Presbyterian Church services on DVD will be shown at The Knolls on November 11 and 25 (both are Tuesdays).  We will begin at 10:00 A.M. in theAssisted Living dining room and anyone wishing to join us is welcome!

THANKS TO BECKY QUAY

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In 1995, the Miami Valley Presbytery in Ohio and the North Coast Presbytery in Colombia created a Partnership Covenant that eventually matched churches in each Presbytery to sister churches.  The Oxford Presbyterian Church thus became matched with its sister church-The Seventh Presbyterian Church of Barranquilla, Colombia.  Through the years that followed, our Partnership has blossomed as friendships have formed between the two congregations.  Members of the Oxford Church have visited the Barranquilla Church on three occasions and members from the Barranquilla Church have come even more frequently to visit us.  Most recently, during the summer of 2013, five Oxford Presbyterian Women-Deanna Maxwell, Connie Everhart, Karen Shearer, Mary Jo McFadden, and Sara Smith--were part of a mission team of seven members that visited our sister church in Barranquilla and they were able to see first-hand the dedication and enthusiasm their congregation had for serving the neediest women and children in their city.

         The country of Colombia is dealing with violence and strife between drug cartels, government forces, and groups competing for power.  Rebel groups will take over rural villages, gather the men and march them away-never to be seen again.  The women and children are forced to flee to the cities where they often live in abject poverty.  The Seventh Presbyterian Church of Barranquilla is dedicated to serve these displaced women and children in addition to providing assistance to women and their children who are victims of domestic violence.

         The Seventh Presbyterian Church sponsors and staffs with volunteers the Bethesda Christian Community Center.  Their key objective is to reduce child poverty and to create conditions to achieve social inclusion and access to quality education and health care.  They are presently working with 80 children to teach Christian values through Biblical stories, sports, arts and culture.  They meet weekly with 80 single mothers for prayer groups, vocational training, and counseling.  They assist poor families with urgent needs for medicine, food, and school supplies.  The Seventh Church is currently hoping to expand their services to provide more Christian psychological counseling for children and parents.  They also hope to decrease the high levels of malnutrition by providing daily meals for small children.

         The Oxford Presbyterian Church Team was impressed with the total dedication of the Barranquilla congregation to its mission projects.  The Team reported that the Bethesda Christian Community Center is small and in a dilapidated condition-probably beyond repair. Discussion among the Oxford Presbyterian Women concluded that there is a need to replace the Bethesda Christian Community Center with a larger and more substantial building so that services can be expanded to reach larger numbers and additional services can be added.  After prayer and exploration, we decided to apply for a grant to build a new Community Center through the national Birthday Offering, which is collected and dedicated each Spring.

         Deanna Maxwell, OPW Coordinator of Issues and Action, made contact with our Sisters in the Seventh Church and maintained the communication, which was at times challenging due to language and cultural differences.   Judy Rymer was an integral part of the team as she helped with translation of documents and communications.  Sue Wilson, OPW Moderator, coordinated the grant writing and schedule.  The Rev. Mark Barnes secured the endorsements needed from the Miami Valley Presbytery and the North Coast Presbytery of Colombia.  The grant proposal was submitted to the National Presbyterian Women's Office in Louisville in mid-May.    

ON OCTOBER 22^ND WE RECEIVED WORD THAT OUR PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND WILL BE FUNDED FOR $100,000.  The National PW organization will begin fund raising through the Birthday Offering and will advertise our project.  The first payment will be given to the Seventh Church in October of 2015.  Deanna Maxwell and our OPW Team will be advising our Sisters in Colombia about deadlines and reporting needs for the grant funding.  We are very excited to be a part of this project!!

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

To Deanna and Sue and all their team members who helped.  We are all so proud of you for caring enough to follow through.  What an accomplishment! 

 

 

IN OUR PRAYERS:

Keep these friends in your prayers:

 

Mary Lee Keebler, Betty Barnhart, Jim Maynard, John Reller, Stacy Winn, Evelyn Black, Diane Young, Denny Carlson, Cathy Fey, Marilyn Rettig, Brian Hitsman

Lord in Your Mercy, Hear Our Prayers

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Our thoughts and prayers are with Roberta and Chuck Crain as they celebrate the life of Roberta's mother, Fern Wilson.  "Though grief is abundant, comfort comes in knowing she was 94 and a devoted Christian. We praise God for her life and wonderful memories we have. Thank you, Chuck and Roberta"

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We remember the family of Helen Martin as they celebrate her life.  Helen passed away October 14.  A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family

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We remember John Trump and Sherry Scanlan on the death of their wife and mother, Joyce Trump.  Joyce died October 14.  A Memorial Service is planned for Saturday, November 8 at 2:00pm in our sanctuary.

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JOYS

 

Louise Griffing was honored with the Peacemaking Award this year. See her name now inscribed on the plaque in the Molyneaux Lounge.

 

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A picture is worth a thousand words, nuf said.

 

 

 

                   

THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON CIRCLE 

will meet on November 19, at 1:30 in the Knoll's Country Kitchen.  Becky Quay is Bible Study leader, Jean Butterfield will present the mission yearbook and Sarah Soika will lead least coin.  If you want to join in for lunch before the meeting, call Lawretta Clum.  Do come, all are welcome!

THE TUESDAY EVENING CIRCLE

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Church Women United

2014 World Community Day Celebrated

We'll be celebrating World Community Day on Sunday, November 2, beginning at 3 p.m., at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 25 East Walnut. Freedom Summer Reflections is the theme. Jacqueline Johnson, Editor of the book Finding Freedom and Jane Strippel active in Friends of Mississippi Summer Project will both speak.  This is the annual Fall celebration and the public is invited.  

