The Commons

Randell Neudorf & Zoe Neudorf singing one of The Commons' Christmas songs written by Paul Perry.

Today is Farewell Gathering for The Commons but it is also Joy Sunday for Advent. Here is The Neudorfs doing The Commons version of Joy To The World. At The Commons everyone gets to be part of the band. For more info about the farewell gathering happening at 4pm on Facebook Live check out the event page: https://facebook.com/events/s/the-letting-go-a-goodbye-to-th/1134630783619736/?ti=icl

Friends, our time together as the Commons is coming to an end. Dec 24th, Christmas Eve, will be our last gathering. We thank God for bringing together something great: we are present in each other’s lives. We are with people during the hardest of times. We celebrate new life, new beginnings, new hope, new stories, new understandings. We mourn the dead and celebrate lives lived. We are present during ordinary quiet times. Above all the Commons is a group of people who feel an...d experience the presence of Jesus in their lives because this is the work of all churches, be it in a coffee shop, a basement, a law office, beach, a parking lot, or a forest. So, what happens next? We will continue to worship alongside the Meeting Place on Sundays until Dec 24th. We will come together on Sunday, Dec 13th to remember all the ways we have seen God acting in and through this group of people who’ve gathered under the name the Commons. Gathering details forthcoming and know that we will make time to tell and listen to the stories we have written together.

Making room for hope!

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada is hosting a number of online learning opportunities about Truth & Reconciliation. You can find out more and sign up here: https://mcec.ca/programs/truth-and-reconciliation

Our friend Jon Corbin has a new song out today. His music is always thought provoking and good for the soul, but there is something extra special about this #blacklivesmatter anthem. Please take a listen.

We pre recorded this gathering for the 2020 Labour Day weekend with some help from our friends at Westview Christian Fellowship. Westview is great little Mennonite Church in St. Catherines. They run a super awsome women's centre out of their space. Westview Church: http://www.westviewcf.com/ Westview Centre 4 Women: http://www.westviewc4w.com/

After 10 years as the pastor of The Commons Randell Neudorf has accepted a new job as part of Greater Ontario House of Prayer (GOHOP). This has been a year of changes and transitions for us at The Commons. Change is always a strange thing. We don't know what is next but we know God has a plan for us Commoners. We look forward to seeing where God leads us and are excited to see how God continues to uses Randell in Hamilton as he enters into this new ministry journey. We post...ed on our website the announcement Randell made on Sunday, talking about his discernment process that led him to step into something new. Here is the link if you missed that: http://hamiltoncommons.ca/pastor-randy-is-taking-a-job-wit/ Randell's last Sunday will be on Oct 4th. Click on the link above to find out how to join our Zoom Gathering.