Menno Singers presents “Rachmaninov’s Vespers,” at Trillium Lutheran, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.mennosingers.com.
Calendar
This listing includes events hosted by Mennonite Church Canada and its regional churches, special celebrations of MC Canada congregations, events at Mennonite-related organizations, and community events of interest to Mennonite readers. Some of these also appear in the print issue of the magazine.
You can submit an item here or send an email to calendar@canadianmennonite.org. If an event is to appear in print, please send the information at least eight weeks in advance.
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April 7, 2023
| Location: Manitoba
The choir of First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, and orchestra, under the direction of Yuri Klaz, present’s Faure’s “Requiem,” at the church, at 7 p.m.
April 18, 2023
| Location: Ontario
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener invites you to "Discover Rockway - Gr. 7&8 Info Night." 7:00 p.m. Come and discover what Rockway is all about for your grade 7 or 8 student. Visit rockway.ca to learn more and to register.
April 18, 2023
| Location: Ontario
MC Eastern Canada presents “Living the Gospel as a diverse group of believers,” an online workshop on cultural integration, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Learn more at mcec.ca/events.
April 21, 2023 to April 23, 2023
| Location: B.C.
MC B.C. youth impact retreat, at Camp Squeah, Hope.
April 22, 2023
| Location: Alberta
MC Alberta all commitee meeting, at Bergthal Mennonite Church, Didsbury.
April 23, 2023
| Location: Ontario
Soli Deo Gloria Singers present a concert at Leamington United Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m.
April 26, 2023
| Location: Manitoba
CMU virtual open house, online at 6:00 p.m. Register at cmu.ca/future/experience.
April 26, 2023
| Location: Online Event
Canadian Mennonite University invites you to take a virtual tour of the campus. 6:00 p.m. CT. Engage in a live Q&A with the admissions team, and hear from faculty and current students. Parents, students, siblings, teachers, and school counsellors are welcome.
April 28, 2023 to April 29, 2023
| Location: Ontario
MC Eastern Canada annual church gathering, at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, in English and French. Learn more at mcec.ca/events.
May 5, 2023 to May 7, 2023
| Location: Ontario
Theatre of the Beat presents “I Love You and it Hurts,” three short plays on elder abuse, healthy masculinity, and intimate-partner violence, at the Kitchener Public Library; (5,6) at 7 p.m., and (6,7) at 2 p.m. For more information about tickets, email cedric@theatreofthebeat.ca.
May 5, 2023
| Location: Ontario
Menno Singers presents its “Spring Concert,” at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.mennosingers.com.
May 11, 2023
| Location: Ontario
MC Eastern Canada presents “Becoming a restorative church: Embodying our safe church policy.” A hybrid event, in English and French, at 50 Kent Avenue, Kitchener, and on Zoom, from 7 to 9 p.m. Learn more at mcec.ca/events.
June 2, 2023 to June 4, 2023
| Location: Manitoba
21st annual Manitoba birding retreat, at Camp Arnes. For more information, visit www.campswithmeaning.org/birding-retreat.
June 3, 2023
| Location: Ontario
MC Eastern Canada presents “Being a restorative church: Creating brave and accessible space.” A hybrid event, at Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, with French on Zoom, from 8:30. a.m. to noon. Learn more at mcec.ca/events.
June 4, 2023 to June 7, 2023
| Location: Ontario
“Tenth International Conference on Aging and Spirituality,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo. To learn more, visit uwaterloo.ca/ageing-spirituality.
July 10, 2023
| Location: Ontario
“The Place of Memory: Reflections on the Russlaender Centenary,” at Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo; at 7:30 p.m. The program of music, singing, reading and reflection features the premiere of “The Place of Memory” composed by Leonard Enns and performed by the DaCapo Choir. For more information, visit uwaterloo.ca/grebel/place-of-memory.
July 14, 2023 to July 15, 2023
| Location: Manitoba
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.
July 15, 2023
| Location: Manitoba
“Singing our Journey: Sangerfest 2023,” at the Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall. Sign up to sing in the mass choir celebrating the centenary of the Russlaender immigration to Canada. For more information, visit mhsc.ca/soj.