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Advent 2017

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Surviving the HolidaysSaturday, December 210 a.m. until 12 noon

Help and hope as you navigate the Christmas season.

Sign Up in the Opportunities Section of OakmontAdvent.com

Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding

Christmas?

Are you dreading the holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated?

Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. You’ll learn:• How to deal with the many emotions you’ll

face during the holidays• What to do about traditions and other coming

changes• Helpful tips for surviving social events• How to discover hope for your future

Here’s what happens at a Surviving the Holidays seminar

A Surviving the Holidays event lasts for about two hours. You’ll be welcomed by warm, caring people who understand what you are going through and who want to help. During the seminar, you will:• Watch a 40-minute video, filled with practical

holiday survival tips and the real-life stories of people who have navigated the season after their loved one’s death.

• Hear other seminar attendees explain how they are dealing with the holidays.

• Have the opportunity to share how grief is af-fecting you. (No pressure—this is optional. We want you to feel comfortable.)

• Receive a personal copy of the GriefShare Holiday Survival Guide (cost $5).

Labyrinth

Walking the labyrinth

A labyrinth is a circular design, placed on the floor,

which allows a person to walk the path to the center and

return along the same path to the beginning.

The purpose of the labyrinth is to allow people to come and find a space for prayer and

meditation with God.

Our labyrinth will be available in the Multi-Purpose Room beginning December 5th.

Come and walk the labyrinth from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. weekdays and on Sunday mornings.

Hanging of the Greens

Sunday Evening Schedule 4:45 p.m. Ensembles Rehearsal .......................................................................... Sanctuary

5:30p.m. YouthServicePreparation ....................................................... Fellowship Hall

5:45 p.m. JOY Singers’ Rehearsal ....................................................................... Sanctuary

6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Rehearsal ..........................................................Choir Rooms

Children’s Choirs Rehearsals ............................................................ Room 507

Orchestra Rehearsal ............................................................................ Sanctuary

6:15 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal ..................................................................Choir Suite

6:20 p.m. Parents pick up Preschoolers and Children ..............................Choir Rooms

6:30 p.m. Hanging of the Greens Service Begins ........................................... Sanctuary

Sunday, December 36:30 p.m.

Help us transform our sanctuary for the Advent Season.

This worship service features music by our various choirs and details of the meaning of the symbols used during this time of year.

The Green ProjectThe church year has various seasons and observances (Advent, Lent, Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, Ordinary Time, etc.). Each season has a different color associated with it. Ordinary Time, which is the period between Easter and Advent, is the longest and uses the color green.

We are starting “The Green Project” to collect green colored fabric to create table coverings, banners,

and stoles for use during worship.

At the Hanging of the Greens Service you are asked to bring pieces of green fabric (new or slightly used in all patterns and

shades) to donate to this project.

We’ll continue to collect fabric during the Advent season and into the new year. We also need vol-unteers to help sew the fabric into various items. For more informa-tion, contact Beth Fry ([email protected]).

Join Tiffany, Christopher, and Kelsey as they explore the heirlooms found in an old trunk in their grandparents’ basement.

Sunday, December 10 • 6:30 p.m.

I Wish You Jesus

Presented by the Grades 1-5 Choirs

Children’s Musical

Music

highest praise & joyful sounds

ENS EMBL E SCONCERT

Sunday, December 176:30 p.m. • Sanctuary

Presented by The Chancel Choir, Orchestra, Emerge Musicians, and Revelation Players

Sunday, December 17

11 o’clock Combined Worship Service

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

3 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Worship Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Sunday School 4:45 p.m. Highest Praise Joyful Sounds 5:30p.m. YouthServicePreparation 5:45 p.m. JOY Singers 6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Children’s Choirs Orchestra 6:15 p.m. Chancel Choir 6:30 p.m. Hanging of the Greens

5 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m.10:00a.m. CoffeeTalk+Games JOY Singers’ Concert Knit/Crochet Group 3:00p.m. BackyardBuddies-Elementary 3:45p.m. BackyardBuddies-Teens 5:00p.m. TuesdayNightMinistry

