December is a busy month around here. Please plan to participate in any or all of our events this month. See you there!

Ladies Meeting

October 7th at 7 p.m., the ladies will be holding their monthly meeting here at the church.

Teen Concert

Friday October 10th, the youth will meet here at the church then travel over to Sugar Creek Baptist Church for a concert featuring Building 429, Addison Road and After Edmond.  Be here by 6 p.m.

Work Day

Saturday, October 11th will be a work day here at the church. There is still a lot of debris that needs to be cleaned up after the hurricane. Please plan to be here to help.

Craft Night

Tuesday, October 21st will be the first monthly craft night sponsored by our ladies group. Bring your knitting, cross-stitching, crocheting, needle point, painting, scrapbooking, jewelry making or whatever you do, and join the fun! If you want to learn a craft, we will try our best to help you. Drinks will be supplied. Please bring a snack to share.

Friend Day

October 26th will be Friend Day, so invite your friends or come and be our friend. We will have lunch here at the church and after lunch we will have a special time of singing and anything else we can think of. Plan on being here, you don’t want to miss it.

Trunk or Treat

As an outreach to our community we will be conducting a Trunk or Treat night. Bring your vehicle with your trunk decorated for the fall season and plenty of candy to hand out to the young and young at heart

For further information on any of these events, please contact the church office.

Well, if you’ve been wondering, yes we did indeed have a visit from Ike.  Hurricane Ike that is.

The majority of damage  experienced here at the church has been in the form of oak tree limbs.  LOTS and LOTS of tree limbs!!   One set of large limbs completely missed a power line and transformer that sets next to the tree.

Given that we now have power at the church (subject to disruptions of course), our plan is to have our regular Sunday schedule in the morning.  If you plan to join us, please bring your work clothes as we will begin cleaning up around here after lunch.  If it is unsafe for you to travel to the church, please remain where you are and join us at a later date.

As for services Sunday night, we will wait and see how tonight and tomorrow morning go and make a determination then.

Junior Camp-A Week Away!

Our juniors load up for a week at Texoma Baptist Youth Camp near Sherman next Sunday! The cost is $140.00 which includes room and board, transportation, meals while traveling, and a great time for our juniors! The ages are 8 years old through the 5th grade.
Our speaker is Don Claphan, a children’s pastor at East Side Baptist Church in Independence, Mo. He is known as the man of many hats and you will learn why.
We are in need of a lady sponsor to go with our girls.
We are in desperate need of some SUV’s to transport our kids to camp. If you would like to sponsor one of our kids, please mark your envelope, camp support. As you know, gas prices are high, so we could use some help with gas expenses. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Our camp funds are depleted, so we need your help!
Start planning now! A sign up sheet is on the foyer table. We need to know how many are going, so we can make plans. Thanks for your cooperation!

July-A Fifth Sunday Month

Sunday, July the 29th, is our fifth Sunday lunch here at the church! Baptists love to eat and there will be a good assortment of dishes prepared by our wonderful cooks. This would be a wonderful time for you to invite some friends to come with you. A list is on the foyer table of items needed. Come prepared to have lunch with your church family!

An Act of Obedience

There are two ordinances of the church which we will be observing on Sunday, the 29th. We have several who will be baptized after the morning service and we will observe the Lord’s Supper that evening at 5:30 p.m. If you are awaiting baptism, please see Bro. Hill.

Work Days Scheduled

We had our work day yesterday and made some good progress! Our next work day is Saturday, August the 18th, and another one on September the 15th. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Junior Camp Here Soon

Two weeks from today, July the 22nd, our juniors load up for a week at Texoma Baptist Youth Camp near Sherman! The cost is $140.00 which includes room and board, transportation, meals while traveling, and a great time for our juniors! The ages are 8 years old through the 5th grade. Our speaker is Don Claphan, a children’s pastor at East Side Baptist Church in Independence, Mo. He is known as the man of many hats and you will learn why.
We are in need of a few things.  We need:

• A lady sponsor to go with our girls.
• SUV’s to transport our kids to camp.
• Help with camp expenses.

If you would like to sponsor one of our kids, help with gas or help with other camp expenses, please mark your envelope “Camp Support”. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Our camp funds are depleted, so we need your help!
Start planning now! A sign up sheet is on the foyer table. We need to know how many are going, so we can make plans. Thanks for your cooperation! 

July-A Fifth Sunday Month, the 29th

Do you remember what we do on a fifth Sunday month? We EAT! We bring our lunch and have a good time of fellowship. Many times we see folks during the service and don’t get a chance to really get to know them so this a time when we can get better acquainted. We’ll have a list on the foyer table next week. (Maybe Faye Hedges will bring another lemon pie!)

