Canadian Mennonite
Volume 13, No. 19
Oct. 5, 2009
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British Columbia
Oct. 17: Mennonite Historical Society of B.C. annual banquet, “An Evening in Paraguay,” with Jacob Warkentin, at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, Abbotsford. For tickets, call 604-853-6177 or pick them up at the archives after Sept. 1.
Nov. 12-15: MCC Arts and Peace Festival at Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford.
Nov. 14: MCC B.C. annual conference at Culloden Mennonite Brethren Church, Vancouver.
Nov. 20-22: Youth Impact retreat at Camp Squeah.
Until Jan. 3, 2010: “A Common Thread: Textiles from Sto:lo First Nation, South Asian and Mennonite Communities” exhibition at the Reach Gallery, Abbotsford.
Alberta
Oct. 20-22: Pastors retreat at Camp Valaqua. For more information, contact Jim Shantz at 780-668-0851 or jimshantz@live.com.
Nov. 7-9: Pathway to Renewal seminar at Trinity Mennonite Church, Calgary. For more information, contact Jim Shantz at 780-668-0851 or jimshantz@live.com.
Nov. 17-20: Church Planting Congress at Center Street Church, Calgary. MC Canada Witness encourages congregations to send reps; MC Alberta Missions Committee can help subsidize church costs. For more information, e-mail info@churchplantingcanada.ca.
Saskatchewan
Oct. 14-28: MC Canada IMPaCT: an international gathering of pastors in Saskatchewan.
Oct. 20: RJC annual corporation meeting, at RJC, 7 p.m.
Oct. 24: MC Saskatchewan Equipping Day at Osler Mennonite Church.
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: Quilting and scrapbooking retreat at Shekinah Retreat Centre.
Nov. 6-7: MCC Saskatchewan Encounter (annual general meeting) at Mount Royal Mennonite, Saskatoon.
Nov. 7: RJC annual fundraising banquet, 6 p.m. Keynote speaker: Billy Morgan, a Hurricane Katrina survivor.
Nov. 10: MC Saskatchewan Pastors’ Gathering at Rosthern Junior College, 9:30 am registration.
Nov. 21: MC Saskatchewan leadership assembly.
Manitoba
Oct. 18: Join MCC Manitoba at Sam’s Place, 159 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg for presentation and discussion, “Reflections on Food,” 7 p.m.
Oct. 24: Camp Koinonia work day.
Oct. 24, 25: Camps with Meaning celebration banquets at Whitewater Mennonite, Boissevain (24) and Winkler Bergthaler (25).
Oct. 31: “The Great Emergence,” a day-long seminar with Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why, at Booth College, Winnipeg; 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For more information, visit faithforum.ca and click on “Events.”
Oct. 31: Camp Moose Lake workday. Volunteers welcome to help cut wood, rake, clean, etc.
Nov. 1: Camps with Meaning celebration banquet at Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg.
Nov. 2: Mennonite Collegiate Institute soup and pie supper/fall concert.
Nov. 6-8: Quilting retreat at Camp Moose Lake.
Nov. 8: Join MCC Manitoba at Sam’s Place, 159 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg presentation and discussion, “Militarization of Canada,” 7 p.m.
Nov. 7: One-day “Parenting Adult Children” workshop, Steinbach Mennonite Church. Resource person: Ruth. B.Z. Thomson, older adult issues specialist. For more information, or to register, call 204-326-2293.
Nov. 7: “New Songs for Worship IV,” a half-day workshop with Christine Longhurst and the CMU Worship Band, exploring a wide variety of new congregational songs for worship, at CMU; 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, visit faithforum.ca and click on “Events.”
Nov. 9: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate annual general meeting, at Westgate, 7 p.m.
Nov. 9: Mennonite Collegiate Institute annual general meeting.
Nov. 13-14: Mennonite Collegiate Institute presents Oliver Twist.
Nov. 13-14: MCC Manitoba annual general meeting, “Caring in the Name of Christ for our Neighbours and God’s Creation” at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg.
Nov. 13-15: Mini-quilting retreat at Camp Assiniboia.
Nov. 16: MC Manitoba fall delegate meeting, at Grace Mennonite Church, Steinbach, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 18-21: Meat canning for MCC in Winkler.
Ontario
Oct. 10-11: Ottawa Mennonite Church 50th anniversary celebration. Meet and greet at 3:30 (10), to be followed by a dinner and program; Worship service at 11 a.m. (11), followed by a lunch and program. For details, visit ottawamennonite.ca or call 613-733-6729.
Oct 16: Shalom Counselling Services will host Mary Wiens, CBC producer and reporter, “Facing Challenges: Stories of Resilience and Growth” at Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church, Lexington Rd., 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16-17: Ten Thousand Villages Festival sale, bake sale and tea room at Zurich Mennonite Church; 3 to 9 p.m. (16), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (17).
Oct. 18: Sixth annual gospel vesper, a hymn sing from Life Songs No. 2, at Detweiler Meetinghouse near Roseville, 3 p.m. Song leader: Bob Shantz. For more information, call Sam Steiner at 519-884-1040.
Oct. 22-24: 10th annual Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Crafts Sale, at Hamilton Mennonite Church; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (22, 23), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (24). Villages Café open during sale hours. For more information, call 905-528-3607.
Oct. 23-25: Marriage Encounter weekend at King’s Hotel, Palmerston, beginning the evening of Oct. 23. For more information, contact Marjorie Roth at 519-669-8667 or wmroth@rogers.com.
Oct. 23-25: Silver Lake Mennonite Camp’s fall work weekend. RSVP to David Erb at 519-422-1401 or silverlake@slmc.ca.
Oct. 24: Women of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Fall Enrichment Day, Listowel Mennonite Church. Hedy Sawadsky and Barbara Martens will speak on Following Christ in our time; 10:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Oct. 25: Pax Christi Chorale’s Fanfare of Canadian Hymns II with guest host Eric Friesen, featuring winners of the Great Canadian Hymns Competition, at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toronto, 3 p.m.
Oct. 30: MDS fundraising dessert evening at Crosshill Mennonite Church, Millbank, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker: Jerry Klassen. Music by Five on the Floor.
Nov. 4-7: Ten Thousand Villages Festival sale at Vineland United Mennonite Church, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. (4-6), 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (7). Tea and lunch room open each day.
Nov. 21: Nithview Auxiliary annual Christmas Tea and Bake Sale, Nithview Home, New Hamburg; 2 to 4 p.m. Features include tea room, crafts, home baking and apple dumplings.