In celebration of the International Day of Peace, Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to be organizing Peace Week - a week of events to acknowledge and raise awareness for several peace related issues.
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Grebel Gathering in Vancouver
Fred W. Martin will be in Vancouver on Thursday, July 12. Join Fred and other alumni at Harold's Bistro Bar at 8:30pm in the Vancouver Airport Sheraton Hotel. We thrilled to be joined by former Dean and founding faculty member of PACS, Conrad Brunk!
Fred will provide some food, Grebel souvenirs, and an update on what's happening on campus.
Please RSVP to Fred by text or email:
Taste of Grebel
The Matchmaker - Theatre night at Stratford
3rd Annual Across the Creek Alumni Event
The Matchmaker, Festival Theatre, Stratford
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Join alumni from Across the Creek - Conrad Grebel, Renison, St. Paul’s and St. Jerome’s, for an evening of fun, including a pre-curtain reception at 7:00 pm with Professor Ted McGee of St. Jerome’s University, who will share some background of this classic comedy.
Tickets: $75
To purchase tickets, contact:
Rempel Reception
Grebel Alumni and Friends are invited to a reception hosted by John Rempel and the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC)
Featuring Al Armstrong’s "Big Al, Proprietor" and special guest Big Rude Jake
Spirituality & Aging Seminar
Spirituality, Friendship, and Community in Late Life
Conrad Grebel Great Hall
Guest Speakers Dr. Susan & Rev. John McFadden
Spirituality and Aging is a program area of the Research Institute for Aging. Its two-fold purpose is to promote research in the field of spirituality and aging that will enhance the the well-being of older adults, and to be a resource to students, community clergy, chaplains, and caregivers through university classes, public lectures, and workshops.
Book Launch - "Seeking Places of Peace" (Global Mennonite History- North America)
Come celebrate the book launch of "Seeking Places of Peace: Global Mennonite History - North America" by Royden Loewen and Steven M. Nolt. Overseen by historians John A. Lapp and C. Arnold Snyder, this North American Mennonite history book is the fifth and final volume in the Global Mennonite History Series sponsored by Mennonite World Conference.
Arnold Snyder will provide a short overview of the project. Royden Loewen will also be in attendance.
Copies will be available.
"Seeking Places of Peace" - 400 pages, paperback, $11.95
Free Public Presentation with Gordon Matties, Canadian Mennonite University
What About Joshua?
MCEC invites you to a free public presentation by Gordon Matties from Canadian Mennonite University on Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at Conrad Grebel University College. The book of Joshua has been used to support war, conquest, and genocide. “In a time of religious justification for terrorism and counterterrorism, Joshua may well be a book for our time!” – Gordon Matties.
****NOTE: this event will be in the Great Hall*****
Noon Hour Concert: Toronto Percussion Ensemble
Percussionists Beverley Johnston, David Campion, Mark Duggan, and Conrad Grebel instructor John Brownell will be performing contemporary works for percussion, as well as traditional drumming pieces.
Noon Hour Concert: Jazz Saxophone
Mary Petrich, noted saxophonist from Arizona, will be playing new music composed by Carol Ann Weaver and others.