No.3 - Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

ecording artist (he has three albums)
made him the most appealing candidate
for the job, according to Dodi Robb,
head of CBC-TV children's programming.
Mennonite Central Committee needs
5,000 health kits to send to Kampuchea.
MCC has a license to ship these kits that
lasts only until December 30. The health
kits are one response to the overwhel m­
ing health and nutritional needs in
Kampuchea. They are distributed
through hospitals in nine provinces.
MCC encourages Sunday School classes,
families and church groups to send
kits to any MCC office. The kits should
include: a toothbrush, family-size tube
of toothpaste, bar of soap (5-6 oz.) nail
cl ipper with file, and a dark-colored
hand towel.
Peace advocates in Canada are suggestingthat
Boxing Day should be designated
as Peace Day, coming as it
does immediately after Christmas, the
celebration of the birthday of the Prince
of Peace.
Rev. David D. Klassen, a long-time
leader ' in the Mennonite community,
died on September 4. He was an active
leader in the Bergthaler Church from
1935 until its dissolution in 1972. He
was elected to the ministry at age 28 in
1930. He served as board member of the
Mennonite Collegiate 1nstitute in
Gretna, and also of the Canadian Mennonite
Bible College. He is survived by
his wife, Susan, 15 children and their
families.
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMI TEE
Manitoba(MCC) 0
,Auction Sale
HELPING THE NEeDY'N THE NA/IIE or 'CHRIST" '
The MCC Relief Sale held in Morris in
September raised $80,000. Crafts,
baked goods, produce, sausage and hot
traditional foods were sold. Auction
sales included furniture and farm
equipment, some of it donated by local
businesses, as well as quilts and other
handcrafted items. Proceeds from the
sale have been designated to go in equal
portions to MCC work in Bangladesh,
Burkina Faso and EI Salvador. The
amount will be given to MCC in full,
thanks to the efforts of Sid Reimer of
Morris and Winston Penner of Landmark,
who ran in the Manitoba Marathon
to raise money for administrative
costs.
Don't miss it . ..
This season's first
Winnipeg Mennonite
Theatre Production:
Amahl and the
Night Visitors
The first volume of the collected writings of Arnold Dyck was presented at the
September meeting of the board of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society at
the Elim Bible Institute in Altona. Prof. Victor Doerksen said there are plans for three
further volumes. Dyck was a versatile Manitoba writer, perhaps best known for his
humorous Low German sketches involving Koop and Bua. In other business the
Board approved plans of the cultural committee to conduct its music composers '
competition another year. The program committee was encouraged to proceed with
plans to record for radio broadcast the Arnold Dyck drama, Wellkaom op'e Forstei
under the direction of Wilmer Penner. The Mennonite Book Club reported encouraging
sales and growth in membership. Plans for a family history and genealogy
workshop were endorsed. Membership in the Society currently stands at 161.
A Christmas Opera
in One Act
by C. Menotti
at Young United Church
November 21st and 22nd
Tickets Available:
All W.M.T. Board
Members
or Telephone 489-2446
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