October 12 - 13, 2018
"Understanding conflict: Foundations" workshop, with Betty Pries, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
"Understanding conflict: Foundations" workshop, with Betty Pries, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
"Leading the church through transformation, change and renewal" workshop, with Betty Pries and Jason Dykstra, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
Premiere performances of "#ChurchToo," Theatre of the Beat's newest work, at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts, Kitchener; (21) at 8 p.m., (22) at 2 and 8 p.m., (23) at 3 p.m. Tickets available online at kwsymphony.ca/concerts/. The production will then tour Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta until Dec. 2; dates and locations to be determined.
Hymn sing with the Voices Together hymnal team, at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m. Donations to the work of Voices Together.
“Voices Together: Prepare the way,” a resource day with members of the “Voices Together” hymnal team, at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Followed by an intercultural worship service and international meal, at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, at 5 p.m. To register online, visit mcec.ca.
Fall seniors retreat at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg; "Close encounters of the scriptural kind; The delight, danger and dynamism of reading the Bible with each other and with 'the other.'" Same program each day. Resource person: Bryan Moyer Suderman. For more information, or to register before September 14, call 519-625-8602.
MCC Ontario annual general meeting, community room, 50 Kent Ave., Kitchener.
"Empty Bowls for Haiti" event, at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden, seating at 5 and 7 p.m. Ontario potters donate the bowls, local restaurants and organizations donate the soup. In support of MCC Ontario and its commitment to sustainable change in Haiti. For tickets, call 519-745-8458.
“Building community event” at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Speaker: Sara Fretz. Theme: “The healing power of music.” For more information, call 519-625-8602.
Toronto Mennonite Festival, at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, at 10 a.m. Includes traditional Mennonite food, crafts, games, music and quilt auction. For more information, visit torontomennonitefestival.ca.
Launch of the Mennonite Church Canada book, “Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization,” edited by Steve Heinrichs. Event features four of the contributors. At Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, Toronto.
“7th Cousins,” a play written and performed by Christine Brubaker and Erin Brubacher; based on their 700-kilometre trek from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Region in 2015; at Conrad Grebel University College chapel: (8) at 8 p.m.; (9) at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; (10) at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, visit greenlight-arts.com.
Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville, hosts "Folk and gospel songs," led by Mike and Diana Erb (Twas Now), at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-208-4591.
New Hamburg Nithview annual community strawberry social, from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Detweiler Meetinghouse, Roseville, hosts the Fair Wind, who will perform traditional music of the British Isles, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Laurence Martin at 519-208-4591.
Willowgrove 50th anniversary open house, in Stouffville, beginning at 11 a.m. Willowgrove's former staff, school families, volunteers, campers and church constituency are invited. Events include the final public performance of the Rouge River Connection. For more information, email info@willowgrove.ca.
52nd annual chicken barbecue and pie auction fundraiser, at Hidden Acres Camp, New Hamburg, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets required. To reserve a ticket, email info@hiddenacres.ca.
MennoHomes' Out-spok'n for Affordable Housing bike-a-thon, beginning at Elmira Mennonite Church. Options for hikers, cyclists and motorcyclists. For more information, call Dan Driedger at 226-476-2535.
Naim Ateek, founding director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, will speak on “The Bible, justice and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: A Palestinian theology of liberation,” at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, at 7 p.m.
Naim Ateek, founding director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, will speak on “The Bible, justice and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: A Palestinian theology of liberation,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m.
Naim Ateek, founding director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, will speak on “The Bible, justice and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: A Palestinian theology of liberation,” at New Vision United Church, Hamilton, at 7 p.m.
70th anniversary celebration of Nairn Mennonite Church, Ailsa Craig. Weekend activities culminate with a worship service of praise and thanksgiving on July 1 at 10:45 a.m. Those planning to attend are asked to let the church know at 519-232-4425.
“Discovery: A Comic Lament,” a show about land, love and loss, starring Ted Swartz and Michelle Milne: (31) at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener; (1) at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo; (2) at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cambridge; (3) at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden. All shows at 7:30 p.m. For advance tickets, visit uwaterloo.ca/grebel/discovery.
Naim Ateek, founding director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, will speak on “The Bible, justice and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: A Palestinian theology of liberation,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m.
Family camp at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, with special guests Bryan and Julie Moyer Suderman. For more information, or to register, visit slmc.ca.