Mar. 16-20
Location:
March Break camp at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Sauble Beach, with bus transportation available to and from the camp. For more information, call 519-422-3200 or visit www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Ontario
Mar. 21
Location:
Elmira meat canning fundraiser breakfast, at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs, at 8 a.m. Speaker: Keith Martin. Topic: “A history of meat canning in Ontario.” Call 519-745-8458 to reserve tickets.
Feb. 27-Mar. 1
Location:
Women’s retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Sauble Beach. For more information, call 519-422-3200 or visit www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Apr. 20
Location:
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale annual promotion dinner, at Bingemans in Kitchener, at 6:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Issa Sadi Embombolo, founder of MCC’s Peace Clubs in Zambia. Tickets available from the MCC Ontario office by phone at 519-745-8458.
Mar. 16 or 17
Location:
Grandparent and Grandchild Days at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Theme: Helping Others Participate through Education (HOPE). Leaders: Leigh and Lois Steckley. Each day’s events are the same and include drama, crafts, and making school kits or knotting quilts for MCC. For more information, call 519-625-8602 or e-mail info@hiddenacres.ca.
Apr. 10-11
Location:
The Engaged Workshop, a marriage preparation course focussing on communication, is being held at Maple View Mennonite Church in Wellesley for engaged or newly married couples. For more information, e-mail denise_bender@yahoo.com.
Mar. 6-7
Location:
The Engaged Workshop, a marriage preparation course focussing on communication, is being held at Living Water Fellowship in New Hamburg for engaged or newly married couples. For more information, e-mail denise_bender@yahoo.com.
Feb. 16
Location:
Family Day open house at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Free indoor and outdoor activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch available for purchase or bring your own. For more information, or to register, call 519-625-8602 or e-mail info@hiddenacres.ca.
Apr. 3
Location:
Grand Philharmonic Choir presents Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, at Centre in the Square, Kitchener, at 7:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-578-1570.
Feb. 21
Location:
Grand Philharmonic Choir presents “Grant Us Peace,” a concert featuring Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Estacio’s “The Houses Stand Not Far Apart,” at Centre in the Square, Kitchener, at 7:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-578-1570.
Mar. 4
Location:
Mennonite/s Writing, a free public reading series with celebrated Canadian authors, at Conrad Grebel Chapel, at 7:30 p.m.: Grebel alumna Carrie Snyder will read from her new novel, Girl Runner, set for release in the U.S. in 2015. For more information, visit http://grebel.ca/mennolit.
Feb. 18
Location:
Mennonite/s Writing, a free public reading series with celebrated Canadian authors, at Conrad Grebel Chapel, at 7:30 p.m.: David Bergen will read from his new book, Leaving Tomorrow. For more information, visit http://grebel.ca/mennolit.
April 10-11
Location:
“Reading the Bible with Jesus” retreat at Willowgrove, Stouffville, with Bryan Moyer Suderman: sponsored by MC Eastern Canada, the Markham-Stouffville Mennonite Ministerial and Willowgrove. Pt. 4: “Luke: All that the prophets have declared.” For more information, e-mail miriam@willowgrove.ca.
Mar. 21
Location:
Menno Singers present Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, at Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m.
May 9
Location:
Menno Singers present “Songs for spring,” at Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m.
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