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Worship Schedule Sunday, December 16 Worship Services— 8:45 a.m. &
10:55 a.m.
Fellowship Time—9:30 a.m.
Sunday School—10:00 a.m.
Christmas Potluck Luncheon—
12:00 noon
F.I.S.H.*—5:00 p.m.
*fifth and sixth grades
EMERGE*—5:00 p.m..
*seventh-twelfth grades
Wednesday, December 19 Women’s Prison Ministry—1:45 p.m.
Chancel Choir—6:00 p.m.
At the home of Carol Livingston
237 Logan Lee Loop
Sunday, December 23 Worship Services— 8:45 a.m. &
10:55 a.m.
Fellowship Time—9:30 a.m.
Sunday School—10:00 a.m.
Monday, December 24 Worship Services— 4:00 p.m. &
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 26 Church Closed
Sunday, December 30 Worship Service— 10:00 a.m.
OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS OPEN DOORS
December 13, 2012
The O.U. Reporter
Sunday, Dec. 16 Third Sunday of Advent 8:45 & 10:55 Traditional Services—Lessons and Carols
Wednesday, Dec. 19 12 noon Grace Notes Advent Music, First Presbyterian Church Tiffany Gammell, soprano & Price Walden, piano 6:00 p.m. Holy Communion—Claire Dobbs
Sunday, Dec. 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:45 & 10:55 Traditional Services—Warren Black
Monday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve 4:00 & 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Services of Holy Communion (nursery provided) Sunday, December 30 First Sunday after Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. One service of Christmas Celebration and Joy led by Claire Dobbs
Advent & Christmas at OUUMC
The church office will be closed Friday at noon, Dec. 21-Wednesday, Dec. 26 for Christmas, & Monday at noon, Dec. 31-Tuesday, January 1, for New Years. The Journey will take a break on the following Sundays: Dec. 16, Dec. 23, and Dec. 30. The Journey services will resume on Jan. 6, 2013.
Celebrate Advent & Christmas with Your O-U Family!
Christmas Potluck Luncheon Sunday, December 16, following the 10:55 service in the Activities Center
A-F—bring a salad G-L—bring a dessert M-R—bring a vegetable S-Z—bring a casserole
Everyone is invited for a holiday celebration. Join us for fun, food, and fellowship!
In this issue… Confirmation 2013, p. 3 Mission Trip Wish List, p. 4 Children’s Christmas Pageant pictures, p. 5
Our Christmas Eve
Communion Offering
will go to Interfaith
Compassion
Ministries to help the
needy in our
community. Thank
you for your
generosity
Christmas Eve Communion
Offering
PRESENCE Sunday Worship
December 2
8:45 a.m. 130
9:00 a.m. 145
10:55 a.m. 381
Sunday School 310
December 9
8:45 a.m. 88
9:00 a.m. 118
10:55 a.m. 350
Sunday School
In Memoriam Mildred Bonds Davis
July 6, 1916-
December 1, 2012
Congratulations to Elizabeth & William Gates whose daughter Elizabeth Fair
was born November 15. She is
welcomed by brothers Billy and
Streety. ∙
Claire & A.J. Kiamie whose daughter Caroline Elise
was born December 3. She is
the granddaughter of Peggy and
Alex Kiamie. ∙
Kevin Cole who received the Outstanding
Band Director award at the Mis-
sissippi Band Association State
Band Clinic. Kevin is the band
director at Lafayette High
School.
