Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 Native American Spirituality
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are invited to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for Soup & Soul!
Cabaret Night!
Bring your performing talents to share, because on we are bringing back the Cabaret Night!!!! Admission is free for performers, and by donation for audience members. Suggested minimum donation: $5. All proceeds will go towards our Music Ministry. The show will be at 7:30 pm (doors at 7 pm), with a sound-check for performers from 5-7 pm. If you have any questions, please speak to Curt Bergen or Rev. Sarah. The sign-up deadline is Sunday, Nov. 1.
There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex (church entryway), or you may email this info to the church office. Details we will need if you wish to perform:
Name and contact details
Type of performance (what will you perform? If it’s a song, who is it by? 5 minutes max!!!)
Extras: if you need a handheld mic, piano accompaniment from Curt, or will be bringing your own backing track, let us know!
The show will be in the OBUC Sanctuary. Please enter via Granite St. main doors. Accessible entrance and accessibility lift are located to the left/east of the main entrance ramp/stairs.
Let's Talk About Death: Writing your own eulogy and planning your funeral
All new topics this fall! Rev. Sarah hosts a second series of learning and discussion opportunities to help us plan for our eventual death. Each session will take place in the Sanctuary. Bring a bag lunch—we will provide coffee, tea, goodies, the space and an expert from whom to learn:
Wednesday, Sep. 16 1-2:30 pm: downsizing and dealing with our possessions, with a guest from Changing Spaces
Wednesday, Oct. 21 1-2:30 pm: MAID, with guests from Hospice Victoria
Wednesday, Nov. 18 1-2:30 pm: writing your own eulogy and planning your funeral, with Rev. Sarah
Advance registration requested so that we can prepare enough resources and refreshments to share. Register by signing up on the clipboard in the Narthex/entryway, or by emailing the office. Suggested donation of $5/person per session to help cover costs of goodies, payable at the door by cash or debit/credit.
Accessibility lift available through the Granite street door to the downstairs Community Hall, east of the main entrance ramp.
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Sanctuary D&D
Seeking an inclusive gaming community? Sanctuary D&D comes to the Victoria area in a series of self-contained one-shot adventures set in the Radiant Citadel. Facilitated by the Rev. John Crowdis.
Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a collaborative storytelling game in which players work together to problem-solve, complete epic quests, and explore characters and relationships. Join us for another fun journey within the Radiant Citadel as members of the heroic Shieldbearers, a guild of adventurous do-gooders. All levels are welcome! No experience or materials required.
Oak Bay United Church is located at the corner of Mitchell and Granite St. Please enter via Granite St. main doors. Accessible entrance and accessibility lift are located to the left/east of the main entrance ramp/stairs.
Family Christmas Crafternoon
All are invited to an all-ages Family Christmas Crafternoon!
Make your own ornaments, holiday cards, felt Christmas cats and other seasonal crafts! There will be face-painting, baby and tot play areas, and refreshments.
Admission is free! Donations towards our Children, Youth & Family Ministries to help provide community events like this are greatly appreciated!
Crafternoon will be held in our ground-level Community Hall (corner of Granite & Mitchell). Please enter via the Granite St. (down ramp to the left/east side of the large main ramp). Attendees are welcome to park in the church lot, located east of the church along Granite St.
Sweet Soul Choir: Motown Christmas Party
You’re invited to a Motown Christmas Party with Checo & the Sweet Soul Choir! With songs of the Temptations and the Fifth Dimension, alongside Motown-style Christmas Carols, like the lively favourite, “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” and the Sam Cooke classic, “Having a Party,” this soul-lifting choir will put a smile on your face.
This concert will highlight Fateh Care, a local charity that assists vulnerable people in the Greater Victoria community. Learn more about their work here!
Tickets: $25 general admission. Doors at 7 pm. Please enter via Granite St. Level ground accessible entrance is located to the east/left of the main entrance.
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Service of Worship, Communion, and Song
Join us for an Advent 2 Service of Worship, Communion, and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen and the OBUC Choir
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Thrift Donations: Final Day of the Year!
Donations for our Thrift Shop are accepted every Wednesday morning!
Thrift Donations: First day back after Christmas!
Donations for our Thrift Shop are accepted every Wednesday morning!
Knit & Natter
Calling Crafters of All Ages and Stages!
All are invited to an hour or more of intergenerational fun and fellowship! Following the service on the second Sunday of every month, bring a handwork/crafty activity of any sort to the Community Hall to work on it while spending time with friends (or making new friends!).
