MC Canada urged to act for climate justice
At the beginning of November, thousands of people from across the globe gathered at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, to address the climate crisis. Meanwhile, there was also action happening closer to home. A committee of Mennonites from across Canada launched “7 Calls to Climate Action for Mennonite Church Canada,” which urges the denomination’s…
‘If you see someone in need, you lend a hand’
For Bradley and Virginia Walker, livestock farmers in Endeavour, Sask., this year’s weather was a disaster. “The rain was so patchy,” says Bradley. “Some places got good rain; we got nothing.” The lack of rain meant they couldn’t grow enough hay to feed the 350 head of cattle on their organic beef farm. “Normally we…
Friendships flourish at Hidden Acres inclusion camp
Like many other organizations, Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre was forced to rethink its programs and services when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down normal operations last year. It “forced us into creatively brainstorming and dreaming about how we could use our facilities,” says program director Chris Pot. In 2020, when no overnight camps…
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…
