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June at OSC marks the end of our fiscal year, which means it’s time for our annual membership drive. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we can only operate by the generosity of our supporters. So just like your favorite public radio station, once a year we invite you to become a supporting member of OSC.
Over the past several weeks during our Sunday gathering we have been exploring the different ways people experience God. The whole point of this series is to highlight that there is no one right way to feel close to God; there are as many different ways as there are people. Now we would like to hear from you!
For the past several weeks we have focused on exploring Jesus' central teachings in the “sermon on the mount,” found in Matthew chapters 5-7. This has been a broad overview intended to help us understand the big picture of Jesus’ core message. It turns out, Jesus’ sermon also helps answer two big questions many people are asking about Christianity today:
As I shared on Sunday, during Lent, we take forty days to commune with Jesus in his time of fasting in the desert. Lent is typically a time to abstain from vices like chocolate, media, video games, or alcohol. Giving up something can be a great way to keep Christ’s death and resurrection on our minds until Easter and bring richness to our year. However, with a finite amount of time in our day, sometimes adding a spiritual practice
We hope you have enjoyed a joyful Christmas and Happy New Year season. You have all made this a banner holiday season at OSC. Here are just a few highlights: Our pantry ministry hosted Thanksgiving for 25 food-insecure seniors; We also provided Christmas gifts for every child under 18 in the pantry program; OSC members sang Christmas carols at a local memory care; Over 185 people turned out for one of our biggest Christmas Eve services ever…
This week we are kicking off our annual year-end fund drive. This is just one of two times every year when we focus on fundraising. Last year you raised $40,151.00 for urgent building repairs to fix our leaking roof and broken front window. Thank you to all who helped make last year’s year-end fund drive a success!
To kick-off Advent, join us on Sunday, December 3rd at 10am for a unique Sunday Gathering entitled, Advent’s Light: Celebrating Song, Story, and Community. All ages will enjoy singing, interactive storytelling, and community. Stick around after the service to sip hot cocoa, eat cookies, and a chance to make your own Advent wreath. We encourage individuals and families of all kinds to come together and embrace the spirit of the Advent season!
Whenever the Santa Ana's begin to blow, I find myself thinking about the winds of change and the movement of life. I can't believe we are already at the beginning of November and moving into our holiday season with Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas upon us. We hope you are enjoying our new series on Rejecting Burnout Culture and finding space to rest in this upcoming busy season. As we move into Thanksgiving and Advent, we look forward to…
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).
