Canadian Mennonite
Volume 11, No. 21
October 29, 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 and Eastern Canada
United States

British Columbia

Nov. 8-11: MCC Arts and Peace Festival at CBC, Abbotsford.

Nov. 17: MCC annual general meeting at Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church.

Dec. 1, 2: Advent Vespers with Abendmusik Choir, at Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford (1) and Knox United Church, Vancouver (2); 8 p.m. both evenings. Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

Alberta

Nov. 10: World AIDS Day event highlighting local and international AIDS work in the context of First Nations and indigenous people. Featuring Ovide Mercredi and Tom Jackson.

Nov. 23: Annette Stanwick, author of Forgiveness: The Mystery and the Miracle, will speak as part of Restorative Justice Week events, at Joie de Vivre, Calgary; at 7 p.m. Call Peter at 403-275-6935 for more details.

Nov. 25: Cowboy church with cowboy poetry and music at Trinity Mennonite Church, Calgary. For more information, call 403-256-7157.

Saskatchewan

Nov. 15: Saskatoon Restorative Justice Committee forum on poverty, at St. Mary’s Parish, Saskatoon. For more information, call Ken Landis Frank at 306-655-2555.

Nov. 16-17: Conference on peace, restorative justice and human rights at the University of Regina.

Nov. 19: RJC Auxiliary perogy supper.

Manitoba

Nov. 9-10: CMU Tip-off Classic basketball tournament, Winnipeg.

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. 16-17: MCC Manitoba annual general meeting, at Morden Mennonite. Guest speaker: Zoughbi Zoughbi of the Wi’am Centre, Bethlehem.

Nov. 16,17: Prairie Voices Choral Ensemble and Encore Vocal Quartet benefit concerts for Mennonite Heritage Village; Grace Mennonite Church, Steinbach, 7:30 p.m. (16); Westminster United Church, Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. (17).

Nov. 25: Faith and Life Advent concert at Bethel Mennonite Church.

Nov. 28: Evening with the arts at Westgate, 7 p.m. Call 204-775-7111 for more information.

Ontario

Nov. 8: Sawatzky Lecture at Conrad Grebel Great Hall, 7 p.m. Speaker: Royden Loewen.

Nov. 8: Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition’s “Bend Toward Justice: Fighting for an authentic poverty reduction strategy” forum, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Queen’s Park, Toronto. To register, call Brice Balmer, 519-742-8327.

Nov. 9-10: “Meeting MCC & Celebrating God’s Love,” MCC Ontario annual meeting at The Meeting House, 2700 Bristol Circle, Oakville, Ont. Visit mcc.org/ontario for more information.

Nov. 10: DaCapo Chamber Choir presents “one—in the beginning”; 8 p.m., at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Kitchener.

Nov. 11: Junior Youth Breakaway at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate. Youth from grades 6-8 and will meet for worship, workshops and fun. Visit mcec.ca for more information. Register by Oct. 26.

Nov. 13-17: Ten Thousand Villages’ handicrafts and art sale, Old Town Hall, Aylmer; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (13,14); 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (15,16); 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (17).

Nov. 17: Nithview Home annual Christmas tea and bake sale, New Hamburg, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Nov. 22: MEDA breakfast meeting; 7:30 a.m. at the Stone Crock, St. Jacobs. Speaker: Karen Martin, vice-president of business operations for Sun Life Mutual.

Nov. 29: Willowgrove annual general meeting, at Rouge Valley Mennonite, Markham; punch at 6 p.m.; members dinner at 6:30 p.m.; meeting at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call Ron de Roo at 905-640-2127.

Nov. 30: “Spirituality and aging” lecture at Conrad Grebel.

Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Ten Thousand Villages’ Mennonite Christmas festival at the Harbourfront Centre, Toronto; 6 to 10 p.m. (30), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (1), noon to 5 p.m. (2).

Quebec

Nov. 10: To celebrate 51 years of Mennonite presence in Quebec, La Societe Mennonite Historique du Quebec and MCC Quebec are hosting an evening of pioneer stories and a Mennonite-Quebecois dinner at La Maison de l’Amitie. For more information, contact 514-849-9039 or maisondelamitie@videotron.ca.