Friday, September 27, 2024 - 7:30am to Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 11:45pm
Location:
Waterloo to Montreal River Harbour, Ontario
Event type:
Public meeting
NOTE: This trip has concluded. Thank you for your interest!
Itinerary: Depart Waterloo Region on the morning of September 27. There are two options for pickup. You may also park your vehicle at these locations: 7:30AM. Depart from Country Mile bus lot (Enviro-Eze, 7201 Line 86, Wallenstein)
Come celebrate the unveiling of the Montreal River plaque with a ceremony, music and a light reception. Read more here about the camp and the plaque project.
Following the unveiling, the plaque will be transported to Montreal River Harbour, Ontario, for installation. Register here for the bus trip to the installation at Montreal River.
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
