How many lives will YOU save August 26? Community Blood Center (CBC) is the primary supplier of blood for local hospitals and has been serving Missouri and Kansas hospitals for more than 50 years. CBC needs to collect 580 pints of blood every day and over 140,000 annually to meet the needs of our local hospitals. Kansas City Oasis is hosting a blood drive Sunday, August 26, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on CBC's donor bus. Please give a little of your time and a pint of your blood to help us collect 25 units of blood and save 50...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Steve Arkin, staff neurologist at Saint Luke's Kansas City, "Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health and Suicide: A Personal Perspective" Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell Community Moment: Amanda Niedzwiecki Dr. Arkin will talk about the epidemic of suicide and trends in this country and worldwide, and about his personal journey through the years of living with a son with mental illness. He will discuss the stigma and pitfalls as well as the different...

  At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) 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...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Aron Ra, "Atheist Awe and Wonder" Community Moment: Dr. Hector Garcia Musical Guest: Nick Marshall https://www.facebook.com/loopsbynick/ Aron Ra will talk about "Atheist Awe and Wonder," refuting a common misconception that atheists somehow miss out on an appreciation of "creation." Aron is a science communicator and secular activist with more than 180,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. His videos promoting scientific skepticism, secular politics and humanist values have been mirrored, featured, referenced and recommended...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Ryan Bell, "From a Year Without God to Life After God" Community Moment: Darrel Ray Musical Guest: Kelly Hunt Duo After nearly 20 years of pastoral ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ryan Bell was asked to resign in early 2013 due to doctrinal and some policy difference with the denomination. In 2014 he launched a blog, and a personal project, to explore what atheism is, and try, once and for all,...

Join your fellow Oasians for a fun afternoon picnic at the Legacy Park in Lee's Summit. We will meet at the shelter closest to the Disc Golf course so feel free to bring your discs if you want to play a round. Additionally, Mark and Sally Mendon have offered to lead a geocache hunt! Regardless of your level of experience, they'll be happy to explain the ins and outs of hunting geocached treasures. If you are interested in learning more about geocaching before the event, download the app and sign up at this website: https://www.geocaching.com/play Please note that the picnic...

"Human Hands Solve Human Problems" We have adopted Swarner Park in Shawnee, KS, and will be doing a picnic and cleanup on September 6th at 6 p.m. After this cleanup we will earn a sign indicating that the park has been adopted by Kansas City Oasis! This cleanup will take place 4 times a year, so if you can't join us next week, there will be more opportunities. This is a family-friendly activity! By participating in this event you agree to abide by the KC Oasis Code of Conduct: https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Lisa White Hardwick, "Profiles of Women in Action Part II: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the DEED Foundation" Community Moment: Karin Bauer Musical Guest: TBA Lisa White Hardwick is President of the DEED Foundation, which owns and manages the 105-year-old Delta Athenaeum building. DEED was founded by the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the largest organization of African-America women with more than 250,000 members worldwide. Earlier this year,...

  “Hands Solve Human Problems" We have adopted Swarner Park in Shawnee, KS, and will be doing a picnic and cleanup on September 20th at 6 p.m. After this cleanup we will earn a sign indicating that the park has been adopted by Kansas City Oasis! This cleanup will take place 4 times a year, so if you can't join us next week, there will be more opportunities. This is a family-friendly activity! By participating in this event you agree to abide by the KC Oasis Code of Conduct: https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Seft Hunter, Executive Director, Communities Creating Opportunity Musical Guest: Rick Kloog Community Moment: Roger Pick Seft Hunter, Ph. D., is the executive director of Communities Creating Opportunity. He guides the strategic direction of the organization with specialized research and experience in health access and equity. Seft is the president of his neighborhood association, Manheim, an important community in the heart of Kansas City that just secured zoning along Troost Avenue to prevent...

At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry to help feed and clothe those in need. The Micah Ministry is a charitable organization that seeks to help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) 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....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: E. Andrew Boyd, "Beyond Comprehension: A Scientific Look at the Challenge of Knowing Everything" Community Moment: Daniel Harris Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell "It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean." John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Locke was keenly aware the human mind wasn’t up to the task of knowing everything. But...

Join your Oasis friends for an afternoon of drinks and laughs at Knuckleheads Saloon. We'll grab a big table and all enjoy a relaxing drink before the work week starts back up. By participating in this event you agree to abide by the KC Oasis Code of Conduct: https://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/