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Communion with creation
Categories: OpinionI’ve been pondering a new-to-me thought in the last few weeks. In reviewing the Scripture texts selected for Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday this year, from the worship resources produced by…
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Solitude and community
Categories: OpinionAlmost 400 years ago, the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from [people’s] inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Pascal was probably…
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Be at peace?
Categories: OpinionI once memorized Romans 12, and verse 18 always stuck with me: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” As Christians,…
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‘The ears of the family’
Categories: OpinionA few months ago, my wife and I watched a film called CODA. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a child of deaf adults (CODA). Her parents and brother, who is also deaf,…
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FAQs: MC Canada sexual misconduct policy
Categories: NewsDoug Klassen Marilyn Rudy-Froese Occasionally readers ask questions about investigations into misconduct by Mennonite leaders. Guiding the process is the “Ministerial Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure,” a 40-page document released…
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‘Trust is foundational in Christian community’
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada and MC U.S.A. are collaborating to create a centralized, comprehensive guidebook for regional churches, conferences and congregations that addresses prevention of abuse by lay and credentialled leaders,…
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Restorative justice program faces uncertain future
Categories: News“There’s certainly a sense of urgency and immediacy to our request,” says Kerry Reimer, director of Parkland Restorative Justice, based out of Prince Albert, Sask. One of Parkland’s main programs,…
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Crossing barriers to reach out to the other
Categories: NewsCésar García With the 17th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly set for Indonesia this July, Canadian Mennonite magazine’s senior writer, Will Braun, talked to César García, the Colombian who serves…
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Training course helps navigate difficult COVID-19 conversations
Categories: NewsRight now it feels hard to believe, but eventually the COVID-19 pandemic will end. What will last longer are the strained and hurt relationships the virus has created. Mediation Services…
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Pandemic parameters during the fifth wave
Categories: NewsAt the beginning of this pandemic, long-term-care homes were hit hard, with residents contracting the COVID-19 virus and many of them died of it. Walter Sguazzin, executive director of the…
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CPT is now Community Peacemaker Teams
After 35 years of committing itself to the transforming power of nonviolence through activism grounded in partnerships with local peacemakers worldwide, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is now Community Peacemaker Teams.…
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Moses Mugisha’s gift of song to God
Categories: PeopleBorn in the African country of Rwanda, Moses Mugisha and his family moved to Tanzania, because of poverty and other circumstances. They lived there as refugees for almost six years.…
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Watch: How to read church financial statements
Categories: Web FirstRegional churches are preparing to hold their annual gatherings in the coming weeks, and Mennonite Church Manitoba is offering a resource for delegates who are feeling anxious about discussing financial…
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MCC Ontario cancels meat canning efforts for 2022
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario has cancelled its meat canning events in Leamington and Elmira for the third year in a row. The April events were nixed due to staffing…
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MC Canada leaders denounce white nationalism
Categories: Web FirstThe day after thousands of truckers and other protesters converged on Parliament Hill to call for an end to COVID-19 mandates and other public health restrictions, Mennonite Church Canada’s executive…
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Common Read continues with ‘Been in the Struggle’
Categories: Web FirstCommon Read, an initiative of Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church U.S.A. and Herald Press that encourages Mennonites to engage in a shared reading experience, continues January 2022 through March 2022…
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Graphic novel by Mennonite creator set for publication in May
Nova Scotia-based Conundrum Press has announced a new title from creator Jonathan Dyck. Shelterbelts, a graphic novel, will arrive in bookstores in May. “Through a series of linked stories, Dyck,…
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Gallery to feature ‘Daily Diaries by the Assiniboine River and Lake Winnipeg’
WINNIPEG—The next exhibit at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery will feature the work of Manitoba painter Jane Gateson. “Daily Diaries by the Assiniboine River and Lake Winnipeg” is on display…
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Joint conference to focus on leading in hope through difficult times
ELKHART, IND.—What can we learn from leaders who were formed “in the wilderness” for the struggles we face today? This question is central to the theme of an upcoming conference…
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MC Canada issues call to prayer for Burkina Faso
Categories: Web FirstLeaders from the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso, Mennonite Church Canada’s sibling church through Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission, are calling on MC Canada to pray for security and peace in…
