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Mennonite Fellowship Gathering: Joint Service & Potluck


  • Willowgrove Inc. 11737 McCowan Road Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON, L4A 7X5 Canada (map)

GTA Mennonite Fellowship:
Joint Service & Potluck

Join the GTA’s many Mennonite churches at Willowgrove this summer for worship, fellowship, and a pot luck to remember!

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Sunday:

Saturday:

Schedule/Itinerary:

Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm

Rock Climbing TBD: 4:00-5:00pm

Wide-Game Activity: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Camping: 9pm+

Schedule/Itinerary:

Joint Service: 10:30am - 12:00pm

Potluck*: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Pool & Wagon: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Home time: 3:00pm


SUNDAY:

Breakfast - By donation
Joint Service - Free
Potluck -
Free
Activities -
Free

SATURDAY:

Day Pass (2pm-11pm) - $11
Workshop (2pm-3pm) -
By donation
Dinner (6pm-7pm) - By donation
Overnight Camping -
$18/person or $36/tent


SATURDAY: 2:00pm-3:30pm

Transforming Conflict Together

Intergenerational Workshop

Can activists and peacebuilders get along? Do we have to choose between keeping peace and pursuing justice? In this workshop for youth and adults, we will explore different approaches to making the world a better place based on Véronique Dudouet’s Complementary Roles in Conflict Transformation. Participants will gain insight into their preferred approaches to conflict and generate strategies for team building that can change the world.

Facilitator Bio:

Joshua Lash-Ballew (he/him) is a peace educator with degrees in Religious Studies and Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. He has a background in community trust building and workplace mediation, and currently serves as youth pastor at Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church.


SUNDAY: 10:30am-12:00pm

Joint Worship Service - Indoor Pavilion

The GTA’s Mennonite Churches come together for a diverse and eclectic joint service in Willowgrove’s Indoor Pavilion. Experience multi-lingual worship, service, and communion. Willowgrove has limited chairs available, so be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket.


SUNDAY: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Potluck and BBQ - Glenbrook Hall*

Mennonites are famous for our potlucks! Please bring a dish (Side, salad, or dessert) to contribute to a community feast! There is always lots of food, so bring your appetite!

Willowgrove has limited plates and cutlery, so please be sure to bring your own reusable plates, water bottle, and cutlery.



*Potluck:

If you are able to contribute to the Potluck, please consider bringing a side, salad, or dessert. You can drop off your dish Sunday morning to Glenbrook Hall (Willowgrove’s Dining Hall) before the Joint Service. Also, if your dish contains known allergens, or would meet unique dietary issues, please mark dish accordingly.


What to Bring:
-Potluck dish
-Plate and cutlery
-Lawn chair
-Picnic blanket
-Water bottle
-Sunscreen
-Baseball glove
-Bug spray
-Rubber boots
-Hand sanitizer
-Swim suit/Towel


Travel Options
(Toronto-Stouffville)

Looking to catch a ride from Toronto to Willowgrove? We encourage you to organzie carpooling with your local congregation. We’d suggest:

  • 9am - Departing Toronto for Willowgrove

  • 10am - Arriving at Willowgrove

  • 3:30pm - Departing Willowgrove

  • 4:30pm - Arriving back to Toronto


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