Oakland Church of the Brethren

06/23/2026

The countdown is on!! The Oakland Church of the Brethren Annual Garage Sale starts this Wednesday, June 24th at 5pm! We are loaded and look forward to seeing you!! Come on out and shop! Remember this is an all-donation garage sale, and all proceeds go to Brethren Disaster Ministries to help our neighbors rebuild and heal following all sorts of disasters. Come on out and join the fun!!
Wed., 6/24, 5pm-8pm, Thurs., 6/25, 9am-6pm, and Friday, 6/26, 9am to 3pm.

06/22/2026

06/21/2026

Come Worship with us!

06/18/2026

This Week at Oakland
06/18/2026

Andrew J.O. Wright, Coordinating Pastor

Ministry Team: Bob Bitner, Carrie Drees, Ronda Scammahorn, Vicki Ullery, Burt Wolf, and Coordinating Pastor Andrew Wright

If you do not have a deacon but would like one; or if you do not know who your deacon is, please let the church office know. Everyone who worships with us or participates in the life of our congregation in any way is welcome to a deacon caregiver who will offer you support and encouragement.

This Week:
Sunday, June 21st
Worship In Person and Online
Father’s Day

Garage Sale Setup 11:45am
Monday, June 22nd
Garage Sale Setup 9am
Tuesday, June 23rd
Garage Sale Setup 9am
Wednesday, June 24th
Garage Sale Setup 9am-noon
Garage Sale 5-8pm
Thursday, June 25th
Garage Sale 9am – 6pm
Friday, June 26th
Garage Sale 9am – 3pm

*As an attendee of a public worship event, please be aware that you could be pictured in still photos or videotaped footage as we live stream. This being the case, we would advise that if you do not wish to be on camera as it moves around the sanctuary, please sit on the north side of the sanctuary. This section is “missed” by the camera as it moves around to capture the service. Thank you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greeters
Greeters are needed for Sunday mornings. If you would be willing to volunteer for this please sign up at the Hospitality Center or contact Betsy Nisonger.

Deanna Eikenberry
Deanna Eikenberry is still at the BRC but has changed rooms. She is now in room 514 Rosewood. Deanna loves having visitors so if you are in the BRC be sure to drop in and say hi.

BDM Needs Volunteers!
BDM needs volunteers in Micaville, NC June 28-July 4. We have two volunteers going and have room for more to join the crew! Contact Helen Wolf at 937-902-3475 or [email protected].

Garage Sale Setup
Sunday June 21 will be the beginning of set up for Oakland's Annual Garage Sale. If you are willing & able to stay after church to help carry items into the Fellowship hall it would be greatly appreciated. The more people who can help the more we can accomplish. On Monday June 22 & Tuesday June 23 we will start at 9:00 AM both days to begin the process of organizing all the donations. If you are able to help anytime those 2 days please join us. There will be a carry-in lunch so bring a dish to share & visit with friends. There will be a need for workers Wednesday evening to help with opening night. Thank you in advance for supporting this worthwhile outreach project for Disaster Relief.

Garage Sale Lunch Stand
The lunch stand and bake sale for the garage sale will be coming soon! If you would like to donate food items for the lunch stand, there is a list at the Hospitality Desk to sign up for donations. If you would like to donate items for the bake sale, please also sign up at the Hospitality Desk. You may also help the Youth by signing up to work the lunch stand.

Michael’s Center BBQ
It’s a fun time again for the annual Michael’s Center Barbecue & Games, Wednesday, July 1st, 4-7pm. Please join the Outreach team by your attendance and or donation of listed items or money. A signup sheet is on the Welcome Center. As always, thank you for your support!6/28

NYC Fundraiser
Help the youth attend NYC. Envelopes with dollar amounts are on the board in the fellowship hall. Select an envelope, place the amount indicated inside, then drop off in the office or in the offering plate. The money will be used for some of the extras at Estes Park, such as high ropes course or axe throwing, and for our trip out and back, to a zoo and museums as well as hotel stays and a rental vehicle. All extra money will be used to replenish the NYC fund for future NYC attendees. Thank you for supporting our Youth!

