Ontario

Detweiler Meetinghouse (3445 Roseville Road, Ayr) is a Doors Open Waterloo Region site. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., learn about the history of our people and buildings from 1855, and walk in the adjoining Roseville cemetery for a self-guided tour. Updates can be found on our Facebook page.

Grebel alumni are invited to return to Grebel for a celebratory picnic, marking 60 years since the College first opened its doors. Enjoy family-friendly activities, tours, a hymn sing, re-connecting with professors, and exhibits highlighting Grebel's past and present, and a picnic dinner. Don't forget the Ultimate Frisbee tournament! Enjoy a pre-dinner program, with hosts Pete and Kendra Whitfield Ellis, and President Marcus Shantz. Tickets: $18.00 per person; Kids 6-12: $8.00; Under five: free.

Theatre of the Beat presents I Love You and it Hurts, three short forum theatre plays that reflect lived experiences of elder abuse, healthy masculinity, and intimate partner violence in youth relationships, with a focus on how to recognize the subtle early signs of abuse. The topics chosen were identified by our community partners (experts at Assaulted Women’s Helpline and Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region) as topics that need to be immediately addressed. Featuring 4 performances: Sept 29&30 at 7:00 p.m. and Sept 30& Oct 1 at 2:00 p.m.

Urban Anabaptist Church Planters Workshop, “Tentmakers: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Congregations” at the Ottawa Mennonite Church from 10-4 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. for coffee, snacks and fellowship. For more information and to register by September 15, go to mcec.ca/events.

Fall Hike Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.

Greater Toronto Area Mennonite Festival for World Relief from 10 to 4 p.m. at the Willowgrove Farm, day camp and nature school in Stouffville. For more information, visit mcccanada.ca/get-involved/events.

Labour Day Weekend retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.

MCC Ontario Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. For more information or to register, call 519-745-8458 ext. 238 or go to their website at mcccanada.ca/get-involved/events/2023-mcc-ontario-annual-general-meeting.

Voices Together Resource Day, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Shantz Mennonite Church, in Baden, Ont., with hymn sing at 7 p.m.

The MacTalla Road Duo will be performing their traditional Celtic styling songs at 2:30 p.m. at the Detweiler Meetinghouse (3445 Rosedale Rd, Ayr). Admission by donation.

“To Antoine”: Conversation with author E.J. Wiens, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Simpson room at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre. Includes a ‘readers theatre’ performance of scenes from the novel and books available for purchase.

New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale at the New Hamburg Fairgrounds and Arena. Join the fun and support MCC at the 57th annual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. Come along and bid on some quilts, furniture or even a tractor! Join us for the Voices Together Community Hymn Sing, buy a pie and enjoy some good old-fashioned Mennonite food.