OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS OPEN DOORS

May 29, 2014 Issue No. 160

The O.U. Reporter

Worship Schedule

Sunday, June 1 Fellowship Time—8:30 a.m.

Worship Services— 8:45, 9:00 &

10:55 a.m.,

Sunday School—10:00 a.m.

UMYF—5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4 Dan Phillip’s Men’s Bible Study—7:00

Growing in Grace Men’s Group—noon

Women’s Prison Ministry—1:45 p.m.

Holy Communion—5:15 p.m.

Sunday, June 8 Fellowship Time—8:30 a.m.

Worship Services— 8:45, 9:00 &

10:55 a.m.,

Sunday School—10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, June 11 Dan Phillip’s Men’s Bible Study—7:00

Growing in Grace Men’s Group—noon

Women’s Prison Ministry—1:45 p.m.

Holy Communion—5:15 p.m.

Sunday, June 15 Fellowship Time—8:30 a.m.

Worship Services— 9:00 & 10:55 a.m.

Farewell Reception—10:00 a.m.

Warren Janis Black

Summer worship schedule at OU: Sunday, June 8 8:45 a.m. & 10:55 a.m. Traditional Services John Case (Annual Conference) 9:00 a.m. The Journey Russ McLellan Sunday, June 15 Combined 8:45 & The Journey at 9:00 a.m. in the MAC; 10:55 Traditional Warren Black & Claire Dobbs Sunday, June 22 9:00 a.m. The Journey & 10:55 a.m. Traditional (no 8:45 service) Eddie Rester Sunday, June 29 9:00 a.m. The Journey & 10:55 a.m. Traditional (no 8:45 service) Eddie Rester Sunday, July 6 8:45 a.m. & 10:55 a.m. Traditional (no Journey service) Chris McAlilly Sunday, July 13 8:45 a.m. & 10:55 a.m. Traditional (no Journey service) Chris McAlilly

Regular Sunday services (8:45, 9:00 The Journey, & 10:55) resume Sunday, July 20.

PRESENCE Sunday Worship

May 11

8:45 a.m. 156

9:00 a.m. 137

10:55 a.m. 309

Emeritus (Azaleas)

Sunday School 279

May 18

8:45 a.m. 94

9:00 a.m. 101

10:55 a.m. 271

Emeritus (Azaleas) 23

Sunday School 290

May 25

8:45 a.m. 91

9:00 a.m. 154

10:55 a.m. 289

Emeritus (Azaleas)

Sunday School 193

Christian Love &

Sympathy is Extended to

David, Katie, & Daniel Witt in the death of their mother

Ann Witt

• Chuck Cantrell

in the death of his father

Robert Cantrell

• Liz DuPerier

in the death of her mother

Sue VanZandt

• Pat Forrester

in the death of her uncle

Ron Williams

• Grayden Tubb

in the death of his borther

Douglas Tubb

Congratulations to

Molly McVaugh &

Baker Martin

who were married May 3

• Abigail Parchman &

Taylor Maddux who were married May 24

• Holly Kuestler &

Bryan Gaston who were married May 25

PRAYERS

▪Shirley Bowen, Charlotte Dicus’

mother

▪Gary Caccazale, Debbie Paine’s brother

-in-law

▪Sandra Collier

▪Susan Brady, Annabelle Covington’s

sister-in-law

▪Erin Cavener, Rich & Patty Cavener’s

daughter

▪Janie Cromeans, John Cromeans

mother

▪W.D. Flaherty, Anita Ludlow’s father

▪Jean Halford, Lisa Thompson’s

Mother

▪Paul Klotz, Cile Downer’s son-in-law

▪Lila McRight, Meghan Feltenstein’s

grandmother

▪Peggy Rahain, Tracy Morgan’s mother

▪Jerry Reynolds, Regina Reynolds’

father

▪Joanne Rone, Scott Rone’s mother

▪Betty Rosson, Bob Rosson’s mother

▪Todd Sanders, Patti Sanders’s son

▪Lois Shipp, Walker Swaney’s mother

▪Robert Earl Siedell, Cindy Summerlin’s

father

▪C.D. Shorter, Shannon McLaughlin’s

grandfather

▪Jan Shorter, Shannon McLaughlin’s

mother

▪Bob Smith, Brent Smith’s father

▪Phil Sneed, Claire Hardy’s brother

▪Wilson Stribling, Sloan Hunter’s brother

▪Katie Stubblefield

▪Joe Tucker, Howard Tucker’s brother

▪Charlene Webb, John Webb’s mother

▪Nolie Yates, Travis Yates’ father

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Altar Flowers

If you would like to place flowers on the altar June 29; July 13, 20,; or August 3, 10, 17, 24; or September 7, please call Toya Bruss at 832-3061.

