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All,

Brenda Worthington advises that we have a volunteer opportunity this Sunday, August 5th. Restore Hope Ministries will be putting together school supply kits in the afternoon from 1:30-4:30 for distribution beginning Monday, August 6th. Address is 2960 Charles Page Blvd., Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127. In all, they need about 30 people willing to donate an afternoon to this worthwhile cause. We are not being asked to fill all 30 slots, but there will be plenty of room for any and all comers from Maranatha. No need to sign up – just show up.

This is a perfect opportunity for those people who want to volunteer but don’t have time on a regular basis.

Roger

Julie continues to make progress with breathing treatments and other procedures related to her pneumonia. Both Rebecca and Taylor are in town and present at the hospital.

Because of the setup of Julie’s room at the hospital, there is no place for visitors to be with her. Jeff told me that they have plenty of snack food and the like. For now, our best expression of love and care for Julie is to remember her in prayer throughout the day and the days ahead, and be sure to greet her face-to-face when she recovers and returns to class. If a need is expressed, I will get in touch with our Caranatha team for response.

Rick
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Jeff let me know that Julie has been running a fever off and on since Friday, and he took her to the doctor yesterday. They discovered she has pneumonia. She is in a "staging" room at St. John’s as they are full.

At this time, they simply need our prayers for Julie. Since Julie doesn’t yet have a room, there is nowhere to visit her, and we probably would not be helpful spreading germs right now anyway.

As more facts are available, we will update this note.

Rick

Happy Tuesday, Maranatha friends-

The Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso Vendend will teach us the next two Sundays. His topic is, “What is the role of religion in public life in the U.S.?” Gary is now on sabbatical from Phillips Theological Seminary for a year, then will be creating a new Center for Community Theology in Tulsa. He is always so thoughtful and well-informed – it should be a most interesting lesson.

We all enjoyed Rev. Warren Danskin’s lesson on Boston Avenue’s oral histories last Sunday. If you missed it, you can hear it at http://www.bostonavenue.org/maranatha.html . Thanks, Warren.

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcomed a new member, Clifford Webster, last Sunday! Be sure to greet him and introduce yourself!

We also welcomed a visitor, Ann Howard. Ann worked with Pam and Karey Low as a dental hygienist.

Happy birthday to David Carpenter on the 29th and to Shannon Latchem on August 2. We have no anniversaries to celebrate again this week.

Thanks to Sharon Chucoski for leading us in prayer Sunday, and to Frieda and Rob Reck and Charlotte and Roger Rowe for hosting. Angie Dale and Jim McCann (guilty/setup) and Suzy Morgan (healthy/cleanup) will be our hosts this week.

MISSION NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES:

Family Promise, our church’s newest mission involvement to help homeless families, is hosting our first family this week at Boston Avenue. Please keep the program and the family in your prayers, and contact Sarah Pugh Montgomery if you are interested in helping. There are still a few openings.

Our class will serve dinner at the Day Center for the Homeless on Friday, August 10. We will begin loading food at the church at 4:30 that afternoon, then arrive at the Day Center by 5:00 to set up and serve. All volunteers should be finished by 5:30-5:45. Sign up Sunday if you’re interested.

(All other upcoming mission opportunities are listed at the bottom of this email.)

JOYS AND CONCERNS:

Jimmy Berg wanted everyone to know how much he has appreciated the cards and prayers. He is slowly improving, and he hopes to be back in class in a few weeks.

Pam Sherman is excited to meet four biological siblings she recently found. She will meet them in Las Vegas this week.

Albert Klein was discovered to have a heart valve defect this week. He was meetin with a surgeon today to determine the best way to treat it. He will also need hernia surgery, once the heart issue is resolved.

Please continue to remember our friend and classmate, Jennifer Hall, in your prayers as she battles cancer.

SOCIAL EVENTS:

The potluck picnic and Bluegrass Concert at Keystone State Park will take place on August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring a side dish to share; chicken will be provided for $5 per couple. Plan now to come and enjoy Dave Shepherd’s Bluegrass band, yard games, great food and fellowship, and even karaoke for those who are waiting to be discovered.

OTHER

All are invited to participate in Restore Hope Ministries’ Annual Golf Tournament on September 10.

The Wesley Foundation at OSU will host an Open House of its new facility on September 8.

