Friday-Monday, May 28-31 Family Camp Weekend at Lake Michigan. Sunday night will include a Youth Lock in the Dining Hall. Please call Mrs Hooper or Mr Mitchell for more information.

The OCC Book Club will be meeting next on Tuesday, May 18th, at 7:00p.m. We will be discussing An American Gospel: On Family, History, and the Kingdom of God, by Erik Reece. This is a Memoir about the author’s search for meaning and an understanding of God within the framework of personal tragedy. Anyone who enjoys reading and talking with others about books is invited to attend.

Memorial Weekend Family Camp Packets will be available in the Church office following the 9:30 and 11 am worship services. Sweatshirts will also be on sale.

Okemos Community Church Food Pantry Shopping List for May is as follows:

Pancake and Corn Muffin Mix, Condiments (Mustard, etc), Canned Fruit, Canned Vegetables (Green Beans etc), Salsa, Salad Dressing, Canned Meats (Stew, Chili, etc)

Our pantry is part of both the Greater Michigan Food Bank and the Mid Michigan ( Pantry B-0-00448-30). Food and Monetary donations accepted any time. Please make checks payable to Okemos Community Church and note food bank  on your check. 

If you are in need of food, please call the Ingham County Health Department Food Bank hot line at 887-4357 for a referral.

On Wednesday May12 dinner 5:30 pm and program 6:30pm. May 12th will mark the end of the 17th season of Wednesday Night Alive. Ouryouth will be sharing pictures and stories from their recent spring break work project in Sunset Gap, Tennessee. Dinner Menu: Chili with cornbread, Chicken Enchiladas, Taco Salad, Guacamole and Strawberry Pretzel Dessert. Reservations for dinner are requested by Monday at Noon. Please call the Okemos Community Church office at 349-4220.

Church Women United will be meeting at OCC on Friday , May 7, Friendship Day, 11am Bible Study, Noon potluck, 1pm program at Okemos Community Church! Please plan to help and attend.

Sunday May 23, 4-6:30pm Good Bye Party for Katie at Jen’s home. Please call Okemos Community Church  office for directions. 349-4220. This Sunday we are having a going away party for Katie!  It is a chance for us to celebrate the two years she has been with our group and to wish her good luck in New Orleans!  It will also be a nice time to celebrate the end of a great year! The  first part of the party to be for just the youth, but I would love to parents to come between 5:30-6:30 to wish Katie well!  Peter and Jen will be grilling hot dogs, turkey dogs and some veggie dogs/patties.  I’m hoping you can send a side dish or dessert to share.  Please send Jen a quick email to let her know if you plan to attend and if you can bring a side dish.  If you can also let her know what you intend to bring She can try to make sure we don’t have too much on any one thing! Kattie will be teaching in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Friday-Monday, May 28-31 Family Camp Weekend at Lake Michigan. Sunday night will include a Youth Lock in the Dining Hall. Please call Mrs Hooper or Mr Mitchell for more information.

Please also place these activities on your calender:

There are only 1 more WNA Study Halls left of the year!!!  This Wednesday,  May 12 is a presentation of the Youth Spring Break Work Trip during WNA, so everyone who went on the work trip should come to contribute and all other youth should come to learn about how some of the youth group spent Spring Break!!
Remember: WNA dinner is at 5:30 and then Study Hall lasts between 6:30-8:00pm

Sunday, May 16, Movie (movie, time and place to be determined)

Sunday May 23, 4-6:30pm Good Bye Party for Katieat Jen’s home. Please call Okemos Community Church  office for directions. 349-4220

Friday-Monday, May 28-31 Family Camp Weekend at Lake Michigan. Sunday night will include a Youth Lock-In
 in the Dining Hall. Please call Mrs Hooper or Mr Mitchell for more information.

A Men’s Breakfast will be held on Sunday May 16 at 7:45amin the social hall.  All Okemos Community Church men are invited to attend and to bring a friend!

OCC Women invite every one (men, women, family and friends) to a May Breakfast on Saturday, May 15, 9:30am. OCC’s own Jim and Martha Shortlidge White will present a program on their most recent journey to Cambodia with Habitat for Humanity. RSVP by May 12 by calling the Okemos Community Church office  at 349-4220