Christ's Church Oceanside

03/25/2026

REMINDER to bring candy donations THIS Sunday! And invite your neighbours to this community event and to our Easter service before-hand

Save the Date! Easter Egg Hunt ~ Sunday April 5th Hosted by the Nanoose Place Lions

Nanoose Place Community Centre Regional District of Nanaimo Fairwinds Oceanfront Community Nanoose Bay Fire Department Quality Foods The Pie Factory Lions Clubs International

03/23/2026

We're making a church directory! Connect with Bella after service on Sunday or email your info & family picture to office@christschurchoceanside.ca

03/16/2026

“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” — James 1:26&27

03/12/2026

This year Christ’s Church Oceanside is joining the The Table’s Women’s retreat, and we’re moving islands!

We will gather at Pioneer Pacific Camp on Thetis Island on April 24-26 for a weekend of reflection, worship, and fellowship. This year our reflections will be based in biblical stories from the wilderness, giving us a space to consider how we might find hope in our own wild seasons.

Registration & details here: https://forms.gle/zGizKwN55yoQsJZNA

03/09/2026

Join us this Holy Week & Easter!

CCO will provide candy for the Community Easter egg hunt. Please consider bringing donations of individually wrapped candy/chocolates to church on March 29th or give online/cash/cheque designated “evangelism”

02/17/2026

Craving a spiritual reset?
For many Christians throughout history, the 40 days before Easter have been set apart as a season called Lent. It is a time to slow down, to tell the truth about our lives before God, and to prepare our hearts for the death and resurrection of Jesus.
We intentionally create space through prayer, repentance, and fasting so that our dependence on Christ becomes clearer and deeper. Join us on this journey.

02/17/2026

This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and we invite you to participate with our take-home liturgy followed by the imposition of ashes available at the entrance of Moorecroft Regional Park (follow the CCO signs to find Fr Ryan.)

02/13/2026

“The one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres… will be blessed in his doing.”
— James 1:25

What if real freedom isn’t doing whatever we feel…
but being transformed so we can do what is good?

Lent is not about religious pressure.
It’s about discovering how Jesus’ Perfect Law of Liberty sets us free from:

• Mental ruts we can’t escape
• Emotional surges that control us
• Habits that master us
• Faith that stays in our heads but never reaches our hands

James tells us that Word (The Good News of Jesus in the Scriptures) is not a burden; it is a mirror that reveals who we truly are and who we are becoming in Christ (James 1:23–25). When we look into it and hold on to it, something shifts. The Word moves from information… to transformation.

Through the Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus, the law is no longer external pressure, it becomes internal power.
Not condemnation, but liberation.
Not shame, but strength.
Not self-effort alone, but Spirit-empowered obedience.

This Lent, we’re exploring how the Law of Liberty:

Rewires thought patterns
Calms reactive emotions
Breaks destructive cycles
Forms us into those who act out of true freedom

Freedom is not the absence of restraint.
Freedom is the restoration of right desire.

If you’re tired of feeling stuck — mentally, emotionally, spiritually, practically — this season is for you.

Join us as we discover how Christ’s perfect law doesn’t trap us…
It sets us free.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday Feb 18th but this Sunday at Christ’s Church we will help you prepare for your Lenten Journey of transformation.

01/26/2026

If you’re curious about how Jesus is at work behind the scenes at CCO, find our annual report at christschurchoceanside.ca and join us in 2 weeks for our AVM at Nanoose Place after our usual service (more details below.)

> Potluck luncheon after church on February 8th before our AVM begins (please bring finger food to share.)
> Childcare will be available during the AVM for a suggested donation of $5/family.

01/07/2026

Mealtrain link in bio!

12/19/2025

We can’t wait to celebrate together 🕯️🕯️

12/06/2025

You (yes YOU!) are invited to join us this Christmas