Easter Sunday Service
The Lord is risen today. Let us sing and rejoice as part of the congregation of the faithful in this most blessed celebration.
Good Friday Service
Good Friday Worship Service: A Reflection on Sacrifice, Forgiveness, and Redemption
OUC - Annual General Meeting 2024
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 of Oakridge United Church.
This annual gathering serves as a vital opportunity for our community to come together, reflect on our achievements and challenges, and chart a course for the future.
*Nominations for board and committee members are being accepted to the nominating committee: Cheryl Hutchcroft & Diane Wyllychuk
Your participation and input are invaluable.
Sunday, March 10, 2024 (After Church)
Oakridge United Church - 305 W 41 Ave. Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2S5
Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent.
Join us Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 12 PM for a solemn service to think, pray, and set some intentions to add depth to your spiritual practices during the season of Lent.
Visioning Day
Start our journey in 2024 with a vision full of hope and possibilities.
Join us on Sunday, January 21, 2024
12 PM - LUNCH provided
12:30-2:30 PM - VISIONING TIME
Christmas Eve: Candlelight Service
Join us for our Christmas Ever Service of worshiping and singing carols under candlelight.
Christmas Carols
Christmas Carols, Crafts, & Cookies!
December 17th, 2-4 PM
Come join us for a time of Christmas Caroling!
Cookies, Hot Chocolate, & Holiday Crafts!
*Feast & Fallow is baking the cookies!
FALL FEAST: Community Gathering Meals
Join the fun of sharing a meal in one another’s homes! Eat, talk, laugh, make new friends, and get to know one another as we build community around the table!
Sign up to be a host home or to attend a dinner!
FALL FEAST: Community Gathering Meals
Join the fun of sharing a meal in one another’s homes! Eat, talk, laugh, make new friends, and get to know one another as we build community around the table!
Sign up to be a host home or to attend a dinner!
A Gift of Giving: FOOD DRIVE
Food for Everyone
Show thankfulness this Thanksgiving by feeding those in need. Bring some non perishable food items to share!
Potluck Party
Potluck Party!
The value of a home-cooked meal, shared around the table together is priceless. After church, once a month in the Spring + Summer seasons, we'll gather to eat together. This is a time to eat, laugh, and talk together!
Gathering around the table is a great way to get to know one another and to grow deeper in our friendships together.
Bring your favourite dish to share!
Come and join our Potluck Party held on August 20, 2023, at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm (after church).
Vancouver Pride Parade: Faithful Presence
Sunday August 6, 12pm-3pm
All are welcome to join as we walk in solidarity and love with the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Join Rev. Heather Joy + the crew from OUC, we’ll leave directly from church to take the skytrain downtown to meet with more UCC folx to represent #teamjesus in the parade.
Baptism & Membership Sunday
Next steps in your faith journey?
If you're considering saying 'yes' to following Jesus with your life and getting involved in a community of faith, we're here for you.
You deserve to experience and know how deeply loved and valuable you are as a human. Jesus came to show us a way of living that frees us to love and be loved.
Membership is about making a promise to the people around you that you're alongside for the journey with Jesus, and seeking to bring God's dream for humanity into this world. It's also about receiving the blessing of community, friendship, solidarity, teamwork, and love.
Wherever you are on the journey of life, you belong here!
Speak to Rev. Heather Joy, or any of our leadership team about Next Steps!
Potluck Party
Potluck Party!
The value of a home-cooked meal, shared around the table together is priceless. After church, once a month in the Spring + Summer seasons, we'll gather to eat together. This is a time to eat, laugh, and talk together!
Gathering around the table is a great way to get to know one another and to grow deeper in our friendships together.
Bring your favourite dish to share!
Come and join our Potluck Party held on May 21, 2023, at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm (after church).
Easter Sunday service
Easter Sunday worship service
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed.
Hallelujah!
CNOY Walk
The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk to raise money for First United, serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness.
Want to be a part of it?
Join us and as we walk in solidarity and support! Or you can make a donation to our walk team!
https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=5166142&langPref=en-CA
Contemplative Prayer for Beginners
Join us during 40 Days of Lent in the practice of learning to pray daily.
