MIDWEEK MESSAGE FOR OCTOBER 9, 2024
Breakfast Out Bunch On Thursday, October 10, at 9:00 am, the Breakfast Out Bunch will meet at Moon Valley Café, 502 E. Thunderbird Road. Contact Sally Haskins for more information or to RSVP sallyquilts57@cox.net 602-971-0457.
Celebration of Life A Celebration of Life will be held in the Sanctuary on Friday, October 11, at 11:00 am, for Joan Fenton’s daughter, Leslie Ann Smith. A gathering will follow at the Nobley’s home, 5317 E. Nisbet Road, Scottsdale, 85254.
IMPORTANT!-Call to Annual Meeting On Sunday, October 13, immediately following the 9:30 am Worship Service, the Annual Meeting of the congregation will take place in the Sanctuary.
“Lifted to Hope” Podcasts If you enjoyed hearing from David Tso, a recent guest speaker at OPC, you can hear more from him on Louise Sedgwick’s podcast, “Lifted to Hope”. David will share on his remaining podcast episode, on October 15. He will speak about his experience of institutional racism and how God’s grace brought healing and freedom from that shame. The podcasts can be found on any podcast app or on Louise’s website at: https://www.louisesedgwick.com/
John “Doc” Hayes Our dear friend and Orangewood member for many years, John “Doc” Hayes will celebrate his 90th birthday on October 19th. Doc is beloved in the Orangewood community but also the greater community of Phoenix where he had a pediatric practice for many years. You can mail John a birthday card at the Beatitudes or leave it in the OPC office by 10/16. His mailing address is: John Hayes, 1712 W Glendale Ave Room 4006, Phoenix, AZ 85021.
Indigenous People’s Day The Orangewood office will be closed both Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15, in recognition of the Federal holiday.
Congregational Life Meeting The Congregational Life Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 15 in Room 11.
Knot Just Knitters On Wednesday, October 16, Knot Just Knitters with gather in the east seminar room of Page Hall, at 5:30 pm.
AGO Hymn Sing On Sunday, October 20, at 4:00 pm, in the Sanctuary everyone is welcome to come to a hymn sing with the American Guild of Organists!
Fall Gathering On Sunday, October 27, from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Orangewood is having a fall gathering with a chili cook-off, hot dogs, potluck dishes, a cake/dessert walk, photo booth, face-painting, corn-hole contest, and games for children and adults alike!
SCAM ALERT We are experiencing an uptick in SCAM texts and emails! DO NOT open or respond to any emails or texts that are requesting a directory, donation, money, or gift cards! We WILL NOT request such items from you! Any donations or financial gifts will be requested formally through a worship service. DO NOT open any email from an address phone number you do not recognize even if it seems legitimate! Please report as “Junk” or “Spam” and block the senders email address and/or phone number. If you have any questions, please telephone Sue Marie directly.
THIS WEEK AT ORANGEWOOD