CommonWord book launch: James by Sheila Klassen-Wiebe – Join us on Monday, May 4 at 7:00 PM (CDT) for the launch of the latest volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series. Scholar Sheila Klassen-Wiebe and guests will discuss James, attentive to exegetical issues and how its teachings instruct the church today. In person at Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) or via livestream. More at commonword.ca/go/4423. 

CommonWord and Canadian Mennonite Bite-Sized Book Club – Join us on Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 PM (CDT) for a conversation with scholar, author, and pastor Carolyn Beard, editor of "A Sure Way: Following Truth in a World on Fire,” plough’s new spiritual guide to the life and writings of Jewish-Christian philosopher and “Holocaust martyr” St. Edith Stein. Register to receive study materials and Zoom link. More info at commonword.ca/go/4420. 

The MHC Gallery: “Fill the Frames” closing celebration – You are invited to a special evening marking the close of Fill the Frames exhibition on Friday May, 1 at 7:00 PM. Featuring live music by Rachel Colman, an art auction in support of MHC Gallery, food and drinks, and the opportunity to connect with exhibiting artists. Visit cmu.ca/gallery for details and tickets.

The MHC Gallery invites you to their two newest exhibitions celebrating contemporary textiles. Lois Klassen’s Lamentation and Celebration is a series of collaged quilts that explore grief amid life's beauty. In Second Nature by artist Kae Sasaki reworks reclaimed Japanese vintage beads into objects that feel both familiar and unexpected. On now until Saturday, June 20, opening event on Saturday, April 25 at 2:00 P.M. Visit cmu.ca/gallery for more information.