St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 54 Benton St., Kitchener
Event type:
Public meeting
Come together in song to commemorate the centenary of the 1920s Mennonite immigration to Ontario from settlements in present-day Russia and Ukraine.
Featuring music led by Mark Diller Harder and community members.
Admission by donation; proceeds to support projects in the MCC Remembrance Fund.
The year 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the first arrival in Canada of Mennonite immigrants from the Soviet Union (Russlaender). The destination for this first group was western Canada. Immigration would continue until 1930. In 1924, Russlaender arrivals began to make their home in Ontario.
Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb Street West, Waterloo
Event type:
Public meeting
A program of music, singing, reading, and reflection on the 100th anniversary of the migration of Mennonites from the former Soviet Union.
Featuring the premiere of “The Place of Memory” composed by Leonard Enns and performed by DaCapo Chamber Choir. Admission by cash donation at the door.
We are pleased to announce our in-person annual meeting with guest speaker Richard Lougheed, author of the new book Menno's Descendants in Quebec: The Mission Activity of Four Anabaptist Groups, 1956-2021.
Join us to take stock and celebrate what our Society has accomplished in this pandemic year.
This meeting is open to the public. Please register here to join the meeting via Zoom.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Wilmot Mennonite Church, 2995 Bleams Rd, New Hamburg
Event type:
Public meeting
NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION TO WILMOT MENNONITE CHURCH
Join us to hear about two unique local projects exploring Mennonite funeral and burial traditions, and how cemeteries can be places of learning. Marion Roes
Mennonite Funeral & Burial Traditions: Researching, Writing, Self-Publishing
Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church Street West, Elmira
Event type:
Public meeting
ELAWS was the first program of its type in the world, a model of how previously unheard of adaptations can be made by both a public school board and a religious minority.
Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Road N, Waterloo, ON
Event type:
Public meeting
How did you arrive here? What is your history on this land?
Join the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario for a day of conversation about Mennonite settler stories and Indigenous histories.
Program
10:00 - OpeningWelcome and AnnouncmentsLand Acknowledgement - Mennonite Historical Society of OntarioIndigenous greetings - Led by Mim Harder
