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Paetkau succeeds Bechtel at MCEC
Categories: Web FirstHenry Paetkau, former president of Conrad Grebel University College, has been named area church minister for Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, succeeding Muriel Bechtel, who is retiring after 12 years in…
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Schultz succeeds Petker at Rockway
Categories: Web FirstAnn L. Schultz will assume the role of Principal at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, commencing January 2013, succeeding outgoing Principal Betsy Petker who will be retiring this June, according to the…
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Resurrection
“We look for the resurrection of the dead.” (Nicene Creed) “It was always the broken hand we learned to lean on after all.” (Sam Beam, Iron and Wine, “Innocent Bones”)…
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Get more sleep
Arianna Huffington claims that a big problem for women (and men, although she’s focused especially on women) is that we don’t get enough sleep. She even offered a challenge in…
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Experimenting with music . . . and peace
Categories: UncategorizedAre there similarities between the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and the musical approach of experimental American composer John Cage? Scott Bergen thinks so. Last month, the Canadian Mennonite…
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A Christian life is a call to service
Categories: UncategorizedAs Christians, we are not called to be consumers or profiteers. We have been chosen to be servants of Jesus Christ called to serve others. It’s one thing to read…
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‘Bathed’ in his art
Categories: UncategorizedMasculinity, the concept of home, identity, religion, mythology and work are themes that visual artist Seth Woodyard explores in his paintings, sculptures and installation art—including a wooden bathtub from which…
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From print to podcasts
Categories: ArtbeatCanadian Mennonite is at an exciting place in its history, Larry Cornies told board members of the Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) at their annual meeting and fundraiser on March…
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Exposing society’s appetite for violence
Categories: ArtbeatThe Hunger Games is on its way to becoming one of the biggest blockbuster films of all time. Two sequels are assured. Since it is aimed at a teenage/young adult…
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Learn, serve, play
Categories: UncategorizedGerd Bartel retired from his position as Mennonite Church Canada’s western director of resource development late last year, a job he describes as primarily visiting and saying “thank you” to…
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Manitoba churches experience smudging ceremony
Categories: UncategorizedNorthern Manitoba aboriginal churches that met with Mennonite Church Manitoba congregations in the southern part of the province last month for their semi-annual Partnership Circle meetings continued the work of…
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Between culture and faith
Categories: UncategorizedThe relationship between culture and faith is intimate and difficult to describe. But understanding that relationship is the first step towards building bridges between culture and faith traditions. At the…
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Modest fundraising plan, fiscal year date change approved
Categories: UncategorizedAfter an unsettling year of cuts to ministry and staff, financial news from Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly is cautiously hopeful. “Individuals and corporate donors have increased their giving…
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MC Canada leaders revisit priorities, refocus efforts
Categories: UncategorizedTaking a hard look at how to prioritize activities in the face of change proved central to council discussions at Mennonite Church Canada’s spring leadership assembly at First Mennonite Church,…
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Germinating conversations
Categories: UncategorizedDoug Dyck operates an 850-hectare mixed-grain farm near Plum Coulee with his brother-in-law and nephew, where he faces two realities: that of the wonderful, intergenerational, diverse nature of farming life,…
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Show and tell a different world
Categories: ViewpointsThe gospel is good news. It is not therapy, opium or merely a good idea among many good ideas. The gospel is a journey into a foreign land. It is…
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Behind Anglican lines
Categories: ViewpointsI have a hard time not thinking of myself as a Mennonite. I grew up in a Mennonite community, attended a Mennonite seminary and have worshipped predominantly in Mennonite churches.…
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Be prepared!
Categories: ViewpointsRecently there has been more sharing via Facebook by people who grew up at Morrison Academy in Taiwan. This has brought back to life a number of memories. One of…
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Readers write: April 16, 2012 issue
Categories: ViewpointsPointless to teach anything other than Jesus and him crucified Re: “No religion superior to another,” March 19, page 36. I am very concerned after reading this article in Canadian…
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Should taxes fund Canada’s military?
Categories: Feature ArticlesResolution: Be it resolved that Canada would be more secure if funding were re-allocated from the military to development at home and abroad. Speaker for the resolution: Professor Constance Candida…
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