4 9:30a.m. Ministers’PrayerTime 3:30p.m. BackyardBuddies-Books 6:00 p.m. GriefShare 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

6 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil7p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Children’s Choirs 6:15 p.m. Adult Small Group Studies 6:30 p.m. 6th Grade Crossover Youth Connect ESLClass 6:45p.m. PreschoolMissions NOChildren’sMissions 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

10 8:30 a.m. Sunday School Labyrinthavailableuntil12p.m. 9:40 a.m. Worship Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Sunday School 5:30 p.m. Youth 6:30p.m. Children’sMusical

12 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. SteadfastMissionGroup 10:00 a.m. Knit/Crochet Group 11:30 a.m. Senior Adult Lunch Bunch 3:00p.m. BackyardBuddies-Elementary 3:45p.m. BackyardBuddies-Teens 5:00p.m. TuesdayNightMinistry

11 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 9:30a.m. Ministers’PrayerTime 3:30p.m. BackyardBuddies-Books 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

13 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert 6:30 p.m. Crossover & Youth Caroling ESLClass 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

17 9:40 a.m. Select Adult Sunday School Labyrinthavailableuntil12p.m. 11:00 a.m. Worship 5:30 p.m. Youth Christmas Party 7:00p.m. Ensembles’Concert

19 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:00 a.m. Knit/Crochet Group 5:00p.m. TuesdayNightMinistry 6:00p.m. MedicalClinic

18 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 9:30a.m. Ministers’PrayerTime 3:00p.m. Backyard Buddies-Elementary

Christmas Party 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

20 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

24 9:40 a.m. Select Adult Sunday School Labyrinthavailableuntil12p.m. 11:00 a.m. Worship 5:00p.m. ChristmasEveService 7:00p.m. ChristmasEveService

26 AllDay ChurchOfficeClosed


27 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics

31 9:40 a.m. Select Adult Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship

210:00a.m. NOCoffeeTalk Knit/Crochet Group 5:00p.m. TuesdayNightMinistry


3 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

November 26 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Worship Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Sunday School

2810:00a.m. CoffeeTalk+Games JOY Singers’ Concert Knit/Crochet Group 3:00p.m. BackyardBuddies-Elementary 3:45p.m. BackyardBuddies-Teens 5:00p.m. TuesdayNightMinistry

27 9:30a.m. Ministers’PrayerTime 3:30p.m. BackyardBuddies-Books 5:30 p.m. College “Friendsgiving” Dinner 6:00 p.m. GriefShare 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

29 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Children’s Choirs 6:15 p.m. Adult Small Group Studies 6:30 p.m. Youth Worship 6:30 p.m. 6th Grade Crossover Youth Connect ESLClass 6:45p.m. PreschoolMissions Children’sMissions 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

WEDNESDAY

6 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil7p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Children’s Choirs 6:15 p.m. Adult Small Group Studies 6:30 p.m. 6th Grade Crossover Youth Connect ESLClass 6:45p.m. PreschoolMissions NOChildren’sMissions 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

13 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert 6:30 p.m. Crossover & Youth Caroling ESLClass 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

20 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

27 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics

3 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

29 10:00 a.m. Chair Aerobics 5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. Preschool Choirs Children’s Choirs 6:15 p.m. Adult Small Group Studies 6:30 p.m. Youth Worship 6:30 p.m. 6th Grade Crossover Youth Connect ESLClass 6:45p.m. PreschoolMissions Children’sMissions 7:15p.m. ChancelChoir 7:30p.m. EmergeMusicians

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

7 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert

8 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 6:30p.m. JapaneseTableTalk

9 9:00a.m. ChristmasVillageToyStore

14 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert12:00p.m. TheVillageBibleStudy

15 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m. 1:00p.m. EppesChristmasParty

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21 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m.

22 9:00a.m. Labyrinthavailableuntil5p.m.

