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OASIS is a non-profit organisation serving the
business community and exploring connections
between business and spirituality. The
organisation is sponsored by the Parish Church of
St Cuthbert in partnership with St John's Church
and St Andrew's & St George's West Church. It
operates as a partnership of business and church
leaders who seek to support individuals and groups
in the business community.
After a few years of relative
inactivity OASIS was relaunched last Autumn. Events run since then by St Cuthbert's minister, Rev
David Denniston, and a dedicated team of volunteers
have included a highly successful evening to benefit Fresh Start's work for the homeless people of Edinburgh and the ever-popular Inter Office Quiz Night. Additionally, in December, OASIS played a leading role in the Edinburgh Nativity Play staged in Festival Square and nearer Christmas, in partnership with business matters, welcomed to St Cuthberts a huge congregation to participate in the annual Community Carol Service.
The first OASIS event this year on 22 February will be a Lunchtime Seminar entitled "Who can I turn to when it hits the fan?" The Speaker is the recently appointed city centre Workplace Chaplain, Tony Bryer. Click here for details.Tony works with us in OASIS
as well as being available as a chaplain to all
who work in the City Centre and working with our
partners in St Andrew’s & St George’s West in
their outreach work to the retail sector.
In the meanwhile, David continues to be available
to any (of any faith or none) in the business
community who would want to talk with someone.
Along with others in the St Cuthbert’s and
TOGETHER ministry teams, David is happy to
'Be
There'
and St Cuthbert's (along with St John's) remains
open during the day for those seeking a place of
peace, prayerfulness and sanctuary.
On the first Wednesday of each month (except
January) between September and June a lunchtime
'soul space'
is offered in the main sanctuary of St Cuthbert's Church between 1.00pm and 1.30pm.
Click here
for details of the programme for 2011 - 2012. And if you find you can't get to it at lunchtime, there will be more 'soul space' in the evening. The evening soul space is 'open house' between 5.30pm and 8.30pm, to allow people to come and go, as and when they please.There will be a few minutes of optional, quiet worship offered at 7.00pm and 8.30pm.
OASIS
The Parish Church of St Cuthbert
5 Lothian Road
Edinburgh EH1 2EP
t: 0131 229 1142
f: 0131 221 0899
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