Multimedia Videos
Watch our special event videos: the Bechtel Lectures, Mennonite Literature series, the Eby Lecture, and the Sawatsky Lecture.
Friday, June 19, 2020 — 9:30 AM EDT
Embodying hope, faith and playfulness in caregiving: Practical and spiritual resources for a complicated vocation
We have all heard both comments portraying caregiving as a depressing burden and stories suggesting that caregiving is a spiritual experience leading to increased growth and happiness. Surely our beliefs about giving care influence how we navigate its challenges. But what to believe? How can we sort out these differing visions without being lost in either pessimism or idealism?
Saturday, June 6, 2020 — 2:30 PM EDT
The four University Colleges at UWaterloo are getting together to host an epic alumni evening of craft beer and snacks.
Saturday, June 6, 2020 — 11:00 AM EDT
We know it doesn’t feel like 50 years since you graced the Grebel halls, but it’s time to join your close companions, long-lost friends, prank partners, and conversation compatriots at a special ’60s-era Grebel alumni luncheon with your favourite host, Eric Friesen (BA 1967)!
Contact Nancy Regehr on the Alumni Committee or Alison Enns to help with planning.
Saturday, May 23, 2020 — 10:00 AM EDT
Students with offers of admission to University of Waterloo are invited to attend a special open house with a focus on finding the right place to live!
Come experience what residence life at Grebel is like! On-site applications to residence and interviews will be offered.
Friday, March 27, 2020 — 7:00 PM EDT
Attend a film screening of The Fault In Our Stars and follow up discussion from 7:oo p.m.-9:30 p.m. at Grebel, as part of the Absent Friends Film Series.
Based on The New York Times best-selling book by John Green, The Fault In Our Stars follows two adolescents living with cancer who fall in love.
Saturday, March 21, 2020 — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Come and see what Grebel and University of Waterloo have to offer! This open house is for students looking to attend UWaterloo in Fall 2020 or beyond!
Friday, March 13, 2020 — 6:00 PM EDT
The topic of technology and how it is used continues to be prevalent to this age range. Grebel feels particularly well-equipped to engage with this topic. We are thrilled to be able to host out third technology themed youth event.
Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 7:30 PM EDT
"Where Moth and Rust Destroy: Archives and the Contest over Anabaptist Information"
Archives set the parameters of what we can know about early Anabaptists. Examination of archives’ own histories shows that, far from neutral repositories of historical evidence, these collections intensified conflict between early Anabaptists and their opponents. The management of information about nonconformists contributed to their repression, while Anabaptists’ documentary response supported their efforts to survive.
Friday, March 6, 2020 — 7:00 PM EST
Join the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre in this fundraising event held at the Hirut Cafe and Restaurant located on the Danforth, on Friday, March 6th, 2020.
Friday, March 6, 2020 — 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM EST
Join the Peace and Conflict Studies program at Grebel for a one-day event exploring both principled and pragmatic approaches to nonviolent activism for social change. Learn both historical and contemporary examples of how nonviolence was used to bring about change with Professor Marlene Epp and Professor Eric Lepp, and build practical nonviolence skills with The Ripple Effect Education to take action in school, community, and the world.
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Friday, February 28, 2020 — 7:30 PM EST
Rick Hill offers reflections on seeking meaning through ancient law, uncovering the 1,000 year old wisdom of Haudenosaunee ancestors, and trying to live accordingly in a modern world of chaos.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
Featuring singer Mary-Catherine Pazzano and pianist Paul Stouffer, the program will be a jazzy exploration of Bernstein's iconic West Side Story, while also delving into his various musicals (On the Town, Wonderful Town), and classical works as well such as MASS, Peter Pan, and Candide.
Noon Hour Concert series proudly sponsored by
Thursday, February 20, 2020 — 7:30 PM to Sunday, February 23, 2020 — 2:00 PM EST
Conrad Grebel, in partnership with Aha! Productions presents the off-broadway hit musical Nunsense as part of the Fill the Table campaign. All proceeds will be used for expanding the college kitchen and dining room space. Your $40 ticket includes taxes and handling fees.
