CMU 25 Events
Below is a list of all events that are a part of CMU's 25th anniversary.
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Spring at CMU
Gather. Celebrate.
All are warmly invited.
Featuring storytelling by graduates of 2025 and music by CMU choirs. Reception to follow.
Loewen Athletic Centre & Livestream
April 25 • 7:00 PM
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Class of 2025 Convocation
In-person attendance by ticket only. All are welcome to watch the livestream.
Knox United Church (400 Edmonton St.)
April 26 • 2:30 PM
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Celebrate CMU 25
Come celebrate with alumni, students, friends, and supporters as CMU looks back on the last 25 years with gratitude and forward to the next 25 and beyond.
Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.)
September 19 • 7:00 PM
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Fall at CMU
All are invited to the annual community festival featuring markets, food, activities for kids, alumni reunions, and more!
Assiniboine Castle (500 Shaftesbury Blvd.)
September 20 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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CMU Song Feast
Join us! All are welcome to enjoy a feast of choral and congregational songs led by a choir of alumni and CMU students.
Laudamus Auditorium
September 20 • 7:00 PM
renew 2025 Pastors' Conference | 'Reckoning With Power': Discerning God's Power, Navigating Worldly Power in Leadership, Conflict, and Mission
Featuring David Fitch (PhD), a long-time pastor in Chicago, and the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary.
CMU Campus
February 10–11
Face2Face | Anabaptism at 500: Commitment to Scripture
From 1525 to 2025, Anabaptists have taken a very personal and community-oriented approach to their embrace of the scriptures. This evening’s conversation will investigate the ways the Bible shaped the 16th century Anabaptist movement at its inception and continues to uniquely define the Anabaptist tradition today. We will also celebrate the Canadian launch of the Anabaptist Community Bible.
Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) & livestream
February 27 • 7:00 PM
20th Annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition
Featuring finalists Jacob Kenny, Julia Norris, Allison Ong, Shanley Vogan, and Stefanie Zacharias.
Laudamus Auditorium
March 20 • 7:00 PM
CMU Concert Band Spring Concert
Bethel Mennonite Church (465 Stafford St.)
April 3 • 7:00 PM
CMU Festival Chorus | St. John Passion
The 2025 Festival concludes with one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire. Led by Dr. Janet Brenneman and featuring the CMU Festival Chorus and soloists from the community, this performance of the St. John Passion will be unique offering steeped in a decades-long tradition of performance in the Mennonite community.
Westworth United Church (1750 Grosvenor Ave.)
April 19 • 7:00 PM
Conflict Transformation Through Dialogue and Narrative
Register for a free evening workshop designed to foster understanding and empathy through the power of storytelling and shared experiences.
CMU (room TBD)
May 27 • 6:00–9:00 PM
Mennonite/s Writing Conference
Words at Work and Play—an international conference featuring academic and creative presentations
CMU Campus
June 13–15
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