▪Frank Banks

▪Lee Bolen

▪Jonnie Butler

▪Ann Hamric

▪Morris Lovelady

▪Cindy Lucas

▪Reba Matsufuji

▪John McCauley

▪Doris Murry

▪Peggy Muse

▪Lucy Robinson

▪Peyton Self

▪Suzanne Spruiell

▪Charles Walker

▪Dot Zinn

Annual Conference Mission Offering

The Mississippi Annual Conference—empowered by love, generosity, justice and apprenticeship—forms spiritual leaders, faith communities and connections so more disciples of Jesus Christ transform the world. This year’s mission offering will support: Discipleship Formation for Laity Creating New Places for New People Partnering with the Eurasia Area UMC District Missions You are invited to offer your time and gifts toward the 2014 Session of the Mississippi Annual Conference Mission Offering. Here is how to help:

Tell this story in your local churches and solicit contributions for this effort.

Seek out individuals who desire to make sacrificial gifts to this effort.

Speak to churches and individuals that need more information so we can increase our level of participation in the churches of our annual conference.

Pray that we will be faithful forming spiritual leaders, faith communities and connections so more disciples of Jesus Christ transform the world.

You can support this ministry with your Holy Communion offering, Sunday, June 1.

Children’s Church Summer Schedule

Children’s Church (pre-K to first grade) will not meet in June and July.

Sunday Fund Update OU sent in $520 to the Methodist Senior Services Sunday Fund. Envelopes are still available in the church office if you’d like to make a donation.

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NEW MEMBERS

Angela Barlow &

Nicholas Brown 1007 Inverness Lane

903-276-6239

Angela joined OU on May 18

from First United Methodist

Church in Texarkana, AR, her

childhood church. She is a

graduate of the University of

Mississippi, and works with

the University Foundation.

She is engaged to OU member

Nicholas brown. They will be married August 9. She is in the

Young Adult Sunday School class and helps with our Children’s

Ministries.

COLLEGE MINISTRIES

Abigail Parchman Maddux 246 Olde Castle Loop

662-832-5619

Abigail joined OU on May

11 from St. Helen’s Catholic

Church in Amory. She is a

graduate of the University of

Mississippi and is an account

manager at FNC. She and

life-long OU member Taylor

Maddux married May 24 in

our sanctuary.

Lesley, Brian, & Ruby

Walkington 927 Hayes Ave.

619-985-5645

The Walkingtons joined OU

on May 18 from Solana Beach

Presbyterian Church in Solana

Beach, CA. Leslye is a native

of Jackson, MS and is current-

ly a homemaker. She has a

background in PR and market-

ing and has worked in out-

reach and discipleship in a local church. Brian is from California

and is an electrical engineer with Viasat. Ruby is two years old.

They enjoy tennis, and Brian likes to surf, where available.

Pat & Phil Kline 6226 Charleston Court

662-638-3198

Pat joined on May 18 by

transfer of letter from

the Anguilla United

Methodist Church,

where she has served in

many capacities. She is

a retired Vice President

of the Bank of Anguilla

and has two daughters.

She and Phil are active Ole Miss sports fans. Phil, a member

of the Jewish faith, is an associate member and has one

daughter. He is a retired farmer and served as an alderman.

Tim, Nicole, Silas, &

Elijah Yenter 222 Powers Drive,

203-812-9348

The Yenter family joined

OU on May 25 in The

Journey. Tim is an

assistant professor at the

University of Mississippi.

Nicole comes from First

Bapitst Church in

Bozeman, Montana.

Their son Elijah is three years old. Their son Silas James

was baptized in The Journey on May 25.

FreshmanOrientation

We have already begun Freshman Orientation at Ole Miss. If you know of any Freshman or trans-fer students coming to Ole Miss this fall, please let me know, so College Ministries can reach out

to them. (Allyson Willis - aewillis@bellsouth.net)

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Dear Mission Friends,

Thank you so much for your recent and generous gift of $2000 that you donated to our United Methodist Advance Project 12017A from December 3, 2013 until April 14, 2014. Your contribu-tion was a blessing and is helping the college to fulfill its mission mandate of training Christian leaders to serve the churches and communities in the Holy Land.