Thursday, February 20, 2020 — 5:15 PM EST
If you're planning to attend university, you and your parents are invited to learn what you can do now to prepare. Before attending this University of Waterloo event, join us at Grebel for a pizza dinner and learn about how Grebel's residence and academic programs can enhance the University of Waterloo experience!
February 20, 2020
5:15 - 6:30 pm (Dinner at Grebel)
Thursday, February 13, 2020 — 7:00 PM EST
Advocating for Peace: Stories from the Ottawa Office of Mennonite Central Committee, 1975-2008
Join us on Thursday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m. for a program with the book author William Janzen, including selected readings and a Q&A. Hosted by the Institute of Anabaptist Mennonite Studies.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
The Happenstancers is the shared vision of co-directors Brad Cherwin and Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh. Described as “Toronto’s best young chamber musicians” (Bachtrack) and recipients of the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble in an Opera, Cherwin and Hardy-Kavanagh helm a rotating cast of innovative voices on Toronto’s classical scene. Their daring concert program PHASES leaps between centuries and styles, moods and colours, as works by Augusta Reed Thomas, Bram Van Camp, Mozart, and Beethoven conjure vibrant and varied personalities. Learn more at thehappenstancers.com.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
Spirits is piano/percussion duo SHHH!! Ensemble’s most ambitious project to date. Diversely inspired by composers reflections on the beyond, the nature of creativity, whiskey, and more, Spirits features two newly commissioned works from Canadian composers John Gordon Armstrong and Jocelyn Morlock. The programme is augmented by existing pieces by Andy Akiho, Micheline Roi, and John Beckwith.
Edana Higham, piano; Zach Pulak, percussion
Shhh Ensemble website Noon Hour concert series proudly sponsored by
Sunday, February 2, 2020 — 1:00 PM EST
Toronto Raptors vs. Chicago Bulls
Join alumni from Conrad Grebel, St. Paul's, Renison and St. Jerome's for a Toronto Raptors game vs. the Chicago Bulls at the Scotiabank Arena
Saturday, February 1, 2020 — 5:00 PM EST
Saturday, February 1, 2020 — 9:00 AM EST
“Food & Faith: Mennonites Farming Locally and Globally”
Mennonite sociologist Winfield Fretz called farming the ‘sacred vocation.’ Even though fewer and fewer Mennonites are involved in it, we are all dependent on, if not blessed by it. We used to talk together about farming and faith a lot more when more of us were farmers. Maybe it’s time to talk again.
Friday, January 31, 2020 — 7:30 PM EST
“Food & Faith: Mennonites Farming Locally and Globally”
Mennonite sociologist Winfield Fretz called farming the ‘sacred vocation.’ Even though fewer and fewer Mennonites are involved in it, we are all dependent on, if not blessed by it. We used to talk together about farming and faith a lot more when more of us were farmers. Maybe it’s time to talk again.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
Bass Daniel Lichti, tenor James McLean, and pianist Anna Ronai are well known to local audiences.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
Ralf Buschmeyer celebrates his return to Ontario with friends new and old. Michael Wood is a Stratford vibes player Ralf worked with while a faculty member of Ambrose University Calgary. Over the past few years, Michael and Ralf have played together frequently and have developed a sound inspired by the great Gary Burton Quartets. Clark Johnston is an old school chum of Ralf’s, both having graduated from Hamilton’s Mohawk College Applied Music program in the 90’s.
The concert will be a mix of original material, Jazz Standards with new arrangements and classic Jazz-Vibes repertoire.
- Ralf Buschmeyer, Guitar
- Michael Wood, Vibraphone
- Clark Johnston, Upright Bass
Sunday, January 19, 2020 — 9:00 PM EST
Timeless chant, Spanish Renaissance music, and prayer in the austere beauty of Keffer Chapel at Martin Luther University College. Presented by Schola Musica Sacra, which includes UWaterloo and WLU students.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 12:30 PM EST
Dr. Darryl Friesen has been praised for his “rich palette of tonal colour” and performances of “intimate, poignant simplicity” (Winnipeg Free Press, 2008).
