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Mennonite Church Alberta holds virtual AGM
Categories: NewsWith COVID-19 limiting the ability to connect in person, virtual meetings now seem to be the wave of the future. Mennonite Church Alberta had already been using the Zoom platform…
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Nourishing body, mind and spirit
Categories: NewsThe spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadians to learn to cope with forced isolation, loss of work and social events, and an uncertain future. For a church…
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Grebelites continue in community amid COVID-19 separation
Categories: NewsMost people’s lives have shifted dramatically in the past few weeks, as they grapple with social isolation, educational upheaval, job changes, pandemic preparations and health-care emergencies surrounding COVID-19. Conrad Grebel…
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MCI student competes in Canada Winter Games
This winter was an exciting one for Jonah Ginter, a Grade 10 student at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna, Man. From Feb. 25 to 29, he competed in the 2020…
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COVID-19 has significant impact for MDS
Categories: NewsFor Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), COVID-19 has had a significant impact on operations. It started on March 13, when the organization closed all current projects in locations across the United…
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MC Eastern Canada appoints new executive minister
Categories: PeopleLeah Reesor-Keller has been appointed as Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s next executive minister. She will begin her new role in late summer, replacing David Martin, who will retire this summer…
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A story that ‘wanted to be told’
Categories: Books & ResourcesAfter high school, Susanna Compton took a gap year before heading off to university. She turned that experience into her first published book. Her former pastors from Wilmot Mennonite Church…
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Updated history of Mennonites in Canada commissioned
Categories: Books & ResourcesThe last time a history of Mennonites in Canada was published, it covered the period from 1920 to 1970—the year Pierre Trudeau was prime minister, Canada was converting to the…
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Conspicuous absences
Categories: Books & ResourcesThe Absent Christ is a clearly written and compelling exploration of Anabaptist-Mennonite theology that engages with both historical Anabaptist sources and contemporary political concerns, in order to advance a constructive…
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Intriguing novel explores family trauma
Categories: Books & ResourcesUnsettled with her status as a newly retired person, an archivist uses her skills to look into the difficult parts of her own family history. Along the way, she uncovers…
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Classics of the Radical Reformation series relaunched
Categories: Books & ResourcesOver the past 50 years, the Institute for Mennonite Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., has published a series of books making primary works of the Radical Reformation…
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Spring 2020 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality The Absent Christ: An Anabaptist Theology of the Empty Tomb. Justin Heinzekehr. Vol. 12 of the C. Henry Smith Series, Cascadia Publishing House, 2019, 160 pages. This book…
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Menno leaders publish Holy Week letter
Categories: Web FirstThe executive directors of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) have published a letter of encouragement to constituents this week during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter—which you can read…
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Making sense of God’s story
Categories: Web FirstAlthough the halls and classrooms of Rosthern Junior College are empty now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a few short weeks ago they were filled with life, as students and…
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Historical society discusses new projects
Categories: Web FirstThe Mennonite Historical Society of Canada (MHSC) met in Quebec on Jan. 17 and 18 and discussed several new projects, including a history book of Mennonites in Canada since 1970…
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Latest MHC Gallery exhibition available online
The Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery in Winnipeg may be closed to the public as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but its latest exhibit is available for online viewing. Titled…
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Watch: Anabaptists worldwide respond to COVID-19
Categories: Web FirstHow is COVID-19 affecting Anabaptists worldwide? How does our faith offer hope in this uncertain time? Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is updating its YouTube channel regularly with videos featuring church…
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An open letter of gratitude
I am—apparently—vulnerable. This for two reasons: I’m chronologically categorized (senior), and I’m locationally challenged (live in a senior’s community). But I don’t feel vulnerable. My wife and I are both…
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Four ways MCC is responding to COVID-19
Categories: Web FirstThings like frequent handwashing and social distancing have become the new normal. This is life during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures help reduce the spread and keep everyone safe. We’re…
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Stranded Outtatown students return to Canada
Categories: Web FirstStudents and staff from Canadian Mennonite University’s Outtatown Discipleship School who were stranded in Guatemala arrived back in their hometowns this past weekend. Thirty-six students, five leaders and two staff…
