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Home  eGram Egram, June 6, 2008
OPMH E Gram (June 8, 2008)
Meeting House Worshipers: Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Morning Service (10:00 am)
Scripture
Romans 4:13-25; Genesis 12:1-9
Sermon On the Go! - Rev. Herlin
Lemonade on the Lawn is hosted by the Administration ministry. Please join us for fellowship in the courtyard behind the sanctuary following the 10:00 am worship service.
Evening Worship (6:30 pm in Heritage Hall).
Scripture
Matthew 5: 13-20
Meditation The Rev. Joyce Mercer
This Sunday
Inquirers Class – On Sunday, June 8, a class will be offered for all who would like to learn more about the Meeting House, or who have recently joined the church. Join us in Fellowship Hall from 8:30 – 9:40 am. This class will include an introduction to Presbyterian beliefs, as well as an overview of the mission and ministry of the Meeting House. Child care is available.
On Sunday, June 8, there will be an information meeting for parents of next year’s confirmands at 5:00 pm in Flounder House 1b. Next year Confirmation will be open to youth in grades eight and nine.
Youth - It’s our end of year party! Please come for the end of the year celebration. We will start with a Scavenger Hunt and end with a Pig Out Feast! Meet in Fellowship Hall at 5:00 pm. If your FIRST name begins with A-L bring a snack food to share and if your FIRST name begins with M-Z bring a dessert to share. Pick up time will be 7:00 pm. Be there or be square.
Come learn more about mission in Pakistan and Forman Christian College! OPMH is hosting an informal gathering today, Sunday, June 8, in Heritage Hall, following the 6:30 pm worship service. Joining us will be Beenish Khokhar, a student at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan and Marianne Vermeer, a PCUSA missionary who's just returned from serving for three years at Forman. OPMH has supported mission in Pakistan and this is a chance to learn more about the work there and why it is important. It's a chance to ask questions, see some pictures, understand the importance of Christian educational institutions both historically and in the current environment in Pakistan. Please join us!
Other Announcements
Adult Education
Wednesday Night Bible Study: The Letter of James. All are invited to this 6-week Bible study beginning June 18 (no class July 2). Meets in Flounder 1b from 7:30-8:30 pm. The letter of James deals primarily with the social and practical aspects of Christianity, reminding us that Christian faith touches every aspect of life. Its concerns are grounded in day-to-day questions: How do we live? How should we live? What are the implications of Christian faith for our lives? This epistle will challenge and encourage those in search of a life of integrity. (Study books are $20. Please reserve a book by contacting the church office.)
Children and Youth
Vacation Bible School Reminder: VBS 2008 is scheduled for June 23-27. If you would like to volunteer for this special week of learning and fun, talk to Kristine Eelkema, at 703-836-9871 or
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Registration forms are now available in the church office, Fellowship Hall and on our website (due Sunday, June 8).
Fellowship, Study and Prayer
First Sundays with the Stephen Ministers: Stephen Ministers host an informal time of fellowship on the first Sunday of each month for those who are experiencing a difficult or challenging time and would welcome a willing listener. We meet in the Elliot House parlor following the 10:00 am service. If you would like more information or would like to spend one-on-one time with a Stephen Minister, call Susan Grandy at 703-780-4134 or 703-299-4749.
Young Adult Game Night (featuring homemade dessert and Guitar Hero!): All young adults in their twenties and thirties are invited to a gathering following evening worship on June 29th. We will meet in Fellowship Hall at approximately 7:30 for a light dinner, delicious homemade desserts and a full range of games from Guitar Hero to Taboo. Come join us for this social event and get to know some of the other young adults in the congregation. Child care is available if a reservation is made by June 26th. Please contact the church office with questions, or to RSVP.
Mission
Relief for Myanmar and China: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance will be responding to the crisis in Myanmar in cooperation with Church World Service and Action by Churches Together. If you would like to help, you may write a check to OPMH with “Myanmar” on the memo line, or donate directly at www.pcusa.org/pda. Donations for China Relief need DR000138 on the check memo line.
West Virginia Work Camp. An informational/organizational meeting will be held in the Elliot House Parlor on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 pm. All those interested in the West Virginia Work Camp, to be held from June 22-27 near Morgantown, WV, are invited to attend. Questions? Contact Ann in the church office.
Would you like to help with the greening of the Meeting House? Then please join the recycling group by contacting Margaret Whitesides at 703-549-1783 or at
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It takes about 15-20 minutes once a month yet is vital to the Meeting House being a good steward.
Church News
Summer Office Hours: On June 6, we began our summer office schedule. On Fridays through August 29, the office will be open from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. Monday through Thursday hours will remain the same (8:30 am - 4:30 pm).
Flower Dedications/Memorials - Kerri Stevens, the point of contact for OPMH’s flower dedications, is seeking contributors for the next three months (June – Aug). Dedications are needed for Sun., June 15 onward. Donation cost is $65. Please contact her at
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or 703-966-3895 to schedule your date and related dedication.
Docent Program: If you're interested in the history of OPMH, with ushering at special times and programs (Christmas Candlelight tours, Concerts with a Cause, etc.) and transporting us back to the 18th century, please join us as a docent. We hope to expand the program and thus our availability to the church. Call Susan Horne at 703-548-2759 or contact by email
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Are You Ready? A Book entitled A Letter to My Loved Ones is available for sale in the church office. It is a self-help book to guide you through the process of collecting information your survivors will need after your death. It includes actual legal forms, listings, addresses and other useful hints to make it easy to compile your wishes. The book is offered for $10 by the Spirit organization of the church.
The Presbyterian Cemetery, located on Hamilton Lane in Alexandria, Virginia, is a mission of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House. For nearly 200 years, it has provided tranquil final resting places for members of this congregation and others of our faith. Interred in these hallowed grounds are a number of patriots of the American Revolution, leaders from Alexandria’s historic past, members of the clergy, and many others. The cemetery still contains space for more than a thousand burial plots, and the recently completed columbarium, which became available for use 1 January 2008, provides 192 niches for permanent repositories of cremated remains. For more information about the Presbyterian Cemetery or the new columbarium, contact Robert Ellis, the Cemetery Superintendent, at (703) 626-0879 or
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Music for 10:00 am
Hymns
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Child of Blessing, Child of Promise
If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee
How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord
Other Special Music
Prelude: Prelude and Fugue - Vincent Lübeck (1684-1755)
Introit: Wm. Boyce (1711-79)
In your mercy, Lord, you called me, taught my sin-filled heart and mind, else this world had still enthralled me, and to glory kept me blind. Lord, I did not freely choose you till by grace you set me free; for my heart would still refuse you had your love not chosen me.
—text by Josiah Conder (1789-1855)
Anthem: Prayer to Jesus - George Oldroyd (1886-1951)
Offertory: Two Liturgical Preludes - George Oldroyd
Postlude: Trumpet Tune - David Johnson (1922-87)
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