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‘I eat your garbage’
Categories: UncategorizedI am a thief. I steal our food system’s waste. Let’s be clear. Grocery stores throw edible food into their dumpsters. I go to those dumpsters and jump in. I…
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Passion for reconciliation leads to recognition
Categories: UncategorizedAn organization that works toward ending poverty and achieving a better world has recognized a young Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Alberta employee for the reconciliation work she does with indigenous…
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The Bible still speaks, say Renewal 2027 speakers
Categories: Web FirstRegional Anabaptists and leaders from around the world gathered on February 12, 2017, for “Transformed by the Word: Reading Scripture in Anabaptist Perspectives,” the first in a 10-year series of…
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Working together in Ontario
Categories: Web FirstWhen Maria and Heinrich Bueckert immigrated to Canada with their seven children in 2011, they looked forward to working together with their children and earning enough to feed their family.…
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Lebanese thrift shop helps with winter needs
Categories: Web FirstA visit to Gift and Thrift Shop in Virginia, one of 108 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) thrift shops, was a revelation to Tarek Chebli, a peacebuilding student from Lebanon. Thrift…
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MCC Canada executive director announces retirement
Categories: Web FirstWith a mixture of gratitude and sadness, the board of Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC) announces the retirement of Executive Director Donald Peters, effective September 30, 2017. “Don has been…
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Special assembly scheduled for Oct. 13 to 15
The General Board of Mennonite Church Canada has set the date for a final review of Future Directions proposals to re-organize national and area church bodies. MC Canada delegates are…
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Thank You!
Categories: EditorialIt is with heartfelt gratitude that we thank and recognize the generosity of the 835 donors, including 45 new ones, to our 2016 spring and fall fundraising drives that brought…
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A new recipe for church
Categories: Feature ArticlesWhy do you go to church? One of the main reasons is that there is something there that feeds your soul. If there was nothing nourishing there, you would find…
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Readers write: February 13, 2017 issue
Categories: ViewpointsHow much have funding losses affected Future Directions? We have heard that the Future Directions process came primarily due to funding issues. We have also heard that it was not…
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Making the heart stronger
Categories: ViewpointsFor once, I know what I’m giving up for Lent early this year: social media. I’m writing this column the Monday morning following the annual Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization’s senior-high…
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Why aren’t we telling these stories?
Categories: ViewpointsIt has been my experience that the church of Jesus Christ is chock-full of glorious stories of the power and presence of our Lord. It’s also my experience that many…
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Heinrich Winter
Categories: ViewpointsThis photo tells the story of a congregation’s diaspora. The last ältester (ordained elder) of the Chortitza Mennonite Church in Ukraine was Heinrich Winter. The church was the first Mennonite…
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‘Departure conversations’
Categories: UncategorizedHenry Neufeld’s feature last summer (Aug. 29, 2016, page 4) about the firing and layoff practices of some Mennonite organizations touched a nerve. Only one Canadian Mennonite story last year…
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Making space for disagreement
Categories: UncategorizedAfter stormy weather prevented many rural members from attending a Mennonite Church Manitoba meeting in Winnipeg on Jan.12 on how to implement the Being a Faithful Church (BFC) 7 resolution…
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‘Moving forward together’
Categories: UncategorizedOption A: Being a Faithful Church (BFC) 7 remains and Mennonite Church B.C. chooses to have congregations trust each other. Option E: MC B.C. rejects BFC 7 and chooses to…
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Taking the road less travelled as children of God
Categories: Uncategorized“I am ______ (fill in the blank).” This was how speaker Amy Peters began the 2017 Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization’s senior-high retreat at Camp Kadesh, held from Jan. 27 to…
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Pastoral transitions in Ontario
Categories: Uncategorized• Hans Peters began as the minister of Milverton Mennonite Fellowship on Jan. 1. He spent the past seven years at Jane Finch Faith Community Church in Toronto as pastor.…
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Breakthrough for Shoal Lake 40’s ‘Freedom Road’
Categories: UncategorizedThe project that took Manitoba churches by the heartstrings nearly two years ago is finally making major gains. Early last month, the federal and provincial governments struck a financing deal…