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April 25th, 2024

Mission Statement

We will be the body of Christ in our Community by Connecting with God, Growing in Discipleship, and Serving the World.

Next Sermon for April 28th

Dear Friends –

Recently, after much prayer and reflection, I began to share information about a trip to the Holy Lands that I am scheduled to lead in February of 2025. 

This is the trip originally planned for this February, which was automatically rescheduled to next year at the same time because of the ongoing war in Gaza.

One of the main reasons I was comfortable moving forward with planning this trip is how well EO handled rescheduling the trip from this year. Everyone who had financially committed to traveling in February 2024 received their money back.  Overall, my experience with EO throughout the process of cancelling and rescheduling the trip was good, which leads me to believe if we need to cancel again in 2025 it will be handled professional and well.

I will be having an interest meeting on Sunday, April 28^th at 4pm in the conference room. If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email (pastoramanda@oakgroveumc.org).

Please continue to pray with me for our neighbors all throughout the world in prayer who face war and violence.

Peace & Blessings,

Amanda

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We are so excited that Oak Grove UMC will be hosting a Ministry Fiesta on Sunday, May 5th at 9:30 a.m. in the Grove.

There will not be Children’s Sunday School offered during this time frame, but fun activities and games for all to enjoy!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Sincerely,

Mandy Midgett

Our next Golden Oaks gathering will be held on Tuesday, May 21, in The Bridge beginning at 11:30 AM. We’ll enjoy an indoor picnic. Buck Hodges will be cooking burgers and hotdogs on the grill, and we’ll have lots of fixings and condiments along with potato salad, watermelon, and dessert. A $5 donation is requested to help cover the cost of lunch.

With Memorial Day the following Monday, we’ll have a patriotic theme. A special treat will be a visit at 11:45 AM from Oak Grove Kindergarteners, who will sing for us.

Our program following lunch will be presented by Dan Cooke, Crime Prevention Specialist with the Chesapeake Police Department. He will be giving us useful information on personal safety that includes common scams and fraud that are currently being seen in Chesapeake.



Please sign up to attend no later than Sunday, May 19. Sign-up sheets will be available in the adult Sunday School classrooms and on a table outside of Whitehurst Hall. You may also sign up by contacting Carol Avenson (avensoncarol@gmail.com or 757-749-0574).

The family of Doris Norwood - Doris passed away April 20th

Aubrie Mitchell

Barbara Reed (requested by Alice Varelas)

Harry Spear (Patty Midgette's father)

Lou Chatfield (Cheryl Kos's mother)

Susan Griffin & Ginger Royals (friends of Susan Baker)

Melissa Sutton (Noah's grandmother)

Val Sheppard (requested by Juanita Shaw)



And to all the unspoken prayers