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Practicum student helps shape Anabaptist worship
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 @ 9:30 AM
When Amelia Pahl envisioned how her practicum would go, she didn't expect she would be dissecting an 18th century prayer book and seeing how it could be used for worship today. Yet this was one of the many tasks she took on this summer.
Pahl, a fourth-year CMU student doing an interdisciplinary degree in Religion and Narrative, did a three-month practicum placement with Together in Worship, a website of free Anabaptist worship resources that was launched this fall.
Read MoreCMU celebrates Class of 2020
Friday, September 4, 2020 @ 2:34 PM
Canadian Mennonite University celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2020 at an outdoor convocation ceremony on August 26. Ninety-one students completed their degrees in April, receiving their diplomas in the mail, and 58 of them gathered on CMU's grounds to mark the occasion.
Graduations all over the world looked drastically different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At CMU it was faculty decked out in full regalia and sitting in lawn chairs, crickets chirping during speeches, and friends waving to each other across the field.
Read MoreConvocation 2019-20: Outdoor event honours the class of 2020 (video)
Thursday, August 27, 2020 @ 2:43 PM
An outdoor convocation ceremony, celebrating graduates who completed their degrees in April, was held on the grounds of CMU on August 26. Maximum group size restrictions, physical distancing, and masks did not detract from celebrating the degree completion of 91 students, 58 of whom were able to be present at the event. CMU is deeply grateful for the contributions these students will make in church and society.
Read MorePracticum Story: Finding life and energy in church ministry’s diverse demands
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 @ 9:33 AM
"My primary experience of the inner workings of a church has been gathered under a pandemic. [...] The variety is endlessly surprising, delightful, tiring, invigorating, and of course, exciting."
Marina 'Marnie' Klassen, 22, is in her fifth and final year of an interdisciplinary BA in Social Theology, with Communications and Media minor. Over the last few months, she has been working through a pastoral internship with Home Street Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, in fulfillment of her CMU practicum.
Read MoreIn God’s Country: Alumna finds joy and purpose teaching in Canada’s far north
Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:31 AM
Gjoa Haven is situated on William Island, Nunavut, a little over 2,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg. As the crow flies, it's about as far from here to Vancouver. But the Mercator effect is truer to life in Canada than ninth-grade social studies would have us believe: in significance if not in substance, distances expand toward the Pole. While the realities of life up north can be harsh, for Katrina Brooks, a 2015 alumna of CMU's Bachelor of Arts in English now teaching at Gjoa Haven's Qiqirtaq Ilihakvik High School, this expansion of space and consciousness is a taste of what it feels like to be in God's country.
Read MoreMinistry Quest, In Review: students and leaders reflect on biennial vocation discernment retreat
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 1:00 PM
"I was grateful to spend time with a group of young adults who care so deeply about the church; it was a great encouragement to me!" – Kathy McCamis
Late last month, 12 students joined five leaders from CMU and the wider church for a weekend apart from daily routines. They gathered at St. Benedict's Monastery near Winnipeg to share stories, seek God's voice, and encourage one another in a time of focussed vocational discernment.
Read MoreCMU 2019 Graduation Ceremony | April 27, 2019 (video)
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 3:36 PM
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put that into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9)
Valedictory address by Tegan Willick.
Read MoreCanadian Mennonite University celebrates Class of 2019
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Another academic year came to a close as Canadian Mennonite University recognized the accomplishments of 96 graduates on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls conferred 78 undergraduate degrees, 15 master's degrees, and three undergraduate certificates at the convocation service held at Portage Avenue Church.
Read MoreCMU 2018 Graduation Ceremony | April 21, 2018 (video)
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 @ 8:55 AM
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
(1 Corinthians 16:13-14)
CMU's 2018 graduation service culminated with President Dr. Cheryl Pauls conferring 70 undergraduate degrees, 10 Master of Arts degrees, and 3 graduate certificates in Biblical and Theological Studies.
Read More2017 Graduation
Sunday, April 23, 2017 @ 2:16 PM
April 23, 2017 | 491 Photos
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