Conrad Stoesz, archivist at the Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg Man., standing with clipboard, was the keynote speaker at this fall's Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization (SMYO) junior high retreat; his topic was "Stories to live by.' The event, which includes teens from grades 7 to 9, was held at Youth Farm Bible Camp. The venue had special historical significance, according to Anna Rehan, Mennonite Church Saskatchewan area church minister, as the first SMYO retreat was held at Youth Farm 70 years ago.
On Oct. 16, Tofield Mennonite Church, Alta., burns the mortgage for its new sanctuary that was dedicated on May 27, 2007. Pictured from left to right: church chair Ernest Boese; deacons Brian Goerzen, Elaine Goerzen, Anne Ewert and Joan Branscomb; Gary Sawatzky of the Mennonite Foundation of Canada; and Pastor Ken Stumph.
Lisa Carr-Pries cuts a cake made by her aunt, Jayne Brubacher, after Carr-Pries's ordination as associate minister of Waterloo North Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont, on Oct. 2., while Lee Shantz (right) looks on. Performing the ordination litany was Muriel Bechtel, conference minister for Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Heidi Miller, assistant professor of Christian worship at Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, Tex., preached the ordination sermon, "!have called you" Carr-Pries has served as associate pastor for the past four years after being interim pastor at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, Ont, and prior to that serving as associate pastor for youth and young adults at Charleswood Mennonite Church, Winnipeg Man. In addition to her congregational duties, she is chair of MC Canada's Christian Formation Council and a member of the General Board. She holds a master of theological studies degree from Conrad Grebel University College and bachelor's degrees in theology and church music from Columbia Mennonite Bible College, Abbotsford, B.C. She is part of a ministry team comprised ofArdith Frey, lead pastor, and Ben Cassels, associate pastor of youth and young adults.
Andr� Utkin, left, youth leader of Petershagen Mennonite Church, Ukraine, visits with WillardMartin athisElmira, Ont, home during a recent trip to North America. The two met while Martin and his wife Karen were in Ukraine three years ago. Currently, the Petershagen congregation is building a new church in the nearby city of Molochansk since its ministries are mostly concentrated in the city, rather than in the countryside where the current building is located; its ministry to seniors, including some abandoned widows' who live in the church, will continue in Petershagen. Elmira Mennonite Church, where the Martins attend, is entering into a relationship with the Petershagen congregation, that includes mutual prayer and the possibility of sending a youth group to help run a camp in Ukraine, as well as support of the Petershagen church's building program.
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