Mennonite Central Committee Canada’s work with Low German speaking Mennonite communities in Mexico will continue despite recent structural and administrative changes within MCC Canada’s program department.
August 2013
In Changing Times, Jacob and Hilda Born, The best is yet to be: The memoirs of Vern Heidebrecht, For Love of Family and Farming by Cornelius Pauls, Fifty Shades of …
Every few weeks, the same church in Mexico gets repainted by another group of North America do-gooders. It’s an urban legend that illustrates the dark side of travel as a …
Mennonite Central Committee in B.C. is celebrating two milestones this summer – a successful effort to raise $10-million for a new building, and a 40th anniversary for MCC thrift stores …
Dinah Elias’ love of theatre fits well with her role as worship director at Winkler (Man.) MB Church. She strives to harness her congregation’s latent creativity, channeling it into raw …
After Sarah Klassen’s “Horizon” It isn’t easy to write a poem about Jesus. One might describe his lean legs, soiled toes trampling smooth stones, riding a wave, his cheek turning …
St. Catharines, Ont. “Who is your neighbour?” Derek Parenteau asked congregants at Westview Christian Fellowship, St. Catharines. “Jesus defines your neighbour as one person you wish wasn’t,” says Parenteau. …
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) announced that it has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance by committing to support the transition of a significant volume of payments from cash to …
Janessa Giesbrecht began as pastor of youth and college & career at Fort Garry MB, Winnipeg, June 18. A volunteer youth leader at Fort Garry for the past 8 years, …
As the pile of loot in a book giveaway dwindled to the dregs, a writers’ conference I was attending offered a self-help book for Christians who have a problem with …
Apparently not all deeds can be brought into the open. Even the psalmist recognized that some wonders might remain hidden: “How can we sing the songs of the Lord while …
Pacific Theatre celebrates 30 years of creativity, artistry, and the grace of God In summer 1984, seminarian-turned-theatre-graduate Ron Reed and three friends took a leap of faith and started their …
Still feeling the pain Re “Two perspectives on worship” (Crosscurrents, June). I’m curious why the Herald decided to revisit the contentious issue casually termed “worship wars.” From my perspective, it …
A discussion among us 30-something Mennonites has been heating up online. It’s a discussion that cuts to the heart of nearly everything the church worries about us. The question is the …