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A Saskatchewan pilgrimage
Categories: OpinionAs a child, I was vaguely envious of others who had deep connections in Canada. In my family, that was not the case. My parents are from the UK and…
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Polarization and unity
Categories: OpinionMy 88-year-old father often asks why churches push out people who don’t 100 percent agree with their theology. “Why can’t they all just get along?” He is worried about the…
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The narcissism epidemic
Categories: OpinionPopular author, speaker and shame researcher Brené Brown once quipped, “You can’t swing a cat without hitting a narcissist.” She later apologized for the inhumane image conjured by the idiom,…
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Beyond cosmetic diversity
Categories: OpinionIn early 2000, when I first stepped into the sanctuary of Willingdon Church in Burnaby, B.C., I was astounded to see the music team’s diversity. A variety of races and…
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Grassy Narrows
Categories: NewsThrough the weight of ongoing struggles over logging, mercury poisoning and, most recently, mining, the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario continue to defend their interests and…
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A question of inclusion
Categories: NewsWith great hesitation, I pulled my car into the church parking lot. The winter morning was clear and brisk. After a short stop at a local coffee shop, Aaron and…
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Abbotsford forum explores disagreement in the church
Categories: NewsHow to disagree well with fellow Christians was the topic of a forum held at Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C., last month. The Sept. 21 event, titled “Polarization…
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MDS to start work in Lytton, B.C.
Categories: NewsWhile Lytton, B.C., struggles to recover from a devastating fire that destroyed most of the small, remote village in June 2021, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) stands ready to help. Lytton…
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God’s story, our story: Part I
Categories: NewsEditor’s note: In this six-part series for Canadian Mennonite, Kara Carter, lead pastor at Wellesley Mennonite Church in southern Ontario, will explore some of the things she learned while earning…
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Valaqua cabin dubbed ‘the bat cave’ after furry visitors move in
Categories: NewsThings got a little batty at Mennonite Church Alberta’s Camp Valaqua this summer. During spring cleaning at the camp, located an hour northwest of Calgary, staff discovered a maternal colony…
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Anti-poverty advocate calls for guaranteed liveable income
Categories: NewsMark Olfert has always been passionate about helping people. He wishes the systems in Canada would do more to support people, too. Olfert, 60, is an anti-poverty activist and a…
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Three Sisters theme flavours Reconciliation Day potluck
Categories: NewsOn Sunday, September 24, members and friends of Preston Mennonite Church in Cambridge, Ontario, held a Three Sisters potluck. The date was chosen to commemorate The National Day of Truth…
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Poet Sarah Ens wins national book award
Categories: NewsManitoba writer Sarah Ens has won the national ReLit Award (poetry category) for her book Flyway. ReLit is hailed by the Globe and Mail as “the country’s pre-eminent literary prize…
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Spirit of MDS Fund invites applications for 2023–24
Categories: NewsOne way that Peace Church on 52nd in Vancouver serves its local community is by hosting community dinners that are free and open to all. Over the time it has…
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MCC receives $15M for Zimbabwe projects
Mennonite Central Committee Canada will receive up to $15 million in funding from the Canadian Government over two and a half years for climate change adaptation work in Zimbabwe. The…
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Scholar seeks wisdom from Mennonite green projects
Categories: NewsJoanne Moyer is looking for stories. Moyer, who is the associate professor and director of Environmental Studies and Geography at The King’s University in Edmonton, is undertaking a large-scale research…
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Grebel at 60
Categories: Focus On EducationIn the fall of 1963, J. Winfield Fretz began his role as the first president of Conrad Grebel College in Waterloo, Ontario. In addition to hiring the first employees and…
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Reconciling with the land
Categories: Focus On Education“Reconciliation . . . needs to start with the earth. It’s the foundation of everything.” —Isaac Murdoch, Serpent River First Nation What would it look like to reconcile with the land—to…
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Bringing UMEI into the future
Categories: Focus On EducationUMEI Christian High School is growing! In March 2022, the Board of Directors announced Project ReNew, an ambitious fundraising project to bring UMEI into the future. This project is currently…
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RJC receives generous legacy gift from Elizabeth & John Armbruster
Categories: Focus On EducationFor her Grade 12 year, Elizabeth Armbruster (Zacharias, 1944), known as Beth among her family and friends, decided to leave her family farm near Meadow Lake, Sask., to attend RJC…
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