UPCOMING CLASS MISSIONS:

August 26 – Boston Avenue BASE Camp: Rise Against Hunger

August 26-September 1 – Family Promise

October 4 – Project School Bell – help fit uniforms, shoes, et. for Burroughs students

October 11 & 25 – Maranatha helps with Compassion Dinners on these Thursday evenings.

November 25 – serve dinner at St. Luke’s Redemption Center

December (tentative) Neighbor for Neighbor Christmas event

Hope your week is going well. Thanks for all you mean to our class! We’ll see you Sunday –

Shari

Greetings, friends-

Many thanks to theRev. Sarah Pugh Montgomery’s for her two great weeks of lessons. If you missed either of them, you can hear them and all of our past lessons at http://www.bostonavenue.org/maranatha.html .

This Sunday the Rev. Dr. Warren Danskin will talk to us about, “The Methodist Church in Cuba.” It should be a most interesting lesson.

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to our visitor, Clarissa Leland, daughter of Sharon and Bruce Chucoski. Fun Fact: Clarissa was the first baby born into the Maranatha Class!

Happy birthday to Charlotte Rowe on the 25th and to Terri Todd on the 28th. We have no anniversaries to celebrate this week.

Thanks to Pam Sherman for leading us in prayer last week, and to Becky Morris, Wanda Williams, and Michael Dishman for hosting. Jerry LeDoux will give our prayer this Sunday, and our hosts will be Rob and Freida Reck (guilty/setup) and Roger and Charlotte Rowe (healthy/cleanup).

MISSION NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES:

Richard Wansley thanked all who brought snack pack items for the Cookson Mission. He also announced that there are still a few openings for volunteers with Family Promise, July 29-August 4. Contact Sarah Pugh Montgomery if you are interested.

Our class will serve dinner at the Day Center for the Homeless on Friday, August 10. We will begin loading food at the church at 4:30 that afternoon, then arrive at the Day Center by 5:00 to set up and serve. All volunteers should be finished by 5:30-5:45.

(All other upcoming mission opportunities are listed at the bottom of this email.)

JOYS AND CONCERNS:

Jimmy Berg in home resting, and should be back soon.

Please remember all the families of those who died in the tragic boating accident in Branson.

Please continue to remember our friend and classmate, Jennifer Hall, in your prayers as she battles cancer.

SOCIAL EVENTS:

The potluck picnic and Bluegrass Concert at Keystone State Park will take place on August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring a side dish to share; chicken will be provided for $5 per couple. Plan now to come and enjoy Dave Shepherd’s Bluegrass band, yard games, great food and fellowship, and even karaoke for those who are waiting to be discovered.

UPCOMING CLASS MISSIONS:

August 26 – Boston Avenue BASE Camp: Rise Against Hunger

August 26-September 1 – Family Promise

October 4 – Project School Bell – help fit uniforms, shoes, et. for Burroughs students

October 11 & 25 – Maranatha helps with Compassion Dinners on these Thursday evenings.

November 25 – serve dinner at St. Luke’s Redemption Center

December (tentative) Neighbor for Neighbor Christmas event

Hope your week is going well. Thanks for all you mean to our class! We’ll see you Sunday –

Shari

Greetings, friends-

So …. Here’s the latest Maranatha news this week:

Rev. Sarah Pugh Montgomery’s first lesson was great! She helped us explore how creation worships God and how we worship, and she reminded us that worship is about God, not us. She will teach us again this Sunday, July 22, on “PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE.” You won’t want to miss it!

If you missed last Sunday’s lesson, you can hear it and all of our past lessons at http://www.bostonavenue.org/maranatha.html .

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have a new member! Michael Dishman took Rick up on his “membership discount” last Sunday, and we are glad to welcome him. There’s a chance he may be greeting with his friend, Wanda Williams, this Sunday morning – if so, it’ll be a great opportunity to welcome him in person!

The deadline has been extended to next Sunday for all who are willing to bring items for snack packs for the Cookson Hills Mission Center. Cookson serves some of Oklahoma’s poorest people, and they have a critical need for food items to keep area children from going hungry. You’ll find a list of needed items under “Mission news” at the end of this email.

Happy birthday to Darlene Lorenz on July 16th, Steve Jacoby on the 18th, and Mark Butterworth on the 20th! Happy anniversary to Judith and Ed Payton on July 17th, and to Carol and Mickey Maus on the 19th!

