Doing justice in a pandemic
Categories: NewsCOVID-19 has altered the lives of most Canadians, but for those in prison and those reintegrating into society after prison terms, the pandemic’s impact is enormous. Parkland Restorative Justice in…
Bread, masks and serving seniors
Categories: NewsTim and Sandra Kuepfer of Vancouver are among those doing their part to keep themselves and those in their neighbourhood safe during the current pandemic. Sandra works at Swiss Bakery…
20 tips for surviving school at home
Categories: NewsMany families are spending more time together at home these days, requiring greater parental involvement in schooling. While some parents can calmly slip in a Zoom meeting from an “Instagramably”…
Musician offers online singalong
Categories: News“A little bit of yeast makes the whole dough rise . . . you do your part; I’ll do mine,” sings Bryan Moyer Suderman, using his body as a percussion instrument.…
Pastor calls for governmental change amid COVID-19
Categories: NewsWhile people and governments alike are sprinting to mitigate the current crisis of COVID-19, David Driedger is starting to run the marathon of addressing its long-term implications. Driedger, associate minister…
Saskatchewan health-care professionals reflect on COVID-19
Categories: NewsWhile many people are staying home to reduce the spread of COVID-19, some, like Erik and Cara Epp, continue to work because their jobs are considered essential. The Epps, who…
Mennonite Church Alberta holds virtual AGM
Categories: NewsWith COVID-19 limiting the ability to connect in person, virtual meetings now seem to be the wave of the future. Mennonite Church Alberta had already been using the Zoom platform…
Nourishing body, mind and spirit
Categories: NewsThe spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadians to learn to cope with forced isolation, loss of work and social events, and an uncertain future. For a church…
Grebelites continue in community amid COVID-19 separation
Categories: NewsMost people’s lives have shifted dramatically in the past few weeks, as they grapple with social isolation, educational upheaval, job changes, pandemic preparations and health-care emergencies surrounding COVID-19. Conrad Grebel…
COVID-19 has significant impact for MDS
Categories: NewsFor Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), COVID-19 has had a significant impact on operations. It started on March 13, when the organization closed all current projects in locations across the United…
In a time of uncertainty
Categories: NewsWith the spread of the COVID-19 virus prompting provincial health authorities to recommend social distancing, including public gatherings not to exceed 250 people, Fraser Valley Mennonite churches scrambled to react…
Heading home early
Categories: NewsWhen Pastor Siaka Traoré packed his bags for his trip to Canada and the United States in early March, it never crossed his mind that almost every event and visit…
‘I have hope now’
Categories: NewsTwelve people from East Zorra Mennonite Church, near Tavistock, Ont., knew they would be impacted by their 10-day learning tour to the Philippines in early January. What they didn’t expect…
Looking forward during a time of transition
Categories: News“Where are we headed? What are the challenges we are facing?” At the 2020 Mennonite Church Manitoba annual gathering, the regional church focused on these big questions it is addressing…
A time to reminisce
Categories: NewsThe Pacific Centre for Discipleship, which owns the Menno Simons Centre in Vancouver, has decided to sell the student building and prepare to build a larger student residence on the…
‘Nunsense’ cooks up laughs for Grebel audiences
Categories: NewsConrad Grebel University College presented Nunsense, an off-Broadway hit musical comedy, over four days in late February. This comical tale was mounted as a fundraiser for Grebel’s Fill the Table…
‘In the end, we’re all neighbours’
Categories: NewsHow do people respond to the strong rhetoric of polarization that is gripping the world? How can they listen and talk to people that are different from them? And why…
MC B.C. explores ‘connections’
Categories: News“Connections: God’s church in the 21st century” was the theme when 143 delegates gathered on Feb. 29 for Mennonite Church British Columbia’s annual general meeting at Cedar Valley Mennonite Church.…
MC Canada, regional churches launch new websites
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada and its five regional churches all launched new websites over the course of a week in mid-February. The sites are part of a developing website hub created…
Rockway celebrates 75 years
Categories: NewsThere was cake, balloons, confetti and a photo booth with goofy props. There was singing in harmony, and prayers of gratitude and blessing—all of it to celebrate the 75th birthday…
