Canadian Mennonite
Volume 12, No. 19
Sept. 29, 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
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec and Eastern Canada
United States

British Columbia

Oct. 16: CBC annual general meeting, at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24-26: Mennonite women’s retreat at Camp Squeah.

Oct. 25: Abbotsford citywide youth event, at 7 p.m. at Columbia Place, CBC.

Nov. 3-5: Annual retreat at First Mennonite, Kelowna. “Blooming deserts and prickly cactus: The story of the Mennonites in the green hell of Paraguay” with Harry Loewen.

Nov. 13-16: Fraser Valley Arts and Peace Festival, at CBC.

Nov. 14-16: MC B.C. senior youth IMPACT retreat at Camp Squeah.

Nov. 15: MCC B.C. annual general meeting, at CBC.

Alberta

Oct. 21-23: MC Alberta pastor and spouse retreat at Sanctum Retreat Center. For more information, contact Jim Shantz at 708-668-0851 or jimshantz@live.com.

Saskatchewan

Oct. 17-18: Saskatchewan Women in Mission retreat, at Shekinah Retreat Centre.

Oct. 19-21: Canadian Mennonite Health Assembly conference in Saskatoon.

Oct. 21: RJC annual corporation meeting, at 7 p.m.

Oct. 25: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Day at Mount Royal Mennonite Church, Saskatoon.

Oct. 26: Food For All benefit concert at MCC Centre, Saskatoon, at 7 p.m., featuring Brian Moyer Suderman, Val Wiebe and Darryl Bueckert.

Oct. 29, Nov. 26: MEDAfinity breakfasts, at the Saskatoon Club, at 7:30 a.m.

Oct. 31-Nov. 1: MCC Saskatchewan annual general meeting.

Nov. 1: RJC fundraising banquet, at RJC, at 6 p.m.

Nov. 14, 15: Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan re-presents the “Mennonite Great Trek to Turkistan” conference, at Bethany Manor.

Nov. 14-16: “Enlarging Our Practice of Prayer” event with CMU prof Gerry Ediger, at Zoar Mennonite Church, Waldheim.

Nov. 15, 16: Evangelical Anabaptist Fellowship presents “Christian Discipleship and Peacemakers” events featuring Hutterite choirs and storytelling, in Saskatoon (locations TBA).

Manitoba

Oct. 8: Mennonite Church Manitoba Leadership seminar: “God’s business: Practices of the Christian community in church and business.” Resource person: Werner Franz.

Oct. 8: Marlene Epp launches her new book, Mennonite Women in Canada: A History, at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, Winnipeg, at 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Chair of Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba Press. Hosted by Royden Loewen.

Oct. 9-10: “Mennonites and Money: Wealth and Poverty in the Past/Present” conference hosted by Chair in Mennonite Studies, U. of Winnipeg. Keynote: Dr. James Urry, New Zealand. For information, visit mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events or write r.loewen@uwinnipeg.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. 23: Mennonite Church Manitoba fall delegate session, 7 p.m. at Springfield Heights Mennonite.

Oct. 25: Workday at Camp Koinonia.

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

Oct. 25-26: Seminar and workshops with Robert J. Suderman on “Seniors and the future of the church,” at Steinbach Mennonite Church. For more information, call Homer Janzen at 204-326-6985.

Oct. 26: Camps with Meaning celebration banquet at Camp Koinonia.

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

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

Nov. 1, 2: Camps with Meaning celebration banquets at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite (1) and Douglas Mennonite (2).

Nov. 3: Annual General Meeting at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, 7 p.m.

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. 8: Westgate 50th anniversary mass choir concert at Jubilee Place, Winnipeg. Rehearsals on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Interested singers can register online at westgate50th.com.

Nov. 9: Evangelical Anabaptist Fellowship presents “Christian Discipleship and Peacemakers” event featuring Hutterite choirs and storytelling, at Grace Mennonite Church, Steinbach, at 10 a.m.

Nov. 13: Evening with the Arts at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, at 7:30 p.m. Bring submissions to the school by Oct. 30.

Nov. 14-15: MCC Manitoba annual meeting.

