“Grounding: Discovering our sacred gifts in climate emergency,” a contemplative prayer retreat hosted by the Student Christian Movement and Pastors in Exile, at Loyola House, Guelph. For more information, visit pastorsinexile.org/grounding.
“Innovate networking day,” at Floradale Mennonite Church, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A ReLearning Community event. For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/2nIxOXV.
Soli Deo Gloria Singers present “Longing,” a choral concert: (23) at UMEI, Leamington, at 7:30 p.m.; (24) at Leamington United Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m. For tickets, call UMEI at 519-326-7448 during school hours.
Credence & Co. presents “The art of mindful mediation,” with Betty Pries, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/2m8IbUM.
Menno Singers perform “Haste ye!—Christmas anthems,” with the Menno Youth Singers, at Trillium Lutheran Church, Waterloo, at 3 p.m. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
“Sing-along Messiah,” with Menno Singers, orchestra and soloists, at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
St. Jacobs Mennonite Church presents “The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a Christmas comedy for the whole family, at the church at 2:30 p.m. each day. For tickets, call 519-664-2268.
Menno Singers present an afternoon hymn sing, at 3 p.m., and an evening hymn service with Matthew Boutda, the 2018 Abner Martin Scholarship winner, at 7 p.m. Both events at First Mennonite, Kitchener. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
Menno Singers present an afternoon hymn sing, at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden, at 3 p.m. For more information, visit mennosingers.com.
Lifted Voices will sing Christmas music at the Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Sam Steiner at 519-884-1040.
Fairview Mennonite Home hosts its annual handicraft sale, at the home in Cambridge, beginning at 9 a.m. Includes a bake sale, tea room, and much more.
Credence & Co. presents “Healthy boundaries in the context of ministry,” a two-day workshop, at St. Catharines United Mennonite Church, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Keynote speaker: Marg Van Herk-Paradis. For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/2kwLyEd.
“School for laypeople: Doing spiritual care,” An Anabaptist Learning Workshop event, Toronto United Mennonite Church/Mennonite New Life Church, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/school-laypeople.
Bluegrass group Rescue Junction performs at the Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-504-4591.
“100 inches of rain: Redefining youth ministry in a post-Christian world,” a youth worker webinar, with Michele Hershberger. Live location at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo. For more information or to register, visit mcec.ca /mcec-events.
Nithview Christmas bazaar, featuring a bake sale, silent auction, community vendors and a tea room, in New Hamburg, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Annual “Spirit of Christmas” event, at Nairn Mennonite Church, Ailsa Craig, featuring juried craft show, Ten Thousand Villages booth and tea room: (22) from 6:30 to 9 p.m.; (23) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Catalyzing collaboration,” the fifth anniversary celebration of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, at Conrad Grebel University College, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Kindred Credit Union Hike for Hospice, at the Laurel Creek Conservation Area, Waterloo. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the hike starts at 10:30. To register, sponsor a participant or learn more, visit hospicewaterloo.ca.
Credence & Co. presents a “Healthy boundaries in the context of ministry” workshop, at Danforth Mennonite Church, Toronto, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, featuring Marg Van Herk-Paradis.
Make a Difference Day, for MC Eastern Canada’s junior youth, at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg.
Benjamin Eby Lecture, at the Conrad Grebel University College Chapel, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Mark Vuorinen, chair of the Music Department and associate professor. Topic: “Witnessing passion: Musical depiction of minor characters in passion music of Bach, Esenvalds, MacMillan and Pärt.”
“I am not alone” church planters workshop, in Hamilton. For more information, visit bit.ly/i-am-not-alone.
Credence & Co. presents the workshop “Giving and receiving feedback: Speaking truth in the love,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, featuring Betty Pries. For more information, visit bit.ly/credence-feedback-workshop.
MCC Ontario presents “Across rivers and ocean,” a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Canada’s private sponsorship program, at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden, at 3 p.m. For more information, visit mcco.ca/rivers-and-oceans.
