November 25
Christmas at CMU returns to start the Advent season. Enjoy various CMU music ensembles perform Christmas selections at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the CMU campus. Visit cmu.ca/christmas.
Christmas at CMU returns to start the Advent season. Enjoy various CMU music ensembles perform Christmas selections at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the CMU campus. Visit cmu.ca/christmas.
MCM Annual Gathering at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler. Friday Evening - Worship Service and Celebration, Saturday - Delegates, guests, and friends meet, learn, deliberate. Lots more info to come.
The exhibition, “What are Men for?” by artist, Tom Lovatt opens at the MHC Gallery at 7:30 p.m. This exhibition runs until January 13, 2024 and features Tom Lovatt’s unflinchingly larger-than-life series of portraits of mixed martial arts fighters.
Soli Deo Gloria choir presents Rheinberger’s “Der Stern Von Bethlehem” eine Weihnachtskantate—Advent Concert with orchestral accompanist conducted by Yuri Klaz at First Mennonite Church, 922 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Join the Faith and Life Women’s Chorus and the Faith and Life Male Choir as they share Christmas music and invite you into singing some of our favourites, at Bethel Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.
Prepare to embark on an unforgettable musical voyage this November as Incantatem proudly presents "PIRATES! Musical Mayhem, an Incantatem Extravaganza." From 7 to 9:30 pm, witness a captivating fusion of nerdy fandom melodies, ranging from the iconic tunes of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to the enchanting world of the video game "Portal." Held at John Black Memorial United Church, this concert promises two nights of high-energy performances, where an ensemble of talented musicians and actors will transport the audience to the heart of thrilling pirate adventures.
Faith and Life Choirs Spring Concerts: (4th)First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg; (5) Morden Mennonite Church, Morden.
Local Authors Night at the Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, Manitoba. Join host Nita Wiebe with Mitchell Toews (“Pinching Zwieback”) and authors: Elma Koop (“The Little Pioneer”), Noreen Jantzen (“I Wondered as I Wandered: Memoirs and History, Lawrence Klippenstein”), and Mary-Lou Driedger (“Sixties Girl”). Music and refreshments available.
Camps with Meaning celebration banquets. Join us at Emmanuel Church, Winkler (4th) and at Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg (5th).
You are invited to MHC Gallery's 25th Anniversary! This event will celebrate the past years and prepare for the year ahead. This event also doubles as our annual fundraiser. Come enjoy a keynote by artist Miriam Rudolph, music by Levi Penner, and refreshments inspired by the South American roots of our current exhibition, starting at 7:30 p.m. RSVP by email to mhcgallery@cmu.ca, and bring a friend!
The Mennonite Community Orchestra presents “The Power of Hope” featuring a tribute to Ukraine and the premiere of Rains Song by CMU student Liam Berry. See www.mennonitecommunityorchestra for more concert information.
75 . . . Already?! Save the date for Camp Assiniboia’s 75th Anniversary. More details to come.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s “Singin’ in the Grain” fundraising concerts, featuring the Steinbach Regional Secondary School and Westgate Collegiate: Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg on October 28, 7 p.m. and at Emmanuel Mennonite Church on October 29, 3 p.m.
Michael Pahl invites Mennonites to join the gathering of Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Church leaders and members at Camp Morgan at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill at 4:00 p.m. Details at mennonitechurch.ca/article/16049-mennonite-church-canada-leaders-have-issued-a-statement-urging-governments-to-searchthelandfill.
Dual Hybrid Book Launch at 7 p.m. Join host Sue Sorensen and authors Ariel Gordon ("Siteseeing") and Mitchell Toews ("Pinching Zwieback"), both creators with Winnipeg's At Bay Press, in the atrium at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, Winnipeg.
Join us for a We Are All Treaty People Celebration from 1-4 pm at the Forks Centre Field in Winnipeg! For more information, contact MCC's Indigenous Neighbours program coordinator at 204-925-1911 or IndigenousNeighbours@mccmb.ca.
'Textured Seeing' exhibition opens at 7:30 p.m. at the MHC Gallery and runs until September 16. Featuring 'Places Observed': recent works by John Blosser and 'Shifting Perspective': Textile and fibre artisits of Manitoba. Entry by donation. More information is available by email at mhcgallery@cmu.ca or by phone at 204.487.3300 ext. 344.
Steinbach in Fiction at 7 p.m. at The Public Brewhouse and Gallery, Steinbach, MB. Three authors with Steinbach roots and books out or launching soon get together to discuss their work and that of others. Admission is free.
“Power, ethics, abuse and church leadership,” a one-week course, at CMU. Speakers: Val Hiebert and Jaymie Friesen. To sign up or learn more, visit cmu.ca/extended.
21st annual Manitoba birding retreat, at Camp Arnes. For more information, visit www.campswithmeaning.org/birding-retreat.
CMU virtual open house, online at 6:00 p.m. Register at cmu.ca/future/experience.
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.
“The Power of Conversation,” an afternoon of sharing music and stories about conversation, featuring the Mennonite Community Orchestra and CMU student Anna Schwarz, at Winnipeg’s Lutheran Church of the Cross, at 3 p.m.
“An evening with Steve Bell” fundraiser in support of Jamie and Kim Arpin-Ricci, directors of Peace and Justice Initiatives and pastors of Little Flowers Community in Winnipeg; at Douglas Mennonite, at 7:30 p.m.
“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.