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,…
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…
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…
Ribbon cutting celebrates capital project’s success
Categories: NewsAfter two years of construction, a pandemic, and a decade of dreaming and planning, Conrad Grebel University College’s new kitchen and renovated dining room are complete. More than a thousand…
Velo Renovation reimagines construction in the climate-crisis era
Categories: NewsIf you see someone cycling in Winnipeg, toting behind them stacks of lumber, buckets of paint or even a ladder, it’s probably a member of Velo Renovation. They are used…
‘I didn’t know that was going on’
Categories: NewsWhat do a handful of library books, a white Christmas tree and coloured paper feathers have in common? They were all part of an interactive educational response to the injustice…
Memorial created from unearthed Mennonite gravestones in Ukraine
Categories: NewsTwo years ago, a Ukrainian researcher began excavating the foundation of a dilapidated brick barn in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. Using shovels and picks, he began to unearth the rubble. Then he…
After the pandemic, churches look to move forward
Categories: NewsCongregations will resume some sort of gathering after the major concerns about COVID-19 are minimized and regulations are relaxed. Talk of getting “back to normal” is common. What will the…
Book study group explores healthy masculinity
Categories: NewsFor years Don Neufeld dreamed about providing a space where men could explore healthy masculinity from an Anabaptist/Mennonite perspective. During the month of June he co-facilitated an online book study…
Small size makes Mennonite school adaptable in COVID-19 reality
Categories: NewsLast year was supposed to be full of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of UMEI Christian High School (formerly United Mennonite Educational Institute). Instead, the pandemic shut things down right…
Men weave plastic milk bags into sleeping mats
Categories: NewsIt takes 250 plastic milk bags to make a one-metre-x-two-metre washable, waterproof sleeping mat. And it takes hours of volunteer work to flatten, cut, loop and weave strips of the…
MDS a partner in Texas rebuilding effort
Categories: NewsMennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and Disaster Aid Ohio, in partnership with the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group, dedicated the last 13 homes in the Tierra de Esperanza, or “Land of…
Rituals for reconnecting as we emerge from the pandemic
Categories: NewsEach year in the Christian worship: Theory and practice class at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, students spend a couple of weeks considering rituals. “Classic” rituals like baptism, communion, weddings and…
Newcomer youth raise money for MCC
Categories: NewsEdmonton newcomer youth from seven countries raised funds and assembled 131 hygiene kits for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) recently. Families who have fled their homes due to war or disaster…
MC Canada, ecumenical groups mobilize around Bill C-15
Categories: News“I don’t think that anybody can relax until we actually hear the words ‘royal assent.’ I think we have to be all over this,” says Jennifer Preston, general secretary…
Churches stay connected with seniors
Categories: NewsAs the pandemic continues, all in- person church programs have been cancelled and new ways of staying connected have been established. Sunday School and youth events have gone online. Committee…
Mennonite Heritage Village adapts through pandemic
Categories: NewsAlthough the Mennonite Heritage Village (MVH) may look like it’s frozen in time, it has adapted impressively to the challenges of the 2020s. The MHV is a 16-hectare, open-air museum…
Taking delight in creation
Categories: NewsWhy does God rest after creating the world? According to Curtis Wiens, it isn’t because God is tired and needs a break. Wiens, who is pastor of Aberdeen Mennonite Church,…
Relief sale and auction adapt to pandemic restrictions
Categories: NewsThe New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale (NHMRS) that raises funds for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) had to adapt and innovate once again, as pandemic restrictions in Ontario prohibited large gatherings…
Book explores divergent views on food, farming
Categories: NewsSince 2012, the “Germinating Conversations” initiative has brought together small farmers, bigger farmers and urban folks who care about food. At public and private events around Manitoba over the years,…
