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 A
note from Pastor Terry
As many of you know, our own Nick Dodd is serving in the Marines, and is
currently stationed in Cherry Point, NC. He is safe and sound. But he
has already lost friends and fellow Marines who have been killed in
action in Afghanistan. The following is a prayer, based on the
Firefighter’s and Marine Prayers, written by one of Nick’s friends prior
to his deployment. He asked that Nick have it read and printed if
anything should happen to him. Nick’s friend recently lost his life in
Afghanistan.
When we are
called to duty
Where ever the flames may rage.
Where ever the guns may blaze
Where ever the smoke snuffs out all hope
Where ever the bombs may deafen out the calls for help
Where ever my brothers and I are pushed to react
Lord guide
us, help us… we are merely your tools.
Use us to
help those in need
to have no
fear to see through the smoke
to hear over
the bombs
Lord hear the prayers of my brothers so that we may
return home with all we left with,
and if we
falter accept us in to your embrace
so that we
may protect our brother still in the fight.
To you I have made this prayer:
guide us
through the fires, and bullets
for all of us
to carry your helping hand, your message, your grace.
Loved friend, brother, Marine, Firefighter, MWSS 271
Garden, 1989-2010
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Welcome in the name of Christ to the Oswego Presbyterian
Church website! At OPC, our desire is “To know God in Christ”
n In
worship Our new sanctuary, open and inviting, is
inspiring and accessible, is a vessel to house our
worship times on Sundays. Blessed
with new space, we seek a deeper, more powerful worship experience as we
continue to grow in faith. The future is now at OPC!
We have a “blended” style of worship, using both traditional and
contemporary music, and always focusing on God’s Word in Scripture and
always proclaiming Christ as Lord. “Great is the Lord and Greatly to be
Praised!”
n In
education “Its all about the kids! ” -- we say that a
lot around here, from our weekday Preschool program (God’s
Gifts Preschool), to
Sunday school to Junior and Senior high
Youth programs and four, (count ‘em 4!) youth and
children’s choirs. We now also have
plenty of new rooms to accommodate classes and programs. We learn God’s
Word for our lives through study, participation, music, and prayer.
Praise be to God
n In
fellowship To know God in Christ means to know each
other so that we can see Christ IN our brothers and sisters. Our GREAT
ROOM and The Upper Room have become joy-filled spaces of conversation
and fellowship, of laughter and sharing. Over a cup of coffee or
lemonade, we become TO and FOR each other, the Body of Christ.
n In
service And with all the excitement we have had in this
past year watching our building
become complete, we have never forgotten that it’s truly all for service
and love to a needy and hurting world. Our
Mission emphasis includes such
diverse places as Hesed House in Aurora, Kendall County Food Pantry,
continued hurricane relief in Slidell, Louisiana to our newest with the
KENYA partnership in Africa through the Presbyterian Church, USA.
Keep the Faith! Pastor
Terry
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