Mennonite Heritage Village hosts prayer vigil
On the cold evening of March 13, about 60 people gathered outside at Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) in Steinbach, Man. to pray for peace in Ukraine. The museum, which commemorates the Mennonite people and their 500-year journey of migration, hosted the vigil to provide Manitobans an opportunity to grieve, pray and stand in solidarity with…
MC Alberta delegate sessions explore challenges and look ahead
“In spite of a global pandemic, we dared to dream,” said communications coordinator Ruth Bergen Braun in her review of the year at the Mennonite Church Alberta annual delegate sessions held March 19. “We dreamt of a future filled with healthy congregations with strong capable leadership, growing relationships, a renewed camp ministry and new ideas…
Valleyview Mennonite honoured with award
Valleyview Mennonite Church has been recognized with an award for more than a decade of engagement and advocacy around food security issues in their community of northeast London, Ont. LUSO Community Services, a neighbourhood resource centre, presented the church with its Community Service Award late last year. “Despite the unknowns of the pandemic, we were…
MC Saskatchewan holds annual delegate sessions
Mennonite Church Saskatchewan held its 2022 annual delegate session (ADS) as a hybrid event, allowing for both in-person and virtual attendance. Delegates met at the Youth Farm Bible Camp just south of Rosthern, Sask., on March 12. Josh Wallace, interim executive minister for MC Sask commented, “After meeting only virtually for two years, we knew…
Time to move
There are about a hundred Mexican Mennonite families currently living in the Niagara Region. According to Wilhelm Harder, most of these Old Colony Mennonite families came from Mexico, between 20 and 30 years ago, to settle in and around Virgil and Niagara-on-the-Lake. He and his wife, with their three children, came from Zacatecas, Mexico. They…
‘I didn’t have any hope it could be played again’
Wesley Emmelot and his wife, Maureen Parsley, lost almost everything when the Tulameen River overflowed its banks in the town of Princeton, B.C., in mid-November 2021. “There was a foot of water in the house, and the basement was filled with water and mud,” Emmelot said. Parsley, who works for Princeton’s emergency support services, was…
Celebrating 50 years of MCC Thrift
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is celebrating 50 years of thrifting with the anniversary of the opening of the first MCC Thrift shop in 1972. The MCC Thrift network provides financial support for the work of MCC around the world. Over the last 50 years, MCC Thrift shops have contributed over $305 million to help people…
International Witness workers arrive in Ethiopia after delays
After a number of delays, Werner and Joanne De Jong arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in mid-January in order to begin their work as Mennonite Church Canada International Witness workers at the Meserete Kristos Seminary (MKS). The road has been rocky for the couple, as they navigate restrictions, visas and an encroaching civil war. With…
Nah Yo-dle: Low German Wordle
You may have just done a double take, but no, this is not a Daily Bonnet article. A Manitoba Mennonite really did create a Low German version of Wordle, a word puzzle craze whose popularity skyrocketed in December 2021. Jared Falk, 37, launched Nah Yo-dle on March 20 after becoming a dedicated Wordle fan himself.…
