4 December 2023 | image
part of a series of images for Advent
3 December 2023 | James 5 | Michael Bells
Thank you for joining us on-line! OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line. Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay. The video goes live at 8:00am So this video is from Sunday 26 November 2023 but is being shown on 3 December 2023, pastor Mike is speaking in both the on-line and the in-person service
1st Sunday of Advent | 3 December 2023 | HOPE
slow Christmas 1
Start your morning routine 10 minutes earlier throughout December. Check out OCCWEB.ORG every week to help align your heart with God. Schedule a do-nothing day in mid-December: This is a day to schedule wasting time. Do this alone, with friends, or with your family. Everyone needs a do-nothing day!
keeping watch
Keeping watch. It’s what we do when we anticipate goodness. It’s what we do when we’re on guard against evil. We focus our senses so that we can be prepared for what is coming. Advent is the season for preparing for the coming of Christ. We look forward to his return in glory even as we celebrate his earthly arrival in humility. And in many of the Scripture passages we
Lectio Divina & Visio Divina
Lectio Divina and Visio Divina are Latin phrases meaning "divine reading" and "divine seeing". They are ways of helping us enter into the biblical text and into images that may draw us deeper into what God is doing and saying. LECTIO DIVINA A few times each week, we will walk through a modified version of Lectio Divina, an ancient practice that can help us slowly and prayerfully attend and
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Getting a restful start on Advent
For many of us, the next month will be full, busy, and hectic. We need to slow down the crazy pace of the season. Celtic and Orthodox Christians honour the 40 days before Christmas as the Season of Advent. Like the 40 days of Lent, it’s a time of preparation, getting our hearts ready for the arrival of Jesus. What do you notice about yourself as you enter the Advent
26 November 2023 | James 4 | Michael Bells
Thank you for joining us on-line! OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line. Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay. The video goes live at 8:00am So this video is from Sunday 19 November 2023 but is being shown on 26 November 2023, pastor Mike is speaking in both the on-line and the in-person service God calls
19 November 2023 | James 3 | Michael Bells
Thank you for joining us on-line! OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line. Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay. The video goes live at 8:00am So this video is from Sunday 12 November 2023 but is being shown on 19 November 2023, pastor Mike is speaking in both the on-line and the in-person service