Church Family Happenings

At LMC

Camp Evergreen 

Class Dismissed Days: Registration is officially OPEN for Class Dismissed Day Camps at Camp Evergreen! For more information, click here. 

MHSA 2025 Fall Conference is on Saturday, October 25th at 1:30pm at Foothills Mennonite Church in Calgary. Click here for additional information about the speaker and to pre-register. 

MDS Canadian Celebration Banquet. Join us for an evening of dinner, entertainment, and fellowship – acknowledging the work of Alberta volunteers for MDS. **NO CHARGE FOR THE EVENT, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND **

• Date: Friday, November 14
• Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm; Banquet begins at 6:00 pm
• Location: Abbeydale Christian Fellowship – 1352 Abbeydale Dr SE, Calgary
• Entertainment by Wes & Phyllis Geddert & Friends

Details for RSVP instructions are posted on the bulletin board in the Foyer. 

Canadian Mennonite University

2025 J.J. Thiessen Lecture Series: A Sacred Way of Life: Theology as a Guide to Spirituality – CMU invites you to hear Dr. Kevin Hector from University of Chicago on October 21-22 at 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM on October 21 and at 11:00 AM on October 22 in the CMU Chapel. The lectures will explore spirituality through three forms of sacredness—transcendent value, beauty, and power— and examine how religion can play a crucial role in helping us hold these together. All lectures are free and open to all. More information and recordings at cmu.ca/jjt.

CMU Discover Day – Join us for the full day or the afternoon of October 24 to discover what it is like to be a CMU student. Tour the CMU campus, attend a sample lecture, meet professors and current students, and have lunch and treats on us! For more information and to register, visit cmu.ca/discover-days.

CommonWord Book Launch: Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees – Join us on Saturday, October 18, at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons for the launch of Hearts of Freedom by Peter Duschinsky, Colleen Lundy, Michael J. Molloy, Allan Moscovitch, and Stephanie Phetsamay Stobbe. This book gives voice to the lives and contributions of people who have suffered the worst excesses of war between 1975 and 1997 to rebuild their lives in Canada. For more information, visit commonword.ca/ResourceView/82/28574

CommonWord Book Launch: Nothing Will Save Us – Join us on Thursday, October 23, 7:00 PM for an evening with author, pastor, and theologian David Driedger, in conversation with Jane Barter and John Samson Fellows. Together they will explore the provocative question, “The Bible tells us that Jesus ‘made himself nothing’ when he came into the world, so, will nothing save us?” More information and livestream at commonword.ca/go/4272.

Ministry Inquiry Retreat (January 30–February 1, 2026, at Camp Assiniboia). This retreat offers space for reflection, prayer, and vocational discernment. The retreat is open to all, regardless of educational background or denominational affiliation. For additional information, click here. 

ABMB 

Equip 2025: The Gospel, Peacemaking, and the Kingdom. Equip 2025 (Oct 21-23; NKMB Winnipeg) is exploring what could be called the Mennonite Brethren peace position. What does our commitment to the gospel and God’s Kingdom mean for living out peacemaking in our families, churches, community, and world? There is still time to register and join this important and possibly even denomination-defining event. Register today, invite others in our family, and be part of this conversation! For all the details, see https://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/equip/