May 12
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp fundraising concert, featuring Rescue Junction and the Little Mannheim Band, at Mannheim Mennonite Church, Petersburg, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 519-634-5551.
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp fundraising concert, featuring Rescue Junction and the Little Mannheim Band, at Mannheim Mennonite Church, Petersburg, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 519-634-5551.
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp annual general meeting, at Wagler-Carr Farm in West Montrose, at 6 p.m. For more information, or to register, email the camp at fun@slmc.ca
“Paddle the Grand” fundraising event in support of Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, at 3 p.m. For more information, or to register, visit slmc.ca.
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp spring work weekend. For more information, or to register, email the camp at fun@slmc.ca.
“Peace and security in Northern Nigeria” talk. Keynote speaker Chom Bagu, MEDA’s Nigeria field project manager, and other experts will speak about the impact that Boko Haram has had on the prospects for agricultural development, and other topics, at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, at 7 p.m.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale, at the New Hamburg fairgrounds. Featuring the largest charity quilt sale in Canada. For more information, visit nhmrs.com.
The Soli Deo Gloria Singers present their spring concert, "Beauty is God's Handwriting: (5) at UMEI, at 7:30 p.m.; (6) at Leamington United Mennonite Church, at 3 p.m. For tickets, call UMEI at 519-326-7448.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale promotion dinner, at Bingeman's Marshall Hall, at 6:30 p.m. Speaker: Sarah Martin Mills, founder of Growing Hope Farms. Tickets available online at nhmrs.com.
Dinner theatre at Floradale Mennonite Church: "Family ties through thick and thin: The story of a family losing the older generation," by Barb Draper; (13, 14) at 7:30 p.m.; (15) at 2:30 p.m. For dinner tickets, call the church at 519-669-2861.
The Grand Philharmonic Choir presents Bach's "St. John Passion," at Centre in the Square, Kitchener, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit grandphilchoir.com.
Conrad Grebel University College hosts its March Break open house, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, email rjdejong@uwaterloo.ca.
"Never forget the victims of crime" lecture. Speaker David Crane will reflect on his role in prosecuting Charles Taylor, the president of Liberia, for war crimes. At the Centre for Governance Innovation Auditorium, Waterloo, at 7 p.m. A Conrad Grebel University College event.
Conscience Canada annual general meeting, at Conrad Grebel University College, at 3:30 p.m. Speaker: Tamara Lorincz, Topic: "The climate costs of Canada's new defence policy."
Conrad Grebel University College's Peace and Conflict Studies program celebrates its 40th anniversary with "Pursuing peace: Stories from home and abroad," at the University of Waterloo's Federation Hall; alumni networking at 5:30 p.m., followed by a gala dinner at 6. Keynote speaker: Bob Rae, former Ontario premier. For more information, or to register, visit uwaterloo.ca/grebel/pacs-gala.
Kindred Credit Union annual general meeting, at Creekside Church, Waterloo; registration begins at 6:30 p.m.; meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Menno Singers Family of Choirs Hymn Sing fundraiser, at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, at 7 p.m. Join in singing with the Mennonite Children’s Choir’s Training Choir and members of the Menno Youth Singers and the Menno Singers.
Elmira meat canning fundraising breakfast, at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Speaker: Stefanie Heide, a 2016–17 MCC Service and Learning Together worker who served in Cambodia. For tickets, call 519-745-8458.
Grandparent/grandchild day, at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg, features playing, singing, laughing and worshipping together; with The Ripple Effect Education's Alexa and Becki exploring ways to work for peace in everyday life. For more information, email info@hiddenacres.ca.
Naomi's Colouring Recital, in support of Mennonite Central Committee Ontario; at the Hamilton Association for Residential and Recreational Redevelopment Programs, Hamilton, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, hosts a pizza dinner and information session for Grade 10 students and their parents.
Spring seniors retreat, at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg, with speaker Marianne Mellinger. Theme: "Green and full of sap." For more information, or to register, visit hiddenacres.ca.
Family Day open house at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg. Activities include sledding, skating, crafts, games and a campfire. RSVP required to 519-625-8602 or info@hiddenacres.ca.
Pax Christi Chorale's annual gala, at the Columbus Event Centre, Toronto, at 6:30 p.m. Evening includes entertainment, live and silent auctions, food and wine. For more information or to register, visit paxchristichorale.org/gala.
Stories from Jordan: A Lunch and Listen Event, at MCC Ontario in Kitchener, at noon. Speaker: Carolyn Gray, MCC Ontario’s material resources coordinator. Topic: MCC’s peacebuilding, relief and development work in Jordan.
Conrad Grebel University College’s Peace and Conflict Studies program celebrates its 40th anniversary with Beyond Essays: Approaching Peace Education Differently, an exhibit of art-based PACS assignments completed by students over the past decade.