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SUMMER 2018 (June/July)

Vacation Bible School Rolling River Rampage

Dates: July 9-13

Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Ages: Pre-K - 5th grade

Cost: $10 per child (max $20 per family)

Register: cokesburyvbs.com/oaklandpres

For more information, contact Tiffany Goggans

[email protected] - 407-656-4452

Supplies to Assist ouR Students Throughout the month of June, the OPC Mission Committee will be collecting monetary donations to support S.T.A.R.S. of West Orange County. This local ministry provides all of the local schools with backpacks full of supplies for those students who can not purchase them on their

own. Unlike in years past, we will NOT be collecting actual supplies. The organizers of S.T.A.R.S. are able to get discounts on bulk school supplies, so our dollars go a lot further when we donate them instead of actual supplies. Donations may be dropped off between now and the end of June. Collection boxes will be placed in the narthex and outside of the church office. Please make checks payable to Oakland Presbyterian Church with STARS in the memo line. S.T.A.R.S. is also always looking for volunteers to help at various events throughout the year. If you’d like to offer your time, please visit http://www.supportstars.org/ for volunteer opportunities. For additional details, please contact Margaret Kirwan at [email protected].

SUMMER BBQ LUNCHEON SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018

All Church members and friends are invited to join us for Fellowship at our annual summer BBQ on Sunday, July 1st immediately following the 11:00 am worship service. There is no charge for the meal, though donations are gratefully accepted. We hope to see you there!

http://www.supportstars.org/

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Volunteers Needed for Summer Camps at OPC We have several camps running at the church this summer, and we are in need of adult volunteers to help things run smoothly and safely for all the kids who attend. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please see the correct contact person below. Thank you! LEGO Camp - June 11-15 and July 16-20 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Contact: Laurie Hallock [email protected] VBS - July 9-13 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Contact: Tiffany Goggans [email protected] Music Camp - July 30 - August 3 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Contact: Michael Shortal [email protected]

PW Luncheon Sunday, June 3rd at 12:30 pm, CLC

Presbyterian Women invites all members and friends of the church to attend a luncheon for the Birthday Offering Celebration on Sunday, June 3rd in the CLC at 12:30 pm. RSVPs are being taken via the Sunday worship connection cards. You can also let us know you plan to attend by emailing or calling the church office at 407-656-4452, [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Register for Music Camp!

Dates: July 30 - Aug 3

Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Ages: Rising 1st - 6th grade

Cost: $125 per child

Contact: Michael Shortal

[email protected]

Register: Forms available online or at the church office

No LEGO Club in June or July

The regular monthly meeting of the Oakland Presbyterian Lego Users Group will NOT be held in June or July as we will be preparing for our summer camps. We will reconvene our regular club meetings in August.

*This month’s Letter from the Pastor is located on page 7

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SESSION NEWS

At the May meeting of Session, the elders took the following action: • Elected Al Passwater to attend the Presbytery

meeting on June 7th. • Heard the Treasurer’s report for April 2018. • Received the reports from the Fellowship and

Christian Education Committees regarding the plans for the Pentecost Luncheon on May 20th.

• Learned the status of renovations and repairs from the Property Committee. The church has hired a new janitorial service that began cleaning the church on May 7th. The cleaning service comes on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons only.

• Heard the Outreach Committee’s report that a new church logo has been finalized and will be released soon.

• Received an update from the Mission Committee that the Mother’s Day basket project was successful - we delivered 225 baskets to two hospitals.

• Heard the Pastor’s report. • Received minutes from the Board of Deacons

meeting from April 16th. • Approved a request for the baptism of

Alexandra Hastings, the granddaughter of Rich and Eansa Burbank.

• Had prayer for several church members and friends.

2018 FINAL FINANCIAL REPORT

2018 Operating Budget: $473,484

2018 Giving/Income (Jan - Apr): $148,571 2018 Expenses (Jan - Apr): $131,160 Difference: $17,411

Thank you for your generosity to your church!

