http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/ Mennonite Church Canada News Service en-us Copyright 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Mennonite Church Canada news@mennonitechurch.ca (Dan Dyck) webmaster@mennonitechurch.ca (Grant Klassen) mirabyte Feed Writer Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:50:26 -0700 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:11:02 -0700 http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/img/logosm.gif http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/ 114 60 Mennonite Church Canada News Service Mennonite Church Canada News As prayers began, a hush fell over the crowd and numerous people pointed to the sky. The eagle, the traditional aboriginal symbol for the Great spirit, hovered overhead. Surely it was a clear sign of God’s presence and blessing as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) launch in Winnipeg drew to a close on Sat., June 19. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release10.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release10.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:08:18 -0700 Delegates to Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2010 have expressed their support of Indian Residential School (IRS) survivors. On July 2, 2010, they unanimously passed a resolution confessing the complicity of Mennonites "in the failing of the Christian Church" and its role in the residential school, and acknowledging "that destructive individual attitudes, such as paternalism, racism, and superiority are still present among us." http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release14.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release14.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:07:18 -0700 "Now that you’re engaged, when is the wedding?" That was the comment received by incoming Executive Secretary of Church Engagement, Norm Dyck, after by-law changes were approved on Wednesday to make way for the new council. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release02.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:06:18 -0700 For Mennonite Church Canada, the old days of "doing mission" are over. Relationships form communities of faith and are at the heart of building a global church, one of Mennonite Church Canada's core priorities. But building the global church by developing relationships also touches on the remaining two priorities; forming a people of God and growing leaders for the church. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release09.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release09.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:05:18 -0700 When the Worship Committee for Assembly 2010 couldn't find a song that captured the essence of the theme, Reclaiming Jesus - Gladly Wear the Name, Chad Miller and Doug Klassen teamed up to write one aptly named Reclaim the Name. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release05.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:04:18 -0700 For Bev Patkau, quilting is a labour of love, fabric and thread a form of expression. Patkau has several quilts on display at the Mennonite Church Canada art exhibit - this year entitled Art for Peace. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release04.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release04.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:03:18 -0700 After leading three study sessions on the Assembly Bible theme text, Colossians 3:15-17, General Secretary Robert J. Suderman found himself on the "hot seat". He faced questions from three eager Assembly "students" in a session facilitated by David Beltzer, Instructor of Communications and Media at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release03.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:03:18 -0700 Success of pastoral ministry grows through healthy relationships and according to Marianne Mellinger, healthy relationships depend upon keen emotional intelligence. Mellinger, who is the Supervisor of Graduate Theological Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, shared her insights with pastors who gathered at First Mennonite Church in Calgary for the annual Mennonite Church Canada Ministers Conference on June 29. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release06.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:03:28 -0700 Once upon a time, Mennonite congregations in Canada could largely define themselves by German or Swiss Mennonite heritage, but no more. Our congregations represent an increasing variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and currently, 49 of them worship in 19 languages other than English or German including; Amharic (Ethiopian & Eritrean), Cantonese, Chin, Hmong, Japanese, Karan, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Spanish, Tamil, Thai and Vietnamese. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release08.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release08.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:03:18 -0700 Canada's tax rules and even a congregation’s own bylaws and constitution can create obstacles for charitable organizations who want to do good but experience frustration in trying to follow all the rules. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) states that, a Canadian registered charity, regardless of the source of the income, must use these funds for charitable purposes only. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release12.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release12.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:03:08 -0700 "For me, this one sentence says what I value in my women’s group. It's a value that goes beyond generations." Erna Neufeldt, out-going chair for Mennonite Women Canada, welcomed women to the luncheon with Nouwen's words and her own obvious deep connection to Mennonite Women Canada. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release07.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:02:58 -0700 That's a question being asked by a growing number of Mennonite churches today as they deal with declining enrolment, sporadic attendance and the challenge of finding teachers. It's a question facing other churches, too, as Debra Bendis discovered. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release13.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release13.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:02:48 -0700 There's a naked Anabaptist on Kindle! Not only that, so are other Herald Press books such as Emma, Isaiah and Ruth, Jonah and Esther. Altogether, 33 top-selling books from Herald Press are available on Amazon's electronic book reader, including The Naked Anabaptist. Twenty-three other titles are in the process of being converted. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release11.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release11.