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OPMH E Gram (Sep 16, 2007) Meeting House Worshipers: Hear Ye, Hear Ye! There will be a Service of Commissioning for the Christian Education Team (11:00 am service). Morning Services (8:30 and 11:00 am) Scripture Luke 14:25-33 Sermon Cost Analysis — Dr. Laha Hymns O Worship the King, All Glorious Above! Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord Lift High the Cross Other Special Music Prelude: Processional on “Lift High the Cross” – Donald Busarow Introit Come Sing, O church In Joy – Brian Dill Anthem: Come, Labor On – Noble, Ferguson Offertory: Be Though My Vision – Paul Manz Postlude: Gigue – J.S. Bach Coffee Hour: Join us in Fellowship hall after the 11:00 am service. Hosted by the Local Missions Committee. Christian Education. Sunday morning education classes and Bridges to Worship resume this Sunday Childrens Education: Classes for children, age 3 years through Grade 12 meet at 9:30 in the Education building and Flounder House. Children in grades 1-5 continue their sutdy of Noah with a new series of workshops – check the board in the Education Building entrance for your grade’s room assignment. Bridges to Worship (B2W): (formerly Godly Play) continues during the 11:00 am worship service. Children ages 5 years through grade 2 are invited to the Education Building following the Time with the Children. Parents of first time B2W children are encouraged to join your child as they leave the Sanctuary if this will help your child feel more comfortable. All parents of children who attend B2W are asked to pick their children up from our new locations in the Education Building (Rm. 26 or Heaven) and to sign up to serve as doorkeeper for one Sunday. Sign up will be held today at Lemonade on the Lawn. All parents of children who attend B2W are asked to follow their children out of the sanctuary on Sunday, 9/30/07! You will be led to the only orientation session offered this school year. B2W is different from Sunday School and we need your help to prepare your children to worship with the larger church family. Adult Education This Sunday in Heritage Hall: Dr. John Yieh, New Testament professor at Virginia Theological Seminary, will lead a discussion of The Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew. Next Sunday: Dr. Brian Blount, President of Union Theological Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education, will lead the Adult Education Forum in Heritage Hall. Inquirer’s Class: This class will be held on Sundays, Sep 30 and Oct. 7 from 9:30 to 10:45 am in Fellowship Hall. These sessions are designed for those interested in considering membership in the Meeting House, or who have recently joined the church. The two-week class offers a brief overview of Presbyterian beliefs, and of the mission and ministry of the Meeting House. Tuesday Morning Bible Study: A new Bible study, led by Dr. Laha, will begin this fall. It will take place on Tuesday mornings in Heritage Hall from 9-10:30 am. The first class will run from Sep 25 to Nov 27 and will focus on Luke. This class is open to all members of OPMH and their friends. Students will be expected to read and study the lesson before each class and to come ready to share their insights and questions. The study book is available for purchase in the Church Office. Each student should also have a good study Bible in the New Revised Standard Version. Plan now to be part of this exciting and informative class by marking the dates on your calendar and by calling the Church Office to register for the class so we can know how many to set up for. And don’t forget to invite your friends and neighbors! If childcare would be helpful let us know that as well. Should enough people desire it, we will do our best to provide it. Feel free to call Dr. Laha with any other questions you might have. Wednesday Evening Bible Study: The Book of Acts, 7:30-8:30 pm, Flounder 1b, Sept. 19–Nov. 28. Led by the Rev. Ann Herlin. Please RSVP to the Church Office; books are $12. Sunday Morning Bible Study: The Gospel of Matthew, 9:40-10:40 am, Oct. 7-Dec. 23, Flounder 1b. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? The early church had a manual on discipleship – the Gospel of Matthew. Come join us for an in-depth study of the book that comes first in the New Testament because of its importance in the life of the church. The class will use the Matthew study book in the Lifeguide Bible Study series, which divides the story of Jesus into two parts. The first part, “Discovering the King,” will be covered during the fall semester. The spring semester will address the second part, “The Rejection and Resurrection of the King.” Please contact the Church Office to register; books are $6. Class facilitators: Lee Posey, Tom Roberts, Ed Willis, and Hal Collums. For the under 40 crowd: The Mystery of Evil – a theological discussion for young adults sponsored by the Reformed Institute. Sat., Oct. 13, from 9 am–1pm at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church. $15 includes lunch. Contact Ann Herlin, or register online at www.reformedinstitute.org. Reformed Institute: Look on the web site for these special offerings. Fellowship, Study, and Prayer Groups: Youth: Confirmands: Today, there will be an information meeting with confirmands (9th graders and above) and parents in Fellowship Hall this Sunday at 9:40 am. The fall series of Confirmation classes will begin Sun., Sep 30. Take me out to the ball game: The Youth are heading to RFK Stadium for a Nationals game right after the 11:00 am service. Get your car pooling assignments then. Please bring or mail in a check for $14 to OPMH (memo line: Youth Nats Game) each. Next Week: “What I did over the summer . . “, a BBQ at Rocky and Sally Laha’s home. 20s/30s: This group is open to all in their 20s and 30s (married, single, members, visitors, friends). Our fall organization meeting will be held at 913 Oronoco Street at 7 pm. All are welcome! For more info., call Mike Campagna at 703-785-4736 or