Spending time in prayer can help us to examine the inner workings of your soul, set some intentions, spiritual practices, and work on your depth of character.
Come journey through Lent together with an open Contemplative Prayer for Beginners, 12:10 Tues-Fri in our Sanctuary!
Pancake Dinner
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras!) is a Christian festival celebrated in many countries across the globe. The Tuesday before the beginning of Lent – a period of around six weeks leading up to Easter. During Lent, Christians give up luxuries to remember when Jesus went into the desert for 40 days to fast and pray. Pancake Tuesday we have one last luxurious (Fat Tuesday/ Mardi Gras!) meal before the solemnity of Lent.
*free
Sacred Jazz Suites
Sacred Jazz Suites
Dean Thiessen’s Good Samaritan Suite with Cindy Dai-Thiessen (narration, Wynston Minckler (base), Thad Baily-Mai (trumpet), and Ben Parker (drums).
Sacred Jazz
The Grand Slam Jazz Band is proud to present a suite of music that covers the musical roots of the gospel tradition as it developed in the southern states of America, starting from the just prior to the turn of the 20th century until the civil rights era of the 1960’s. Highlighted in this performance will be the music that influenced the modern gospel sound, and how it blended together to form the unified tradition that we have inherited to this day.
Campus United: Worship & Connection Night!
Curious about this Jesus thing? Wondering what the story of God is all about?
Come join friendly ministers and fellow university students as we gather to enter into the story of God together though music (both modern and old), scripture (aka The Bible), celebration of the Lord’s table (or Eucharist or communion) and prayer (talking and listening to God).
Snacks and beverages provided.
Hosted by:
Rev. Heather Joy James, Rev. Aaron Miller & Daniel Martin
“We exist to support all who live, work and study on post-secondary campuses and to build relationships with local faith communities as we journey together in the Way of Jesus.”
Christmas Eve Service
Join us for our special Christmas Eve Service followed up our regular Sunday morning service on Christmas Day.
Blue Christmas Service
Blue Christmas also known as The Longest Night
A service of Remembrance and Hope.
We will be holding a Blue Christmas Service that honours people that have lost loved ones and are experiencing grief.
Christmas Carols
Come join us for a time of Christmas Caroling!
Cookies & Hot Chocolate & Holiday Crafts
*Feast & Fallow is catering
Campus United: Worship & Connection Night!
Curious about this Jesus thing? Wondering what the story of God is all about?
Come join friendly ministers and fellow university students as we gather to enter into the story of God together though music (both modern and old), scripture (aka The Bible), celebration of the Lord’s table (or Eucharist or communion) and prayer (talking and listening to God).
Snacks and beverages provided.
Hosted by:
Rev. Heather Joy James, Rev. Aaron Miller & Daniel Martin
“We exist to support all who live, work and study on post-secondary campuses and to build relationships with local faith communities as we journey together in the Way of Jesus.”
OUC Rededication Ceremony
We are excited to officially announce the Church Rededication Ceremony!
We will be honouring the work of the OUC Steering Committee & re-dedicating the OUC Sanctuary and building on Sunday *September 25th, 2022* during the Sunday worship service.
You are invited to join us as we celebrate all God has and is doing at Oakridge United Church.
Guest Preacher: Rev. Rob Crosby-Shearer
Please join us after the service for a Luncheon reception.
Campus United: Worship & Connection Night!
Curious about this Jesus thing? Wondering what the story of God is all about?
Come join friendly ministers and fellow university students as we gather to enter into the story of God together though music (both modern and old), scripture (aka The Bible), celebration of the Lord’s table (or Eucharist or communion) and prayer (talking and listening to God).
Snacks and beverages provided.
Hosted by:
Rev. Heather Joy James, Rev. Aaron Miller & Daniel Martin
“We exist to support all who live, work and study on post-secondary campuses and to build relationships with local faith communities as we journey together in the Way of Jesus.”
August Potluck Party
Food | Fun | Friends
Bring over your best dish on Sunday, July 10th at 11:30AM (after worship service) at Oakridge United Church!