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:02:38 -0700 A retirement dinner for Mennonite Church Canada General Secretary Robert J. Suderman (Jack) was held at Ambrose University College in Calgary on Monday, June 28, 2010 prior to the opening of Assembly 2010. With reflections and humour, friends, family and co-workers honoured the Sudermans for their deep commitment to the church. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/07/Release01.htm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:02:28 -0700 Although Mennonite Church Canada does not operate as a relief organization, its priority of forming a global church has nurtured relationships that played a vital role in bringing aid to Chile following a devastating series of earthquakes that began on February 27, 2010. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release05.htm Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:02:18 -0700 Mennonite Church Canada has an ARC to call their own - the Anabaptist Resource Consortium (ARC) that is! Officially launched on June 10, 2010 as part of Mennonite Church Canada's Resource Center, the Consortium combines access to collections from Columbia Bible College, Mennonite and Brethren in Christ, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada as well as Mennonite Church Canada. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release06.htm Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:02:18 -0700 For many people, the church bulletin is more than just a place to find the service order and community news - it's a way to enhance worship. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release07.htm Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:02:09 -0700 As oil continues to gush into the Gulf waters, MDS friends, partners, and clients in the Gulf are asking for our prayers and support. Residents are grieving, saying, "This is our life and our culture—it is also the only way of life we know; what will we do if it is lost?" http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release03.htm Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:02:05 -0700 This summer Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN) is releasing Wee Wonder, a new curriculum for two-year-olds. John Longhurst, MPN's Director of Marketing & Sales, interviewed Wee Wonder's creators, Chrissie Walls and Lori Steiner Jans, about the unique ways that children in this age group learn about God. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release02.htm Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:10:25 -0700 A fierce tornado early in the morning on Sunday, June 6, wreaked millions in damage to Leamington, Ont., saynews reports, but thankfully there have so far been no reports of deaths or injuries. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/06/Release01.htm Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:09:40 -0700 As delegates begin to register for Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2010, planners for Youth Assembly 2011 are remembering the future – a reference to the Assembly’s theme text which calls on Christians to envision God’s future of a city where all people will live in harmony. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release09.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release09.htm Mon, 31 May 2010 11:53:13 -0700 Mary Ann Weber of Goshen, Indiana has been appointed Managing Curriculum Editor for Mennonite Publishing Network. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release10.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release10.htm Mon, 31 May 2010 11:52:48 -0700 The retirement this summer of Eleanor Snyder, Editorial Director for Faith & Life Resources, has prompted some changes at Mennonite Publishing Network. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release11.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release11.htm Mon, 31 May 2010 11:52:15 -0700 The General Board of Mennonite Church Canada has announced the appointment of Willard Metzger to the post of General Secretary. He will succeed outgoing General Secretary Robert (Jack) Suderman, who served in the post since 2005 and will retire this summer. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release08.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release08.htm Thu, 20 May 2010 21:30:00 -0700 The “Golden Rule” is familiar to the sacred teachings of all of the world’s major religious faiths, and that idea will draw together Interfaith Leaders in the G8 Nations for World Religions Summit 2010 in Winnipeg, Man. from June 21-23. Over 50 leaders of the world’s major religious faiths, including Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Baha’i, Hindu, Sikh and Christian are expected to attend. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release04.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release04.htm Tue, 18 May 2010 04:13:59 -0700 For Doug Klassen, Colossians 3:12-17 describes in a nutshell what it means to be a Christian. It is a passage of personal significance to him. “You want to know how to live as a Christian? Here it is. For a grasp on the Christian ethic, this is it,” says Klassen, Senior Pastor of Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary. “This text is deeply 'rooted' in me. It is how I choose to live everyday. When I get off track, it resets/recalibrates me to what I what I am looking to do in life.” http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release05.htm Tue, 18 May 2010 04:13:42 -0700 U2, Bruce Cockburn, the Emerging Church Movement and Mennonites share one thing in common: each has been present, active and influential at the Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. Established in 1974, it presently draws over 20,000 people each year to the Cheltenham Racecourse in Western England. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release06.htm Tue, 18 May 2010 04:13:10 -0700 On a recent vacation I browsed through several copies of Martha Stewart’s “Living” magazine from the library. Each issue was a feast of gorgeous photographs and spectacular ideas. Martha’s magazines are seductive. As I flipped through them, I dreamt of my friends’ accolades as I placed perfectly plated and garnished meals before them, the reputation I would earn for being “the hostess with the mostest”. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release07.htm Tue, 18 May 2010 04:12:40 -0700 The Masters Hotel in Macau has a sign shaped like a cross, but the hotel is known to charge service fees for “escorts” and the text, translated from Chinese, reads “good fortune.” The irony of that sign embodies the contrasts of Macau, a small city state whose lavishly displayed wealth is dependant upon games of chance and the bad luck of others. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release01.htm Wed, 5 May 2010 05:18:00 -0700 Gareth Brandt, the Professor of Practical Theology at Columbia Bible College says that the courses he teaches, from Faith Formation and Spirituality to Psalms, are all about the human relationship with God. He also says that he is troubled by his participation in a selfish consumer-based system in which it is difficult to integrate the theology he teaches into all aspects of his own life. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release02.htm Wed, 5 May 2010 05:17:32 -0700 Not that long ago, many people knew how to preserve food. Information about canning, freezing and drying was passed down from generation to generation. But that’s not the case today say Susanna Meyer and Mary Clemens Meyer, co-authors of the new Herald Press book Saving The Seasons: How To Can, Freeze, or Dry Almost Anything. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/05/Release03.htm Wed, 5 May 2010 05:17:05 -0700 Adrian Jacobs agrees with the sentiment displayed on billboards and advertisements across Canada. “We are all Treaty people,” he says. “When the Treaties were negotiated, they bestowed rights and responsibilities on both First Nations and Euro-Canadian settlers.” http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release08.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release08.htm Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:58:32 -0700 Leaving home to attend university exposed Frew Zinna to new attitudes and lifestyles that pulled him away from his family’s legacy of faith, but the words of Jeremiah 33:3 called him back to Christ and into ministry. Most Ethiopians are Orthodox Christians or Muslims, but Frew grew up in a family that had been rooted in Evangelical Christian faith for three generations. His father taught in a Mennonite school started by the missionaries. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release09.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release09.htm Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:57:18 -0700 Colombia's Mennonite churches are calling on congregations in Canada and the U.S. to join the cry for justice, peace and healing in Colombia during the Days of Prayer and Action for Peace on April 18 and 19 under the theme, Face the Displaced. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release07.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:30:56 -0700 Billboards. Radio and television. The kiosk in your local grocery store or shopping mall. Want to help your local hospital raise money? Buy a lottery ticket. Your daughter’s basketball team needs money for new jerseys? Join the game pool. Bored? Check out live entertainment at the casino – and while you’re there drop some money into a video lottery terminal (VLT) or try your hand at Blackjack. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release06.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:51:18 -0700 In Luke 24, the disciples on the road to Emmaus were confused and discouraged. They had trouble recognizing Jesus. On March 4th, 2010, this disciple was on the road to Emmaus as part of a learning tour in the Holy Land. I was also confused and discouraged by the complexities of the deep fear, pain and suffering that is the story of this land and its peoples. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release01.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:50:46 -0700 Pastor Jonathan Yin, recently ordained for ministry, called his encounter with Anabaptist theology more than a decade ago a “homecoming of faith.” While pastoring in Beijing, a fellow Chinese pastor in Sichuan told Yin to “check out these Mennonites, I think you could get excited about what they are teaching.” http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release02.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:50:14 -0700 It’s back to the beginning for Gather ‘Round, the Bible-based curriculum for children and youth produced by Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN). The curriculum, which is co-published with Brethren Press, will return to the book of Genesis this fall after completing its first four-year cycle through the Bible. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release03.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:49:56 -0700 What does a naked Anabaptist look like? That’s what Stuart Murray wanted to know. “Anabaptism has been around for almost 500 years, and for much of that time it has been clothed in Mennonite, Hutterite and Amish traditions and culture,” says Murray, who helps direct the Anabaptist Network in Great Britain and Ireland. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release04.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release04.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:49:12 -0700 When authors James Krabill and David W. Shenk wrote Jesus Matters: Good News for the 21st Century, they were hoping it might spark intergenerational discussions about the role and place of Jesus in people's lives today. And what better place to do that than in church? That's what happened at Mountville, Pa. Mennonite Church. The church, located about 15 minutes west of Lancaster, used the Herald Press book in an adult education class. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/04/Release05.htm Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:47:16 -0700 Mourners celebrated the life of Gene Stoltzfus, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), at a funeral service on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Knox United Church in Emo, Ontario. Stoltzfus died on March 10, 2010 while riding his motor-assisted bicycle. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release10.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release10.htm Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:37:12 -0700 or Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN), the ministry of publishing is growing ever more complex. The mission for the publisher of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA remains the same – providing materials to equip the church to experience and share the gospel of Jesus Christ from an Anabaptist perspective. But coping with the impact of the internet and readily available free digital media is changing the face of business. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release07.htm Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:34:46 -0700 In 1992, churches in Great Britain launched a plan to plant 20,000 new churches by 2000. There was some success; several hundred new churches did result. But it was not the thousands that were hoped for. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release09.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release09.htm Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:34:02 -0700 In the wake of violent demonstrations in previous years on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, Calgary church leaders are calling for peaceful responses to the rise in white supremacist activity in the city. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release08.