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First Sundays with the Stephen Ministers: An informal time of fellowship on the first Sunday of each month 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. Community Ceili Dance Classes starting this Sunday in the OPMH Fellowship Hall, Sun. afternoon, 3-5:30 pm. They are open to beginners and anyone interested in learning a couples country dance from beginning to end. Children are welcome if they are old enough to participate in the dancing; no childcare is provided. Hugh Conway teaches each dance from the beginning. Live music is provided by the Irish Breakfast Band and friends and refreshments available at cost. Wear leather soled comfortable shoes to dance in. This is NOT step dancing and is not hard on the knees or ankles. Cost is $5 per person. On the Go...For All Members! - There will be a special outing on Oct. 9 to the National Gallery of Art to see the brand new J.M.W. Turner exhibit, fresh from merry old England! Through Turner, Victorian artists learned to value the sublime of nature—the wild unleashed power of it. Famed throughout the world for his work of luminous beauty, he places nature in glimmering light. Born in 1775 and dying in 1851, Turner painted well into his 70s creating works out of sheer bliss of his understanding of the world’s God-given magic. Please call the Church Office to sign up now. We can take 15 people on the church bus. The cost for the day is $3 per person for the bus, and then you pay for your own lunch at the Gallery and the audio phone if you wish to use it. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9:30 am for departure to arrive in DC at 10:00 am at the Gallery. “Are You Ready?” All Church Retreat - October 19 - 21 at Massanetta Springs. Stop by the Retreat Info table following worship. Mission Rebuilding Louisiana: Rebuilding Together Alexandria’s next trip to the Gulf will be Oct 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 Corporations’s generous support, lodging and meals will be paid for. Volunteers only have to arrange their transportation. Please call/email RTA with your interest or questions! We need to know if you’re joining us by Mid-Sep: 703.836.1021 or
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. A New Perspective on the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict - On Sun., Sept. 23 at 12:15 pm at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (6601 Bradley Blvd, north Bethesda), Dr. Mark Braverman will make a presentation “The Light of Prophecy, My Peoples Shadow, and the Living Stones: An American Jew’s Journey to The Holy Land”. Dr. Braverman recently traveled to Israel and Palestine as the co-leader of the Fellowship of Recognition’s Interfaith Peace-Builders delegation. A catered Middle Eastern Luncheon will be available from 12:15-1:00. Adult $10; children $5. For reservations call Nancy at 301-630-3479. For general information call Bonnie at 301-229-5105. For directions, see www.bradleyhillschurch.org. Benefit Concert for Haiti, featuring Cleve Francis, noted composer and vocalist, and the Howard University Community Choir, Sat., Oct. 6, 7:30 pm. at Schlesinger Hall, (3001 N. Beauregard St.). Tickets at www.cchaiti.org or contact John Klousia at 703-548-0290 Music: Our organist and choir director for September is Lois Lehrer, who has served military chapels in Europe, churches in Washington State and New Jersey and most recently eight years with Our Savior Lutheran in Arlington. She was a student of Paul Manz at Concordia College in St. Paul, and with Harold Rohlig at Huffinton College in Montgomery, AL Adult Choir rehearses on Thursdays, at 7:30 pm in the balcony. Everyone is welcome! Children’s Choir’s rehearsals begin today, Sun., Sept. 16, Room 22, Education Building, 12:05-12:50 pm. Covenant Choir, (early elementary ages) Alleluia Singers, (older elementary ages). Concert With a Cause - From Sea to Shining Sea, Fri., Oct. 5 at 8 pm in the OPMH Sanctuary. Organist Jeannine Jordan presents a narrated musical and historic journey of the first 200 years of the pipe organ in America, complete with anecdotes, out-of-the ordinary American compositions, and eye-catching visuals. An offering will be received to benefit the Katrina recovery efforts of the Bay St. Louis (Mississippi) Presbyterian Church. Churchwide News: Lunch on the Lawn: Join us on Sep 23 for lunch and fellowship in the churchyard with guest preacher Brian Blount, the new president of Union Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education. Lunch tickets will be on sale beginning this Sunday in front of the Sanctuary after the worship services. Worship Sound System Guild: Would you like to help people hear the worship service and make recordings for shut-ins? We are seeking volunteers to operate the Meeting House sound and video equipment during worship services. You will be trained. No experience is necessary. All you need is an aptitude for knob turning and button pushing and an inclination to lend a hand. Contact Skip Bea at 703.549.7040 or
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