Church Family Happenings

  May 30, 2025


At LMC

Christian Education will meet this week. This will be the last week of regular class. Watch the bulletin for a special session later in June. 

Kid Zone (Preschool – Grade 6) will meet in Sanctuary Basement. Join us for our class celebration!

Youth (Grade 7 – 12) will meet in Room 109.

Adult Education will meet in the Fellowship Hall for Part 2 of How to Share Your Faith without Losing Your Friends. 

Upcoming Coffee & Conversation Event:

 Dr. Wesley Berg will present an illustrated talk on the Old Way of Singing, with special emphasis on the hymn singing of the Old Colony Mennonites, on Tuesday, June 10 at10:00 am at Coffee and Conversation. NOTE: This will be an in-person presentation only!  

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. Join us for fellowship, food, and fundraising as we celebrate the work of MCC’s relief development and peace work. Come and sample favourites like vereniki, sausage, rollkuchen, watermelon, and pie, lots of pie. It’s a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and forge new friendships. As always, this is a free event, but please RSVP at mcc.org/events/albertareliefsale so we can plan food for everyone!

GO!100 is back! Want to feel better about yourself and the world? GO!100 is a great summer project for individuals or groups. You can make a difference and have fun doing it. Pick a project, pick a cause from the list, and GO FOR IT. The first $30,000.00 raised will be matched by a generous donation from the Flaman Foundation. Click on the link to sign up and to support other participants: mcc.org/events/abgo100

Elephant at the Border: A Peace Church Response to Annexation. MCC invites you to watch this series of online workshops,  June 1 and 8 from 5-7:30 pm  MST. Watch by yourself, or consider hosting a “watch party” at home or at church. Each workshop will feature a guest speaker and time for small group discussion. For more information and to register, go to mcc.org/events.

The Edmonton MCC Thrift Shop is now open and looking for donations! We are welcoming donations at the side door of our new shop’s location, 10531 – 51 Ave NW. For furniture pick-up contact Ron at: 1 (780) 443-4047 to arrange a time.


Camp Evergreen

Forged Guys Retreat: June 6-8 – Register online today and join us for the Forged Guys Retreat, happening June 6-8. This weekend is designed for fathers, sons, brothers, and friends—a transformative experience built just for men.

Summer Family Camps – We have two awesome summer family Camps coming up! Our Weeklong Family Camp runs from June 29 to July 4, and our Summer’s End Family Camp takes place from August 29 to September 1. Register online today!

Volunteer Opportunities this summer: We have a number of areas where we still need single-week volunteers. In most weeks where it indicates Kitchen Volunteers, we need between two and four people. Click here to apply. Please see a list of the dates and needs below:

    • June 29-July 4 – Kitchen Volunteers needed
    • July 6-11 – One Camp Medic (Nurse) needed
    • July 13-18 – One Camp Medic (Nurse) needed
    • July 29-August 1 – Kitchen Volunteers and one Camp Medic (nurse) needed
    • August 2-4 – Kitchen Volunteers needed
    • August 10-15 – Kitchen Volunteers needed
    • August 17-22 – Kitchen Volunteers needed

Bridgefolk 2025 

Anabaptism at 500: Ecumenical Dialogue in an Age of Polarization at First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. July 24-27, 2025. This year’s conference will look at the birth of Anabaptism from both a Mennonite and a Roman Catholic perspective, what has changed in the past five centuries, and what the implications are for ecumenical dialogue today. Click here to learn more.


Mennonite Disaster Service

MDS Canada is hiring an Executive Director! Are you a highly motivated leader with a passion for faith in action? As the Executive Director, you will provide transformational and strategic leadership to MDS Canada’s board and staff. For more information and to apply, visit mds.org/employment. A first review of applications will begin June 30, 2025.

Rebuild, restore and volunteer with MDS this summer! There are weekly volunteer spaces open at the Shuswap and Lytton, BC, wildfire responses throughout the month of June. Volunteer spaces are also open to young people who would like to join the MDS Summer Youth Project in the Alberta Rockies, June 29-July 4 and July 6-11! For more information and to sign up, visit mds.org and contact Clara Flores at 1(866) 261-1274 or cflores@mds.org


Multiply 

The June 2025 Daily Prayer Guide is now available. To view, click here. 


The musical group “Take 5”  invites you to a fundraising concert and meal at the Ukrainian Center in Edmonton at 3:00 PM Sunday, June 8, 2025. The fundraiser is to support the work of Sombrilla International Development Society, in Central America. Tickets for $15 may be purchased from Wendy Baergen or money can be Etransferred to donate2sombrilla@gmail.com . Tickets will then be emailed to you. 
Please reserve your tickets soon to help us with the event planning….“Take 5” promises you an enjoyable and entertaining afternoon.