Canadian Mennonite
Volume 12, No. 15
July 28, 2008

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
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Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec and Eastern Canada
United States

British Columbia

Sept. 19-20: MCC festival auction and sale at Tradex, Abbotsford.

Sept. 27: Prince George Mennonite Fall Fair at the Civic Centre in Prince George.

Alberta

Oct. 11-12: Coaldale Mennonite 80th anniversary celebration. For more information, call 403-345-3363.

Saskatchewan

Aug. 23-25: Green Trek: A Christian Call to Creation Care. Contact MC Saskatchewan office for more details.

Sept. 5–7: Junior high retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.

October 19–21: Canadian Mennonite Health Assembly conference in Saskatoon.

Oct. 25: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Day.

Dec. 13: Buncha Guys concert at Shekinah Retreat Centre, at 7:30 p.m.

Manitoba

Sept. 7: MCC Alumni barbecue.

Sept. 13: Morris MCC Auction and Relief Sale.

Sept. 21: Mennonite Collegiate Institute presents a fall celebration supper and concert featured Brad Johner, in Buhler Hall, Gretna. To reserve tickets, call 204-327-5891.

Sept. 26-27: Brandon MCC Relief Sale

Oct. 3–5: Work weekend at Camp Moose Lake.

Oct. 3–5: “Take and Eat: A Conference on Food and Creation Care,” hosted by Providence College, CMU and A Rocha Canada at Providence College. For information or to register visit www.prov.ca or e-mail takeandeat@prov.ca.

Oct. 11–12: Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite 50th anniversary celebration. Interested participants, e-mail Cheryl Braun at cherylbr@mts.net.

Oct. 17–19: Scrapbooking retreat at Camp Moose Lake.

Oct. 17–19: Manitoba Mennonite and Brethren Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend, Winnipeg. For more information, call Peter and Rose Dick at 204-757-4705.

Oct. 21–22: J.J. Thiessen Lectures at CMU. Keynote speaker Mark Noll, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. Topic: “A Yankee looks at Christianity in Canada.” For more information, visit cmu.ca.

Oct. 25: Workday at Camp Koinonia.

Oct. 25: CMU fall dessert evening and fundraiser. For more information, visit cmu.ca.

Oct. 31–Nov. 2: Quilting/scrapbooking retreats at Camp Koinonia.

Oct. 31–Nov. 2: Quilting Retreat I at Camp Moose Lake.

Nov. 4–5: John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at CMU with Alfred Neufeld, dean of the School of Theology at the Protestant University of Paraguay. Topic: “Church and ethnicity: The Mennonite experience in Paraguay.” Visit cmu.ca for more information.

Nov. 7–9: Quilting Retreat II at Camp Moose Lake.

Nov. 14–15: MCC Manitoba annual meeting.

Jan. 22–24, 2009: CMU Refreshing Winds conference. Theme: “Worship: Come to its senses.” Keynote speakers: Don Saliers, retired theology and worship professor at Emory University; and Doug Gay, lecturer in practical theology at the University of Glasgow.

Ontario

Aug. 8–9: Schürch Family Association reunion at Selkirk. For more information, contact Betty Sherk at bsherk@interlog.com or 416-431-0650.

Aug. 9: Cornstock music festival at Willowgrove, 11737 McCowan Rd., Stouffville, sponsored by MCC Ontario, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit mcc.org/Ontario/cornstalk to see the list of participating bands or to order tickets.

Aug. 10: Reesor picnic at Backus Mill Conservation Park, Port Rowan. Worship at 11 a.m. with lunch and social time to follow.

Aug. 20: House of Doc concert at Rockway Mennonite Church, Kitchener, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted for MCC Sudan.

Aug. 22: Ontario Mennonite Music Camp final concert at Breslau Mennonite, 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments to follow. For more information, call Valerie Enns-Frede at 519-669-3315.

Sept. 5–7: Annual “Building Community Retreat” for people with disabilities, their families and supporters at Hidden Acres Mennonite Retreat Centre. Theme: “Brokenness and wholeness.” Keynote speaker: Myron Steinman. Call Mariette at 519-569-8723 for more details or to register. Volunteers needed.

Sept. 7: George Albrecht reunion, 1 p.m., at Khaki Club, Wellesley. Potluck meal (bring your own dishes). For details, call Gwen Albrecht at 519-662-2927.

Sept. 8: First rehearsal of Mennonite Mass Choir to sing Handel’s Messiah (Dec. 13) at First Mennonite, Kitchener. Contact www.mennosingers.com to register.

Sept. 14: Aldaview Services’ pork barbecue, New Hamburg community centre, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Sept. 20: Black Creek Pioneer Village (Toronto) Relief Sale in support of MCC. Gates open at 10 a.m. Quilt auction at noon.

Oct. 25: CPT benefit concert at Breslau Mennonite, 7 p.m. Featuring Rev. Douglas W. Hallman of McGill University on piano. For tickets, e-mail Benno Barg at bennobarg@sentex.net.

June 4-8, 2009: Sound in the Lands II, a festival/conference of Mennonites and music at Conrad Grebel University College.

Quebec

United States

Nov. 6–9: MEDA presents Business as a Calling 2008, “Dividends of Hope” at Columbus, Ohio. Visit meda.org or call 717-560-6546 for details.