May 11
MCC’s peace planting program at First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, at 7 p.m. Speakers: Wendy and Dustin Twin, first nations community workers. Theme: “Where do I belong? Land and love.”
MCC’s peace planting program at First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, at 7 p.m. Speakers: Wendy and Dustin Twin, first nations community workers. Theme: “Where do I belong? Land and love.”
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta annual general meeting (11 a.m.) and celebration of the work of Peter Rempel and the Youth Orientation Units (1 p.m.) at Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church, Edmonton.
All-day heritage retreat for people 50-plus, at Camp Valaqua, Water Valley, with MCC storyteller Abe Janzen and the Corpus Christi Male Chorus. To register, e-mail Hugo Neufeld at hdneufeld@shaw.ca or call 403-201-4358.
MC Alberta Christian faith studies event, “Understanding Anabaptist approaches to Scripture,” with Loren L. Johns from AMBS, at First Mennonite Church, Calgary. For registration information, e-mail Dan Graber at dan@mennonitechurch.ab.ca or call 403-909-5105. Johns will also deliver two public lectures at 7 p.m. each night: (1) “Understanding Anabaptist approaches to Scripture: What’s different and why?” and (2) “The impact of the 20th century on reading the Bible.”
MC Alberta annual general meeting, hosted by Edmonton Vietnamese Mennonite Church.
“Sweet Interlude” fundraising event, at Menno Simons School, Calgary, from 6 to 10 p.m. Dessert buffet, silent and live auctions, and entertainment, with proceeds going toward the school’s mortgage.
Senior high snow camp at Camp Valaqua, Water Valley. Theme: “Faith in transit.” Speaker: Ryan Dueck. For more information, e-mail yltalberta@gmail.com.