Canadian Mennonite
Volume 10, No. 15
July 31, 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

Aug. 17-27: Annual MCC quilt show and demonstrations at Clearbrook Public Library, Abbotsford. Quilts on display at the library will be auctioned at the Relief Sale on Sept. 15 to 16 at the Tradex in Abbotsford.

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. Friday from 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sept. 17: MCC B.C. Festival of Praise with an African music group; 2:30 p.m. at South Abbotsford MB Church. Speaker: Dan Wiens from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

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. 4-12: MCC Arts and Peace Festival at CBC.

Nov. 16-18: MC Canada executive meetings at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, Abbotsford.

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

Nov. 18: MCC B.C. annual general meeting. Willingdon MB Church, Burnaby.

Dec. 1: World AIDS Day benefit concert with the Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir at Abbey Arts Centre, Abbotsford.

Alberta

Aug. 26-27: Bluesky Mennonite Church’s 50th anniversary celebration. Meet and greet, 3 p.m.; picnic, 5:30 p.m., at Bluesky Park (26). Celebration continues on Aug. 27 at the church.

Sept 9: MCC fundraising golf tournament at Nanton Golf Club. Tee off at 1:30 p.m. For registration and pledge forms, call 403-275-6935.

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

Sept. 22: MCC Alberta fundraising concert with House of Doc at King’s University College, Edmonton. Venue and details TBA.

Oct. 26: MCC Alberta hosts Tony Campolo at Dalhousie Community Church, Calgary. For tickets, call 403-275-6935.

Oct. 27-28: MCC Alberta annual meeting at Rosemary Mennonite Church.

Manitoba

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. 10: MCC alumni barbecue at CMU.

Sept. 15-16: Brandon MCC Relief Sale at the Keystone Centre.

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

Sept. 21: Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery, Winnipeg, multimedia awareness-building/fundraising event, 7 p.m., at the gallery. Curator Ray Dirks will outline the vision of the gallery. Speaker: Margaret Fast. Music by Steve Bell. Call 204-888-6781 for an invitation. Attendance by invitation only.

Sept. 22-23: CMU homecoming weekend. Visit cmu.ca for more information.

Sept. 24: Camp Koinonia 40th anniversary, 11 a.m. Theme: “Bringing the Koinonia family together to celebrate God’s work in this place where heaven and earth meet.”

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

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. 13: Annual Reesor picnic at Backus Mill, Port Rowan. Worship service at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.

Aug. 17: UMEI peach social.

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

Sept. 8-10: Building Community Retreat at Hidden Acres Camp for people with disabilities, their family, friends and caregivers. Speaker: Marti Hyhko. Theme: “Ways to healing.” For more information, call 519-625-8602.

Sept. 10: George Albrecht family reunion at Khaki Club, Nafziger Road, Wellesley. Potluck meal at 1 p.m. For more information, call Ken Albrecht at 519-662-2927.

Sept. 23-24: Floradale Mennonite Church is hosting a homecoming and open house to celebrate its new building and to remember its 150 years of history.

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

Oct. 1: Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship 25th anniversary. Worship and communion at 10 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch, an afternoon program (including storytelling and visiting), and a vespers service at 5 p.m. To confirm your attendance, call 905-812-0452.

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

United States

Oct. 20-22: Young Adult Fellowship retreat focussing on young adult gifts in the church; Camp Ray Bird, South Bend, Ind. For more information, or to register, e-mail scotth@mennoniteusa.org.

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.