Please be sure to take this opportunity to recognize his years of service and celebrate the experience, growth, and progress of the church under his guidance.

Let me begin by reflecting on how meaningful the combination of both our 110th Anniversary Celebration and our Annual Congregation Meeting was on February 27. (The photo is from that historic service). It served as a unique opportunity to look back and look forward, and to recognize all that we accomplished together as a community of faith, by God's grace, even during the pandemic last year.

We have now entered into the Season of Lent. The word “lent” means “springtime”, from an older word meaning “lengthen” – as in longer daylight hours. This is indeed the time of year when we notice new birth and new growth. This metaphor is meant to encourage and lead us (personally and as a congregation) into a time of transformation – of spiritual growth, renewal, and rebirth. 

Lent, however, isn’t just a time of self-denial (the emphasis with which many of us grew up), but rather a time to do whatever works best for you in order to return to the ways of God, and to recognition and connect with God’s Sacred Presence in your life.

And let us be in prayer for all of Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding. For an article from the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), including ways to contribute:

Above is a photo of the bulletin cover.

Rev. Todd showing the children a large photo taken in 1925 showing the entire congregation standing outside the old wooden church building.

You can view it, and other historical artifacts, in the Library on the second floor.

The Rev. Tim Blodgett, General Presbyter of Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery, brought greetings and congratulations at our 110th Anniversary celebration service.

"I invite you, in the name of Christ, to observe a holy Lent by self-examination and penitence, by prayer and fasting, by works of love, and by meditating on God's word."

Installation & Ordination in the incoming class of Ruling Elders to serve on the Session for the next three years. From left: Bill Major, Emily Oldham, Rev. Todd, Betsy Guyer, Price Purvis.

Charlotte Bronston (a spry 99) got a visit from Rev. Todd and Lisa Hays, Office Manager, on Ash Wednesday to visit and share the Imposition of Ashes and a portion of the worship service held later that night.

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Our Youth Group helped distribute door hangers in the Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood publicizing their community garden.

Thanks to Kye May, Gini Fox, Wyatt Fox, Audrey Fox, Jesper Ohlson, & Sofia Ohlson.

Sunday mornings at 9:00 am

Beginning on Sunday, March 13, we will engage in a weekly study of this important book. We will explore one chapter each Sunday, starting with a video introduction of that chapter by the author.

John Pavlovitz, author of A Bigger Table, was our Harold E. Hill Lecture Series in 2018.

We are still in a modified Phase I of our return to worship, which still requires the wearing of masks. The Re-Union ministry team will be meeting on Sunday, March 6, to review the current metrics and make a recommendation to the Session, which will meet on March 8, on how we plan to proceed in our Covid-19 protocols.

If you would like to donate milk or bake cookies and deliver either to Caroline Johnson’s house or to the Day Center, text Caroline at 918-629-2882. 

Due to Covid safety precautions due to the rampant spread of the omicron variant, including for those who have been vaccinated and boosted:

MARCH 6- A Lenten Prayer - Hal L. Hopson

MARCH 13 - Hear My Prayer - Moses Hogan

MARCH 20 - Kyrie Eleison - Brian Lewis

MARCH 27 - I Will Arise - arr. Alice Parker

YEA!! Curbside recycling has resumed for aluminum and steel cans, paper and cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, glass jars and bottles!

Remember, you can take your plastic bags and wrappers to Reasor’s for recycling. The Blue Box is usually near the front door.

OR, if you have usable plastic and paper shopping bags for Iron Gate’s food pantry, egg cartons for the food bank or orange prescription bottles, contact Mark or Gay Miller.

Meanwhile, Walmart has committed to 15% plastic reduction @ its sustainability milestone summit to reduce total virgin plastic throughout the company’s plastic packaging footprint by 2025. The reduction will likely approximate a 180,000-ton reduction out of 1.4 million metric tons of plastic packaging it used in 2020.

If you would like to bring flowers to decorate the sanctuary for an upcoming worship service, please sign up on the Flower Chart on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.

Sign up to help students become proficient readers. Both in-person and virtual tutoring opportunities available!

Please click the button below to view additional information about this non-profit literacy program, including Tulsa schools map.

A meaningful way to ring in the New Year and celebrate your Birthday, is to donate an amount equal to your new age to the Endowment Fund.

This donation is also a wonderful way to honor others such as children, grandchildren and friends and allows the church to have funds available for special projects.