At LMC
All ages will meet for Christian Education this week:
- Kid Zone (age 2 – grade 6) will meet in the Sanctuary Basement. This week’s topic is: Vine and Branches: Abiding in Jesus brings peace.
- Youth (grade 7-12) will meet in room 109. This week’s topic is: Vine and Branches: Abiding in Jesus brings peace.
- Adults Education will meet in Fellowship Hall for coffee.
Please check your weekly bulletin for prayer requests and other church family news.
In the Community
After thirteen years of conflict, families and Syria have lost so much. This Thanksgiving, you can provide families in need with food hampers containing staples like rice, lentils, canned chicken, and tea. Visit mcc.org/thanksgiving to donate.
Gaza and the Bible Webinar Series: Join Dr. Dan Epp-Tiessen for a three-part webinar series that looks at the historical causes and biblical interpretations that have given rise to the current conflict in Gaza. These Zoom webinars will take place on October 29, and November 5, at 6pm MST. Learn more and register at mcc.org/events.
Edmonton area churches: Monday, Nov. 3 at 2:00 pm. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank invites you to King’s University to hear Shepherd Tipo from World Renew, Uganda. She will talk about the work of empowering women in building community and family livelihoods. This is similar to work MCC does through it’s partners and CFGB.
Edmonton area churches: Interested in becoming part of a group of volunteer visitors at the Edmonton Institution for Women? Many incarcerated women greatly value receiving visitors from the “outside”. Visitors break up the boredom, bring in a sense of normalcy, provide a listening ear, and help the women know they are not forgotten. For more information contact Donita at donitawiebeneufeld@mccab.ca.
Camp Evergreen
Class Dismissed Days: Registration is officially OPEN for Class Dismissed Day Camps at Camp Evergreen! For more information, click here.
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
CommonWord/CMU Press Book Launch: Wearing a Broken Indigene Heart on the Sleeve of Christian Mission – Join us on November 5 at 7:00 PM for an evening with author and former Moderator of the United Church of Canada, Carmen Lansdowne. Together, we explore the question, “If Indigenous hearts are broken by Christianity, what is it in Christian theology that is life giving at all?” More information and livestream at commonword.ca/go/4284.
CMU Discover Day – Join us for the full day or the afternoon of November 21 to discover what it is like to be a CMU student. Tour the CMU campus, attend sample lectures, meet professors and current students, and have lunch and treats on us! For more information and to register, visit cmu.ca/discover-days.
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.
Save the date! ReNew 2026, a resourcing conference for pastors and church leaders on February 9-10, 2026. This year’s keynote speaker is Melissa Florer-Bixler, a doctoral student in homiletics at Duke Divinity School and former pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church. Florer-Bixler will speak on the theme “Preaching at the End of the World,” exploring how we live and witness in times of ecological collapse, rising authoritarianism, and global conflict. Details at cmu.ca/renew; registration opens in December. Travel subsidies are available for participants coming from outside Manitoba.
- Admissions Online Session (Virtual):
- October 29, 2025, from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm
- Members of our Admissions team host this online session on TEAMS. Learn more about King’s and what you need to get here in this casual and convenient presentation, which includes a live student panel, time for Q&A and apply for free!
- Register today!
Please visit kingsu.ca/visit for more information and other visit opportunities.
Chester Ronning Centre
Philosopher Cafe Series | The Anxious Generation – November 6 at 1:30pm. Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist, reflects on the sources resulting in the rise of anxiety and other forms of mental disease in the last few decades in his book from which the title of this café is taken. What has Haidt flagged in the social and cultural landscape leading to this change? Click here for additional information.
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church – Christmas Market. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church is holding our annual Christmas Market on November 15th. This festive gathering will bring together local artisans to share their work with the community, accompanied with baked goods, music, and fellowship. In the spirit of community, we would like to invite our neighbours in Christ to join us. For additional information, please click here.
Strangers No More
All are invited to the Book Launch to be held at First Mennonite Church on November 8, from 3:00 to 4:30. Three founding Edmonton Mennonite churches answered a call 40+ years ago to accompany refugees on their resettlement journey. Many of the stories from these four decades are now contained in a book “Strangers No More”, authored by Gary Garrison with a foreword by Senator Paula Simon. Click here to view information about how to register.
No Room In the Inn
No Room In the Inn Campaign is a fund-raising project under the auspices of the Edmonton & District Council of Churches. The campaign provides financial assistance to specific project of an organization in the Edmonton area which is building, renovating or repairing a housing facility for those in our area who have housing challenges. The 2025-26 campaign will support WIN House. This year’s WIN House project is much needed safety improvements to one of the shelter’s backyard playground spaces. This playground is vital to the families we support as many feel unsafe going to public parks and playgrounds due to the traumatic situations they are escaping. Click here for additional information about the project and to learn how to donate.