Office: 301-249-2230 Web Site: www.mtoak.org Email: MO@mtoak.org Mount Oak Fellowship 14110 Mount Oak Rd Mitchellville, MD 20721-1208 The Problem: Families are under attack. The Solution: Reaching everyone for Christ The Process: Bring in, Build up, Send out The Desired Result: A changed life or family for Christ
H Thank You for worshipping with us Sunday, September 23, 2012 The Mt Oak Email 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 write Public (for distribu on) or Private (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. Church Budget Weekly need $12,274 Budget need to date $466,412 Last week s giving $8,118 Current giving to date $441,474 A endance 8:45 10:30 Kids (and leaders) Total AM Worship 53 133 45 231 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 14110 Mount Oak Road, Mitchellville, MD 20721 (301) 249-2230 2230 - Hwww.mtoak.orgH Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Ramon E. McDonald II, Hray@mtoak.orgH Youth Pastor: Pastor Jonathan Brooker, jonathan@mtoak.org Children s Pastor: Babette Phillips, Hbabette@mtoak.orgH Administrative Assistant: Diane Balsley, diane@mtoak.org Worship Ministry Teams: Erma Collins & Mary Jane Stauffer (8:45) Jamie King, Derek Torsani, Jonathan Brooker (10:30) 2
Senior Pastor - Rev. Ray McDonald Worship Him with Gladness Psalm 100:2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. On Saturday this will be part of a Scripture that is read at my father s life celebration service. One thing my dad enjoyed doing more than most other things was worshiping God and he did it with much gladness. I can remember the Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night and revival services he used to lead. He loved to worship being in the presence of God with gladness and joy in his heart. He would visit other churches often just to experience their worship to see if there was a way to improve the worship at his church. Saturday at 3 pm at Mt. Oak Fellowship we will honor his life and celebrate with those who attend what it means to be in the presence of God in worship. Please plan now to attend if you are available. It will be an uplifting service for sure. Part of the passage that will be used Saturday goes like this: Psalms 100:1-4 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Most who know me know me to be very emotional. I m writing this on Thursday morning as I have been working on my father s life celebration service. I had a moment this morning when the tears flowed for me my pain my loss but never have I cried for my dad because he is in the presence of God enjoying some awesome worship. I can just imagine my dad singing with his strong voice a voice we hadn t heard for a number of years because of illness but a voice I have engraved in my memory from years of watching him enjoy worshipping his Lord and Savior his God for decades. Join us Saturday at 3 pm for a worship service that will honor my father but more importantly will bring glory and honor to God our Father! For those who get this on Sunday and missed the service I pray that Sunday s worship will also bring honor and glory to our God! Just something to think about today as you go on your way. 3
Children s Director - Babette Phillips Raising Children to Reign and Rule on Earth We are more than half way through the teaching on Kid s Carrying the Kingdom and I hope you have noticed what your children have been taking home. Have they told you about their soaking time becoming pickles? Or about the mission God is sending them on? Have you noticed them reading their Bible more? Many hands go up when I ask if they are reading their Bibles daily. What a great discipline to learn at such a young age! This teaching, Carrying the Kingdom, is centered around the Father s love, and how our mission is to Bring heaven to Earth!!! When we do our mission and bring what is in Heaven to earth, people are saved, healed and set free. Our best example of our Father s love and our mission is Jesus s life. God is so cool to give us the details of the plan to follow through Jesus.all we need to do is listen and believe. Jesus was sent to the earth as a man and because He was a man He needed the power of the Holy Spirit to perform miracles. Not just miracles of healing but the miracle to forgive, to have compassion and to show unconditional love to those unlovable. As God s children, we too can receive the same power, the same Holy Spirit that Jesus and His disciples had. This gift from heaven will empower and release our children into fulfilling an exciting life of miracles and bring heaven to earth. We take time each week to sit quietly before God and ask for His direction and a refilling of His Holy Spirit. I have encouraged your children to pray daily for God s instruction and their mission, pray for others when they are out in public and to offer a smile and a kind word. As we move from foundational learning into practical examples, I pray you allow your children to take time to hear from God and complete their missions daily. AWANA: Wednesday evenings 6:15 PM Check-in 6:30 PM Opening Ceremonies and 8:00PM Pick up!!! No, it is not too late to join the FUN!!!! Would your children like to join? Come early and we will get the registration process started. Would you like to help out? Contact Babette Phillips at babette@mtoak.org or call the church office Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss opportunities in Children s Ministry. Kingdom Kids PARENTS: Now that summer is over and everyone is settling back in for the fall, I will be contacting parents to volunteer one Sunday a month in Kingdom Kids. What do volunteers do??? A volunteer is in the room to sit with the children and help them stay focused. Kingdom Kids is a large group environment and when questions are addressed to large groups, sometimes small discussions get started. Parent volunteers help keep the group on track so everyone learns together and has fun during the process. NEXT WEEK: Please pray for me next week as I head out to a Children s Leaders Transformation School This is a full week of workshops on being equipped to create and sustain a godly culture for the children I minster to. I am looking forward to a wonderful week of learning from many children s pastors on many areas of ministering to children and expanding on our current ministry for children. When I return I will have a Parent Meeting Saturday Oct 6 th @ 9AM to share what I learned. Come and visit with me over coffee and donuts as I share my heart, along with what I learned and my vision for children s ministry. 4
