Sunday School

Kirkin O' the Tartans Worship Service

On Sunday we will celebrate our Scottish heritage with our annual Kirkin O' the Tartans service. Church members are encouraged to bring banners or articles of clothing from their own ancestry to join in the observance.

Weekly Calendar

Congregational Update

Stewardship

Greetings to Congregational Members from the Generosity and Stewardship Team!

This message is to announce our annual Stewardship Campaign and to notify everyone to be on the lookout for mailings to your home address on file with the church office. We are grateful for your giving of time and money and for your dedication to FPC Oxford. This year, we have three BIG ASKs!!

1-     If you are an annual pledged giver, please prayerfully consider increasing your annual gifts by 10 percent to help us meet anticipated expense increases, namely in our associate pastor search.

2-     If you are a giver, but do so without an official “pledge”, please consider pledged giving. We like to think of pledges as a promise to God that individuals will give as they can and by pledging, we make these promise known in writing.

3-     Lastly… if you have not yet committed to financial gifts to FPC Oxford, we ask that you make it a priority for 2027 and beyond.



And the best part of this notice is… you don’t have to wait until you receive your mailing from the church office to make your giving plans known to our financial secretary, Frances Saralvarez. You can find a pledge card in our friendship register right now and fill it out according to your plans, fold it, and place it in the offering plate during our offering service today. Our Elders will ensure that your plans are kept confidential and deliver them to Frances after worship.

Gratefully,

Generosity and Stewardship Team

Susan Abbott, Chair

Ann DeVoe

Brent Hardin

Matt Nielson (Elder, Membership and Hospitality Ministry Team)

Drew Mauldin

Ben Griffith

Richard DeVoe (Elder, Finance Ministry Team)

Church-Wide Picnic

You are invited to our annual church picnic! Join us on Sunday for an afternoon of good food, great company, and lots of fun.

The Membership & Hospitality team will take care of the meat and drinks. If your last name starts with A–P, bring a side dish. If your last name starts with Q–Z, bring a dessert.

Hallowed Hopewell

It's that time of year again! Hallowed Hopewell returns this year on October 25 from 5 - 7pm. In order to make sure every trick-or-treater has a spooktacular experience, they are in need of candy donations! You may drop off your candy donations by the church office now until 10/23. Here is Hopewell's Amazon Wishlist in case anyone would like to donate these items to make this Hallowed Hopewell a sweet one!

Oxford Witches Ride

VIPs

The next VIP gathering will be on Tuesday, October 27, at Ferg n Dans Pizza off Hwy 30. You will be responsible for paying for your own meal. You are also more than welcome to BYOB. We hope to see a good crowd of you there so we can bond over good pizza and fellowship with one another.

Fall Book Study

The Fall Bible Study will meet on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM and is open to everyone. This six-week study will explore Amy-Jill Levine’s book, The Difficult Words of Jesus. Levine, a Jewish New Testament scholar, offers an intriguing perspective on some of Jesus’ most confusing and troubling words in the Gospels, inviting us to look at these challenging passages with fresh eyes. We will meet weekly until Wednesday, November 11. If you would like to participate, please just drop in! We hope you’ll join us for this thoughtful and engaging study!

Wednesdays Together

Wednesday's Together are back! Starting next WEEK, we will meet for dinner at 5:30, followed by a discussion at 6:00, which will be lead by our own -- Creighton Holder. Take a glance at the graphic above to see what the 4 week study will be about. As always, each week will feature a different menu. Take a peek below to see what is on the menu for next week! There will be programming for all ages following dinner at 6!

Silent Film

Friday, October 30 at First Presbyterian Church in Oxford, MS - Grab a friend and enjoy this spooky silent film accompanied by a booming, live pipe organ. Free and open to the public!

Congregational Meeting

Fall Clean Up

We would like to invite anyone willing to give up a small part of their Saturday in order to help tidy up the church lawn on November 14. Your help will mostly include cleaning out flower beds, cutting/pulling weeds and laying down pine straw. This will go a long way in sprucing up the front yard. It’s a wonderful and satisfying way of serving your church community.

Pig Roast

Troop 45

An Eagle Court of Honor was recently convened to recognize Michael Chaney and Cohen Scruggs as the 100th and 101st Scouts to have earned the rank of Eagle from Troop 45 since 1941. We are proud of this milestone in Troop 45’s history. Pictured here are our two newest Eagles along with Ben Stepp (T 45’s former Scoutmaster) and Steve Mauldin (T 45’s Eagle coordinator). Stop by the Scoutroom to see the Troop’s new Eagle honor roll board which sports all 101 Eagles. We bet you may recognize more than a few names on that roll who are FPC members! 

