Canadian Mennonite
Volume 13, No. 23
Nov. 30, 2009
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British Columbia
Until Jan. 3, 2010: “A Common Thread: Textiles from Sto:lo First Nation, South Asian and Mennonite Communities” exhibition at the Reach Gallery, Abbotsford.
Until Jan. 3, 2010: “Mennonites: People of Faith and Action” exhibit at the Reach Gallery, Abbotsford. The collection of images captures the 75-year history of the Mennonites who pioneered in the Abbotsford area.
Jan. 15-16, 2010: “FaithQwest 2010: Found in Translation,” Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond. Speakers: Jeanette Hanson, Pat and Rad Houmphan and Vic Thiessen from MC Canada Witness, and Jonathan Neufeld of Seattle, Wash.
Alberta
Dec. 31: African-style New Year’s Eve service, Holyrood Mennonite Church, Edmonton; 9 p.m. to midnight. End the year with testimonies, confession, prayer and praise.
Saskatchewan
Jan. 15-16, 2010: Prairie Winds worship and music retreat, “Encountering the unsung Jesus” at Shekinah Retreat Centre with Marlene Kropf and Ken Nafziger. Contact www.shekinahretreatcentre.org for information.
Feb. 12-13, 2010: MDS all unit meeting and gathering. Focus is on MDS’s 60th anniversary through stories and worship. Visit mds.mennonite.net to register after Nov. 15, or call 1-866-261-1274. Daytime meetings at Warman Bergthaler Mennonite Church; banquet and program at Valley Christian Academy, Osler (12).
Manitoba
Dec. 13: Join MCC Manitoba at Sam’s Place, 159 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg, for presentation and discussion “Christmas around the World.”
Dec. 17,18: Mennonite Collegiate Institute Christmas concert, (17) 7: 30 p.m.; (18) 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 15-17, 2010: MMYO senior youth retreat at Camp Koinonia.
Until Jan. 16, 2010: “Congregational Fantasies” art exhibit by Ruth Maendel is on display at the Mennonite Heritage Gallery, Winnipeg.
Jan. 22-24, 2010: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Moose Lake.
Jan. 28-29, 2010: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate junior high presentation of three one-act plays, at the Franco-Manitoban Centre, Winnipeg.
Feb. 3, 2010: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate open house, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, 2010: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate and Mennonite Collegiate Institute gala event, at Westminster United Church, Winnipeg.
Feb. 5-7, 2010: MMYO junior youth retreat at Camp Koinonia.
Feb. 7, 2010: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate and Mennonite Collegiate Institute gala event, at Buhler Hall, Gretna.
Feb. 12-14. 2010: Young adult retreat at Camp Koinonia.
Ontario
Dec. 12: Pax Christi Chorale and the Gallery Choir of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and orchestra present “The Children’s Messiah,” Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Toronto; 4 p.m.
Dec. 13: Menno Singers and the Menno Youth Singers present “Christmas: Lessons and Carols,” St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Kitchener, 3 p.m. Event includes a release of Menno Singers’ new CD, Cloths of Heaven. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
Jan. 16, 2010: Grand Philharmonic Choir present Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius; Centre in the Square, Kitchener; 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7: Menno Singers presents a gospel hymn sing, Elmira Mennonite Church.
March 6, 2010: Menno Singers present Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers,” St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Kitchener, 8 p.m. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
March 20, 2010: Grand Philharmonic Choir presents “A Springtime Choral Potpurri” with the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers; St. George Hall, Waterloo; 7:30 p.m.
March 25-26, 2010: Bechtel Lectures in Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies; Conrad Grebel Great Hall; 7:30 p.m. each evening. Keynote speaker: James Harder, Bluffton College, Ohio, president. Topic: “Mennonites and development: The impact of the current economic crisis on our communities, countries and churches.”