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  • Holy Land pilgrimage planned for May

    Holy Land pilgrimage planned for May

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    Mennonite Church Canada’s Palestine-Israel Network is inviting people to join its Palestine-Israel tour, scheduled for May 11-26, 2024. If you’re passionate about peace wedded to justice, biblical perspectives on the…

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  • MDS Canada closes response in Cape Breton

    MDS Canada closes response in Cape Breton

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    For Amanda McDougall-Merrill, mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada did more than repair homes damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Cape Breton.  “You…

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  • Anabaptist Bible project gets feedback

    Anabaptist Bible project gets feedback

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    Local contributors to an Anabaptist Bible that is set for publication in 2025 met with the Bible’s advisory group last month.  The advisory group for the Anabaptist Community Bible met…

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  • Angola settlement big step for colonies

    Angola settlement big step for colonies

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    Several families from a Mennonite colony in Campeche, Mexico, arrived in Angola earlier this year to begin a new settlement in the African nation.  It is believed to be the…

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  • Tell us what you think

    Tell us what you think

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    Have you completed our opinion survey? If not, here is your invitation to do so. We need your help to re-think how Canadian Mennonite (CM) can best serve the church.…

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  • Readers write: August 25, 2023 issue

    Readers write: August 25, 2023 issue

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    Humans, humus and healing The portrait of a family living a subsistence-level lifestyle (“Humans and Humus,” July 28) might well serve to trigger a resolve to be more self-sustaining and…

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  • Creating a community of calling

    Creating a community of calling

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    The first time I remember hearing of a shortage of pastors was over 35 years ago. I was in the process of completing my Bible College degree, and a conference…

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  • A blended family

    A blended family

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    In December 1924, this family was starting a new life in more ways than one. Katharina (Enns Rempel) and Jacob P. Braun, both widowed, separately emigrated from the Soviet Union…

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  • Deconstructing or reconstructing?

    Deconstructing or reconstructing?

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    I heard some strong language this summer about church from various extended family members. I’m sure this is not just in my family! Conversation at family gatherings is not usually…

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  • Organic architecture

    Organic architecture

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    This is the first summer I haven’t gone camping for at least 25 years, maybe my entire life. Since Tammy and I got married 23 years ago, our family holidays…

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  • Stepping overboard

    Stepping overboard

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    Florence Driedger turns to look out the window before she replies to my question. “Well, we never know from one year to the next who and how many . .…

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  • The facility of faith

    The facility of faith

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    John Enns remembers a time when 200 children filled the Sunday school classrooms at Waterloo Kitchener United Mennonite Church (WKUM). Currently, the congregation has 225 registered members, but less than…

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  • Grassroots reconciliation at Spruce River Folk Fest

    Grassroots reconciliation at Spruce River Folk Fest

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    Music is a universal language. In Saskatchewan, music is also the language of reconciliation. On August 15, the Spruce River Folk Fest was held to encourage friendship and understanding between…

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  • Musical sharing at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

    Musical sharing at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

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    About 75 people gathered at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, located an hour’s drive north of Saskatoon, on August 6 for the Singing in the Arbor event. The event, which included…

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  • Historical society apologizes to Semá:th First Nation

    Historical society apologizes to Semá:th First Nation

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    “The draining of [Sumas Lake] and our settlement on your ancestral lands was devastating and demoralizing and disrespectful.” That was part of an apology offered to Semá:th First Nation Chief…

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  • Singing to Ukraine

    Singing to Ukraine

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    February 23, 2022, was a relatively ordinary day on our planet. Until 10:30 p.m. Ontario time—early morning of February 24 where Nataliia Kurhan lives—when I heard a reporter announce breathlessly,…

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  • Art gallery nurtures connections with the past

    Art gallery nurtures connections with the past

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    An art gallery lines the hallway between the sanctuary and the auditorium of the Niagara United Mennonite Church near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The art hanging there reminds viewers of God’s guidance…

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  • Adventure Club engages kids

    Adventure Club engages kids

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    Every Tuesday morning this summer, children from Emmanuel Mennonite Church have been searching for a sheep while finding fun through nature-themed stories, water games, art projects, and hands-on creation care…

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  • Lymburner elected chair of Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service

    Lymburner elected chair of Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service

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    On May 13, Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) held its 52nd AGM via video conference. CMPS is the non-profit body that publishes Canadian Mennonite magazine. Kathryn Lymburner of Stouffville, Ontario,…

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  • Jam

    Jam

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    In 2004, at the age of 70, Hans Juergen Wiens sold his business, including several farms, a feed business, and his last pig, all in one year. He was unemployed…

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