Brenda Suderman

Distressing rise of hate on agenda for activist’s lecture

During her upcoming debut on a Winnipeg stage, Israeli-American actor and activist Noa Tishby plans to deflect the spotlight away from herself to the ugly issue of hate crimes.

Preparing for Ramadan

Expecting she won’t be at her best during the upcoming days of Ramadan, 10-year-old Aliyah Van Rooyen wants her classmates and teachers to realize exactly why that may be.

Lenten reflection

Intent on recreating the feeling of awe and wonder he experienced at a European cathedral, Winnipeg filmmaker Bisong Taiwo sheds light some on Manitoba’s beautiful worship spaces in a new video released for the Christian season of Lent.

Praying in public for environmental justice

At age 90, Donna Cawker feels compelled to step out of her comfort zone this Lenten season and publicly pray for the future of the Earth.

Multi-use Osborne Village church asks community to help defray costs

THE heat will stay on in a historic Osborne Village church for the foreseeable future, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign launched last week.

Beautiful and inspirational hymns

Inspired by J.S. Bach’s prolific output and encouraged by friends and family, former Winnipegger Carla Klassen set herself the goal of composing a new piano arrangement for 52 beloved hymns over the course of a year.

Bill Weissmann to be honoured

He may be comfortable with sounding the shofar on Jewish high holidays, but retired lay clergy Bill Weissmann seems a bit uneasy blowing his own horn.

Learning about Judaism

Always curious about other religious traditions, Winnipegger Margaret McCulloch found taking a short course on Judaism helps her understand her adopted country in a new way.

Kimberley Avenue Christmas nativity scene has long history

Although his painting career was short-lived, evidence of Ken Mutcher’s artistic talents still graces East Kildonan every Christmas season.

Electrifying the season of light

Using metres of copper tape and hundreds of LED lights, Monica Nieman hopes to generate some interest in the ancient miracle of Hanukkah.

Drawing on relationships

What others might see as a diverse exhibit of creative work, artist Ray Dirks envisions as a network of interwoven relationships drawn from years of meeting people around the world.

Faith in the face of war

As the new primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada formally takes office today, he plans to encourage parishioners across the country to keep the faith in challenging times.

Ukrainian scholar spending year in Winnipeg

Prevented by the war in Ukraine from undertaking historical research closer to home, a Ukrainian scholar studying Mennonite history is spending a year at a Winnipeg archives instead.

Birdwatching, fruit foraging, cool trails help make most of fall

On Thursday, Sept. 22, we mark the fall equinox, the time of year when days and nights are roughly equal. In Manitoba, this is a sign that winter will follow soon, but there’s still lots of time to enjoy the autumnal splendour of colourful foliage, late blooming plants, and nightly displays of migrating birds. Here’s a few suggestions on how and where to check out natural shows in or near Winnipeg.

Sacred pacts

More than a legal arrangement or transfer of property, treaties between Canadians and Indigenous people also include a spiritual aspect that should be familiar to people of faith, says a Winnipegger planning a weekend celebration honouring treaties.

Inclusivity hallmark of Winnipeg service for Queen Elizabeth

The birthplace of the Anglican Church in Western Canada will break with 200 years of tradition when a Jewish cantor reads from sacred texts common to both Jews and Christians at next week’s memorial service for Queen Elizabeth.

Coptic church opens doors to former Trappist monastery

HOLLAND, Man. — A sign in the gap of a tall lilac hedge cautions visitors not to venture further, but these days the doors of a former Trappist cloister are wide open.

Changing attitudes and action

Opening the church doors wider means more than just words of welcome, but a change in attitudes and action, says the new staff person charged to work toward diversity and inclusion at a Winnipeg-based Christian denomination.

Fond memories, lots of laughter at Interlake Hebrew-immersion camp reunion

Just days after welcoming her 10-year-old daughter home from summer camp, former Winnipegger Ryla Braemer heads back to Camp Massad to experience a weekend of songs, fun and laughter herself.

Floral farmer adds unique twist to extend operations outside the normal growing season

NEAR RICHER — When Lourdes Still surveys her large front-yard garden, ablaze with mid-summer blooms, she sees more than a bounty of blossoms and foliage.

Finding the funny in faith

A Winkler resident who sees the funnier side of her faith tradition wants to share the laughs with a television audience.

Shoring up summer services

A Manitoba priest hopes pent up demand for travel, even if it’s just a few kilometres within the province, may shore up attendance at summer services.

Mennonite Village Photography exhibition features portraits taken from 1890 to 1940

If you’ve ever wanted to picture yourself in the past, an exhibit of photos from about 1890 to 1940 invites you to do just that, by taking a selfie in front of a century-old backdrop.

That backdrop, decorated with painted curtains and curlicues, is clearly visible in several of the portraits shot by Peter G. Hamm, who died in 1965, leaving a collection of 400 glass and film negatives. Known as the village photographer, Hamm captured early 20th-century life in his Mennonite street village of Neubergthal, now a national historic site.

Along with photographs from three of his contemporaries, Hamm’s work is on display at a summer exhibit titled Mennonite Village Photography at MHC Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University.

The three dozen photos on display — some blown up to life-size dimensions — depict various aspects of village life in these sectarian communities from a time when cameras were not household items. These young camera enthusiasts offered their photographic services to their family, friends and neighbours, also developing the images into postcard-sized photographs for personal display, said Roland Sawatzky, a member of the Mennonite Historic Arts Committee, which curated the exhibit