Office: 301-249-2230 Mount Oak Fellowship 14110 Mount Oak Rd

Office: 301-249-2230
Web Site: www.mtoak.org
Email: MO@mtoak.org
Mount Oak Fellowship
14110 Mount Oak Rd
Mitchellville, MD 20721-1208
of the United Methodist Church
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
Thank you for worshipping with us
On Sunday, November 9, 2014
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 informaon on
each card you submit.
Remember when you turn in a Prayer card at church to mark
Public (for distribuon) or Confidenal (for the pastors). We
cannot broadcast prayer concerns without permission.
Please have all entries for the bullen into the Church Office by Monday the
week of the publicaon. Thank you.
Last Week’s Church Budget
Weekly Need
$ 9,477
Budget Need to date
$ 416,988
Last Week’s Giving
$ 11,719
Current Giving to date
$ 421,881
Last Week’s A"endance
8:45 Service
10:30 Service
62
115
Kids
and Leaders
AMPED
Total Worship
65
280
38
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.
MOUNT OAK FELLOWSHIP
of the United Methodist Church
14110 Mount Oak Road, Mitchellville, MD 20721
(301) 249249-2230 - www.mtoak.org
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Pastor: Jerry Grace, jerry@mtoak.org, Home Phone 301-249-6013
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)
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YOUTH NEWS
seth@mtoak.org
Amped Sunday November 9
from 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Passion Concert Thursday, November 13
cost is $20. Leaving at 4:30 from Mt Oak.
Alive Middle School Conference in Ocean
City Friday-Sunday, November 21-23
Cost is $110 and 4meals (Friday
night/Saturday lunch and dinner/ Sunday
lunch)
Website is: http://alive.mmyfc.org/2014/
(See Seth for full details)
November Birthday
We apologize for not remembering a very important birthday.
Elijah Baker will be 9 years old on November 24th.
Happy Birthday Elijah
A Special Wednesday Evening
Thanksgiving Eve
7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
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, Or, if you're unsure
about what might suit your interests best, please contact the
Mount Oak Office at secretary@mtoak.org for more details.
If there are any changes in your CONTACT INFORMATION,
please let the Church Office know.
USE THE PRAISE/PRAYER Card to write down
your correct contact information.
Please, do it legibly.
Or you may email secretary@mtoak.org
with CONTACT INFO as the Subject
Today’s sermon text is from:
Luke15:1-10 (NKJV)
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear
Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them,
saying:
4 “What
man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them,
does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one
which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his
shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his
friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found
my sheep which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy
in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons
who need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or
what woman, having ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one coin, does
not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together,
saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’
10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner who repents.”
GRAB BAG SERIES #4
“A STORY OF 4 VERBS”
Luke 15:1-10
“Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to
hear Him.”
(Luke 15:1)
Jesus was called - “the friend of tax collectors and sinners”
(Matthew 11:19)
“murmured” – usually from the Greek word - “go-gud-zo”
But Luke uses the Greek word dia-go-gud-zo (only used once)
“dia” in Greek basically means “over the top”
In other words - the Pharisees & scribes were
whipping up the crowd!
The 4 verbs for today are:
Loosing – Seeking – Finding – Rejoicing
LOOSING
A sheep strays away – a coin gets dropped
and a son decides to leave home.
SEEKING
“What man of you having 100 sheep, if he looses one of them
doesn’t leave the 99 and go after the 1 till he finds it?” (Vs. 4)
FINDING
“He lays it on his shoulders” – and he brings it home. (Vs. 5)
REJOICING
“And when he comes home, he calls together
his friends and neighbors, saying to them,
Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!”
Jesus ends the story with these words:
“I say to you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels
over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10)
Mount Oak Mission Ministry
Helping One Another: Being the Hands and Feet of Jesus
“So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we
don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with
the people closest to us in the community of faith. – Galatians 6: 9-10 The Message
KARIOS Prison Ministry Follow-Up:
Janet Greenip served October 23 to 26 (WCI#5) and Gary Greenip
(MCI-J#4) on October 30 to Nov. 2. Both were on teams that went inside the
prison each day. Their mission: Christ’s words in Matthew 25:36, “I was in
prison and you visited me”.
Please pray for the resident’s and staff; for their hearts to understand
and believe. In addition pray for all the outside support teams and for the inside
Karios community. Upon completing their Kairos walk with God, at the Sunday
closing service, a resident is welcomed into the family of God.
On Sunday October 26, I had the privilege to attend the women’s closing
service Thirty women residents were amazed by the out pouring of love from
over 35 of us plus the inside community, who sang When the Saints Coming
Marching In, as they marched into their closing! We heard testimonies of their
weekend experiences and how they plan to serve one another inside. Pray for
strength and courage as they begin to live out Galatians 6: 9-10, “… let us
work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the
community of faith.”
Also, I am proud to announce Janet has been chosen as the leader of
the next Women’s Inside Karios team. It will be in approximately 6 month.
