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 On
June 13 this year we will have our annual worship at the
Historic Protestant Christian Chapel located on the Oahe
Dam. The weather at that time of the year has been quite
agreeable the past couple of years, at least for me; cool
morning breeze with the humidity not rising until after 9
am.
We
will worship at 8am on the 13th of this month of
June, and I pray that our worship will be inspiring, and a
blessing, as you commence that day. I hope that you can
come, and perhaps reflect in a special way how magnificent
our God is and what a rich legacy of faithful saints who
have followed God’s way we have before us.
Personally, I am humbled by the basic, yet still meaningful
function of the Historic Chapel. It reminds me of the Church
I served in my first Call - a remote Presbyterian church on
the crossroads of two gravel trails in the Peace River
country of northern Alberta. While serving there the winter,
understandably, always presented the greatest challenges -
and I think we can all be grateful that we do not now
regularly worship in quite such humble abode; but I hope
that it can give us a moment to reflect, and realize, how
far God has brought us in our lives, both individually and
corporately.
We are blessed.
We are loved.
And we are called to continue the work of our Master’s
Kingdom, perhaps not so differently than those early
pioneers who first built, and worshipped, in the Historic
Chapel on the Oahe Dam. It reminds me, as Psalm 13
concludes; “I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart
shall rejoice in thy salvation. [6] I will sing unto the
Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.”
Join us this summer, as you are able, for activities and
worship to the glory of our one, true and eternal God.
Sincerely, in our Master, Jesus Christ’s service,
Rev. Johnny Rhoad
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Oahe Presbyterian is a
small church with a big heart.
Although Sunday attendance averages
around 40 our newsletter reflects the actions of a much
larger congregation. At one time we had a session of nine;
currently it is five but it is still accomplishing many of
the same tasks as before.
Our PW group, once averaging 13-15 a
meeting now averages 8-9 but is as active in mission as it
ever has been. The recent Presbytery meeting is a good
example of a church gathering together to plan and implement
entertaining a 100 plus attendees. Headed by our clerk of
session, Boots Johnson, our small congregation joined
together to host a day of worship, business and fellowship …
and did so joyfully.
Recently a group gathered to help
prepare the church for summer worship: cleaning, yard work,
and adding new metal fascia to the church roof. Ladies from
the church traveled to Camp Rimrock to clean cabins prior to
the spring work camp. Time was spent decorating the
sanctuary for our Pentecost Sunday worship. The choir has
practiced faithfully and from the heart of the choir has
sprung a praise band. Music will be playing a large part in
the upcoming summer worship services. The organ died but
was replaced with a beautiful parlor grand piano. In a week
both men and women from the church will travel to Camp
Rimrock to put up metal roofing on the newly constructed
shower house and also an older bathhouse that will soon be
converted to the camp canteen.
Yes, we may be small as a congregation
but we are large in heart -- reaching out to help...reaching
out to others…reaching out to our Lord.
John 15:13
13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends.
This doesn't mean to die for them but to lay your desires
aside to help meet the needs of your friends.
--Meleta DeJong, newsletter editor
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 June
Birthdays |
 July
Birthdays |
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6/2 |
DAVID |
CAHILL |
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6/2 |
JOSIE |
SLAATHAUG |
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6/10 |
TENA |
GAER |
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6/12 |
STACY |
JOHNSON |
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6/20 |
GILLIAN |
WOODBURN |
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6/21 |
MARY |
NELSON |
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6/24 |
KAY
"BOOTS" |
JOHNSON |
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7/1 |
MARTIN |
LUDWIG |
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7/2 |
LUKE |
EDWARDS |
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7/2 |
ASHLIE |
TISLAND |
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7/5 |
LLOYD |
KANNEGIETER |
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7/6 |
CYRUS |
BUTLER |
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7/8 |
ELTON |
HENDERSON |
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7/9 |
THOMAS |
BUTLER |
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7/9 |
MILLIE |
RICKETTS |
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7/13 |
MARGARET "PEGGY" |
MEYER |
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7/14 |
JOHN CALVIN, JR |
RHOAD |
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7/18 |
MARILYN |
ENGLAND |
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7/20 |
LARRY |
DEJONG |
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7/25 |
AARON |
JENNER |
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7/30 |
BRIANNE |
BECHTOLD |
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June
Anniversaries |
July
Anniversaries |
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Mark and Ruth Smith |
6/6 |
1987 |
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Dennis and Shirley Eisnach |
6/8 |
1958 |
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Delton and Vicky Tipton |
6/9 |
1974 |
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Monty and Peggy Bechtold |
6/10 |
1978 |
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Ken and Peggy Meyer |
6/20 |
1953 |
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Ron and Glenda Woodburn |
7/2 |
1977 |
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Eric and Missy Slaathaug |
7/3 |
1999 |
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Don and Ellen Hosman |
7/20 |
1974 |
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Duane and Mary Jenner |
7/25 |
1969 |
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Mike and Tena Gaer |
7/28 |
2007 |
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 Sunday,
July 13th - 8 a.m.
