We will have our Fall Festival on Wednesday, October 28th, beginning at 5:30 PM. We will end with Trunk or Treat, starting at 7. Make plans to attend and participate in this outreach opportunity.

Please bring baked goods, cookies, cakes, pies, tea cakes, etc., for the cake walk at the Fall Festival on Wednesday, October 28th @ 5:30 PM. See Ann Woodham for more information.

Freedom in Christ is starting preparations for Thanksgiving Dinner in a Bag. If you would like to donate or help deliver, contact Pastor Randall.

Just in time for your holiday baking, OCC has limited quantity of flavorings and food colors. Please contact Susan Otto or Arlene Weathers to purchase. The price has been reduced!

Here is a list of what is available:

Flavoring - Almond, Orange, Banana, Black Walnut

Coloring - Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow

Children's Christmas Choir Practice - Sundays at 4:45 PM in the fellowship hall. See Katie Bannister for more information.

September 27th - Soup'er Silly Sock Night - May bring a can of soup for Christian Service Center

October 25th - Glow for Jesus - Glow in the dark night

November 22nd - Family Night/Nerf Battle  November 29th - Decorate Tree Craft Night (Shortened book work)

December 20th -  Christmas Party (No books)   December 27th - No Awana

January 24th - "Snow" Much Fun

February 14th - John 3:16 Night

March 14th - Awana Grand Prix?  March 28th - No Awana

April 25th -  Sowing Seeds - Bring a friend and planting flowers

May 9th - No Awana    May 23rd - Last Awana Day

June 6th - Awana Awards/Ice Cream Party

Beginning in August, all 39 ELBA churches are invited to participate in Revive 19 - three months of united, intentional prayer. Copies of the Prayer Calendars for all 3 months are on the bulletin board. For more information, contact the ELBA Office at 334-864-7522,

Women's Continental Breakfast - Sunday, October 25th @ 8 AM.

Sunday, November 1st at 8 AM. Cooking starts at 7 if you would like to come help.

Thank you for your support of Christian Service Center. Listed below are most needed items for each month. Please pray about choosing a time to help with ongoing needs. And please pray about making an appointment to visit the office. We would love to have groups from your church visit and see what God is doing!

January -Donations of packaged food items are requested - mac and cheese, grits, dry beans, rice, hamburger helper, jello, instant potatoes.

February- Canned goods - tomatoes, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, canned meats.

March - meal, flour, sugar, shortening, cooking oil

April- Sheets, towels, etc. These are not required to be new, just clean and placed in a plastic bag with the size written on the outside of the bag.

May- Items easily prepared for school age children: Individual mac and cheese, pop tarts, soup, juice boxes, microwavable meats, fruit cups, crackers.

June- We would like to encourage churches having VBS to collect soap. This has been a tremendous help in the past.

July -Donations of food items to be given to homeless individuals: Snack crackers, saltine crackers, tuna, Vienna sausages, small cans of deviled ham, chicken, individually wrapped candies (no chocolates please), fruit gummies, individual packs of mustard or ketchup, juice boxes. Individually wrapped plastic spoons or forks.

August- Notebook paper, pencils, pens, Crayola crayons 24 pack

September- Community Wide Food Drive September 28th. Location to be announced.

October- Christmas gifts for boys and girls, men and women. Please call Christy or Cheryl for details. 334-476-2605 or 334-576-3552.

November- We need food boxes to distribute to families in time for Thanksgiving. These boxes should contain food for the family to prepare their own Thanksgiving meal.

December- Food items that a family might like to have on hand for a New Year's Day meal.

Cheryl Myers