Kansas City Oasis

"It Takes a Village: A Panel Discussion on Raising the Next Generation" with licensed marriage and family therapist Teressa Thurwanger; Josh and Kate Laws, parents of boys ages 8 and 14; and grandparent Gilbert Moore. Community Moment: Mark Dixon Musical Guest: Flyzone Duo Kids: Gingerbread graham cracker houses *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. This week's program will feature a community moment by our own Helen Austen, followed by a potluck. Helen is a social entrepreneur, community organizer and national speaker. She holds a master’s degree in human services and a graduate certificate in professional counseling. With a vision for an alternative to faith-based community, Helen founded Kansas City Oasis in early 2014. In response to a growing demand for Oasis communities in other cities, Helen co-founded...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m.Featured Speaker: Carrah Q Community Moment: Lisa Phillips Musical Guest: Kemet the Phantom Kids: Snowflake day Carrah Q is a spiritual trainer, yoga teacher, lipstick aficionado, meditation instructor and religious educator. She holds a master’s degree, with distinction, in philosophy/ecumenics from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a BA in religious studies from University of Arizona.*By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Michelle Morgan, "Not Just Another New Year" Community Moment: Marlys Doerflinger Musical Guest: Joe Schoonover Trio Kids: Noisemakers and confetti As a former evangelical leader, Michelle Morgan has a lot of experience organizing and operating communities of various sizes. Since leaving behind her fundamentalist religious beliefs in April 2015, and finding Kansas City Oasis in October 2015, Michelle has worked hard to use her previous community experience to benefit Oasis. Michelle...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Micah Kubic, "We the People: Defending Civil Rights" Community Moment: TBD Musical Guest: TBD Kids: Belly laugh day Dr. Micah W. Kubic joined the ACLU of Kansas as its executive director in January 2015. Before that, he was the director of planning, development, and evaluation at the Full Employment Council, a nonprofit organization that provides employment and training services to more than 50,000 Kansas City-area residents each year. Micah previously served as a...

Join KC Oasis as we help feed and clothe those in need at Micah Ministry! The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or non-religious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait - as long as they could use some help, the Micah Ministry is there to help them. The Micah Ministry operates in a way that’s a bit different from traditional support organizations. They feed those who seek their services with a restaurant-style waiting operation: volunteers take drink and food orders and deliver the food to them, providing seconds...

Fellow Oasian Lila Shaumeyer is opening her home and sharing her knitting talent with the community! Regardless of your skill level, feel free to come over and loop and purl your way into the new year. This will be a reoccurring event. If you're interested please message Lila and she will send you her address. If you have any questions please reach out to Josh Laws or Lila Shaumeyer. This is a kid-friendly event. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Child care is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m.Featured Speaker: Nathaniel Bozarth Community Moment: Tay Cameron Musical Guest: TBA Kids: Surprise happy notes Nathaniel Bozarth is an ethnographer and producer with Brainroot Light & Sound. He has co-produced such video projects as Your Fellow Americans and Re:Dream, and currently produces Wide Ruled, a podcast on the past and present of equality in education. A two-time regional Emmy winner, Nathaniel hopes to enlighten his viewers and listeners about the impact of race and...

JAN28 Oasis at Stockyards Brewing Co. with The Short Round String Band Join your friends for an afternoon of bluegrass after Oasis! No cover charge. Kid friendly (but it is a bar) We did this once before and it was an awesome event but I will say the place fills up QUICK. I'll try to hold tables but it may very soon become standing room only based on the numbers of people. Link to the original Stockyards event: https://www.facebook.com/events/143483473099983/ More info about Stockyards Brewing Co: http://www.stockyardsbrewing.com/home.html *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of...

Let's celebrate surviving the first month of 2018 with a good ol' fashioned Oasis Mid-Week dinner! Join your Oasis family at Ponak's Mexican kitchen for a little taco therapy. As always if you have any questions please reach out to Josh Laws or Helena Bergstrom. Check out the menu ahead of time here: http://www.ponaksmexicankitchen.com/menu.html *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/) Kid Friendly