Mission Trip to Visit Los Cabos Kids

Mission Trip Information Meeting

(Meeting Date UPDATED)

Fallingbrook Heights Baptist Church at the Centre is thrilled to announce a super-exciting mission trip opportunity for 2024! It’s going to be an epic journey to La Paz, located on the beautiful Sea of Cortez, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

You are invited to attend an information session to tell you all about this Mission trip.
When: Friday, April 19 at 7 pm
Where: At the Wiebe residence
Please RSVP (below)

We will be visiting one of our mission partners in Mexico – Feeding Los Cabos Kids – that reaches children in some of the poorest areas around Los Cabos.  We will be working together to share God’s love, not only by bringing food, clothing and other donations, but just by spending interacting with the kids.

We have also partnered with a local church in La Paz to provide additional opportunities for spiritual and practical experiences with outreaches to the poor around the city.

Come and join us on April 19th and learn more about this mission, what we will be doing and how you can be part of the mission team.

Blessings,

Patricia Griffin
Missions Chair

Easter Schedule

Easter Celebrations for 2024

  • Palm Sunday – March 24 – In Person at the BCC* – 10:30 am
    • with Pastor David McCleary
  • Wednesday Prayer – March 27 – Online with Google Meet**** – 9:50 to 11:00 am
  • Holy Week
    • March 28 (Maundy Thursday)
      – No Service at the BCC*.  Please worship at the church of your choice.
    • March 29 (Good Friday)
      – You are invited to attend St. Clair Evangelical Missionary Church***
      Worship at 11:00 am
  • Easter Sunrise Service – March 31 – Rosetta McClain Gardens – 6:45 am
    (A Celebration of the brilliant truth of resurrection)
    Followed by continental breakfast at The Reach** – 7:30 am
  • Easter Sunday Service – March 31 – In Person at the BCC* – 10:30 am
    • with Pastor David McCleary

Notes
*The BCC is the Birchmount Community Centre, at 93 Birchmount Road
**The Reach is Located at 1666 Kingston Road
***St. Clair Evangelical Missionary Church, at 3113 St. Clair Avenue E. , Toronto, ON
****Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ufw-vvvs-mhi
(join for even 5-10 minutes as able)

 

Iron to Iron Mentorship Workshop

We are excited to kick off Iron to Iron Mentorship initiative with a Mentoring Workshop!

A mentoring relationship is an intentional relationship between two people: a mentor (ie: an older or more experienced person), and a mentee (ie: a younger or less experienced person). The purpose of Christian mentorship is to leverage the experience and spiritual maturity of the mentor for the spiritual growth of the mentee.

To kick off this endeavor, we are holding a Mentoring Workshop Saturday January 6th, 12 noon to 3 pm with Christian walk, Church & Life mentors Mel & Susan Finlay.

Location: The Reach – 1666 Kingston Rd, Toronto

Lunch will be served from noon to 1 pm; the workshop will begin at 1 pm.

You have what it takes to be a Mentor or a Mentee.

If you are interested in learning more about mentorship, being a mentor or having a mentor, OR to sign up for the Mentoring Workshop, please contact me for more information. You do not have to commit to Iron to Iron Mentorship in order to attend this great workshop.

Blessings,

Bethany Thornton
Deacon, FHBCatc
416-522-5755
bethany@churchatthecentre.com

Ladies Night

Ladies Night: Wednesday, November 1st from 6 to 9 p.m.

– Hey there, ladies of FHBCatc. Come join us for a night of fellowship and good old fashioned ladies time at The Reach – 1666 Kingston Rd.  It’s Potluck, so please bring something to share if possible.  Coffee and Tea will be supplied.

Your host: Rachel Wallace (647-468-4416)
Click on the link to connect with Rachel >> Email Rachel

Compassion Canada – Letter-Writing Evening

Fallingbrook Heights Baptist Church in partnership with Compassion Canada, is hosting a letter-writing event for those who sponsor Compassion children, and anyone who would like to learn more about writing letters to unsponsored children!

Do you sponsor a child with Compassion Canada? If so, you know that one of the most unique and beautiful parts of child sponsorship is the opportunity to build a relationship with the child you sponsor through letter writing. The children love to receive letters!

