Canadian Mennonite
Volume 10, No. 16
August 21, 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

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. 28-30: MDS dessert and information evenings—Kelowna (28), Vanderhoof (29), Fort. St. John (30). For more information, call Leonard Klassen at 604-855-2542.

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

Sept. 30, Oct. 1: Thanksgiving vespers with Abendmusik Choir, 8 p.m. Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford (30); Knox United Church, Vancouver (1). Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

Oct. 12-15: MDS dessert and information evenings—Surrey/Delta (12), Mission (13), Chilliwack (15). For more information, call Leonard Klassen at 604-855-2542.

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

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

Alberta

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. 10: Installation service for Hugo and Doreen Neufeld, interim pastors at Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church.

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

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.

Saskatchewan

Sept. 8-10: Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization junior high retreat at Camp Shekinah, with Carol Duerksen.

Oct. 13-14: Saskatchewan Women in Mission fall retreat at Camp Shekinah.

Oct. 15: Wildwood Mennonite Church 30th anniversary celebration. Breakfast, worship and afternoon events planned.

Oct. 20: MDS dessert and information evening at Nutana Park Mennonite Church, Saskatoon.

Oct. 28: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Conference.

Manitoba

Sept. 9: Morris MCC Relief Sale.

Sept. 9: “Head for the Hills” bicycle fundraiser for Eden Health Care Services mental health recovery program. Call 1-866-895-2919 for more information.

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

Sept. 10: MCC alumni barbecue at CMU.

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

Sept. 16: “The Congo election.” A presentation by CMU staff and students who helped monitor the Congo election; 7 p.m., in the Great Hall.

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

Sept. 19: MDS extension office open house at 1325 Markham Rd., Winnipeg, at 11 a.m.

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: Official opening of “In God’s Image,” a collection of art by artists from around the world; 9 p.m. at CMU.

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

Sept. 24: Hog roast and comedy concert for alumni and friends of MCI, at MCI in Gretna, 5 p.m. For reservations, call 204-327-5891.

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.

Oct. 28: CMU fundraising and dessert evening.

Ontario

Aug. 27: Retirement open house for Anita Janzen, Hanover Mennonite Church, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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. 15-16: “Growing congregations: Advantages of Anabaptist evangelism” seminar at Living Water Fellowship Church, New Hamburg. Pastors dialogue on church growth issues (15: noon to 2 p.m.); church growth/planting seminar open to all (16: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.). To register for either event, call Craig Frere at 519-662-3300.

Sept. 16: MCC Relief Sale at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Quilt auction at noon.

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.

Oct. 12: Celebrate Canadian church relationships with African congregations through food, music and a presentation by Hippo Tshimanga, MC Canada Witness African mission facilitator, 7 p.m., at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.

Oct. 12-14: Ten Thousand Villages fair trade craft sale at Hamilton Mennonite Church; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (12-13), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (14). Tea room open for lunch each day. For more information, call 905-528-3607.

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/.