News & Notes

Welcome to our “News & Notes” blog!
Here you can find all the latest updates on what’s happening at Community Church Oshkosh.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fall Schedule!
Our fall schedule will kick off on Sunday, September 8th. Service times will remain at 8:30 | 10am. Foundations will be offered during the 8:30am service.
Community Kids will be open for Nursery - 5th grade during both services. Community Kids Unlimited (CKU), our special needs children's ministry, will be available at the 8:30am service.

Are you interested in having your child dedicated? Child Dedication is a ceremony that dedicates a child to God. Parents also dedicate themselves to raising the child in a Godly home. If you are interested in having your child dedicated, please join Pastor Tommy at the Child Dedication class on September 8th at 10am.

Are you interested in becoming a Bible Buddy Mentor to a 1st Grade Child? Please fill out THIS FORM and Shay Haase, our Elementary Children's Director, will be in contact with you.

If you have a passion for worship and the ability to sing, we'd love to have you join our worship choir.
We have some special plans for our choir this year and would love if you could join us! To learn more please use our choir connect form at community-church.com/choir.

World Relief will be joining us on September 15th! We will be meeting for anyone interested in learning more how you can assist with World Relief and help welcome refugees to our area. The meeting will take place after 2nd service; lunch will be provided.

Community Kids has specific needs in multiple classrooms for the upcoming school year. We are looking for adults who feel called to lead Kindergarteners and 2nd and 3rd graders. If you don't feel called to necessarily work with children, but would like to help serve in this ministry area, we are also looking for Welcome Desk volunteers to help facilitate check in. If you are interested, please contact Shay Haase at shayh@community-church.com for more information.

The church office will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd.

GROUPS

Experience deeper connection and improved communication in your marriage, family, relationships and faith. Join us as we walk through Love & Respect this fall. We will meet on Wednesday Nights 6:00-8pm, beginning September 11th.  Sign up on the CCO Events page. Childcare will be provided for kids 10 and under.

Wednesday Night Theology Class kicks off on September 11th 6:00-8:00pm.
Located in the Meeting Room located next to CCO Offices.

After Party! Join us for an afternoon of hiking at Parnell Tower in the Kettle Moraine State Forest on Sunday, September 8 from 1:00-7:00. We will have a stop for ice cream and dinner. Sign up HERE to join us.

Celebrate Recovery meets Friday evenings from 6-8pm at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 808 N. Main Street Oshkosh. Come find freedom from your hurts, habits, and hangups and live the life God desires for you to live. CLICK HERE for additional information.

YOUNG ADULTS

Young Adults Ministry meets on Tuesday evenings for adults age 18-28. CLICK HERE for more information. Tuesday, September 3rd we will be putting together care packages for members of our church who are going through trials. Join us at CCO in the Youth Lounge from 6-8pm.

Young Adult Axe Throwing on September 24th. Join us for axe throwing @ Appleton Axe from 6-8pm! Cost is $25 a person. Sign up on the CCO Events Page.

MISSIONS

This month we are highlighting the ministry of Thomas & Tanya Clyde. They serve with Converge in the UK and Ireland to help create church planting and revitalization networks.
Check out more on their ministry HERE.

COMMUNITY KIDS

Community Kids will be open for Nursery-PreK during the 8:30 service ONLY, 10am there will be No Programming due to the Holiday Weekend.

Play & Praise
Join us for story time, worship, crafts, snacks, and fellowship. Kiddos age 5 and under and their caregivers are invited to join us each month. CLICK HERE for more information.

Bible Buddy Program
Children entering 1st grade in the fall of 2024 are invited to participate in Community Kid's Bible Buddies program. Bible Buddies consists of a mentor from CCO's congregation who sponsors the cost of a new Bible for your child. This mentor is also responsible for sending your child postcards once a month to encourage, equip, and inspire your child to dive deeper into their relationship with Jesus. Sign up HERE if your 1st grader is interested.

Community Kids Choir
At Community Kids, we value the lessons that are taught through worship and song. Kids Choir is open to children Kindergarten through 5th grade who regularly attend Community Kids or Community Kids Unlimited.

Fall Schedule
Sept. 15 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Sept. 22 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Oct. 13 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Oct. 20 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Nov. 10 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Nov. 17 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Dec. 8 - Practice (8:30 | 10am)
Dec. 15 - LEAD WORSHIP BOTH SERVICES

CSM

Fall Kick Off
This fall we will be splitting our CSM group into Middle & High School. This will allow for us to teach directly to each age group, as well as be able to better disciple each student. High School students will be meeting on Sunday evenings 6-8, Middle School will be meeting Wednesday evenings 6-8.

September 4th – Open House 6-7 Check out new space, opportunity to ask questions, and learn more about the coming school year.
September 8th – High School Kick off
September 11th – Middle School Kick off

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Worship services are at 8:30am & 10am.  Join us this Sunday, as we look at the Rhythm of Discipleship. We will be celebrating communion during the morning services.

Community Kids will be open for Nursery-PreK during the 8:30 service ONLY, 10am there will be No Programming due to the Holiday Weekend.

Here are the songs we will be singing:
My Testimony - Elevation Worship
Egypt - Bethel Music
Good (Can't Be Anything Else) - Cody Carnes
Another In the Fire - Hillsong United
The Jesus Way - Phil Wickham

The cafe will be open and serving Donuts. All donations will support Serve the City Weekend.

ONLINE

Sunday service is available via live stream at 8:30 & 10am.  

Website: community-church.com/live
YouTube: youtube.com/communitychurch
Roku or Apple TV App: Community Church Oshkosh

If you are new to CCO, please go to community-church.com/welcome to fill out the form. We would love to connect with you.

Check out these pictures from last Sunday at CCO.

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