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Foosball Tuesdays, page 2
Book Club, page 4
Congrats Grads!, page 5
Oak Hill News No. 05 MAY 2017 Volume 67 With Jesus as our guide and community as our goal, we worship, love, serve and grow.
Early in the fall, one of our youth,
Emily Bischoff, came to me with an
idea. She wanted to put on a sum-
mer camp for youth in our commu-
nity and asked if the church could help her do that.
She told me about how she remembered her days in
VBS here at Oak Hill and how much she loved it.
She wanted to make sure other kids had that same
kind of experience.
Now, it was a project for school, and she would have
classmates and friends to help out, but she hoped to use
the church space and experience to plan her camp.
With the help of Youth Leader Christine Woodward,
Emily began to hatch a plan. When some of our church
youth gathered last fall, they started brainstorming to-
gether ideas for the camp. They decided they wanted to
use their mission trip week and devote it completely to
Emily’s project, to Emily’s idea.
Emily is working up the budget, the daily schedule, the
activities and supplies lists. She’s recruiting the volun-
teers and strategizing about getting the word out to po-
tential campers.
And we, oh church, get to help support her in this lov-
ing and generous dream. If you’re an adult who re-
members VBS from back in the day, or day camp when
you were small, or who just has passion and time to
help a teenager with her idea, we’d love to have you
join team Summer Camp at OHPC. We’re looking for
volunteers for the week of June 5-9 who can help sup-
port our youth as they lead the camp. Come for one
day or come for the whole week. Come early before
work to help set up, or join us for the whole morning to
play with little ones, create with crafts, sing silly songs,
and share tasty snacks.
Come, join in the fun, serve your neighbors, support
our youth, and see where this creative project may take
us all!
With love and hope, Pastor Erin
The Great 2017 Youth Mission Staycation Trip
and Oak Hill Day Camp June 5-9
Calling all Oak Hill Youth to come and help put on a summer camp for neighborhood kids. Calling all
Oak Hill Adults to come and support the Youth. Calling all lovers of camp to come and play!
Join us! (Watch the weekly bulletin and church website for more info and for details on how to volunteer.)
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 2
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
The Membership and Evangelism Commission
invites you to Oak Hill's Cinco de Mayo on the first
Sunday of May when we will serve tacos and taco
fixings. Dessert will also be provided. Please bring
a side dish such as a salad, vegetable, or Jell-O to
serve 6-8.
EVANGELISM AND MEMBERHIP
COMMITTEE
It's Movie Night on the Church Parking Lot - "Back
to the Future" Saturday, May 27, at 8:00 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs. Light refreshments will be
provided.
Thanks to all those who donated candy, plastic eggs
and baskets for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, and to
all who helped to make it a fun event for young and
old.
WORSHIP AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
A Note from Pastor Erin-
A big thank you to all the many, many who volun-
teered, who came early and stayed late, who washed
dishes and folded crosses, who stuffed eggs and car-
ried boxes, who practiced readings and music, and
so many, many more…. Thanks to all who worked
to make Holy Week, Easter, and Holy Humor Sun-
day such a meaningful and faithful experience this
season. It is an honor being church with you all!
The Wednesday Bible Study Class is currently
watching and discussing Theoacademy’s Introduc-
tion to the New Testament series, featuring the Rev.
Dr. Margaret Aymer. All are welcome to join us for
this 5 week series, on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in the
Theleos Room.
The Adult and Youth Sunday School classes will be
finishing up their year this month, before taking a
summer break from meeting. We offer thanks to
Lisa Thompson, Sarah Gibson, the Rev. Dr. Alan
Meyers, and Pastor Erin for their leadership and
teaching this year.
MISSION COMMITTEE
Wow! First Tuesday Foosball, May 2, and Third
Friday Open Gym, Crafts and Games, May 19, con-
tinue to be a huge success attracting neighborhood
and church youth for fun, fellowship and food. Eve-
ryone is welcome to join us.
It's May and mission teams are starting to arrive,
which means not only do we have first Tuesday
Foosball on May 2, we have second Tuesday,
May 9, and fifth Tuesday, May 30, Foosball! We
are looking for a few people to help volunteer at all
of the Foosball gatherings this summer. It's a fun
time. Basically volunteers help manage chaos and
provide food! The youth are great and you get to
spend time with our Mission Trippers. There are
sign-up sheets in the Large Assembly Room. Every-
one is also welcome to join us even if you aren't an
"official" volunteer, just come have fun! Any ques-
tions? Please contact a member of the Mission
Committee.
Hope to see you on one of our youth outreach nights.
Thank you to everyone who helped out and came
and ate pancakes with us! The Mission Committee
had fun and hopes you did too!
