Category: <span>Mennonite Church Canada</span>

“May our hearts reflect the hope and generosity..”  Advent greetings from Doug Klassen, on behalf of Mennonite Church Canada. Available on YouTube: Advent greetings from Mennonite Church Canada – 2021 and https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/12618-may-our-hearts-reflect-the-hope-and-generosity-of-the-shepherds-the-magi-and-most-of-all-our-god-who-came-to-us-this-season-in-jesus-christ Google drive link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBWegqZUclSP6Md0rszIPEo_Pim15Sgi/view?usp=sharing   Creator’s Call in a Climate Emergency – a community learning series Jan. 20 to March 17, 2022 Register: https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/community-learning-seriesJoin Mennonite Church Canada Indigenous-Settler Relations and the Sustainability Leadership Group for...

“May our hearts reflect the hope and generosity..”  Advent greetings from Doug Klassen, on behalf of Mennonite Church Canada. Available on YouTube: Advent greetings from Mennonite Church Canada – 2021 and https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/12618-may-our-hearts-reflect-the-hope-and-generosity-of-the-shepherds-the-magi-and-most-of-all-our-god-who-came-to-us-this-season-in-jesus-christ Google drive link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBWegqZUclSP6Md0rszIPEo_Pim15Sgi/view?usp=sharing   INDIGENOUS-SETTLER RELATIONS Wet’suwet’en Solidarity – Learning and Supporting Together  Dec. 13, 7:00pm – 8:00pm Join Esther Kern and David Janzen (Valleyview Mennonite Church, London, Ont.), and Allegra...

“May our hearts reflect the hope and generosity of the shepherds, the magi, and most of all our God, who came to us this season in Jesus Christ”Advent greetings from Mennonite Church CanadaWatch the video: https://youtu.be/OsEvxNOWwrQRead the articleDownload the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBWegqZUclSP6Md0rszIPEo_Pim15Sgi/view?usp=sharing Wet-suwet-ten Solidarity webinar – Learning and supporting together – Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 – 7 p.m....

“Both despair and hope have come to life for me in deeper ways” Read our interview with Kari Miller about her experience at COP26 in Glasgow earlier this month. She shares how powerful civil society can be and what she believes the church can and must do in the current climate crisis. https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/article/12536-both-despair-and-hope-have-come-to-life-for-me-in-deeper-ways Bill C-15 ‘a tangible win’ for...

Keynote speakers chosen for Youth Gathering 2022  Christine Kampen Robinson and Christy Anderson will speak at Amplify!, Mennonite Church Canada’s nationwide youth gathering at Camp Valaqua, from July 31 to August 4, 2022. Robinson is director of practicum at Canadian Mennonite University and Anderson is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Together...

COP26 a chance to cultivate our garden  Read the article.Kari Miller, who attends Home Street Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, is currently attending COP26 in Glasgow as part of her work with A Rocha Manitoba. Read her reflection for Mennonite Church Canada, on how she thinks the conference isn’t the end of the story, but an...

INDIGENOUS-SETTLER RELATIONS Pray for COP26 Climate Conference and Indigenous inclusion Indigenous peoples are on the forefront of both experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change, and resisting the drivers of global heating. As nation leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland, (Oct. 31-Nov. 12), pray for Indigenous representatives as they struggle to make their way to the conference and have their voices heard. If COP26...

God’s Green Church: Becoming a Creation Care Congregation Wondering what to do about climate change and other environmental problems? This resource provides step-by-step ideas, resources, and links for congregations to take creation care action across the activities of church life. Created by senior environmental studies students at The King’s University in Edmonton, it is tailored...

International Witness Sunday on Oct. 24 – Note giving needs As you prepare to celebrate International Witness Sunday on October 24, please prayerfully consider giving generously. Giving for International Witness has been slower this year than expected and your help is greatly appreciated. Designate your gift to a specific program or to International Witness where...

INDIGENOUS-SETTLER RELATIONS Prayer for Gidimit’en land protectors, MCBC group opposes pipeline dev’t Near Houston, B.C., the Gidimt’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en nation are trying to protect the Wedzin Kwa River from the Coastal Gaslink pipeline project. They have occupied a drilling site and have invited allies – including Mennonite Church Canada partner Christian Peacemaker Teams – to help defend their land. Please pray for peace as...