Kansas City Oasis

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Featured Speaker: Janey-Ali Rizvi Community Moment: Melodie Armstrong Musical Guest: KC Drum Tribe About our featured speaker: Janey-Ali Rizvi is a former Muslim who graduated in Religious Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves on the Board of Directors for Houston Oasis (www.HoustonOasis.org) as well as the Oasis Network (www.usoasis.org).

Come join Oasis parents and teens age 13-17 for a visit to Union Station for Da Vinci: The Exhibition. In addition to a display of Da Vinci's sketches and paintings, some of his fantastic machines are reproduced in three dimensions. This is a great way for parents to spend time with their teenagers. A parent should accompany their child/children to this event. For families with multiple children, feel free to bring siblings of age 7 and older, but (because this is a teen event) we ask that you leave small children at home. All interested adult volunteers are also welcome....

Bring the family and join us for another happy hour! Parents with young kids (and people who don't mind kids) are invited to enjoy a family-friendly wine, beer, or whatever-you-fancy happy hour. EVERYONE is welcome, whether you have kids or not! Please bring a snack and a bottle of your favorite wine/beer/whatever to share. Lila’s place has plenty of space and is kid friendly. There are cats in the home (plan for allergies.) Games and crafts are welcome. If there’s snow on the ground, kids will be welcome to play in the snow. There are a few stairs to get...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30PM Featured Speaker: Maureen Kennedy "Grief and Loss: Finding Comfort" Community Moment: Ben Bradley Musical Guest: Brian Maloney Grief and Loss — Finding Comfort: Through her life Maureen experienced loss. It wasn't until she became a hospice volunteer that she realized she was able to sit with people as they grieved. On February 7, 2015 she will talk with us about how to comfort ourselves as we experience grief and loss and how to help others....

Join your friends for a relaxed day of fun and games. Please plan on bringing food and drink to share, as well as lots of board games. If the event gets a high RSVP count, you might consider asking your host about bringing chairs/card tables. Kids are welcome and the home is child friendly. No pets live in the home. There should be plenty of street parking. There are some stairs to enter the house, and no ramp. The address will be sent out prior to the event. Please message Stacy Leonard or James Wartell with questions.

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday program begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Featured Speaker: Merritt Benz, LCSW, CDWF, "Self Compassion & Connection" Community Moment: Tricia Crowder & Oleh Kovalchuke Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell ***Potluck to follow Sunday program. Bring a dish to share! "Self-Compassion & Connection: The Key to Getting the Love You Want." Love, belonging, connection … we are all searching for it and want more of it in our lives. The path that leads us to finding it is often is filled with both disappointment and joy. We can...

Join us for lunch at Burrito Brothers in River Market! Please RSVP for headcount. If we’re a large group, we may be at more than one table, since many casual venues don’t take reservations. If you arrive and don’t recognize any faces, message either Erin Eaton or Mark Dixon, or ask the host/hostess. The Monthly Midtown/Downtown Lunch Group meets approximately once a month for lunch in the midtown/downtown area (Waldo, The Plaza, Westport, KU Med area, Downtown, SW Boulevard, River Market, etc). The location will change each month based on suggestions. In general, we’ll be looking for low- to medium-priced...

Join your friends for dinner and good conversation. We will have several large reserved tables. Say you're with Oasis!

Please come to our Retro Bowl fundraiser to support KC Oasis! Bring your family and friends to bowl and hang-out with your fellow Oasians. You must reserve your spot (and pay) in advance to ensure we have enough lanes booked. The cost of this event is $15 per adult and $10 per child (12 and under) if you reserve in advance. If you are unable to pre-purchase tickets, the cost will be $20 per adult and $15 per child at the bowling alley. The price includes shoe rental and bowling up to 3 games in two hours. Helena Bergstrom will...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30PM Featured Speaker: Pete Machik Potts "Buddha Behind Bars: Waking up in the Hole" Community Moment: Matthew Suego Musical Guest: Chad Vaughn About our featured speaker: Pete Machik Potts is a meditation teacher and ordained minister of Bodhisattva Buddhism. She is a member of a thriving sangha at Temple Buddhist Center in Kansas City (located on the Plaza) and is on the board of directors of Inner Peace Buddhist Center. After a 20+ year career in...

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...

Join your fellow Oasians for an evening of food and libations at Barley's Brewhaus - Overland Park. We have reserved the high-top tables to the left of the bar. If you are concerned you won't know anyone at the event, don't worry - we're a friendly, welcoming bunch! If you have questions, get in touch with James Wartell. Leave the kids with a sitter; this is our monthly adult happy hour. We'll see you there!

Join KC Oasis and others from around KC as we help grant Amelia's Make-A-Wish: to take care of the world for a day by helping with trash cleanup around the city. Amelia is a brave young lady with a big heart who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Out of all the experiences she could have asked for through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, she wished to help clean up our city and make the world a better place for others. Please use the link below or click on the ticket URL to sign up and let the organizers know how many...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Featured Speaker: Dr. Steven Arkin- "Transforming the Stigma of Mental Illness" Community Moment: TBD Musical Guest: TBD "Transforming the Stigma of Mental Illness" Steven Arkin is a staff neurologist with Saint Luke’s Health System. He was born in Chicago, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed his internship at Northwestern University, and his residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa. His areas of interest...

Join your fellow Oasians for a potluck party! Bring food to share and plan to stick around for good company. Here are some details from your host: “Our farm is family-friendly in the sense that we don't use chemicals or have metal lying about, but it is not a suburban backyard. We have several open acres with a pond. Please talk to your kiddos about wildlife, water and fire safety. Young children should have an adult supervising outdoor play. There is a cat in the home (plan for allergies and please don't feed him, no matter what he tells you)....