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New program combines music and peacebuilding
HARRISONBURG, VA.—A new concentration at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) combines the disciplines of music and peacebuilding to equip students to creatively transform conflict and promote intercultural intelligence. This interdisciplinary program…
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Onscreen adventures
Categories: EditorialThis past year, I followed a honey gatherer up Macedonian hills, watched a recording session with a legendary jazz singer, witnessed the political turmoil within Denmark’s parliament, and traveled throughout…
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Hearing from God
Categories: OpinionA long time ago I told God that I was his, and that I would follow him wherever he led me. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy to decipher God’s leading!…
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Springridge Mennonite considers the birds of the Bible
Categories: NewsWho knew that ostriches are mentioned multiple times in the Bible? Job 39:13 says: “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and the…
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Congregation holds memorial service for graves at residential school sites
Categories: NewsOsler Mennonite Church congregants gathered on Canada Day, July 1, in the local cemetery next door, to sing some hymns, share their sorrow and pray together. But it wasn’t one…
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An Indigenous woman’s journey and advice to Mennonites
Categories: NewsShe was born Danielle Dubois and placed in foster care at age three. She stayed in five different foster homes until, shortly before her fifth birthday, the Loewen family adopted…
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Summer camping returns to Squeah
Categories: NewsAfter a too-quiet 2020, when summer camps were cancelled due to the pandemic, Camp Squeah of Hope, B.C., is once again a place to hear the sounds of children’s laughter…
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Bake sale, borscht and bouncy castles
Categories: NewsA September tradition in British Columbia is returning with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) B.C. Festival for World Relief, scheduled in Abbotsford on Sept. 17 and 18. While the…
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MDS Canada, MCC complete office renovation project in Timmins
Categories: NewsIn light of the news about the unmarked graves of children at former residential schools in B.C., Saskatchewan and other parts of the country, the work of Mennonite Disaster Service…
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Toronto church podcast offers a ‘call to rest’
Categories: NewsA proposal made by Toronto United Mennonite Church’s worship committee has evolved into a new podcast project called “TUMC On Air.” Hosts Peter Haresnape and Michele Rizoli, the church’s pastors,…
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MC Manitoba ordains first spiritual director for service
Categories: PeopleLaura Funk is the first person to be ordained for the ministry of spiritual direction by Mennonite Church Manitoba. She is also the regional church’s first spiritual director in residence.…
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‘It’s obvious!’
Categories: PeopleEd Janzen says, “It’s obvious!” It’s obvious why he would want to serve as chaplain of Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont., for 23 years. Janzen, who is retiring…
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Grebel chaplain leads cycling tour of early Black settlement
Categories: PeopleEd Janzen, retiring chaplain of Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont., liked to provide students with the chance to engage their faith with real-life experiences. During his 23 years…
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On being a musician during COVID-19
Categories: PeopleFor some musicians during COVID-19, the landscape of music making, performance and choir conducting transformed into environments for community resilience. As a recent graduate from Emmanuel College at the University…
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‘The frontlines are where history is being made’
Categories: PeopleAllegra Friesen Epp is wrapping up a six-month internship with Mennonite Church Canada and Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), but she is already brainstorming ways to continue doing solidarity work. The…
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CMU planning for mostly in-person classes and campus life this fall
WINNIPEG—Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) anticipates that about 90 percent of its classes will happen in person, and 10 percent online. Also, there will continue to be some hybrid extensions of…
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B.C. bikers continue annual tradition
A longstanding tradition continued on July 17 with the 14th annual Mennonite Church B.C. motorcycle ride, organized by executive minister Garry Janzen. Participants began with coffee in Chilliwack, then rode…
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Why politics needs lament
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the strongest economies around the world and caused countries to flounder. Yet, for many countries, hope is around the corner, and governments…
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Safe space in light of COVID-19
Categories: OpinionOn a cold wintry night in the middle of February around a decade ago, I arranged five chairs at the table for our committee meeting. One person came in looking…
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Behind the scenes
Categories: EditorialOver the years, I’ve learned that every grand enterprise depends on a certain amount of work behind the scenes, those unglamorous tasks that sustain the public vision but don’t get…