Worship at Riggs Chapel at the
Dam
No worship at Oahe Presbyterian
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Hymn
Sings During the Summer
 Let
Margaret know your favorite hymn and we’ll sing
it during our hymn sing Sunday worships
throughout the summer. Please mail/email
Margaret your name and your favorite hymn
request.
Please mail to Margaret Ellefson
at the church, 2115 E. Capitol, or email to
margknute@pie.midco.net
by putting "Oahe" on the subject line. |
Printable
Hymn Request Form
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Cabin Cleaning
On Monday, May 17th, Mary Jenner,
Marijean Petersen and Meleta DeJong
traveled to Camp Rimrock and spent the day cleaning
cabins in preparation for the camping season. So
much time was spent cleaning and repairing there was
no time left for shopping. |
“Ready
for Summer
Visitors” |
Marijean Petersen and
Mary Jenner...
“The
cleaning ladies” at
Camp Rimrock |
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Special Music Needed for Summer Worship
  Please
sign up for special music for summer worship.
There is a sign-up
sheet on the back of the office door.
It is a wonderful
way to praise God! Thank you ~
Margaret |
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Pentecost Celebrated at OPC
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With
the congregation and choir wearing read, words
flowing on the walls and red balloons and flowers
adorning the sanctuary the coming of the Holy Spirit
was celebrated at Oahe Presbyterian on Pentecost
Sunday. |
The choir
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Fruits of the
Holy Spirit |
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Thank
You!!!
Thanks are in order to Lyman
Chase, Dennis Eisnach and Duane Jenner for replacing the
fascia on the church with new metal fascia. Take a look at our
latest “remodeling” project. From the sounds of it there were a
couple of wives not too happy with their husbands hanging over the
edge of the church while replacing the fascia.
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HELP WANTED:
 WHY?
Roofing Project at Camp
Rimrock
WHEN?
Sunday p.m. June 6 thru Wed/Thur
June 9/10
WHAT?
The new shower house that
will be constructed by First Presbyterian Church
congregation the first week of June and the ancient
bathhouse that will be converted to a camp canteen (the
bathhouse located immediately to the north of Eklund
Lodge. The roof will be of metal similar to the lodge.
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Work Done At
The Church In May
By Cindy Droppers,
Chair, Buildings and Grounds
Following is a list of
work that has been done at the church so far in the month of May. As
of this writing there is a week left and so by the end of the month
the list will most likely be even longer.
May 1st was a
workday put on by the Buildings and Grounds Committee. The following
jobs were done…..
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Windows were
washed on the inside and outside
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The microwaves
were thoroughly cleaned including the filters
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Some of the
fascia board was put on the outside of the building
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The podium was
raised slightly so that it doesn’t sit on the cords running
under through it
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The choir
closet was cleaned well
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The flower bed
was worked on
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The rocks
behind the shed were moved
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The parking
barriers were straightened
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Sticks and twigs
were picked up off of the lawn
Since the workday
volunteers have done the following…
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The lawn has been
mowed
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The sprinkler
system has been turned on and programmed
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The rest of
the fascia board has been put on
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Weeds have
been sprayed
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Weed & Feed
has been put on the lawn
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The flower bed
has been tended to
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The inside plants
have been taken care of
A big thank you goes to all of you who do your
part to make sure that the work gets done. The list is always long
and it takes all of us working together to get it done.
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 Howard
"Howie" Thomas Nelson is Baptized on May 10th
Howie Nelson, son of
Chris and Kate Nelson and grandson of Boots Johnson, was baptized on
Mother’s Day. Making the day even more special for the Nelsons was
the fact that mom, Kate, gave the “Mothers Day Meditation” during
the worship service.
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August Rummage Sale Planned
This
year's church-wide rummage and bake sale will be held on
August 14th.
 Start
clearing out!
If
you price-mark each item as you box it, you get a gold
star!
Details
will be announced as the sale date approaches.
Thanks,
everyone. See you in August.
---Buildings & Grounds Committee |
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 Imagine
a World with More Birthdays ~
We
can make it happen.
The 2010 Relay for Life will be held at
Steamboat Park on July
16-17, 2010. Oahe
Presbyterian will have a team again with your help and
participation. It is up to us to decide how we will proceed.
KayCee organized the kick-off with a
time of remembrance during worship on May 30th. We
viewed a power point and remembered friends and family who have
touched our lives.
Now it is up to us. What would you like
to do?
* Get together with friends and plan our
strategy.
* Be part of the OPC team. Teams can
have up to 15 members.
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Come up with a (creative) team name.
* Register our team on-line and create a
page for OPC.
* Do a fundraiser or help with a
fundraiser.
* Purchase luminaries.
* Make a monetary contribution.