Youth Director - Jonathan Brooker Steps to a Successful School Year 5 Never Ever Give Up It s tough to keep going. It s not necessarily easy to start things, but there s an excitement when you start something new and you have that anticipation of new things. It s flashy. It s big. I m not saying that it s easy, but there is some momentum behind it. What s also not easy but doesn t even have much excitement at all behind it either is keeping going. Just like running long distance, everyone gets off to a quick start and pushes hard but then it gets past that first lap and you start to see some people slowing down. The first few weeks of school have that sort of excitement in the air. You may have gotten a new outfit, new book pack, new classes, new teachers, new school, new friends and more. There s a lot of things that are new that can allow us to be motivated to do well and make this school year better than any other we ve had. But then it gets past the first few weeks and you start feeling the weight of those new classes and all their work. The lack of sleep starts to catch up to you. It s getting colder and darker more and more and you start naturally just feeling like shutting down. My challenge to you as I end this series of articles on Steps to a Successful School Year is that you don t give up. It s worth it to push on and to push through the obstacles. You ll be glad that you did. You just need to keep up the effort so that you can get to the other side and look back and celebrate the work you ve done. The world is full of good starters but not nearly as many good finishers. Be one of the few that keep going and never give up. Student Track: What s the thing that is going to make you want to quit most? What can you do to get yourself to push through the obstacles What do your dreams and goals for this year and even for your life have to do with pushing through and never giving up? Parent Track: You can do it! Your greatest opportunity as a parent, I believe, is to encourage and equip your child(ren) to reach their fullest capabilities. So discover your kids challenges and help walk them through them. What challenges will you face in making it through this year that will cause you to want to quit? Why is it worth pushing through anyway? 5
Sandwiches for the Homeless Can you make a few sandwiches for September 23? Sandwiches will be taken to Martha's Table in NE, DC, on Sunday, September 23, for distribution to the homeless in the District. They 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. Sandwiches should be prepared according to the following guidelines: peanut butter and jelly or meat (bologna, ham, turkey, etc) and/or cheese. DO NOT USE ANY CONDI- MENTS SUCH AS MAYONNAISE, LETTUCE, PICKLES, OR MUS- TARD. The sandwiches will more than likely be frozen before being distributed. They need not be cut but should be INDIVIDUALLY BAGGED IN ZIPLOCK BAGS and then returned to the bag the bread was purchased in or some other suitable container for transporting. Thank you. Feasts of the Bible Come and discover how the feasts God laid out for His people in the Old Testament pointed the way to Jesus and how they can deepen our faith today. The Odd Fridays small group will begin this seven-session study of Feasts of the Bible on Friday, October 5. We meet on alternating Fridays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Russ and Molly Holloway s home. For more information, please contact Molly Holloway at 301-262-1459 or rmholloway@pkfamily.com. Made to Crave Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food Has food become more about frustration than fulfillment? Do you struggle to make healthy choices in eating and exercise? Do you know what you need to do, but have trouble with the want to? Do you want to learn to put God first in all your choices? What: A 7-session Women s Bible Study/Accountability group When: Made to Crave: Informational meeting 9/24, 7:30 pm Study will start 10/1, 7-9pm (The cost of the two books will be $22). For more information, please contact Molly Holloway at 301-262-1459 or rmholloway@pkfamily.com. 6
PRAYER CONCERNS Mark 11:17 My house shall be called a House of Prayer for all nations Healing: Mason Ditch, Wade Jernigan, Randy Owens, Mary Jane Stauffer, Betty Brand, Fred Saavedra, Brad Alberts, Patti Hess, Betty Farrar Family/Friends: Bruce & Pearl Cosentino, Chris Walker s Mom, Donna Daley, Carol Anderson, Kathy Grey, Rev. Ray s family at the death of his dad, Rev. Mac. Employment: Bruce Constantino Pregnancy: Jaclyn Linehan, Corrie Dinolfo, Nicole Bontrager Military/School/Away from Home: All who are in harm s way, Austin & Nick Reese, Sean Jones, Brian Patterson, Drew Painter, Michelle Isenhour, Christopher White, James Jernigan, Michael Bragg, Patrick Brennan, Nate & Jean Isenhour, Michelle Ward, Adam Bergstrom, Peter Santini, Steve & David Hammond, Catherine Patterson, Evan Fax, Steve Reyes, Nolan King Missionaries: Bill and Erma Collins, Fred & Jacquie Heyn, Chris & Brenda Walker, Nick & Amy Repak, Kevin Saldaña, Ted & Elise Adomanis, Richard & Cheryl Jensen, and Paul & Marty Clark 7
Friday CALENDAR-AT AT-A-GLANCE For the Dates of September 21-29 29 Saturday 7:30 am 3:00 pm Sunday Monday 8:45 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm Chair Setup Funeral service Rev. Mac 1 st Worship Service Sanctuary Adult Sunday School Class Clouds Room 2 nd Worship Service Worship Center Children s Church Kingdom Kid s Room AMPED Doors Open AMPED Worship Service Sur-Thrive Group Upper Room Young Married s Group Adomanis home Men s Bible Study Women s Bible Study Tuesday 7:00 pm Church Council Meeting Wednesday 5:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm Thursday 9:00 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Friday Wednesday Night Dinner AWANA Youth Small Groups Precepts Bible Study Sanctuary Precepts Bible Study Sanctuary Young Adults - Albert s home Andy Griffith Bible Study Upper Room Saturday 7:30 am Chair Setup Church Clean-up Day make up date (Week expanded due to electronic distribution weekly on Thursday s.) Upcoming Events Church Family Camping Trip October 12-14 Marriage Conference November 2-3 8
Mt Oak Work Day **New Date** September 29, 2012, 8:00 am Lunch Provided 9
Sermon Notes: Mission Sunday "Revival Breaking Out in India" Guest Speaker Sam Gunti with Good Life Ministries of India September 23, 2012 10
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