We're really excited to announce that the Department for Education has told us that our application to develop a new co-educational secondary Free School for Waterloo is strong enough to progress to the next stage. This will take the form of an interview in the middle of next month after which we expect to hear whether we can proceed further, later in the summer. So, thank you to all those who have helped us get this far, to everyone who diligently collected signatures on school gates and the wider community and to everyone for your prayers. Please continue to pray as we move into the next stages.
George Osbourne's most recent budget has cause quite a stir in the charity sector; limiting the amount of tax-effective giving higher rate tax payers can make. The move would have a considerable impact on our church, Oasis and the entire third sector. We're hosting an event on Thursday, The Charity Tax: Big Society or a Bad Move, to discuss the proposed changes and would love for you to be there. You can find out more about it here.
On Saturday we had our trial FoodBank collection at Tesco on Kennington Lane. It was a massive success, a huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped collect ½ of a ton of food to be distributed to some of the most desperate families in our community.
Tommy Eye has released his latest single - the first from his new, long awaited album! Find out more here.
"So please support us as we train for and run the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for Oasis by giving whatever you can. Everything you give goes to making a positive difference in so many lives.
"You can give online at www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/jimmyandkat or you can give by texting ORRS12 £10 (or £5) to 70070."
Jimmy and Kat
We're joining a national scheme to recycle clothes and household textiles to create an income stream for our FoodBank. Collection bins will soon be available for unwanted clothes: adult's, children's, belts, bags, paired shoes, blankets, sheets, towels and curtains. These will be collected and we will receive a financial contribution for every five full bags collected. All contributions need to be clean and of wearable/useable quality. So, as you spring clean think about what you can contribute to the new scheme.
We're collecting Tesco and Sainsbury's vouchers for Oasis Academy, Johanna Primary. Last year the scheme enabled us to buy some new PE and games equipment for the playground. It would be great to make even a bigger impact this year. If you have vouchers that you can donate, there is a collecting box available through the week in the Hub Coffee House, as well as each Sunday.
If you enjoying running or would like to start running please come and join us on a Saturday morning. We meet every week at 9.30 0n the church steps (opposite Lambeth North tube) and tailor the runs for the needs of whoever turns up so all levels of experience and fitness are welcome.
You are invited to what is promising to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening of varied music, and your chance to support some of our local community choirs.
Hub Athletic FC is launching a new academy team in Waterloo, Oval and Kennington. If you're between 13-15 and would like to play, or older and would like to help out, get in touch.
Every Tuesday evening, 18:00-19:30 at Archbishops Sumner Primary School. You can meet us there or at theOasis Church Waterloo at 17:45.
The on-going global economic crisis has led to calls from many that the system needs to change. Join Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Sir Stuart Etherington CEO of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and members of Occupy LSX as we explore what steps need be taken to ensure that Capitalism begins to contribute to mending instead of breaking our society.
The event will be a platform for informed debate with lots of audience participation around the big issues and financial questions raised by recent world events.
At the beginning of this new year, we are starting two new teaching series - one for the 11am Sunday Morning service and one for the 6:30pm Sunday Evening service:
Does capitalism need reforming, replacing or is it fine just as it is? Join us as we debate the question of our generation. Now you can watch the video from this fantastic timely event
I remember it well. I had rehearsed all my lines ‘Do you have any rooms free?’, ‘My wife is heavily pregnant, have you anywhere we could stay?’. I was donning a tea towel and my mum had rendered the most convincing beard ever seen on the face of a nine-year old. I perhaps wasn’t ready for the ensuing fame but like all great actors I knew I’d eventually find my way; the role was mine for the taking.
88 students auditioned, 12 acts made it through to the live final and all of them were fantastic, without even a hint of butterflies. Dan ‘Dermot’ Dowman proved a natural host bringing a ton of energy and enthusiasm that was returned with interest by the audience. Read more about the grand final of Johanna's Got Talent here...
We've just started an exciting new course we've been developing looking at the whole Bible story in just 5 weeks. Join us as we discuss and debate how we read, interpret and live out the Bible's teachings. Click here for more details.
If you missed Shane's visit to Oasis Church Waterloo, or you were here and just want to hear him again, the video for his talk is here!
Oasis Church Waterloo is now here! Welcome to our new website. Here you'll be able to find out more information about who we are, what we do and how you can get involved.