Church Family Happenings

  February 28, 2025


At LMC

All ages are invited to stay for Christian Education:

  • Kid Zone (Preschool – Grade 6) will be held in the Sanctuary Basement.
    • The topic this week is on Caring for the Vulnerable: Nathan Confronts a King
    • Scripture Focus: 2 Samuel 12:1-15
  • Youth (Grade 7-12) will meet in room 109 w/ Pastor Sherri. 
  • Adults will meet in the Fellowship Hall.
    • Join MCC as we continue our series Called as Partners.

Please check your weekly bulletin for prayer requests and other church family news.


In the Community

Mennonite Central Committee

The MCC Alberta Relief Sale is on May 31 at Bergthal Event Centre. Visit mcc.org/events/albertareliefsale to RSVP, donate an auction item, and sign up to volunteer. If you’re interested in donating to the auction, please download the form from the MCC website above or check if your church has printed forms available.

The Great Winter Warm-up is a way to give the gift of warmth through a comforter. Help us meet our goal of donating 7,000 comforters before March 31 and give the gift of warmth to those who need it the most. If you can’t get your comforters in this month, don’t worry — donations of comforters are gratefully accepted throughout the year. Link:  https://mcc.org/get-involved/fundraiser/great-winter-warm-up


CMU Upcoming Events:

CommonWord Book Launch: The Word Fulfilled: Reading the Bible with Jesus – On Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 PM, Michael Pahl and guests Janessa Nayler-Giesbrecht and Phil Campbell-Enns will discuss how Jesus read His Bible and what that means for how we should read ours. Join in person or via livestream at commonword.ca/go/3820.

The MHC Gallery: “The Poetry of Painting” – You are invited to an exhibition that combines art and poetry and allows viewers to observe the works, read the poems, and be an audience to others’ responses. The exhibition runs until Saturday, March 22. Visit cmu.ca/gallery for more information.

20th Annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition – CMU’s 20th annual event showcasing the work of CMU music students takes place Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 PM. The concert will feature competition finalists Jacob Kenny, Julia Norris, Allison Ong, Shanley Vogan, and Stefanie Zacharias. Visit cmu.ca/events for more information.

CMU Press: Buy One, Give One – CMU Press reached its 50th anniversary in 2024. It has produced over 100 books since its inception. To celebrate, CMU will donate a book to charity for every CMU Press title purchased from CommonWord between January and March. Visit cmu.ca/cmu-press for more information.


MB Herald

The February/March 2025 edition of the MB Herald Digest is now available: The Anabaptist Issue – Celebrating 500 Years. Click here to read. 


Excentrica in Story – Fundraising Concert

March 9, 2:30 p.m. at Lendrum Mennonite Church:
Excentrica Women’s Chamber Chorus presents “Excentrica in Story,” a fundraising concert for Canadian Peacemakers International. Enjoy an hour of lovely singing in a variety of repertoire, conducted by Barbara Sadler Wells.
Admission by donation, reception to follow.


Where the Cottonwoods Grow. 

Celebrate an inspiring chapter of faith and endurance with Where the Cottonwoods Grow, a breathtaking documentary about a significant period of Mennonite migration to Manitoba in 1874. Join us on: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 7:30 pm at First Mennonite Church (3650 91 St, Edmonton) Admission is $20 at the door, no need to pre-register. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with the Director, Dale Hildebrand, and a cast member. Click here to view the flyer. 


Multiply 

March 2025 Daily Prayer Guide is now available. Click here to view. 


Village Goods is hiring! 

We are looking for a new Store Manager for Village Goods, the Fair Trade Store on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton. The store was started by the Mennonite Churches of Edmonton almost 40 years ago, and now sells $500,000 of Fair Trade products from around the world each year, and is operated by 2.5 paid staff and 30 volunteers. We need an experienced person committed to social justice and fair trade to handle inventory, staffing, and daily operations. 

If you are interested please see the posting on our website or at the Charity Village link.