At LMC
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In the Community
Merry Christmas from MCC Alberta: Warm holiday greetings from MCC Alberta’s Board and staff! We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous support this year. May the Christmas season bring you peace and joy! As a Christmas gift, the Alberta staff put together a playlist of Christmas music for your enjoyment. We hope the musical notes bring excitement as you gather with friends and family over the holidays. Link: Spotify Playlist – “Christmas Favourites by MCC Alberta”
We’re Growing, We’re Moving! Edmonton MCC Thrift will be moving to a new building on the south side of Edmonton 10531 – 51 Ave NW. This new building will have ample free parking, more than double the retail floor and is very accessible by transit. The new building comes with new volunteer opportunities, we would be glad to have you join the team with a schedule that works for you. To find out how to participate e-mail danickarobillard@mccab.ca or call (780) 443-4047 Stay tuned for opening dates in the new year!
SALT: Are you 18-30 years old? Looking for a chance to serve and go deep into a new culture as you follow Christ? Be an Albertan SALTer in 2025-26! Got skills in agriculture, communications, education, IT, music, research, sports, or more? Serve for a year on another continent! No cost and applications are open online until Feb 15. Visit mcc.org/get-involved/
No Room in the Inn.
Since 1999, No Room in the Inn has led a highly successful cross-denominational Christmas campaign to raise money for housing and housing improvements for those in need. No one in our community should be without safe, adequate housing.
For the 2024 No Room In the Inn campaign, you are invited to support Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) to provide a new roof for their Whyte Ave. facility, originally built in 1911.The roof is in dire need of repair, with ongoing leaks and damage to the building. NRII support will enable it to finally be replaced. Click here to learn how to donate!
Trocadero Orchestra.
We hope to see you at City Hall for the annual Edmonton Arts Council City Hall Swing ‘N Skate Dance! Every Sunday afternoon in January and February, the Arts Council highlights the best bands in the city, as they present dancing in Edmonton’s City Hall, and music streamed to the skating area in Winston Churchill Square. Skates are available for the young at heart, and the Council offers coffee and hot chocolate in the Hall. The event is FREE!
The Trocadero Orchestra featuring Soloist Susan Janzen, is proud to be the opening act for the event: Sunday, January 5th, 1pm-4pm. The Troc was the very first band to be featured when Swing N Skate was first presented over thirteen years ago! We will be presenting our usual dance book: lots of swing, latin, waltzes,
polkas – you name it, we’ve got it! And, our featured vocalist will be Klondike Kate’s Sue Whalen Janzen! See you at City Hall on Jan 5, 1pm-4pm! Click here to view the flyer.
George Carmichael Trocadero Orchestra
Village Goods for Christmas
You can prepare for Christmas AND support talented artisans and producers from all over the world when you shop at Village Goods. Open daily, call ahead for parking availability behind the store!
Phone: 780-439-8349
Address: 10432 – Whyte Ave., Edmonton.
Village Goods is a project of the Edmonton Mennonite churches started in 1986.
CMU
Sunday@CMU | December 2024: Advent – A Season of Waiting. Throughout the Advent season, we wait for the coming of Christmas. For December, Dr. Paul Doerksen’s series of reflections will guide us through this time of anticipation and preparation. Paul is Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies at CMU. Click here to listen.
Christmas at CMU. Click here to view.
Upcoming Events:
January 31 | CMU Discover Day
February 20 | CMU Open House
February 28 | CMU Discover Day
Canadian Conference of MB Churches
The National Ministry Team invites you to participate in a week of prayer with our national family the week of January 5-11, 2025. We will be leaning into the topics of unity and mission: as we unify ourselves as God’s people, we can do a better job on mission, representing the vision and values of Jesus our leader. Join us each weekday for a live Zoom prayer meeting at 12 p.m. PST. Click here to register.