From Friday, July 29, to Monday, August 1, our nationwide church will be meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, for
We Declare – Gathering 2022.
MC Sask is seeking a diverse array of delegates to represent MC Sask at this gathering. Our regional church is entitled to 14 delegates, including both MC Sask Council members and general delegates. If you would like more information on being a delegate or to nominate yourself or someone else to be part of this group, please contact Interim Executive Minister Josh Wallace at
churchengagement@mcsask.ca.
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MC Sask is also seeking two young people, age 17-21, to participate in a guided Young Leaders Experience of the Gathering. If you’d like more information, please get in touch with Josh.
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May 8 2:30 pm Shekinah service of Thanksgiving Bring your lawn chair (tent will be up if it rains) and stay for a light faspa. We want to acknowledge the special gifts given to Shekinah from the dissolution of Waldheim Zoar and Superb churches.
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Voices Together Worship Leaders' Workshop | May 14, 9 a.m.-noon (ET) (on Zoom)
Anneli Loepp Thiessen and Katie Graber will provide background on worship resources in
Voices Together, and the
Voices Together Worship Leaders' ed., highlighting uses in worship as well as the styles, cultures, and eras they represent. They will discuss tools for understanding your community’s worship culture in order to make intentional, theologically grounded, and spiritually inspired choices about worship practices that respond to your local contexts and dismantle oppression in your communities. No cost required. For more information, and to register, go to
www.bentonchurch.org/voices-together-worship-workshop.
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MC Sask Women's Retreat
Due to low numbers the retreat has been cancelled
Watch for a 1 day event in the fall. ** **
June 4 The Climate is Changing: Now What??
A one-day Mega Menno retreat for youth gr. 6-12 at Shekinah (9:30am – 4:30pm). Speakers Brenda and Wayne MacDonald will help youth explore what it looks like to be a people of faith in a time of changing climate(s). The day will also include plenty of outdoor fun,! $20/person (aid available) Details at
https://mcsask.ca/event/10976. Contact
youthminister@mcsask.ca with any questions
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We are looking for volunteers to help us with our annual MCC Relief Sale on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Areas of volunteering include set up on June 10, take down, preparing food, packaging food, handing out food and beverages, etc., and will be assigned in two to three hour time blocks. Please contact Lois Mierau at
lgmierau@gmail.com or 306-250-8403 for more information or if you are interested in volunteering.
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Shekinah i
s looking for summer camp counsellors! If you love kids and the outdoors, we would love to talk to you. We are offering 8 weeks of paid work in July and August. The work is hard, frustrating, and exhausting, but it is also fun, uplifting, exciting and rewarding. Please contact Reno if interested:
reno@shekinah.ca.
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RJC Spring Concert - May 16 | 7:00pm- Join us as we celebrate the spring season, featuring performances by RJC Singers, RJC Concert Choir, RJC Jazz Band, RJC Dance Class. Admission by donation.
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RJC is Hiring! - RJC High School invites applications for the position of Men’s Dormitory Dean (1.0 FTE), to begin Fall of 2022. Our dormitory staff, along with the RJC Student Life Team, are responsible for overseeing the dormitory and supervising students who live on campus. A job description can be found at
rjc.sk.ca. All inquiries should be submitted to Ryan Wood at
ryan@rjc.sk.ca.
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Free Tuition for a year at CMU! Apply to CMU for a chance to have your undergraduate tuition covered! To be eligible Canadian students must return a completed CMU application for the 2022/23 academic year starting in September. Visit cmu.ca/admissions for further eligibility requirements. **
CMU’s Master of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development is a program bridging conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international development studies intended for practitioners and working professionals. The application deadline for Fall 2022 classes is May 31. Visit cmu.ca/mapcd. ** **
Ready, Set, Register! Thursday, May 3 at 7:00 PM CST. This hour-long webinar is intended to introduce students who have been admitted to CMU. This event will introduce students to course registration and is supplementary to our one-on-one virtual advising appointments. Visit cmu.ca/webinar for more details. ** **
Amplify! Youth Gathering 2022
Register online at
https://mennonitechurch.ca/amplifyChurch Canada
Proof of vaccination is required for this event. Amplify is open to all youth ages 12-18. Vaccination is required to attend.
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Travel from Saskatoon is available!! $35/ person (register
for travel at
https://mcsask.ca/event/10659)
We are still looking for another sponsor who's able to attend and willing to help share driving duties. If interested please contact Mel Harms at cmharms3@gmail.com **
What does peace look like in situations like the invasion of Russia in Ukraine? How can we live out the love of Jesus in the midst of conflict? What role does the church have in making peace? These questions are discussed on The MennoCast’s latest episode. Listen here - 
Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another by Carlene Hill Byron
Pre-order or reserve on loan the coming title by Dora Dueck, Return Stroke - 
