MCEC PRAYERS
Lord, we lift up all who are impacted by war around the world. Bring comfort to those who mourn, healing to those who suffer, and hope to those in despair. Surround the displaced with safety, provide strength to caregivers, and inspire leaders to pursue justice and peace. Let your peace take root in every nation, renewing hearts and guiding us toward reconciliation and an end to all violence.
MCEC ANNOUNCEMENTS
MCEC Financial Update Zoom Call, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 7-8 p.m., online. Join MCEC for an engaging mid-year financial update and conversation. This online Zoom event offers a unique chance to hear key insights and ask any questions you have about our financial progress. This is a fantastic opportunity for pastors, delegates, treasurers, councils and anyone else interested to be involved and stay informed! Make sure to register your congregational teams and delegates. More information at mcec.ca./events.
MC Canada Gathering 2025, July 2-5, 2025, Kitchener, ON. You’re invited to the MC Canada Gathering next summer, where our theme, “Each Gift,” celebrates the unique gifts each person brings. Rooted in 1 Peter 4:10, we’ll explore how our diverse talents and perspectives enrich the ministry of an intercultural church. Here is Doug Klassen’s invitation to congregations and delegates!
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
ANABAPTIST MENNONITE BIBLICAL SEMINARY NEWS November 14, 2024
MEDA Market Place November/December issue and past issues
MENNONITE DISASTER SERVICE On the Level November 20, 2024 issue
WORKING CENTRE Good Works News past issues
FITNESS FOR YOUR AGING BRAIN
Space is now available at WNMC for additional participants and drop-ins. See: Better With Fitness – Exercise Programs for Your Body and Brain Email: fitnessforyouragingbrain@gmail.com
LEBANON EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Give now and double the impact of your gift.
With the escalating violence in Lebanon, people’s lives are in danger and the need for basic necessities is great. MCC partners have mobilized in central Lebanon and Beirut to help, providing meals, hygiene items, bedding, health services, hot meals and psychosocial support for children.
Every donation made by Canadians to a Humanitarian Coalition member is matched to a maximum of $3 million until November 3, 2024. MCC participates in the Humanitarian Coalition through our membership in Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Donate today 888.622.6337 mcc.org/lebanonemergency
MENNO SINGERS
On Sunday, December 8th at 7:30pm (Trillium Lutheran Church) we are having a time of Lessons and Carols, featuring choral music for the season, along with readings and congregational singing. CLICK HERE FOR LESSONS & CAROLS POSTER
ROCKWAY MENNONITE COLLEGIATE
CHRISTMAS CONCERT – Students of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invite you to their annual Christmas Concert to be held at Rockway on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:30 pm. For more information, please visit our concert webpage. All are welcome.
KW TAIZE COMMUNITY
Our next Fall contemplative services with Taize songs (with a focus on the Revelations concerning Christ) will be this Sunday. It is being hosted at Waterloo CRC, Sunday, November 24th at 7pm (209 Bearinger Rd, Waterloo, ON N2L 4H5). We would love to have you join us. We are excited to provide a service with simple songs, contemplative space including prolonged silence, and a spirit of unity where different denominations can meet.
Check out our KW Taize’s Facebook page or www.kwests.ca. Weekly services are posted on Taize’s Youtube page Daily audio from Taize and more can be found on Taize’s website
MEN LISTENING, MEN TALKING – HONEST CONVERSATIONS FOR MEN OF FAITH – MEN’S RETREAT NOVEMBER 29 AND 30
This invitation goes out to the churches of MCEC, requesting that you highlight our upcoming retreat to the men of your congregation, over the next few weeks. We at Mennonite Men are excited to collaborate with Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre (our hosts) and with MCC Ontario to bring this event for men, Friday evening and Saturday of the last weekend of November. Details can be found here: https://mcc.org/events/men-listening-men-talking-honest-conversations-men-faith The registration portal can be found here: https://hiddenacresmcrc.campbrainregistration.com/ If there are any questions, please contact me. I would be happy to hear from anyone with comments or questions! We hope to see some of the men from your congregation! Don Neufeld, Mennonite Men Coordinator for Canada, mennonitemen.org 905-650-1577
MENNONITE YOUTH ENSEMBLE
For the Beauty of the Earth: Christmas Concert at Stirling Mennonite Church Friday, December 13, 2024 @ 7:00pm. Featuring Original Compositions, Choral Music and Christmas Carols. Admission by donation. Click here for Poster.
WILMOT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE HOLIDAY HAMPER PROGRAM
Dear Friends: As we prepare for the holiday season, we are once again asking for help with our Holiday Hamper program. This year, we anticipate the need in our community to grow, and we are preparing to provide 200+ hampers to individuals and families. Each hamper will contain age-appropriate gifts at a grocery gift card provided by sponsors as well as top-up items such as mitts, hats, socks, and other holiday comforts provided by community groups. You can help support the holiday hamper program in several different ways. Click here for more information.
CANADIAN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY [CMU]
CMU Discover Weekend – Do you live outside Winnipeg and want to learn more about CMU? Come to our Discover Weekend on November 28-30. You’ll experience all the excitement of a Discover Day, plus two nights in residence and an off-campus excursion to get to know Winnipeg. Visit cmu.ca/experience for more information and to register.
CommonWord Book Launch: Ice: Moments: Landscape, Photography, Climate – Join us on Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00 PM as we celebrate the photographic and scientific work of Klaus Hochheim and talk about what’s next in climate change activism and in the astonishing world of ice. Visit commonword.ca/go/3903 for more information and the livestream.
CONRAD GREBEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Holiday Make a Difference Market – November 30th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo. This festive gathering brings together local vendors and artisans for a day of community, shopping, and giving back, with a portion of funds raised supporting oneRoof Youth Services. More information at: uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/make-difference-mad-holiday-market
Bonhoeffer: Cell 92 – January 10 and 11, 7:00 pm | A cinematic theatre production created by Jerry Holsopple and Justin Poole. This thought-provoking single actor play focuses on the final period of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life, a German pastor and theologian involved in the Protestant resistance to Hitler and National Socialism. Two nights only, at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo. Tickets: uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/bonhoeffer-cell-92
Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary learning community with the Master of Peace and Conflict Studies (MPACS) program at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo. Connect theory, analysis, reflection, and practice to advance nonviolent peacebuilding and community-led change. Apply by February 1. Discover more at uwaterloo.ca/mpacs or register for an upcoming information session.
Interested in pastoral training? Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo offers a two-year Master of Theological Studies degree for people from a range of academic backgrounds. Integrate academic study and practical internships to prepare for a pastoral role in congregations, chaplaincy in hospitals, prisons, or elder care facilities, or social service work in varied settings. Full-time Canadian/permanent resident MTS students are eligible for full tuition scholarships. Learn more at uwaterloo.ca/theological-studies.
YOU CAN PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF TODAY
MCC and local partners provide emergency assistance to affected families. Your donations and prayers help bring critical support to these global neighbours. To donate go to mcco.ca/volcano-relief
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