Canadian Mennonite
Volume 12, No. 20
Oct. 13, 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

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.

Dec. 6-7: Advent Vespers with Abendmusik Choir at Emmanuel Free Reformed Church, Abbotsford 8 p.m. (6) and Knox United Church, Vancouver, 8 p.m. (7). Donations to Menno Simons Centre.

Alberta

Saskatchewan

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

Oct. 26: Food for All benefit concert, at MCC Centre, Saskatoon, at 7 p.m. Featured artists: 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: MCC church leaders seminar, at Grace Mennonite, Regina.

Oct. 31-Nov. 1: MCC Saskatchewan annual general meeting, at Parliament Community Church, Regina.

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: Eigenheim Mennonite Church fundraising arts, crafts and bake sale, at Rosthern Elementary School, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Nov. 22: MC Saskatchewan leadership assembly.

Dec. 6,13: Buncha Guys concerts; at Knox United Church, Saskatoon (6), and at Shekinah Retreat Centre, at 7:30 p.m. (13).

Dec. 14: RJC chorale performance at Knox United Church, Saskatoon.

Dec. 19: RJC Christmas concert, at RJC.

Manitoba

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. 27: MCI soup and pie supper and fall concert, Gretna.

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 at First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg. 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.

Nov. 14, 15: MCI alumni and com-munity drama presentation, Gretna.

Nov. 29: North Kildonan Mennonite Church Quartet’s annual Advent concert and introduction of its new CD, Near to the Heart of God, at North Kildonan Mennonite Church, Winnipeg.

Nov. 29, 30: Faith and Life choirs Advent concerts; at Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, Winnipeg at 7 p.m. (29), and at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church at 3 p.m. (30).

Dec. 18, 19: MCI Christmas concerts, Gretna; 7:30 p.m. (18), 1:30 p.m. (19).

Jan. 3, 2009: Westgate 50th anniversary basketball tournament, at Westgate.

Jan. 16-18, 2009: MMYO Junior High Retreat at Camp Koinonia.

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

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: Letters From Stalin’s Russia lecture and film presented by author and historian Ruth Derksen Siemens, at Conrad Grebel’s Great Hall, at 7 p.m.

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.

Nov. 22: Nithview Auxiliary Christmas Tea and Bake Sale, from 2-4 p.m., at Nithview, New Hamburg.

Nov. 22: Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter annual general meeting, at Hawkesville Mennonite Church, at 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 24-26: Church leadership seminar: “Theological perspectives on conflict resolution,” in Waterloo.

Nov. 26: Church leadership seminar: “Understanding the congregational life cycle,” in Waterloo.

Nov. 28, 29: Nairn Mennonite Church, Ailsa Craig, presents “Spirit of Christmas” craft show with live music; 7 to 9 p.m. (28), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (29).

Dec. 6, 7: Pax Christi Chorale presents Haydn’s Creation, at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toronto; 7: 30 p.m. (6), 3 p.m. (7). For tickets, call 416-491-8542.

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.