Canadian Mennonite
Volume 11, No. 01
January 8, 2007

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

Jan. 19-20: “The mind of Christ” learning weekend for Vancouver area Mennonite churches, at Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond. Speakers: John J. Friesen, Gary Yamasaki, Tim Rogalsky and Chris Huebner.

Feb. 9,10,16,17: MCC fundraising banquets—Central Community Church, Chilliwack (9), Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Abbotsford (10), Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond (16), South Langley Mennonite Brethren Church (17).

Feb. 10: B.C. Women in Mission special business session at Bethel Mennonite Church, Aldergrove, 2 p.m.

Feb. 23-24: MC B.C. annual delegate sessions. Location TBA.

March 16-17: Youth workers conference at CBC.

March 24,25: Lenten vespers with Abendmusik Choir, 8 p.m. Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford (24); Knox United Church, Vancouver (25). Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

March 26-28: Mennonite Camping Association western regional meeting at Camp Squeah. For more information, visit mennonitecamping.org.

Alberta

Jan. 19-21: Junior high snow camp at Camp Valaqua.

Jan. 27: Camp Valaqua fellowship banquet at Edmonton First Mennonite Church.

Feb. 9-11: Annual Mennonite men’s curling bonspiel in Didsbury. For more information, call Herman Epp at 403-335-3894.

Feb. 17: Winter fun day at Camp Valaqua. Call Jon Olfert at 403-637-2510 for more information.

Feb. 23-25: Senior high snow camp at Camp Valaqua.

March 10: Camp Valaqua fellowship banquet at Trinity Mennonite Church, Calgary.

March 23-24: MC Alberta annual delegate sessions in Lethbridge.

Saskatchewan

Jan. 26-28: Senior high retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre. Speaker: Roland Martinson.

Feb. 5-12: Mid-year conference for MCC IVEP participants at Mount Royal Mennonite.

Feb. 10-11: Winter Fun Days for youths at Shekinah Retreat Centre.

Feb. 11: International Worship Festival at Mount Royal Mennonite, Saskatoon, 7 p.m.

Feb. 16-26: Ethiopian storyteller Tesfa Dalellew is visiting Saskatchewan.

Feb. 23-24: MC Saskatchewan annual delegate sessions, at Western Christian College, Regina.

Feb. 25: Evening of Quartets—an MCC fundraiser—at Forest Grove Community Church, Saskatoon.

March 23-24: MC Saskatchewan Songfest at First Mennonite Church, Saskatoon.

March 31: Shekinah Retreat Centre fundraising banquet and silent auction at Mount Royal Mennonite, Saskatoon.

April 12: Saskatchewan Women in Mission Enrichment Day in Swift Current.

April 15-21: MCC Volunteer Appreciation Week.

June 26-29: Ecumenical “Making peace in the household of God” conference, Saskatoon.

July 29: Shekinah Retreat Centre Adventure Challenge.

Oct. 26-28: Quilting and scrapbooking retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.

Manitoba

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. Visit cmu.ca for more information.

Jan. 19-21: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Koinonia.

Jan. 29: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate open house.

Feb. 2-4: MMYO senior youth retreat at Camp Koinonia.

Feb. 3: Resonate, the MCI vocal ensemble, in concert with special guest Vic Engbrecht, at Buhler Hall, Gretna, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 9-11: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Moose Lake.

Feb. 12-14: Mid-winter retreat for adults with disabilities at Camp Koinonia.

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

Feb. 23-24: MC Manitoba annual delegate sessions at Bethel Mennonite Church, Winnipeg.

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.

March 8-10: MCI musical production of Les Miserables.

March 9-11: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Moose Lake.

March 23-25: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Moose Lake.

March 24: Winnipeg MCC Festival and Relief Sale banquet, at Douglas Mennonite Church.

Ontario

Jan. 18, 22: MEDA breakfast meetings, 7:30 a.m. at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs. Speakers: Gloria Eby (18), Bob Nally (22).

Jan. 27: MC Eastern Canada young adult volleyball at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener.

Feb. 2-4: MC Eastern Canada Youth Winter Retreat 1 at Countryside Camp and Conference Centre, Cambridge.

Feb. 9-10: MDS all unit meeting at South Ridge Community Church, St. Catharines. For more information, call Rudy Thiessen at 905-562-4324.

Feb. 9-11: MC Eastern Canada Youth Winter Retreat 2 at Countryside Camp and Conference Centre, Cambridge.

Feb. 15-18: “One world: Seeking justice through faith and policy” student seminar. Presented by MCC Canada. For more information, e-mail chuckwright@mennonitecc.ca.

Feb. 20-22: School for Ministers with Reginald Bibby—“The Role of the Church in Contemporary Canadian Culture,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.

Feb. 21: Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Lecture with Reginald Bibby, at Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall, 7 p.m.

March 2-3: Engaged workshop at Living Water Fellowship, New Hamburg. For more information, e-mail denise_bender@yahoo.com.

March 4: Menno Singers present “By the Babylonian Waters: Bach and Lalande,” at Zion United Church, Kitchener, at 3 p.m.