ANNOUNCEMENTS


OFFICE HOURS ARE 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tues – Fri.  If you need assistance please call (712) 428-5530.  After hours please call Pastor Carolyn at (319) 559-0678.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 17, 2021, WE HAVE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP SERVICES
WORSHIP AND SCHEDULE
  •   9:00 a.m.  SUNDAY SCHOOL please enter through the basement (kitchen) door.  
  • 10:00 a.m.  WORSHIP SERVICE by ZOOM  
  • 10:00 a.m.  WORSHIP SERVICE IN SANCTUARY  (Masks will be optional at this service)  

TITHES AND OFFERINGS Please continue to give your financial offerings even when we are not able to worship in person. Some of you have set up your tithes and offerings to be automatically sent to the church. If you haven’t, you can do so by contacting your financial institution and setting up an automatic bill-pay. Or you can mail your check to Oakland UMC, 200 N Main St., Box 4, Oakland Iowa 51560. Your continued financial support of the ministry of Oakland UMC is crucial.

RCA FOOD PANTRY: Items the food pantry is in need of: Rice, Rice-a-Roni, Cake Mixes, Dish Soap, Coffee, Personal Care Items.  There is a shopping cart in the Narthex where these can be dropped off.
 
WOMENS BOOK STUDY Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.  Please see the Midweek Connections email or contact the office for updates and details.  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6832608035  Meeting ID: 683 260 8035

CONFIRMATION EVERY WEDNESDAY at 7:00 pm via Zoom (Zoom link below). https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7034181294
  
OUR MISSIONS COMMITTEE is running a sock drive for the Open Door Mission. If you would like to purchase socks of any size to donate you may bring them to the church.  There’s a box available to put them in. If you would rather send a donation, please
note it in the memo section of your check.
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SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF APRIL 4, 2021:  Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18, or Mark 16:1-8  Easter Sunday

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF APRIL 11, 2021:  Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF APRIL 18, 2021: Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36b-48

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR WEEK OF APRIL 25, 2021: Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18
 
 
THIS WEEKS DAILY READINGS
APRIL
18    2 Samuel 9:1-13
19    1 Kings 16:29—17:7
20    1 Kings 17:8-24
21    Psalm 32
22    Psalm 51
23    Psalm 52
24    Psalm 56
25    Psalm 57




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JUST A REMINDER: YOUR CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT of the ministry of Oakland UMC is crucial.  Please continue to give your financial offerings even when you cannot
physically attend church.  There are three ways you can give:
  1. You can send a check to the church address: 200 N. Main, Box 4, Oakland 51560.
  2. You can complete the attached auto-giving form which will allow the church treasurer to set up recurring payments (according to your schedule) directly from your bank to the church.
  3. Or you can check with your bank to see if they have a “BillPay” option (you can call them or use online banking to set this up).  Through BillPay your bank can set up the church as a regular payment they make, and they will generate an electronic check and send it to the church via the United States Postal Service.
     Some of you will have your income seriously affected right now by business cutbacks, lay-offs and closures. If you are in that position and find yourself unable to give at the same level, we understand.
     Please know that you can call the church at 712-482-5530 if there is any way that I, as your pastor, or the church can help you get through this time.
     Some of you may be in a position to give above and beyond your usual offering. If you can make a special gift or gifts in excess of your normal pledge, bless you.

​​NURSERY CARE FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN through age 3 is available on Sunday mornings.

LARGE PRINT BULLETINS available from an usher.

HEARING UNITS AVAILABLE and may be checked out at the soundboard.
  
MISSIONS  In February the Mission Committee has decided to collect toilet paper for our local food pantry. Please place your donations in the cart in the front entry. Thank you for your support.

ATTENDANCE SLIPS We encourage you to please fill out an attendance slip, green sheets located in the pew, and place it in the offering plate as it is passed. – Thank you.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY PICTURES OF OUR CHURCH EVENTS they would like to share for the newsletter please email them to oaklandumc2@gmail.com or bring them to the office. Thank you

​EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 18, THERE WILL BE 2 Worship Services each Sunday at the church.
  •   9:00 a.m. will be at the sanctuary and masks will be required.
  • 11:00 a.m. will be at the sanctuary and masks will be optional.
  • Recordings of the worship service and sermon will be posted to our FACEBOOK PAGE, our website and our YouTube channel for those people who do not feel comfortable returning to worship in person at this time.
    • A video of Pastor Carolyn's message is posted to the Oakland UMC Facebook page by 10:15 Sunday morning.
    • Pastor Carolyn is preaching and leading worship in the sanctuary at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning (masks required).
      • Audio of the 9:00 a.m. service will be posted by Monday following the service.
    • Merlin Jones is leading worship in the church sanctuary at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, with a video of Pastor Carolyn's message during the sermon time. (masks optional) Link to the recorded worship service: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZ3Y0jN-zGpLxJ-BZbu4dA Link to recorded worship and Pastor Carolyn's sermon video: https://www.facebook.com/oakiamethchurch/
  • TO ACCESS PASTOR CAROLYN’S SERVICES ONLINE:  Link to