Ontario

Oct. 17-18: MC Eastern Canada “Ministering to Youth in a Technological Culture” event, Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.

Oct. 17,18: Ten Thousand Villages sale and tea room/bake sale, at Zurich Mennonite Church; 3 to 9 p.m. (17), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (18).

Oct. 17-19: Women Alive Toronto Conference 2008, in Markham. Featuring Diane Clemons (wife of Toronto Argonauts’ CEO, Mike “Pinball” Clemons). Music by Marlene O’Neill. Sessions on spiritual life, health and wellness, relationships, and women’s interests. Register online at womenalive.org. Registration deadline: Oct. 10.

Oct. 18: “Empty Bowls: Trees for Haiti/Eating Locally for Haiti” event, at the Healing Barn, St. Agatha. In support of MCC reforestation and “eating locally” projects. Seatings at 5 and 7 p.m. For more information, call Leigh Steckley at 519-662-2066.

Oct. 19: Leis reunion for the descendants of Joseph Sr. and Catherine (Kennel) Leis, at the Wellesley Community Centre. Potluck meal at 1 p.m. For more information, call Sandy Poole at 519-656-2909.

Oct. 23-25: Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade craft sale and Villages café, Hamilton Mennonite Church; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (23, 24), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (25).

Oct. 24: Sawatsky Lectures at Conrad Grebel University College, at 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Mary Oyer. Topic: “Songs That Have Endured.”

Oct. 25: “Enlivening the Tradition” workshop for song and worship leaders, at Conrad Grebel University College. Workshop leader: Mary Oyer.

Oct. 25: Menno Singers presents a “Celebrating congregational song” workshop with Marilyn Houser Hamm, from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.

Oct. 25: Menno Singers presents “Rejoicing,” featuring Marilyn Houser Hamm, at 8 p.m., at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.

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.

Oct 25: Women of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Enrichment Day, at Rouge Valley Mennonite Church, Markham, from 10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Theme: “Our neighbours—Across the street from around the world.” Bring a bag lunch or book a Sri Lankan lunch by contacting Florence Jantzi at 519-669-4356 or jantzi@golden.net.

Oct. 26: Menno Singers presents “Rejoicing,” featuring Marilyn Houser Hamm, at 7 p.m., at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden.

Oct. 26: Fanfare of Canadian Hymns concert by Pax Christi Chorale and chamber chorale, at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toronto, at 3p.m. Guest host: Howard Dyck. For tickets, call 416-491-8542.

Oct. 26: Second choir reunion celebration concert at St. Catharines United Mennonite Church, at 7 p.m. For further information, contact Art Wall at 905-634-0364 or Carol Penner at carol@penners.ca.

Oct. 26: Hymn Sing at Zurich Mennonite Church, at 7 p.m. For more information, visit kingsfieldcommon.ca.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter weekend, in Cambridge; For more information, or to register, call Marjorie Roth at 519-669-8667.

Nov. 2: “Leaders Who Lead: An Afternoon with Nelson Kraybill,” at Steinmann Mennonite, Baden, at 3 p.m. Co-sponsored by AMBS and MC Eastern Canada. For more information, visit mcec.ca or call 519-650-3806.

Nov. 5-8: Annual Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale at Vineland United Mennonite Church; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (5-7), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (8). Tea room open each day.

Nov. 9: MC Eastern Canada “Junior Youth Breakaway” for students in Grades 6 to 8 and their Sunday school teachers, at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener. For more information, or to register, visit mcec.ca. Registration deadline: Oct. 27.

Nov. 11-15: Ten Thousand Villages Handicrafts and Arts Sale, at the Old Town Hall, Aylmer; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (11,12), 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (13,14), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (15). For more information, call 519-765-3020.

Nov. 14: Spirituality and aging lectures at Conrad Grebel University College with Rev. James Ellor: “Caring for the Spiritual Lives of Seniors,” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; “Using Spiritual Assessment to Facilitate Spiritual Care,” from 1:45 to 5:15 p.m. Pre-register at infocguc@uwaterloo.ca.

Nov. 21: Eby Lecture at Conrad Grebel University College, at 7 p.m. Speaker: Marlene Epp.

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.