Work Days

Our next work day is coming up this Saturday, July the 14th. Meet here at 9:00 a.m. for some good fellowship and work! Other days scheduled are: Saturday, August the 18th, and September the 15th. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Boys Only Trip

Our teen age boys are planning a back country camping trip in the fall and really roughing it! This will require many different items than a normal camping trip, so if you would like to go or need information on what is needed, see Bro. Tim. We’ll see who the men really are!

More Events

Aug. 12th-Scott Hartell
Oct. 29th-Kent York Revival
Nov. 11th-Edgar Feghaly-Middle East missionary
 

Watermelon Concert Coming!

Our watermelon concert consists of watermelon and Mark Chaney! Mark has a great voice and has been with us before. This is planned for Sunday evening, July the 1st at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday is Tuesday

Due to the July 4th holiday, our Wednesday night activities are being moved to Tuesday, July 3rd.

Work Day

Saturday, July 14th is our next all church work day. Please plan on helping as there is lots of work that needs to be done around here.

Junior Youth Camp

Our junior youth will be leaving of Texoma Youth Camp on July 22nd. Contact the church office for more information or better yet, why not plan to go with with them! You won’t regret it.

Jars

Our teens leave for Texoma Baptist Youth Camp this afternoon! We will be meeting at the church at 1:15 p.m. to load up the vehicle and take off! This year our theme will be “Jars” and how we can all be vessels for God to use! If you would like to go to camp or would like to sponsor a teen, please see Tim Hughes for more information! Any donations of water would be appreciated! The cost for camp this year is $135.00 and with rising fuel costs, the need is great! If you would like to be part of this camp ministry, just mark your envelope “Youth Camp”.

Baptismal service

We will baptising several individuals after the morning service on June 24th.

Vacation Bible School

VBS is here! Next Monday, June the 25th, is the date with Joe Schmidt! Our theme is “Can You Hear Me Now?”. He is an exciting man and kids love him! He has been with us several times and it will be a fun time! We will have Bible teaching, illusions, story-telling, games, songs, refreshments and lots of fun! We will begin at 10:00 am. and continue until 2:00 p.m. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated! We will need a lot of help in getting organized including crafts, food, decorations, games, etc. We need more volunteers badly! A list of helpers needed is on the foyer table. Thanks for your help!! We are need of small baby jars for one of our projects. Can you help? See Mrs. Hill.

Watermelon Concert Coming!

Our watermelon concert consists of watermelon and Mark Chaney! Mark has a great voice and has been with us before. This is planned for Sunday evening, July the 1st at 5:30 p.m.

Snap, Snap… It’s Picture Time!

The youth here at Oak Lake are beginning a fundraiser for camp, starting this morning! We have a team of about 40-50 people that will be selling coupons for portrait sittings at $10.00 a piece. Olan Mills Portrait Studios will then come to the church the weekend of June 7-9 and take the pictures here.

Calling all Gals!

“What Not to Wear” is our theme for our all girls of all ages luncheon on Saturday, May the 12th at 11:00 a.m.! We’ll have a good program, good food, and great fellowship! Our menu consists of chicken breast, potatoes, green beans, salad, and dessert. Much work has already gone into the planning and preparation for you, so plan to attend! We are looking for fashion items such as evening bags, dress gloves, miniature shoes, scarves, hats, hankies and things pertaining to fashion. Tickets are on sale for $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for girls under 12. Invite a friend and have lunch with us! Buy your ticket now from Sandra Heerssen, Lynn Fussell, Erma Harvill or Kristi Hughes.

Our AWANA program will be having their end of year bash on May 18th; 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.! The plan is for lots of activities including a sleep-over here at the church!! More details to follow. All AWANA members and anyone interested make plans to attend.

Summer Means Camp!

Camp time will be here again in June and July! Senior camp for grades 6 and up will be June 18th – 22nd at Texoma Youth Camp near Denison, Tx. Junior camp takes place on July 23rd – 27th also at Texoma. The cost will be $125.00 per camper. This is a great place for your teens and children this summer. It can be a life changing experience. Send them to camp!

Summer Also Means Vacation Bible School!

This year’s VBS will be held June 25 – 29. Bro. Joe Schmidt will be leading this year’s VBS. Make plans to attend.

He is Risen

Join us next Sunday at 8:00 a.m. for our sunrise service in our new building! Tim Hughes, our youth director, will be bringing the message. We’ll have doughnuts and coffee and then our Sunday school begins at 9:00 a.m. and our Easter service at 10:15 a.m. This is a good time to invite your friends and family who don’t normally attend church any other time. You may be instrumental in seeing them accept Christ. We would like to decorate with white lilies, so if you can help us, we would appreciate it!