* Decorate luminaries @ OPC on 7/7 from
6-9 or 7/12 from 5-8:30
* Decorate our campsite for Relay night.
* Recruit and schedule walkers.
* Walk for an hour, or two, or twelve
:-}
* Visit with friends, team-members and
other walkers.
* Enjoy the evening - food, music,
activities through the night.
* Help clean up in the morning.
Contact Candy Sowers or Ruth Smith for
more information. Team packets are at the church. We hope this
will be a good time and fun for everyone.
CELEBRATE.
REMEMBER. FIGHT BACK.
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Summary of Task Force
Recommendations
The Task Force was charged with:
(1) developing a mission statement
for the Presbytery Camping Ministry;
(2) developing a vision for the
future mission design for the Camping Ministry
(3) proposing the best use of the
current property (both Pioneer Camp and Camp Rimrock) and any
proposals for the use of the gift.
The Task Force explicitly examined
the need and focus for any Camping ministry, the reasons for a
Presbyterian Camping Ministry, the feasibility of engaging
in a non-geographical form of camping ministry (not restricted
to a camp or location), and the stewardship and mission
implications in continuing camping ministry in a number of
various forms including maintaining our current facilities or
selling one or both of them. Following this year of research,
prayer, and examination of alternatives, the Task Force offers
the following recommendations:
1. Because
of the strong ministry camping and retreating has had
historically and the continued impact shown by both research and
personal experience camping has, in spreading the gospel and
bringing people to Christ in our church and Presbytery,
it is recommended that the Presbytery of South Dakota continue
to engage in the ministry of camping. Further, the task
force recommends that our camping program has as a priority
reaching Presbyterians in our Presbytery and Synod, and that any
curriculum should have a Reformed “flavor” to it consistent with
Scripture and the Book of Order (G-2.0300 to G-2.0500)
2. As
a clear reflection of goal and mission, the Task Force further
recommends that the Presbytery of South Dakota adopt the
following mission statement:
The Presbytery of South Dakota
Camping and Retreat Mission is to provide opportunities to
encounter God and to grow in the Christian faith; and to provide
for life-changing experiences to people of all ages.
3. After
contacting 17 other church camps in South Dakota about using or
partnering with their facilities // contact with other
Presbyterian camps in the Synod of Lakes and Prairies // contact
with one other Presbytery (Cascades) which utilizes a
nongeographic model of camping // and examining national and
statewide trends in the use, marketing, and future focus of
camping ministry overall, the Task Force determined that the
unique opportunities provided in the Black Hills and the
stewardship and opportunity of having our own camp facility
outweighed the relocation of camps to other areas of the state
or the using of other Christian camps for our ministry. The
Task Force therefore recommends that the Presbytery of South
Dakota Camping Ministry maintain a presence in the Black Hills
and as much as possible a consistent schedule and place for
summer camps.
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After hearing the
marks of a successful camping program from the national
denominational PCCCA director; // exploring successful Christian
Camping Ministry models in South Dakota with Lutherans Outdoors
and other camping ministries; // and reviewing our own program
feedback from campers, parents, and others, the Task Force makes
two recommendations that concern consistency, effectiveness of
program, and continuity between successive years at camp.
4. The First is a recommendation that the
Camping Committee continue using a summer-long model of
counseling staff and consider either a program director or
utilizing the camp director for that capacity.
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The Second is a recommendation that
the Camping Committee and
Presbytery consider hiring a year-round director. A
suggested time line is to start the search in the fall
of 2010. A probable salary
package would range from $40,000 to $65,000 full time.
5. After
a review of the efficiency and stewardship of models of
both camping and oversight and a review with Synod and
National staff concerning fiscal, property, and
programming stewardship as well as effective fund
raising programs, the Task Force recommends that
the Camping Committee request Presbytery discontinue the
current “committee” oversight of camping and establish a
separate Board of Directors to manage the camping
ministry of Presbytery. |
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6. After
reviewing current market potential and value of both
properties, // facility life and maintenance at Rimrock,
// cost and feasibility of building and development at
Pioneer, // programming needs for future ministry, //
financial resources, // and six different options for
development of both properties including the range from
selling both camps to doing nothing to either camp,
the Task Force recommends there be a phased development
of Pioneer focusing on camping and group on-site usage
(20-50 people in a mini-lodge scenario). This would
proceed over several years depending on usage.
Wilderness options would be maintained. Rimrock
facilities would be appropriately maintained and used
for traditional camping experiences. Energy would
be expended on expanding programming opportunities at
both sites and cooperative efforts within the Synod.
Intentional evaluation of the Presbytery camping
ministry at both sites would need to be done regularly
by both a director and the governing board/committee.
Members of the Camp Vision
Task Force included: : Moderator Tim Harmon, John
Armstrong, Gerald Collogan, Paul Penn, Larry DeJong,
Jennifer Swier, Don Nolte and Rolly Kemink. |
Camp Rimrock
Pioneer Camp |
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