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Communion and community during COVID-19
Categories: NewsFor many congregants, the invitation to receive communion at Edmonton’s First Mennonite Church on Sunday, Sept. 27 would mark the first time they had physically set foot in the building…
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MCC Ontario AGM goes virtual
Categories: NewsMennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) held its annual general meeting (AGM) online on Sept. 21, 2020. John Head, executive director, reported that most targets in the organization’s five-year strategic plan…
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Niagara churches reopening
Categories: NewsVineland (Ont.) United Mennonite Church plans to continue meeting virtually for worship through September, using YouTube video. According to pastor Louise Wideman, the church is planning a cautious tiered approach…
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Release dates for Voices Together announced
MennoMedia will begin shipping Voices Together print products in November but most digital products will be available in mid-October 2020. On Oct. 19, the app versions of the pew edition,…
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Friends celebrate Leonard Doell’s long service with MCC
Categories: PeopleWhen Leonard Doell was hired as Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Saskatchewan’s Native Concerns program coordinator in 1996, he was told his job was “to drink tea with elders.” It was…
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Young reader likes story about seniors
Categories: PeopleMiles Kirkaldy, who is six years old and just started grade one, enjoys reading Canadian Mennonite. When a new copy comes in the mail, he reads bits and pieces and…
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Sarah Johnson honoured as distinguished alumna
Categories: Focus On EducationSarah Johnson Theology scholar Sarah Kathleen Johnson has always been interested in religion and Christian worship. In her pursuit of education, her many different involvements at Conrad Grebel University College…
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Bursary connects students to their faith
Categories: Focus On Education“Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to attend a Mennonite post-secondary institution,” says Danika Warkentin, one of seven recipients of this year’s Mennonite Church Alberta…
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CBC navigates fall class restart
Categories: Focus On EducationLife at Columbia Bible College (CBC) looks quite different than it did back in mid-March, when classes suddenly ended and students were sent home due to COVID-19. After six months…
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MWC and AMBS partnership opens access to Anabaptist education
Categories: Focus On EducationMennonites around the globe yearn for Anabaptist theological education, identity formation and leadership development, but attending an Anabaptist-related college, university or seminary has not been possible for Mennonites in many…
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Can preaching bring peace?
Categories: Web FirstThe annual Menno Simons Sermon Prize is seeking submissions from pastors and lay preachers from around the world in German, English, Dutch, French and Spanish before Dec. 1, 2020. The…
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!Explore nurtures youth who are passionate about the church
Categories: Web FirstIn the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) leaders of !Explore: A Theological Program for High School Youth are planning for a robust opportunity for…
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Herald Press, MC USA, and MC Canada partner for Common Read
With isolation and Zoom fatigue setting in, Mennonite Church Canada, MC U.S.A. and Herald Press are partnering to encourage Mennonites to engage in a “Common Read,” a shared reading experience…
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Dishonoured treaties are ‘the ghost of our history’
Categories: Web FirstMyeengun Henry, Indigenous elder, says treaty relationships should be tended. “We need to shine those up every year so we don’t forget how important they are.” Henry was the first…
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Economic hypocrite
I remember that as a teenager who grew up in the church I had some biting criticism for the people in the church because I thought they were a bunch…
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The allure of horror films
Categories: EditorialHalloween is a few weeks away, and I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to watch some horror movies to get into the spirit. I just stopped and…
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Copyright matters
Categories: Feature ArticlesLife is funny. When something breaks down in the church, whether an oven or an elevator, we fix it. And if we can’t fix it, we buy a new one.…
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Readers write: September 28, 2020 issue
Categories: OpinionPandemic provides ‘extra bonuses’ for elderly congregant Re: “In a time of uncertainty: COVID-19 prompts churches to rethink gatherings,” March 30, page 15. The Japanese Mennonite Christian Fellowship meets in…
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Our need for community
Categories: OpinionIn my work with high-risk single mothers, I’ve been meeting one-on-one this summer with women, as our weekly group program was put on hold due to the pandemic. Over and…
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‘A little mercy now’
Categories: OpinionIn early August, I heard about the devastating impact of floods and a landside on a Mennonite congregation in Kerala in southern India, with mud covering the building and many…
