People from Windsor Mennonite Fellowship join a rally in support of safe consumption sites at their MPP’s office. Supplied Photo
Rielly McLaren, Photo: Sarah Kivell
Rielly McLaren says the grief caused by toxic drug deaths feels staggering and palpable in his community. McLaren, who pastors Windsor Mennonite Fellowship, also serves as chaplain to men transitioning into new communities after completing prison sentences.
Since her death in 1943, Simone Weil’s philosophy has impacted dozens of writers, thinkers and theologians. T.S. Eliot named her a saint. Simone de Beauvoir envied her spirit.
The following statement was provided to Canadian Mennonite by Laura Kalmar, Director of Marketing and Communications, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada
May 14, 2024
(MCC posted a subsequent statement online on June 18, 2024.)
A potholder Anicka Fast received at MCC orientation. Photo: John Clarke
MCC Calendar, 2024. Photo: J. Burwalde
“I still use it,” Anicka Fast says of the brownish knitted potholder she received at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) orientation in Akron, Pennsylvania, in 2009.
‘This is a book about how to be people of hope,’ says Leah Reesor-Keller. Supplied photo.
A new book offers practices for leaders and communities to foster healthier cultures during a time of ecological devastation.
Henry and Mary Rempel, pictured in Vancouver, B.C., circa 2010, donated property worth $229.6 million to Mennonite Central Committee B.C. Supplied photo.
Architectural renderings of Mennohall. Used with permission.
A second rendering of Mennohall. Used with permission.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) B.C. made headlines across Canada when it announced last September that it had received a gift of property worth $229.6 million.
Shalom Worship & Healing Centre, Windsor has joined MCEC.
Over 200 people from 75 of the 110 Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregations attended the MCEC annual gathering at the UMEI high school in Leamington, Ontario on April 26 and 27.
If Joe Heikman had to choose a single distinctive Anabaptist value, it would be community.
‘People who grew up in it can lose sight of what makes Anabaptism unique,’ says Debbie Bledsoe. Supplied photo.
Debbie Bledsoe wants people to know about the beauty she sees in the Mennonite Church.
‘The God I know now is a bigger God than I knew growing up,’ says Helen Dueck.
Photo by Aaron Epp.
Helen Dueck occupied herself during COVID lockdowns by writing. The result is a book that tells the
Photo: Hasan Almasi/UNSPLASH
Dan Epp-Tiessen lights a candle. Photo by John Longhurst.
A call from Christians in Palestine to lament and pray for people suffering in Gaza prompted Mennonites in Winnipeg to organize a service.
Kristen and Scott Hertzog started their YouTube channel in 2022. Photo by Dale Ebersole.
What happens when an Italian American actress and model from Edison, New Jersey marries a Mennonite farm boy from Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
Rehoboth Inner Healing Church in Toronto. Photo from Facebook.
For Paulos Berhe, being Anabaptist means taking what has been received from Jesus Christ and sharing it with others.
Nicole and Josh Weber with their daughters. Supplied Photo.
Mennonites, they love sweet things,” Nicole Weber says with a laugh.
CM event explores food, faith and dietary decisions. Photo by David Griffiths/Unsplash
Jason and Sandy Yuen grew up in traditional Chinese-Canadian homes where meals included meat, but today the Toronto couple and their three children follow
Kathy Bauman and Lynne Martin serve cream buns at Hawkesville Mennonite Church. Photo by Barb Draper.
A year ago, Hawkesville Mennonite Church made the difficult decision to close as a congregation as of June 2024. Their numbers had dwindled and there were no children.
Students in the Peace and Conflict Studies program. Photo courtesy of Conrad Grebel University College.
Kim Penner says most courses that focus on gender roles in conflict tend not to look outside the experiences of men and women.
Food parcels are prepared for distribution to internally displaced people in Myanmar. (The person in the photo is not named for their protection nor are they the person named Mr. Khong in the story.) MCC photo
Every day, when Mr. Khong awakens in Myanmar, he has two challenges: One, avoid being captured, conscripted or killed by the military junta that is struggling to hold onto its power to govern.
Photo by Katie Moum.
Janet Schmidt has worked in mediation, facilitation, coaching and training for 35-plus years. She also taught related university courses from 1994 to 2009. Schmidt attends River East Church in Winnipeg. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Architectural rendering of a proposed new retreat centre for Camp Assiniboia. Supplied image.
Things are heating up as Mennonite Church Manitoba’s camping ministry gets set to launch its “Light the Fire” capital campaign.
Photo by Tina Nord/Pexels.
After our January 28 Sunday morning worship service at Aberdeen Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, our congregation, together with St.
Ruth Boehm is pastor of Faith Mennonite Church in Leamington, Ontario. Supplied photo.
On Thursday, March 21, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada hosted an online forum to discuss youth engagement in church. Leading up to the forum, two MC Eastern Canada pastors shared about youth work.
Friday evening session held at Holyrood Mennonite. Photo by Ruth Bergen Braun.
Participants celebrated the diversity of the family of God, strategized ways to improve inclusivity and marked leadership transitions at Mennonite Church Alberta’s 2024 delegate sessions.
Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Annual Delegate Sessions at North Star Mennonite Church in Drake. Photo by Will Braun.
“The gospel begins with ‘hello.’” This was the challenge Doug Klassen, executive minister for Mennonite Church Canada, gave to those gathered for the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Annual Delegate Sessions on March 8-9 at North Star Mennonite Church in Drake, Saskatchewan.
