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  1. November 2024

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    November 3 – Join us for our final Sunday in our Immigration Series. Today Karen Neufeld will share stories and music around the theme of migration.

    November 10 – Peace Sunday. Abe Janzen, past director of MCC Alberta and current Interim Regional Representative on the Canadian Food Grains bank, will speak to us.

    November 17 – Restorative Justice Sunday. We look forward to welcoming Darryl Heidebrecht from MCC as guest speaker.

    November 24 – Eternity Sunday. This Sunday we will remember those we have lost in the past year and beyond.


  2. October 2024

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    Welcome to Fall! We continue our series on Immigration

    October 6 – We look forward to hearing from Kelly Ernst of End of the Rainbow Foundation and the Centre for Newcomers.

    October 13 – We will gather for a Thanksgiving Breakfast and service of Gratitude.

    October 20 – We will welcome guest speakers, Jerry and Kara Buhler, who will speak about their time at Bethlehem Bible College, and reflect on the current situation in the Middle East.

    October 27 – Please join us for a Family Friendly “Halloween Helping Elves” Work Bee. We plan to sew and fill School Kits for MCC Alberta. Donations for purchasing school supplies will be collected through the month of October.

  3. September 2024

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    As the summer comes to a close, we look forward to many fall traditions and opportunities to gather and celebrate together. September 1st CIM will be marching in the 2024 Pride Parade, together with the Citywide Interfaith group. Come and march with us, or watch the parade with your family and friends.

    Our annual CIM Retreat takes place from September 6-8th, at Camp Valaqua. We will have a workshop on Saturday morning, learning about challenges and concerns faced by the transgender community in Alberta, and particularly transgender youth.

    On September 15th, CIM will have our annual “Welcome Back” service. This is a chance to connect with those who have been away, to share memories and to enjoy a potluck lunch together after the service.

    We are excited to begin a series on “Immigration and Refugees” on September 22. We will hear from a variety of speakers, from within our congregation and from experts in the field, about the challenges facing immigrants and refugees in Alberta and Canada.

    On September 29th we continue our series on Immigration and Refugees.

  4. July and August 2024

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    July 7 – CIM’s Annual Stampede Breakfast

    July 14 – Our CIM Listens series continues with Music Sharing

    July 21 – CIM’s Annual Garden Service

    July 28 – Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Walk – meet at 10 am

    August 4 – No service. Enjoy the long weekend!

    August 11 – Our CIM Listens series continues. Lou Keresztes will share his thoughts on music

    August 18 – CIM Listens – we’ll hear from musicians Graham Neumann and Andrea Neumann

    August 25 – CIM Listens – Christina Wedman will share her thoughts on her work as a Music Therapist

  5. June 2024

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    June 2 – Sunday Morning Cafe

    June 9 – Art Dyck will speak in our series on Volunteerism

    June 16 – Clarence and Marie Guenter will wrap up our Volunteerism series with a video presentation on their volunteer work in Laos.

    June 23 – We will begin our Summer Series : CIM Listens with a Video and discussion on the power of music.

    June 30 – The second Sunday in our CIM Listens will be a “Music Sharing” Sunday, with members of the congregation presenting a piece of music that holds significance for them.

  6. May 2024

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    We are continuing our series on Volunteerism through the month of May, and into June.

    May 5 – Sunday Cafe

    May 12th – Volunteerism – Kate Warkentin will speak on MCC’s SALT program in Nepal

    May 19th – Community Volunteer Event

    May 26th – Ranch Sunday

  7. April 2024

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    We are beginning a series on Volunteerism and the impact it has on individuals and organizations.

    April 7th – Sunday Morning Cafe – 10 am -12 pm

    April 14th – Volunteerism – Jon Olfert will be talking about “Gifts – big and small” and Camp Valaqua

    April 21st – Volunteerism – Walter and Sybille Hossli

    April 28th – Volunteerism – Heidi Friesen

  8. January – March, 2024

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    January 7 – Sunday Morning Cafe

    January 14 – MCC Resettlement and Migration with Guest Speaker, Cindy Colman

    January 21 – Environmental Sustainability with Guest Speakers, the Wiederkehr family

    January 28 – Celebration of Community

    February 4 – Sunday Morning Cafe

    February 11 – “In Praise of Hands” led by Brenda Dyck

    Our Lent Series begins on February 18th. We will be considering what we might “Take Up” during Lent.

    February 18 – The first Sunday of Lent – “Come Up” , led by Sharon Nickle

    February 25 – The second Sunday of Lent – “Take Up Reverence”, led by Karen Neufeld

    March 3 – Sunday Morning Cafe

    March 10 – The third Sunday of Lent – “Lighten Up”, led by Jody Neumann-Koop

    March 17 – The fourth Sunday of Lent – “Lift Up Your Spirit”, led by Jody Neumann-Koop and Karen Neufeld

    March 24 – Palm Sunday – “Listen Up”, led by Karen Neufeld

    March 31 – Easter Sunday – “Look Up – Love and Hope”, led by Linda Shantz-Keresztes

  9. December

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    December 3: Sunday Morning Café and the first Sunday of Advent! We will be doing a Family F(un)riendly Craft together!

    December 10: A Celebration of Carols ,part 1, led by Steve Zimmerly.

    December 17: A Celebration of Carols, part 2, led by Steve Zimmerly.

    December 24: Christmas Eve Service at 4:30pm.

    December 31: No service.  

    January 7: The first Sunday Morning Café of 2024!