A recent joy for our students was the 2014 Annual Student Retreat in Jordan in which 38 students and members of faculty and staff participated. The students visited Mt. Nebo, Petra, Wadi Rum and other archaeological and Biblical sites, as well as spending some time in the desert. The theme for the conference was “Thirsting for the Lord” and students were challenged to nurture their spiritual development. To know more about this, visit our website: www.bethbc.org. if you would like your email to be added to our database to receive monthly e-letters, please email Ms. Flora Al-Qassis, f.laqassis@bethbc.org.

Other April events included: Strategic Planning and Development, a Shepherd Society outreach that supplied food for the needy, and a wonderful pre-Easter worship service at the Garden Tomb that brought together Palestinain and Messianic believers in Christ for a joint resurrection celebra-tion. All of these were wonderful activities that aim to share the good news of Jesus Christ. In ad-

dition, we have had visiting groups who encouraged us much by their presence and gifts. Some visitors shared in student chapel.

We desire your prayers for the following: 1. Students as they finish the semester and take their final exams; 2. Graduation on June 20th; and 3. Children’s Summer programs.

With a grateful heart, Rev. Dr. Jack Sara President, Bethlehem Bible College

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Amelia Allen Pittman was baptized

on May 11. She is the daughter of

Katie & Matt Pittman.

Brendan Charles Wilson was bap-

tized on May 11. He is the son of

Laura & Britt Wilson and the brother

of Loughran.

Cooper Clay Harcrow was bap-

tized on May 18. He is the son of

Laurie & Todd Harcrow and the

brother of Cayden.

Evelyn Chennault Martin

was baptized on May 25.

She is the daughter of

Susan & Daniel Martin, and

the sister of Sullivan.

Elli Sophia Hinton & Mattie

Harper Hinton were baptized in

The Journey on May 25. They are

the daughters of Nikki &

Michael Hinton and the sisters of

Grady.

BAPTISMS

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

STUDENT MINISTRIES

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Vacation Bible School--K-5: June 16-20, Pre-K: June 23-25 Child and volunteer registration:

www.vacationbibleschool.com/oxforduumc www.vacationbibleschool.com/oxforduumcpreschool

Thank you in advance for volunteering for this important event in the lives of your children! Thank you for giving time, for putting aside self for others. There is no better definition of Love than when one serves. Thank you for leading and for your impact — much of which you won’t even know about. This could not happen without God’s purposing through you.

Our hope is that we won’t look back and say “Look at what we have done”,

but rather “Look at what God has done through his people.”

summer bible study series

Youth will meet on Sunday nights in the Youth Center at 4:30 p.m.

(when youth aren't at camp!) Sunday, June 15th Sunday, June 22nd Sunday, June 29th Sunday, July 20th Sunday, July 27th

Sunday, August 3rd We will have a service project associated with each lesson that will take place during the week after each lesson is complete.

Sundays 4:30 p.m.

Children’s Sunday School

Summer Schedule: June Date Grade Class Subject

June 1 2nd & 3rd Games Creation

4th & 5th Cooking Creation

June 8 2nd & 3rd Video Creation 4th & 5th Games Creation

June 15—No Sunday School

June 22 2nd & 3rd Cooking Creation 4th & 5th Art Creation

June 29 2nd & 3rd Games Rebekah

4th & 5th Cooking Rebekah

Return Service Requested

OXFORD-UNIVERSITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

424 SOUTH TENTH STREET

OXFORD, MS 38655

Phone: 234-5278 Fax: 234-4202 Website: http://www.ouumc.org

Our Church Staff: Name Phone E-mail

Pastor Warren Black 234-5278 office@ouumc.org

Associate Pastor Claire Dobbs 234-5278 clairedobbs8@gmail.com

Director of Children's Ministries Pat Forrester 234-4293 pforrester@ouumc.org

Director of Preschool Programs Susan Phillips 234-3371 dds@ouumc.org

Nursery Coordinator Camille Murphy 234-5278 nursery@ouumc.org

Youth Minister/Journey Music Coord. Greg Smith 234-5278 gsmith@ouumc.org

College Ministries Coordinator Allyson Willis 231-9929 aew illis@bellsouth.net

Journey Coordinator & Assimilation Director Julianna Ross 234-5278 juliannaross@hotmail.com

