• TODAY our OCC Youth group has the opportunity to serve our community. During regular youth group (4- 6pm) they will be making baked goods for a fundraiser that goes toward “Beautiful You” ( a solon that provides services to women a children with cancer). Please send students with a $5 donation to offset supply costs.

• Next Sunday, November 19^th, will be the OCC Youth Soup/Chili Thanksgiving Celebration. Anyone who is willing/able to make soup, chili, bread or dessert, please sign up at the information booth.

• The Lakewood Community Christmas Basket Program is once again requesting any size socks, hats, and mittens for those in need. This year they are also in need of non-perishable food items. Please bring all donations to Outreach by Sunday Nov 26^th and put in the box next to the information booth. Applications to receive a basket are on the information booth.

• WAM (Women’s Alive Ministry) meets every 3^rd Monday of the month at Outreach from 6pm-8pm for food, fellowship, worship, and a life applicable message. Their next gathering will be Monday Nov, 20^th. All adult ladies are encouraged to join. Childcare is provided. Feel free to bring a friend.

• OCC Youth Group ( Jr. and Sr. High) meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• Men’s Group “Cross-Training” meets every first Monday of the month here at Outreach. Their next gathering is TOMORROW Oct 6^th from 6-8. All adult men are welcome to come for food and fellowship. A $5 donation is appreciated for the meal but not required to attend.

• The Lakewood Community Christmas Basket Program is once again requesting any size socks, hats, and mittens for those in need. This year they are also in need of non-perishable food items. Please bring all donations to Outreach by Sunday Nov 26^th and put in the box next to the information booth. Applications to receive a basket are on the information booth.

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• Men’s Group “Cross-Training” meets every first Monday of the month here at Outreach. Their next gathering is Oct 6^th from 6-8. All adult men are welcome to come for food and fellowship. A $5 donation is appreciated for the meal but not required to attend.

• OCC Youth Harvest Party is TODAY October 29^th from 4-8 at the Daniels’. Students need to be dropped off and picked up there. Dress warm! See Justin for directions or questions.

• If you haven’t signed up for Right Now Media, don’t miss out on this opportunity to use this great tool! Send emails to carrie@outreachcc.com to receive your invitation.

• Trunk-or-Treat will be TODAY from 4 to 6pm. We will start at 4:00 p.m. with a bonfire and hotdog roast. When you arrive, please make sure you park your vehicle in a way that helps form a circle/oval with the trunk/back end facing inward! Please bring hotdogs, buns, condiments, chips, and pop/drinks for your family. Please also bring roasting sticks and lawn chairs or blankets to sit on while eating. Children and Jr./Sr. High youth are encouraged to dress up in costumes. Between 4:45 and 5:00 p.m., we will have parents/older siblings head over to the trunks of their vehicles to get ready for candy distribution! Then we will line up the children and send them around in groups to fill their bags with candy!!! Please bring one bag of candy to distribute for each attending child.

• There will be a ladies’ luncheon at noon on Oct 26^th at Outreach. All senior ladies are welcome to join for a time of good fellowship. Please bring a dish to pass. Coffee with be furnished.

• OCC Youth Harvest Party will be next Sunday October 29^th from 4-8 at the Daniels’. Students need to be dropped off and picked up there. Dress warm! See Justin for directions or questions.

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• If you haven’t signed up for Right Now Media, don’t miss out on this opportunity to use this great tool! Send emails to carrie@outreachcc.com to receive your invitation.

• Trunk-or-Treat will be TODAY from 4 to 6pm. We will start at 4:00 p.m. with a bonfire and hotdog roast. When you arrive, please make sure you park your vehicle in a way that helps form a circle/oval with the trunk/back end facing inward! Please bring hotdogs, buns, condiments, chips, and pop/drinks for your family. Please also bring roasting sticks and lawn chairs or blankets to sit on while eating. Children and Jr./Sr. High youth are encouraged to dress up in costumes. Between 4:45 and 5:00 p.m., we will have parents/older siblings head over to the trunks of their vehicles to get ready for candy distribution! Then we will line up the children and send them around in groups to fill their bags with candy!!! Please bring one bag of candy to distribute for each attending child.

