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SANDAKAN: With Christmas approaching, churches in Sandakan are brightening up with decorations, laughter, and a strong sense of community. This season reminds everyone to reconnect with the true meaning of Christmas: a celebration of hope, joy, and generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a moment to reflect on the important message of peace and goodwill that Christ\u2019s birth brought to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this spirit, the Sandakan Interchurch Committee\u2019s Executive Committee (EXCO), led by Chairman Archdeacon Lidis Singkung, recently visited Datuk Frankie Poon Ming Fung, ADUN Tanjung Papat, at his office in Sandakan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The visit aimed to invite him to officiate the opening ceremony of the Sandakan Interchurch Christmas 2024 celebration, themed \u201cIn Times Like This.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The event will take place on December 1, 2024 at Dewan SMJK Tiong Hua at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frankie showed his excitement for the event and warmly invited the Christian community in Sandakan to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChristmas is more than just a celebration; it reflects the joy, peace, and love that unite us,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I encourage the Sandakan Christian community to come together and share in this meaningful time, bringing the light of compassion into the new year,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year\u2019s theme, \u201cIn Times Like This,\u201d<\/em> speaks to the community\u2019s need for hope and unity during tough times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sandakan Interchurch Committee invites everyone to join in the evening\u2019s festivities, celebrating the true spirit of Christmas together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Christian community in Sandakan is warmly welcomed to this special event, promising a memorable evening of worship, joy, and fellowship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SANDAKAN: With Christmas approaching, churches in Sandakan are brightening up with decorations, laughter, and a strong sense of community. This season reminds everyone to reconnect with the true meaning of Christmas: a celebration of hope, joy, and generosity. It\u2019s a moment to reflect on the important message of peace and goodwill that Christ\u2019s birth brought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32256,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32254\/revisions\/32256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}