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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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.
Prayers
- Please pray for the MCEC community of congregations. This week we pray for Chin Christian Church in Kitchener, and for Jehu Lian and Joseph Raltong, who provide pastoral leadership to this community. Many in this congregation have family and friends in Myanmar who are suffering amid ongoing violence and instability. On February 10, a Myanmar military bomber struck a village in Chin State. In the aftermath of the attack, the entire population fled into the surrounding forests for safety. Lord, hear our prayer.
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Eliot Chandler Burns will be ordained at Waterloo North Mennonite Church on February 15, 2026. Pray for Eliot and the congregation as they celebrate their calling to ministerial leadership. To share your encouragement and support with Eliot, you can reach them at eliotlcburns@gmail.com.
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Pray for Bible Missionary Church in Myanmar and the people of Tlangkhua, Myanmar. Mennonite Church Canada released an initial $5,000 in emergency support for victims of the recent bombing in the village of Tlangkhua. Mennonite Church Canada serves as a global companion to the Bible Missionary Church in Myanmar. Our partners there have shared an urgent need for financial assistance to cover medical costs and immediate needs. Pray for our global church family during this time of deep loss. Your prayers and financial gifts will help those harmed in this attack receive the care and hope they desperately need.If you would like to help, donate here. (designate Myanmar in the note section of the form). You can read more in the Mennonite World Conference news release.
Announcements:
- MCEC Intercultural Volleyball Tournament, February 28 @ Rockway Mennonite Collegiate. There is still time to enter a team in this fun day of intercultural, intergenerational volleyball. This event has been growing each year. Register your team and join in the fun.
- Churches Caring for Creation, March 7, 2026, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., 800 King St. E., Kitchener (Shalom and First Mennonite). Do you hunger and thirst for faithful responses to the degradation of this planet? Join MCEC and A Rocha for a morning of learning and inter-denominational dialogue. Register here.
- MCEC Intercultural Competency Conversation in Leamington, March 7, 2026, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop open to all who are curious about how intercultural understanding can deepen relationships and enhance ministry effectiveness. (Similar events are planned for KW and Toronto.) Register here.
Mennonite Church Canada
As we enter a new year, Mennonite Church Canada invites you to join us in walking the path of faith with our global companions. Mennonite Church Canada’s Global Companions program strengthens relationships with international church partners—learning together, sharing resources, and encouraging one another to live into God’s call.
International Witness
Pray for Wendy Kroeker and Gordon Zerbe as they contribute to courses and workshops related to New Testament, Peace Theology, and Peace Education. They are working at Duta Wacana Christian University (UKDW), Yogyakarta, Indonesia interacting with over 350 students in the faculty of theology made of 12 Protestant denominations. Your gifts to International Resource Workers help to pay expenses to respond to the requests from global companions to share resources in particular areas of need.
Pray for God’s peace and love to dominate the meeting of several Japanese and Chinese Mennonite leaders (names withheld) who will be meeting this month to deepen relationships and for mutual support. Praise God that political differences can be overcome as we together sit at the feet of Jesus! Celebrate the Lunar New Year (Feb. 17) by breaking down walls that divide us.
Climate Action &
Indigenous Relations:
Indigenous Relations
The Jubilee Fund is a project of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Central Committee Canada that attempts to address imbalance of wealth and power between people of Indigenous descent and Canada’s settler population through supporting Indigenous led movements to steward and care for the land. Deadline proposal due February 15th. More information.
On or around Feb. 14th, there will be Memorial Events, Marches and Vigils to remember and honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Pray for these gatherings, that they would be comforted in community and strengthened by their love to work for justice. Where and when you can, bear witness by showing up and letting people know that our churches see and share their concern.
Climate Action
Does this statement strike a chord with you? “A climate-changed world is one where extreme weather, human conflict, and division may increase, and where we need more creativity and connectivity than ever before.” (Doug Kaufman, ACC)
If so, check out this guide from MCC – it's a resource to help pastors, creation care committees, or individuals to discern how best to engage their congregations on climate change. Download it here: Climate discernment and action guide for pastors and church leaders | Mennonite Central Committee
CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre
Upcoming Book Events
- Register to receive the zoom link and come prepared for an engaged discussion with author and Disability rights activist, Tatum Tricarico. A wonderful way to begin Lent.
- Join our conversation about decolonization, in person or via live stream, with author and Indigenous rights activist, John Olthuis.
Church Year Resources
Materials to buy, borrow or access online. Includes Together in Worship Resources.
- Resources for the Epiphany season (January 6-February 17)
- Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday materials from Mennonite World Conference (for the Sunday on either side of January 21)
- Resources for Ash Wednesday (February 18)
- Resources for the Lent season (February 18-April 4)
Lenten Guided Prayer Experience
The annual contemplative prayer resource for individuals, small groups and congregations from the Mennonite Spiritual Directors of Eastern Canada.
Together in Worship Resources
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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