Thank you For Your Faithfulness To Missions Shout with joy before the Lord, O earth! Obey him gladly; Come before him, singing with joy. Try to realize what this means The Lord is God! He made us we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Go through his open gates with great thanksgiving; Enter his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. For the Lord is always good. He is always loving and kind, And his faithfulness goes on and on to each succeeding generation. -Psalm 100 Living Bible (TLB) Helping One Another: Being the Hands and Feet of Jesus Turkey Out- Reach: Saturday Nov 22 DONATE canned fruits for the Food Pantry Bring your change to church. Look for the NO MORE MALERIA Campaign bottles And Food Pantry containers. Summer 2015 Mission Trip Sunday June 7, 2015 to Saturday June 13, 2015 Hosanna Industries in Rochester, PA Questions, contact Laurell Leith at laurellleith@gmail.com Visit their web site You can take a tour of their campus without leaving home. Harriette Thompson, Mission Chair heartstrings101@verizon.net

9 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.

10 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL The adult Sunday school class will begin a new DVD study series on December 7. The class meets from 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM in Room 202, across from the nursery. All are welcome to attend. The title of the new study series is The Attributes of God by Dr. Steven Lawson. The following is a brief summary: Who Does God Say That He Is? Misconceptions about God abound. But they don t have to. God has revealed His character in Scripture, illuminating the attributes that define Him. While we, being finite creatures, can never truly comprehend everything that God is, we should study what He Himself has said. In this teaching series, The Attributes of God, Ligonier Teaching Fellow Dr. Steven Lawson articulates a biblical understanding of divine attributes and explores how a right understanding of God can affect every aspect of our lives. Each lecture in this DVD series is 23 minutes. A free study guide will be provided and will be used for class discussion. Questions: Contact Jerry Nelson, Lectures in this teaching series: 1. Introduction to the Attributes of God 2. The Aseity (self-existence) of God 3. The Spirituality of God 4. The Sovereignty of God 5. The Holiness of God 6. The Omnipresence of God 7. The Omniscience of God 8. The Omnipotence of God 9. The Immutability of God 10. The Truthfulness of God 11. The Wisdom of God 12. The Goodness of God 13. The Grace of God 14. The Love of God 15. The Foreknowledge of God 16. The Wrath of God Dr. Steven J. Lawson Steven J. Lawson is founder and president of OnePassion Ministries, a ministry designed to bring about biblical reformation in the church today, and former senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala. He has served as a pastor in Arkansas and Alabama for twenty-five years and is author of many books, including The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield and In It to Win It: Pursuing Victory in the One Race That Really Counts. He is a teaching fellow for and serves on the board of Ligonier Ministries and the Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies, and is professor of preaching at The Master s Seminary.

11 PRAYER CONCERNS Mark 11:17 My house shall be called a House of Prayer for all nations Healing: Brad Swank, Retta Trundle, Tara Scott (friend of April Martin), Cayton Gillespie, Traci King, Jill Kauffman, Betty Brand, Valerie Sowell (Jill Kauffman s cousin), Nate Isenhour, Judy DeVito, Mary Jo Roberts, Robin Duvall, Buck family, Marti Clark, (friends of M. Courtney), Fred Saavedra, Julie Holt, Lin Siddon & Cory Owen, Lori (friends of Laurell Leith), Austin Reese, Justin Parson (Diane Gorman s nephew), Baby Deklan (Randy Owens), Gary Hirschler, Tim Latvis (son-in-law of Randy and Linda Owens), Mr. Mtunguja, Monica (friend of Ann Macomber), Jeff Tester (cousin of Valerie Archer), Jay Frost (Jill Kauffman s brother), Royce (coworker of Iris Lesh), Teri Vazquez (friend of Tina Murphy) Family/Friends: Marquis (friend of Kathleen Steed), Kevin Brown (Etonia Cager s son), Reginald Steadman (brother of Fran Steadman), Bruce Cosentino, Sarah Kappel and Annabelle, Darcy, Holly, Ryan and Randy (family of Milford and Elizabeth), Brianne (daughter of Laurell Leith), Lauren Francis Military/School/Away from Home: all who are in harm s way, Nick Glapion, Nick Reese, Michelle Isenhour, Jessee Hess, Katlin Hess, Christopher White, Dominic Francis, Katie Laskey Missionaries: Bill & Erma Collins, Fred & Jacquie Heyn, Chris & Brenda Walker, Nick & Amy Repak, Ted & Elise Adomanis, Richard & Cheryl Jensen, and Paul & Marty Clark This week s password is DILIGENT 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 Nov 21 Nov 29, 2014 Friday 4:30 pm Saturday 7:00 am 8:30 am Sunday 8:45 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm Monday 4:30 pm Tuesday 10:00 am 4:00 pm 7:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm 11/21 SPORTS Basketball Fellowship Hall 11/22 Sunday Service Set Up Fellowship Hall Thanksgiving Outreach Fellowship Hall 11/23 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 11/24 SPORTS Basketball Fellowship Hall 11/25 DORCAS Ministry Room 204 SPORTS Basketball Fellowship Hall Troop 1559 Meeting Fellowship Hall 11/26 Thanksgiving Eve Service Sanctuary Thursday 11/27 Thanksgiving Day (Church Office is closed) Friday 12:00 Noon Saturday 7:00 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 11/28 (Church Office is closed) MEN S MINISTRY Christmas Trees arrive Grounds 11/29 Sunday Service Set Up Fellowship Hall TROOP 1559 meeting Pavilion Deck the Halls for Christmas the Church The Church Offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. In case of and emergency, please contact Pastor Jerry Grace at