Events

Saengerfest: A Centenary Mennonite Song Festival

Date: 

Sunday, August 25, 2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Location: 

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.

Montreal River Alternative Service Camp plaque unveiling

Date: 

Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University College

Event type: 

  • Public meeting

Note that times are tentative. Watch this page for details as they become available. Save this date for the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp. Read more here about the camp and the plaque project.

Montreal River Alternative Service Camp bus trip

Date: 

Friday, September 27, 2024 - 8:00am to Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 11:45pm

Location: 

Waterloo to Montreal River Harbour, Ontario

Event type: 

  • Public meeting

Note that times are tentative. Watch this page for details as they become available. Save these dates for a bus trip to the site of the Montreal River Alternative Service work camp to install a commemorative plaque at the site. Fill out this form to be notified when registration opens. We are now raising funds for the plaque and related activities. Donate here.