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

TODAY AT OAKDALE (4-20-2008):

Nursery:  Sunday School  - Karen & Mark Anderson

                 Church – Lynn & Craig Ivarson

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

Greeters: John Beier, Cindy Mogensen, Dan Murphy, Kent Schlinz, Joleen Stout, Elaine Visscher

TONIGHT AT OAKDALE:

Small Groups

THIS WEEK AT OAKDALE:

MONDAY -  Mission Committee Meeting 7:00 pm

TUESDAY  – Women’s Bible Study 9:30 – 11:00 am or 6:45 – 8:15 pm

                      General Board 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

 SATURDAY – Craft Day 1:00 – 10:00 pm

NEXT WEEK AT OAKDALE:

Next Sunday Pastor Clint will continue with the series on John.  Read John 21:15-25 in preparation for the sermon.

LOOKING AHEAD:

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:

Apr 27 – Small Groups

TAKE NOTE:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:  Rich Nelson, Nichole Beier (20), Susan Gregg (21), Sally Carlson (22), Bob Nichols (23), Natalie Anderson, Daniel Patterson (25), Robert Thiel (26)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:

Men’s Theological Reading group begins Friday, April 25th.   We will  meet over the noon hour at The Old P. O. Restaurant in Sutherland.  Join us as we will read and discuss, “Adopted by God” by Robert Peterson.  Pick up your book in the Pastor’s study and read chapter one for this Friday.

Women you are invited to take part in the “Just Give Me Jesus” Bible study even if you will not be able to attend the conference.  Please sign up or talk with Christi Patterson if you are interested.

There will be an All-Church Potluck following our morning worship service on April 27.  This will be an opportunity for the Oakdale Family-Cluster groups to meet and visit with their deacon or deaconess.   Please bring some food to share.

PAULLINA Quasquicentennial Cookbooks are available for $12.00 each.  If you would like one: Contact Pam or Peggy VanderPloeg

THERE ARE MANY people who faithfully volunteer at Paullina Care Center.  The Residents and Staff would like to honor our volunteers by inviting you to an Open House at the Care Center.  It will be Tuesday, April 29^th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.  Refreshments will be served.  At 2:30 pm the residents will present musical selections played on the handbells.

ALL LADIES AND YOUNG WOMEN are invited to a bridal shower for Bethany Peters, the future bride of Joshua Hancock, hosted by his aunt Debra Zupke at Valley View at 3:00 pm on May 4^th.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK everyone for their calls, cards, flowers, food, and prayers in the recent passing of Jill's father, Arnie Berglund.  We are so very blessed to have such a wonderful Oakdale family.  Thank you again.                                    Lance & Jill Freed and family

OUR SYMPATHY TO Charley & Dorothy Harper, Adam & Charity Harper, Ryan & Tiffany Harper and families in the passing of Charley’s father George Harper.

BAKED POTATO BAR today until 2:00 pm at the Cleghorn Community Center.  Free will offering

BUILDING BOX

Capital Improvement Fund balance                 $15,661

THE COMMUNITY NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER program will be held in the Laue Room at the Community building at 7:30 am on Thursday May 1.  The speaker this year will be Dick Nervig and the music will be provided by Verla Hibbing.  There will be rolls, juice and coffee served.  High school students will meet at 7:00 am in Mr. Brasser’s science room.  There will be a breakfast following.

Attention all Jr. & Sr. High Students!

Prince Caspian Audio Book Listening Party Session # 1 is TONIGHT! We'll get started at 5:00pm in the youth room. Supper will be served. Come prepared to get comfortable and to have an awesome listening experience. This event is for Jr. High & High School Students. (Session #2 will be next Sunday, April 27 at 5:00pm.)

Dodgeball Night is this Wednesday at Youth Group! After worship time we'll head into the multi-purpose room for a night of dodgeball craziness. The fun starts at 7:00pm. Don't miss it.