In the interest of safety and sound levels, we ask that you not bring any power tools.
Service of Worship, Communion, and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship, Communion, and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen and the OBUC Choir
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 Native American Spirituality
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Guest Worship Leader
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen and the OBUC Choir
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Guest Worship Leader: Rev. Alanna Menu
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 Native American Spirituality
Let's Talk About Death: MAID
All new topics this fall! Rev. Sarah hosts a second series of learning and discussion opportunities to help us plan for our eventual death. Each session will take place in the Sanctuary. Bring a bag lunch—we will provide coffee, tea, goodies, the space and an expert from whom to learn:
Wednesday, Sep. 16 1-2:30 pm: downsizing and dealing with our possessions, with a guest from Changing Spaces
Wednesday, Oct. 21 1-2:30 pm: MAID, with guests from Hospice Victoria
Wednesday, Nov. 18 1-2:30 pm: writing your own eulogy and planning your funeral, with Rev. Sarah
Advance registration requested so that we can prepare enough resources and refreshments to share. Register by signing up on the clipboard in the Narthex/entryway, or by emailing the office. Suggested donation of $5/person per session to help cover costs of goodies, payable at the door by cash or debit/credit.
Accessibility lift available through the Granite street door to the downstairs Community Hall, east of the main entrance ramp.
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are invited to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for Soup & Soul!
Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 OR 17 (date tbc)Native American Spirituality
Knit & Natter
Calling Crafters of All Ages and Stages!
All are invited to an hour or more of intergenerational fun and fellowship! Following the service on the second Sunday of every month, bring a handwork/crafty activity of any sort to the Community Hall to work on it while spending time with friends (or making new friends!).
In the interest of safety and sound levels, we ask that you not bring any power tools.
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 OR 17 (date tbc)Native American Spirituality
Meet the Candidates Fair
All are invited to come meet the candidates for Oak Bay city council. Oak Bay residents will have the opportunity to directly talk to and ask questions of the candidates for the upcoming municipal election in an informal “trade show” atmosphere. There are two candidates for Mayor and nine for Councillor.
Entry to the Community Hall is via the level ground Granite St entrance (east of the main entrance ramp).
Sponsored by the Community Association of Oak Bay, this event supplements the Community Association’s all-candidates meetings at Oak Bay High on Oct. 1 and 8 (also at 7 pm). For more information on these and other events, please visit the Community Association’s website.
Service of Worship, Communion, and Song
Join us for a Service of Worship, Communion, and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen and the OBUC Choir
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Oak Bay Meditation Group
Come and Find the Quiet Centre
Come and take some time to sit in silence. Together we will explore two contemplative practices: Contemplative Reading (Lectio Divina), and the Centering Prayer. We will be guided through both practices, and there will be time to discuss the process. All are welcome! No prior experience is necessary. Please tell your friends, or better still, bring them along! No registration required.
Held in the OBUC Chapel (entry via Kitchen door, off of the parking lot). Please arrive by 1:55 pm.
Linda Mulhall and Aaron Hurlburt are on the Steering Committee for the Contemplative Network of Greater Victoria. This event is sponsored by Oak Bay United and The Contemplative Network. For further information please contact Linda Mulhall.
Service of Worship and Song
Join us for a Truth and Reconciliation Service of Worship and Song!
Worship Leader: Rev. Sarah Fanning
Music Leadership: Curt Bergen
All are welcome to join us in the downstairs Community Hall for coffee, tea, and conversation!
Fall Study Series: Exploring World Religions
“Each of the world’s religions may seem foreign to ‘outsiders,’ but to an ‘insider,’ each represents a means by which both a particular society and creation as a whole can be understood more completely.”
Our adult study series this fall is an opportunity to come and explore another six of the world religions, and to learn more about faith in our neighbours. Each week will begin with a prayer from the tradition that is being focussed on, and participants will have an opportunity to share with one another their past experiences with that faith tradition. We will then view a video together that explores the history, texts, traditions and holidays of each faith, and end with some questions to think about and reflect upon. The hope is that as we explore some of the major religions of the world, we will gain a renewed understanding of the diverse world around us and of each other as human beings. Come and learn more about other faiths. All are welcome! The study group will meet Wednesdays in the Community Hall from 5-7 pm. Each session in stand-alone, so you do not need to attend all of them.
September 23 Shinto
October 7 Confucianism & Taoism
October 14 African & African American Religion
October 21 Religions of Small Societies
November 4 Scepticism & Religious Relativism
November 11 OR 17 (date tbc)Native American Spirituality