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

TODAY AT OAKDALE (5-20-2007):

Nursery:  SS – Alice Anderson & Sharon Freed

                 Church – Lynn & Craig Ivarson

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

TONIGHT AT OAKDALE:

Graduation Open Houses

THIS WEEK AT OAKDALE:

WEDNESDAY – Paullina Care Center

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

NEXT WEEK AT OAKDALE:

Next Sunday Pastor Clint will continue the series on Raising Children for the Glory of God.  Read Psalm 78:1-8 in preparation for the sermon.

Greeters for May:    Welcome Committee

LOOKING AHEAD:

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:

May 27 – Graduation Sunday

June 3 – Small Groups

TAKE NOTE:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:  Mallarie Oldfield, Alicia Mangold (20), Bruce Godbersen (21), Joe Traylor (22), Russell Godbersen (23), Carrie Dunnette, Ashley Hurd (24), Donna Leach, Mark Hecox (25)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:

DEDICATION WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Saturday, June 9^th                                  Sunday, June 10^th

5:00 pm – Catered meal                          9:30 am – Continental Breakfast

7:00 pm – Service with former pastors   10:30 am – Worship Service with Pastor Coe preaching

                                                       2:00 pm – Dedication Service

IF YOU DESIRE to profess Faith in Christ in Christian Baptism, please talk with Pastor Clint.  Oakdale will offer a class on Baptism in June, leading to a baptismal service on July 8^th. 

IF YOU DESIRE prayer or spiritual counsel, following the service there will be a couple available to meet with you on the right hand side of the platform.

NEW DAILY BREADS are here and can be picked up in the library.

TODAY MAY 20^TH we will have a retiring offering for HAM (Hidden Acres Ministry) scholarships.

PAULLINA CARE CENTER – Wednesday May 23^rd 2:00 pm.  Eleanor Lundell, Chmn, Laurie Brunst, Mary Lundell, Lorna Wilson.

We Need Your Help! KingdomQuest Vacation Bible School will be happening at Oakdale July 9th-13th everyday from 9:00am until noon. We're very excited about our first VBS in our new facility and we're going to need lots of volunteers. Please talk to Mark Anderson if you can help that week. Thanks!

OAKDALE VALET TEAM--Let our trained and professional parking team park your vehicle for you.  Just pull up to the door, and we will do the rest!!!!

NEEDED: The two large grey plastic tubs from the old kitchen are needed.  If you borrowed them, please return them to the new kitchen.

CONGRATULATIONS to Joel and Charity Anderson on the birth of Elise Marguerite on Monday May 14^th.  Congratulations to grandparents Gust and Dixie Anderson and Paul and Karen Mugge.

SPECIAL THANKS to each of you who remembered me with your thoughts and prayers, cards and gifts since my recent accident.

                                                                Barbara Ivarson

BUILDING BOX

Finances

Total cash received to date:                          $1,624,830.37

Total cash & pledged to date:                       $1,722,773.65

Funds borrowed to date:                               $   284,000.00

Accrued Interest                                             $       9,617.00

Needed: National Conference delegates!  We are in need of members of Oakdale who would be interested in attending this year’s Free Church National Conference as delegates.  The conference dates are June 27-29 and it will be held in Minneapolis.  If you are interested or would like more information please talk with Pastor Clint or Gene Petersen.

Attention all Jr. & Sr. High Students!

Sr. High Small Group: No small group tonight. We're done for the school year. We'll start up again in the fall.

Wednesday Night Youth Group: Only 2 more youth group meetings this semester. Don't miss them! This Wednesday we'll be watching week #4 of our Revolution DVD series. This week's topic is doubt. There will also be plenty of food and fun. Invite a friend.

Movie Night: Our Movie Premier and Pre-Show Pizza Party is this Thursday night (May 24th) starting at 6:00pm. See Mark Anderson for all the details.

New Orleans Team: Applications were due last week. If you're one of the people who hasn't turned one in yet, please do it today.

New Orleans Team: If you can help with a "shed-cleaning" project on Tuesday afternoon please talk to Mark Anderson today. This will be a fundraiser for our trip.