Calendar

Canadian Mennonite magazine presents an online event taking place on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. ET that will explore Indigenous-settler relations and some of the concrete steps Canadian Mennonites are taking to further reconciliation. Join host Aaron Epp and guests Doyle Wiebe, Allegra Friesen Epp and Niigaan Sinclair. Register to attend at canadianmennonite.org/events.

MC B.C. ladies retreat at Camp Squeah, “Alive in Christ: Body, Mind and Soul” with Laurel D. Hildebrandt. Register at www.mcbc.ca.

Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario annual meeting, 1:30 p.m. at Conrad Grebel University College (Waterloo, Ont.) and book launch of 'Menno’s Descendants in Quebec: The Mission Activity of Four Anabaptist Groups, 1956-2021.' Richard Lougheed will speak on “The Call to Quebec: Anabaptist Mission Strategies and Results in a Rapidly Changing Society.” Everyone is welcome. See mhso.org/events for more information.

CMU hosts the 2022 J.J. Thiessen Lecture: “Picturing the Bible: How artists tell the story”: (18) at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; (19) at 11 a.m. Speaker: Robin W. Jensen, the Patrick O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.

2022 Bechtel Lecture at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ont. Dr. Mark Louden will give a presentation titled, "Reconstructing Linguistic History: What did Ontario's Earliest Amish Speak?" 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall with a reception to follow. Details: uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/lecture-series/bechtel-lectures

Canadian Mennonite University invites you to its fall open house. This event is a quick introduction to CMU, designed for prospective students of all ages and their families. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. Visit enrolment.cmu.ca/register/fall-openhouse for details.

Shekinah Retreat Centre Work Day. 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Shekinah would love to finish the work around the windows on the inside of the Timber Frame cabins before winter and they need your help. This is not heavy work; however there are six windows in each of the four cabins, so many hands would make for an efficient work bee! Coffee will be served along with a tasty treat and lunch will also be provided. Please bring an impact driver or drill if you have one and small hand tools. Shekinah will have all supplies required for the work that needs to be done. Call Ron at Shekinah if you have...

The Menno Office, a ministry for University of Manitoba students supported by Mennonite church conferences, congregations, alumni and individuals, is hosting a fundraising coffee house at Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visit mennooffice.ca for details.

The Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg presents a conference titled, "Departing Canada, Encountering Latin America: Reflections on the Centenary of Mennonite Emigration from Canada to Mexico and Paraguay." The conference will be held in-person and livestreamed on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22. Visit ctms.uwinnipeg.ca/events/departing-canada for details.

"Pastoral conversations: Compassion fatigue," with speaker Wanda Wagler-Martin, on Zoom, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, or to register, visit bit.ly/3KBcs5k.

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario invites you to "The Power of Partnership: An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell," an event at Bingemans Conference Centre (425 Bingemans Centre Dr.) in Kitchener that starts at 6:00 p.m. ET. Join MCC along with bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell, as they discuss the Power of Partnership and how a legacy of partnership with local, on-the-ground organizations can bring peace, dignity and hope to those who need it most, and have unintended consequence of peaceful communities. Register to attend in-person or to watch the livestream. Visit...

Art festival fundraiser for MC B.C. Vancouver location TBA. Time: 2 p.m. Emphasis on Indigenous ministries.

First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg invites all to an in person and online lecture—the second in a four-part series, titled "Queer Theology and the Church: After the Affirmation." 7:00 p.m. CT. This series will explore how queer theology can lead the church beyond a framework of inclusion and into larger questions of justice and transformation. Visit firstmennonitechurch.ca/special-events for details.

Conrad Grebel University College and University of Waterloo open house, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg invites all to an in person and online lecture—the last in a four-part series, titled "Queer Theology and the Church: After the Affirmation." 7:00 p.m. CT. This series will explore how queer theology can lead the church beyond a framework of inclusion and into larger questions of justice and transformation. Visit firstmennonitechurch.ca/special-events for details.

Mennonite Community Orchestra presents a concert at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Winnipeg (560 Arlington St.). Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students and free for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available at the door or by contacting mennonitecommunityorchestra.ca.

Canadian Mennonite University invites prospective students to a campus visit day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. Details at cmu.ca/future/experience/campus-visit-days.

CMU hosts a virtual open house, at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cmu.ca/virtual-open house.

Canadian Mennonite University invites prospective students to a campus visit day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. Details at cmu.ca/future/experience/campus-visit-days.

The Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies and the University of Winnipeg present “The Russlander Mennonites: War dislocation and new beginnings” centenary conference. The event will mark the centenary of the arrival Russlander from the Soviet Union to Canada.