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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…
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Learning fluency step by step
Categories: Feature ArticlesRecovering a lost language or learning to speak a language doesn’t happen overnight. But a desire to learn will unbolt the door—swinging it wide open—and fill our lungs with sparkling…
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Readers write: July 19, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionBeware of pulling up the crop with the weeds Re: “Author, bookstore owner dispute ‘censorship’ claim,” June 7, page 21. Censorship versus freedom of speech is a hot topic in…
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‘It is so good to connect!’
Categories: Opinion“It is so good to connect with each other.” In my role as executive minister of Mennonite Church Alberta, I have heard this sentiment expressed many times in many different…
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Cairn unveiled
Categories: OpinionHochstadt, Man., near Altona was the location of the first delegate meeting of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC) in 1903. A cairn was unveiled in July 1978 at…
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A pretty big leap for Arthur
Categories: OpinionIt’s Friday. I drive to Rosthern, Sask., and pull in at the Good Neighbours Food Centre, where I will spend the day volunteering. My task, besides praying before the doors…
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Is it moral to bike?
Categories: OpinionWhat is a bike to you: Exercise? A commuter vehicle? Opportunity for a family outing? Tool for close-by errands? A connection to simple living? Related to your spirituality? One day,…
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Discovering my dross
Categories: OpinionI remember singing in various youth-group settings the once popular, and now dated-sounding, worship song, “Refiner’s Fire.” Admittedly, I never really took the time to ponder the metaphor of being…
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Former Mennonite church building vandalized
Categories: News“When I first saw it, I thought, ‘We might as well burn it down.’” says Patty Neufeld, of the former Horse Lake Mennonite Church building. “It was really depressing.” The…
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B.C. churches welcome in-person gatherings
Categories: NewsFollowing the recent move to Stage 3 of the provincial Covid Restart Plan, some Mennonite Church B.C. congregations are gladly worshipping in person once again. In a letter to member…
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