R3 Capital Campaign Update Our R3 Capital Campaign is going very well. So far, we have taken in $392,727 and spent $382,323 on improvements to our church. Here are some of the major projects we have completed: • New flat roof • Remodels of 4 restrooms, the Fellowship Hall

kitchen, and the narthex • New lights, ceiling, and flooring in several areas • Painting • Parking lot repaved We are currently receiving bids for some proposed upgrades to the Audio/Visual system in the sanctuary, which we hope will be the last major expense of this campaign.


Oh, Summer! We just enjoyed the honor of celebrating a great group of children graduating from our two VPK classes, and advanced our younger children up to the next class level. Soon we will be welcoming brand new friends to Oakland Presbyterian Preschool for the 2018-19 school year! In the meantime, we get to enjoy seeing many of our old friends, as well as our current students, during Summer Shorts. We also look forward to VBS and enjoying fellowship with many of our past and present Preschool friends. It is always fun to see our friends during the relaxed months of summer!

From the Preschool Director, Laurie Templin

The Jesus Storybook Bible Gifted to VPK Graduates

Every story whispers his name … Every year at our VPK graduation ceremony, each child is gifted a new Bible from the Preschool, presented to them by Pastor Bob. This year, a new book was chosen - The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This award winning book includes an audio CD narrated by an Emmy-award winning actor. The Jesus Storybook Bible helps children discover how all the stories in the Bible are telling one big story: the story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them.

2018-2019 Availability This year, enrollment for the next school year was full almost before we could even open up registration. One parent referred to registering for VPK in our ever-growing area as “The Hunger Games of VPK.” As of June, our total enrollment for next year is at capacity with 75 children. We do have a waitlist that we will use should any families wind up moving or making a different decision for next year. We are feeling blessed to have such a strong reputation in our community, and lucky to have such wonderful teachers working with us. We are grateful to our Preschool parents and caregivers for trusting us with their most precious assets - their children!

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Sewing Group June and July Meeting Dates

If you love to sew, knit, or crochet (or if you’d like to learn), we invite you to join our Sewing Group. Our summer schedule has changed slightly, so please take note of the following days and times. We meet in the Fellowship Hall. • June 4: Yarn Works, 10 - 11:30 am • June 18: Sewing, 9:30 - 11:30 am • June 25: Sewing, 10:00 - 11:30 am • July 2: Yarn Works, 10 - 11:30 am • July 16: Sewing, 9:30 - 11:30 am • July 23: Sewing, 10:00 - 11:30 am

Women of Faith Event in Clermont Sisters - Celebrating the Art of Friendship

Patsy Clairmont, Anita Renfroe, and Jan Silvious - inspirational speakers from the Women of Faith organization - will be at Real Life Church in Clermont on Friday, August 18th. Doors open at 6:00 pm, presentation begins at 7:00 pm. Kelly Parker has group tickets available for $27 each. To reserve a spot, please contact her at 407-492-5601.

Welcome New Members!

Join us in saying welcome to our 9 new church members:

• Rebekah Fralick

• Gary and Diane Gardner

• Bill and Marion Kagarise

• Carl, Heidi, Emily, and Megan Wingard

Welcome to our church!

Ladies’ Lunch Out The monthly ladies’ luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 13th at 11:30 am. We are meeting at Urban Flats of Winter Garden, located at 132 W. Plant St. We meet the second Wednesday of every month at various restaurants in the West Orange area, and all ladies of the church are welcome. If you plan to attend this month, please let Joyce Mullins know so that she can reserve the correct number of seats/tables. Joyce can be reached via text or phone call at 407-963-8543 or via email at [email protected].


