Events

Featuring Cellist and Composer Cris Derksen, the Andromeda Trio and premiering works by Cris Derksen and Karen Sunabacka

Held during the Indigenous Mennonite Encounters in Time and Place conference, attendees and the broader community are invited to attend this free concert, held at the Theatre of the Arts, at the University of Waterloo.

Art Classes 

Try your hand at something new! Join Brubacher House 2022 Artist-in-Residence Yulia Balobanova for a fun series of June workshops as we capture the beauty of Brubacher House with pastel. No painting experience necessary— Yulia will guide us through the entire process from start to finish.

Bangishimo is an IndigiQueer Anishinaabe photographer originally from Couchiching First Nations. They are a community organizer for Idle No More and co-founder of O:se Kenhionhata:tie, also known as Land Back Camp.

Bangishimo will be sharing their journey into the world of photography, how they created "On the Land" and some of the projects they are currently working on.

Join us for an engaging jazz concert in July.  Directed by Michael Wood, the Jazz Ensemble has members from all 6 Faculties, particularly Mathematics. This term they will be featuring the music of Mike Tomaro …  Neal Hefti  … Dave Wolpe & Rob McConnell.

Tickets will be available at the door, or from Jazz Ensemble members.

Life during the pandemic has been challenging for everyone. During this period, the harsh realities of oppression and racism were cruelly unveiled infront of our eyes. The question of how we move forward is often asked, and difficult to answer.

On September 21, 2014, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement opened its doors for the first time in celebration of the International Day of Peace. Since then, the Centre has hosted Peace Week to celebrate and promote the pursuit of peace and justice in our community and around the world.

You're invited to join the Board of Governors for Grebel's Annual Meeting (and dessert!) on Tuesday, October 4 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM in Grebel's new dining room. You'll learn about the last year at Grebel and look to the future with the launch of a new three-year Strategic Plan. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in the life and work of the College.

Reconstructing Linguistic History: What did Ontario's Earliest Amish Speak?

What language did Amish Mennonites speak when they began migrating to Southern Ontario from dialectally-diverse regions in German-speaking Central Europe?

Inviting Grebel Alumni and Friends to gather in Pennsylvania

On the first weekend in November, some Grebel students led by Centre for Peace Advancement Director Paul Heidebrecht, along with President Marcus Shantz and Director of Advancement Fred W. Martin, will be in Lancaster to attend the MEDA convention. We want to take this opportunity to gather Grebel alumni, parents, and supporters from Pennsylvania to an informal reception on:

WK United Mennonite Church Hymn Festival

Please join us for a celebration of the diversity of church song in the Voices Together Hymnal, complete with congregational singing. Sing hymns and worship songs from German Mennonite, African American, Laotian, Ethiopian and other Christian traditions along with other lovers of church song.