Canadian Mennonite
Volume 10, No. 18
September 18, 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

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. 14: Mennonite Heritage Society of B.C. annual banquet at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church with Harvey Dyck, speaker. Call 604-853-6177 for information.

Oct. 19: One-day workshop on faith and mental illness at Willingdon Church, Burnaby. Contact MCC Supportive Care Services at 1-800-622-5455 or www.mccscs.com.

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

Oct. 21: Mennonite Foundation all-day seminar for church leaders involved with governance, finance and employment. Rick Braun-Janzen and Clayton Loewen presenting at CBC. Call 1-800-772-3257 for information.

Oct. 26: Retired pastors meeting/lunch in the CBC boardroom; 10 a.m.

Oct. 26: One-day workshop on faith and mental illness at Cascade Community Church, Abbotsford. Contact MCC Supportive Care Services at 1-800-622-5455 or www.mccscs.com.

Nov. 4: MC B.C. special delegates sessions, West Abbotsford Mennonite Church, 8:30 a.m. Pension plan holders meeting follows.

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

Nov. 16-18: MC Canada general board meets at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, Abbotsford.

Nov. 17: Mennonite Heritage Society of B.C. presents lecture “Controversy, change and consensus” dealing with theological issues of the last century by David Ewert and John Neufeld (of Winnipeg) at Bakerview M.B. Church, 7 p.m.

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.

Dec. 2,3: Advent vespers with Abendmusik Choir, 8 p.m. Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford (2); Knox United Church, Vancouver (3). Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

March 31, April 1: Lenten vespers with Abendmusik Choir, 8 p.m. Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford (31); Knox United Church, Vancouver (1). Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

Alberta

Oct. 20-22: “Imagine…a balanced life” conference presented by Women Alive, at Four Points Sheraton, Edmonton. Speaker: Pam Farrel, author of Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti.

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

Oct. 24-26: Pastors retreat at Camp Valaqua. To register or for information call Jim Shantz at 780-485-2518.

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

Saskatchewan

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. 27-29: Quilting and scrapbooking retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.

Oct. 28: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Conference at Mount Royal Mennonite Church. Theme: “Connecting diversity.”

Nov. 3: RJC annual appreciation and fundraising banquet. Guest speaker: CPTer James Loney.

Nov. 3-4: MCC Saskatchewan annual meeting.

Manitoba

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.

Sept. 30: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate cyclathon.

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.

Oct. 30: Westgate Mennonite College annual general meeting, at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 3-4: CMU youth ministry conference. Theme: “Kingdom-driven ministry. Speaker: Wendell Loewen of Tabor College.

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.

Nov. 22: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate evening with the arts, at 7:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 24: Ground-breaking ceremony for a new multi-purpose building at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden, at 1:45 p.m.

Sept. 24: Fundraising concert for the new MCC Thrift Centre in New Hamburg featuring the Kitchener-Waterloo male chorus, Jubilation, at Steinmann Mennonite Church, 3 p.m.

Sept. 29: Welcome Inn Community Centre’s Celebration Dinner & Silent Auction at Carmen’s Banquet Hall, 1520 Stone Church Rd. E. in Hamilton. Refreshments at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m. Includes Don Couchie on guitar, musical group Five On The Floor and as speaker, former Ontario Premier Bob Rae. Tickets are $100/person ($70 tax receipt issued). For information or tickets, visit www.welcomeinn.ca or call 905-525-5824.

Sept. 29: Conrad Grebel University College reunion for 1970 to 1975 era students and staff, 7 p.m. For more information, call 519-885-0220 x24381.

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. 2-3: Hidden Acres Menno-nite Camp Annual Senior’s Fall Retreat. Attend either day. More information at 519-625-8602 or info@hiddenacres.ca.

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 Hippolyto 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.

Oct. 14: Mennonite Youth Fellowship fundraising dinner and auction at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, at 5:30 p.m. For tickets, call 519-744-6575.

Oct. 28: Silver Lake Mennonite camp fall fundraiser, “From wave tops to tree tops,” featuring hypnotist Jerry Enns and the Mike Erb Band; 7:30 p.m. at the University of Waterloo Humanities Theatre. For tickets, call 519-888-4908.

Oct. 19: MEDA breakfast at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Larry Martin.

Nov. 23: MEDA breakfast at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Murray Bast.

Feb, 9-10: MDS all unit meeting at South Ridge Community Church, St. Catharines. For more information, call Rudy Thiessen at 905-562-0396.

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.