PRAYERS
▪Robert Bennett
▪Margaret Anne Boyer
▪Barbara Camp
▪Nancy Hampton
▪Nancy Carole King
▪Cecil Locke
▪Eugenia McLaurin
▪Millie Meaders
▪Glenn Norwood
▪Susie Reagan
▪Lewis Wood
▪Jim Altfilish, Margaret Fields’ son-
in-law
▪Paula Brown, Linda Tatum’s sister
▪Billy Buntin, Tyce Buntin’s nephew
▪Katherine Buntin, Tyce Buntin’s
sister-in-law
▪Laurie Davis, Kitty Mann’s niece
▪Egan Bramlett Delaney, Purves &
Eugenia McLaurin’s great-
granddaughter
▪Joe Ann Farley, Bob Farley’s
mother
▪Jean Halford, Lisa Thompson’s
mother
▪Dennis Hawkins, Ashley
Windham’s father
▪Tina Heath, Earl Dismuke’s mother
▪Drew Knight, Greg and Cindy Sum-
merlin’s nephew
▪James Johnson, Tal Johnson’s father
▪Terry Landrum, Glenda Carroll’s
father
▪Linn Parkinson, Ken Parkinson’s
father
▪Christy Price, Susan Thomason’s
sister-in-law
▪Joanne Rone, Scott Rone’s mother
▪Emel Sanders, Wanda Poole’s son-
in-law
▪Phil Sneed, Claire Hardy’s brother
▪J.D. Wagster, Larry Wagster’s fa-
ther
▪Jack Walters, Jackie Rozier’s father
Page 2 The O.U. Reporter
Altar Flowers
If you would like to place flowers on the altar on March 10,
24; April 14, 21, 28; May 12, 19, or 26 , please call Toya
Bruss at 832-3061.
Budget Information
Every good & perfect gift is from above, coming down
from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change
like shifting shadows. James :17
December 9
Expenses YTD Date $ 1,326,190.23
Received Sunday $ 27,718.17
Received YTD $ 1,342,857.80
Needed Each Week $ 29,071.58
Budget Needed to Date, 2012 $ 1,453,579.00
Shortage, 2012 $ (110,721.20)
Budget Needed to Date, 2011 $ 1,351,771.00
Shortage, 2011 $ (96,824.10)
Stewardship Update
Total Pledges Received
Year Count Dollars
Through 12-12-11 219 $1,107,567.00
Through 12-12-12 207 $1,081,116.00
We are grateful for your faithfulness as we strive to be a
people of God. Through your pledges and gifts, seeds are
scattered. People will know of your generous spirit and
hearts will be touched. “This service that you perform is
not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is
also overflowing in many expressions of praise and thanks-
giving to God”. —2 Corinthians 9:12.
Pledge cards are available in the Narthex or in the church office.
We invite you to join us in the celebration of giving!
Women’s Prison Ministry Join us Wednesdays at 1:45 at the Detention Center. We
would like to have a group of OU ladies help serve com-
munion before Christmas. For more information, contact
Bettye Parham, [email protected] or 816-0114.
Never Alone, Never Again, a
Narcotics Anonymous Group, will
add a second meeting at OU
beginning in January. The group
will meet Mondays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
and Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. in
Conference 107. For more
information, contact Barry Doughty,
662-9020781.
New Bible Study in January
A new evening Bible study is formulating for anyone who
may be interested. The study will begin in January. Ray
Garrett and Justin Childress are leading this study that will
begin with the book of Matthew. If you are interested and
would like more information, please call 601-953-3897 or
email [email protected].
The O.U. Reporter Page 3
NEW MEMBERS AND BAPTISMS Mary Kathryn, Johnny,
& Jennifer Sayle 235 Elm Street
662-209-0116
The Sayles joined OU on
December 2. Jennifer, a
homemaker, comes from
Lifeway Baptist Church in
Senatobia. Johnny comes
from Pine Hill Presbyterian
Church in Oakland, MS and is the owner of Sayle Propane
Company. Mary Kathryn is a sophomore at Oxford High
School.
Amy Catherine,
Ava, John Payne,
and Whitt Wilson 662-607-6574
The Wilsons joined OU
on December 9. They
come by transfer from
Vestavia Hills UMC in
Birmingham. Whitt is a
banker, and Amy
Catherine is an architect and native of Greenville. Their daughter
Ava is six years-old, and their son John Payne was baptized on
December 9. Whitt and Amy Catherine are members of the
Growing in Grace Sunday School class.