Youth
• Youth in grades 7-12 are helping with clean-up from this morning's breakfast @ Oakland. Until further notice - youth in these grades need to meet with Joel and have breakfast together - before going to the youth room, as he will need to pass along information about cleaning up on the Sundays it is being served. Contact Joel with any questions.
• Even though we are not holding regular youth group meetings on Sundays until September, Joel would like to give youth in grades 7-12, who are not attending any or all of the camps being offered this summer, a chance to "hang out" and have some fun and maybe meet for lunch sometime. "Summer Hang Out Time" is what he is calling it (talk to Joel if you have a more creative name for it.) Available dates will be emailed out to youth posted in the Sunday bulletin. In June if you want to stay after church, until 1:30pm or so, on either the 21st or 28th, call/text Joel @ 317-627-7385 or see him this morning at church. We can play games in the youth room, grab lunch, or whatever. He will need to know by the Wednesday before those dates, to make sure we have food at church for lunch, and enough adult supervision. If Sundays don't work, or you would rather "hang out" some evening during the week, reach out to Joel...as well as if you have any questions.
• The youth in grades 7-12 are requesting more snacks for the youth room. If you would like to donate some, or have questions about what they want, please contact Joel, or talk to him at church before the end of June. Thank You!
Celebrations This Week:

Happy Birthday to: Happy Anniversary to:
6/21 Alaina Hess 6/21 Aaron & Roseanne Scammahorn
6/22 Claire Long 6/22 Randy & Rita Mullins
6/23 Trevor Coppess 6/24 Doug & Dalene Warvel
6/27 Rita Mullins 6/24 Frank Marchal & Betty Byrd
6/26 Mike & Alice Hogg
6/27 Bob & Krista Boelke

Prayer Concerns:
Ray Haag Cheryl Hittle
Donna Apple Susie Oswalt

For our Sister Church –Church of the Brethren Annual Conference
Continued Prayers for EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), for kidnapped girls and their families
To access Sunday Online Worship: Go to www.Facebook.com/oakcob You do not need to have a Facebook account to access this. If you still need assistance setting this up, be sure to call Don Pohlman and he will try to help.

Participating in Sunday’s Service
Sharing the Message Today Andrew Wright
Worship Leader Joel, Kara & Gavin Allread
Accompanist Christine Brewer

 Please stand in body or in spirit
Announcements
Mission Statement
Greeting One Another
Sharing Good News
Focus: Luke 15:24

❖ Centering
❖ Call to Worship
❖ Hymn / Song: “Great is Thy Faithfulness” 327
❖ Morning Prayer

Prayers of the Community

Offering
Leadership Update

Children’s Church

Gift of Music: “Cat’s in the Cradle”

Word Written: Luke 15:11-24 CEV
Word Spoken: “The Foolish Father”

❖ Hymn / Song: “This is My Father’s World” 154
❖ Commissioning
❖ Blessing
Departing Music

Oakland is a group of people just like you, doing life together, we strive to live out our mission statement "Love God, Love People, Celebrate Life, Pass it Around"

06/11/2026

This Week at Oakland
06/011/2026

Andrew J.O. Wright, Coordinating Pastor

Ministry Team: Bob Bitner, Carrie Drees, Ronda Scammahorn, Vicki Ullery, Burt Wolf, and Coordinating Pastor Andrew Wright

If you do not have a deacon but would like one; or if you do not know who your deacon is, please let the church office know. Everyone who worships with us or participates in the life of our congregation in any way is welcome to a deacon caregiver who will offer you support and encouragement.

This Week:
Sunday, June 14th
Worship In Person and Online
Flag Day

Monday, June 15th
Non-Church Funeral Meal 10am-2pm
Tuesday, June 16th
Piecemakers 1-5pm
Friday, June 19th
Juneteenth


*As an attendee of a public worship event, please be aware that you could be pictured in still photos or videotaped footage as we live stream. This being the case, we would advise that if you do not wish to be on camera as it moves around the sanctuary, please sit on the north side of the sanctuary. This section is “missed” by the camera as it moves around to capture the service. Thank you.
**Please note, on the calendar there is a non-church funeral meal here Monday, June 15th, beginning around noon. During the time they are here, we ask that any garage sale drop offs come to the east wing entrance. Thank you for your cooperation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
BDM Needs Volunteers!
BDM needs volunteers in Micaville, NC June 28-July 4. We have two volunteers going and have room for more to join the crew! Contact Helen Wolf at 937-902-3475 or [email protected].

