WELCOME to the Oakland, Iowa United Methodist Church page!  ​Our Worship Schedule is listed above, along with links to our recorded services. These recordings can also be found on our Warrior Worship tab above and our YouTube page.  The calendars below provide a brief view of events, Birthdays and Daily Devotionals for the days ahead.  Our News page includes our newsletter, United Methodist Daily Digest links, and our weekly "Mid-Week Review" to keep you up to date in the world of the Oakland, Iowa United Methodist Church.  Our contact information as well as a map to the church can be found at the bottom of each page.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

MARCH

SUN, 23rd, Daily Reading: Psalm 121 Third Sunday in Lent

•   9:15 a.m.  SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL - K THRU ADULT
• 10:00 a.m.  WORSHIP SERVICE w/Baptism of James Bexley Obrecht

                            LITURGIST:  MARTY RIEKEN

•   4:30 p.m.  CONFIRMATION CLASS – at Carson UMC

MON, 24th, Daily Reading: Psalm 123

• PASTOR’S SABBATH
•     6:00 p.m.  GRIEF SHARE AT OAKLAND CHRISTIAN CHURCH

TUE, 25th, Daily Reading: Psalm 124

•   9:00 a.m.  TUESDAY COFFEE GROUP in the OUMC Lounge

WED, 26th, Daily Reading: Psalm 125

• 11:45 a.m.  LENTEN LUNCH Serving from 11:45 – 12:45. There will be a short lesson at 12:15

THU, 27th, Daily Reading: Psalm 127

FRI, 28th, Daily Reading: Psalm 130

SAT, 29th, Daily Reading: Psalm 131

SUN, 30th, Daily Reading: Psalm  132

• 10:00 a.m.  WORSHIP SERVICE

                            LITURGIST:  LORI NISLEY

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• Persons who have lost loved ones
• Our military
• Kermit Van Zee​
• Zach & Kaylee Young and family
• Claire Palmer

• Our homebound church family 
• ​The Unemployed​​
• Chris Mazetis
• Gary Feigenbutz
• Gerald Zimmerman

• All who are afflicted with and recovering from illness​ 
• Victims of natural disasters
• Gene Fritz & Sharell Fritz
• Family of Casey McClain

Remember those in the nursing homes with cards and visit

Oakland Heights: Anita Killion, Bill Adams 
Allen Place: Ruth Feigenbutz

​Heritage House: Lois Bailey
Prairie Gates: Dick Merkle

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MARCH DAILY READINGS

23    Psalm 121 Third Sunday in Lent
24    Psalm 123
25    Psalm 124
26    Psalm 125
27    Psalm 127
28    Psalm 130
29    Psalm 131
30   Psalm  132  Fourth Sunday in Lent 

WEEKLY SCRIPTURES​​​​​​​​
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• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 2 2025 | Transfiguration Sunday; ​ Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthian 3:12-4:2, Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR MARCH 5 | Ash Wednesday;     Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, Psalm 51:1-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 9 | 1st Sunday in Lent, Scouting Day; Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 92:1-2, 9-16, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13
• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 16 | 2nd Sunday in Lent; Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Luke 13:31-35
• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 23 | 3rd Sunday in Lent; Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9
• SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 30 | 4th Sunday in Lent, UMCOR Sunday;  Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8