Rick shared very nice thank-you notes from Mary Staat and from the Staat family for our class’s support after Paul’s death, and from Angie Dale for our support at her mother’s memorial service.

Thanks also to Dave Grim for organizing our reading day at Project Transformation, and to all who volunteered to read and helped provide food.

Ed Payton announced that our church’s missions committee is looking to add a long-term national missions partner, like the international partnership we have with Bolivia. This partner should be within driving distance and offer projects that involve all ages. Please share any ideas with Ed.

Ed is also still collecting names of class members who are interested in going to do reconstruction work in Houston this fall.

All are invited to play in Restore Hope’s 12th Annual Golf Tournament on September 10 at Forest Ridge.

Thanks to Bruce Chucoski for leading us in prayer last week, and to Ginny and Jerry LeDoux and Scott and Debra Morgan for our snacks. Pam Sherman will give our prayer this Sunday, and our hosts will be Wanda Williams (guilty/set up) and Becky Morris (healthy/clean up).

JOYS AND CONCERNS:

Jimmy Berg in home now after being hit by a car, but he is still in a brace. Please remember him and Walter in your prayers.

Kip Jones has also been in the hospital, but is home now.

Prayers for Jeff Allen to have a successful golf tournament.

Shari Goodwin’s mother has been placed on hospice.

Please continue to remember Jennifer Hall in your prayers as she battles cancer.

UPCOMING CLASS MISSIONS (in addition to those stated above):

Please remember that Maranatha has been challenged to provide 22 snack packs for the Cookson Mission near Tahlequah. Please bring one or more of the following items to class this Sunday:

Individual Dry Milk & Hot Chocolate Packages – Beef Jerky – Single Serving Cereal

Small Bags of Peanuts – Small Bags of Cheese Nips or Gold Fish – Non-perishable Lunchables

Ramen Noodles – Easy Open Soups and Meals – String Cheese – Vienna Sausage –

Tuna or Chicken in Pouches – Individual Drink Flavor Packages – Peanut Butter & Cheese Crackers

Pudding and Apple Sauce Cups

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We will serve dinner at the Day Center for the Homeless on August 10.

Maranatha will help with Project School Bell on October 4. Volunteers always enjoy helping our Burroughs Elementary School students find uniforms, shoes, and other items for school.

Volunteers are also needed to help host Family Promise July 29-August 4 and again August 26 to September 1. Intake of families has now begun. Please sign up or contact Richard Wansley if you are interested. Training will be provided as needed. Richard has more information, and information about the ministry is available on their website.

Other future mission opportunities are listed on the board, and lists are available on the check-in desk.

SOCIAL EVENTS:

Bruce Chucoski announced that the Seeking Seniors group (we all should qualify) will meet this Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the church and will feature Charles Kuralt. All who attend will also get to sample Blenham ginger ale.

Those who reserved a spot will eat lunch together at noon at Mexicali Border Café this Sunday, July 22nd, then return to the church to see this year’s Broadway at B.A. production, Guys and Dolls.

The potluck picnic and Bluegrass Concert at Keystone State Park will take place on August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring a side dish to share and chicken will be provided. The cost of the chicken, if you haven’t already paid, is $5. More details later as they become available.

Hope your week is off to a good start. We’ll see ya Sunday!

Shari

The lunch outing and tickets for the July 22 BABA performance is now fully subscribed or "sold out". If you are attending this performance and want to sit near the our members, we are occupying the 3rd and 4th row on the south side.

Scott

Greetings, Maranatha friends-

Hope your week is off to a good start. Rev. Sarah Pugh Montgomery will be our teacher this Sunday and next, July 15 and 22. Her topic is, “HOW WE WORSHIP GOD: PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE.” It promises to be a great series.

Many thanks to Rev. Susanna Weslie Southard for her challenging lessons on Esther and Judith the past two Sundays. You can hear her presentations, and all of our past lessons, at http://www.bostonavenue.org/maranatha.html .

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to our guests/honorary members, Carlene Tallent and Kate Staat Barnes.

Happy birthday to Patty Banes on July 8th and Frieda Reck on July 11th!Happy anniversary to Dave and Carol Grim on July 8th and Gary and Patti Smith on July 9th!

