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

  1. Please pray for the MCEC community of congregations; this week we hold Église Mennonite Agape in prayer.  Jean-Ematiel Bossicot, along with their congregation leaders, provide leadership to this congregation located in Drummondville, Quebec.  Pray for this congregation as they preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and put gospel into action in their under-resourced neighbourhood.

  2. Please pray for Anita (pastor at Floradale Mennonite Church) and Bryan Schroeder Kipfer and family as Bryan has been diagnosed with cancer in multiple parts of his body. They are awaiting biopsy results to determine next steps. 

  3. We give thanks for Gordon and Wendy Kroeker, serving through MC Canada’s International Witness, and for their time of teaching, learning and sharing life in Indonesia.  Bless their ministry of building relationships, fostering understanding, and supporting dialogue across cultures and faiths.  May these Global Companion partnerships continue to grow in mutual care, wisdom and your reconciling love.

Announcements:
  1. MCEC Small Church Theology Workshop, May 14, 2026, 6-8 p.m. online. Discover the gifts of small churches. This workshop explores, from an Anabaptist perspective, how small churches offer unique strengths and essential lessons that enrich the wider Church. Register at mcec.ca/events

Mennonite Church Canada

 

  • Save the Date:  MC Canada Gathering 2028.  Mark your calendars for August 2–5, 2028 as Mennonite Church Canada gathers at Canadian Mennonite University.  The Youth Gathering 2028 will take place at the same time and location—plan to join us!

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International Witness

Save the Date for International Witness Sunday:  Sunday, October 25, 2026!  New resources will be available by September 1. 

The South Africa Pilgrimage (October 5- 18th, 2026) allows participants to visit historically significant places. "Sites of struggle” visits will allow us to engage with post-apartheid communities that continue to suffer from inadequate access to resources and opportunities, and those working with these communities to bring healing and justice: i.e., 
Constitution Hill courthouse (and former prison), Kliptown Freedom Charter, Sophia Town, Hillbrow homeless shelter and the MES (Mould, Empower, Service) workers, District Six, The Bo-Kaap.

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Climate Action &
Indigenous Relations:

Climate Action

Attention Worship Planners and Pastors - Simplify worship planning for Fall of 2026 and celebrate the Season of Creation from September 1- October 4, 2026 using Leader Magazine’s Summer 2026 Issue - includes wonderful new worship material, written by worship leaders from across Mennonite Church Canada.

Indigenous Relations

Call to Prayer! The Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation (May 29-31) is an ecumenical gathering in BC’s lower mainland of solidarity and witness to promote healing from the harms done by colonization and residential schools. Throughout the walk participants will be hearing stories, visiting sites of significance, attending workshops and sharing meals with Indigenous knowledge keepers and historians. Pray that relationships of understanding, trust, respect, and humility are nurtured throughout the course of the walk. 

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CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre  

Church season resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Discount Shelf
Good options for small group study or personal reading, while quantities last. 


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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.

Hub Information

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