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September 10, 2026 • 1 Minute Read
Crossroads Dessert Auction
On Saturday, September 26, from 7:00–9:00 PM at First Baptist Church Nanaimo (1650 Waddington Rd), our friends at Crossroads Pregnancy Centre are hosting their annual Desserts + Delights evening, and we'd love for our church family to be part of it. This is a night built around celebrating what a community can do when it wraps around local moms and babies with love and care — and Crossroads has had an extraordinary year doing exactly that. Here's what's in store: 🎁 Silent Auction Baskets — full of treasures and gift certificates donated by local businesses. 🧁 Hundreds of Desserts — bake sale tables and a live auction featuring creations from local bakers. 🌟 Celebrating Impact — a chance to reflect together on a year of supporting some of our community's most vulnerable families. Tickets are completely free, but they're going fast.Claim Your Tickets
September 9, 2026 • 1 Minute Read
Dads & Lads: A Night Under the Stars
This past weekend, our dads and lads headed out to The Junction for a night of campfires, games, and good old-fashioned fun. There were smokies and s'mores around the fire, pancakes in the morning, and a game of lights and lanterns played out in the dark on Holland Field next door — lads darting through the field while the dads did their best to fend off the swarms coming at them from every direction. A late-night rain shower snuck in and left more than a few guys slipping into soggy shoes the next morning, but it didn't put a damper on the weekend. Lads from every age group hung out together like old friends, and the dads got a night to just be present with their sons. Nights like this are what Dads & Lads is all about — dads and their boys, unplugged, making memories that'll get retold around campfires for years to come. Want in on the next one? Subscribe below to stay in the loop.
September 9, 2026 • 2 Minute Read
Jesus & Jammies: A First for Our ONE80 Girls
Last Thursday, 24 girls from grades 4 through 7 showed up to The Junction in their comfiest pajamas for something we'd never done before — our first ever Jesus and Jammies night. 💅 It had all the makings of a classic girls' night: painted nails, cozy blankets, and plenty of laughter. But underneath the fun, something deeper was happening. These girls spent the evening being reminded of a simple truth — they are carriers of God's presence. As they head into a new school year, we wanted them to walk away knowing that Jesus doesn't just meet them on a Thursday night at church. He lives in them, every day, everywhere they go. The girls took time to journal and were prayed for individually, creating space for real, personal connection with the Lord. For many of them, it was a quiet and meaningful moment in the middle of a night full of noise and giggles — the kind of moment that sticks with you. We're so grateful for every girl who came in her jammies ready to be known, encouraged, and prayed over. Our hope is that this is a night they carry with them well beyond the start of this school year — a reminder, whenever they need it, that God's presence goes wherever they go. Want to be part of what's next for ONE80? Subscribe below to follow our posts!
September 4, 2026 • 2 Minute Read
Recap: National Gathering for NCMI Canada Elders
This past week we were immensely grateful to welcome elders and their families from all over the NCMI Canada network. Tyrone Daniel, who leads the NCMI team, flew in specially to spend time with leaders from churches all over our nation. Around 80 elders from all across Canada gathered in Nanaimo, BC to be encouraged by ministry and vision from Tyrone. It was such a significant time for our nation and for our common goal of pursuing the kingdom in our mighty land. We also had church planters training for people who are feeling the call, towards small rural towns of 500 people, to bigger cities across our nation. Such an encouraging time for the Canadian church! It was an hugely valuable time, of vision and equipping from Tyrone and massively impactful for our relationships. We are so thankful for all the team who made this possible and the Alliance Church for lending us their midweek space. Church leaders headed back to their home churches, filled and spurred on before the busy September season kicked off again. If you would like to check out any of the sessions, you can find them on the NCMI Canada YouTube page, linked here:NCMI Canada Youtube We also had the great privilege of having Tyrone minister at Oceanside Church which you can find here:Tyrone at Oceanside
September 3, 2026 • 2 Minute Read
Weekly Bulletin - September 6th-13th
Welcome to the weekly bulletin 👋 This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, small groups to special events, here's how you can get connected over the next seven days. Sunday, September 6th 8:30 & 10:30am Worship Gatherings - Join us for Sunday
service in person or online. Family Sunday - Our kids will join us in our main service as ONE80 classes pause over the long weekend. Monday, September 7th Office Closed Labour Day - It’s a long weekend! Tuesday, September 8th Nothing yet! Wednesday, September 9th Nothing yet! Thursday, September 10th Morning Prayer - Join us for our weekly prayer meeting at 2304 Jingle Pot Road from 8:40am-9:40am Friday, September 11th Nothing yet! Saturday, September 12th ONE80 Rocks - A huge party for our ONE80 Kids volunteers, 50s style! Upcoming Events Kick Off Sunday - Sunday, September 13thNew here? We'd love to connect. This Week's MessageWatch OnlineSubscribe To Our Podcast Giving Your generosity makes our work in this city possible. We’re so grateful for you. New to our community? No pressure. Today, just be our guest.Give Now Stay Connected 📩 Subscribe to this Collection to get these updates delivered directly to your inbox. 📸 Follow us on Instagram and YouTube. 🎙️ Subscribe to our podcast 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. Services: Sundays at 8:30am & 10:30am at Nanaimo Christian School.
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September 2, 2026 • 2 Minute Read
The New Bulletin
Our New Website Is Live — Just in Time for Kick-Off Sunday Oceanside is growing. More people, more ministries, more happening every single week — which is a good problem to have, and also a real one. The more is happening, the easier it is for something to slip past you. So with Kick-Off Sunday just days away, we thought it was the right moment to launch something new: our brand new website, live today. The biggest addition is one we've never had before — a weekly bulletin, right on the site, updated every week with what's coming up and what's happening across our ministries. And you don't have to remember to go check it. Subscribe, and you'll get a notification the moment a new post goes up. A few other things that came with the new site: Posts from every ministry, in one place. ONE80 Kids, Ocean Youth, Discipleship Groups, Rooted, and more all now have a home for their own updates — so you can follow what matters most to you and your family without digging around.See All Posts A new events calendar. Everything coming up at Oceanside, laid out and up to date, so you can actually plan around it instead of hearing about it after the fact.See Events A site that's finally caught up with us. Cleaned up, current, and built to keep pace as we grow — no more outdated pages or information that's a season behind. As we grow, we want to make sure growing together doesn't mean anyone gets left out of the loop. This is one more way we're trying to make that easier. Click subscribe below to get notified every time a new bulletin goes up — and we'll see you Sunday.
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