Canadian Mennonite
Volume 11, No. 03
February 5, 2007
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British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
United States
British Columbia
Feb. 23-24: MC B.C. annual delegate sessions at Eden Mennonite in Chilliwack.
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
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
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.
Feb. 28: Brown bag lunch at MCC Centre with Generations at Risk coordinator Sarah Adams.
March 16-17: Mennonite Historical Society annual general meeting at Bethany College, Hepburn.
March 16-17: RJC theatre arts program presentation of “One Act Plays.”
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.
Manitoba
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 24: Winnipeg MCC Festival and Relief Sale banquet, at Douglas Mennonite Church.
Ontario
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. 16: Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale’s 26th annual Heifer Relief Sale, at Carson Auction, Listowel. All proceeds to Mennonite Central Committee relief and development work.
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.
Feb. 24: Fraser Lake Camp annual family fun night at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. For reservations, call Rebecca Seiling at 519-880-0961.
March 2-3: Engaged couples workshop at Living Water Fellowship, New Hamburg. For more information, e-mail denise_bender@yahoo.com.
March 2-4: Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter weekend at Delta Inn, Kitchener. For more information, call Marjorie Roth at 519-669-8667.
March 4: Menno Singers present “By the Babylonian Waters: Bach and Lalande,” at Zion United Church, Kitchener, at 3 p.m.
March 10: MC Eastern Canada “Before the Wedding: Providing Pre-marital Counselling with Integrity” workshop at Preston Mennonite, Cambridge, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
March 12, 13: Grandparent/Grandchild Days at Hidden Acres Camp. For children in grades 1 to 6 and their grandparents. Choose one day only. For more information, call the camp at 519-625-8602.
March 15-16: Bechtel Lectures with Sandra Birdsell at Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall, 7:30 p.m. each evening.
March 22: MEDA breakfast meeting, at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs, 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Bob Nally.
March 31: Menno Singers fourth hymn sing fundraiser at Waterloo-Kitchener Mennonite Church. This full day of congregational singing (from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) will include selections from Hymnal: A Worship Book, the new Sing the Journey supplement and the Sing the Story supplement to be released this summer.
United States
March 17-18: Raleigh (N.C.) Mennonite Church 20th anniversary celebration and the Raleigh Service Adventure Unit 10th anniversary. For more information, e-mail annr.r.cooper@gmail.com.