Calgary Inter-Mennonite Church

June – August 2026

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June 7: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm. There will be no formal service.

My Environment Story is a series that will give us a window into individuals experiences and expertise when it comes to climate change and the environment.

June 14: Joyce Doran from Mennonite Central Committee Alberta will share her stories of the fashion industry and its enviromental impacts.

June 21: Liesel Retzlaff will share her environment story.

June 28: Walter Hossli will be sharing a talk entitled Climate Distress: How to cope.

July 5: Join us for a stampede breakfast from 10am – 12pm. 

CIM Works will take us through the stories of individuals in our community and where they’ve gathered wisdom in their careers and working life. 

July 12: Justine Doerksen will tell her stories being a nurse. 

July 19: Jody Neumann-Koop will share her stories of teaching young children and families. 

July 26: We will meet at the Bird Sanctuary and enjoy the outdoors. Bring a picnic lunch and be prepared for the weather! 

August 2: No service today. Enjoy the long weekend everyone! 

August 9: Andrea Neumann will share about her career as a musician. 

August 16: Our Annual Garden service in the Hossli backyard with a potluck lunch to follow. 

August 23: Jason Ho will share about his career in software development. 

August 30: Riki Entz will share about their career in creating inclusive spaces.

January-March 2026

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January 4: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm and a Christmas decoration clean-up.  

We will be starting a series where folks share about the wisdom and lessons they have gathered from their careers and working life. 

January 11: Dan Boucher will share in our Careers series. 

January 18: Ken Doerksen will share in our Careers series.

January 25: Annual Celebration of Community.

February 1: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm

February 8: Bill Neumann will share in our Careers series. 

February 15: Byron Koop will share in our Careers series.

February 22: First Sunday of Lent and the introduction to our Climate & Faith series. 

March 1: Lent #2 – Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm. We’ll be brainstorming ways we can contribute to climate action. Bring your ideas and experiences. 

March 8: Lent #3 – We’ll create time to understand our experiences of Climate Grief. 

March 15: Lent #4 –  Jonas Cornelsen will share his reflections on the climate crisis.

March 22: Lent #5 – Kate Warkentin will lead us in workshopping our climate stories.

March 29: Lent #6 – Cassidy Braun will lead us in a service focusing on an Acknowledgement of Time. 

April – May 2026

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April 5: Easter celebration! Breakfast at 9:30am and service to follow.

This spring we are going to launch our 50th Anniversary Celebrations with a series entitled Journeying Toward Welcome where we’ll hear and share stories of our church’s evolution! Each Sunday morning we will hear stories from another decade of CIM’s life. 

April 12: 50th Anniversary Storytelling Launch.

April 19: 1976-1985 – Stories from the first 10 years of CIM.

April 26: Stories from 1986-1996. 

May 3: The first Sunday of every month is a Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm. There will be no formal service.

May 10: Stories from 1996-2006. 

May 17: Stories from 2006-2016.

May 24: Ranch Sunday. There will be no service at the church.

May 31: Stories from the most recent decade (2016-2026).

November-December 2025

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November 2: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm. 

November 9: Ken Goossen will be our guest speaker on Peace Sunday. 

November 16: Kate Warkentin will share about her work in Nepal while she was participating in MCC’s SALT program this past year.

November 23: Eternity Sunday led by Lauren Harms. A gathering at the church year’s end in remembrance of those who have died. 

Our Advent and Christmas season is entitled Heaven’s Earthly Life: Wendell Berry and the Poetry of Advent.

November 30: First Sunday of Advent we reflect on the theme of Hope.

December 7: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm. The Second Sunday of Advent we reflect on the theme of Peace.

December 14: Third Sunday of Advent we reflect on the theme of Joy.

December 14 at 4:30pm: Christmas Celebration with a potluck meal to follow.

December 21: Fourth Sunday of Advent we reflect on the theme of Love. 

December 24: Christmas Eve service at 4pm.

October

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October 5: Sunday Morning Café from 10am-12pm.

October 12: Thanksgiving Sunday led by Lauren Harms. We will share our gratitude and participate in communion together. 

October 19: Sharon Nickel will conclude our series on Death & Dying. 

October 26: Halloween Celebration! Come dressed in your costumes!

September

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August 31: We will march together in the Pride Parade under our banner “Mennonites for Human Rights.”

September 5-7: Annual Fall Retreat at Camp Valaqua. Please email church@cimchurch.org if you are interested in joining us. We’ll send you the registration info. Registration closes on September 1.

September 14: Welcome Back Sunday, led by Jody and sharing from Kate about her time participating in MCC’s SALT program in Nepal.

This fall the worship committee has planned a thoughtful series on death and dying. 

September 21: Werner Becker will give us an update and thoughts on the process of Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta.

July-August 2025

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July 6 – Stampede Breakfast – from 10am-12pm. Dress up and join us for breakfast and live music!

CIM Goes to the Movies: Lou Keresztes & Linda Shantz-Keresztes are planning our summer series where we’ll share about films that have impacted us!

July 13: CIM Goes to the Movies kicks off with Adam Keresztes sharing his love of film. 

July 20: Our annual Garden Service will be hosted in the Hossli backyard. 

July 27: CIM Goes to the Movies continues.

August 3: No service today!

August 10: CIM Goes to the Movies continues.

August 17: CIM Goes to the Movies continues.

August 24: Our last installment of CIM Goes to the Movies for the summer!

August 31: Come march with us in the Calgary Pride Parade! Contact church@cimchurch.org for details.

June 2025

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We are excited to welcome back Lauren Harms, in her role of Community Care Pastor!

Sunday June 1 – Join us for a Morning Café  from 10 am – 12 pm

Sunday June 8 – Lauren Harms and Sharon Nickel will introduce our new series, “Nurtured by Nature”, followed by a congregational meeting.

Sunday June 15 – We continue our series, “Nurtured by Nature”.
Following the service we will celebrate our newest member with a baby shower.

Sunday June 22 – Lauren Harms will lead the service in the third part of our series, “Nurtured by Nature”.

Sunday June 29 – Jody Neumann-Koop will conclude our series, “Nurtured by Nature”.

May 2025

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May 4 – Please join us as we welcome Ryan Siemens from Mennonite Central Committee Alberta, to talk about their work in the world.

May 11 – We will be joined by Jon Olfert from Camp Valaqua.

May 18 – The Peace and Social Justice Committee is hosting our guest speaker, Jerry Buhler.

May 25 – We will gather for our annual Ranch Sunday. Please get in touch for details if you’d like to join us.

April 2025

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April 6 – Please join us for a Sunday Morning Café and discussion on “Casting Light” based on the Xtra Explains Trans Youth videos

April 13 – Palm Sunday – Join us for a service of gratitude and praise through art, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh

April 20 – Easter Sunday – We continue our series on “Lengthening Light” with Linda Shantz-Keresztes and Brenda Dyck. You are invited to join us at 9:30 am for an Easter Breakfast before the service.

April 27 – Please join us for a Sunday Morning Café