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Seasons change. As your Co-Lead Pastors, we are reminded of all that has unfolded at OSC over the past twelve months. Just over one year ago, Claire Watson joined our staff as a part-time Youth and Children’s Minister and has now become our nearly full-time Family Minister. Last fall, OSC was immersed in the migrant crisis...
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…
