{"id":5684,"date":"2020-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/christmas-2020\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:14:56","slug":"mwc-christmas-cards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/mwc-christmas-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"MWC Christmas cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Christmas 2025<\/summary>\n<p>\u201cAll went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem&#8230;\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke 2:3-4&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The first Christmas, Joseph and Mary returned to their roots, as we did this anniversary year. May we also live into a new era of the Prince of Peace.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122298 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-01-240x300.jpg 240w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/800;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122312 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Christmas-IG-feed_RGB-02-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Christmas 2021<\/summary>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23b)<br>Caring for neighbours through vaccination, acting as the hands and feet of Jesus. Together in Christ, we bear witness of God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Christmas 2020<\/summary>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank God for sending Jesus, our light. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe people who sat in darkness have seen a great light\u201d (Matthew 6:16 NRSV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/christmas_card_illustration_rgb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2047\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 2047px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 2047\/2931;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mwc_christmas_card_2020_final.png\" alt=\"candle nativity illustration\nMatthew 6:16\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 2788px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 2788\/3608;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain;width:600px\" width=\"2788\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p>#followingJesus #livingoutunity #buildingpeace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Christmas 2019<\/summary>\n<p>Christmas card 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cListen to me, my people, and give heed to me, my nation; for a teaching will go out from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples. I will bring near my deliverance swiftly, my salvation has gone out and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they hope\u201d (Isaiah 51:4-5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise God for the salvation we find in Jesus, who crossed the barrier between God and people to show us how to live justly. This Christmas, may we share this good news across barriers with neighbours, friends, and family.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#followingJesus #livingoutunity #buildingpeace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5684","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MWC Christmas cards - Mennonite World Conference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MWC Christmas cards over the years\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/mwc-christmas-cards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MWC Christmas cards - 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