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Chicken and Rice Casserole
This chicken and rice casserole reminds me of Mabel Steinman, the cook at House of Friendship during my years there in the 1970s. You can read more about Mabel Steinman here. ½ cup diced onion ½ cup diced celery 2 Tablespoons butter 2 cups cooked chicken cut in bite-sized pieces 3 cups cooked rice 1…
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Changing of the guard
Eddy Rempel is the newly appointed executive director of Mennonite Community Services of Southern Ontario (MCS) based in Aylmer, Ont., replacing the retiring Abe Harms, who worked for the organization for 22 years. Rempel, who has spent most of his life in Aylmer, has been a dedicated supporter of MCS, distinguishing himself as an avid…
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Time well spent with MCC
It has been well over half of their lifetime ago—“38 years to be exact,” said one of the six women who gathered on a warm August evening with their spouses to reminisce about their year of living in an intentional community doing voluntary service. One couldn’t attend the gathering. And now, even though they are…
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Seeing God in the lives of others
Eight years ago, I received an e-mail from then editor Dick Benner, asking me whether I’d consider being Canadian Mennonite’s Saskatchewan correspondent. It sounds trite to say that I felt God calling me to take this job, but that’s exactly how I felt. My years as a homeschooling mom had come to an end when…
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What does it mean to be a Mennonite?
“What does it mean to be a Mennonite?” This is the question Winnipeg filmmaker Paul Plett seeks to answer in his latest film, I Am A Mennonite. Plett has been creating an extensive catalogue of movies for 10 years through Ode Productions, the company he founded that focuses on “conscious entertainment.” I Am A Mennonite,…
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Making the best of a bad situation
“How do you deal with a bad situation? What is the best of the worst solutions?” These are questions Otto Driedger poses as he reflects on the past. In 1965, when Driedger was director of child welfare for the Saskatchewan Department of Social Services, he and a colleague started the Adopt Indian Métis (AIM) Program.…
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Memories of migration
It’s been almost 100 years since 1923, when thousands of Mennonites from the Soviet Union began migrating to Canada. A train tour commemorating their journey will wind across Canada in the summer of 2023 to mark the anniversary. Ingrid Moehlmann, the event’s initiator, remembers her father’s final wish that started it all. “On his deathbed,…
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Sharing food with hungry guests
Between the years 1969 and 1984, my husband Hardy Schroeder and I lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Hardy was working on translating the Bible into Kikongo ya Leta (a trade language). One day we invited a number of men, who were working for our church garage, for lunch. Simon, my house…
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Chicken with Peanut Sauce
Elfrieda Schroeder says that meat stew can be stretched to feed more people by adding hot peppers and vegetables. Read her story here. This recipe is from Extending the Table, ©2014 Herald Press. Reprinted with permission. Heat in large saucepan: 2 tablespoons / 30 ml oil Fry until cooked through: 1 (3-pound /…
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The end of an era at MHC Gallery
The founder and curator of the Mennonite Heritage Centre (MHC) Gallery, Ray Dirks, retired after 23 years of leadership. His career at the gallery, which ended on July 31, has included producing four books and countless exhibits, receiving multiple awards and building dozens of relationships with artists and visitors. Dirks established the MHC Gallery in…
