Canadian Mennonite
Volume 12, No. 12
June 9, 2008

Church Snapshots

More than 70 volunteers at Niagara United Mennonite Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., organized, prepared and served the annual Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) dinner, which raised $2,245 for the MCC Relief Sale in New Hamburg on May 31. The evening also included a book drive for aboriginal schools.

The fifth annual Woolwich-Grey Cluster Road Hockey Tournament was contested at Elmira (Ont.) Mennonite Church on April 13. Approximately 60 people of various ages showed up for a great day of sportsmanship and competition. Community Mennonite Fellowship in Drayton were the victors, while Zion Mennonite Fellowship were the consolation champions. Also “icing” teams were Bethel Mennonite of Elora, and Listowel, Floradale and Hawkesville Mennonite churches.

When the local Tim Hortons became the popular alternative to adult Sunday school, the Steinbach (Man.) Mennonite Church Worship Committee decided to take action, opening a fair trade coffee cart in the foyer to help stem the tide of congregants rushing out the door for their caffeine fix. In honour of lead pastor Gary Morton, who is on a first-name basis with the local Timmy’s drive-through staff, the committee named the coffee cart after him.