Ladies Meeting

Ladies, our next meeting is this Tuesday, the 3rd, here at the church at 7:00 p.m. We have some new officers and Sandra Heerssen will be our new president, so come support her with your presence! This is something new for her, and we need to show her that we’re behind her 100%! Our other officers are: vice president-Kristi Hughes, secretary-Rebecah McClanahan, treasurer-Elizabeth Howland, missions-Sarah Kelley, social director-Lynn Fussell, song leader-Segrid MacPherson, and historian-Kristi Hughes. Be a part of our group!

Off to Springfield

Tim and Kristi Hughes and some of our youth will be leaving Tuesday for Springfield and Baptist Bible College. Pray for their safety and they still need a 7 passenger van! Please see Kristi if you are interested on being able to track our trip on-line!!

Benefit Garage Sale

A benefit garage sale for the Ezzell family will take place on Friday and Saturday, the 13th & 14th of April, here at the church.. Please place your order for a BBQ lunch @ $10.00 with Vivian Lawson to be held on Saturday. Please bring your items to the church before the 11th. Items needed are: dishes, baby clothes, shoes, glassware, bedding (sheets, bedspreads, etc.), table linens, furniture, picture frames, and anything that will sell. See Vivian Lawson for more details. A list is on the foyer table for items and time you can help.

Let’s Get Away Ladies

Ladies, we have been invited by Grace Baptist Church of Rosenberg for a retreat to Columbia Lakes Resort in West Columbia. This will be Friday evening and Saturday, April 20th and 21st. The cost will be $66.00 per person with two to a room. The rooms are hotel rooms with 2 queen size beds. Single occupancy is $110.00. You will need money for three meals. Payment is due in full by April the 15th. This is your last call!

All Girls’ Luncheon

With Mother’s Day coming an event will be held on Saturday, May the 12th. This is our annual All Girls’ Luncheon at 2:00 p.m. here at the church. The theme will be “Things Not to Wear.” Sounds interesting!

Till We Meet Again

We don’t like good byes, but we have to say farewell to Jerry and Donna Smith who have been a great blessing to our church. Jerry and Donna have sung in the choir and Jerry has played the piano and organ whenever he was needed. They have both been willing to help in any capacity when asked. We pray God’s richest blessings on them as they move back to Pennsylvania. We will have an afterglow in their honor this evening. Check the foyer table for items needed.

TIME CHANGE!!! TIME CHANGE!!!

Next Sunday, the 11th, we lose that hour we gained last fall. Set your clocks ahead and be on time for Sunday school!!

43 Years – March 18, 2007

Our 43rd anniversary is only 2 weeks away on March the 18th!! We hope you are planning to attend that day and enjoy some great fellowship and good food! We will have only one service beginning at 10:00 a.m. with a great program including Dennis and Sandra Carlson. We’ll eat lunch in our new activities building catered by Schultz’s Barbeque. The afternoon will be filled with activities including the AWANA Grand Prix derby car races! If you are interested, we’ll have a 42 domino tournament-choose your own partner. After our activities, we will gather for a time of testimonies and prayer. God has been so good through the years and we want to give Him all the praise. We will also be celebrating 50 years of ministry for the Hills. Mark your calendar and plan to be here!

Ladies’ Night

Ladies, our meeting is this Tuesday, March the 6th, at 7:00 p.m. here at the church. All ladies are invited to join us for a great time of fellowship. We will have election of officers.

All Church Clean-Up

We have some of the best cleaning staff in the world, but there comes a time when windows need to be washed, ceiling fans need to be cleaned, cobwebs cleaned out of the corners, yard work done and the list goes on! A list is on the foyer wall of cleaning jobs. We will have clean up day on Saturday, March the 10th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. If you can’t come that day, you can pick your job and your time. All help is appreciated!

Race Time is Coming

Have you made your car yet? The AWANA Grand Prix race is coming up the 18th of March here at the church. If you would like to make one, see Jeff Hutchinson who can supply you with what you need. He also needs some more sponsors for some of the cars. We thank Jeff for his work with the AWANA program and also Kidz’ Zone. He loves kids and it shows! Thanks, Jeff!

College days – April 3-7

Tim and Kristi Hughes will be taking some of our youth to Baptist Bible College to visit the campus and see if that might be where God would have them study. The date is April the 3rd-the 7th. They are in need of a seven passenger van, so if you can help us, please see Tim Hughes.

Hallelujah! He is Risen!

Easter – April 8th