Miley Evelyn Stevens
Was baptized on Dec. 9.
She is the daughter of Jill
and Drew Stevens.
January 27-28, 2013
featuring
former Bishop of the Johannesburg/Soweto area
of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa &
Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Christian Ministry at
Duke University Divinity School.
Sunday, January 27
Worship Services: 9:00 a.m., 10:55 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.
Monday, January 28
Brown Bag Q&A, 12:00 noon
Worship Service, 6:00 p.m.
Confirmation 2013 Confirmation begins in January!
Confirmation is a journey by which our children begin to understand and
affirm their Christian beliefs and claim their place in the life of the church.
Parent Orientation is Wednesday, Jan. 9, 5:30 p.m. in Wesley Hall.
Please be thinking of a mentor for your child. If your sixth grader is
not on this list, please contact Claire Dobbs or Pat Forrester,
[email protected], [email protected], or 234-5278.
Joel Adamson Molly Kate Barns Mary Cannon Barrett
Isabelle Boyd Laurie Branch Adam Cantrell
Madeline Crowe Haley Hewitt Lilly Hunter
Lila Grace Lara John Reece McClure Campbell McReady
Max Mobley Dean Mott Anna Murphy
Katelyn Rock Bo Gatlin Ethan Spencer
Mary Victoria Sullivan Hannah Talavs
Cooper Thomason Hallie Thompson Robert Traylor
If your child is older than sixth grade and wants to go through
confirmation, please contact Claire Dobbs, 801-5608. Adult members
of this church who would like to mentor a child, contact Claire Dobbs
or Pat Forrester.
Page 4 The O.U. Reporter
COLLEGE MINISTRIES
Pantry Volunteers January 2013
OUUMC is responsible for managing the Food Pantry in January
2013. Our work days are every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Oxford Pantry is a non-profit community organization that has
been providing food since 1982 on an emergency basis for eligible
residents in Oxford and Lafayette County. Volunteers staff the pantry.
We need many volunteers to ensure that we offer the best service pos-
sible. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Please fill out the follow-
ing and check all dates you are available to help. Leave this slip in the
church office. You may also email or call Barbara Mitchell
([email protected], 236-2197) or Ken and Elsie Denzel
([email protected], 662-550-0721).
Volunteer Dates:
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (stock shelves and prepare Pantry)
1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (distribute food to clients) 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30
Thursdays 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (distribute food to clients)
1/3 1/10 1/17 1/27 1/31
Mission Trip 2013
Thirteen members of O-UUMC will be making a mission trip to
Governor's Harbor, in the Bahamas to work with Bahamas Method-
ist Habitat, a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM)
project. The team may be assigned to do repairs on storm-damaged
homes or may help to build new homes for needy families.
What can you do to help support the mission trip team that will
represent our entire congregation?
Pray for the mission team.
Contribute articles to be given to local people. A list of needed
items is below. Items may be placed in box in Wesley Hall.
Share a monetary gift to help finance the trip. Checks may be
made to O-UUMC with UMVIM Missions trip on the memo line.
Check out the bulletin board in the hall by the office and look for
more news about the Mission trip.
