2009 Book Club

Join us in 2009 for Oak Hill's Book Club.

January 6, 2009 we will be meeting at Mattingly Brewing Company, and reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin. We're looking forward to the discussion and love dinner or appetizers at one of our favorite restaurants on the South Side of St. Louis. Mattingly's has a great conference room upstairs and the best wait staff, with an never ending refill on Diet Coke. ( We're especially fond of our own Matt McMullin who is the manager!)

We'll be meeting at various venues around town, so check back for details.

Here is a list of the books scheduled for discussion in 2009

January : Three Cups of Tea, Mortensen and Relin

February: Anne Frank : The updated edition

March: Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury

April: Sepent's Tale , Ariana Franklin

May : The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs

June: Water for Elepants, Sra Gruen

July: Masie Dobbs , Jacueline Winspear

August: Book club will not meet

September: The Lion , Andrew Jackson, Jon Meachem

October: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie

November: A Spot of Bother, Mark Haddon

December: Voting for 2010 selections

Hope to see you!

What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church? A Parable.

Something to think about!

Blessing of the Animals at OHPCUSA

“Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless these pets. By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.”

Roller Derby - Adult Fellowship!

It was a fun night at roller derby Saturday. Have you ever been? One of the women at our church plays in this roller derby league. Very cool. Our adult fellowship group, wandered out for a new adventure. We were impressed by their abilities and strength and the camaraderie and support the women gave each other. ( Great sportswoman ship as well!) Our favorite was MIDWIFE CRISIS. She's the greatest! Check out her DH cheering her on!

We'll have to do this one again, hope you can join us for all the action!



http://www.archrivalrollergirls.com/

Rally Day 2008

Join us for Rally Day on September 14, 2008...that's Sunday! After worship we'll grab our bikes, balloons and motor scooters and have a great parade over to Tower Grove Park.( you can see it on our map on our side bar below) A nice easy walk, complete with police escort. We'll shower the on lookers with candy and church flyers, and invite them along to our picnic, complete with hotdogs and brats. Bring a side dish to share, if you can. Hope to see you!! Fun and games as well as food!

These photos are from 2007, check back later for pics from this year!

Gulfport Mission Trippers 2008

Gulfport Mission Trip - 5

Before construction can ever begin, the flooded/damaged home must be removed. Some of the residents we worked with lost their homes due to rain after the roof had been blown off by the wind. They may have had black mold growing, making it unsafe for habitation, or the home may have been blown off of concrete pillars and damaged beyond repair. Keep in mind, these residents own their property.

At this particular site, our volunteers, Scott and Jimmy worked with a youth group from a community center in Toledo, Ohio. The resident here had been living in a tent, as the second FEMA trailer provided to her was contaminated by formaldehyde and she was only able to stay inside for 5 minutes at a time without becoming ill.

The youth finally over powered the trailer, got it torn down and all the debris stacked into dumpsters. There being a shortage of dumpsters and an obviously high demand, sometimes they had to wait for the dumpster transfer to occur. While the photos are out of order....you can see....they got the job done! Now, construction crews can come in and get the foundation ready and work can begin and this homeowner should be in a new home with in the next 2 months!