Sept. 25-27
Men’s meat retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp with Chip Bender as resource person. For more information visit www.slmc.ca/retreats or call 519-422-3200.
Men’s meat retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp with Chip Bender as resource person. For more information visit www.slmc.ca/retreats or call 519-422-3200.
Wanner annual cornfest, rain or shine. Music by No Discernable Key, Gaga ball, campfire and chili cook off. Bring lawn chairs and a donation for the Foodbank. Visit www.wannerchurch.org or contact Nancy Brown at 519-658-4902 for information.
Community picnic at Hunta Mennonite, Hwy 668 west of Cochrane, Ont. 1-4 p.m.
40th anniversary worship celebration at Wellesley Mennonite at 9:30 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Building Community retreat at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp—a retreat for individuals with disabilities, their family and friends. Speaker: Cheryl Weber Good. For information visit www.hiddenacres.ca or call 519-625-8602. Register by Aug. 28.
Ontario Mennonite Music Camp final concert at Conrad Grebel University College, Great Hall at 7 p.m.
Toronto Mennonite Festival in support of MCC at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Ontario Mennonite Music Camp at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, at 10 a.m.
St. Jacobs Mennonite Church 100th anniversary celebration; (14) see website, (15) Worship service and choir at 10 a.m. and “Simpler Times: Stories and Songs for the Soul” at 2:45 p.m. Details including choir invitation at www.sjmc.on.ca or 519-664-2268.
Peace Camp summer program at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo; for children 10 to 14. For more information, visit grebel.ca/peacecamp or e-mail camp coordinator Katie Gingerich at peacecamp@uwaterloo.ca.
“I will tell” national tour event at Maple View Mennonite, Wellesley, at 7 p.m., featuring John Neufeld from “Back to the Bible”; Phil Callaway, the voice of “Laugh Again”; and worship artist Andrew Marcus.
“Fairview’s got talent,” a talent showcase by seniors at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge. Everyone welcome. For more information call 519-653-5719.
The Detweiler Meetinghouse near Roseville hosts the “Central Ontario All-Day Sacred Harp Singing” event, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Detweiler Meetinghouse near Roseville is participating in the Waterloo Region’s “Door Open” event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Strawberry social at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, with vocal and hand bell choirs at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Strawberry pie served after each program. Everyone welcome. For more information call 519-653-5719.
Mennonite Historical Society bus trip to Leamington to learn about “The Mennonite Experience in Essex County.” Bus leaves Kitchener at 8 a.m. For more information visit http://mhso.org or call 519-884-1040.
Auditions for 2015-2016 season of Inter-Mennonite Children’s Choir for ages 6-14. Visit http://mennosingers.com/imcc or email imcc.conductor@rogers.com for more information.
The Detweiler Meetinghouse near Roseville hosts the ninth annual “Shaped Note Singing from the Harmonia Sacra Singing School and Hymn Book” event, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-208-4591.
Family camping weekend at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Pitch a tent, park a trailer or stay in a cabin. For more information, or to reserve a cabin, call 519-625-8602 or e-mail info@hiddenacres.ca.
Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite celebrates its 90th anniversary with a worship service at 9:30 a.m., a historical display of church history (“Journey through the decades”), a fellowship lunch and a time capsule. For more information, call 519-578-0660 or visit http://wkumchurch.ca/events.html.
Annual strawberry social at Nithview Community, New Hamburg, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
MCC Ontario annual general meeting at Sommerfeld Mennonite Church, Aylmer, at 6 p.m. For more information, or to register, call 519-745-8458 or visit http://mcccanada.ca/Ontario-agm.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg, hosts its annual fundraising chicken barbecue and pie auction, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Advance tickets required; available by phone at 519-625-8602 or e-mail at info@hiddenacres.ca.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. More than 20 food booths and three auctions, including the largest quilt auction in Canada. For more details, visit http://nhmrs.com.
Martin Family Singers and KW Chamber Orchestra perform a fundraising concert for the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden. Tickets available at MCC Ontario and MSCU branches.