MC Canada leaders approve new clergy conduct policy
Mennonite Church Canada leaders approved a new clergy conduct policy entitled Guiding Ministerial Leadership in Mennonite Church Canada (GMLC).
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October 26, 2024, 4 - 6 p.m.
First Hmong Mennonite Church
93 Doon Rd., Kitchener, ON.
We warmly invite everyone to join us for the MCEC Intercultural Fellowship Worship. This will be a special time of worship, unity, and celebration, as various congregations come together to honour our diversity in Christ. This year's speaker: Hruai Tu, Chair of Young Adult Ministry at Chin Christian Church (Kitchener). Potluck follows - bring food to share!
How has the Church been antisemitic in the past? How can the Church resist antisemitism today? And other uncomfortable questions...
Join us for a day that calls us to a deeper examination of Mennonite thought and action. We invite churches to join us for this workshop on antisemitism, as well as a subsequent event being planned on Islamophobia.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Waterloo North Mennonite Church
Cost: $10
Brought to you by MCEC Palestine Israel Network Working Group
For congregational teams! Join us for a conversational online webinar with James Watson. Tent-making has a long tradition in the Christian church. In the New Testament, Paul, Priscilla and Aquila, worked as tent-makers to support their ministries. From a contemporary perspective, tent-making or multi-vocational ministry, is drawing an increasing amount of attention. James Watson will guide our conversation to what the questions could, or should be, as churches and leaders consider Multivocational Ministry.
November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Register for Zoom link.
Mennonite Church Canada leaders approved a new clergy conduct policy at Joint Council meetings on October 4-6. Entitled Guiding Ministerial Leadership in Mennonite Church Canada (GMLC), the new policy replaces the Ministerial Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure (MSMPP), including its Addendum. Read more.
Celebrate with PeaceBuilders Community (PBCI), Witness workers, and the Indigenous communities surrounding the Malipayon Peace Hub. Pray for the official opening of the peace and reconciliation training and coffee processing centre on November 16th. Leamington United Mennonite Church and MC Canada Witness are sending representatives, Matt Tiessen and Norm Dyck, to join the celebration. Watch for photos and videos on Facebook and Instagram! Thank you to all the generous donors in MC Canada for making this happen!
“One Year Later” - Mennonite Church Canada Palestine Israel Network highly recommends the James Graff Memorial Lecture 2024 on Monday, November 4, 7 p.m. EST, organized by the Canadian Friends of Sabeel. Event is in-person (Toronto) or online. Pre-registration is required: https://www.friendsofsabeel.ca/updates/james-graff-memorial-lecture-2024
heck out the Mennonite Church Canada Environmental Sustainability Report for quantitative data (numbers and statistics) as well as stories, Scriptures, and theological perspectives on what people in our nationwide family of faith are thinking and doing about the climate crisis. Find full report as well as a link for a summary document here.
Within Indigenous Relations reconciliation circles, our churches are given many opportunities to invest in community. Read more for examples within MC Canada.
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Don’t miss the Anabaptist Community Bible sale deadline! MennoMedia has extended its pre-order discount deadline until Oct. 31.
Book launch, Nov. 7. Join the Mennonite Coalition for Indigenous Solidarity as we launch The Secret Treaty: A Lost Story of Ojibwe and Mennonite Neighbours. Hear stories of the West Reserve before Mennonite Settlement and first encounters between Ojibway and latecomers. Ponder the question “How do we forge a different way of sharing this land?” Buy or borrow the book (and access livestream link).
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Consider gifting your pastor(s) with a CommonWord gift card! Applicable anywhere in Canada.
Church Year Calendar. From Advent through Ordinary Time, this unique calendar positions time within the Christian year, and includes scripture, liturgical colour and splendid artwork.
Church Year Resources
Materials to buy, borrow or access online. Includes Together in Worship resources.
Peace Sunday, November 10
Remembrance Day, November 11
Advent, beginning December 1
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MCEC Workshop: Multivocational Church? How might we have a good conversation? November 20-, 2024, 7 p.m. This workshop is for your congregational teams. Tent-making has a long tradition in the Chirstian church. Tent-making or multivocational ministry is drawing an increasing amount of attention. Join us for a conversational online webinar with James Watson. Register your congregational teams at mcec.ca/events.
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