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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…
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MC Canada congregations offering online worship services
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Canada, in collaboration with its regional churches and their local congregations, will share worship services each week for congregations across our nationwide community of faith. These services are…
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