Volunteer Opportunity. The church office is looking for 2-3 volunteers who can be called to maintain office hours when staff are on vacation or sick. The responsibilities are negotiable, but would include opening the building and answering phones. If you’d like to join us as a back-up, please contact the church office or one of the pastors so we can talk about training and availability

It seems as though we are constantly inundated with negative news stories regarding health issues, economic issues, philosophical differences as well as political aggression. But we have also experienced many positive events this past year that have brought us joy and encouragement. Please consider sharing your good news stories in the next edition of Grace Notes. Send them to thelma.voegtlin@gmail.com. Thank you

Thank you to the Lendrum Piecemakers for passing this information along!

To help warm your spirits during these chilly winter days, you are invited to the upcoming live event, “The journey of a comforter: Live from Kansas and Jordan” on February 17 at 10:00am MST.

In this behind-the-scenes event, you’ll follow the journey of how MCC comforters are sewn, shipped and shared with people in need around the world. We’ll hear from Kate Mast, Workroom supervisor for the MCC Material Resource Centre in North Newton, Kansas and from Alex Azar, MCC Program officer in Jordan.

You can get more information and sign up here

If you can’t make it for the live event on February 17, that’s okay. Sign up here to get a video recording from Linda Dickinson.

Continue the Russlaender at 100 Tour by joining Laureen Harder-Gissing, Conrad Stoesz, and Richard Thiessen as they explore Russlaender material culture in the collections of Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Mennonite Heritage Archives, and the Mennonite Heritage Museum.

This event takes place on March 15, 2022, at 6:30 pm CST (5:30 pm MST)

Click here to register for the event.

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION

Tuesday, February 15 – We will have a very short update from Arnie on long-haul COVID, followed by an open conversation about whatever people have on their mind.

If you would like to receive a weekly reminder of the topic in Coffee and Conversation, some advanced notice of upcoming topics, and some supplemental materials, please e-mail Anke and ask to be added to her mailing list.