Salvation Army Kettle
On Dec 9 OCC is looking after the Salvation Army Kettle at Walmart Sign up at the welcome centre at OCC (1 hour shifts) There are a few spots left
CAP money course
We have put this course off until January 2020 OCC is offering a free money course that will help you get more in control of your finances so you can save, give, and prevent debt. This is not designed for investing but is a basic money course in non-technical language that is for everyone. If you’re interested, jot a note on your bulletin tear-off on a Sunday and drop it
G from A in E
On October 18-20 we have the privilege of having G with us. G is a friend of OCC - we are Kataysa G will be with our youth on Friday night We will have breakfast with him on Saturday morning (sign up at the welcome desk at OCC) or by sending us an email & he will be speaking on Sunday morning We will also be taking a special offering
Family Fun Night
Thursday - 31 October - 5:30-7:00pm You can be a part of this great event Ahead of time you can donate candy you can help make a new game you can help with set up The night of the Fun Night you can help with food you can help run a game you can help with clean up
one anothers
There are almost 60 “one another” statements in the New Testament. Exhortations in scripture to actually “do” something towards another person. These are behaviours we do out of an overflow of our relationship with Jesus, but they are not things that we do unto Jesus. Other people must be involved in order to fulfill them. Many of them have been taught but they are to be lived out in our
Shoeboxes
Pick up your shoebox & begin packing so you can bless others. Here are some gift ideas. Here is the top 100 items. You can also pack a shoebox online here. As you are doing that be praying for all the boys & girls who will receive a shoebox for the 12 lesson follow up evangelism/discipleship program "The Greatest Journey" for all the volunteers who collect, inspect and distribute the gifts
Psalms of Ascent
We are into my favourite psalms – Psalms 120-134. These are called the “Song of Ascents” or “Pilgrim Songs”. Many scholars believe that these psalms were sung by worshippers as they ascended the road to Jerusalem to attend the three pilgrim festivals in Judaism – Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Weeks or Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles, Tents or Booths). I would encourage you to read these psalms out loud, and maybe even
Take Heart – Matthew 11
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” ~Matthew 11:28-30 MSG
film: the twelve thousand
On Tuesday 24 September at 7pm, OCC is hosting a showing of the film The Twelve Thousand A SHORT FILM TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING + RESTORE SURVIVORS IN NEPAL check out the website for details about this ministry watch the trailer
Take Heart: powerlessness
Henri Nouwen, in Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life asks What keeps us from opening to the reality of the world? Could it be that we cannot accept our powerlessness and are only willing to see those wounds that we can heal? Could it be that we do not want to give up our illusion that we are masters over our world and, therefore, create our own