Altona’s free Community Meal generally happens on the last Saturday of the month, but due to Spring Break this month, it will be on Saturday, March 23rd, from 5:00-6:30pm, at The Community Exchange (116 Main St.). The Community Meal is about cooking up community, one meal at a time… This is a free meal for...
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Build a Village – Household Items Needed
There are two new families arriving to Altona in the next few weeks! Build a Village is needing gently used furniture and household items to furnish a house and an apartment. Items Needed: Beds Couches Tables and chairs Dishes Pots and pans, etc. New or gently used blankets/comforters If you have any of these items...
This Sunday: Enduring – Fourth Sunday of Lent
We will meet for a morning of worship at 10:30am at The Community Exchange. The theme for the next few weeks is Jesus Ethos: Searching for the Ethos of Jesus – When we think about the Christian faith it is easy to reduce it to a set of beliefs and behaviors that determine the “good...
Can You Help Us Help? – Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ
The first thing they said was “Can you help us help?” recalls Sarah Funkhouser, who, together with her husband, Seth Malone, is Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) representative for Jordan, Palestine and Israel. MCC staff were reaching out to MCC partners in Gaza to see if they were safe in the wake of days of bombing...
MCM Worship Gathering – March 1st
MCM invites you to a Worship Gathering tonight, Friday, March 1st, at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler at 7pm. It is a service of remembering, lament, thanksgiving, praise, and inspiration, culminating in communion. If you are unable to attend in person, the link to the livestream is below.
Seeds Transition Survey – March 3, 10, 17
As we contemplate the reality of Ted and Dar’s decision to step away from their leadership role at Seeds, it is important to begin our journey to January, 2025. A first step in that journey is to gain a sense of what matters to the Seeds community at this time and for the future. ...
Sharing Circle March 3rd – Palm Sunday Processional
We’d like to invite kids and families to attend this Sunday’s service for a Palm Branch Processional during the Sharing Circle time. For the Palm Sunday service, on March 24th, there will be a self-guided labyrinth set up in the sanctuary. More details to come for this next week.
Prairie Singers Concert – March 9th
Local chamber choir Prairie Singers invites you to join them in celebration of the universal language of music, with their concert ‘Song of the Universal’, featuring Post Road Strings – a DKSM orchestra. Two concerts on Saturday, March 9th, 2:30 pm and 7:00 pm at the Winkler Emmanual Church. Tickets are $15/adult, $5/student. Tickets may...
MCI Musical – March 7-9
MCI presents The Pirates of Penzance – tickets are on sale now! Join us in Buhler Hall for this entertaining musical on March 7, 8, 9th nightly at 7:30 pm, and for a matinee at 2:00 pm on March 9th! Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.mciblues.net or by calling the school at (204) 327-5891 during school hours. Join us...