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release08.htm Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:17:34 -0700 The small town of Emo, Ont., population 1100, is expected to be flooded with family, friends, and colleagues on March 18, 2010 as they celebrate the life of Gene Stoltzfus, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release06.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:51:22 -0700 Pray for the people of Colombia and take action for them by raising your concerns about Bill C-33 and its potential impact. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/peace/ccft.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/peace/ccft.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:50:52 -0700 Mennonite Church Canada today received news that Pastor Carlos Gallardo and his wife Monica Parada survived the earthquake. The couple’s newly built home on the coast survived with little damage. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release02.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:58:16 -0700 A website sharing the story of Conscientious Objectors (COs) in World War II helped to inspired Abby Landon to re-examine her own beliefs, and connect with her family’s Mennonite faith heritage. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release03.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:48 -0700 There’s a Naked Anabaptist on Facebook! No, it’s not what you might be thinking—nobody is nude. At least, not literally, although over 100 people have joined the Naked Anabaptist group on the social media site to metaphorically explore what it means to strip down to the bare essentials of the Anabaptist faith http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release04.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release04.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:24 -0700 Nhien Pham has been appointed to a Mennonite Church Canada Witness Special Assignment for ministry in Vietnam. Nhien and his wife, Lien, reside in Surrey, B.C. where he continues to serve as pastor of the Vietnamese fellowships at Sherbrooke Mennonite Church in Vancouver and another in Abbotsford. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release05.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:56:56 -0700 Within minutes of an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, Tim Froese had sent an email alert to all Mennonite Church Canada staff, coinciding with some of the first reports of the disaster in Canadian news at mid-day on Saturday, Feb. 27. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/03/Release01.htm Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:04:00 -0700 From June 29 to July 3, delegates from across the country will meet at Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alta. for Mennonite Church Canada’s Assembly 2010, Reclaiming Jesus™: Gladly wear the Name. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release06.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release06.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:03:22 -0700 In 2010 for the first time ever, the Mennonite Church Canada Annual Assembly will include Youth Ambassadors as participants in delegate sessions. “Youth are an integral part of the church,” says Anna Rehan, Youth Ministries Facilitator for Mennonite Church Canada. “We need to hear their voices... http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release07.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release07.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:04:58 -0700 The denominational offices of Mennonite Church Canada are continuing efforts to “go green.” With the help of a grant from Manitoba Hydro, energy efficient lighting has been installed in all offices. Volunteer electrician Vern Janzen took preliminary readings of the new installations that suggest a 19% reduction in electricity use. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release08.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release08.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:07:46 -0700 Borrow, purchase, download, link. The mantra of Mennonite Church Canada’s Resource Centre seems to be catching on. For the past three years, the Resource Centre has kept track of those using their electronic services. Since 2007, downloading has almost quadrupled; reaching over 100,000 items downloaded this last year. During the same time, book and DVD loan circulation has increased by 15%. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release09.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release09.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:07:15 -0700 After 27 years of working in the area of Christian education, Eleanor Snyder will retire this summer from her position as Director of Faith and Life Resources at Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN). http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release10.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release10.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:06:34 -0700 Wendy Hammond, Emily Welty and Valerie Showalter. What are they doing? Blogging about cooking recipes in Herald Press cookbooks. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release05.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release05.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:39:59 -0700 Mennonite Men is pleased to announce the appointment of Don A. Yoder, Harrisonburg, Va., as the new coordinator of Mennonite Men. Yoder will begin June 1. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release04.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release04.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:39:21 -0700 Mennonite Church Canada General Secretary, Robert J. Suderman (middle row, second from left) gathered with other denominational leaders on January 24/2010 for the opening service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release03.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release03.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:38:44 -0700 Once a month a handful of volunteers from Douglas Mennonite Church gather at the Mennonite Church Canada offices. On Feb. 3, the group delighted in modeling their new www.liveforpeace.org toques for the camera. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release02.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release02.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:38:06 -0700 They may only be getting their feet wet in life, but students at Menno Simons Christian School are taking on a challenge most adults would balk at: they will record three acts of peace each day for the entire school year. http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release01.htm http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2010/02/Release01.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:37:26 -0700