Thanks to Sharon Chucoski, who filled in for Jimmy Berg to lead us in prayer last week, and to Mickey and Carol Maus and Ed and Judith Payton for our snacks. Bruce Chucoski will give our prayer this Sunday, and our hosts will be Ginny and Jerry LeDoux and “S. Morgan.” (Scott and Suzy, I hope you know which one of you that is!)

JOYS AND CONCERNS:

Our friend Jimmy Berg was hit by a car as he stepped off a curb after the fireworks show on July 4. In addition to a road burn on his chest and four staples in his head, he sustained a back injury and is in a brace for six weeks. Please remember him and Walter in your prayers. Cards can be sent to him at their home address, 6902 S Houston Tulsa, OK 74132.

After watching our class in action supporting the Staat family last Thursday, I have to wonder what people do who don’t have a faith community. You are a blessing! Please continue to keep the family in your prayers.

Pam Sherman’s 17-year-old grandson is getting to play in an invitation baseball competition in Arkansas.

Glenna Arnott asked for prayers for the family of Doug Palmer, who died of cancer last week, and especially for his friend Nancy Daugherty.

We continue to remember the boys who are being rescued from the cave in Thailand, and to pray that all are brought out safely.

Please continue to remember Jennifer Hall in your prayers as she battles cancer.

UPCOMING CLASS MISSIONS:

Thanks to all who volunteered to read with children at Project Transformation yesterday. We also provided lunch for the leaders, and snacks for the 65 students in PT.

Please remember that July is Mission Month, and Maranatha has been challenged to provide 22 snack packs for the Cookson Mission near Tahlequah. Please bring one or more to class this Sunday, if you can. The packs should include: Individual Dry Milk & Hot Chocolate Packages, Beef Jerky, Single Serving Cereal, Small Bags of Peanuts, Small Bags of Cheese Nips or Gold Fish, Non-perishable Lunchables, Ramen Noodles, Easy Open Soups and Meals, String Cheese, Vienna Sausage, Tuna or Chicken in Pouches, Individual Drink Flavor Packages, Peanut Butter & Cheese Crackers, and Pudding and Apple Sauce Cups

Volunteers are also needed to help host Family Promise July 29-August 4 and again August 26 to September 1. Please sign up or contact Richard Wansley if you are interested. Training will be provided as needed. Richard has more information, and information about the ministry is available on their website.

We will serve dinner at the Day Center for the Homeless on August 10.

Other future mission opportunities are listed on the board, and lists are available on the check-in desk.

SOCIAL EVENTS:

Hope you can join us to eat lunch together at Mexicali Border Café on Sunday, July 22nd, then go back to the church to see this year’s Broadway at B.A. production, Guys and Dolls. Text or email Scott Morgan if you want him to get a ticket for you, or you can call or stop by the church to purchase your own ticket.

The potluck picnic and Bluegrass Concert at Keystone State Park has been rescheduled for August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring a side dish to share and chicken will be provided. The cost of the chicken, if you haven’t already paid, is $5. More details later as they become available.

Blessings to all of you – We look forward to seeing you Sunday!

Shari

For some reason, this email did not make it to everyone. If you already received it yesterday, sorry for the "spam".

Sent at 1255pm Thursday:

Carol and Mickey Maus just left St. Francis after visiting Jimmy Berg. He was hit by an SUV last night after the fireworks. He needed 4 staples in his head and had a road burn on his chest. He should go home tomorrow and would appreciate cards mailed to his home address, 6902 S Houston Tulsa, OK 74132. He will be wearing a back brace for 5 weeks. He will not be able to say the prayer on Sunday, however he volunteered to say the prayer in October for the class.

Carol and Mickey – thanks for gathering this information and sharing with all of us.

Rick

p.s. Sharon Chucoski accepted my request to fill in for Jimmy giving the opening prayer this coming Sunday.

Individual Dry Milk & Hot Chocolate Packages

Beef Jerky

Single Serving Cereal

Small Bags of Peanuts

Small Bags of Cheese Nips or Gold Fish

Non-perishable Lunchables

Ramen Noodles

Easy Open Soups and Meals

String Cheese

Vienna Sausage

Tuna or Chicken in Pouches

Individual Drink Flavor Packages

Peanut Butter & Cheese Crackers

Pudding and Apple Sauce Cups