Thank you to everyone who came out and participat-
ed in our Mission Staycation! A lot of work got
done and we are getting ready for a busy summer at
AMEN St. Louis.
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 3 MISSION COMMITTEE (cont’d)
ISAIAH 58 MINISTRIES
"May the Fourth Be With Us"!
“May the Fourth Be With Us"!
Isaiah 58 Fundraiser
Yes, A Star War themed fund raiser, you guessed
it. Thursday, May 4, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the Hearts and Hands of
Isaiah 58. Urban Chestnut Brewery, 4465 Manches-
ter, St. Louis. Cost is $20 per person includes beer
and wine selections and light hors d'oeuvres. Live
music, costume contest, wine pull and dessert auc-
tion. The RSVP deadline has passed but I’m sure
there’s room for more. Contact Donna Cook for
tickets or to donate wine or desserts! We hope you'll
join us for this celebration of a great ministry.
Your donations to the food pantry are greatly appre-
ciated!
May
7th: peanut butter
15th: canned tuna
21st: canned or bagged beans
28th: canned fruit
June
4th: boxed rice mix or bag of rice
11th: canned fruit
18th: SPAM
25th: canned spaghetti
Other items that are welcome are: Socks (all sizes),
personal hygiene items, razors, toothbrushes, nail
clippers.
http://www.i58ministries.org
You can "like" Isaiah 58 on Facebook, too.
Spring Supply Drive!
AMEN St. Louis is booked May - August. (Ok, a
week in July and space in May is still available.)
Help us stock the shelves with much needed paper
and cleaning supplies. Starting in May you will see
a bulletin board in the Large Assembly Room with a
list of supplies needed. If you are able, grab one of
the cards on the board and bring the item listed at
your earliest convenience. You can also shop on
AMAZON and have your purchase delivered to
church for you! A great way for our out of area sup-
porters to help! Be sure to share with family and
friends of AMEN and Oak Hill.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1F6VJ
GQ06B4UN/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
Items include things like, toilet paper, paper towels,
Lysol spray and cleaning supplies, trash bags
(13 gallon and 39 gallon).
Look for a box (sort of like the Easter and Hallow-
een Candy box) marked AMEN Supplies! We love
you guys, thanks for your support!
STEWARDSHIP AND PROPERTY
COMMITTEE
The Stewardship and Property Committee had re-
pairs done on the church van. The van's air condi-
tioner compressor was replaced and the front brake
pads and rotors were replaced, as well as emission
and safety inspections performed. The van was reli-
censed for two years. Total cost was approximately
$1,000.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
You are invited to join Circle 3 as we stuff bears for
Christmas gifts and stitch Christmas stockings for the
BRO at our meeting on Thursday, May 4, in the The-
olos Room. We meet at 10 a.m. Please bring a sand-
wich – salad, dessert and chips will be furnished.
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 4 SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
The following actions were reported or approved by
Session in their April 12, 2017 Stated Scheduled Meet-
ing:
The average worship attendance March was 67.
Membership as April 12, 2017 is 108.
Financial Report for March
& Year-to-Date 2017
March 2017 Total
Income
Budgeted $15,333.35 $46,000.01
Actual $12,579.40 $46,825.83*
Expenses
Budgeted $15,062.94 $48,727.92
Actual $13,574.01 $48,967.35
*Includes Wamser Trust Fund earnings.
Session approved the use of the parking lot on Satur-
day, October 7, from 12 noon to 10 p.m. by a neighbor.
The lot will be used for parking only.
Stewardship and Property advised session that at the
request of Matt Ream (member) they had approved the
use of the sanctuary on Sunday evening, April 16, for a
Phi Delta Theta initiation ceremony. Session concurred
with this approval.
Session approved making a revision to the Scholarship
Program to allow more flexibility for students going to
college part-time. The change would allow part-time
students to apply for grants until they reach the same
maximum benefit as that afforded a full-time student.
The committee would be responsible for determining
the amount awarded for each grant.
Session approved cancelling the May 10 Stated Session
Meeting. Their next Stated Meeting will be June 14.
BOOK CLUB
Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
May 9, at the St. Louis Bread Co., Loughborough
Avenue and Interstate 55. We will discuss “A Wom-
an in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton”
by Carl Bernstein. Please read the book and join us.
We are always looking for new members.
The Touchy Topics Book and Discussion Group will
be discussing “America’s Original Sin: Racism,
White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America”
by Jim Wallis on Wednesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at
Hartford Coffee. All are welcome to join the con-
versation!
ARTS AND CRAFT CLUB
Please join us for Craft Night on Friday, May 12, at
6:30 p.m. in the Theleos Room, for a fun evening of
crafting, snacking and visiting! We are still working
on special projects−the prayer blankets and blankets
for kids in the hospital. You are also welcome to
bring your own project. Please bring a snack to
share! If anyone wants to get rid of some of their
yarn or material stash, we would love to take it off
your hands to make items for the kids in the hospital.
