1. How often do you visit OGLC’s website?
2. What is the reason for visiting?
3. What features are especially helpful?
4. What suggestions do you have for improving the site?

Email your responses to rongoehring@yahoo.com.

Summer Worship Schedule:
Oak Grove Worship Committee has decided to continue Wednesday evening summer worship services. They will begin on June 12th at 7 PM. Wednesday evening worship will be more causal (than Sunday morning worship) and shorter in length, but services will involve the option of Holy Communion. More information on the sermon series to be presented on a later date. Hope you can come. Invite a friend!

rongoehring@yahoo,com

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NEEDS:

Work Nights at OGLC on Tuesdays:

Work nights every Tuesday from 7 - 9.
If you can help, call Bill Bennett.

Please MARK your calendar for the following dates at 9 AM:
#4 June 1
#5 June 22
#6 July 6
#7 July 20
#8 August 3

Current projects:
Update the congregation's flyer
Update the membership list
Working to make the congregation more visible
Forming of G.R.O.V.E. Team
On January 26th the OGLC Church Council approved a proposal for the development of what Pastor Nathaneil is calling the GROVE Team.
Tasks for the Grove Team include: creating a list of past members to reach out to, increasing the visibility of Oak Grove, an aggressive yet compassionate outreach campaign, encourage committee involvement, improving OGLC communication, and actively engage the congregation in the process. The team leader is Bill Smith. The Team has since had two successful meetings and is on the move!

To participate in a Hike-a-Thon to raise money for Camp Lutherlyn’s camperships. The Hike will take place at Lutherlyn (www.lutherlyn.com) during CampBlast following worship on Sunday, May 5 from 11 AM to 4:30 pm (brunch included). Hikers can get their sponsor forms from: Tauna Perenovich.

CampBlast Schedule (FREE!)

11:00am – Worship in the Amphitheater
Noon-3:30pm – FREE Brunch in the Dining Hall
Noon-4:00pm – TONS of ACTIVITIES!!
4:00-4:30pm – Campfire

The Hike-a-Thon is a great way for you to raise money for Lutherlyn’s campership fund. And, if you are a camper, you also have the opportunity to claim half of your sponsorships toward your own camper fee for this summer! It's simple, just contact Lutherlyn to let us know you are participating, show up to CampBlast! with your sponsorships and money, and hike around camp at some time during the day. Print the attached brochure to assist in obtaining your sponsorships.

So what’s this all about, you ask?
Good question! Below you’ll find more information on the cottage meetings. Please consider signing up for one of our cottage meetings by contacting Pastor Nathaneil or signing up on the sign up sheet on the back of the sanctuary (coming soon)I would love to get to know you more and hear your joys and struggles as part of Oak Grove Lutheran Church!

What is the purpose of holding Cottage meetings?
1. Help the pastor get acquainted with the congregation
2. Help the congregation get acquainted with one another
3. Gather information to develop a sense of Oak Grove’s past, present, and future

What will happen at the cottage meeting?
1. Potluck (breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper), coffee, and/or snacks.
2. Pastor will share a brief devotion and prayer.
3. Brief introductions.
4. Questionnaire handed out.
5. Conversation. The host or another person chosen at the meeting will record answers to questions that are asked about current strengths of the congregation, current “growing edges” to work on, and greatest hopes and dreams for the church.

The idea is that these cottage meetings will be about 1-2 hour(s) long (depending on number present and the amount of food!!). The cottage meetings will be great opportunities for fellowship and community building. They will be an opportunity to hear one another and share your thoughts and feelings about Oak Grove.

Interesting in hosting a Cottage Meeting? Contact Pastor Nathaneil to set a date.

