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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: 4:00-5:00pm

Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm

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

Camping: 9pm+

Schedule/Itinerary:

Breakfast: 8am - 9am

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 -
$7


SATURDAY: 2:00pm-3:00pm

Community Workshop - Indoor Pavilion

2025 Workshop TBA: Each year, Willowgrove brings in a guest facilitator to lead a free workshop. The topics range widely, having discussed Non-violent Problem Solving, to Climate change, but they always surround important themes within the Mennonite community.


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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