Weekly News
Welcome! Here you will find all the news and events that your congregation will need for the week - MCEC Prayer and Event Highlights, Mennonite Church Canada Updates, Announcements. Check out the hot buttons to ministry opportunities and pastoral transitions. Administrative Assistants: make sure to see the Bulletin Cut and Paste. Bookmark this page and check back regularly for updates. New items will begin to appear on Monday and the newsletter will come to your inbox on Wednesday.
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Bulletin Cut and Paste
Administrators: Thank you for sharing the MCEC story with your congregations. Please continue offering valuable feedback on how we can tailor announcements to empower you in your ministry.
Prayer:
- Please pray for the MCEC community of congregations; this week we hold Goshen Mennonite Church in prayer. Machichi Francois Ramazani provides pastoral care to this community in Ottawa, Ontario. Pray for this congregation as they seek to be a house of healing and a place of worship, a home for all.
Mennonite Church Canada
International Witness
The ongoing devastation of Gaza reminds us to pray and work for healing and justice where the wars of adults have traumatized children and fed cycles of revenge and hate. Since October 7, 2023, some 21,000 children in Gaza have perished from Israeli bombs and snipers, and from blocked access to food and medical care. Tens of thousands of others have been injured. In the initial Palestinian militant attacks and Israeli response, some 50 Israeli children were also killed, and others kidnapped. For more information and an opportunity to sign a parliamentary petition, visit MC Canada Palestine/Israel Network.
International Witness Sunday
Help your congregation plan to celebrate God’s new creation with our Global Companions for International Witness Sunday, October 25, 2026. Worship resources, recorded messages, videos, children’s story, and more are available by September 1st at https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/IW-Sunday.
Climate Action &
Indigenous Relations:
Climate Action
Receive up to $3000 from Mennonite Church Canada’s Emissions Reduction Grant to improve your church building’s efficiency, reduce energy usage and environmental impact. Get ideas for projects and learn how to apply here or watch this video for inspiration! Applications are due Sept 30, 2026!
Indigenous Relations
Summertime Prayers! July and August mark the season when a number of Mennonite congregations and individuals spend time visiting Indigenous Communities, whether it is a culture camp, learning tour, treaty days celebrations, a pow-wow or to offer day camps or vacation bible school. Prayers that all of these summertime interactions work together to build kinship, understanding and demonstrate God's love for all.
CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre
Church Season Resources
New Study Packages
We are proud to partner with the creators of Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization (by Elaine Enns and Ched Myers) to bring "Throughlines" directly to you - at a significant discount! Visit CommonWord for more information and access to your exclusive Canadian discount code.
New Savings
We have a new distributor for Herald Press titles in Canada – with much better pricing – and we’re passing on the savings to you! And you can, of course, still always borrow a copy.
Visit CommonWord to see the savings.
2026 Summer Reading list
Our 18th annual summer reading list. Find just the right title for the lawn chair, hammock or beach blanket this summer - to buy or borrow.
Ordinary Time Resources (May 31 – Nov 22)
See the resources for Ordinary Time, which include materials from Together in Worship
Nationwide Web-Hub - All MCEC congregations are welcome to join
If you are considering a change to your website, definitely consider the new nationwide web hub. It is much more than a web building tool. Contact Lisa Williams, Director of Communications, for more info.
Click below for information about the features, pricing, testimonials and links to launched websites.
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