SOPHIA - Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

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SOPHIA A Greek feminine noun associated with the biblical wisdom tradition, translated Uwisdom" and personified in the book of ProveIbs; equivalent in the New Thstament to logos, the creative word that was with God in the beginning, creating and giving life to the world. SOPHIA is published four times a year by Sophia Wisdom, Inc. No part may be reproduced by any means without written permission. Publisher Ester DeFehr Editor Lori Matties Editorial Committee Agnes Dyck, Debra Fieguth Lis Vensel, Lorie Battershill Helga Doermer Circulation Hanny Labun Layout/Design Darrell Dyck, Pegasus Design Printing Regehr's Printing Ltd. Sophia Board Willa Reddig - chair Ester DeFehr - ctrehair Susan Brandt - ctrehair Jane Woelk - secretary Esther Reimer - treasurer Christine Enns, Hanny Labun Subscription Rates $15 for 4 issues. $28 for 8 issues $4 single issue Outside Canada $18 for 4 issues. $30 for 8 issues Please address subscription forms, correspondence and manuscripts to: SOPHIA p.o. Box 28062 1795 Henderson Hwy. Winnipeg, MB R3G 4E9 fax: (204) 668-2527 e-mail: lmattieS@escape.ca phone: (204) 339-5668 Don't miss our next issue! Remaining 1999 themes include: December - Volunteerism
,a, couple of years ago, the editorial collective of Sophia made a decision to produce one issue per year from a different region in Canada. We wanted to find ways to get to know our sisters from across the country and to broaden our understanding of what it means to be faithful in this vast geography. So, in October 1998, we published our first "regional" edition, put together by a group of women from British Columbia. The response to that issue was gratifying. Not only were we able to read excellent stories and wisdom from women in B.C., but we also made new connections with our sisters there that we hope we can find ways to keep alive. Even this summer, when I was visiting family and friends in Abbotsford, several women made a point of telling me how much they enjoy Sophia, and particularly how they enjoyed the "B.C." issue. Their comments were very encouraging. This is our second regional edition, coming to us this time from Ontario. Many thanks to Linda Huebert Hecht and Nancy Fehderau (pictured above) who worked hard to collect the articles and many of the photos for this issue. It is a privilege to hear from our sisters in Ontario and to learn from their experiences as they share them with us. I am always delighted and grateful to see how the wisdom of God is revealed to the women and men who write for Sophia and is generously shared with us, the readers. About how this issue came --... together, Linda writes: -- L ; ~ EDITORIA :,~ How This Issue Came to Be by Lori Matties In January when Lori Matties's inquiry came about whether women in Ontario could do an issue for Sophia I was recovering from a shattered ankle. I shared the request with Nancy Fehderau, one of my dear friends who helped me on the road to recovery. Out of our conversation a theme arose: "Unrevealed until its season, Something God alone can see' - words from the Worship 7bgether hymn (#638) that inspired us. But it looked like an onerous task! Slowly, however, ideas for various articles and writers took shape. Nancy did much of the work, making initial contacts, interviewing women, writing up their stories and in general monitoring the progress as we went along. It has been a joy and inspiration for me to work with Nancy on this issue. The articles reflect various types of journeys experienced by women of different ages and time periods, from sixteenth-century Anabaptist housewives who endured arrest and imprisonment to the modem day grandmother turned hostess in a tearoom. They include the experiences of younger women and older women, all learning to deal with things hidden and things revealed - who are, as Lori Schmidt explains, in the process of becoming what God intended them to be. The seasons in nature seem to mirror the seasons of our own lives. Let us learn from each other and see what new and hidden things God has yet to reveal to us. Even though the fall season is now upon us, as the title of hymn 638 states, ''In the Bulb there is a Flower, 1/ buried for a time beneath the sUrface but waiting to bloom in its proper season. Thank you, Linda and Nancy, and to all of those who contributed to another fine issue! Lori Matties FALL 1999 3
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