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Resurrection & Beatitudes
This weekend was an amazing picture of the ways God is moving in and through the Oak Life community. On Friday we joined our friends from Haven church for a special community-led Stations of the Cross experience which helped us remember the events around Jesus' death in some powerful ways. Then on Saturday a group of Oak Lifers practiced our value of Creation Care by helping to clean up Coutrland Creek. Finally on Sunday we had a very memorable Easter gathering as we celebrated Jesus' resurrection together. It was a full house as we sang and were invited to anchor ourselves in the hope of the empty tomb. Oh and there may have been some broken glass :) This was also a 3rd Sunday, so we gave our entire offering away to Youth Spirit Artworks in support of their tiny home village.
If you missed the service, you can watch the live stream on facebook,
or you can click here for a recap with pictures on our blog! This coming week we'll be continuing the journey as we start a new series called "Blessings, On Blessings, On Blessings: Exploring the Disruptive Beatitudes of Jesus". As always there are lots of things going on beyond Sundays in the life of our community, be sure to check it all out!
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Things Going on In and Through Oak Life:ROOTS:
Creating Space in our Financial Lives Workshop: This Sat April 27th 11AM- 1PM. We've been super fortunate to get connected to a local ministry that provides financial advice for churches without any charge. If you'd like to attend and learn more about how to get better with your finances please RSVP by emailing us back. Space is limited so it's first come first serve, RSVP deadline is 4/23!
Community Hang / Bingo Night May 14th: Come hang out with us at The New Parkway Theater for Bingo Night tonight! We'll be meeting on the mezzanine (above the lobby) at 6:45 to get some food and hang out- then Bingo begins at 7:30.
Spiritual Formation Group: Starting Saturday Mat 11th, Gina will be leading a 6 week group in some of the contemplative practices around being with God, others,
and ourselves. For more info email Gina:ginapsalm119@gmail.com
Life Groups: Oak Life runs two main "sessions" of life groups, one in the Fall and one in the Winter/Spring.
Click here to see what groups are running for the Spring session or to sign up. Got a Prayer request? Every week, the Oak Life Prayer team spends time praying for Oak Life. If you'd like to have us pray for you during the week, please submit your prayer request
here, http://bit.ly/oaklifeprayers . You can include your name and contact info if you'd also like one of us to reach out personally to you. For those who would like to know more info or to join the prayer team, contact monica.a.tzeng@gmail.com.
Volunteering at Oak Life: Pretty much everything that happens in Oak Life is a result of folks from the community participating in making us what we are.
If you'd like to check out the places to volunteer click here.Generosity Towards Oak Life: Oak Life's roots and branches depend on the generosity of it's community members. If you'd like to practice financial generosity towards Oak Life, which pays for our rent, staff, and ministry expenses-
you can do so online through our website here. There are options to give on a one-time, monthly or periodic basis. If you have any questions regarding financial stuff at Oak Life you can send an email to the team: finance-team@oaklifechurch.comFacebook Group: Got a prayer request or community event you'd like to share?
Join our Facebook Group to keep the conversation going. Also, most Sunday's we live stream part of the service!BRANCHES:
Tiny Home Village Training: Our friends at Youth Spirit Artworks are starting to build the first in the nation youth tiny home village for folks struggling with housing. As part of the process they are looking for leaders to help build or facilitate some of the project. There are trainings coming up on 4/27. If you'd like to learn more or come to the training email Darren: dfnwell693@gmail.com
Community Justice Team: The Community Justice team has just concluded their first meeting and wants YOUR input on issues you feel most concerned about in order to discern our first actions! For those interested in joining the group, meetings take place twice a month on Saturdays from 1-2pm. It's never too late to join in and no prior experience is necessary! Please contact Darren at dfnwell693@gmail.com
for more information.Project Peace Day of Service: Our next time serving the community with Project Peace is Saturday June 1st and we'll be at Garfield Elementary again!
Click here to RSVP.
Third Sunday Giving Update: Once a month we give away our entire offering to a local group or cause and it's been super encouraging to see the ways we've been able to join in good work in our community. Over the past 12 months Oak Life has given away almost $8,000!!! This month we heard from and donated $836 to Youth Spirit Artworks in support their work creating a tiny home village for homeless youth! If you'd like to watch a thank you from some of our
third Sunday partners click here.Homeless Community Support: Oak Life is connected to a local camp community and we're always looking for donations to bring our friends. Current needs include: bottle waters, clipper/bart cards, packs of socks, cold meds, and gift cards. If you'd like to donate, just bring something in on a Sunday and we'll deliver it that week.Other Stuff? Got ideas for other ways we can serve our community? Want to start a new group? Interested in organizing a hike our outing? Oak Life is a community led church- so let's make it happen. Just shoot us back an email.That's all for now!
Grace and Peace,
Chris Scott
Oak Life Church
www.oaklifechurch.com
Sundays 10AM at The New Parkway Theater
337 17th st #102, Oakland, 94612
Twitter / Instagram: @oaklifechurch
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Sundays 10AM at The New Parkway Theater
472 24th St. Oakland, 94612
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