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Sept 26 | Kingdom of God 3

welcome

Church is about more than attending a gathering.
It’s about being a people who belong to God for the sake of others.

  • This Sunday morning we are meeting as adults
  • & as OCCKids K to Grade 5, Grade 5-8
  • This Sunday evening me meet on-line to pray & High School students meet in person.

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering until you are in your seat.

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…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 26 September.
We are looking at The Kingdom of God
OCCKids (K to Grade 5 & Grade 6-8) is meeting in person

Jesus Creed

We are keeping focus on the Jesus Creed
We encourage you to read – memorize – recite the Jesus Creed

Coming Up

 

 

giving

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.

Sept 19 | Kingdom 2

welcome

Church is about more than attending a gathering.
It’s about being a people who belong to God for the sake of others.
It is good that we can gather in-person & worship, including singing.

  • This week we meet as adults
  • & as OCCKids K to Grade 5, Grade 5-8
  • & during the week Jr-High & High School activities

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering until you are in your seat.

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…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 19 September.
We are looking at The Kingdom of God
OCCKids (K to Grade 5 & Grade 6-8) is meeting in person

Jesus Creed

We are keeping focus on the Jesus Creed
We encourage you to read – memorize – recite the Jesus Creed

Coming Up

 

 

giving

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.

 

Sunday invite

 

 

 

 

I can understand the hesitancy of people gathering for a worship service again. Covid-19 is still with us. The number of people with Covid-19 is increasing. There are more and more things getting back to normal – but some people seem to be reckless, And so I understand people being cautious.

Of course, it is also very nice to be able to get up when you want, brew a coffee, heat a bagel and then sit up on the couch and watch church on your tv, laptop or tablet. We are so thankful that a worldwide pandemic hit when we had the Web, Zoom and YouTube!

Some aspects of Church can indeed be held on YouTube and Zoom. And underground Churches around the world have held themselves together while hiding away in isolation since the Church began.

There are other important things about Church that cannot be done in isolation. The sense of fellowship and singing together for example. Though masks and social distancing has limited these, being together has been helpful for a good percentage of our community.

In the next few weeks, we will have full children and youth opportunities, watch for details and timing.

I have to say that with our safety standards at OCC, it is probably the safest place I have been during this time of Covid. We are being more cautious than we have to be. If you are an OCCer, it would be good to see you soon. Tomorrow we will be gathering at 10am and the pre-recorded service will be available at 8am. Sunday evening at 6:30pm we will be meeting online to pray. At this point, we are not planning on live streaming our Gathering. There are differences in how we set these two services up.

This week we are continuing to build on the Jesus Creed and specifically Jesus’ announcement of the Kingdom of God – A Beautiful Mess.

Sept 5 | Jesus Creed

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 5 September.
We are finishing our series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.

& looking at the Jesus Creed
We encourage you to read – memorize – recite the Jesus Creed

 

OCCkids is meeting in person

 

giving

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.

August 29 – Persecuted

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 29 August.
We are in a series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.
Today pastor Brent looks at: blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness
Today is also pastor Brent’s last Sunday with us.

 

OCCkids is meeting in person @ 10am

giving

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.

August 22 – Peacemakers

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 22 August.
We are in a series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.
Today pastor Brent looks at: blessed are the peacemakers 

 

OCCkids is meeting in person

Baptism

Today @ 4:30pm Baptism at Mark Singer’s… Bring a picnic lunch

giving

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.

August 15 – Pure In Heart

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line… that’s right here

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 15 August.
We are in a series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.
Today pastor Mike looks at: blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.

OCCkids is meeting in person

prayer

Join us tonight from 6:30pm – 7:30pm as we pray together for one another, our city, our world.
  • We need to pray for Uganda – on a 42 day lockdown.
  • We also want to pray for Canada – there are important decisions being made

zoom prayer link
https://zoom.us/j/99544541247?pwd=cU9idG1RNzB3bjdZS3RUdThOalQydz09
Meeting ID: 995 4454 1247
Passcode: 4LKzLR

Baptism

Next Sunday 4:30pm Baptism at Mark Singer’s… Bring a picnic lunch

giving

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.

August 8 | Merciful (updated)

The video for today’s service has been fixed.
Thank you for your patience & understanding

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line.

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 8 August.
We are in a series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.
Today pastor Mike looks at: blessed are those who are merciful.

A reminder you can send your questions to mike@occweb.org. We will be having some Q & A during this series.

 

 

 

 

 

OCCkids is meeting in person this week

prayer

Join us tonight from 6:30pm – 7:30pm as we pray together for one another, our city, our world.
  • We need to pray for Uganda – on a 42 day lockdown.
  • We also want to pray for Canada – there are important decisions being made

zoom prayer link
https://zoom.us/j/99544541247?pwd=cU9idG1RNzB3bjdZS3RUdThOalQydz09
Meeting ID: 995 4454 1247
Passcode: 4LKzLR

OCCKids – Youth event

 

Baptism

giving

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.

UP – IN – OUT

Back on 27 June 2021 we had several people share what UP – IN – OUT was looking like for them. You can watch that service here.

Here’s the question:
How are you living UP – IN – OUT as the summer has progressed?

  • Where are growing
  • Is/are there area(s) where you could use some help?
  • Which aspect are you finding the most joy in?

Share some of your thoughts in the comments

 

August 1 | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst

welcome

As we can gather in larger numbers in our building, we remind you of a few details

  • You still need to register… the link is available each week on the home page.
  • We need to maintain distancing in our building.
  • We need to still wear a face-covering in our building.
  • At this point, we cannot serve refreshments, but you are welcome to bring your own coffee/tea/water, for the comfort of others, please do not remove your face-covering and drink until you are in your seat.

We will continue to offer our service on-line.

As we meet let’s remember that…

  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be different and live differently in our world;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live lives that are filled with and empowered by God’s Spirit;
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to be signposts and movie trailers, pointing to what the Jesus life is like.
  • as followers of Jesus,
    we are called to live in Christ, free to love, free to be kingdom people.

As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

  • get your coffee or tea, settle in, be still…
  • take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
  • invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
  • Read Matthew 5:1-12 as we come to the service together.

teaching

Here is the service for Sunday, 1 August.
We are in a series on The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:1-12.
Today pastor Mike looks at: blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

A reminder you can send your questions to mike@occweb.org. We will be having some Q & A during this series.

 

 

 

 

OCCkids is meeting in person this week

prayer

Join us tonight from 6:30pm – 7:30pm as we pray together for one another, our city, our world.
  • We need to pray for Uganda – on a 42 day lockdown.
  • We also want to pray for Canada – there are important decisions being made

zoom prayer link
https://zoom.us/j/99544541247?pwd=cU9idG1RNzB3bjdZS3RUdThOalQydz09
Meeting ID: 995 4454 1247
Passcode: 4LKzLR

Baptism

giving

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.