Garage Sale Setup
Sunday June 21 will be the beginning of set up for Oakland's Annual Garage Sale. If you are willing & able to stay after church to help carry items into the Fellowship hall it would be greatly appreciated. The more people who can help the more we can accomplish. On Monday June 22 & Tuesday June 23 we will start at 9:00 AM both days to begin the process of organizing all the donations. If you are able to help anytime those 2 days please join us. There will be a carry-in lunch so bring a dish to share & visit with friends. There will be a need for workers Wednesday evening to help with opening night. Thank you in advance for supporting this worthwhile outreach project for Disaster Relief.

Garage Sale Lunch Stand
The lunch stand and bake sale for the garage sale will be coming soon! If you would like to donate food items for the lunch stand, there is a list at the Hospitality Desk to sign up for donations. If you would like to donate items for the bake sale, please also sign up at the Hospitality Desk. You may also help the Youth by signing up to work the lunch stand.

Michael’s Center BBQ
It’s a fun time again for the annual Michael’s Center Barbecue & Games, Wednesday, July 1st, 4-7pm. Please join the Outreach team by your attendance and or donation of listed items or money. A signup sheet is on the Welcome Center. As always, thank you for your support!6/28

Donations Needed
Camp Sugarwood is in need of about 20 empty, clean gallon jugs for a project for Pathfinders Camp on June 14. Please bring them to church by the morning of June 14. Any questions, please contact Carrie Drees. 937-564-7346

NYC Fundraiser
Help the youth attend NYC. Envelopes with dollar amounts are on the board in the fellowship hall. Select an envelope, place the amount indicated inside, then drop off in the office or in the offering plate. The money will be used for some of the extras at Estes Park, such as high ropes course or axe throwing, and for our trip out and back, to a zoo and museums as well as hotel stays and a rental vehicle. All extra money will be used to replenish the NYC fund for future NYC attendees. Thank you for supporting our Youth!

Garage Sale
Items for the garage sale may be brought in now and stored in the large classroom in the east wing. Please hold all furniture until the week of the garage sale. Please carefully consider any electronics before bringing them in. They are difficult to sell and we end up stuck with them. Please consider recycling them instead.

Youth
• Youth in grades 7-12 are helping with clean-up from this morning's breakfast @ Oakland. Until further notice - youth in these grades need to meet with Joel and have breakfast together - before going to the youth room, as he will need to pass along information about cleaning up on the Sundays it is being served. Contact Joel with any questions.
• Even though we are not holding regular youth group meetings on Sundays until September, Joel would like to give youth in grades 7-12, who are not attending any or all of the camps being offered this summer, a chance to "hang out" and have some fun and maybe meet for lunch sometime. "Summer Hang Out Time" is what he is calling it (talk to Joel if you have a more creative name for it.) Available dates will be emailed out to youth posted in the Sunday bulletin. In June if you want to stay after church, until 1:30pm or so, on either the 21st or 28th, call/text Joel @ 317-627-7385 or see him this morning at church. We can play games in the youth room, grab lunch, or whatever. He will need to know by the Wednesday before those dates, to make sure we have food at church for lunch, and enough adult supervision. If Sundays don't work, or you would rather "hang out" some evening during the week, reach out to Joel...as well as if you have any questions.
• The youth in grades 7-12 are requesting more snacks for the youth room. If you would like to donate some, or have questions about what they want, please contact Joel, or talk to him at church before the end of June. Thank You!
Celebrations This Week:

Happy Birthday to: Happy Anniversary to:
6/14 Howard Bernhard 6/14 Jeremy & Lydia Brenner
6/14 Jim Oswalt 6/14 Dean & Christine Brewer
6/15 Linn Conway 6/16 Merlin & Maxine Miller
6/20 Bill Brandewie Jr. 6/18 Frank & Judy Magoto
6/20 Jen Gade 6/20 Kent & Tammy Mowry
Prayer Concerns:
Ray Haag Cheryl Hittle
Donna Apple Susie Oswalt

For our Sister Church –New Carlisle Church of the Brethren
Continued Prayers for EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), for kidnapped girls and their families
To access Sunday Online Worship: Go to www.Facebook.com/oakcob You do not need to have a Facebook account to access this. If you still need assistance setting this up, be sure to call Don Pohlman and he will try to help.

