Musical sharing at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Categories: NewsAbout 75 people gathered at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, located an hour’s drive north of Saskatoon, on August 6 for the Singing in the Arbor event. The event, which included…
Grassroots reconciliation at Spruce River Folk Fest
Categories: NewsMusic is a universal language. In Saskatchewan, music is also the language of reconciliation. On August 15, the Spruce River Folk Fest was held to encourage friendship and understanding between…
The facility of faith
Categories: NewsJohn Enns remembers a time when 200 children filled the Sunday school classrooms at Waterloo Kitchener United Mennonite Church (WKUM). Currently, the congregation has 225 registered members, but less than…
Lymburner elected chair of Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service
Categories: NewsOn May 13, Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service (CMPS) held its 52nd AGM via video conference. CMPS is the non-profit body that publishes Canadian Mennonite magazine. Kathryn Lymburner of Stouffville, Ontario,…
Adventure Club engages kids
Categories: NewsEvery Tuesday morning this summer, children from Emmanuel Mennonite Church have been searching for a sheep while finding fun through nature-themed stories, water games, art projects, and hands-on creation care…
All or none
Categories: NewsWhile Jakob Rempel was being transferred by train from one Gulag camp to another, he jumped from the train in a snowstorm. Ultimately, he ended up in Uzbekistan, near the…
Facing death, rethinking life
Categories: NewsI find myself in the middle of living and I am faced with death. Although it was expected, I was still surprised when a friend of mine died earlier this year.…
Growing in the right direction: Grebel’s pollinator garden
Categories: NewsOn a bright morning in April, Eva Booker and a team of student volunteers rolled out a 25-foot-wide tarp across Grebel’s front lawn in preparation for the College’s recent green…
A complicated centenary
Categories: NewsThe premise of the “Memories of Migration” Russlaender centenary train tour is a complicated one. The July tour commemorated the journey of the historic migration of 21,000 Mennonites from Russia…
Consider the birders
Categories: NewsWhen Gordon Janzen was searching for a way to unwind, he found it by looking up. Around 10 years ago, the Winnipegger realized he was working a lot and didn’t…
The gift of limited options
Categories: NewsThis past spring, Mennonite Church Alberta held its first in-person annual delegate sessions in four years. Representatives from across the province were in attendance. Who hosted this grand gathering? One…
Anabaptism at 500 seeking story ideas for book
Categories: NewsAnabaptists around the world are gearing up to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement in 2025. To mark this historic occasion, MennoMedia’s Anabaptism at 500 project has announced…
Million-dollar fraud hits Winnipeg church
Categories: NewsMembers of a Winnipeg church are feeling shocked and bewildered after the revelation that multiple households in the congregation were defrauded of a total of more than $1 million. Leaders…
Bus tour visits Stó:lō sites in B.C.
Categories: NewsA nine-hour bus tour gave 30 participants a taste of the history of places that Indigenous people had inhabited for 10,000 years prior to the arrival of Mennonites in B.C.…
High school students visit Middle East
Categories: NewsOn the last night of Westgate’s 2023 Middle East trip, students and staff met on the rooftop of the Ecce Homo Convent in the Old City of Jerusalem to reflect…
CMU launches master’s program in spiritual care
Categories: NewsCanadian Mennonite University (CMU) has added a new master of arts degree to its Graduate School of Theology and Ministry (GSTM) programming. As of fall 2023, students will be able…
Songwriters’ retreat creates new music for churches
Categories: NewsNichelle Bauman felt pressure going into a weekend retreat of Mennonite songwriters. What would she come up with? What could she contribute? She also had a strong desire to learn.…
Foodgrains fundraiser in Leamington
Categories: NewsThe 10-acre corn field owned by Tiessen Acres near Leamington, Ontario, has a purpose. The proceeds of the field will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB), as part…
Tim Khoo’s experience at Grebel leads to baptism
Categories: NewsWhen Timothy Khoo was choosing a university, he looked for something that stood out. “I kept hearing about this Mennonite residence from my family and church community, and it piqued…
