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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.
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.
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).
Early bird registration deadline: April 4
The 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!
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.
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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
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
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