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MCEC Begins to Intentionally Search for a New Executive Minister

The MCEC executive council is pleased to announce that a newly formed search committee has begun to seek a new permanent Executive Minister for MCEC. 

“We are excited for how the Holy Spirit will lead through this process and how God will continue to call MCEC to be the Church that embodies Jesus in our communities. The Executive Minister is an important role for us doing this work together. We welcome your comments and voice, and we ask for your prayers," says Ben Cassels, MCEC moderator and co-chair of the search committee.

Message from our Eco-Minister

This can be a tough time of year with longer nights and a mono-chromatic landscape. To counter this darkness, Western secular culture gears up with festive activities, lights, and consumerism. What if, rather than buying all the presents, attending all the concerts, getting the new outfits, and feasting for almost a month straight, we followed the cues of nature to slow down and embrace dormancy, stillness, darkness, and simplicity? What if we paid attention to Chicadees, sunrises, bare branches, ice and snow to see what they have to teach us about incarnation? How can they help bring us into connection with Christ, firstborn of all creation? 

As you reflect on Advent and Christmas, either for yourself or for preaching or leading worship, here are some links to resources that help to bring alive God’s incarnate presence in all creation. Blessings and peace to you all this season of darkness and light. 

Statement on Antisemitism and Islamophobia

The horrific attacks by Hamas on Israeli citizens on October 7, followed by the brutal siege, bombing, and invasion of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces since then, have led to an increase in anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim speech and hate crimes around the world...

Joanne Moyer receives environmental award

Dr. Joanne Moyer of First Mennonite Church (Edmonton) is the 2023 recipient of the Art and Jocele Meyer Award from Mennonite Creation Care Network.