Posts from November 2024

Volunteer to Decorate the Church for Advent! Advent begins on Dec. 1 and following Fair Oaks tradition, we are gathering on Sun., Nov. 24, from 12-4 pm to prepare the church for this special season. Feel free to join us for an hour or two or the whole time. Mid highs and senior highs are welcome as well! We will be ordering sandwiches for everyone since we’ll start our decorating after church and coffee hour. Please indicate on the sign-up form…

The annual Mid High Christmas party is set for Sun., Dec. 15, 5-6:30 pm at the church. Bring a white elephant gift (handmade, recycled or less than $5).

This Sun., Nov. 17, stay after the worship service to assemble holiday stockings for individuals supported by The Night Ministry. FOPC is supplying the contents (first aid, hygiene, etc.) Join us in spreading holiday cheer. Click here to learn more about the Night Ministry.

With the holiday season fast approaching, Fair Oaks’ Gift Tree will be set up Nov. 17 with gift tags for two local organizations: the Infant Welfare Society Children’s Clinic Coat Drive and New Moms Operation Santa. The gift collection for New Moms will be conducted online again this year. The gift tags include the website information for the New Moms Gift Registry on Amazon. The registry offers a wide variety of gift choices for kids and moms. Each gift tag requests one…

Join your church friends for the annual Fall Feast on Sun., Nov. 17, from 5 pm-7 pm in Fellowship Hall. There will be fun activities for adults and kids of all ages plus it will be an opportunity to simply share fellowship. Each family is asked to bring a dish to serve eight. Because we have a number of members with nut allergies, please bring only nut-free side dishes and desserts to the Fall Feast. We also need members to set…

Sign up to be a part of the annual pageant which will be held during the 10 am worship service on Dec. 8.

Dear Fair Oaks Family, You’ve been hearing this season about what the last 100 years has brought us. In 2024, especially, we’ve been celebrating the remarkable milestone of a century of our faith community growing together. We have built a community that has greatly impacted the spiritual lives of our members and our community over many generations. We should be proud of that legacy of faith, but our community is always changing. Even as we honor the past, we must…