Meeting House Worshipers: Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

Morning Service (10:00 am)

Scripture

Psalm 107: 1-9, 43

Hosea 11: 1-11

Sermon

God’s Love — Dr. Laha

Hymns

O Day of Radiant Gladness

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Other Special Music

Prelude: St. Anne – P. Manz

Anthem: Prayer – Beethoven

Offertory: Canon on St. Anne

Postlude: Finale on St. Anne

Lemonade on the Lawn: Join us behind the Sanctuary after 10:00 am service. Hosted by the Facilities Committee.

Christian Education. (Sunday classes do not meet during the summer months)

Tuesday Night Bible Study: Meeting from 7:30-8:30 pm in Flounder House (Room 1b) on August 7. This is a study on Phillipians, and on July 31 will focus on Phil. 4:4-20.

Fellowship, Study, and Prayer Groups:

20s/30s: This group is open to all in the 20s and 30s. Our “official” activities are on hiatus over the summer, but contact Make Campagna (703.785.4736) or Amy Anderson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to be added to the mailing list.

First Sundays with the Stephen Ministers: An informal time of fellowship following the 10:00 am service in the Elliot House Parlor. We welcome all who are experiencing loss or struggling to find joy in their lives to meet, one-on-one, with a Stephen Minister. Call Susan Grandy (703-780-4134 or 703.836.6701) if you have questions.

OPMH-wide Outing: Join us to watch the Washington Nationals take on the New York Mets on Saturday, August 18^th at 7:05 pm. Discounted tickets are $16 each. Reserve your seats by contacting Tim Elmore at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 202.458.4364. Deadline for reservations is this Sunday.

On the Go: A trip is planned for 10 am Wednesday, September 5, to Huntley Meadows Park, a wetland preserve. This is located a short distance off Route 1 South, Alexandra. A park naturalist will present a short program in the center. John Mills, a member of OPMH, will guide participants on a boardwalk tour through the park after the program. Lunch will follow at the Italian Pie, located on Route 1 South. The church bus will return to OPMH between 1:30 and 2 pm. The fee will be $7 per person (excluding lunch costs). Please arrive at the OPMH parking lot by 9:45 am. Anyone interested in this event should call the church office at 703.549.6670 to sign up for the trip sponsored by the Spirit Group. The OPMH Spirit Group aims to provide fellowship and learning opportunities particularly for those 55 and older, but all are welcome.

Mission

Each month, the Environmental Issues Advocacy Group shares ideas of how OPMH can better care for God’s creation. The focus is on transportation this month. Have you ever considered commuting to work or running errands in a different manner? Taking public transit, biking, or walking are all ways to connect with your neighborhood while reducing your carbon footprint (amount of greenhouse gas (CO₂) emitted through burning fossil fuels).

Last Week, the Deacons delivered 35 backpacks to Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) to help needy children be ready for school this fall. The members of OPMH donated over $1,500 to help this effort. These backpacks, filled with papers, notebooks, erasers, rulers and many more school materials, will make a big difference in the school life of 35 kids and their families. Collected funds not spent on backpacks and school materials will be donated directly to NVFS. Thanks for all your support!

Rebuilding Together Alexandria is taking its fifth trip to the Gulf to help rebuild houses and we need you! This fall’s trip is October 14-20. We’ll stay in New Iberia, LA and travel 15-20 minutes to rehab hurricane –impacted houses in close-by neighborhoods. Thanks to Countrywide Financial Corporation’s generous support, all lodging and meals will be paid. Volunteers only have to get themselves there! Please call or email RTA for more information or to sign up at 703-836-1021 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Music:

Adult Choir resumes rehearsals on Thursday, Sep 6 at 7:30 pm in the balcony. Everyone is welcome!

Churchwide News:

Help Wanted: Priscilla is looking for someone with wallpaper skills to put up the border in the infant nursery and someone who sews to make simple curtains for the windows. Contact her in the office if you can do either of these projects.

Advent Devotional Work Group - The Worship Ministry is looking for a new editor and others to produce the Advent Devotional and other devotional aids. Writing for the Advent Devotional is done by members of the Meeting House community. The writings can be a reflection on a lectionary reading, a personal recollection of the season, or a poem or short prose piece by a favorite writer.

The production structure such as lectionary readings, page format and schedules are well established, so this is not a project that must be worked up from scratch. If you feel comfortable writing and editing, this may be a Meeting House activity for you. Since writing is submitted and edited via emails, basic computer skills are needed. And it would be great if someone with graphic skills would get involved. If you would like to participate in these projects or just want to see if you would have time to do so, please call John Hitchcock at 703-329-2259 or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our photo directories have arrived! If you or your family were photographed for the directory, please stop by Lemonade on the Lawn today to pick up your copy (one per family please.) The directories will also be available in the Church Office Monday through Friday from 8:30-4:30.

Phone Directories - Updated member directories are now available in the Church Office or via email. Many changes have been made since the photo directories were printed. Please stop by during office hours, Mon.-Fri., 8:30-4:30 to pick up your copy or email Susan at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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