As we dig into Nehemiah and explore what it means to rebuild and restore, we encourage you to get connected to a LIFEGroup to explore the text and its implications for you personally and for us as a faith community.
LIFEGroups for this series will meet for 6 weeks.
Send us an email to let us know which one you want to be part of… or if those dates / times don’t work for you, let us know what would be better for you.
Meeting over zoom
Meeting in person at OCC
Church is about more than attending a gathering.
It’s about being with God: Father – Son – Spirit
It’s about worship, participating, being with the family God is drawing people into
It’s about being a people who belong to God for the sake of others.
As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details
We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…
Here is the service for Sunday, 17 October.
We are looking at the book of Nehemiah: rebuilding – renewing – restoring
We encourage you to live out the text… get connected beyond Sunday morning (or whenever you watch this)
Click on the date for all the details
In this new way of being the church, 
we don’t practice giving by placing our offering in a basket as it is passed. OCCers are generous people. Thank you for your gifts. You can find all the ways to give here.
This Sunday, 17 October, we are starting a series on the book of Nehemiah.
| DATE | TITLE |
| 17 October | Broken Walls, Broken Hearts |
| 24 October | Come Together |
| 31 October | A City Needs People |
| 7 November | The Word Returns |
| 14 November | A People Pray |
| 21 November | Looking For A New City |
Plan on being at OCC @ 10am | register here or call the office 705.329.2139
Or watch on-line | the link will be here by 8am
And get connected to a LIFEGroup to explore the text and its implications for you personally and for us as a church community.
LIFEGroups for this series will meet for 6 weeks.
Send us an email to let us know which one you want to be part of… or if those dates / times don’t work for you, let us know what wouold be better for you.
Meeting over zoom
Meeting in person at OCC
January – September comparison 2020 & 2021
| Comparison | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Income | 159,845.05 | 145,536.42 |
| Expense | 172,030.11 | 161,246.42 |
| Difference | -12,185.11 | -15,710.00 |
| CEWS | 40,382.17 | 20,972.20 |
| Total | 28,197.11 | 5,262.20 |
CEWS: Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy
Church is about more than attending a gathering.
It’s about being a people who belong to God for the sake of others.
As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details
We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…
Here is the service for Sunday, 10 October.
We are looking at The Kingdom of God – Heaven
In this new way of being the church, we don’t practice giving by placing our offering in a basket as it is passed. OCCers are generous people. Thank you for your gifts. You can find all the ways to give here.
3 sessions on Wednesday evenings October 20, 27, November 3 @ OCC 7-9pm
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The course covers the following:
Church is about more than attending a gathering.
It’s about being a people who belong to God for the sake of others.
As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details
We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…
Here is the service for Sunday, 3 October.
We are looking at The Kingdom of God
OCCKids (K to Grade 5 & Grade 6-8) is meeting in person
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We are keeping focus on the Jesus Creed
We encourage you to read – memorize – recite the Jesus Creed
In this new way of being the church, we don’t practice giving by placing our offering in a basket as it is passed. OCCers are generous people. Thank you for your gifts. You can find all the ways to give here.
Over the last month we have been reflecting on the Jesus Creed as Jesus’ way of spiritual formation
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God.
The Lord is One.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Living the Jesus Creed means having a perspective on life in light of God’s kingdom – a kingdom marked and shaped by fellowship with God (loving God) and with people who are being called to him (loving others).
These are words of Jesus on spiritual formation.
Over the month of September: read – memorize – recite – reflect on these words daily.
Bask – sit in his presence and his love. Learn that love. Trust that love.
Take a few (or many) minutes to prayerfully read the Jesus Creed.
Allow this reminder of what we are called to be and do, shape our thinking and our actions.
How do you think of heaven?
Thomas a Kempis, in his “The Imitation of Christ” wrote:
“Practice now what you’ll have to put into practcie then.Listen
Listen to this theme that relationship with God and with others is for all eternity.
Listen to what God is saying to you today about the importance of these relationships.
Imagine perfect fellowship and intimacy with God and his people. Imagine that fellowship shaping your family, your friends, OCC.
Begin today – now – to consciously live in fellowship with God and his people.
This month we have been reflecting on the Jesus Creed as Jesus’ way of spiritual formation
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God.
The Lord is One.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
Love your neighbor as yourself.
The “one thing needed” for spiritual formation is consistent attending to Jesus – heart, soul, mind and strength.
These are words of Jesus on spiritual formation.
Over the month of September: read – memorize – recite – reflect on these words daily.
Bask – sit in his presence and his love. Learn that love. Trust that love.
Take a few (or many) minutes to prayerfully read the Jesus Creed.
Allow this reminder of what we are called to be and do, shape our thinking and our actions.
How much of the day are you “attending to” or “abiding in” Jesus?
Brother Lawrence in his “The Practice of the Presence of God” wrote:
“I do this simply by keeping my attention on God and by generally and lovingly aware of him.”
Listen to the words of Jesus “Remain in me and I will remain in you” (John 15:4a).
Imagine what your day (today) will be like when you attend to Jesus and abide in Jesus consistently.
Begin today – now – to consciously abide in Jesus.