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

TODAY AT OAKDALE (8-19-2007):

Nursery:  Sunday School – Valerie Rohwer & Jan Carlson

                 Church – Laura & Kent Lundquist, Bethany Beier

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

TONIGHT AT OAKDALE:

Oakdale Family Night – 7:00 pm.  There will be a time of fellowship following the service.  Brings snacks to share.  Drink is provided.

THIS WEEK AT OAKDALE:

MONDAY – Spiritual Life Meeting 7:00 pm

WEDNESDAY            - No Midweek Services in August

WEDNESDAY – Small Group Leaders Meeting – 7:00 pm

THURSDAY –  Women’s Bible Study 7:00 pm

NEXT WEEK AT OAKDALE:

Next Sunday Pastor Clint will continue the series on “Raising Children for the Glory of God.”  Read Luke 2:36-38 in preparation for the sermon.

LOOKING AHEAD:

SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:

Aug 26 – Small Groups

TAKE NOTE:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:  Lauren Petersen (19), Opal Freed (20), Pat Andersen (21), Kristen Beier (22), Marvin Ulven (24)

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:

VOLUNTEERS are needed to mow the old site and Valley View Park.  A sign up sheet is in the work room.

VBS Offering- If you would like to contribute financially to help offset the expense of our Vacation Bible School Outreach, please make checks payable to Oakdale C.E. Department and write VBS in the memo line.  Checks can be placed in the Sunday offering.  Thank you.

OAKDALE FAMILY NIGHT  Tonight our youth will share with us their experiences while serving in New Orleans with Urban Impact.  Bring snacks to share for a time of fellowship.  Drink will be provided.

RAG cards need to be turned in to Nancy Peterson by the first of September.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD--Save your shoeboxes.  Also remember school supplies are on sale now.

SMALL GROUP LEADERS MEETING this Wednesday August 22^nd at 7:00 pm.

CE POTLUCK AND MEETING  next Sunday August 26^th at noon.  Drink will be provided.

WE WELCOME  Pastor Ryan Franchuk and his wife Sallie and their son Adoniram to Oakdale to minister to us this morning.  Ryan is the youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Emery, South Dakota.

BUILDING BOX

Finances

Total cash received to date:                          $1,839,725.52

Total cash & pledged to date:                       $1,911.202.29

Funds borrowed to date:                               $   166,000.00

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.

THERE IS A LOST AND FOUND BOX  in the workroom.  There are some Bibles in it.  If you have misplaced your Bible, check it out.

Attention all Jr. & Sr. High Students!

 Attention New Orleans Team: Please plan on being here for tonight's family night service. We'll be sharing about our missions trip. Please arrive at 6:30pm to help prepare and set-up.

Youth Group Kick-Off Night will be Wednesday, September 5th at 7:00pm. All 7th - 12th grade students are encouraged to attend (and invite their friends!)