Church Family Happenings

  July 25, 2025


At LMC

Christian Education is on pause for the summer holiday.

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


In the Community

Mennonite Central Committee

GO!100 has surpassed its $50,000 match! Let’s keep going for a victory lap! GO!100 is a great summer project for individuals and groups working together to raise support for the work of MCC. Visit mcc.org/events/abgo100 to meet the participants, see what they’re up to, and consider adding your support. 

Register for the MCC Alberta Golf Classic and luncheon. Golfers can register solo or in a team of 4. Not a golfer? For $30, you can join us for lunch after the game at 1:00pm at First Mennonite Church in Edmonton and learn about the work of MCC partner ANADESA in Guatemala. Up to $50,000 of donations will be matched for the work of MCC! The registration deadline is August 22.
mcc.org/events/2025-mcc-alberta-golf-classic 


Canadian Mennonite University 

Xplore – CMU’s Xplore extended education program investigates dimensions of the Christian faith, our world, and life in it—all without assignments or exams! Consider taking a course on depolarization, Anabaptists at 500, understanding Roman Catholicism, the book of Daniel, the book of Ruth and more. Courses begin September 23. Churches may consider hosting an Xplore watch party with people from your community. For course information and to register, visit cmu.ca/xplore.

CMU Blazers Sports Camps 2025 – Spaces are still available for the Blazers volleyball and basketball sports camps for girls and boys, grades 9 to 12. To see which week is right for you and to register, visit cmu.ca/sportscamps.

Join the CMU team – CMU invites inquiries and applications for a full-time, permanent Cook. Other opportunities include sessional instructor positions in biology, business, communications, and conflict resolution. Visit cmu.ca/employment for information on all employment opportunities.


The Marketplace

The July/August 2025 Issue of the Marketplace is now available. Click here to read. 


Mennonite Disaster Service

Volunteer with MDS to help wildfire evacuees in Manitoba. With a new provincial state of emergency called and more community evacuations in process, MDS is once again servicing a Canadian Red Cross reception centre in Winnipeg. Please contact Megan at mbwildfires@mds.org or call 1(866) 261-1274 to volunteer for a day or evening shift. More information is available at mds.org

Fall volunteer opportunity with MDS in Barrington, Nova Scotia! MDS is building a house for a wildfire survivor in this community. If you are interested and available to serve in September or October, contact the MDS Canada office at mdscanada@mds.org or 1(866) 261-1274 for more information.

July Edition of On the Level is now available, click here to read. 


Multiply 

The August 2025 Daily Prayer Guide is available. Click here to view.