Please let Dena Roper know if you have any ques-
tions.
ADULT FELLOWSHIP
Members of the congregation are invited to join the
Adult Fellowship Club at the Band Together Pop Con-
cert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Desmond Lee
Concert Hall at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Av-
enue, at the western end of the U. City Loop. Our very
own Valery and Bette Welch are members of the or-
chestra. Admission is free. Applause and donations
are greatly appreciated.
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 5 SOUTH SIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
UNITED
You are invited to meet members of other South
Side Presbyterian Churches and learn about their ac-
tivities and challenges when the South Side Presbyteri-
an Churches United meets at Oak Hill on Tuesday,
May 16, at 7 p.m.
Under the Oak Tree
Carolyn Ream will be graduating from Oakville High
School on June 4. She's a national merit scholarship
winner and will be attending Boston College in the fall.
Carolyn will major in bio chemistry on a Pre Med
track.
Savannah Sowell will graduate on May 30 from Lind-
bergh High School. She plans to attend the University
of Pittsburgh in the fall. Hail to Pitt! In high school,
Savannah participated in a number of theater produc-
tions as part of the cast and crew. She is a member of
the International Thespians Society. She plays cello in
the symphony orchestra. Savannah also worked on the
LHS Pilot newsmagazine, serving as editor-in-chief her
senior year.
Caitlin Stanford will graduate from Oakville High
School on June 4. Caitlin will attend Missouri State
University in the fall and plans to major in music edu-
cation. She is looking forward to performing with the
MSU Pride marching band. Caitlin was with the OHS
marching band all four years of high school and has
served as flute section leader her junior and senior
years.
The sympathy and support of the congre-
gation is extended to Joe Suda, Jr., upon
the death of his father, Joseph Suda, Sr.,
on April 10.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
Thank you so much for Oak Hill’s continued support
of Presbyterian Campus Ministry in St. Louis! It has
been a joyful Spring semester of ministry-from our
Spring Break Service Retreat at the AMEN House to
our on-campus small groups and Sunday night dinners
and worship. We continued exploring the theme from
the Monreat College Conference – “Beyond Babel” –
through worship, service, and discussion, considering
how Christ calls us to radical diversity and revolution-
ary love.
May Christ be with you all the rest of this Lenten
Season! Many thanks,
In peace of Christ,
Pastor Miriam Foltz
Dear Friends,
Thank you for making the in-kind donation of 200
sandwiches on 01/19/17.
New Life Evangelistic Center truly appreciates your
willingness to donate items that help others in need
when you know there will be no tangible gifts or
services provided in return.
Christ has called us to be a help to others, lifting up in
prayer those who are in need of love, kindness and a bit
of generosity. Jesus states in Matthew 25:40, “I tell you
the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my
brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!”
It is the kindness and generosity of caring people like
you that assists New Life Evangelistic Cener in
reaching the needs of the hurting, hungry and the
homeless people in the area. Please continue to keep
New Life in your prayers. My prayer is that God would
abundantly bless you and your family.
Yours in Christ,
Larry Rice
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 6
LECTIONARY FOR MAY
Sunday,
May 7
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23;
1 Peter 2:19-35;
John 10:1-10
Sunday,
May 14
Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-
5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10;
John 14:1-14
Sunday,
May 21
Acts 17:22-31;
Psalm 66:8-20;
1 Peter 3:13-22;
John 14:15-21
Ascension of the
Lord,
Thursday,
May 25
Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47 or
Psalm 93; Eph. 1:15-23;
Luke 24:44-53
Sunday,
May 28
Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-
10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14;
5:6-11; John 17, 1-11
Acts 17 describes Paul speaking about God to
the people of Athens in front of−incredibly!−a
site that still exists. What is that site?
A. The Panathenaic Stadium
B. The Areopagus
C. The Acropolis and the Parthenon
D. The Temple of Hephaestus
Answer: (See Acts 17:22
Scenes from Oak Hill
Palm Sunday
Easter Sunday
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 7
Easter Sunday
OAK HILL NEWS – MAY 2017 8 Easter Sunday
Holy Humor Sunday
Oak Hill News
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
4111 Connecticut Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63116-3926 (314) 664-5525
www.oakhillpcusa.org
We are a welcoming congregation where visitors are
always expected!
Christian Education – 9:30 a.m.
Service of Worship – 10:30 a.m.
Nursery Care – 10:30 a.m.
The ministers of Oak Hill Church are its members
assisted by:
Rev. Erin Counihan
Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alan Meyers
Parish Associate
Ms. Korla Masters
Student Pastor
Ms. Susan Brown
Minister of Music
Ms. Carole Adams
Secretary
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