Participating in Sunday’s Service
Sharing the Message Today Bob Bitner
Worship Leader Betty Byrd
Accompanist Christopher Andres

 Please stand in body or in spirit

Announcements
Mission Statement
Greeting One Another
Sharing Joys
Focus: Matthew 9:36

 Call to Worship
 Hymn / Song: “Give Thanks” “Here I Am to Worship”
“Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
 Morning Prayer

Prayers of the Community

Offering
Moment for Mission: “Deacons”

Children’s Church

Word Written: “Matthew 9:35-10:8” (NRSV)
Word Spoken: “How Wide is Your Circle?”

 Hymn / Song: “I Love to Tell the Story” 398
 Commissioning
 Carrying the Light of Christ before us
 Blessing

Oakland is a group of people just like you, doing life together, we strive to live out our mission statement "Love God, Love People, Celebrate Life, Pass it Around"

06/04/2026

This Week at Oakland
06/04/2026

Andrew J.O. Wright, Coordinating Pastor

Ministry Team: Bob Bitner, Carrie Drees, Ronda Scammahorn, Vicki Ullery, Burt Wolf, and Coordinating Pastor Andrew Wright

If you do not have a deacon but would like one; or if you do not know who your deacon is, please let the church office know. Everyone who worships with us or participates in the life of our congregation in any way is welcome to a deacon caregiver who will offer you support and encouragement.

This Week:
Sunday, June 7th
Congregational Breakfast 9-10am
Worship In Person and Online
Communion Sunday
Wednesday, June 10th
Ministry Team 10am
Thursday, June 11th
BRC Bingo 2-3pm
Leadership Team 7pm

*As an attendee of a public worship event, please be aware that you could be pictured in still photos or videotaped footage as we live stream. This being the case, we would advise that if you do not wish to be on camera as it moves around the sanctuary, please sit on the north side of the sanctuary. This section is “missed” by the camera as it moves around to capture the service. Thank you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Flowers that will be on the altar are in memory of Adam Marchal.

Garage Sale Lunch Stand
The lunch stand and bake sale for the garage sale will be coming soon! If you would like to donate food items for the lunch stand, there is a list at the Hospitality Desk to sign up for donations. If you would like to donate items for the bake sale, please also sign up at the Hospitality Desk. You may also help the Youth by signing up to work the lunch stand.

Michael’s Center BBQ
It’s a fun time again for the annual Michael’s Center Barbecue & Games, Wednesday, July 1st, 4-7pm. Please join the Outreach team by your attendance and or donation of listed items or money. A signup sheet is on the Welcome Center. As always, thank you for your support!6/28

Donations Needed
Camp Sugarwood is in need of about 20 empty, clean gallon jugs for a project for Pathfinders Camp on June 14. Please bring them to church by the morning of June 14. Any questions, please contact Carrie Drees. 937-564-7346

NYC Fundraiser
Help the youth attend NYC. Envelopes with dollar amounts are on the board in the fellowship hall. Select an envelope, place the amount indicated inside, then drop off in the office or in the offering plate. The money will be used for some of the extras at Estes Park, such as high ropes course or axe throwing, and for our trip out and back, to a zoo and museums as well as hotel stays and a rental vehicle. All extra money will be used to replenish the NYC fund for future NYC attendees. Thank you for supporting our Youth!

