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

TODAY AT OAKDALE (3-4-2007):

Nursery:  SS – Valerie Rohwer – Holly Oldfield

Today’s Offg: Mission Fund/Deacon’s Fund Next Sunday: Gen Fund 

TONIGHT AT OAKDALE:

Small Groups

THIS WEEK AT OAKDALE:

TUESDAY – Mission Committee Meeting 7:00 pm

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

THURSDAY – White Cross 10:00 am  Bring a sack lunch.

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

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

                          Second Saturday Scrapbooking & Prayer Shawl

NEXT WEEK AT OAKDALE:

Next Sunday Pastor Clint will continue the series in John.  Please read John 11: 17-44 in preparation for next week’s sermon.

Greeters for Mar 11:   Vernon & De Tjossem  – East Door

                                      Alice Anderson & Estella Stout  – Name tags

                                      Eric Ivarson – South Door

LOOKING AHEAD:

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:

Mar 11 – Family Night/Student Ministries Soup Supper

Mar 18 – Small Groups

TAKE NOTE:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:  Heidi McGill (26), Gen Stratton (27), Karl Kludas, Jill Freed, Jan Hatten (28), Helen Ames (Mar 1), J W Hatten, April Wilson (3), Jan Carlson (4), Ryan Weaver (7), Lorraine Simm (8), Craig Ivarson (9)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:

Men’s Theological Reading Group will meet this Friday, Mar. 9 at 6:15 AM at the Family Table Restaurant in Cherokee.  Please read chapter 16 of Knowing God in preparation for the discussion.

Young Adult small group will meet  today at 4:00 PM in the Parsonage. 

A LIST OF WORK that we can help with at the new building is posted in the foyer.  Please sign up for something you would want to do and put your phone number beside your name so you can be called when these things need to be done.

BIC will meet next Sunday at 4:00 pm.

SERMON ALA CARTE services at the Cherokee Presbyterian Church at at noon on March 7, 14, 21, and 28. 

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

OUR SYMPATHY TO Warren and Judy Verploeg in the sudden death of Warren’s brother Stan Verploeg.

OUR SYMPATHY TO Paul and Marj Rabe and Vernon and Waldene Lundell in the passing of Paul and Waldene’s brother Clarence Rabe.

YOU ARE INVITED TO Ladies Night Out at the Meriden EFC on Monday March 26^th at 6:30 pm.  Cost is $7.00.  Jan Henryson from Sioux Center will speak on “Finding Value in a Cracked Pot”.   Call Shirley at 436-2637 for reservations.

FAMILY CLUSTERS: If you know someone who considers Oakdale their church home and they are not in a family cluster let Pastor Clint, Kline Capps, or Verdene know and they will be added to one.

BUILDING BOX

Finances

Total cash received to date:                          $1,546,500.44

Total cash & pledged to date:                       $1,711,546.72

Funds borrowed to date:                               $   190,000.00

Two weeks ago we said “Help needed”.  On Tuesday of last week 37 volunteers responded and did a Lot of work at the site.  As an added benefit they enjoyed Estella’s delicious fried chicken supper.  Of course, volunteers are always needed.

Attention all Jr. & Sr. High Students!

No Sr. High Small Group tonight.

Youth Group: All Jr. and Sr. High students (and their friends) are invited to join us for youth group on Wednesday night at 7:00pm. There will be praise and worship, food, fun, and we'll continue our series, "Who Does Jesus Say I Am?"

PANDAMONIUM is a super fun all-night lock-in event for students in 6th-8th grade. This event starts this Friday night at Long lines Family Rec Center in Sioux City, IA. There will be bowling, dodgeball, pizza, free t-shirts, a drawing for an iPod Nano, and much more! Cost is $20 per person. We'll leave from the church parking lot at 8:00pm on Friday night. If you (and your friends) want to go, please contact Mark Anderson as soon as possible.

Student Ministries Soup Supper is next Sunday night, March 11th! Make sure you're here! Mom's of Jr. and Sr. high students need to provide a large crockpot of their favorite soup. Have your soup at the church by 5:00pm. Students need to be at the church by 5:00pm to help with set-up. Don't miss it!