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After roughly a month of Border Protection dropping off legal asylum seekers at the Oceanside Transit Center and a Herculean effort by non-profits, everyday Oceanside residents, and churches to provide basic care, there is a new solution. As of today, because the County Supervisors approved $3 million dollars for relief, they will be consolidating all asylum seekers to one location in downtown San Diego, where more shelters and services are nearby.
Today we have an opportunity to push for the County to direct funds toward these efforts. Tomorrow Tuesday Oct 10th, 9am The County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to allocate $3 million for humanitarian emergency supportive services for asylum seeking migrants (funding source: general purpose revenue).
We want to update you on OSC’s involvement in the ongoing migrant crisis unfolding across San Diego County and how you can help with this urgent situation. Estimates are that over 7,000 asylum seekers have been dropped by Border Patrol at transit centers around the County over the past two weeks. On average, about 100 migrants are being dropped at the Oceanside Transit Center every day. This is likely to continue for several more weeks, if not months.
If we have not gotten the chance to meet yet, my name is Claire and I am thrilled to serve as your Youth & Family Minister here at Oceanside Sanctuary. In the coming weeks, one of my goals is to reach out to each and every one of you - I want to get to know you and your family’s passions, questions, and needs so that we can continue the beautiful work of community among our kids, teenagers, and families at OSC.
We still have a few spots for volunteers on our Sunday welcome team! Members of this team serve about one Sunday per month. They create a welcoming environment by setting up the coffee cart, offering a friendly face for people as the arrive, and handing out bulletins and communion cups. We provide all the supplies, you just show up a little early once each months and help welcome people as they arrive.
Recently the OSC Board of Elders met and unanimously agreed to extend our current Mission Commitment through December 2025. For those who may not know, the Mission Commitment is our guiding set of values and priorities at OSC. You can click here to see our current version. It is created by a strategic planning process involving the whole congregation, staff, and Board as well as key community partners
After two months of searching, we are thrilled to announce the hiring of our new Youth & Children’s Minister, Rev. Claire Watson. Overall we received a dozen applicants for this position, including several high quality candidates. After conducting initial interviews with the most qualified applicants, Claire was the clear standout, both in terms of qualifications and fit with OSC’s values and culture. She then met with a panel…
