Calgary Inter-Mennonite Church

News Archives

  1. 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. 

  2. 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.


  3. 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!

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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”.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. March 2025

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    March 2nd – Please join us for a Sunday Morning  Café at 10 am. We will enjoy some social time with refreshments, and then gather in the sanctuary to watch the Documentary: Stranger at the Gate. This is the final service in our series on “Difficult Conversations”. The video will play at 10:30 am.

    March 9th – This is the first Sunday of Lent. We will begin a series, “Lengthening Light”, reflecting on the many meanings of the word light, through scripture, and the paintings and writings of Van Gogh.

    March 16 – The Second Sunday of Lent. We continue our series “Lengthening Light”.

    March 23 – The Third Sunday of Lent and “Lengthening Light”.

    March 30 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent and “Lengthening Light”.

  10. February 2025

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    February 2 – Join us for a Sunday morning café from 10 am- 12 pm

    February 9 – We begin a series on “Difficult Conversations”.

    February 16 – We continue our series, “Difficult Conversations” with a focus on the importance of vocabulary.

    February 23 – Our series, “Difficult Conversations” continues, and we look at the skills and attitudes of effective listening.

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