NORMAN — Women’s luncheon set for July 20
The Norman Christain Women’s Connection luncheon on July 20 will celebrate Christmas in July.
The luncheon will be noon at the Assistance League facility, 809 Wall St.
The connection will feature a presentation by the Assistance League of Norman specifically addressing its annual Operation School Bell program.
Those who attend the luncheon are encouraged to bring children’s accessory items such as socks, hats or gloves as gifts for Operation School Bell.
Additionally, holiday music will be featured and Shirley Henager, Edmond, will be the keynote speaker.
To make reservations, call Carolyn at 329-3892 or Bonnie at 329-1844 before Saturday.
Women who attend for the first time receive a complimentary lunch.
Cost for the lunch is $7.50 and includes entree, beverage and dessert.
Church to celebrate induction of Sutherland
The Right Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, will celebrate the institution and induction of the Rev. Alan Sutherland as rector of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church 11 a.m. Saturday.
Fr. Sutherland came to St. Michael’s in January from Versailles, Ky.
The preacher for the celebration will be the Right Rev. Wallis Ohl, bishop, who was the first rector of St. Michael’s from 1977 to 1991. A reception will follow in the ingathering space of the church.
Backpack give-away Aug. 7
The Streams of Water Ministry and Alameda Church of Christ will give away backpacks with school supplies 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 7 (doors open at 9 a.m.)
There will be an information fair for parents, local non-profit organizations will be on hand, a moonbounce, carnival games and food.
Backpacks will be given away to the first 700 students who register (parent or legal guardian must be present to receive backpack). Lunch will be provided.
For more information, visit www.alamedacofc.org.
First Presbyterian Church A.I.C. to meet
The A.I.C. (Adult Interest Center) group at First Presbyterian Church will meet 9:15 a.m. Thursday to go for “Pecans, Punkins and Peaches.” Those interested should meet at the church to go to Pauls Valley for a tour of Fields Pecan Pies.
The group will eat lunch at Punkins Bar-B-Que restaurant, then they will go to the peach tree farm near Stratford.
Individuals should sign up with Carol Harris by Monday.
Church to host day camp
University Lutheran Church and Student Center, 914 Elm Ave., will host University Lutheran Day Camp Sunday through July 23.
The day camp is a week of music, arts and crafts, games and Bible study led by the staff of Camp Oaks. This year’s theme is “Keeping the Earth,” which explores the responsibility to care for God’s creation.
The camp is for children entering first through sixth grades this fall and runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 321-1584.
Pancake breakfast Sunday at Goodrich
Goodrich Memorial United Methodist Church, 200 W. Hayes St., will host a pancake breakfast in the fellowship center 7:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Bahá’í Center to host speaker tonight
Dr. George Cooper, long-time Bahá’í and member of the Oklahoma City Spiritual Assembly, will present “An Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith” at 7:30 tonight at the Norman Bahá’í Center.
Blood drive Sunday in Moore
First United Methodist Church of Moore will host a blood drive 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the church, 201 W. Main St. in Moore.
Blood donors get two tickets to the Oklahoma City Zoo and a “Feel Wild” T-shirt, a tribute to the zoo’s partnership with OBI. Anyone who is healthy and 17 or older is encouraged to donate.
Although all blood types are needed, those with O-negative type blood are especially encouraged to donate. According to the American Association of Blood Banks, those with O-negative blood type make up only 9 percent of the national population. However, O-negative blood can be used by anyone in an emergency situation when a patient’s blood type has not yet been identified.
For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call Oklahoma Blood Institute at 877-340-8777 or visit www.obi.org.
Closing ceremony set for Tuesday
The Most Rev. Eusebius J. Beltran, Catholic Archbishop of Oklahoma City, has announced that the closing ceremony for the Cause of the Servant of God, Father Stanley Rother, will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Oklahoma City 6 p.m. Tuesday.
All are welcome to attend the Mass and pray for the cause for the beatification of Father Rother, who died for the faith in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, July 28, 1981. The cause is the first for a person born in Oklahoma.
For more than the past 33 months, the members of the Tribunal convened by Archbishop Beltran in October 2007 have reviewed thousands of pages of documents, newspaper articles and personal letters and have conducted interviews of approximately 90 people who knew Father Rother.
The Tribunal’s research will now be sealed and sent to Rome to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints for their review, analysis and evaluation.
— Transcript Staff