The Mission team meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 in the Session Room of the Sanctuary building. Please join us as we seek creative and effective means to serve “the least of these.” If you would like more information, call the church office or contact Laura Montgomery at 662-544-7625.

FPC Returns to Cuba!

FPC's Cuba Team is excited to retuirn to our sister Presbyterian church in Jagüey Grande in less than three weeks! The team will assist our Cuban friends in installing a Living Waters for the World water purification system. They will also deliver prescription medications, personal hygiene items, and other supplies. If you would like to contribute, donations of the following items are requested. Please drop off your donations at the church office by Friday, October 30th. Muchas Gracias!

Leap Frog needs healthy snacks and drinks for 60 children on the dates listed below. Snacks should be individually wrapped or single item fruits, like apples or bananas that can be easily distributed. Drinks should be individual serving sizes as well, such as small bottles of water, juice boxes, etc. Donations can be dropped off to St. Peter's Episcopal Church Monday-Wednesday from 1:30-5:30. If you are interested in providing snacks, click the button below.

Memory Makers of Oxford (memorymakersoxford.org)

is a respite day service for those with memory loss. Structured activities provide enrichment for participants while allowing a much needed respite for caregivers to take a break from the daily responsibility of caring for their loved one. They welcome donations of items on their wish list or volunteers to assist with programming. Donations can be delivered to Memory Makers, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Or a Virtual list is available here. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Memory Makers at 234-3332 for more information or visit their website here.

LovePacks (lovepacksoxford.com) is an in-school pantry that provides food for 250 children in the Oxford and Lafayette county schools who experience hunger in their homes. For the month of October, chewy granola or protien bars are requested. Your contribution may be left at the church office anytime. Questions? Contact Carmille Hovious at 662-380-1471.

Need a helping hand? 

In Good Order is a group of FPC volunteers available to assist members who may need a little extra help with a yard project or light home repairs. FPC volunteers are available to change light bulbs, replace air filters, haul off a large limb in the yard, etc.  

If you would like assistance or know of someone who does,

 please contact the church office at

 662-234-1757.

Remember in Prayer 

FPC Members: Fay Grissinger; Niles Lovelady; KB Melear; Guff Abbott; Ann O’Dell; Toni Joyer; Catherine Lawhorn; The Family of Tommy Smith; Jane Henderson; Larry Hadenfeld; Lee Borden; Vaughn Grisham; Lilly Biedenharn; Kay Tyler; Duke Goza; Keith Hayward; Becky Murphey; Ann Dickins; Scottye Boone; Leon McCullouch

Family and Friends: The Family of Margie Sanders (Stefanie Goodwiller’s mother); The Family of Dick Marchbanks; The Family of Thomas Hines; The Family of Marshall Roberson; The Family of Jean Stevens and Blake Thacker; Beth Mitchell; Hannah Borden Miller; Ed Parker; Our sister Presbyterian Church in Jagüey Grande, Cuba.; Clifford Cobb; Ray Poole; Fel Macias; Amy Kennedy; Richard Bremer; Helen Luckett; Minor Atkinson; Melissa Cribbs; Steve Mistilis; Sigrid Long; Eileen Cheney and Family; Olivia Flautt; Dr. Gladys Memnon and Friends in Bongnotte, Haiti; Doors of Hope Families; Lafayette County Detention Center inmates; Parchman Prison inmates; Haven House residents

U. S. Military: SSgt Jason Freeland, USAF 17th Special Tactics Sqaudron

Please pray, too, for those with unspecified needs.

If you wish to have a name removed or added to this list, please contact the church office.

The FPC prayer chain is ready if you or someone you know is in need. This is a confidential list that is independent from the names listed above. Please contact Carlisle Wood at carlislewood@gmail.com or

662-832-8606. All requests are held in strict confidence.  

Do you feel called to bring communion to the

farthest pew? 



If you’ve been ordained as a Deacon or Elder, you are qualified. Just sign up here, and stop by the church office to get a home communion kit

before you go.  

Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries

This Week's Birthdays

22 - Ferriday McClatchy

23 - Marshal Williams

24 - Charles McClatchy

25 - Jack Abraham, Charles Byars, David Flautt, Anastasia Jenkins

27 - Scottye Boone, Van Frey, Emily Newcomb

28 - Paul Manley

This Week's Anniversaries

27 - LeAnne & Chase Neal

A If we've overlooked your birthday or anniversary and you wish to have it included in Fast Facts, please contact the church office.



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