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MCEC Weekly Bulletin

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MCEC Annual Church Gathering - April 2022
Courageous Imagination: Living into the Journey

"What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in ther garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches"
- Luke 13:18-21.

Join us for an in person / hybrid Annual Church Gathering as we gather and reflect on the parable of the mustard seed found in Luke 13. Much conversation and celebration. We look forward to meeting together as a community of faith.

April 29, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
April 30, 2022, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Redeemer University, Ancaster, ON

  • Friday evening
    Worship celebration -  6 provisional congregations join MCEC; 1 congregation moves into full membership; 30 pastors installed as ministering persons within MCEC.

     
  • Saturday - An exciting day of living into the journey as we prayerfully receive and consider MCEC updated identity and mission statements. Where is God leading? Who is God calling us to be? Listing for God together as we build a shared story.

Hold the Dates! Registration will open soon.

Read more...

MCEC Courageous Imagination Podcasts
Listen Again or Listen For the First Time...

Episode Three: "Trusting God on Our Journey" with guests Craig Frere and Linda Tiessen-Belch

Listen again or listen for the first time. On this episode of Courageous Imagination we invite Linda Thiessen-Belch from Faith Mennonite Church and Craig Frere for a candid conversation about journeying with God. We first enter into a conversation with Craig about imagining new ways of doing church and then talk to Linda about God's continued faithfulness throughout her journey.

Courageous Imagination has been a journey of listening for God.  At this year's Annual Church Gathering we will prayerfully receive and consider updated identity and purpose statements building on the feedback from the Courageous Imagination journey. Revisit the podcast as a way of preparing for Annual Church Gathering.

Click here to listen to the Courageous Imagination Podcast

Mennonite Church Canada Gatherings 2022
- We Declare Study Guide Now Available for Congregations
- Registration is Now Live for Youth Gathering
We Declare - MC Canada Gathering
Edmonton, Alberta - Friday, July 29, to Monday, August 1, 2022

Join us in person or online as we re-examine what it means to tell the Good News and bear witness to the Gospel of peace. Early-bird registration begins March 2022!

We Declare study guide now available for congregations centered around the Gathering 2022 theme. The study includes six sessions on being a missional church, when the good news becomes bad news, biblical perspectives and bearing witness in a secular age. 
MC Canada Youth Gathering
Camp Valaqua in Edmonton
July 31 to August 4, (ages 12-18)
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Early bird registration deadline: April 4

T
he youth of Mennonite Church Canada are being invited to gather among the tall trees and stunning scenery at Camp Valaqua. Youth gatherings are a time to connect to the wider church family, recharge our spirits, and spend quality time together in nature. Amplify! Turn up the sound and turn down the noise!

Registration is now live for Amplify! Youth Gathering 2022!
Mennonite Church Canada Monthly News

Read the monthly roundup from Mennonite Church Canada and our partner Regional Churches. Highlights include:
  • Taking Action on Climate Change:
    The Eco-Mission of the Church in a Critical Time
  • An Open Letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russians from Mennonite World Conference
  • A Pastoral Letter regarding Ukraine from Mennonite World Conference
  • Doug Klassen will serve second term as executive minster of MC Canada
  • We Declare study guide available for congregations
  • Congregational Abuse and Harassment Guide Webinar - March 16
  • Mennonite Church Alberta Highlights
  • Mennonite Church British Columbia Highlights
  • MCEC Highlights
  • Mennonite Church Manitoba Highlights
  • Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Highlights

The Mennonite Church Canada Sustainability Leadership Group is looking for a representative from MCEC.

The Sustainability Leadership Group was established to help MC Canada improve the environmental and social impacts of MC Canada’s programs and ministries. Its mandate includes recommending policies and measures to MC Canada’s leadership that will help the church live into its commitment to care for creation and to address social well-being. The SLG meets 6-7 times per year by Zoom.

If you are interested in being considered for a role with this group please contact John Reimer, MCEC Operations Director.

Upcoming Events

Youth Workers Zoom Call
April 5, 2022
4 p.m. ET
Register Today!

MCEC Administrators Day
June 1, 2022
12:00 noon - 3:30 p.m. ET

MCEC Pastoral Conversations:
Leading and Lingering in Holy Week
April 12, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM online ET
with Carol Penner, Conrad Grebel


Register Today

WEEKLY NEWS HOTLINKS
More great information and regular updates.
Don't forget to scroll the webpage so you get all the news!!

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  • Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church
  • Jan Steckley and family
  • Leah Reesor-Keller, Erb St. Mennonite Church, MCEC
  • Peace amidst war
  • Family of Lawrence Hart

Bulletin Announcement Cut and Paste
  • Courageous Imagination Podcast
  • MCEC Annual Church Gathering April 29-30, 2022
  • MC Canada Sustainability Leadership Group
  • Amplify! MC Canada Youth Gathering 2002
  • We Declare MC Canada Gathering 2002. Study Guide now available.
Mennonite Church Canada Updates
  • Registration now live for Amplify! Youth Gathering 2022
  • Read a pastoral letter regarding Ukraine
  • Doug Klassen will serve second term
  • We Declare study guide now available for congregations
     
  • International Witness
    - Canadian pastors join ministry in Thailand
    - De Jongs able to finish term teaching
    - Annual Assembly for Colombia Mennonite Church
     
  • Indigenous-Settler Relations
    - Creator's Call in a Climate Emergency - special guest Sarah Augustine
     
  • CommonWord
    - Congregational abuse and harassment guide webinar
    - Peaceful at Heart: Anabaptist Reflections on Healthy Masculinity
    - Taking Action on Climate Change
    - Video from CommonWord
    - Service and the Ministry of Reconciliation: A Missiological History of MCC
Ministry Opportunities

Pastoral Transitions

Partner Events and Information
  • Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
    - Online Anabaptist Short Course: Transforming Congregational Conflict and Communication
    - Anabaptist Witness: Call for Submissions
  • Canadian Mennonite University
  • Conrad Grebel University College
  • Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
    - Anne of Green Gables - March 31, 2022 - April 2, 2022
    - Spiritual Emphasis Week - March 22-24
    - Quilt Display at Rockway
  • Willowgrove
    - Become a Willowgrove Board Member - Applications due March 25
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