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Graduate students find meaningful connections in small pods
Categories: Focus On EducationAs the pandemic lingers, and students persevere in challenging times, students in the master of theological studies (MTS) program at Conrad Grebel University College created pods. These small groups, made…
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Rockway mounts virtual Christmas concert
Categories: Focus On EducationMusicians come from all walks of life, with varying degrees of passion for what they do, but most are quite resilient to begin with. Add a global pandemic for two…
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Beyond the expected
Categories: Focus On EducationWhen I reflect on my years at Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary and Middle Schools (WMEMS), the thing that stands out to me the most is the community. I still connect with…
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CMU alumni collaborate on book featuring women in music
Categories: Focus On EducationAnneli Loepp Thiessen A vibrant children’s book featuring 26 women in music will soon hit bookstore shelves, and it was created by two Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) alumni. Anneli Loepp…
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Westgate volleyballers win first provincial title since ’78
Categories: Focus On EducationI first heard of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate in the fall of my final bachelor of education program year. It was 1978, and this very small school surprised the local sports…
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Top 10 online stories of 2021
Categories: Web FirstVaccines, sexual misconduct and defunding the police were the subjects of some of the most popular stories Canadian Mennonite published on its website in 2021. Here are the top stories…
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Global Youth Summit leaders conducting national survey
Mennonite World Conference’s Global Youth Summit (GYS), an international assembly that provides a platform for young Anabaptists adults, aged 18 to 30 years, to share insights and learnings, has given…
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Series will explore responses to climate crisis
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Canada is hosting a new online community learning series. “Creator’s Call in a Climate Emergency” starts on Jan. 20 and lasts eight weeks. Co-hosted by the national church’s…
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Steinbach pastor Kyle Penner named ‘fascinating Manitoban’
WINNIPEG—A Mennonite pastor known for his vocal support of COVID-19 vaccinations has been named one of the “top 100 (plus) most fascinating Manitobans for 2021” by Winnipeg radio DJ Ace…
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Watch: Ohio band Girl Named Tom’s big year
Categories: Web FirstLast year was a big one for Girl Named Tom, a sibling band composed of Mennonites from Pettisville, Ohio. On Dec. 14, Caleb, Joshua and Bekah Liechty became the first…
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MC USA responds to National Defense Authorization Act
ELKHART, IND.—Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has released a statement on the value and morality of the 2022 U.S. defense budget in response to the National Defense Authorization Act, approved…
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Grebel president reappointed
WATERLOO—Marcus Shantz has been reappointed as the president of Conrad Grebel University College for a second five-year term. The announcement was made on Dec. 16, 2021, by board chair Paul…
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Telling your stories
Categories: EditorialAs we launch into 2022, it’s helpful to reflect on the year that has passed. It’s also a time to consider what’s ahead. With a presence both in print and…
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Let’s talk about power
Categories: Feature ArticlesDid you know, there are over 650 occurrences of the word “power” in the Bible? Dunamis, a Greek word for power, occurs 120 times in the New Testament and means…
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Readers write: January 10, 2022 issue
Categories: OpinionThanks offered for ‘defunding police’ feature Re: “Defund the police?” feature, Sept. 27, 2021, page 4. Grateful to Aaron Epp and Canadian Mennonite for taking up this conversation, for featuring…
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Perpetual epiphany
Categories: OpinionIt was a lifelong dream coming true. In a crowded stairwell I inched toward what we had all come to see. Down in the basement, below street level, the room…
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Dancing problems
Categories: OpinionProblems with dancing have been discussed at numerous times in many church settings. On July 3, 1951, the Northwest Mennonite Conference delegates discussed the Alberta education system that offered lessons…
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Dismay or hope?
Categories: OpinionAs we move into 2022, many of us look back at our experience of church last year with dismay and we look forward with hope. Or do you look back…
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She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes
Categories: OpinionI’ve never seen mist move in so quickly. A multitude of mysterious wisps just appeared out of nowhere, advancing swiftly across the rolling hills before me like an army of…
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A survivor of sexual abuse speaks out
Categories: OpinionYet again, I read last month about another pastor, an Anabaptist leader at that, being accused of sexual misconduct. It was Bruxy Cavey, pastor of The Meeting House, a Be…
