It's as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pie.
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MS One Day is our annual weekend retreat packed into ONE DAY at Oakwood! This is filled with games, fun, food, worship, a great speaker, breakout sessions, Chick-Fil-A, challenges, and everything you hope to get on a weekend retreat. All of this for the COST and TIME of ONE DAY! This is a favorite day for our Middle School students and every MS student is invited! Cost is $30 for the day, register as soon as possible.
Come as a family and watch Cars! We will be serving popcorn and box candy just like at the Theaters!
The Young Adults are having a pool party! Come hangout and pretend its summer! We will cater Buffalo Wild Wings, so please bring $5 to help cover the cost!
This program offers a unique, flexible opportunity for Young Adults who have completed a year post-High School, to serve within a ministry at Oakwood on a deeper, more intentional level. Each Apprentice will be partnered with a ministry leader here at Oakwood, will have responsibilities within a particular ministry, and will partner with Oakwood to accomplish the mission throughout the summer ministry season.
Approximate Time Requirement: 10-15 hrs/week, flexible
Join us on Oakwood's Lawn for a time of fellowship and study. We will use the book Sermon on the Mount by Jen Wilkin. Please purchase your own copy before the study. Sign up so we have your contact info!
Mark your calendars to join other Oakwood Families to play and connect at our local parks!
June 4th: Waterford Park (1702 Ravencroft Rd, Waconia)
June 13th: Cologne Splash Pad (107 John Ave N, Cologne)
June 18th: Brooke Petersen Park (1200 Oak Ave, Waconia)
July 2nd: Lake Minnetonka Regional Park (4610 County Rd 44, Minnetrista)
July 11th: Miller Park Splash Pad (8208 Eden Prairie Rd, Eden Prairie)
July 16th: Southview Elementary (225 W Fourth St, Waconia)
July 30th: Laketown Elementary (960 Airport Rd, Waconia)
August 6th: Bayview Elementary (24 Walnut St. S, Waconia)
August 20th: City Square Park (52 S Pine St, Waconia)
CULTIVATING PEACE OF MIND
Who Will Inherit The Mess is a nationally recognized program to address critical estate planning and probate avoidance strategies for all families and individuals.
Join us for this free Estate Planning Workshop conducted by Generations Legal Services and sponsored by Converge North Central. Get ready to discover comprehensive estate planning strategies including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, tax and charitable gifting strategies, and how to avoid probate.
Generations Legal Services is a trusted partner of Converge North Central, with a proven track record of success. Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity!
YOU WILL LEARN:
˜ How to avoid leaving mess and confusion for your children
˜ How to make sure your estate avoids Probate
˜ The difference between Wills and Trusts
˜ The importance of Power of Attorney and Healthcare Directives
˜ How to leave a legacy of love & support while minimizing taxes
Join us this summer for a monthly book club as we read three Christian fiction novels and enjoy fellowship together. We will meet near the Waconia City Square Park gazebo on the 4th Sunday of the month starting at 6:30pm. Bring your own chair and a copy of the book to discuss each time.
June 23rd: "The Family of Jesus" by Karen Kingsbury
July 28th: "In the Field of Grace" by Tessa Afshar
August 25th: "The Last Christian" by David Gregory
Kids, age 3 years to entering 5th Grade (2024), are invited to VBS at Oakwood Community Church. This year's VBS theme is "Breaker Rock Beach." We will be learning about how God's Rock is the solid Truth in a world of shifting sands. Join us for a HUGE amount of fun, new friends, awesome music and games. You won't want to miss this week!
Oakwood Kids Leadership welcomes you to serve on the VBS 2024 Team! Come be a part of this high-energy, fun and impactful week for the kids and families of our community.
We can’t wait to experience the first ever Preteen PALOOZA! This is a night of friends, games, prizes, worship, food, and more! Bring friends and come ready to have a great night together!
New to Oakwood? We want to connect with you. Whether you’re visiting, still checking us out or have been attending for months, you are invited to join us for lunch. You will have the opportunity to meet other families and some of the Oakwood staff. You'll hear a little about our church, its history and ask any questions. We look forward to sharing a meal with you. Everything is provided so please let us know you're coming.
Baptism is an act of outward obedience to Jesus after making a personal commitment to follow Him. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and would like to take this step of obedience and be baptized or just want to learn more about Believer’s Baptism, please let us know by registering and a staff member will contact you.
Join us for a night of Worship and Prayer!
For anyone interested in getting connected with a Life Group! Come and learn about different Life Group offerings and curriculum and meet others looking to connect in community!
The Young Adults are doing Feed My Starving Children! We will meet at FMSC at 11:30. The session is from 12-1:30pm. Then we will go to Chick-fil-A afterward for lunch!
The Preteen Communion Night is coming up on April 15th and this is an invitation to the parents and students to participate! This will be a night of meeting Preteen leaders, understanding what we do from week-to-week, and discussing the significance of Communion. We will then participate in Communion together and celebrate that over desserts afterward.
Ladies, we hope you can join us for WOW (Women of Worth) as we hear a message, fellowship and build community! We hope you can join us for this event!
Oakwood Youth high school students are heading to Honduras in August of 2024 and they are raising funds to offset the cost of an international missions trip. This is an opportunity to support our students by simply eating! Plan to come to Waconia Culvers between 10am-10pm and 20% of the profits will go directly to the missions trip fund.
Many Italian explorers navigated the eastern coast of North American such as father/son, John and Sebastian Cabot, and brothers, Bartholomew and Christopher Columbus. Several Italian missionaries, such as Francois-Jospeh Bressani and Giovanni Antonio de Carbonariis, were amongst the explorers. However, this month we are celebrating the most important explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.