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28 29 30

4 5 6

30 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert

December 1 210:00 a.m. Surviving the Holidays

Small teacher gifts, gift cards, Christmas items and school supplies are being collected for

3 gift baskets for Eppes teachers. Donated items are needed by Sunday, December 10.

Volunteers Needed tohelpwithcrafts,snacksandgamesfor25students.

Contact Jimmie Hughes or Gerry Jolly if you can help.

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piritualFORMATION

SSpring 2018 Classes

Class Descriptions coming soon.

Sign Up in Grand Central and Online.

OnlineDevotions

Check out OakmontAdvent.com

for links to several online devotions

for the advent season.

Saturday, December 16th

8:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Volunteersneededtopackandload foodboxes.Formoreinformationcon-

tact James Pearsall ([email protected]).

community development center

International Missions Post Office

Send holiday greetings to your friends at Oakmont and donate the stamp money to international missions.

See the display in the Narthex for details.

ChristmasFood

Distribution

Opportunities

Friday, December 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Activities

resumeJanuary 10, 2018

Advent WorshipWednesday, December 6

6:30 p.m.

Christmas PartySunday, December 17

5:30-7:30 p.m.

details about other activities at:OakmontYouth.com

The Honor Card

Community Crossroads Center

Give a gift that helps those who have no home. Purchase an Honor Card for $5 and send to someone instead of a traditional Christmas card or

present. Your $5 will provide services for the homeless of Greenville and provide a way to honor those you love during this season.

Additional information about the cards may be found at: TheHonorCard.com

Cards are available in the Church Office.

The Honor Card

Alternative Gifts

Check out the display in Grand Central of unique items that are

all Fair Trade Certified. Fair Trade products are slave free, child-labor

free, and exploitation free.

All proceeds will be used to help the work of Eastern North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking Now.

In Grand Central find catalogs of unique alternative gifts available from World Vision and the Heifer Project

WORSHIP

5:00 p.m.Candlelight Communion“Family Friendly” ServiceCongregational Singing

Special Music

7:00 p.m.Candlelight Communion

Service of Lessons & CarolsSpecial Music

December 24, 2017

Worship

December 3 & 10 Regular Schedule

8:20 .......Sunday School

9:40..........Worship and Sunday School

11:00 ........Worship and Sunday School

December 17, 24, & 31 Combined Schedule

9:40.......Sunday School for select Adult classes

Youth, Children, & Preschool will not meet

11:00 .................Worship

Offerings

All contributions to be counted for the 2017 Tax Year must be received in the Church Office

by 12 noon on Sunday, December 31, 2017.

International Missions Offering

IngatheringSunday

December 17Offerings will be divided 50-50 between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

and Lottie Moon Christmas Offerings for world missionsunless you designate otherwise.

From the PastorWhat do these recent Oakmont happenings all have in common?

• A widow of a former ECU pro-fessor who now lives at Mc-Gregor Downs told me during the Operation Inasmuch ac-tivity in which I participated in October how much it means for her to worship each Sunday with a local Greenville congre-gation through our television ministry since she is now un-able to attend her church. That encounter was one of 34 activ-ities where nine churches and over 350 persons including Oakmonters shared the love of Christ in various ways around our community.

• Five of our children and one adult have all made recent public professions of faith in Christ and will be baptized on Sunday, January 28, 2018.

• Sixty-Nine middle school and high students, including their adult leaders, and 20 5th-6th graders and six adults had sep-arate weekend retreats grow-ing in their faith this fall. Fif-ty-two children and 18 adults from five area churches, in-

cluding 21 children from Oak-mont, spent a recent Saturday in November learning about missions here at our church.

• Four Oakmont members have died in recent months. Our church provided the facilities where we could celebrate their faith in the risen Christ and thank God for the gift of their lives.

• Two Oakmont teams that in-cluded over 20 persons—one in Nicaragua and another in Cuba – spent a week in each location being the hands, feet, voice, and heart of Christ.

• Worship services throughout Advent and Christmas—on Sunday mornings, four Sunday evening services including the Hanging of the Greens, a Chil-dren’s Musical, the Ensembles concerts, and two Christmas Eve services—will allow us to celebrate the birth of our Lord and anticipate his promised coming again.