Garrison Keillor

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Sundays: Sunday School & Adult Forum in Fellowship Hall following worship
Tuesdays: Church Work Night from 7-9 PMToday:
(Sun) Cottage Meeting (for details contact Wetauna)
May 20th: (Mon) High School Bible Study at 6:30 PM
May 28th: (Tue) Council Meeting at 7PM
June 1st: (Sat) Parents of Young Children from 630 – 730 PM
June 2nd: (Sun) Outdoor worship and picnic.
June 3rd: (Mon) Story Time at Oak Grove at 11 AM
June 3rd: (Mon) Christian Ed Meeting at 3:15 PM
June 9th: (Sun) Pap Goehring Softball game
June 12th: (Wed) Social Ministries Committee Meeting 10:30 AM
June 12th: (Wed) Wed Evening Summer Worship at 7 PM
June 13-15th: (Thu – Sat) Synod Assembly
June 17th: (Mon) Story Time at Oak Grove at 11 AM
June 20th: (Thu) Friends in Christ at 1130 AM
June 20th: (Thu) Outdoor Movie Night (6th grade and younger)
June 24th – 28th: VBS from 9 AM – 12 PM
June 25th (Tue) Council Meeting at 7 PM
June 30th: (Sun) 5th Sunday at Passavant at 2 PM
July 1st: (Mon) Story Time at Oak Grove at 11 AM
July 6th-7th Overnight camping, breakfast and outdoor worship
July 7th: (Sun) Outdoor worship

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Up Coming Adult Forums:

May 19th: Nooma Video: Mathew

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Oak Grove exercise opportunities: (weather permitting)
Sunday at 7:00 PM – at Green Valley Park
Monday at 7:00 PM – at Green Valley Park Wednesday at 7:00 PM – at Green Valley Park
Saturday 9:00 AM - at Green Valley Park at 9:00AM

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5th Sunday at Passsavant Retirement Center
on June 30th, 2012. Meet in the lobby at 2:00.

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The May 9th meeting of Friends in Christ at 11:30
English Lutheran Church, Ascension Luncheon and Worship Planning for Fall.

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Recycling is held at the New Sewickley Township
Building, Miller Road, the second and fourth
Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

The tire collection is on Saturday, May 11, 2013
at the New Sewickley building.(same day as recycling)

Saturday, May 3, 2014, New Sewickley clean-up is
scheduled for the first Sat. in May from 8 AM to 12
noon at the Big Knob Grange.

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August 27th to August 31st, 2013 Big Knob Fair,
Grange Road, New Sewickley.

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++For a more detailed calendar, go to the
calendar in the directory of the website.++

Entered into eternal life:

Charles W. Goehring, May 5, 2013.

Beverly Parks Kohler, March 14, 2013.

Betty Annette Stewart Teets Osche, March 12, 2013.

Anna E. (Cook) Dambach, January 25, 2013.

Joseph T. Bodalec Jr., January 7, 2013.

Rita E. Werner, January 7, 2013.

James Arthur Steinacker, December 30, 2012.

Lillian Goehring Westerman, October 30, 2012

Oran Leroy Deemer, October 22, 2012

Sherry Smith Cholewiak, October 2012

Homer Schomburg, September 22, 2012.

LuAnn M. Kohler-Shonk, August 8, 2012.

Carol Tritinger, July 11, 2012.

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Answer:
1. We go to church to worship God.
2. Others are supported by your presence.
3. You might get something out of it.
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Remember: Holding a grudge permits that person to occupy
your mind rent free.

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As Hurricane Irene battered the East Coast, federal
disaster officials warned that Internet outages could
force people to interact with other people for the
first time in years. Residents braced themselves for
the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact.
FEMA had advised: “Be prepared. Write down possible
topics to talk about in advance. Sports...the weather.
Remember, a conversation is basically a series of
Facebook updates strung together.

Posted on facebook by Lois Smith August 2011.

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A man was standing near a large tree
when the tree was struck by lightning.
The bolt just missed the man.
A passer by commented to the man,
"Either God blessed you or he just
missed you."

Robin James March 2011

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Yesterday is a memory
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift
That's why its called the present.

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Preach the gospel.
Use words if necessary.

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Honk, if you love Jesus.
Text, if you want to meet him now!!!

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Harry came home from Sunday school and asked his mother,
“Do people really come from dust?” “In a way said,” said
his mother. “And do they go back to dust?” “Yes, in a way.”
She replied. “Well, mother, I looked under my bed, and
somebody’s either coming or going.”

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WHY WHY WHY
Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?
Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke?
Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?
Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?
EVER WONDER...
Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do 'practice'?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff??
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

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