No images? Click here October 19, 2023 Missions Around the Corner"As the Youth Group coordinator at Grace Presbyterian Church outside of Washington DC, I greatly desired our youth group to go on a mission trip. But where? Two ideas came together. First, on the OPC STM website, I clicked on an interesting opportunity: Churches Helping Churches. 'We could pair your group up with a church that could use some help!' Secondly, a mission-minded friend said, 'You don’t have to go far to benefit from a mission trip!'” Leanne Prothe, youth group coordinator at Grace OPC Vienna, is just one of the many people who benefitted from and enjoyed serving on a short-term mission trip this summer. You can read the rest of her story and many other Summer 2023 STM Testimonials at OPCSTM.org. Check them out, and consider joining or organizing a team for Summer 2024! Boardwalk Chapel Applications Opening Soon! Summer just ended, but it's never too early to start preparing for next year! Boardwalk Chapel staff applications open on November 1st for volunteer and leadership positions, as well as church group applications for churches interested in visiting the Chapel for the first time. Crates for Ukraine 3.0An additional eight OP Churches have jumped on board to provide aid through Crates for Ukraine since our last STORM Report: Harvest OPC, Wyoming, MI; Covenant OPC, Sinking Spring, PA; Grace OPC, Columbus, OH; Christ OPC, Marietta, GA; First Church of Merrimack, Merrimack, NH; Covenant OPC, San Jose, CA; Redeemer OPC, Beavercreek, OH; Redeeming Grace OPC, Port Angeles, WA; and Providence OPC, Chilhowie, VA. To date, twenty-three churches have registered to provide 84 Crates. Thank you for your service to provide much-needed aid to Ukraine! Take a look at this map to see where Crates are being distributed in Ukraine. Up-to-date information about Crates for Ukraine can be found here. The next video update is scheduled for Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m. ET using this link. OPC Disaster Response What are your goals? OPC Disaster Response's goals may just match yours. If so, join OPC Disaster Response by registering to let us know you'll consider helping when there is a need. Opportunities and Updates
The Reformed Deacon On the next episode of The Reformed Deacon, scheduled to be released November 1: CDM member and pastor Chris Cashen is joined by Rev. Matt Holst, pastor of Shiloh OPC in Raleigh, NC, to discuss 2 Kings 4:1-7, Elisha and the oil. Don't miss it! Episodes can be found on your favorite podcast player or by going to thereformeddeacon.org. Distribute the S.T.O.R.M. Report to your church! Get the PDF summary of this STORM Report as a bulletin insert or poster! Contact us! DAVID NAKHLA TRISH DUGGAN
ALLISON GROOT For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
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