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Conrad Grebel offers virtual youth events for congregations across Mennonite Church Canada

Grebel’s Virtual Youth Event: Purpose, Calling and Connection serves two purposes: it provides pastors and youth leaders a well-deserved break from planning a virtual event for their youth and it offers youth a chance to learn about Grebel from current students.

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Congregations launch new websites through MC Canada congregational website hub

Fifteen congregations have launched new websites through the Mennonite Church Canada congregational website hub.

In February 2020 the five regional churches and Mennonite Church Canada launched their new websites, which are part of a website hub created by Barefoot Creative, in Breslau, Ont. Shortly after, twenty-one pilot congregations were invited to join the hub to create new websites.

The platform offers several tools congregations have found useful during the pandemic.

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Mennonite Church Canada issues call to prayer for Myanmar

Mennonite Church Canada calls on our nationwide community of faith to pray for the people of Myanmar. Pray also for our Myanmar siblings here in Canada. They are deeply concerned for their loved ones and the effect that recent actions will have on peace within Myanmar.

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“The intersection of peacemaking and storytelling is where I feel alive”: Common Read author discusses peacemaking during online webinar

When McRay was 11 he went on his first trip to Israel and Palestine. He has made 13 trips since then and undertaken graduates studies in conflict resolution at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Telling stories of conflict resolution has become his life’s work.

“The intersection of peacemaking and storytelling (is) where I (feel) alive,” he said.

I Am Not Your Enemy’s ten chapters tell stories based on McRay’s interviews with activists, peacebuilders and former combatants in conflict areas.

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Mennonite Church Canada congregations match $50,000 donation for MWC COVID-19 fund in 2020

Mennonite Church Canada's Joint Council approved a $50,000 donation to the fund in May 2020 and asked congregations to match the amount in their giving for the rest of the year. Congregations across the five regional churches gave $50,946 in 2020, which means Mennonite Church Canada's total contributions to the fund were over $100,000.

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CommonWord, Herald Press and MC USA partner for Common Read winter title

Common Read encourages Mennonites to engage in a "common read," every few months, promoting specific books written to nurture Christian faith in our current cultural moment.

“Congregations are often looking for recommended titles for small group study,” says Arlyn Friesen Epp, director of CommonWord. “A Common Read book gives our nationwide church an opportunity to engage a topic collectively.”

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