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Evelyn Ayers, 540-463-2727

The Rev. Rob Sherrard preached his last sermon as interim pastor at Oxford Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, April 14.

The Rev. Kyle Segars will begin his full-time ministry at Oxford Church on Sunday, April 21. The Rev. Segars, his wife and two young daughters have arrived here from Canadian, Texas, and are living in the church manse. After the worship service on April 21, there will be a reception in the fellowship hall for the Segars family.

A birthday party was held at the Palmer Community Center on Saturday, April 13. If anyone is interested in renting the center for an event, contact Rufus Tyree, president.

The Neighborhood Grocery needs canned fruit and canned vegetables for April.

Rufus Tyree, along with members from the Effinger Ruritan Club, constructed a handicapped ramp at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Bart Hellmuth in Buena Vista on Saturday, April 13. The Rev. Hellmuth was the pastor at Oxford Church and Rapps Chapel from 1979 to 1997.