There will be fruit
Categories: NewsWhen international travel was banned in March of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Niagara fruit farmers were in shock. John and Jocelyn Thwaites and their sons,…
‘Superb helped me continue to have faith’
Categories: News“I think they’re going to grieve for a while,” says Lois Siemens of Superb Mennonite Church, which held its final worship service on May 31. The church building, located 212 kilometres…
Making their world a more beautiful place
Categories: NewsFor many students at Rosthern Junior College (RJC High School), ALSO Week is one of the most memorable and meaningful experiences of their school year. ALSO stands for Alternative Learning…
B.C. thrift shops open again for business
Categories: NewsAfter more than two months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the 10 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) British Columbia thrift shops were reopening with limited hours…
COVID camp closures
Categories: NewsCamp Squeah of Hope, B.C. has cancelled its 2020 camping season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a May 15 statement, camp director Rob Tiessen wrote, “In order to best…
‘We want to tell the story’
Categories: NewsA Mennonite man escapes an ambush during the California Gold Rush because he had a fast horse. We know his story because he left behind a set of diaries. Another Mennonite…
The ‘sewists’ of Waterloo Region
Categories: NewsWhen Bev Suderman-Gladwell was asked by a physician friend to “leverage her Mennonite connections,” to respond to a time-sensitive need, she had no way of knowing an “extraordinary project” would…
Bread in many forms
Categories: NewsA century ago, bread was the beginning of the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Relief kitchens in Ukraine (then southern Russia) fed families who had been displaced and were starving.…
Moving with the times
Categories: NewsThree times a week, Arnie Nickel leads a 45-minute exercise session for seniors on Zoom, a virtual-meeting app. Participants are enthusiastic and their numbers are growing. It all began eight…
Century-old photos shed new light on Mennonites
Categories: NewsHundred-year-old images on fragile glass negatives, discovered in a dusty barn in the heritage village of Neubergthal, Man., open a window to Mennonite life in Manitoba in the early 20th…
‘You and me and our neighbours, together’
Categories: NewsGarry Janzen and his wife Diane, who live in a condominium in Ladner, B.C., have found a new way to relate to those around them during the current pandemic: the…
CBC graduates class online
Categories: NewsGraduation for Columbia Bible College’s class of 2020 looked a little different this year. Rather than proudly walking across the stage in cap and gown to receive their diplomas, the…
‘We are one body’
Categories: News“We are one body in Christ . . . even when scattered. We are members of one another. We can still encourage and pray for and learn from each other.”…
Deepening their walk with each other in spite of social isolation
Categories: NewsAfter a year spent exploring the theme, “Deepening our walk with each other,” Mennonite Church Saskatchewan continued, inadvertently, to ponder what this means during its annual delegate sessions (ADS). When…
A new kind of ‘whiteout party’
Categories: NewsOver the past two years, thousands of Manitobans have gathered in the streets of Winnipeg to cheer on the Winnipeg Jets in the hockey playoffs. Many were hoping to don…
Kids talk COVID-19
Categories: NewsCOVID-19 has permeated the collective psyche. And although kids may not be watching The National or spending their coveted screen time on the Health Canada webpage, COVID-19 is on their…
Mennonites explore virtual worship
Categories: News“We’ve been thrown out of the boat and now we’re learning to walk on water!” This lighthearted metaphor comes from Cathrin van Sintern-Dick, as she considers changes in congregational life…
MCC set to address COVID-19 threats
Categories: NewsAs COVID-19 spreads and worsens, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) continues its worldwide work while attending to the health and well-being of its staff. MCC is well positioned through its ongoing…
Westview adapts outreach during pandemic
Categories: NewsHow does a community fellowship deal with the current physical distancing and self-isolation situation that everyone is facing? Caleb Ratzlaff, the convener of Westview Christian Fellowship in St. Catharines, Ont.,…
Caring during COVID-19 crisis
Categories: NewsHow do you stay home when you don’t have a home? How do you physically isolate when you already seem invisible? How do you wash your hands frequently when public…