Music Director & Organist Anita Ludlow 234-5278 aludlow @ouumc.org

Church Administrator Russ McLellan 234-5278 rmclellan@ouumc.org

Admin. Assistant to the Pastors Barbara Camp 234-2680 bcamp@ouumc.org

Choir Director Laura Thompson 234-5278 choir@ouumc.org

Communications Coordinator Emilie Bramlett 234-5278 ebramlett@ouumc.org

Receptionist Jan Estes 234-5278 jestes@ouumc.org

Bookkeeper Sylvia Harvey 234-5278 sharvey@ouumc.org

Manager of Buildings and Grounds James Young 234-5278 office@ouumc.org

Assistant Manager of Buildings Lisa Corrothers 234-5278 office@ouumc.org

Custodian Rico McThune 234-5278 office@ouumc.org

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 89

Oxford, MS 38655

Notes from the Past ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS AGO: At the May 21, 1894, meeting of the Quarterly Conference the minister reported: “The general state of

our church is good spiritually; everything is in a living, growing state. Financially we are in a first-rate condition. The entire assessments and expenses of the

church for the year have been paid in full to date. The church is almost out of debt.” ***

SIXTY YEARS AGO: No church service was held on May 30, 1954. Commencement services were held at the University at Fulton Chapel, and there was a

church service at First Baptist ***

FIFTY YEARS AGO: On May 19, 1964, Wesley Foundation Don Anderson reported that Jan Crouch was the new president of the Wesley Foundation and

that Jimmie Sue Walker was secretary.

There was no 10:55 service on Sunday, May 31, 1964, because of a Baccalaureate Service on the University campus.

The 8:30 service on May 31, 1964, was dedicated to those who had died during the last year: C. M. Lagrone, Mrs. Van Oswalt, Mrs. A. W. Milden, R. H.

Price, Mrs. Guy McLarty, Phillip Clay, W. W. Johnson, Blanche Sommerville, Mrs. F. B. Patton, Mrs. Eugene Patterson, L. M. Jurney, Louise Marrs, Mrs. W.

E. Johnson, W. O. Pratt, and Marvin Black. ***

FORTY YEARS AGO: The following high school graduates were recognized on May 12, 1974: Diann Burrow, Donna Doorenbos, Mary Folk, Elaine Kin-

ney, Nancy Lovelady, Gwen Price, Dot Terry, Olivia Williams, Rose Wiseman, Allen Boyer, Randy Brammer, Carey Fortune, Mark Franks, Andy Garrott,

Thomas Landrum, Cole McClary, Ernie McLellan, Skip Nolan, George Stengel, Bill Tatum, and Dave Tatum. ***

THIRTY YEARS AGO: These high school graduates were recognized on May 20, 1984: Holly Horton, Christy Kinney, John Mistilis, Becky Owens, Cam

Tyler, and Scott Van Arsdall. ***

TWENTY YEARS AGO: Altar flowers were given on May 1, 1994, by the Ralph Dean family in honor of Ralph’s and Tis’ mothers, Becky Van Arsdall and

Kathryne Neill; on May 8 by Keith, Rita, Peter, and Mark Womer in honor of Jonathan Womer, who graduated from Duke University that day; on May 15 by

the William Hopper family and the Pat Richardson family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Newell Malone; on May 22 by the Tubbs and Thomas families; on May

29 by the Dr. Mickey King family in memory of Mary McClure King.

Lay liturgists on May 1, 1994, were Tamara and Scott Ellis; Sue Hale on May 8; Larry and Pat Williams on May 15; Peter Womer on May 22; Scott Long on

May 29. ***

TEN YEARS AGO: Altar flowers were given on May 2, 2004, in honor of Brian Bravo and Margaret Cousley in memory of Tommy Tosh; on May 9 by

Walker and Melissa Swaney in honor of Dorothy Lovelady and Lois Swaney; on May 23 by the Ron Hipp family in memory of Max and Katherine Hipp and

Charles Church; on May 30 by her friends in memory of Marian Bruce.

In the May 2, 2004, newsletter Mary Poole invited those who might be interested in becoming handbell ringers to attend a meeting on May 16.