Seeking Transformation: An Un/Learning Retreat for Christian Settlers with facilitators Derek Suderman and Tanya Dyck Steinmann. For more information visit fiveoaks.venue360.me/public/events/homepage.
Urban Anabaptist Church Planters Workshop, “Tentmakers: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Congregations” at the Ottawa Mennonite Church from 10-4 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. for coffee, snacks and fellowship. For more information and to register by September 15, go to mcec.ca/events.
Fall work weekend at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Fall Hike Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Bruce Trail Hike, hosted by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Greater Toronto Area Mennonite Festival for World Relief from 10 to 4 p.m. at the Willowgrove Farm, day camp and nature school in Stouffville. For more information, visit mcccanada.ca/get-involved/events.
Mens Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.
Labour Day Weekend retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. For more information, go to www.slmc.ca/retreats.
MCC New Hamburg Thrift Center is hosting Food Trucks every Thursday until the end of August. Picnic tables are being supplied by the Home Hardware in Wellesley at a reduced price. Wilmot has made a donation to cover the cost of one of these tables.
MCC Ontario Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. For more information or to register, call 519-745-8458 ext. 238 or go to their website at mcccanada.ca/get-involved/events/2023-mcc-ontario-annual-general-meeting.
Music by No Discernable Key at Detweiler Meetinghouse at 7 p.m. (3445 Roseville Road, Ayr). Admission by donation. More info available at detweilermeetinghouse.ca or by email at mlroes@sympatico.ca.
Voices Together Resource Day, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Shantz Mennonite Church, in Baden, Ont., with hymn sing at 7 p.m.
MCEC Youth Event at UMEI, 1-5p.m. at UMEI Christian High School in Leamington, Ont.
The MacTalla Road Duo will be performing their traditional Celtic styling songs at 2:30 p.m. at the Detweiler Meetinghouse (3445 Rosedale Rd, Ayr). Admission by donation.
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario annual meeting with Len Friesen speaking on “Questions asked and answered: On writing the history of Mennonites in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union,” at 7 p.m. at W-K United Mennonite Church, 16 George St., Waterloo.
“To Antoine”: Conversation with author E.J. Wiens, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Simpson room at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre. Includes a ‘readers theatre’ performance of scenes from the novel and books available for purchase.
“To Antoine”: Conversation with Author E.J. Wiens, at Conrad Grebel University College from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Hosted by the institute of Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies. Books will be available for purchase, at a discount, including other titles from Gelassenheit Publications. To learn more visit, uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/to-antoine-talk.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale at the New Hamburg Fairgrounds and Arena. Join the fun and support MCC at the 57th annual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. Come along and bid on some quilts, furniture or even a tractor! Join us for the Voices Together Community Hymn Sing, buy a pie and enjoy some good old-fashioned Mennonite food.
Cheryl Denise will read her plainspoken and often humorous poetry at RiverSong, on Hawkesville Road west of St. Jacobs, at 7 p.m. Her readings will be complemented with singing by Jim and Charlie Bauman. Doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverages.
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener invites you to "Ephemeral: A Moment in Time." 7:00 p.m. at 110 Doon Rd. Guests will be able to walk through the Grade 7-12 visual art exhibit and purchase some treats in the Arts Café (proceeds will support the Grade 12 Visual Art Grad Scholarship), all while listening to the school's talented student musicians.
New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale music and comedy night, at Waterloo North Mennonite Church, at 7 p.m. Musicians: Mike and Diana Erb. Entertainer: JP Magic. For more information, visit nhmrs.com.
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener invites you to "Discover Rockway - Gr. 7&8 Info Night." 7:00 p.m. Come and discover what Rockway is all about for your grade 7 or 8 student. Visit rockway.ca to learn more and to register.
“The Place of Memory: Reflections on the Russlaender Centenary,” at Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo; at 7:30 p.m. The program of music, singing, reading and reflection features the premiere of “The Place of Memory” composed by Leonard Enns and performed by the DaCapo Choir. For more information, visit uwaterloo.ca/grebel/place-of-memory.
“Tenth International Conference on Aging and Spirituality,” at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo. To learn more, visit uwaterloo.ca/ageing-spirituality.
In partnership with the MCC Indigenous Neighbours Program, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invites you to "Bison and a Buggy." 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event will feature The Landed Buggy Art Exhibit alongside Indigenous cuisine samples by Chef Destiny Moser. Visit rockway.ca to learn more and to register.