Building
Equipment
Circular saw blades-
7.25"
Flat and Pry Bars-16"
Utility Knives
Chalk Line Box
#2 Phillip Bis-2"
Carpenters pencils
Paint Brushes &
Rollers
Caulk Guns
Tarps of all sizes
Drill Bit Set
Dry Wall Squares
Needle nose pliers
Cleaning and Health
Supplies
Large Mop
Mop Heads
Disinfecting Wipes
Dish Towels
Latex Gloves
Office Supplies
Post-It Notes
Notepads
Card Stock Paper
Dry Erase Markers
Any old or new
smartphones (that can
be unlocked) with
chargers
Recreation
Equipment
Tetherball
Board Games
Cards
Basketball
Volleyball
Soccer ball
Snorkel and mask
Swim fins
The first Sunday in Advent brought our College Ministry to the
forefront. Students Daven Aldrich, Madeline Ott, Laura Brooke,
and Abraham Kim participated in the liturgy and lighting of the
Advent Wreath. We celebrated with the Wesley Foundation by
commissioning their students as well as Richard Barrett and
Chris Thomas who will be traveling on a mission trip to Hondu-
ras in January. The College Ministry Team hosted a luncheon in
honor of our students and their host families. The students and
host families alike had a wonderful time relaxing after church in
the home of Robert and Roane Grantham. No doubt it was a
super way for the students to begin their exam week - filled with a great meal and the sense that their OU family loves and sup-
ports them. A special thank you to our team - Denise Jennings
(chair), Robert Grantham, Richard Barrett, Bettye Parham, Janis
Black, Will Berry, Chris Thomas, Claire Dobbs, and Claire Har-
dy. We also greatly appreciate Growing and Grace Sunday
School Class for providing side dishes and our Host Families for
being there to celebrate with your students!
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
EMERGE: STUDENT MINISTRIES
The O.U. Reporter Page 5
DECEMBER: Sunday, Dec. 16 - Youth Christmas Party. 5 to 7 p.m. Jr. High: Land & Lauren Renfroe’s home, 812 South Lamar Sr. High: John & Melody Webb’s home, 701 Faulkner Woods Place
Sunday, Dec. 23 - NO UMYF
Sunday, Dec. 30 - NO UMYF
December 30-January 1, 2013 (WOW – 2013 already!) – OVERFLOW at Camp Lake Stephens.
This is open to all Jr. and Sr. High students. I will need 2 male and 2 female adult lead-ers for this trip…please respond if you are able to help lead with this event! The cost per student is $40.00 due by Sunday December 16th, 2012.
Weekly Schedule Tuesdays: Junior High Prayer Breakfast - 7 a.m., Youth Center—NEW LOCATION! Wednesdays: Senior High Prayer Breakfast - 7 a.m.., Youth Center—NEW LOCATION! Youth Band - 4 p.m., Youth Center Youth Choir - 5 p.m. in the Choir Room Youth Bible Study - 6 p.m., Youth Center Sundays: Sunday School - 10 a.m. Small Groups - 5 to 7 p.m.
Children’s Christmas Pageant OU’s Children’s Christmas Pageant was held on Dec. 5. Thanks to all our participants! Special thank you goes out to our awesome sixth graders for their commitment to the Christmas Pageant each year: Haley Hewitt, Max Mobley, Lily Hunter, Mary Victoria Sullivan, and Bo Gatlin. We love you!
Return Service Requested
OXFORD-UNIVERSITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
424 SOUTH TENTH STREET
OXFORD, MS 38655
Phone: 234-5278 Fax: 234-4202 Website: http://www.ouumc.org
Our Church Staff: Name Phone E-mail
Pastor Warren Black 234-5278 [email protected]
Associate Pastor Claire Dobbs 234-5278 [email protected]
Minister ofVisitation and Homebound Gene Bramlett 832-6616 [email protected]
Director of Children's Ministries Pat Forrester 234-4293 [email protected]
Director of Preschool Programs Susan Phillips 234-3371 [email protected]
Youth Minister/Journey Music Coord. Greg Smith 234-5278 [email protected]
College Ministries Coordinator Allyson Willis 231-9929 aew [email protected]
Director of Music Lee Uhlhorn 234-7102 [email protected]
Journey Coordinator Julianna Ross 234-5278 [email protected]
Church Administrator Russ McLellan 234-5278 [email protected]
Admin. Assistant to the Pastors Barbara Camp 234-2680 [email protected]
Communications Coordinator Emilie Bramlett 234-5278 [email protected]
Organist Jason Derrick 234-5278 w [email protected]
Receptionist Jan Estes 234-5278 [email protected]
Bookkeeper Sylvia Harvey 234-5278 [email protected]
Manager of Buildings and Grounds James Young 234-5278 [email protected]
Assistant Manager of Buildings Lisa Corrothers 234-5278 [email protected]
Custodian Bennie Malone 234-5278 [email protected]
Notes from the Past FIFTY YEARS AGO: The total church offering on the first Sunday in December 1962 was $1,343.86--$1,443.06 in envelopes, $73.44 in
loose offerings, $15 for the Methodist Home, and $$12.36 as a Communion Special.
