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.

MHC Gallery textile exhibitions – You are invited to two 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, artist Kae Sasaki works with reclaimed Japanese vintage beads. The exhibition runs from April 24 to June 20. Visit cmu.ca/gallery for more information. 

MHC Gallery: Three – You are invited to the exhibition Three by Tammy Hendrickx. Through a range of media, the exhibit celebrates the discovery of a creative self. Three runs from May 8 to July 4, opening event on Friday, May 8 at 7:00 PM. Admission is by donation. Visit cmu.ca/gallery for more information.

CMU Chicken Fingers and Fries Alumni Dinner – CMU alumni and their families are invited to a free chicken finger and fries dinner, including a short program, followed by optional tours of the newly renovated Poettcker Hall dorms on Friday, May 22, 5:30–7:00 PM at the CMU Dining Hall. There is no cost for the dinner, though donations will be accepted. Visit cmu.ca/chickenfingers for more information and registration.