BRC Bingo!
It’s that time of year again for BRC BINGO! So on Thursday, June 11, 2:00-3:00pm, the Oakland Congregation is invited to participate in the Brethren Retirement Center Bingo Party to be held in the Brick Room by assisting residents in Bingo, serving refreshments, providing fellowship and/or donating snack items. Participants should arrive at 1:30. Please sign up at the Welcome Center to donate items and/or to be present in helping make the residents smile with this loved activity. Contact Alice Hogg(937-548-6412) with questions.6/7

Garage Sale
Items for the garage sale may be brought in now and stored in the large classroom in the east wing. Please hold all furniture until the week of the garage sale. Please carefully consider any electronics before bringing them in. They are difficult to sell and we end up stuck with them. Please consider recycling them instead.

Thank You to Christopher and the Choir
WHAT A BLESSING YOU ARE!!!!!!
Thank you so much for bringing the “JOY” to the hearts of the residents today!
I know you do it because you love Jesus just like we all do, but a load of gratitude never hurt anyone.
So, Praise God for good and kind people who serve the Lord through music.
Blessings to you all,
Suzi and Residents at the BRC!

Youth
• Youth in grades 7-12 are helping with clean-up from this morning's breakfast @ Oakland. Until further notice - youth in these grades need to meet with Joel and have breakfast together - before going to the youth room, as he will need to pass along information about cleaning up on the Sundays it is being served. Contact Joel with any questions.
• Even though we are not holding regular youth group meetings on Sundays until September, Joel would like to give youth in grades 7-12, who are not attending any or all of the camps being offered this summer, a chance to "hang out" and have some fun and maybe meet for lunch sometime. "Summer Hang Out Time" is what he is calling it (talk to Joel if you have a more creative name for it.) Available dates will be emailed out to youth posted in the Sunday bulletin. In June if you want to stay after church, until 1:30pm or so, on either the 21st or 28th, call/text Joel @ 317-627-7385 or see him this morning at church. We can play games in the youth room, grab lunch, or whatever. He will need to know by the Wednesday before those dates, to make sure we have food at church for lunch, and enough adult supervision. If Sundays don't work, or you would rather "hang out" some evening during the week, reach out to Joel...as well as if you have any questions.
• The youth in grades 7-12 are requesting more snacks for the youth room. If you would like to donate some, or have questions about what they want, please contact Joel, or talk to him at church before the end of June. Thank You!
Celebrations This Week:

Happy Birthday to: Happy Anniversary to:
6/7 Tasha Stephan 6/7 Gary & Dianna Wagner
6/10 Bruce Burns 6/8 Kenny & Janice Mowry
6/10 Charlie & Brooke Sampsel
6/10 Micah & Christian Coblentz
6/10 Vern & Deanna Eikenberry

Prayer Concerns:
Ray Haag Cheryl Hittle
Donna Apple Susie Oswalt
Sheri Wine is asking for continued prayers for Ronnie Gehrich,
Paul & Brooke Kottkamp, Dave & Penny Wills Chris & Liz
Magoto, and herself & JD Cummans


For our Sister Church –Emmanuel Church of the Brethren
Continued Prayers for EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), for kidnapped girls and their families
To access Sunday Online Worship: Go to www.Facebook.com/oakcob You do not need to have a Facebook account to access this. If you still need assistance setting this up, be sure to call Don Pohlman and he will try to help.

Participating in Sunday’s Service
Sharing the Message Today Andrew Wright
Worship Leader Whitney & Brooke Arnett
Accompanist Christopher Andres

 Please stand in body or in spirit

Announcements
Mission Statement
Greeting One Another
Sharing Good News
Focus: John 13:15

❖ Centering
❖ Call to Worship
❖ Hymn / Song: “Help Us to Help Each Other” 362
❖ Morning Prayer

Prayers of the Community
Offering
Children’s Church

Word Written: John 13:4-10a,12-15,17
Word Spoken: “GPS for BDM”

Sharing the Bread and Cup

❖ Hymn: “Will You Let Me Be Your Servant” 307
❖ Commissioning
❖ Blessing

Departing Music

Call to Worship: Stephen Gentle, Central Christian Church, Orlando, Florida.

Oakland is a group of people just like you, doing life together, we strive to live out our mission statement "Love God, Love People, Celebrate Life, Pass it Around"

06/02/2026

And the countdown is on! 22 days until Garage Sale!!