Outreach at Markham Missionary Church this Christmas
There’s a new subdivision near Markham Missionary Church outside Toronto. The 225 members of the church intend to distribute 1,000 Share the Good News of Christmas gift bags to invite people to “Cornerstone of Christmas,” their 20th Annual Christmas musical drama.
While they intend to use the bags to reach their neighbors who live in homes near the church, they will also use the bags to reach their neighbors who have no homes—those who live on the streets in downtown Toronto. Every week, the Street Connection ministry at the church takes one of five teams on their small 
bus into downtown Toronto to provide a meal, to distribute clothes and blankets, and to pray for and with the homeless on the streets. This holiday season, they’ll also be giving out Share the Good News of Christmas bags, and reading the Christmas story from the front of the Bible that is included in the bag.
The reason Christians celebrated “Halloween” as a time to remember the saints with Christ (instead of prowling about doing mischief per the old Celtic legends!) was the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ! It’s wonderful to see churches engage their communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ all every holiday, but especially when we celebrate our Lord’s Nativity! More power to them!
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