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Dear siblings, Christmas has always been about gathering together to celebrate the birth of Christ. For many of us, that is very connected to gift giving, singing Christmas carols, and eating together. As Christmas approaches, some of you may be wondering – how will we celebrate this year, and at […]

Dear siblings, We are enter into a new liturgical season (and a new liturgical year!) this Sunday which is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the season for waiting – waiting for the coming of Christ, waiting for the coming year. 2020 has been an unprecedented year and many […]

Dear siblings, We are approaching the end of the year and Christmas is just round the corner! Our Christmas theme for 2020 is GIVE — a reminder to give of ourselves just as Christ gave of himself to be with us. 2020 has been an unusual year, to say the […]

Dear siblings, Sometimes doing the right thing costs us. Sometimes being inclusive means that we have do make certain changes and often make some sacrifices as well. As we continue of our current sermon series, join us this Sunday to dream about how A Better Normal would look like for […]

Dear siblings, We have been taught by Jesus to pray: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Forgiveness can be one of the most difficult things to do – especially when we have been deeply hurt by someone else. Yet, it is forgiveness that will […]

Dear friends, As we enter the middle of the week, I wanted to pause with you to take a breath and reflect on what the Spirit of God may be speaking to us about loving our neighbour. Love your neighbour as yourself. Love… choice action willingness being present doing being […]

Dear FCC Family, 2020 has really challenged the familiar ways we do life and church, and we keep hearing about the new normal. But I think it’s more than that. After all that we’ve seen and heard this year, It’s about creating a better normal — asking how God is […]

Dear FCC Family, Thank you first of all for all the Pastors Appreciation Day messages for Pauline and me – we are both very touched by all the heartfelt messages you have written for us. It was really a surprise! It was a busy time as we geared up for […]

Dear FCC Family, We are celebrating FCC’s 17th anniversary this Sunday!! And this year, it’s especially eventful because it’s also the first time we’ll be welcoming congregants through the church doors after many months of not being able to worship together in our physical space. Given the current safe distancing […]

Dear siblings, As we approach FCC’s 17th anniversary, and as the government announced easing of restrictions on religious activities, i want to thank many people who have been working hard to make the transition back to 1 Commonwealth as smooth as possible. i also want to ask for everybody’s patience […]