OREGON COMMUNITY UMC - EVENTS & ACTIVITIES:
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Soup & Sandwich Sale: On Tuesday, April 23 (Primary Voting day):
We are having a fundraiser selling soup, sandwiches, drinks and more during the lunch and dinner hours at Faith UMC. There is a need for volunteers during those time frames. We would like to have 2-3 volunteers for serving and cashier. Times are 10:30am-1:30pm and 3:30-6:30pm. Questions: please contact Buni at 1-609-516-5783.
Oregon Community UMC 150th Anniversary Community Celebration on June 22 from 2-6PM ending with a 6PM Worship Service and Dessert Reception.
There will be live music at 2pm with Tara and Mike, yard games and activities for kids and families, a bounce house, free food, and a worship service to celebrate 150 years of service in the community. Please join us for this event—and invite family, former members as well as your neighbors to celebrate with us. We will finish the evening with a special Worship Service in the Sanctuary and a Dessert Reception. All are welcome!
150th Anniversary of Oregon Community UMC Planning Team
We are planning for some special celebrations throughout this year. If you have ideas or want to be a part of planning for these events, please contact Christie Jolly or Pastor Jason. Sign-up sheets are in the lobby.
Yard Sale and Chicken BBQ on May 11 from 8AM-1PM at OCUMC
We will sell chicken halves, side dishes and drinks. Various yard sale items and books will be available to buy as well.
REGULAR WEEKLY PROGRAMS:
The ROCK Youth Group (5th-12th grade) at Faith UMC in the Education Wing from 5-7pm
Join us for The R.O.C.K. Youth Group meetings at 5-7pm each Sunday night in person at Faith UMC. We'll check in with how you're doing, share in a meal, play some games, pray, do a Bible Study, and just chat. Feel free to invite friends, too. All youth entering 5th-12th grades are invited to join us.
GriefShare Group
This group meets every other week to help people find support and process the loss of loved ones. We meet every other Monday from 5-6:30 PM at Faith UMC in the Education Wing.
Chatting Group - Mondays at 6:30 PM VIA ZOOM
Chatting normally takes place every Monday from 6:30-7:30pm. We will discuss various topics that attendees suggest at the meeting—making space for different opinions and for folks to enjoy an evening of conversation. Perhaps we will learn something new. This group is open to everyone, so please invite friends to join you. Our goal is to instigate friendly discussions around interesting and sometimes controversial topics that have social, community, philosophical and theological angles. We are currently meeting online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86190453518?pwd=cEVDeDljeThaaWVlYjlQWmZjTm5oUT09
Wednesday Night Bible Study led by Mike Shifflet at 6:30pm at Oregon Community UMC
We work through various book studies based on the Bible. See Mike to get a study book.
"Wing and a Prayer" AA meeting at Faith UMC at 10:00am Every Thursday Morning
Every week AA meets at Faith UMC to support one another in recovery. It is an open group, and all who are in recovery or beginning recovery are invited to come out to the meeting at 10am each week. They are meeting in the Fellowship Hall which is best entered by the second set of doors.
Friday Morning Bible Study & Prayer at Faith UMC at 10:00am -- meeting in the Fellowship Hall by the second set of doors from the parking lot.
Everyone is welcome to join us as Pastor Jason leads a Bible Study about the scripture readings for the upcoming worship service each week. This is a chance to deeply explore your faith—and how it impacts the rest of your life.
Servant Saturday (the first Saturday of each month)
What does Servant Saturday mean? From small tasks to large, we ask everyone to give extra to the world around them that day. As Christians, we are to give of our time, talents, treasures and service continually. But sometimes we get entangled with the world around us and the giving falls to the background. We are asking everyone to give of themselves consciously on Servant Saturday. This is on the first Saturday of the month. Here is a list of ideas for serving!
Maybe you can give of your time, even a few hours, to volunteer at a local animal shelter. Or, it could be, using your talents to help build a home with Impact Ministries or Habitat for Humanity. Perhaps you dig into your wallet to donate money for a shelter for abused women and youth or a pre-school in South Africa. You may find that spending time in prayer for others or fasting is the best use of your talents. There are many ways to help the world in which we live--locally or globally.