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30450 Farmington Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI
48334-1939
(248)626-3620
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Road
Construction Update
as of August 19, 2008

Yes, the
church is open and you can
get here from there!
Until further notice, the only way to get to Orchard is up Farmington Road
north from 13 Mile Road.
They are
currently putting a second layer of asphalt on Farmington Road, between 13
Mile and Walnut Lane. You may experience a delay in getting onto Farmington
from 13 Mile as the trucks and workers do their job.
Drive
slowly and
carefully around the construction workers.
Open During Road
Construction.
Detour here to
find relief from the bumpy road of life!
Welcome to Orchard
An Oasis of Grace
Our Mission:
To inspire and equip people to be disciples of Jesus Christ
Our Vision:
Connecting people to God,
To each other,
and
To the best parts of themselves
Orchard - A place to connect in 2008
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Upcoming
events you don't want to miss!

"Funtastik" opportunities for
Senior Adults
with our Seniors' Group...Funtastiks!
Friday, September 19th:
Novi Musical Review & Lunch (meet at church 11:00 a.m. to
carpool) SOLD OUT
Wednesday, October 22nd:
Turkeyville
- Come and enjoy an afternoon of musical-comedy, The
Church Basement Ladies, and lunch. Cost is $38. Deadline
is September 21st. Sign up in the church office! (We'll
carpool from the church at 9:30 a.m.)
Check our
online calendar for more things to do at Orchard!

Support the Fusion Mission Trip and help empower artisans in 3rd World
countries by doing some of your Christmas shopping at
www.7loaves.com. Be sure to use promo code OUMC when
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New To
Orchard?
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Hear Sunday's Sermons
(large files - may take a few minutes to load)
August
8-10-08 "Holy Cow,
Batman!"
8-3-08 "God is Faithful"
July
7-27-08 "The Promise of a Rainbow" Rev. Jim Braid
7-20-08 VBS Sunday -
VBS Participants
(recording available in
office)
7-13-08 "The Nature
of Hope" Rev. Clark Christian
7-6-08 "Set Free"
Archived Sermons
2008
2007
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Read the
current edition of the
Harvester Newsletter
Check
back soon to see what we have planned for Fall
2008. Activities brochure coming soon!!
Both
forms require
Adobe Reader
to view - click to download

It’s
been a month now… but it could have been yesterday, as
feelings continue to ebb and flow. You
forget how everything can change with just one phone
call. “Come to the
hospital,” sets aside everything else as you respond to
the call of family.
My sister
Shirley and Bill were in Myrtle Beach with their kids.
I had just come home to do a wedding after spending
three days in Jackson with Mom. Aunt Sil would stay for
the next two days… we didn’t like to leave Mom alone at
night.
Little did
I know, when she hugged me, said “I love you. Thank you
for staying with me,”...
Read more ...
Check out this
week's activities!
A Church of Excellence!
In early 2001, Orchard Church
was selected
as a "Church of Excellence" following a 2 year study funded by a Lilly
Foundation Grant. Scholars, pastors, religious journalists,
religion professors and denomination leaders were asked to recommend the
"best of the best" churches. This study is chronicled in Paul
Wilkes book "Excellent
Protestant Churches: A Guide to Best Places and Practices" |
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