Otey Welcome Picnic and Ministry Fair
Thursday, August 17, 2017
On Sunday, Aug. 27, after the 11 a.m. service, Otey will have its annual Welcome Picnic and Ministry Fair. The picnic is one way Otey welcomes newcomers to the mountain and re-engages with one another after a summer of altered schedules. Expect games for all ages, great food and relaxed conversation. The Ministry Fair encourages various groups at Otey to tell or show you what they do. Often you can join a ministry right there at the table. Your participation is vital to creating both the worship environment and ministry beyond the walls of Otey Parish.
At the Welcome Picnic, parents may enroll children in Godly Play, a Montessori-based Sunday School program that meets Sundays at 10 a.m. Registration will also be available for Fire on the Mountain, a youth group for middle school and high school youth.
Aug. 27 marks the official fall relaunch of the parish’s complete Sunday school program, including the Adult Forum which invites a different speaker from the community each week to help parishioners translate biblical values to the world in which we live. Otey Parish also offers several year-round programs, including a nursery and a Lectionary Class for discussion of the Gospel.
Parish Life will be providing fried chicken and bread. Tea and lemonade will be provided. Adults bring other beverages if they want. The rest will be potluck. People with last names that begin with A-H bring salads, names that begin with I-Q bring sides, and those that begin R-Z bring desserts. A sign-up sheet is available in St. Mark’s Hall.
For more information, contact Frieda at oteyparish@gmail.com or call (931) 598-5926.