Early Bird New Year's Eve Party • 2418 E 9th St N, Wichita, KS 67214
Do you have trouble staying up late, but still want to ring in the New Year? Join us this Sunday as we welcome 2024 in real "grown-up" fashion: puzzles, board games, rock painting, bingo, and still in bed by 9:00 PM! Optionally dress to impress with a costume theme of what "adulting" means to you (I'm looking at you, spreadsheets). Pizza will be provided. Optionally bring your own non-alcoholic beverages. Wichita Oasis will be open an extra hour (11:00-1:00) for the occasion.
Wichita Oasis is a secular community that meets weekly on Sunday mornings to connect, be inspired, and feel empowered.
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Throughout history beliefs, dogmas, and ideologies have divided people and have been the source of wars, persecution, and other conflicts. The Oasis movement values the well-being of people over any abstract belief, dogma, theology, or philosophy. Our common humanity is enough to bind us together in meaningful community. (And, yes, we are fully aware that this is also a belief—but we’re just fine with a little irony in our lives!)
Most religions claim to have special insight into the nature of reality on the basis of revelations given by supernatural beings. As a secular movement, the Oasis communities are committed to exploring and understanding reality on the basis of empirical evidence and rational discourse.
Oasis communities strive to be places of acceptance for all people. We embrace and celebrate humanity in all its diversity and we foster an environment of compassion and kindness without regard to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and family structure.
Oasis communities do not exist only to satisfy the needs of their members or perpetuate the Oasis movement. Rather, Oasis communities are committed to service projects and civic engagement that improve the lives of others locally, nationally, and internationally.
Some of the ways in which the Wichita Oasis chapter is making a difference in the wider community are:
Donating snack bags, toiletries and school supplies for children and teens in the USD 259 McKinney Vento Homeless Program
Fundraising for community members in need
Supporting HumanKind's Operation Holiday as a collection hosting site
The challenges facing humanity are largely created by humans themselves. We don’t wait for divine intervention. If the world is to become a better place for all people; it is up to us to make it happen through our collective wisdom, resources, and efforts.
Although all of our in-person charitable giving efforts have been set to the back burner during the Covid-19 pandemic, we wanted to include a blog series for our outreach projects.