Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario spring meeting, at Elmira Mennonite Church, at 2 p.m. Topic: “The Elmira Life and Work School: An innovative collaboration between public secondary schooling and Conservative Mennonites. For more information, visit mhso.org.
Open until May 2021, “Growing family: Design and desire in Mennonite genealogy” exhibit showcases family trees, hand-drawn charts and other ways Mennonites have remembered family; at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Waterloo. For more information, visit uwaterloo.ca/grebel/growingfamily.
All are invited to a fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. at Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (7452 Reesor Rd., Markham, Ont.). Funds raised will assist the Laos Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church (LCEMC) in repaying a $15,000 building loan. The theme of the meal will be, "Dining at a Laotian Home." The price per ticket is $40 ($20 for meal and $20 for tax deductible donation toward building fund). The program will include a presentation about LCEMC and how it all began. Contact Pastor Chinda Kommala if you have questions: chindakommala@gmail.com
“New Fraktur,” featuring recent works by Meg Harder, at the Grebel Gallery at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
Book launch event for "Mennonite Funeral and Burial Traditions: Interviews and Personal Stories - Waterloo Region, Oxford, Perth and Wellington Counties" by Marion Roes. Erb Street Mennonite Church (131 Erb St. W.) in Waterloo, Ont. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Anabaptist Learning Workshop canoe trip (“Canoe tripping as a spiritual practice: Deepening the waters of faith”), at Massasauga Provincial Park, with guides Tanya Dyck Steinmann and Mark Diller Harder. For more information, visit uwaterloo.ca/anabaptist-learning-workshop/.
Family camping weekend at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. For more information, or to book a space, call 519-625-8602.
Annual Nithview Community strawberry social, New Hamburg, from 2 to 4 p.m., and 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Fretz Visiting Scholar Lecture, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Ben Nobbs-Thiessen. Topic: “Feeding the colony, the nation and the market: Transported foodways and new crops in Latin American Mennonite colonies.” Reception to follow.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. For more information, visit nhmrs.com.
Opening May 9th, “New Fraktur,” featuring recent works by Meg Harder, at the Grebel Gallery at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
MennoHomes Out-Spok’n for Affordable Housing Bike-a-thon, at Elmira Mennonite Church. Options for hikers, recreational bikers and avid cyclists. For more information, visit mennohomes.com.
“Understanding conflict: Foundations,” presented by Credence & Co., at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
Theatre of the Beat presents Yellow Bellies, an historical drama that highlights the experiences and public response to Mennonite conscientious objectors during WWII, on Sunday, April 28 at Waterloo North Mennonite Church in Waterloo, Ont. 7:00 p.m. Tickets are pay what you choose with a starting range of $10-$20.
Theatre of the Beat presents Yellow Bellies, an historical drama that highlights the experiences and public response to Mennonite conscientious objectors during WWII, on Saturday, April 27 at Valleyview Mennonite Church in London, Ont. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are pay what you choose starting at a suggested price of $15-$20.
Theatre of the Beat presents Yellow Bellies, an historical drama that highlights the experiences and public response to Mennonite conscientious objectors during WWII, on Friday, April 26 at Floradale Mennonite Church in Floradale, Ont. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.
“Healthy boundaries in the context of ministry,” at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. For more information, visit mcec.ca.
“Land and place,” a North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies symposium on Indigenous theology, at Tyndale Seminary, Toronto. MC Canada will help sponsor six participants from the nationwide church who want to attend. For more information, email Steve Heinrichs at sheinrichs@mennonitechurch.ca.
Detweiler Meetinghouse community memorial service, at 3 p.m. For more information, call 519-504-4591.
“Healthy boundaries in the context of ministry,” at Faith Mennonite Church, Leamington. For more information, visit mcec.ca.
“Understanding conflict: Advanced,” presented by Credence & Co., at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
“Understanding conflict: Foundations,” presented by Credence & Co., at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville, hosts “Sounds of spring,” featuring Bluebird, a Guelph-based women’s a cappella barbershop quartet, and the Fiddlestix String Quartet from Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, at 2:30 p.m.
Pax Christi Chorale is pleased to present "Requiem in D minor" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring Kendra Dyck, soprano; Georgia Burashko, mezzo soprano; River Guard, tenor; Michael Robert-Broder, bass-baritone; and Christina Faye, accompanist with David Bowser, artistic director and conductor. Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (7452 Reesor Rd., Markham, Ont.). Refreshments following the performance. Tickets are $25.00 and available here: https://conta.cc/2OOGm9g
“Spirituality and aging” retreat, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo.