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The Fall Rummage Sale is now packed up. The money raised will help support our Benevolences & Gifts and if we raise enough money our Additional Benevolences.  One of these is the Presbyterian Medical Services Foundation. We give them $300. They provide a wide array of services through their healthcare, children's behavioral health, supportive living, hospice care and developmental disabilities programs across New Mexico. Services are provided regardless of a person's ability to pay. We help them as part of our commitment to help national projects as well as local ones and international ones. Janet Ziegler will be writing the checks as soon as she establishes our end of year financial position. I am so very grateful for all those participating in our fundraising efforts from Rummage Sales to the Christmas Cookie Walk and Craft Sale to Mabel Kramer Christmas Stockings and the Bed and Breakfast effort.

Karen Simpson

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The 2014 Fall Rummage Sale was a great success 

raising $2000.

This money will help the Oxford Presbyterian Church continue its mission work. We couldn't have done this without the many donations from all of you and the hard work of our many volunteers. Many thanks to Pris Berry, Lawretta Clum, Lynn Cronk, Deanna Maxwell, Nancy Moeckel, Jean O'Connell, Ginny Staberg, Dave Wilson, Sue Wilson, Jim
Wilson, Margaret Butcher, David Butcher,  Betty Reinhart, Jo Reinhart, Jan Reinhart, Janet Ziegler, Karen Shearer, Marty Miller, Paula Foltz, Jane Jackson, Carol Burkholder, Karen Simpson, Joe Simpson, Robert Simpson, Becky Quay, Mickey Preston, Ann Hardy, Sarah Jane Soika, Nick Soika, Lucy Tella, Patrick Tella, Janet Holmes, Tom Holmes, Barbara Skipper, Chuck Crain, Nick Fears, Elaine Patterson,
Connie Everhart, Diane Young, Debbie Davidson, Jean Woodruff, Kim Logsdon, Allyson Gayhart, Tristan Gayhart, Joseph Gentry, and Jackson Phenis.

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OPC Scheduled Social Events

2014-15

December 14      

Christmas Tea 

2:30 in Molyneaux Lounge

Program:  Christmas Story - Karen Simpson, Songs of Christmas                                  

April 18

Friendship Breakfast - 10 a.m.

Program to be announced - Karen Shearer      

Election of Officers

May 7, 8, 9 Rummage Sale -

Seminary Building

June 6

OPC Women's Retreat  

9-1 Western Lodge      

Program to be announced - Roberta Crain       

OPC Coordinating Committee

 Molyneaux Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

September 24, October 22, February 25 and May 27

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Answer to the

OFFICERS OF OPC

SESSION

Class of 2014:

John Curry, Janet Zeigler, Robert Smith, Mary Shinn, Bill Fisher

Class of 2015:

Carol Burkhalter, Diane Young, Brent Bader, Jenny Bailer, Mary Jo McFadden

Class of 2016:

Pam Deahl, Lynn Cronk, Pat Gifford, Tom Poetter, Rich Drewes

Deacons

Class of 2014:

Jay Baird, Nancy Moeckel, Johanna Reinhart, Jennifer Walter, Dave Wilson

Class of 2015:

Marilyn Curry, Sue Wilson, Paula Foltz, Ruth Miller, Martin Miller

Class of 2016:

Janet Holmes, Deanna Maxwell, Lawretta Clum, Cornelia Browne, Molly Todd

Trustees

Class of 2014: Chuck Crain, Lisa Brunckhorst

Class of 2015: Tom Holmes, Nick Fears

Class of 2016: Chris Adryan, Joe Simpson

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Oxford Presbyterian Church

www.oxfordpresbychurch.org

Telephone: 513-523-6364

Fax: 513-523-8215

Seminary Building: 513-523-7411

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NOVEMBER  BIRTHDAYS

1       Joyce Weber

2       Jim Baer

2       Timothy Jackson

3       Chuck Crain

3       Bill Thomas

5       Matt Todd

6       Ken Bogard

6       Kent Peterson

7       Rich Drewes

9       Johanna Reinhart

9       Larry Johnson

10     Randy Listerman

10     Kelsey Listerman

10     Carol Richmond

11     Nancy Nisbet

13     Pete Roberts

15     Kara Marado

15     Mike Handy

15     Chase Walter

16     John Curry, Jr.

16     Scott Shriver

18     Mary Jo McFadden

23     Roger Gates

23     Russ Logsdon

24     Alex Logsdon

25     Vicki Shriver

26     Betty Barnhart

27     Barbara Skipper

29     Karolin Ginting

Notable November Novelties

2:00 AM on Sunday, November 2 daylight saving time ends

November happens to be: Tobacco Awareness Month, NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month, National Beard MOnth, Daibetes Awareness Month, National Native American and Native Alaskan Month. 

Cliché' Day (Annually, November 3) (but we should all avoid this like the plague)

Around November 17, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak

There is no mention of the month of November in any of Shakespeare's plays or sonnets. (I am taking this on faith; I am not double-checking this-ed.) The words 'heart' and 'blood' can be found in every one of Shakespeare's plays. 

Question of the month? What is the painting, La Gioconda, more usually known as? As always, look for the answer somewhere in the newsletter.

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

RJR Nabisco says it sells more than 17-billion Oreo cookies a year. It also says that one person in three takes an Oreo apart before eating it.  Do you?

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