All I Really Need to Know about the Christian Faith and Church, I Learned in Sunday School

Pastor Bob will begin his next sermon series in June. Join us this summer for the following messages:

• June 10: Jesus Loves Me - 1 John 4:7-11

• June 17: God Put People in My Life for a Purpose - Acts 8:26-40

• June 24: Music is Important - Psalm 150

• July 1: Every Group Has a Variety of People - Ephesians 4:11-16, Galatians 3:26-29

• July 8: If You Do Sentence Prayers, Try to Go First - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18, Acts 2:41-43

• July 22: Someone Has to Be in Charge - Acts 14:21-25, Colossians 1:15-20

Church Member Patrick DuChene Wins Applause Award

Patrick DuChene, a junior at West Orange High School, recently won an Applause Award from the Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts. Patrick won an award for Outstanding Supporting Performer for his role in his school’s production of Bright Star, which was the first licensed production of the Steve Martin-Edie Brickell Broadway musical. Patrick will be traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska this summer with a troupe from his school to perform Bright Star on the Main Stage of the International Thespian Festival. Congratulations, Patrick, and good luck this summer! We all look forward to supporting you at your school’s productions next year.

A Thank You from Linda Mucha I wish to thank the OPC congregation for all the support you give me in raising dogs for Canine Companions for Independence. “Mucha” graduated on May 12, 2018 as a service dog that will assist Cheryl from Cocoa, FL in her daily activities as a teacher and corporate trainer. They will travel the United States together. We wish them a blessed future. Sincerely, Linda Mucha

Cheryl and Mucha


At this time we wish to express our sympathy to Brian Martin and his family. Brian’s grandfather, Robert Damron, passed away recently in Jacksonville, FL. Brian, you and your family are in our prayers.

“A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.”

- Ziad Abdelnour Happy Father’s Day to all our dads and granddads. May God guide you every day as you strive to raise your children and teach them the ways of Christ. We are thankful for you!

From the Pastor Recently I’ve been going through things in my office and getting rid of stuff that is just taking up space (much to our Secretary’s delight). If you’ve ever been in my study, you know that I tend to save things. My rationale is that one never knows when you may need whatever it is you decide to keep. And occasionally I find that to be true.

But more often, as I go through the stuff I’ve saved, I wonder why I bothered to save this item. And when was the last time I really used it?

For example, I had a bunch of cassette tapes (some were music and some were recordings of sermons I preached years ago), but I no longer have any equipment that will play those tapes. They are useless. And really, even if I had the equipment, when am I going to listen to sermons I have preached years ago?

So, I made the decision to throw away many of those items that were just taking up space. And I will confess that though there was a moment or two of regret, there was a stronger feeling of liberation. I no longer have to make space for these things that weren’t adding any value to my life.

In a similar way, we often save and hold on to memories and feelings about things that happened in the past that don’t do us any good. We hold on to the memories of when people hurt us, or when life disappointed us, or when we let ourselves down. And holding on to these wounds won’t do us any good. They simply take up emotional space in our lives.

So, maybe we all ought to do a little spring cleaning in our hearts and minds and let go of those things that aren’t doing us any good. Of course, that’s another way of talking about forgiveness. When we forgive ourselves and those who have hurt us, we make room for the good things God has in store for us, the good things God wants us to enjoy.

Who is it that you need to forgive? That’s a “spring cleaning” task that we should all embrace.

Still working on getting rid of stuff that’s just taking up space,

Pastor Bob


Looking Ahead - August 2018

• August 4: Cub Scouts Game Night, CLC, 4-10 pm • August 13: Preschool begins • August 16: Session meeting • August 26: Hymn Festival • August 28: Primary Election day (OPC is a polling location)

The Oakleaf is the monthly newsletter of Oakland Presbyterian. You’re always welcome to worship with us Sunday mornings. Early Service: 8:45 am * Traditional Service: 11:00 am * Sunday School: 9:45 am

218 E Oakland Ave, Oakland, FL 34760. Office phone: 407-656-4452 * Office fax: 407-656-8201 * Web: https://.oaklandpres.org * Email: [email protected]

Church Staff

Pastor * Dr. Robert P. Hines, Jr. Director of Christian Education * Tiffany Goggans Director of Music * Michael Shortal Preschool Director * Laurie Templin Office Administrator * Stacey Gillespie Organist * Diane Flagler Property Manager * Dan Bray Business Manager * Alecia Spence Treasurer * Derek Blakeslee Director of Children’s Choirs * Bonnie Litteral