The December 9, 1962, bulletin announced that “The Explorers’ Church School Class has adopted a needy family to whom they are sending
food and money.”
The December 9, 1962, bulletin reported on “an acute need for blankets for homeless people in eastern Algeria with inadequate clothing and
bedding.” The Council of Bishops asked that Methodist churches send 650,000 blankets.
Ronald Carrier presided at the December 11, 1962, meeting of the Commission on Membership and Evangelism.
Ronnie Franklin sang a solo on December 16, 1962.
The December 16, 1962, bulletin carried this announcement: “The plans for the new Educational Building will be submitted to the Official
Board for its approval.”
The special Christmas offering on December 16, 1962, went to the support of retired ministers and widows of deceased ministers.
At their meeting on December 18, 1962, the Official Board approved the plans for the Church Building Annex, the current Youth Fellowship
Hall. ***
FORTY YEARS AGO: Marion Kazar Short and C. V. Bruce were married in the sanctuary on December 2, 1972.
Soloists at the December 17, 1972, Christmas Vesper Service were Mary Margaret Fisk, Harry Spell, Larry Smith, and Jean Spell. Several
choirs sang as well. Krista Vernon, Bob Kelly, Hale Freeland, Dwayne Sagen, John McCauley, Don Lewis, Jerry Robbins, Ronald Vernon,
Frances Ellis, and Martha Jo Fisk played musical instruments.
Lucy Hathorn, Margie Murry, and Nina Stubblefield sang at the Christmas Eve service on December 24, 1972.
On the evening of December 31, 1972, “the youth of the church and their guests are invited to a Watchnight Party here in the Youth Center.” ***
THIRTY YEARS AGO: “The Little Shepherds” was presented at the Christmas Vesper Service on December 12, 1982. Parts were played by
Lynn Spruill, Lanny Hill, Steven Brammer, Beth Moreton, and John Wilton. ***
TWENTY YEARS AGO: The Advent candles were lighted by the Rupert Bruner family and the Jerry Montgomery family on December 6,
1992; by the Joe Harris family and the Sam Cousley family on December 13; by the David Smith family on December 20; by the Pat Tatum
family at the December 24 service.
Acolytes in December 1992 were Jeremy Bruss, Scott Hale, Emily Tatum, Justin Clisby, Tommy Tosh, Olivia Foshee, and Veazey Greenlee.
Hayley Lane Upton was baptized on December 13, 1992.
Infant William Walton Laurenzo was baptized on December 27, 1992.
***
TEN YEARS AGO: The Hampton family and the Rone family participated in the Call to Worship and Lighting of the Advent Candle on De-
cember 1, 2002; Alan Rice and Jennifer Guckert and the Hale family on December 8; the Barnes family and the Davis family on December
15; the Cumberland family on December 22.
Actors in “The Christmas Lamb” presented on December 15, 2002, were Baker Thurlow, Clara Kinney, Harrison Hopper, Will Laurenzo,
William Harris, Joey Bates, Kaylee Saunders, Jordan Smith, and Madeline Kuluz. Narrators were Austin Smith, Zachary Russell, Clay
McCoy, John Sloan, Clara Kinney, Sterling Davis, and Kate Harris.
An All-Church Christmas Dinner was held on December 15, 2002. Holiday music was provided by John McCauley and Larry Tyler.
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