Join us for our Virtual Wednesday Midweek Oasis Service this Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, our focus will be Visioning Together.  Use the link below to join.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88207442722

Meeting ID: 88207442722

Passcode: 123456

Join us for the July Diversity Circle Meeting on Friday, July 24, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm via Zoom. This month’s discussion, led by Jim Van Buskirk, explores Emma Lazarus’s The New Colossus and its lasting relevance to immigration, refugees, and social justice.  To learn more about this month’s topic and join the conversation, please CLICK HERE

In this workshop you will learn about your inner critic, what it is, how you got one and ways you can work with and even befriend your inner critic. Participants will learn to recognize their particular type of “Inner Critic” from the seven types. Also you will discover when the inner critic is running your life, when it should and shouldn’t, how to turn down the volume of this voice and reconnect with the language of the authentic self. CLICK HERE to register

The Social Justice Ministry meeting has been rescheduled to July 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Social Hall. Together, we engage in sacred activism to help create a world that works for everyone and to nurture a community that is intentionally inclusive of all.

We are preparing for another amazing OCSL Online Auction from August 16th through August 30. Now is the time to give some thought to items or services you can contribute to this fund raising event. Nancy Hester and Gabriella Condie will once again host this online auction. Past Contributions have included artwork, classes, practitioner sessions, high end goods, gift certificates, and tours, just to name a few. Be open to the possibilities. If you are interested in contributing or for more information, please contact Nancy or Gabriella.

We are currently looking for volunteers in several areas at OCSL. Opportunities include helping with Coffee and Tea Service setup and cleanup in the Fellowship Hall during the next few Sundays, serving as a Bookstore Cashier on the second Sunday of each month, and joining our Announcer Team. For more information, please see Susan Teague regarding the Coffee and Tea Service volunteer opportunity, or contact Robert Leeds at rfleeds@hotmail.com and Nancy Hester at nhester@oaklandcsl.org regarding the Bookstore and Announcer Team positions.

Our ongoing coin drive is Abundance in Action. It demonstrates that we are Open at the Top. We affirm that “My giving blesses the world. I allow abundance to flow freely. I joyfully give and receive. I am grateful for the overflow.” There is a coin canister at the back of the sanctuary and one in the lobby. Thanks so much for your generosity.

 Create your own plate inscription that will go on the back of a chair in our Sanctuary or Social Hall. 4 levels to choose from: Platinum – $500 (5 lines), Gold $200 (4 lines), Silver $100 (3 lines), and Bronze (2 lines). Include yourself, family, friends, ancestors, or organizations in the dedication OR share lines with someone else to reduce the cost. Order by November 30 to be one of the first inscriptions with a special star. Click on the image to sign up.

In our form of affirmative prayer, we are announcing. We are remembering what is true about the goodness of this life and declaring it to be so. We are particularizing the love of God, the energy of the Universe, in our own life.  ~Scott Awbry

Affirmative prayer is a major spiritual practice at Oakland Center for Spiritual Living. Everyone can learn to pray affirmatively.  Trained Licensed Prayer Practitioners choose to make affirmative prayer their mission. To find a list of all the Practitioners, Click Here.  Practitioners offer prayer to anyone at no cost.  Practitioners are also available to help you explore your beliefs and to help you align those beliefs with spiritual principle. Click the image to download the prayer form and submit your prayer to our prayer team.