You may choose to attend a service in person or online by connecting to our livestream on Zoom.
All Are Welcome!
We have an expansive understanding of God’s love and welcome everyone, inclusive of belief, age, race, class, ability, gender or sexual orientation.
Hybrid service welcomes online attendees.
How We Gather in Worship
Our Sunday morning gatherings are held at 10:00 am and are hybrid, so you are welcome to join us in person or online. Please click on the link at the top of the page to join us online.
The information for the service is provided over PowerPoint for both those attending in person and online.
If you are joining us online, feel free to connect with others in the chat box.
Dress is casual.
In Person Welcome at the Door
If you join us in person, volunteer greeters will welcome you as you come in.
If you are comfortable letting them know that you are visiting for the first time, please do. They can orient you the building and can answer any questions you may have.
Children Are Welcome
Children are always welcome to join us! There is a children’s time during the service and a candle is lit to honour children and youth.
They are welcome to stay in the service; there is also someone available to take them out of the sanctuary for an activity after the children’s time, if you prefer that.
Reconciliation Candle
Each week, we do a land acknowledgement and light a candle of reconciliation. We do this to acknowledge our ongoing commitment to be a community that seeks reconciliation with our Indigenous sisters and brothers.
During the Service
Those gathering in person are welcome to sit (or stand) anywhere they would like to. There are times when we sing hymns together, and there is an invitation to stand if you would like.
We announce an offering after our prayers, but any financial gifts are gathered in a basket on a table at the back of the sanctuary rather than having a specific time when a basket is passed around. Alternatively, you can offer donations online.
However, we never want money to be a barrier to your participation in the life of our community. During the offering part of the service, we acknowledge that there are many ways to offer gifts to Oasis – not just financial.
At the close of the service, participants stand or sit in a circle to sing the closing circle song.
Following worship, coffee, tea and goodies are available for everyone to share.
Communion
We celebrate communion on the first Sunday of the month in the evening, over Zoom.
Masks Are Available
As an Affirming congregation, we recognize that helping to keep those who are most vulnerable in our midst safe is part of our commitment to one another.
As such, we recommend (but do not require) that participants wear a mask as part of our gathering on Sunday morning. We provide masks for anyone that wishes to wear one.
Beyond Sunday Morning
Although Sunday mornings are a significant time of gathering together, the life of our church community is about more than what happens on a Sunday morning.
Please join us for the many activities and events that we offer and know that you don’t have to attend on Sunday morning to take part in them.