Canadian Mennonite
Volume 11, No. 11
May 28, 2007
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British Columbia
June 7-9, 14-16: Gallery 7 Theatre presents Village of Idiots at MEI auditorium. Curtain time: 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. matinee (9). To reserve tickets, call 604-852-3701.
July 7: Camp Squeah alumni gathering. Register at squeah.com or by calling 1-800-380-2267.
July 13-15: First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, 60th anniversary celebrations. For more information, call Ann Wiebe at 250-763-4638 or e-mail hawiebe@shaw.ca.
July 14-21: “Connecting People and Place,” an MCC camping tour on Vancouver Island. For more information, contact Darryl Klassen at abneighbours@mccbc.com or Jon Nofziger at peace@mccbc.com.
Alberta
June 8-10: Third annual men’s retreat at Camp Valaqua. Theme: “Kingdom carving in the Alpha-male milieu.” Speaker: Harold Schilk. For more information, contact Marvin Baergen at 403-256-2894.
June 15-16: MCC Relief Sale and bike-a-thon at the Coaldale Sportsplex.
Sept. 15-16: Holyrood Mennonite Church 50th anniversary celebration. Details to follow.
Saskatchewan
June 10: Soup and pie lunch fundraiser for Camp Elim at Zion Mennonite Church, Swift Current.
June 15-16: MCC Relief Sale at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon.
June 22-23: RJC musical.
June 23: Canadian Foodgrains Bank sale in Hague/Osler.
June 26-29: Ecumenical “Making peace in the household of God” conference, Saskatoon.
July 29: Shekinah Retreat Centre Adventure Challenge.
Sept. 7-9: SMYO junior high retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.
Oct. 12-13: Saskatchewan Women in Mission fall retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.
Oct. 26-28: Quilting and scrapbooking retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.
Oct. 27: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Day.
Manitoba
June 9-10: Bike the Interlake event for MCC (from Bird’s Hill to Hecla Island). For more information, or to register, call Paul Friesen at 204-261-6381.
June 10: Eden Foundation’s Big Brothers/Sisters 15th annual charity golf tournament at Winkler Golf Course. Texas scramble format. For more information, call 1-866-895-2919.
June 10: MCI Sängerfest; worship at 10:30 a.m. and concert at 2 p.m.
June 15-16: Winnipeg MCC Relief Sale and Festival, CMU.
June 22-23: Winnipeg Mennonite Children’s Choir 50th anniversary celebration weekend at MBCI’s Jubilee Place. For weekend passes, visit kwiktix.ca. For alumni registration, e-mail info@wmcc.ca.
June 23: Camp Koinonia golf tournament at Winkler Golf Course.
June 28: Eden Foundation’s “Iron Man” golf marathon at Winkler Golf Course. Raise pledges and play 100 holes of golf in one day. For more information, call 1-866-895-2919.
June 30: Cycle Clear Lake fundraiser for MCC Relief Sale.
July 2-9: International Rural Church Conference at the University of Brandon. For more information, e-mail ruralmail@canadianruralchurch.net.
July 3-10: International Rural Church Association/Canadian Rural Church Network “How can we find hope in the rural landscape” conference, in Brandon.
Aug. 25-26: Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church 125th anniversary celebrations.
Aug. 26: Camp Moose Lake 50th anniversary celebrations.
Sept. 8: Morris MCC Relief Sale, Stampede Grounds. Huge farmers market.
Sept. 21-22: Brandon MCC Relief Sale.
Sept. 28-30: Camp Moose Lake work days.
Oct. 12-13: Women in Mission retreat at Camp Assiniboia.
Oct. 26-28: Scrapbooking retreat at Camp Moose Lake.
Oct. 27: Work day and camps celebration banquet at Camp Koinonia.
Nov. 2-4: Quilting retreats at Camp Koinonia and Camp Moose Lake.
Nov. 3,4: Camps celebration banquets at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church (3); Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg (4).
Nov. 9-11: Quilting retreat at Camp Moose Lake.
Nov. 9-11: Scrapbooking retreat at Camp Koinonia.
Nov. 10-11: Home Street Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, 50th anniversary homecoming and celebration.
Nov. 25: Faith and Life Advent concert at Bethel Mennonite Church.
Feb. 22-23: MC Manitoba annual delegate sessions at Steinbach Mennonite Church.
June 11-14: 16th annual Believers Church Conference at CMU. Theme: “Congregationalism, denominationalism and the body of Christ.”
Ontario
June 10: Tavistock Mennonite Church’s 65th anniversary celebration; 10 a.m. A potluck meal will follow the service.
June 10: “All-day shaped note singing from the Harmonia Sacra” event at Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville; from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring lunch to share.
June 12: Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp annual chicken barbecue and pie auction to support building project; 5:30 to 8 p.m. To reserve a ticket, call 519-625-8602.
June 12: UMEI strawberry social, Leamington.
June 14-16: Write! Canada Christian Writers’ Conference, at the Guelph Bible Conference Centre. Keynote speaker: Rudy Wiebe. Theme: “Writing Canada: Telling stories with soul.” Register online at thewordguild.com.
June 15-16: Maison de l’amitié and Mennonite Central Committee Quebec’s fifth annual peace festival.
June 15-17: Toronto United Mennonite Church celebrates the retirement of pastor Gary Harder and his wife Lydia after 19 years of ministry.
June 19: Lebold fundraising banquet at Conrad Grebel University College; 6:30 p.m. Speaker: MC Canada general secretary Robert J. Suderman. Topic: “Leaders shaping leaders: The task of identity.” For tickets, call 519-885-0220 ext. 24223.
June 21: MEDA Waterloo chapter breakfast meeting, at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs; 7:30 a.m. Speaker: Marcus Shantz, Mercedes Corp. vice-president.
June 23: Strawberry social at Nithview Home, New Hamburg; 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ticket available at the door. Sponsored by Nithview Auxiliary.
June 30: Aylmer Auction for Relief at the curling club.
June 30: Joseph and Barbara Schneider reunion and 200th anniversary at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, and the Schneider Haus Museum. Visit timetocomehome.ca or call 519-893-3075 for more information.
Nov. 1-4: MEDA’s annual “Business as a calling” convention: “Trust in a world of change,” in Toronto. For more information, visit businessasacalling.org or call toll-free 1-800-665-7026.