The commonality of all these events is your generous and faith-ful giving of your time, talents, and

financial gifts that enables God’s Oakmont Idea to flourish. These examples are just a few of the ways we touched and impacted many lives through the multiplicity of our varied gifts. As we bring 2017 to a close, your church leadership is grateful for your sharing in God’s ministry at Oakmont. Giving is a spiritual habit, rooted in gratitude to God and expressed by Jesus’ sacrificial giving for us.

Many people find it meaningful during December to give gener-ously to Oakmont’s ministry as an act of gratitude to God. Use this Advent season to catch up on your financial giving, or make an addi-tional “grace gift” if you are already tithing. Please remember that all contributions must be received no later than our worship service on Sunday, December 31 or be post-marked by December 31 to be counted toward the 2017 tax year.

Thank you for all you do and mean to the Oakmont Church family. We continue to be blessed by your gen-erous hearts, and wish you a happy Advent and Merry Christmas!

Your Pastor,Greg Rogers

All the MembersMinisters

Dr. Gregory P. RogersPastor

extension206•[email protected]

Rev. Michael R. McKnightMinister of Music


Rev. Beth M. ThompsonAssociate Pastor


Rev. Stephen C. HardingMinister of Media and Arts


Rev. Amy S. AndrewsMinister of Youth and College


Rev. Joshua A. BreazealeMinister of Education and Children


Mrs. Jimmie S. HughesDirector of Missions


Ms. Lauri R. JohnsonPastoral/Music Ministry Secretaryextension202•[email protected]

Mrs. Sally A. PrideEducational Ministries Secretary


Mrs. Beverly B. ButlerBusiness Administrator


Mr. D. Wayne TaylorFacility Manager


Ms. Ruth AllenReceptionist


Mr. Ethan RogersonMr. Roger Peery

Mr. Jimmy WeaverMs. Brandi Smith

Sextons

Mrs. Alisa W. GilliamPianist

Mrs. Karen C. MeetzeOrganist

Mrs. Caroline BissetteTechnical Assistant

Mr. Dwayne BrownFood Services Director

Mr. Jim GilliamMusic Assistant

Mr. Geremy MedlockOakmont Community Center Director

[email protected]

Sympathy

Donna Pair’s mother August30,2017

Winifred Straub September1,2017

BobbyTripp September5,2017

NaomiVick’sbrother September10,2017

NancyNiemi September8,2017

Sherry Quinn’s brother September27,2017

HelenAycock’sbrother September9,2017

Gary Jones’ father October17,2017

NancySheck’sstep-brother October29,2017

JohnnyMorris November2,2017

MelanieKey’sfather November6,2017

The Oakmont Church Family extends our sincere Christian sympathy to the following

families in the death of their loved one.

Prayer ListFind our current prayer list on our web site in the

What’s New section.

New MembersAnderson BagleyJacob Breazeale

Clint CookeJanet Cooke

Meredith DaviesCaroline Harrell

Jacqueline MillerRobert Miller

Smith VickDarlene Whitmore

Roger Whitmore

New Arrival

Shepard Brooks TaylorOctober 5, 2017

Zach & Amanda Taylor

Ournext13-weeksession of

GriefShare begins Monday,

January 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

GriefShare can help indi-viduals find healing andhopebysharingthejour-ney of grief with others who have also experi-enced similar loss.

Weeklythisgroupwilldis-cuss the material found in the class videos, andthe personal workbook.Classes are 90 minutes. FacilitatorisBeckiOrr.

For more information about the group, please

contact the Church Office (252-756-1245).

A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Church

1100 Red Banks RoadGreenville, NC 27858

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Volunteers Needed

Sign up online at:ChristmasVillageStore.org

Bring Giftsby December 1st

Deadlineto place poinsettia orders:

9:30 a.m. November 27th

Help decorate our sanctuary for the Advent Season.

Forms are available in Grand Central.

It’s NOT Too Late!It’s NOT

Too Late!

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