• There will be a ladies’ luncheon at noon on Oct 26^th at Outreach. All senior ladies are welcome to join for a time of good fellowship. Please bring a dish to pass. Coffee with be furnished.

• OCC Youth Harvest Party will be next Sunday October 29^th from 4-8 at the Daniels’. Students need to be dropped off and picked up there. Dress warm! See Justin for directions or questions.

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• Save the Date for a benefit for Nannette Fox (Rick’s wife)! THIS COMING SATURDAY Oct 14^th from 12-4pm at the Moose Lodge in Ionia. Please grab a reminder and information slip from the information booth. Help wanted!

• Anyone who is able to donate baked goods for the benefit dinner bake sale, please bring them to Outreach on Saturday (14^th) morning. There will be someone there to receive them btween 9:30-10:00 am. Thank You!

• OCC Youth will be going to Uncle Johns Cider Mill TODAY after church. They will stop for lunch and be back to the church to be picked up at 6. Please have them bring $15-$20 for food and admission.

• Trunk-or-Treat will be Oct 22^nd from 4 to 6pm. We will start at 4:00 p.m. with a bonfire and hotdog roast. When you arrive, please make sure you park your vehicle in a way that helps form a circle/oval with the trunk/back end facing inward! Please bring hotdogs, buns, condiments, chips, and pop/drinks for your family. Please also bring roasting sticks and lawn chairs or blankets to sit on while eating. Children and Jr./Sr. High youth are encouraged to dress up in costumes. Between 4:45 and 5:00 p.m., we will have parents/older siblings head over to the trunks of their vehicles to get ready for candy distribution! Then we will line up the children and send them around in groups to fill their bags with candy!!! Please bring one bag of candy to distribute for each attending child.

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• There will be a reception for Fred, Mariah, and family in honor of serving our Lord as Pastor at Outreach Christian Church. Please plan on congratulating them during fellowship with refreshments between 10:00-10:25 before Church Service on Oct 1^st

• Men’s Group “Cross-Training” will kick off with a fish fry on Oct. 2^nd. All adult men are welcome! Please sign up at the information booth so we can have enough food for everyone. A $5 donation is suggested but not required.

• Life Groups start the week of Oct. 1^st! Yellow sign up sheets can be found at the information booth.

• Save the Date for a benefit for Nannette Fox (Rick’s wife)! Saturday Oct 14^th from 12-4pm at the Moose Lodge in Ionia. Please grab a reminder and information slip from the information booth. Help wanted!

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• Our annual Christmas program this year will be “An Unplugged Christmas”. All children kindergarten and up that attend Junior church may participate, and practices will begin on October 1st. Nichole Thelen is looking for volunteers willing to help with weekly practices, costume design, set design, and other tasks necessary to make our annual Christmas musical a success. If you can help in any of these areas, there will be a sign up sheet at the information booth. Please sign up by TODAY September 24th. If you have any questions, please see Nichole Thelen.

• Ladies! All the Ladies! Women’s Alive Ministry (WAM) begins again! We kick off the season of WAM TOMORROW Sept. 18th. And it continues through April. It will be the 3rd Monday of every month. 6-8 pm. We welcome all women 18years and older. Bring your friends along. Join us for food, fellowship, worship music and a life message. Need more info or want to volunteer? Contact Jessi Trierweiler-WAM leader @ 269.838.7400.

• ADOPT A HIGHWAY clean up small group challenge date Sept 23 thru Oct 1. Anyone interested please contact Rick Fox.

• Save the Date for a benefit for Nannette Fox (Rick’s wife)! Saturday Oct 14^th from 12-4pm at the Moose Lodge in Ionia. Please grab a reminder and information slip from the information booth. Help wanted!

• OCC Youth Group meets every Sunday from 4-6 at Outreach.

• Our annual Christmas program this year will be “An Unplugged Christmas”. All children kindergarten and up that attend Junior church may participate, and practices will begin on October 1st. Nichole Thelen is looking for volunteers willing to help with weekly practices, costume design, set design, and other tasks necessary to make our annual Christmas musical a success. If you can help in any of these areas, there will be a sign up sheet at the information booth. Please sign up by September 24th. If you have any questions, please see Nichole Thelen.