Monthly Archives: August 2015

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Happy Wednesday

A few things I would like to mention this afternoon:

  1. HAPPY WEDNESDAY! I hope everyone has been having a good week so far. I know that as we get towards the middle of our weeks we can really start to get tired and begin to drag a little bit—especially as the work week starts to pile on the stresses! That’s why it is so important for us to be able to find times where we can pause for a moment from the grind of the week, find something relaxing and/or rejuvenating to boost our morale, and enter back into our week. Pause, Pray/Play, Proceed! Which leads me to:
  2. OUTREACH NIGHT! Tonight we will explore conflict in the world through tackling great feats of engineering! You will be required to imagine big and play hard. So be ready! Tonight we will open the doors at 4, dinner at 5:15, and the experience to follow at 5:45. 
  3. AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. Starting Thursday we will shift to our after school hours. Instead of opening at 12 for lunch OASIS will open its doors Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3:30. On Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 4:30 we will enter into what we’re calling “Express Yourself”, which will be opportunities for Staff, Friends of OASIS, and other individuals and groups to share skills or passions with our participants. Dinner will then be provided at 5:15 and we will either enter into scheduled programming or closing at 6, depending on the day. And finally—
  4. OPEN MIC NIGHT. V.I.P.’s second Open Mic Night is this Sunday starting at 7pm in the Activity Room. Admission is only $5, but the experience is one you will never forget! Come on out and experience the energy and spirit that thrives in the midsts of the creative and inspired minds of our community! Whether you have something on your heart you would like to offer or you just want to sit back and enjoy, there’s something for everyone at a V.I.P. Open Mic Night.

Hope to see you out!

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OPEN MIC Night

Happy Friday!

As you are getting ready for the weekend and making all your exciting plans I wanted to plant a seed for Sunday, August 30th. That is the next Open Mic Night hosted by V.I.P. Last Tuesday, if you were able to make it out, you know just how much fun it turned out to be! There was a nice turn out of about roughly 40 and a good mix of poetry, song, and live music from the band. We even had a few of our very own Oasis family get up and do some pieces! 

Whether you have something on your heart you would like to offer or you just want to sit back and enjoy the creative culture in which we are fortunate enough to be enveloped, it will be a night that will have you leaving inspired!

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Aug. 30 7pm-11pm

OASIS Activity Room

ONLY $5 DOLLAR ADMISSION! 

Hope to see you out!

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Open Mic Night

Tonight V.I.P. is hosting an open Mic Night from 7-11 in the Activity Room in Oasis.

ONLY $5 ADMISSION!!!

Bring your poems, lyrics, or any spoken word you’ve got to share. Enjoy live music and the living, thriving energy that arises among the congregated creative minds of our community. Lisa A. Arledge will be there and reading some of her work! Will you!?

See you there!

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I hope that everyone has been having a great week so far!

Tonight will be a typical Outreach Night Experience. Doors will open at 4, dinner at 5:15, and the Experience to follow afterwards. Last week we took a look at Inner Conflict—what are the things that we are holding on to that keep us trapped, or unable to move forward. This week we will branch out and look more closely at conflicts in relationships; specifically when dealing with our relationships between race and culture. There is a great deal of disconnect, even amongst communities, and those barriers can not be broken down if we can not first find a way to create a relationship. It is through relationship that we can begin to find understanding and conflict can then begin to actually be addressed. Hope to see you all out tonight!

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Ward 5 Fest

Councilwoman Tara Samples presents Ward 5 Fest.

August 7th-9th, 2015 in Akron, Ohio.

Come out and celebrate Ward 5 community spirit, fellowship, and check out the OASIS booth!

Click the above link for the schedule of Events.

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Time to get “Realz!”

Our July: Summer of Fun is officially over and that can only mean one thing—Time to get “Realz!”

 

This year we’ve been concentrating on the theme “Be Loved, Check Yourself, Love, Repeat.” If we can get this concept down there is nothing that we cannot overcome or accomplish. Over the last few months we took a look at:

*Being Loved (by self, in relationships, in community, and in the world)

*Checking Yourself (your connections, control, concerns, and complaining)

*Love (yourself, your relationships, your community, and your world)

*And Repeat (sustain)

 

As we reenter into our school year and start to transition out of summer we will also reenter into Being Loved, Checking Yourself, Love, and Repeat. Over the next couple months we will focus on Conflict, Confrontation, Resolution, and Sustaining.

 

August. Be Loved: Conflict

  1. Inner Conflict. (Matt. 19:16-28)
  2. Relational Conflict (Matt. 5:23-26)
  3. Community Conflict (Matt. 18:15-19)
  4. Conflict With the World (Romans 12:9-21)

 

September. Check Yourself: Confrontation

  1. Power (Control)
  2. Respect (Ego)
  3. Loyalty
  4. Integrity
  5. Health

 

October. Love: Resolution

  1. Surrender
  2. Stabilize
  3. Harmony
  4. Peace

 

November. Repeat: Sustain

  1. Denial -> Acceptance
  2. Anger -> Acceptance
  3. Bargaining -> Acceptance
  4. Depression -> Acceptance

 

If you have any stories, thoughts, or ideas that you think would be beneficial for any of the upcoming weeks or months please feel free to email me at justin@oasisakron.org. It’s always great to get feedback and thoughts from you all; and exciting when we’re able to incorporate more of you into our events. However; Judy, I wasn’t able to get turning the sanctuary into a giant slip and slide approved. Love the spirit, though. 😉

 

And lastly, this Wednesday will be a typical outreach night format. Doors open at 4, dinner at 5:15, and the experience to follow. Hope to see you all out!

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