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MCEC Annual Church Gathering 2023
MCEC Annual Church Gathering
Transformed. Inspired. Called.
April 28 & 29, 2023
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener
Hebrews 12:1-3

Registration is open!!
Come and be transformed by the love of God, inspired by the hope we find in Jesus and called to action by the power of the Holy Spirit. Join new and now friends as we grow, learn and serve together as a community of faith.
  • Fanosie Legesse, MCEC Intercultural Mission Minister, will encourage and challenge us on Friday night at an Intercultural Worship Service. We will welcome new congregations and their leaders.
  • Saturday is a day filled with celebration, learning, much discussion, panel conversation and worship.
Special Invitation - All Are Welcome!
Public Intercultural Worship Service
Friday, April 28, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener
You are warmly invited to gather with Mennonite sisters and brothers from across MCEC on the Friday night of our Annual Church Gathering. No registration is required.

Fanosie Legesse, MCEC Intercultural Mission Minister, will challenge us from Hebrews 12:1-4 - Where does our Transformation, Inspiration and Calling come from? As believers in all the local churches, why do we believe that our covenant relationship with God and with each other is our calling in life and not just a temporary pledge?

Hear also from Rebecca Riek and Arnold Neufeldt-Fast as they respond to the message.

Welcome four congregations and their leaders as they join or transition membership in MCEC. Be a part of leading community worship - bring your acoustic musical instruments and help to lead us in worship. There will also be a few extra instruments available, should the Spirit lead you to join in on the day of. This will be an evening you will want to attend! See you there.

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Help Lead Worship at ACG
Calling all musicians! If you will be attending the Annual Church Gathering, you are invited to bring your acoustic musical instruments and join the community worship team.

Before each worship session our music leader, Brandon Leis, will briefly run through the hymns so all who are playing can feel comfortable with the material. If you want to have a list of the songs to look at before-hand please email Brandon (bleis@wlu.ca). There will also be a few extra instruments available, should the spirit lead you join in on the day of. Offer your gifts in worship!

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Break Out Discussion Rooms @ ACG
We have been listening. These are the topics you asked to talk about at Annual Church Gathering. You will self select one of these groups on Saturday at the ACG. Let's chat! Do you want to take in more than one? No cloning is needed! A note taker will record the conversation and we will share the information.
  • What does hospitality look like in 2023?
  • How might we celebrate our rich heritage during the 500 year anniversary of Anabaptism?
  • What are creative ideas, resources and supports for congregations looking at redevelopment or repurposing church property?
  • Why is our denomination declining in attendance and how do we address this challenge?
  • How can we support each other in taking steps on the journey of truth-telling and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples?
  • How do our core Mennonite teachings give us a shared identity?
  • What does it mean to be a peace church as it relates to our environmental impact?
Pre-ACG Financial Zoom Conversation
Wednesday, April 26, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Online - Zoom (approx. 1 hr)
In order to ensure you have the opportunity to affirm and/or ask questions of clarification surrounding the Spending Plan, we welcome anyone to attend an additional meeting to discuss MCEC Financials. This conversation is open to anyone, not only delegates. Members from MCEC's Finance and Executive Councils and MCEC staff will present the Spending Plan with you, which will be followed by the opportunity for you to ask questions.

We thank you, our congregations and individual donors, for your ongoing support and generosity as we continue to live into our purpose, vision and values.

Zoom link is on your ACG online registration email. If you are not attending the Annual Church Gathering, register here.

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Events & Workshops
MCEC Workshop
Becoming a Restorative Church – Embodying our Safe Church Policy
May 11, 2023
7 - 9 p.m.
Hybrid meeting - Community Room, 50 Kent, Kitchener & Zoom
Cost $35
Registration Deadline: May 4, 2023

A part of our MCEC Pastors, Chaplains and Congregational Leaders series. Join together to discuss, discover and share what it means to become a restorative church. Together with our guest speakers, Nancy Kauffmann, Carmen Brubacher, and Sara Garnet, we will explore how we cannot just develop safe church policies but live into them and teach them in our congregational settings.

More Information
INNOVATE Learning Community Workshop
May 13, 2023
10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
MCEC, 50 Kent Ave., Kitchener (Community Room)

Join in this first Learning Community workshop to discover how to imitate Jesus in building a disciple-making culture. Enjoy a full day of worship, learing, reflecting and sharing. Registration is open

Contact Kim Kabbes to receive the MCEC discount code for your congregation.
Children in Worship: A Workshop Event
May 13, 2023
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Waterloo North Mennonite Church

A workshop from Carmen Brubacher (Waterloo North MC), Anita Schroeder Kipfer (Floradale MC) and Charleeen Jongejan Harder (Elmira MC). Leading children's time can be intimidating. We're setting aside a morning to explore how we integrate children and worship, looking closely at children’s time. Come to receive resources, ideas, and discuss how we can support one another as we seek to nurture our children’s faith through intergenerational worship. Registration is open.
This workshop is strongly endorsed by MCEC.
The film follows 18 Americans and Jews visiting Israel and Palestine, as they seek to understand what life is like in Occupied Palestine and in East Jerusalem. The journey becomes an intense encounter with the people they meet and also with their own preconceptions - an experience that for many of them is transformative.

Co-sponsored by the MCEC Palestine Israel Network Working Group.
The constituency-based MCEC Palestine Israel Network Working Group serves the MCEC constituency by promoting awareness and education on specific issues and topics. The information and links are those of the Working Group and do not necessarily represent MCEC as a whole.
WEEKLY NEWS HOTLINKS
More great information and regular updates.
Don't forget to scroll the web-page so you get all the news!!
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  • Wilmot Mennonite Church
  • Hyejung Jessie Yum, Junggyu Anthony Yang and Danforth Mennonite Church
  • Palestine and Israel
  • Myanmar Prayer
  • Bock Ki Kim
  • Places throughout the world where people cry for peace
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  • Public MCEC Intercultural Worship Service April 28, 2023 - invitation for all congregations
  • MCEC Annual Church Gathering, April 28 & 29
  • Help Lead Worship at Annual Church Gathering!
  • MCEC Pre-Annual Church Gathering Financial Zoom Conversation
  • MCEC Workshop - Becoming a Restorative Church - Embodying our Safe Church Policy
  • INNOVATE Learning Community
  • Children in Worship: A Workshop Event
Mennonite Church Canada Update
  • International Witness
    - Prayer Requests
     
  • CommonWord
    - Be It Resolved: Now Free!
    - Anabaptism at 500
    - The Peace Table
    - Custodians documentary
    - Honest Conversations for Men of Faith
    - Holy Week Resources
    - Full Lent Resource Collection
    - Easter Resources
Pastoral Transitions

Partner Events and Information
  • Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
    - Anabaptist Witness: Call for submissions
    - Spiritual Direction: Foundations
  • Canadian Council of Churches
    - Our Whole Society Conference @ Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo - May 7-9, 2023
  • Canadian Mennonite University
    -     CMU Virtual Open House
    - Spring at CMU
  • Conrad Grebel University College
    - Employment Opportunities: Chaplain / Theological Studies Graduate Coordinator
    - 10th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
    - The Place of Memory: Reflections on the Russlaender Centenary - July 2023
  • Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp & Retreat Centre
    - Annual Spring Seniors Retreat - May 1st
    - HAC Alumni Weekend - May 19-21
    - Hiring for Summer Positions
  • Mennonite Disaster Service
    - Volunteers needed in Cape Breton, NS
  • Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
    - FROZEN!!
  • Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
    - Indigenous Learning Retreat for people connected with the Church - April 26-27, 2023
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