_____ Worship and Celebration ______Ministry Calendar______Nursery nd December 21, 2008 — 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 12/21 5 yr olds – 2 Grade (Room 4) Following the Service — Worship Practice for Christmas Eve 3rd – 6th Grades (Room 8) 4:00 p.m. — Youth Cherry Street Mission Outreach 7th – 12th Grades (Rooms 2 & 3) Meet at Oak Bend Church Gathering for Worship Adult Class: “A Study of Acts" (Sanctuary) Wednesday, 12/24 Opening Songs and Prayer NO Kid Venture! 10:30 A.M. — SUNDAY WORSHIP CELEBRATION 6:00 p.m. — Christmas Eve Candlelight Service “Hark the Heard Angels Sing” Thursday, 12/25 Gary Miller will be bringing the message. MERRY CHRISTMAS Welcome and Announcements Church Office Closed Friday, 12/26 Lighting of the Advent Candle Church Office Closed Oak Bend Little Ones
Worship Songs “O Come, All Ye Faithful” * “The First Noel” “Away in a Manger” * “The Birthday of the King” “Shine on Us”
Greeting Each Other Children age 3 through 4th grade are dismissed for Children’s Church
Offering Kid Venture! Choir
Message NEXT WEEKEND AT OAK BEND — The Hymn of Christmas DECEMBER 28, 2008 9:15 A.M. — SUNDAY SCHOOL Songs for the Seasons Pastor Daniel Watkins
Closing Song and Prayer “Silent Night” www.carepages.com. All you have to do is sign up, it’s free, and then encouragement. Pray that Ryan's spinal cord would heal and he ______Prayer and Praise______type in STOWERS in the search. At the site you will find updates and would regain full use of his arms & legs. PEGGY BENNETT has asked prayer for her mom, Rhodora Heartman. pictures. Rhodora had Cornea Replacement surgery Friday. Please pray for ARIELLE DAVIDSON is planning on coming home from school and will complete healing. Please pray also for Peggy's father who has not be attending the winter quarter or possibly longer. With her Alzheimer's. Pray that he can deal with the stress being away from academic future at the University of Cincinnati in limbo, she is trying to home. get someone to sub-lease her apartment for the time she will not be at Nursery Workers Today: Corrine Wheeler and Kathy Hankins JOHN SANZENBACHER is continuing his treatments but he couldn't school. Please pray to this end. Her lease is up in August. Next Sunday: Mary Jo Drozdowicz and Emily Mielke have it on Dec. 1 because his platelet count was low at 87. Please pray CHRIS FRYBARGER asks prayer for the wife of his former boss. She that the treatments could stay on schedule and that John & Debbie has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. It has reached the lymph Children’s Church Workers would have peace and strength as the drugs do their work in his body. nodes and she has some small spots on her lungs. She has been given Today: Kathy Watkins and Taryn Lucyk Also pray wisdom for Dr. Skeel as he directs the treatments. Thank you a 68% chance of recovery. Please pray for peace, comfort, and healing Next Sunday: Jade and Courtney Frybarger for your continued prayers for the Sanzenbachers. for Judy and George and the family. Junior Church Worker RON & AUBREY STOWERS ask prayer for their daughter, Kylie who MELINDA ASCHLIMAN asks prayer for her nephew, Ryan Sutton, who Today: Pam Schooler was born November 26 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Pray for was involved in a roll over car accident in May. He is undergoing Next Sunday: Brenda Householder strength and healing. If you want to keep up on Kylie’s progress go to therapy. Pray for strength, physically and emotionally, and ______Message Notes ______Announcements______December 21, 2008 WELCOME TO OAK BEND CHURCH and Seasons Greetings! We come together every weekend to honor God and grow in our walk with Christ. We hope you sense His presence and the warmth of our church family as The Hymn of Christmas you worship with us this holiday season. Let us know you were here by filling out the communication card in your bulletin. Songs for the Seasons THE WATKINS FAMILY will be on vacation December 25 through January 5. If you have a need during this time, please call Pastor Chad, 419-356- 5343, Deacon Chairman, Doug Andrews, 419-874-6345 or the secretary, Diane Sturdavant, 419-874-0219. THE OLSZEWSKI FAMILY will be on vacation December 25 – 28. KID VENTURE! is in need of helpers. Kid Venture! meets on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. They are currently on Christmas break. Their next meeting will be January 7 and runs till April 1. If you can't commit to every Wednesday, how about once or twice a month? Anyone interested can contact Brenda Householder at 419-865-0481 or [email protected]. BENEVOLENCE FUND: During these uncertain economic times, there have more requests for assistance from the Benevolence Fund. If you would like to contribute to this fund, make your checks payable to Oak Bend Church, with "Benevolence Fund" specified in the Memo (purpose) line. If you have any questions, please contact Doug Andrews or any of the Deacons. CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE this Wednesday, December 24 at 6:00 p.m. A blending of carols and praise songs, Scripture, a devotional, and lighting of candles will make for a special time together. Plan to join us as we celebrate Christ’s birth. MIRACLE CAMP & RETREAT CENTER Gift Catalogs are available in the lobby rack. Miracle Camp has impacted the lives of many at Oak Bend and here is our opportunity to give back. Check it out! COLLEGE AGE & YOUNG ADULT RETREAT at Miracle Camp, December 29 - January 1. Events include a New Year’s Eve bash featuring a concert by Shawn McDonald, skiing option at Bittersweet Ski Resort, coffee house, toboggan run, dodgeball, engaging worship, challenging speaker, and lots of free time to hang out with friends! Brochures are in the lobby or check out all the details at www.miraclecamp.com/retreats/college.aspx . THE REUBEN SHORT SCHOLARSHIP: The Christian Service Foundation administers a scholarship to eligible students of FEC churches who attend a Christian college. To be eligible you must be at least in your sophomore year. Applications are available in the lobby rack and are due January 15. LAST WEEKEND’S STATS: Worship attendance was 105. Sunday School was 28. The morning offering totaled $3,440.00.