................What's Happening at Oakdale

TODAY AT OAKDALE (3-11-2007):

Nursery:  SS – Joleen Stout     Church – Valerie Rohwer

Today’s Offg: General Fund Next Sunday: General Fund 

TONIGHT AT OAKDALE:

Student Ministries Soup Supper 6:00 pm

THIS WEEK AT OAKDALE:

WEDNESDAY:   7:00 p.m. Midweek Ministries

Ø  Acorn Bible Club thru 6^th grade

Ø  Jr. & Sr. High Student Ministries

Ø  Adult Bible Study & Prayer

FRIDAY-Men’s Reading Group-Family Table-Cherokee 6:15-7:30 am

SATURDAY –  BIC 8:30 – 11:00 am

                         Women’s Bible Study 9:30 – 11:00 am

NEXT WEEK AT OAKDALE:

Next Sunday Pastor Clint will continue the series in John.  Please read John 11: 45-57 in preparation for next week’s sermon.

Greeters for Mar 18:   Steve & Karen Louscher  – East Door

                                      Greg Geerdes  – Name tags

                                      Rich Nelson – South Door

LOOKING AHEAD:

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:

Mar 18 – Small Groups

Mar 25 – Small Groups

HAPPY 96^TH BIRTHDAY to Loraine Simm.

TAKE NOTE:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:  Becky Buchanan (11), Britt Carlson, Sarah Brown (12), Leigh Powers, Wyatt Harper, Doug Stout (14), Paul Erdmann (15), Barbara Ivarson, Nora Anderson (16), Merle Wester, Eleda Wester, Jenae Lundell (17)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:

Men’s Theological Reading Group will meet this Friday, Mar. 16 at 6:15 AM at the Family Table Restaurant in Cherokee.  Please read chapter 17 of Knowing God in preparation for the discussion.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING on Sunday March 18th following worship service.  Bring something to share for the potluck.  Drink will be provided.

Ladies: Thank you for your help with bars, salads and serving at the Cherokee "Sermon A la Carte" service on Feb. 28th. It was much appreciated.

LADIES: Spring is right around the corner and so is our first-of-the-year Women's retreat opportunity. Beth Moore will be leading a “Living Proof” event in Omaha May 11-12 and we already have a block of rooms reserved in anticipation. So mark your calendars and check out the sign-up sheet in the lobby...or see Joan Traylor or Karen Anderson for more details.

“COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, NAME THEM ONE BY ONE – and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”  Thanks for the many prayers on my behalf.  “God is so good to me.”    Love in Christ, Dale Wester

17^TH ANNUAL SPORTMAN’S RETREAT at Hidden Acres  March 23-25   or   March 30-31. For more information or to register go to www.hacamps.org   or talk to Bob James, Joel Gnade or Doug Stout.

THANK YOU for the 41 Touch of Love Care Kits and the funds to send them which were donated recently.  Later this month the Erdmanns will take them to Touch Global in Rockford, Ill. and from there they will be on their way to the orphans in Congo.

Help Needed: Meriden EFC will be putting on a drama presentation at their church on the evenings of April 1,2,& 3. They are looking for people to help with childcare during this event. They will pay $10 per person each evening. Anyone interested in helping on any of these evenings can contact Mark Anderson and he will forward a list of names to Meriden.

BUILDING BOX

Finances

Total cash received to date:                          $1,553,263.70

Total cash & pledged to date:                       $1,711,572.98

Funds borrowed to date:                               $   183,750

The marble is installed and is beautiful.  Except for the sanctuary, most of the trim is on and the doors hung.  If you like to clean, it is a wonderful place for you!  Stop down and have a look at all the progress.

Attention all Jr. & Sr. High Students!

Soup Supper is TONIGHT! All Jr. and Sr. High students need to be here tonight at 5:00pm to help with set-up and serving (BIC students are excused from set-up.) Each student needs to provide a large crockpot of their favorite soup (if possible.) Soup needs to be at the church no later than 5:30pm. Tell your friends and family that supper begins at 6:00pm. Worship service starts at 7:15pm. See you tonight!

Youth Group- Join us this Wednesday night at 7:00pm for youth group! Last week we had 43 people in attendance. That's exciting! All Jr. and Sr. High Students (and their friends) are invited to join us for praise & worship, food, fun, Bible study, and prayer. Don't miss it!

Senior's Night Out- All graduating seniors are invited to a fun night out on the town with Mark & Karen on Sunday, March 25. We'll leave sometime in the afternoon from the church parking lot and have a night full of surprises. This is always a REALLY fun night.