December 18
Faith and Life choirs perform a coral sing, at Bethel Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, at 3:30 p.m.
Faith and Life choirs perform a coral sing, at Bethel Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, at 3:30 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate in Winnipeg invites you to its Opening Program at 7:00 p.m. at Bethel Mennonite Church.
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.
First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg invites all to an in person and online lecture—the third 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.
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.
First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg invites all to an in person and online lecture—the first 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.
Camps with Meaning fundraising banquets: (22) at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler; (23) at Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg. For more information, visit www.campswithmeaning.org.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank hosts its "Singin' in the Grain" fundraising events featuring CMU singers and the Faith and Life Women's Choir. (29) at Douglas Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, at 7 p.m.; (30) at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler, at 3 p.m. All funds raised go to addressing food insecurity where presently needed.
The Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies and the University of Winnipeg present “The Russlaender Mennonites: War dislocation and new beginnings” centenary conference. The event will mark the centenary of the arrival Russlaender from the Soviet Union to Canada.
“Departing Canada, encountering Latin America” a conference reflecting on the centenary of Mennonite emigration from Canada to Mexico and Paraguay,” at the University of Winnipeg. To register for free, visit ctms.uwinnipeg.ca.
CMU hosts a virtual open house, at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.cmu.ca/virtual-open house.
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.
Canadian Mennonite University invites prospective students to a campus visit day from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. Details at cmu.ca/future/experience/campus-visit-days.
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.
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.
Canadian Mennonite University invites prospective students to a campus visit day from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. Details at cmu.ca/future/experience/campus-visit-days.
Views from Manitoba, 1890-1940 photo exhibit at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at CMU featuring photos by four Manitoba Mennonite photographers. The exhibit opens on Friday, June 24 and runs until September 10.
Camps with Meaning fundraiser, Pedal Dash Paddle adventure race to help with Covid recovery. More information at ringupthecash.causevox.com.
CommonWord in Winnipeg hosts a hybrid in-person and virtual launch event for the new book, Walking Together: Intercultural Stories of Love and Acceptance by Edith and Neill von Gunten. 7:00 p.m.
CommonWord in Winnipeg hosts a hybrid in-person and virtual launch event for the new book, On Holy Ground: Stories By and About Women in Ministry Leadership in the Mennonite Brethren Church, edited by Dora Dueck. 7:30 p.m. CT.
Book launch for “A World of Faith & Spirituality: Yours, Mine, Theirs & Ours,” at the Canadian Mennonite University chapel, Winnipeg, at 7:30 p.m. The book, compiled and created by Ray Dirks and Manju Lodha, is about diversity in Manitoba.
Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre in Winnipeg announces its return to live stage productions with a production of the classic comedy "You Can’t Take it With You" in the Salle Martial Caron at the Universite de Saint-Boniface. This is the inaugural productions of WMT's 50th anniversary season. 2:35 p.m. Tickets are available at winnipegmennonitetheatre.ca(link is external) or by calling Catherine at 204-786-2311.