But sometimes letter writing can be a bit challenging.  It can be hard to find time and difficult to know what to say to a child who lives in a very different context from your own.

To make this easier (and more fun!) Fallingbrook Heights Baptist Church, in partnership with Compassion Canada, is hosting a letter-writing event for Compassion children at The Reach.  This event is not only for those who currently sponsor a Compassion child! Anyone who would like to learn more about writing letters to Compassion children is welcome to come.

There will be coffee and snacks and a chance to share stories about the children you sponsor.  There will also be a special presentation by Aimee Esparaz on Compassion’s work in releasing children from poverty and the impact of receiving letters from sponsors.

WHERE: The Reach at 1666 Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1N 1S5

WHEN: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 7-9pm

Please let us know you are coming by CLICKING HERE to register for a spot.

We hope to see YOU there!!!

Blessings,

Patricia Griffin
Mission Chair

Scarborough Arts, Trades & Family Festival

Come see us at this year’s Scarborough Arts, Trades & Family Fevival on September 9th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – at the Birchmount Community Centre (93 Birchmount Rd.).

We will be outside with our famous ‘Try Pie‘ display.  Drop by, taste our pies, decide who’s pie is best! It’s FREE

We’ll also have a booth inside the Center where you can find out more about who we are and what we do.  Ask about our Church – at the Centre. Ask about The Reach – our centre for community programs and events.

Hope to see you there!

Sunday Services Back at the Centre

Sunday September 3rd at 10:30 AM we are back at the Birchcliff Community Centre.

Yes, we’re back at the Centre.  After a Summer of Sunday Services at The Reach – Café-Style, we will be resuming regular Church Services at the Community Centre (93 Birchmount Road).  Hope to see you there!

Bluffs Food Bank 20th Anniversary Celebration

September 9th from 11:30 am to 2 pm – Come and celebrate the BFB’s 20th year in business. There will be games, music, food. All held on the lawn of Birchcliff Bluffs United Church (33 East Road).

FHBCatc is one of the 5 founding churches of the Bluffs Food Bank. We will be there.  We hope to see you there too!

Summer Dinner Party

Fallingbrook Heights Baptist Church (Church at The Centre) is excited to announce we are hosting 3 Saturday night Dinner Parties this Summer!

Join us to celebrate… Summer!

Nothing special, nothing formal, just a chance to be with friends or meet new friends.  Casual conversation, casual dress and good food.

Summer Dinner Party will be on:

  • June 24th
  • July 22nd
  • August 19th

From 5 till 8 p.m.  at The Reach (1666 Kingston Rd.).

We look forward to dining with you!

Please RSVP so that we know how many places to set at the table.

RSVP to Evan Wallace
email: evan@churchatthecentre.com
text: 647-215-4305

 

Summer Movie Nights

Summer Night at the Movies!

This summer we are holding two movie nights at The Reach (1666 Kingston Rd) – July 21 and August 12 at 7:30 pm.

Join us for Pop-Corn, Candy, Soft Drinks, good company and a good family movie.

  • July 21 Movie: Remember The Titans
    • Staring: Denzel Washington, Donald Faison, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Ethan Suplee
    • Based on real events, this remarkable story celebrates how a town torn apart by friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony.  After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, beloved football coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton) is demoted and replaced by tough, opinionated Herman Boone (Denzel Washington).  How these two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions is a remarkable portrait of courage and perseverance.
  • August 12 Movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939 Film)
    • Staring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins
    • In this classic musical fantasy, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land “somewhere over the rainbow.” Dorothy’s dream comes true when she, her dog, Toto, and her family’s house are transported by a tornado to a bright and magical world unlike anything she has seen before.Unfortunately, she makes a mortal enemy of a wicked witch when the house falls on the hag’s sister. Now, befriended by a scarecrow without a brain, a tin man with no heart and a cowardly lion—and protected by a pair of enchanted ruby slippers—Dorothy sets off along a yellow brick road for the Emerald City to beseech the all-powerful Wizard of Oz for his help to return home.Winner of Academy Awards for the classic song, “Over The Rainbow” and for “Best Score,” the family classic also received an Oscar nomination for “Best Picture.” A special Oscar for “the best juvenile performer of the year” was awarded to Judy Garland.