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Polarization: Get over it! Stories that lead the way
Polarization—just get over it! It's easier said than done. But if we are to take serious steps and effectively engage with others to overcome our extreme differences, where do we start? Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) upcoming Face2Face discussion will feature a panel of provincial MLAs and policy analysts exploring their unique experiences with polarization.
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CMU welcomes Professor Francis Su as Scientist in Residence of 2023
"How can mathematics connect to our deepest human longings, such as for beauty and for truth?" "What can we do to move towards making STEM spaces more just, where the dignity of each human being is valued?"
These are some of the key questions Professor Francis Su asks in his work, which he will explore as the Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 2-3, 2023.
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Is Christian ministry for you? Learn more at the ministry inquiry retreat
The Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Office of Ministry Inquiry is once again hosting its annual Ministry Inquiry Retreat at Camp Assiniboia from January 27–28, 2023.
This decades-long tradition of gathering in nature to explore God's call to ministry is designed for graduate and undergraduate CMU students looking for time out of daily life to reconsider and pay attention to the lingering questions that emerge in our lives. The discovery-oriented framework of this retreat seeks to help and support those reflecting on one's calling toward congregational ministry.
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Upcoming Mennonite Community Orchestra concert showcases the power of love
The power of love will be explored at a concert presented by the Mennonite Community Orchestra in collaboration with goodwill partner Mennonite Disaster Service.
The concert on November 20 at Lutheran Church of the Cross, will provide occasion through music and story to reflect on the power of love. Musical selections will relate to the power of love through their compositional structure, the dramatic stories which they accompany or accounts of the inspiration for their conception. Stories from the Mennonite Disaster Service, a relief agency which rebuilds homes destroyed by natural disasters, will represent love in action.
Repertoire for the concert will feature several Canadian connections. Works by former Winnipegger Andrew Balfour as well as by John Estacio and Geoffrey Ridout will be performed. CMU student Anne Kelm, recent winner of the CMU Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition, will perform a movement of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto #1.
This will be the first concert in which a goodwill partner collaborates with the Mennonite Community Orchestra. This partnership represents a relationship between two groups which have values community in common and which share resources in a non-monetary way.
Mennonite Community Orchestra, which is the Orchestra in Residence for CMU, is led by Andrea Bell. The concert is on Sunday, November 20 at 3:00 PM at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 560 Arlignton St. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, and free for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult, and are available at the door or by contacting mennonitecommunityorchestra.ca.
For further information contact:
Bob Wiebe
204.837.3967
mcorchestrawpg@gmail.com
Naawi-Oodena: A Town Hall Conversation
Something new and exciting is developing in the neighbourhood very close to Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). The area will soon be home to the largest, strategically located urban Indigenous economic zone in Canada and the biggest multi-use project in modern Winnipeg history.
The public is invited to gather and learn more at the university's upcoming Face2Face event, "Naawi-Oodena: A Town Hall Conversation" on Saturday, September 24 at 7:00 PM.
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