CMU Discover Day – Join us for the full day or the afternoon of Monday, February 2 to discover what it is like to be a CMU student. Tour the CMU campus, attend a sample lecture, meet professors and current students, and have lunch and treats on us! For more information and to register, visit cmu.ca/discover-days. 

Social Justice Fair – The 20th annual Social Justice Fair hosted by Menno Simons College is on Wednesday, February 4 between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM at Marpeck Commons. Take the opportunity to interact with community organizations, learn what they do, and find ways to be involved! Visit media.cmu.ca/events for more information. 

CommonWord book launch: On Dismantling Settler Colonialism by John A. Olthuis, Thursday, February 12, 3:00 PM. Join us for an afternoon conversation with John Olthuis, prominent Indigenous rights lawyer and member of the Order of Canada. His book calls for a shift from assimilation to true reconciliation by empowering Indigenous nations to self-govern, reclaim their lands, and live by their own values.  Join us in person or via livestream at commonword.ca/ResourceView/82/28903.  

CommonWord and Canadian Mennonite Bite-Sized Book Club: Blessed is the Body by Tatum Tricarico, Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM. “Lent…is a time to pause and to finally say what we’ve been trying to hide all year: I am human. I can’t do it all…”  Register for this one-hour online conversation with author and activist Tatum Tricarico on Lent, rest, theology, Disability justice and allyship.  Attendees will be sent content from the book in advance.  Register for the Zoom link at commonword.ca/go/4389. 

FOR CHURCH PASTORS AND LEADERS – You are invited to renew, CMU’s annual pastors' conference on February 9–10, 2025. Melissa Florer-Bixler will speak on, “Preaching at the End of the World”. With the Apocalypse of John as a guide, delegates will explore how Revelation offers a framework to understanding grief, hope, and resistance today. The conference includes pre-conference symposium, workshops, Bible studies, diverse pastors’ stories, and worship. Registration is now open at cmu.ca/renew with in-person and virtual options available. Travel subsidies are available for those outside of Manitoba.