Canadian Mennonite
Volume 10, No. 13
June 26, 2006

To ensure timely publication of upcoming events, please send Calendar announcements EIGHT WEEKS in advance of the event date by e-mail to: calendar@canadianmennonite.org.

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British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
United States

British Columbia

July 10-21: Summer Drama Blast—an explosion of theatre and fun for children and youths aged six to 18, at MEI Middle School, Clearbrook. To register online, visit gallery7theatre.com.

Aug. 19: Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Abbotsford, pig roast fundraiser for MWC and church gym retirement fund.

Aug. 20-27: Ootsa Lake Bible Camp 50th anniversary celebration.

Sept. 15-16: Central Fraser Valley MCC Relief Sale, Auction and Festival, Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford.

Sept. 30: Mennonite Fall Fair, Prince George Civic Centre.

Oct. 20-22: B.C. Women in Mission retreat at Camp Squeah.

Oct. 26: Retired pastors retreat in the CBC boardroom; 10 a.m.

Nov. 4: MC B.C. special delegates sessions. Location TBA.

Nov. 17-19: Senior youth Impact retreat at Camp Squeah.

Nov. 18: MCC B.C. annual general meeting. Location TBA.

Alberta

Sept. 17: Trinity Mennonite new building dedication celebration, 10:30 a.m. Call 403-256-7157 for directions.

Sept. 18: MCC Alberta golf tournament at Fantasy North Golf Course, Fort Vermillion; 9 a.m. tee off.

Saskatchewan

July 16-22: Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth work with MDS at Cross Lake, Man.

Manitoba

July 19: MCC Manitoba golf tournament at The Links at Quarry Oaks, Steinbach; 12:30 p.m. tee off.

Aug. 10: MCC alumni barbecue at CMU.

Aug. 21-25: CMU Blazers multi-sport overnight camp. For more information, visit www.cmu.ca.

Aug. 28-Sept. 1: CMU Blazers multi-sport day camp. For more information, visit www.cmu.ca.

Sept. 10: Covenant Mennonite Church, Winkler, 25th anniversary celebration. For further information, call 204-325-4374 or e-mail covenant@mts.net.

Sept. 9: Morris MCC Relief Sale.

Sept. 15-16: Brandon MCC Relief Sale.

Sept. 17: Westgate alumni and friends golf tournament at Bridges Golf Course, Starbuck.

Sept. 29-30: “The Good Life on God’s Good Earth: A Creation Care Conference,” sponsored by CMU, Providence College and A Rocha, at CMU. Visit cmu.ca for more information.

Sept. 30: Equipping the Congregation conference at Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, Winnipeg. Theme: “Roots and fruits of passionate faith.” Speakers: Elsie Rempel and Arlyn Friesen Epp.

Oct. 9: Morden Mennonite Church 75th anniversary celebration.

Oct. 13-14: Manitoba Women in Mission annual 24-hour retreat, “Rooted in the Centre,” at Camp Assiniboia.

Oct. 17-18: J.J. Thiessen Lectures at CMU, with Joel J. Shuman, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Oct. 20-21: “War and the Conscientious Objector” history conference, University of Winnipeg. Speakers will include Mennonites, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Doukhobors and Quakers from B.C. to Quebec.

Nov. 15-16: John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at CMU. Topic: “Mennonites and architecture.” Speakers: Rudy Friesen, Harold Funk and Roland Sawatzky.

Nov. 17-18: MCC Manitoba annual general meeting, Winnipeg.

Jan. 18-20: CMU “Refreshing Winds” conference on worship and music. Keynote speaker: Marva Dawn, author of Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship For This Urgent Time.

Feb. 20-21: CMU winter lectures with Robert Russell, professor of theology, Graduate Theological Union. Topic: “Science and theology.”

March 4-7: “Sharing the Faith in a Pluralistic and Post-Christian Society” conference at CMU. Speaker: Joe Boot of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Canada.

Ontario

July 2: Truckers Sunday with Transport for Christ at Milverton Mennonite Fellowship. Truck parade, worship services for all ages, and a barbecue lunch. Call 519-595-8762 for more information.

July 14-16: Shantz family reunion in New Hamburg. Activities include local tours, storytelling, a pie and ice cream social, and a thanksgiving worship service. For more information, visit www.christianrshantz.ca or e-mail Ralph Shantz at rdshantz@golden.net.

July 16: UMEI pancake breakfast.

July 29: UMEI Watermelon Open golf tournament at Erie Shore Golf Course.

Aug. 4-6: Nidus 2006 Festival in Kitchener-Waterloo. Sponsored by the Canadian Council of Churches, the festival brings together all streams of the Christian church in a united effort against AIDS. For more information, visit nidus2006.ca.

Aug. 17: UMEI peach social.

Aug. 18: MEDA Waterloo chapter summer barbecue, 6:30 p.m., at Strom’s Sweet Corn Farm.

Sept. 29-30: Rockway Mennonite Collegiate alumni homecoming, Kitchener.

Oct. 7-8: Bloomingdale Mennonite Church bicentennial celebration weekend.

United States

Oct. 26: “Mennonite/s Writing: Beyond Borders” conference, Bluffton University, Ohio. Keynote speaker: Kathleen Norris. Submissions of Mennonite writing sought. For details, visit: www.bluffton.edu/eng/conference/.

Nov. 2-5: MEDA convention—“Business as a calling: Set the pace.” Tampa, Fla. For more information, visit businessasacalling.org.