Begin praying now Janet will need support from her Mount Oak family.
HOW CAN YOU HELP ONE ANOTHER?
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.
Harriette Thompson, Mission Chair heartstrings101@verizon.net
DC Thanksgiving Outreach
“A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be
refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:25
Here’s your chance to help! Work with a number of ministries in DC to
provide food, clothes, funds for homeless shelters, the gospel message, and your love and care to those in need. Children are encouraged with their parents to parcipate in these acvies.
Join us on
Saturday, November 22, 2014
8:30 am to Mid-A2ernoon
Mt. Oak is working with two organizaons this year that have ongoing
ministries of compassion in DC in the name of Jesus. These organizaons can use Mt. Oak’s assistance in assembling and distribung food
baskets and turkeys to needy families and in making and serving
food to the hungry.
For those who cannot help out personally on Saturday, you may make
a financial contribuon or you can purchase frozen turkeys and bring
them to the church that Saturday morning. Each food basket will cost
$30.00. Just make a check out to Mt. Oak and designate Thanksgiving
baskets on the check.
SIGN UP TODAY: Please complete the back of the flyer and either
leave it in the offering plate or return a copy to the main office. Please
choose one of the following opons.
For quesons contact either Gale TeSelle (301) 262-9116
or Kurt Bulger at (301) 464-1172
DC Thanksgiving Outreach
Remove this page and give it to Gale TeSelle
Name______________________________________
Phone#_____________________________________
Email Address_______________________________
No. of adults ____________
Number of young adults/children_________
□Yes, I want to help Kids Konnecon (Pastor Teri Mullin)
assemble food baskets and distribute them to needy
families.
□Yes, I want to help the Unity of Love and Praise Temple
(Pastor Jim Bell) assemble food baskets and distribute
them to needy families.
□Yes, I want to purchase 10-12 lb frozen turkey (s) and
bring them to the church Saturday morning on the 22nd.
State the number you can bring _______.
□Yes, I have a pick-up truck and would be willing to use it
to help distribute food to the various neighborhoods.
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), Cayton Gillespie, Traci King, Jill
Kauffman, Betty Brand, Valerie Sowell (Jill Kauffman’s
cousin), Nate Isenhour, Judy DeVito, Buck family, Marti
Clark, (friends of M. Courtney), Fred Saavedra, Roger
Mazyck, Julie Holt, Goldie Cook (Alice Holt’s aunt), Lin
Siddon & Cory Owen, Lori (friends of Laurell Leith),
Joyce Thompson (daughter-in-law of Harriette Thompson),
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
(co-worker of Iris Lesh)
Family/Friends: Marquis (friend of Kathleen Steed), Kevin
Brown (Etonia Cager’s son), Reginald Steadman (brother of
Fran Steadman), Bruce Cosentino, Sarah Kappel & Annabelle, Darcy, Holly, Ryan and Randy (family of Milford and
Elizabeth), Brianne (daughter of Laurell Leith)
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.
CALENDARCALENDAR-ATAT-A-GLANCE
For the Dates of Nov 7—
7—Nov 15, 2014
Friday
11/7
6:00 pm
Saturday
7:00 am
8:30 am
10:00 am
4:00 pm
Sunday
8:45 am
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Monday
1:00 pm
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Tuesday
11:00 am
4:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Wednesday
5:30 pm
MEN’S Ministry-Man-On-Fire Conference—Fellowship Hall
11/8
Mission Trip to Mission Central
MEN’S MINISTRY-Man-On-Fire-Conferene—Bowie High School
Dorcas Ministry—Room 204
WOMEN’s MINISTRY—Spaghetti Dinner—Kingdom Kids
11/9
1st Worship Service—Sanctuary
Adult Sunday School—Room 202
2nd Worship Service—Fellowship Hall
Ignite—Room 206
Children’s Church—Kingdom Kid’s
Intercessory Prayer Meeting—Main Office
AMPED—Fellowship Hall
11/10
W B M N Bible Study—Room206
SPORTS Basketball—Fellowship Hall
WOMEN’S Ministry Planning Meeting—Room 201
Men’s Bible Study—Upper Room
11/11
BEST YEARS Fellowship—Fellowship Hall
SPORTS Basketball—Fellowship Hall
Trustee Meeting—Room 202
SPRC Meeting—Staff Conference Room
11/12
Wednesday Night Dinner—Fellowship Hall
(Carl—Meatball Subs)
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:45 pm
8:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
12:00 pm
4:00 pm
7:00 pm
Friday
4:30 pm
Saturday
7:00 am
AWANA—Kingdom Kids
Youth Small Groups—Various Rooms
Wednesday of the Word—Room 206
Choir—Sanctuary
11/13
Precepts on Precepts—Upper Room
FELLOW-Ship—Fellowship Hall
SPORTS Basketball—Fellowship Hall
Precepts on Precepts—Upper Room
11/14
SPORTS Basketball—Fellowship Hall
11/15
Sunday Service Set Up—Fellowship Hall