Aug. 7
Folk and gospel music experience with Diana and Mike Erb, at the Detweiler Meetinghouse, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-208-4591.
Folk and gospel music experience with Diana and Mike Erb, at the Detweiler Meetinghouse, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-208-4591.
Fall seniors retreat at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Theme: “Our houses, our hearts, our faith.” Speaker: Ingrid Loepp Thiessen. For more information, call 519-625-8602.
“Building community” retreat at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Theme: “Gifting our community.” Speakers: Catherine Gitzel and Matthew Arguin. For more information, call 519-625-8602.
Vineland United Mennonite Church 80th anniversary celebration. Worship service at 10:30 a.m. with lunch and program to follow. Please RSVP at 905-562-4422.
Yellow Bellies historical drama by Theatre of the Beat telling stories of conscientious objectors during the Second World War, at 7:30 p.m. (11) and 2:30 p.m. (12). Tickets available at Conrad Grebel or uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events.
The Sherk/Shirk/Schürch reunion, in Waterloo. Activities include bus tours, seminars, a children’s program, auction and banquet. For more information, visit schurchfamilyassociation.net or e-mail schurch.gathering@gmail.com.
Yellow Bellies historical drama by Theatre of the Beat telling stories of conscientious objectors during WWII at 7:30 p.m. (11) and 2:30 p.m. (12). Tickets available at Conrad Grebel or uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events.
Global Mennonite Peacebuilding conference and festival at Conrad Grebel University College, with academics, artists and church workers from around the world. Go to uwaterloo.ca/grebel/gmpc for information.
Voices for Peace concert at Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo, 7:30 p.m., with music by Carol Ann Weaver and the Grebel Balinese Gamalan. Go to uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/voices-peace.
“Stories in Art from Iraqi Kurdistan” at Grebel Gallery.
Riverdale Mennonite Church, Millbank, is celebrating its 70th anniversary with David Brubacher speaking on God’s faithfulness at 10 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Family camping weekend at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Pitch a tent, park a trailer or camp in a cabin. For more information, or to reserve a cabin, call 519-625-8602 or e-mail info@hiddenacres.ca.
Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, hosts its annual strawberry social. The Fairview vocal and hand bell choirs perform at 2 and 7 p.m. Fresh strawberry pie served following Women’s Auxiliary program. For advance tickets, call 519-653-5719.
Strawberry Social at Nithview Community, New Hamburg, 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.
Mennonite Historical Society meets at the Conrad Grebel University College library, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. to view a new documentary, “The Last Objectors: The Story of Canada’s Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War.” Everyone welcome.
CANCELLED: MCC Ontario annual general meeting, at Evangelical Mennonite Church, Leamington. For more information, call 519-745-8458 or visit mcco.ca/agm.
Chicken barbecue and pie auction fundraiser at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tickets available at 519-625-8602 or by email at info@hiddenacres.ca.
MennoHomes’ “Out-Spok’n for Affordable Housing” bike-a-thon, at Elmira Mennonite Church. Options for hikers, cyclists and motorcycle enthusiasts. For more information, call Dan Driedger at 226-476-2535 or visit mennohomes.com.
Annual bazaar at United Mennonite Home, Leamington.
“Way of the Heart: Exploring the Inner Journey Through the Lens of Henri Nouwen” conference at the University of Toronto, Erindale Campus. Go to www.henrinouwen.org for more information.
Leamington Mennonite Community Festival at UMEI Christian High School, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale.
Martin Family Singers and Waterloo Orchestra Singers present Haydn’s Creation, a fundraising event for the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale, at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden. Tickets available at MCC Ontario or by visiting nhmrs.com.
MennoHomes’ “Out-Spok’n for Affordable Housing” bike-a-thon, at Elmira Mennonite Church. Options for hikers, cyclists and motorcycle enthusiasts. For more information, call Dan Driedger at 226-476-2535 or visit mennohomes.com.
Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre graduate student conference. Theme: “Power in perspective(s).” (3) Keynote address by Malinda Berry, assistant professor of theology and ethics at AMBS, at 7 p.m.; topic: “By what authority.”