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EASTER SPECIAL is back and this is a night that you do not want to miss! All students 6th-12th grade will be together for this great night of worship and a speaker as we prepare our hearts for the Easter season. We have invited Heather Flies, a widely known communicator to teens across the United States. Heather loves football, dominating on the tennis court, Tigger and listening to Christmas music 11 months out of the year. She owns 319 bottles of nail polish and 98 pairs of shorts (which she wears all winter long!) She is the daughter of a long distance truck driver, the youngest of six children, and grew up in southern Minnesota. Heather lives in Minnesota with her husband, Chad, and their two St. Bernards.
Come join us on Wednesday, March 27 for a night that could change your life!
The Mossmans, a missionary couple who Oakwood supports, and their crew from YWAM Selah in Alberta Canada are coming to Oakwood to lead the Young Adults in a night of worship! There will be a message, worship, and then we will share a meal afterward! Bring your favorite homemade soup to share, and we will vote on who has the best soup! Winner gets $25 gift card to Mocha Monkey! This will be an awesome night of worship and seeking after God's heart.
Come and dig a little deeper into Scripture (ages 14 and up) as we learn the insightful technique of Bible Verse Mapping together. We will use "The James Method" in this class and all preregistered participants will receive a FREE info kit.
What is Verse Mapping? "Verse mapping is a transformative way of dissecting a single biblical verse, delving into its keywords, understanding its historical context, exploring alternate translations, and finding related references. But it doesn’t stop there. The James Method encourages reflection - on the divine truths revealed and their application in your daily life."
Ladies, we hope you can join us for WOW (Women of Worth) as we hear a message, fellowship and build community! We hope you can join us for this event!
Come out to Oakwood for a HS Hang Out on March 9th, playing football (if you want), eating food, hanging out, playing games, and all the fun things we do together! See you there!
Easter Blocks are a resource to bring your family together during Holy Week. It provides a time to engage in meaningful conversations about Jesus' journey to the cross and prepare to celebrate His resurrection.
Please stop by the Kids Common's to see the set on display. You can place your order with Oakwood, and sets will be available for pickup before Holy Week! Orders have to be placed by March 3rd. The discounted cost of the Easter Block set is $42.00.
This will be the annual breakfast and white elephant event. Come with a Paul Bunyan hearty appetite, appropriate Paul Bunyan apparel and a white elephant exchange gift.
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Are you considering membership at Oakwood? Please join us at this informational meeting as we discuss what it means to be a member of Oakwood Community Church. Please register to let us know you're coming!
**If this date does not work for you, please reach out to Pastor Jon to find a date that works for you. (jon.tolly@oakwoodcommunity.church)
Baptism is an act of outward obedience to Jesus after making a personal commitment to follow Him. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and would like to take this step of obedience and be baptized or just want to learn more about Believer’s Baptism, please let us know by registering and a staff member will contact you.
All MS (6-8 grade) youth are invited to join us at Safari Island for Middle School Friday Frenzy! We have rented out the space for an awesome time and there will be some fun competitions, the swimming pool area will be open to us, free time, activities, pizza, hang out area, and more! There will be something for everyone and we want you there! The cost is $10 and it covers the space rental, pizza, and all the activities for the evening! Don't miss it and we want you to invite your friends to this great night!
**If you have a Safari Island membership the cost will only be $5. Please make sure to bring your membership card to use for the event.
Summer Bible Camp experiences are an important part of building lifelong followers of Jesus. At Oakwood we value sending your kids and students to strong faith-based Christian Camps to experience spiritual growth in a fun, safe environment. We have many options for these and Camp Bucks are available for any approved Christian Camps across Minnesota, however we have a direct partnership with Trout Lakes Camps for the week of June 9-15 for 1st-8th Grade kids and students.
New to Oakwood? We want to connect with you. Whether you’re visiting, still checking us out or have been attending for months, you are invited to join us for lunch. You will have the opportunity to meet other families and some of the Oakwood staff. You'll hear a little about our church, its history and ask any questions. We look forward to sharing a meal with you. Everything is provided so please let us know you're coming.
Ladies, we hope you can join us for WOW (Women of Worth) as we hear a message, fellowship and build community! We hope you can join us for this event!
Safe Haven is a monthly youth support group. Lead by youth using a written guide to follow with activities and biblical teachings with an adult supervisor. Focusing on youth that have gone through tough emotional situations, anxiety, depression, abuse, divorce, really anything that cannot be fully supported by regular youth group. This is to go along side counseling and therapy, not to replace it.
Students will meet the 1st Tuesday of each month!
Everyone is invited to attend our Annual Meeting on Feb 4. We will share a dessert together and then hear presentations on God's provision for 2023 and prayerful plans for ministry in 2024. Please register so we know how many to expect!
Join us for an informational meeting for the 7-9 Missions Trip to Lake Traverse Reservation! All CURRENT 7th - 9th graders are invited to this informational meeting to learn more about this opportunity. Parents and Students should attend!
Whether you enjoy the winter weather or the anticipation of spring, the magic number is 44. Bring your favorite food that either represents cabin cozy or sitting under the umbrella enjoying a cool drink.
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The Young Adults are going on their third annual Winter Retreat! This will be an opportunity for young adults to go deeper in their walk with Jesus and deeper in fellowship with other believers. The cost is $75 which will cover all food and lodging! We will have a speaker, worship, and fun activities!
Join us for a PARTY where we will have food, games and extra FUN for our 4th and 5th grade students!
Join this 2 session class discussing Biblical support for dealing with depression.
PO Box 525
8805 Klein Drive, Waconia, MN 55387
office@oakwoodcommunity.church
(952) 442-4323
