MC Eastern Canada’s annual retreat for retired pastors and their spouses, at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp. Theme: “Christianity and the world of Islam.” Resource people: Brice Balmer and Tom Mayvaian. For more information, call Glenn and Mary Ellen Zehr at 519-662-6914.
Display of many quilts purchased in the last 50 years at the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale, at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. A fundraiser for MCC. For more information, visit stjacobs.com/events.
Windsor Mennonite Fellowship presents Theatre of the Beat’s “This Will Lead to Dancing,” a play about wholeness, belonging and LGBTQ inclusion, at University Community Church, Windsor, at 7 p.m.
Wideman Mennonite Church 200th-anniversary main event, Markham, Ont. (23) barbecue at 5 p.m. (RVSP to widemanchurch@gmail.com), followed by hymn sing at 7 p.m. (24) worship service at 10 a.m., followed by a noon potluck lunch, and stories and music at 2 p.m.
Wideman Mennonite Church 200th-anniversary hymn sing led by church youth, Markham, Ont., at 7 p.m.
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp annual general meeting, at Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, at 1 p.m., with a free pizza lunch. RSVP to 519-422-1401 or fun@slmc.ca.
Junior youth retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Sauble Beach. For more information, visit slmc.ca/retreats.
“Paddle the Grand” annual fundraising event for Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. New shorter route, with free barbecue to follow. For more information, visit slmc.ca.
Wideman Mennonite Church, 200th-anniversary hymn sing, Markham, Ont., at 7 p.m.
Soli Deo Singers perform their spring concert, “Wind and Water.” (30) at UMEI, north of Leamington, at 7:30 p.m.; (1) at Leamington United Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m. For more information, call 519-326-7448.
Spring work weekend at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Sauble Beach. RSVP to 519-422-1401 or fun@slmc.ca.
Theatre of the Beat presents “This Will Lead to Dancing,” a play about wholeness, belonging and LGBTQ inclusion, at Preston Mennonite, Cambridge, at 7 p.m. For more information, visit theatreofthebeat.ca.
“Connecting with our indigenous neighbours: Seeking openings for relationship” event, at Shantz Mennonite, Baden. To register for the April 2 event, which includes speakers and a “blanket exercise,” e-mail the church at shantzadmin@shantzmc.ca. (3) Worship at 9:30 a.m. followed by an interactive panel discussion that includes Saturday’s speakers.
Seniors retreat at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Theme: “Strangers no more: Sharing gifts of grace.” For more information, visit hiddenacres.ca or call 518-625-8602.
Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter weekend at Jericho House, Pt. Colborne. For information, go to www.marriageencounterec.com or call 519-669-8667.
Annual general meeting of Mennonite Savings and Credit Union at Creekside Church, 660 Conservation Dr., Waterloo. Registration at 6:30 p.m., fellowship and dessert to follow.
“The Cost of Peace versus the Cost of War,” by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Gaza doctor, following the AGM of Conscience Canada (2 p.m.) at Danforth Mennonite Church at 3:30 p.m.
“Winter camp for grown-ups,” a partnership between Pastors in Exile and Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, at Silver Lake. For more information, call 519-422-3200 or visit slmc.ca/retreats.
Grandparent and Grandchild Days at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Same activities each day. For more information, call 519-625-8602 or e-mail info@hiddenacres.ca.
Benjamin Eby Lecture with Troy Osborne. “The bottle, the dagger and the ring: Church discipline and Dutch Mennonite identity in the 17th century” in the Chapel at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m.
“The Power of Partnership” dinner and evening with Stephen Lewis sponsored by MCC Ontario at St. George Banquet Hall, Waterloo, 6 p.m. More info at powerofpartnership2016.ca.
“Jingle Dress” film and story circle, part of MCC Ontario’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, at Bloomingdale Mennonite Church. For more info go to mcco.ca/events.
New exhibit at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo: “Conchies speak: Ontario Mennonites in Alternative Service.”
Sawatsky Lecture with Sir James MacMillan at Conrad Grebel at 7:30 p.m. (grebel.ca/Sawatsky).
Vineland United Mennonite Church celebrates its 80th anniversary with a homecoming weekend. More details to follow.
