November 14, 2021
Camps with Meaning invites you Break the Bank-uet Online Fundraiser II. Music, visual reports and more, starting at 7:00 p.m. CT. Visit campswithmeaning.org.
Camps with Meaning invites you Break the Bank-uet Online Fundraiser II. Music, visual reports and more, starting at 7:00 p.m. CT. Visit campswithmeaning.org.
Online Prayer Hour: Mennonite World Conference invites you to join in prayer with Anabaptist-Mennonites from around the world. This hour includes a brief welcome, followed by language-based breakout rooms (English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian) for sharing and prayer, and concludes with brief reports from each room. Register here: mwc-cmm.org/form/mwc-online-prayer-hour-registration-november-2021
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg invites you to a Graduate Studies Webinar at 7:00 p.m. CT exploring the offerings of CMU's Graduate School of Theology and Ministry. Details: enrolment.cmu.ca/register/gstm-webinar-fall-2021. Wondering if graduate theological education is for you? In this webinar, you will learn more about CMU’s diverse graduate theological programs and discover options for taking classes for credit, for professional development, or for personal interest.
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg invites you to a Graduate Studies Webinar at 7:00 p.m. CT exploring CMU's MA-PCD program. Details: enrolment.cmu.ca/register/pcd-webinar-fall-2021 For peacebuilding and development practitioners looking to strengthen their knowledge and skills, CMU’s MA-PCD offers a flexible program that can be customized to a student’s educational and career goals.
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg invites you to a Graduate Studies Webinar at 7:00 p.m. CT exploring CMU's MBA program. Details: enrolment.cmu.ca/register/mba-webinar-fall-2021 Looking for an MBA with a difference? Unlike many MBA programs that focus only on developing technical skills, this MBA program includes additional emphasis on personal formation, competency, relationships, and business without harm to people or the environment.
Common Read online conversation with Sara Wenger Shenk at 7 p.m. ET. Find more information at www.commonword.ca.
"A Virtual Roundtable: MCC, Refugees, and the Legacies of National Socialism" at 2:30 p.m. CT. Exploring themes of identity politics, refugee policies, and Holocaust collaboration, the event will discuss MCC’s work to resettle displaced Mennonites after the Second World War. Sponsored by the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies, MCC Canada and MCC U.S. To register: https://bit.ly/3D0sOiT
Mennonite Central Committee Canada invites you to "Reconciliation in action," a virtual peace conference. Visit mcccanada.ca/peace-conference for details.
Mennonite Church Canada invites you to "Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, Today" at 7:00 p.m. CT. The Christian Doctrine of Discovery was used to dispossess Indigenous peoples of land and life for centuries. And it still does, exploiting natural resources and peoples around the globe. What does this mean for the church? Join Sarah Augustine (Indigenous, Mennonite, author and activist) and National Anglican Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald for a challenging conversation as we discern together what the church can and should do today.
Conrad Grebel University College presents the 2021 Benjamin Eby Lecture, which will take place virtually at 7:30 p.m. ET. Music professor Karen Sunabacka will give a lecture titled, "Composing Louis Riel's Dream: Exploring the History of the Red River Settlement Through Family Stories and Music." Visit grebel.ca/eby for details and for registration information.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank presents "Singin’ in the Grain," a virtual fundraising concert featuring the Quonset Brothers, Matt Pauls with a "Singin’ in the Grain" quartet, and Darryl Neustaedter Barg and Kim Thiessen. 8:00 p.m. CT. All proceeds to go to MCC’s relief program in Haiti. Visit foodgrainsbank.ca/singing to watch.
"Whose Land, Whose Promise? Palestine, Justice, and the Bible" — Mennonite Church Canada Palestine-Israel Network and three partner advocacy groups are hosting a two-part online dialogue series that takes place Saturday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 2, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Resource persons include Palestinian pastor-theologian Alex Awad, political science professor Ron Dart, and professor Dan Epp-Tiessen of Canadian Mennonite University. Register at https://bit.ly/3BbaFOc.
Join Credence and Co. from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET to celebrate the launch of Dr. Betty Pries' new Herald Press book, The Space Between Us: Conversations About Transforming Conflict. Details and registration info here.
Mennonite World Conference invites you and your congregation to observe Peace Sunday together with others in the global Anabaptist church family. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3yYDMTY.
“MCC at 100: Mennonites, service, and the humanitarian impulse,” a virtual Mennonite Studies conference at the University of Winnipeg. For more information, visit https://mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events/mcc_at_100/
Christian Peacemaker Teams is celebrating 35 years of action! To mark this anniversary, we’re hosting an online Peacemakers Congress from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT. There will be interactive workshops, team panels, an exciting keynote speaker and an auction! CPT couldn’t do its work without the amazing support of so many communities and friends. Join this celebration! Details and registration at cptaction.org.
Day 2 of Bridgefolk 2021. Bridgefolk, a conference organized by a grassroots group of Mennonites and Catholics, is holding its conference via Zoom this summer on the topic, “Called Together to Face Racial Injustice: Starting Close In.” Anyone is welcome to register to attend this two-day event with challenging presenters from both traditions. To learn more and to register, visit bridgefolk.net/conferences.
Day 1 of Bridgefolk 2021. Bridgefolk, a conference organized by a grassroots group of Mennonites and Catholics, is holding its conference via Zoom this summer on the topic, “Called Together to Face Racial Injustice: Starting Close In.” Anyone is welcome to register to attend this two-day event with challenging presenters from both traditions. To learn more and to register, visit bridgefolk.net/conferences.
Each Sunday, a different congregation in MC Canada is sharing its worship service with the nationwide community of faith. Link at www.mennonitechurch.ca/worshipservices or at MC Canada’s YouTube channel.
Theatre of the Beat is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special Live Stream Telethon at 7:00 p.m. EDT. It will include music, stories, sketches, videos, a silent auction and lovely telethon-worthy outfits. The goal with this telethon is not only to celebrate the last 10 years but to also raise $10,000 so that TOTB can continue its work. Go here for details and watch the telethon on YouTube here.
Join our nationwide community of faith for Mennonite Church Canada's AGM. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Along with thebusiness agenda, participants will hear updates from MC Canada program directors, enjoy worship and reflect together as joint council members share what God has showed them over the past year. All are welcome. Register at mennonitechurch.ca/cell/event/register/id/11737.
McNally Robinson in Winnipeg presents the online launch event for Lost on the Prairie, a new book by MaryLou Driedger. 7:00 p.m. CT. Go here for details.
McNally Robinson in Winnipeg presents the online launch event for Cattail Skyline (Turnstone Press), a new book by Joanne Epp. 7:00 p.m. CT. Go here for details.
What will church life look like after the pandemic? The Mennonite Faith and Learning Society in B.C. presents "Congregations and the Pandemic," an interactive online session with Dr. Joel Thiessen, professor of sociology at Ambrose University. 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT. Details here.
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate in Winnipeg invites you to its Virtual Spring Bursary Fundraiser at 7:00 p.m.