Clear-Headed Faith Most often … worry is a lack of confidence in life, in its purpose, in God. Faith in life, in God, is native to the human spirit. … Worry is faith in reverse. Not only because most of the things we are anxious over never come to pass, but also because, when we worry, the most obvious things to do in our situation are overlooked. We should relax our tension by trusting God and putting at the disposal of that trust a clear head. - Howard Thurman, Deep Is the Hunger

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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12p - Hope Group (FH)

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8:45a - Contemporary Service

9:45a - Sunday School

11a - Traditional Service

12p - PW Luncheon (CLC, 12:30-2:30p)


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10a - Yarn Works (FH, 10 -11:30a)


5:30p - Calendar Planning Meeting

(FH, 5:30 - 7:30p)

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7a - Men’s Prayer Breakfast (FH)


5:15p - Bell Choir (Sanctuary)

7p - Boy Scouts (FH and SS Class-

rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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11:30a - Ladies’ Lunch Out


7:30p - Summer Choir

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6:30p - Mah Jongg (FH)

7p - S. Lake A Capella (Choir)

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9


6:30p - Bunco (FH)

10 - Communion




12p - LEGO Camp set up

6p - Hope Group (Narthex)

11 12p - Hope Group (Narthex)

12 7a - Men’s Prayer Breakfast (CLC)



13



14


6:30p - Mah Jongg (Nursery)


15


16

9a - LEGO Camp break down


17 - Father’s Day 8:45a - Contemporary Service




18 9:30a - Sewing Group (FH, 9:30 -

11:30a)


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rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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21 12p - Hope Group (FH)

6:30p - Mah Jongg (Forum room)

7p - Session (FH)


22


6:30p - Cub Scouts Committee Mtg

(CLC, 6:15 - 8:45p)

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24 8:45a - Contemporary Service



2p - Scouts Order of Arrow Meeting

(FH, 2-4p)


25

10a - Sewing Group (FH, 10 - 11:30a)


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rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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June 2018

Preschool Summer Shorts, CLC *No other groups may access the CLC or CLC classrooms these days and evenings*




LEGO Summer Camp Week 1, FH and Sunday School classrooms *No other groups may access the FH or Sunday School classrooms these days and evenings*

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1




12p - BBQ Luncheon (CLC)


2

10a - Yarn Works (FH, 10 -11:30a)


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rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

4 - INDEPENDENCE DAY

Church offices closed


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6


7


8 - Communion




12p - PW Luncheon (CLC, 12:30-2:30p)


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10




11

11:30a - Ladies’ Lunch Out



12


6:30p - Mah Jongg (Forum)


13


14


6:30p - Bunco (FH)

15




12p - LEGO camp set up (CLC)


16 9:30a - Sewing Group (FH, 9:30 -

11:30a)


17 7a - Men’s Prayer Breakfast (FH)




rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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19


6:30p - Mah Jongg (Forum)


7p - Session (FH)

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21

9a - LEGO Camp break down





2p - Scouts Order of Arrow Meeting

(FH, 2-4p)


23 10a - Sewing Group (FH, 10 - 11:30a)


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rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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26 12p - Hope Group (FH)



27


6:30p - Cub Scouts Committee Mtg

(CLC, 6:15 - 8:45p)

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rooms, 6:30 - 8:30p)

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July 2018

Vacation Bible School - July 9-13, Fellowship Hall and CLC, 5:30 - 8:30 pm *No other groups may access the Fellowship Hall, CLC, or CLC classrooms these evenings*

YCM Band Camp, July 23-27, CLC *No other groups may access the CLC or CLC classrooms these days and evenings*

LEGO Summer Camp Week 2 - July 16-20, CLC *No other groups may access the CLC or CLC classrooms these days and evenings*

Music Camp, July 30- Aug 3, CLC *No other groups may access the CLC or CLC classrooms these days and evenings*

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