Amish exchange gifts at Christmas, though they do not put up a Christmas tree or teach children about Santa Claus. We Declare - Gathering 2022 - Mennonite Church Canada -. Calendar | Canadian Mennonite Magazine Information about Gathering 2022 will be regularly updated at mennonitechurch.ca/gathering2022 and mennonitechurch.ca/amplify. More than half live in cities, mainly in Winnipeg. To learn more, visit uwaterloo.ca/ageing-spirituality. MC Eastern Canada presents Becoming a restorative church: Embodying our safe church policy. A hybrid event, in English and French, at 50 Kent Avenue, Kitchener, and on Zoom, from 7 to 9 p.m. Raoul Wallenberg Day. We need to have a nationwide conversation about communicating our faith, and to nurture each other in how we bear witness to the Gospel of peace in tumultuous places and times.. Click for Annual Delegate Session highlights. 2022 Pastor Salary Guidelines Series - CommonWord Mennopolitan: Low German Helje Doag (holy days) Religious holidays Thursday, April 2, 2015 Low German Helje Doag (holy days) Religious holidays Christmas - Wienachten December 25th, 26th, and 27th Epiphany - Helje Dree Kjeenijch (Day of the Three Holly Wise Men) January 6 Good Friday - Stelle Friedach (Quiet Friday) Marilyn, Some holidays and dates are color-coded: Red -Federal Holidays and Sundays. We have monitored the weather forecast for today in regions where the majority of participants are travelling within, and it appears it will have minimal adverse weather impact until Saturday evening. The only holiday that I know of that the Unity ME Amish community celebrates besides their own birthdays is Thanksgiving. Looking for more information?Get in touch with a representative from your region here. There will also be programming for a Young Leaders Experience, ages 16 to 20, at Gathering 2022 in Edmonton. Manitoba Public Holidays 2022 - Statutory Holidays in Canada We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Children havent been in school for two years, since the coup, and now idle youth are damaging their lives with drugs and alcohol. Christmas Wienachten is a three day holiday we call the first, second, and third day of Christmas. Amish typically do not have special church services on Easter Sunday or Christmas, for example, but will cover the appropriate parts of Scripture during the Sunday service closest to those days.