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First United Methodist Church – Okmulgee

8th & Seminole Streets

The First United Methodist Church invites you to join us this Sunday.  Traditional worship service begins at 9 a.m.  Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 10 a.m.   Children’s Church (ages 3-12) meets at 11 a.m. (except the first Sunday of the month).  Praise and Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. in the Rowe Family Life Center.

Rev. Roland Youngberg’s Sunday Sermon: “The Lost Art of Cross Bearing”

Opportunities of the Week

Sunday, June 25

5-7:30 p.m. UMYF Jr. & Sr. High

Monday-Wednesday, June 26-28

Growin’ In Grace Camp

Monday-Friday, June 26-30

6th Grade Camp

Note: 5/4 Praise & Choir Practice resumes on 8/2/2017 

Pantry Needs:  Peanut butter, can openers, toothbrushes

 Trinity Lutheran Church

This Sunday, June 25,  is the THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

 An extensive house-to-house campaign has recently been underway in Kansas and Oklahoma, inviting Christian families and singles to be in Tulsa at the end of next week, or the following weekend.

   As previously announced, preparations are underway for two consecutive three-day conventions in the Reynolds Center of the University of Tulsa, June 30 - July 2 and again July 7 - 9. These Christian gatherings are annual events for Jehovah’s Witnesses and many invited guests.

All sessions of the conventions are free of charge, with no collections taken. Comfortable seating in the Reynolds Center will provide good views of the event stage and multiple large screen video platforms for a number of insightful nature videos, which stress the convention theme “Don’t Give Up”.

“Many fathers have fought for our freedom in one way or another. They have persevered unpleasant work environments only to be let go to look for another job that may not fit their skill set. They have answered the call to many challenging situations yet remain the rock we call dad while others have had difficulty fulfilling this high caliber role," Mickey Baldwin, lead pastor at Cornerstone said.  "Many fathers have been bent and broken due to illness, untimely incident, tragedy, war, or actions that have robbed them of their freedom. Yet, fathers nevertheless. Lord, help our fathers."   

Make this Sunday a CF Sunday as we celebrate Fathers during Friend Day - a special time to connect  with friendly people, inspiring words about how to face the giants in your life and find real life and freedom, and a shared meal. A day set to bring a smile and  laughter to our lives.   

The heat is cranking up outside and I know, at least for me, the thought of cooking and heating up the house is cringe-worthy.  I thought I would use the column this week for some easy recipes that will keep you from heating up the oven too much and give you a whole meal you can prepare easily.  Most of it you can and should prepare ahead of time and just refrigerate until you are ready to eat.

My favorite recipes are those that are quick and easy and have few ingredients.  They require little effort to get ready and don’t cost much to prepare for my family.  Don’t get me wrong, I have those that require overnight marinades and cook for hours and those are great, but I love spending time with family far more than I enjoy standing in the kitchen cooking so these are perfect for getting out of the kitchen quick.

President Elect Darryl Raley (center) is shown with Rotarian of the Day Julie Roberds and speaker Margaret Hess. Hess  is the Business Development Specialist at Green Country Technology Center. GCTC offers a Start Up 101 for entrepreneurs in the spring and fall of each year. The initial class had 9 enrolled, and Margaret is continuing to work with several of them on their business idea.  A few of the students realized that being a small business owner was not in their best interest at this time, which is also a goal of the classes.  Their newest opportunity is Talk Local @ the Lokal Coffee House at 212 E 6th.  Each Wednesday, beginning June 14 from 7:30 to 8:30, a local entrepreneur/small business owner will give a short testimonial to be followed with an open discussion among people in similar circumstances.

By Dean Craig

Okmulgee Lions

OSUIT nursing students and faculty spent their day Friday and Saturday assisting the Okmulgee Lions Club manning the Oklahoma Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit during the Pecan Festival.  

They rolled up their sleeves and were eager and ready to go to work at the various stations to check for: visual acuity, glaucoma, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, basic pulmonary (lung) function, bone density, and body fat composition.  In addition, the Lions manned the spot vision camera (target age 6 months to six years) to check for: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (blurred vision), anisometropia (unequal refractive power), amblyopia (lazy eye), and anisocoria (unequal pupil size). 

The Okmulgee Lions Club owes a deep debt of gratitude to these faculty and student nurses from OSUIT.  

Grand Avenue Chuch of Christ

Sunday Morning Bible Class           9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship               10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship                 5 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Bible Class      7 p.m.

 318 South Grand Avenue

918-756-7462

Kevin Copeland, minister

Second Baptist Church

We, at Second Baptist Church, invite you to come and join us in worship if you do not have a church home or are visiting Okmulgee.  Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. with classes for every age group.  At 10:45 a.m. we begin our music worship time led by Renee Dove. After the music worship, our pastor, Bro. Steve Gallagher will bring a special message that God has placed on his heart.  

By Dean Craig

Okmulgee Lions Club

Tuesday's Lions Club meeting was another "Made in Oklahoma" product program by Paul Schatte (pronounced Shot-ee), Vice-President and part-owner of Head Country BBQ Sauce in Ponca City.  This story, and history, has it's beginnings in World War II by Donovan "Bud" Head, a cook on a Navy destroyer, who served his own recipe sauce to the men on the ship.  After coming home from the Navy, Bud and his wife Freda produced the popular sauce from their ranch house, and neighbors would line up with their fruit jars.  In 1977, it became too much to handle, so Bud passed along his secret recipe to a nephew, Danny Head.  Bud probably never imagined his sauce would become a staple at backyard BBQ's across 26 states and 18 foreign countries.  Head Country is now Oklahoma's #1 selling BBQ sauce and the Ponca City plant produces 6,000 gallons of the sauce per day.

New Life Apostolic Church Revival

New Life Apostolic Church revival continues Friday night, June 1.  The service will begin at 7 p.m.  The church is located at 201 E. 5th Street, Suite D, Okmulgee.  

 On Friday night, our special guest speaker is the honorable Presiding Bishop of Christ Apostolic Temple, Inc. Fellowship (CATIF), Bishop Terry Gilmore, of Sioux City, Iowa.  

Come and hear the Word of God through these dynamic, anointed vessels of God as they preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Everyone is welcome.

Apostolic Life Church

1512 E. 13th in Okmulgee

This Pentecost Sunday, June 4, Oklahoma District Superintendent Matthew Martin will be the guest speaker at 10 a.m. For transportation, call 918-752-9153.

First United Methodist Church – Okmulgee

8th & Seminole Streets

8th & Seminole Streets

The First United Methodist Church invites you to join us this Sunday.  Traditional worship service begins at 9 a.m.  Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 10 a.m.   Children’s Church (ages 3-12) meets at 11 a.m. (except the first Sunday of the month).  Praise and Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. in the Rowe Family Life Center.

Opportunities of the Week 

Wednesday, May 31

6 p.m. 5/4 Praise Rehearsal

7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 

Second Baptist Church