SEPTEMBER STUDY GROUP

This September, the Adult Christian Formation ministry will be running a study group guided by Robert Alter's  The Art of Hebrew Poetry. We will look at the structure, themes and conventions of Hebrew poetry through excerpts from the poetic books of the Old Testament including the Psalms, Job, and Ecclesiastes.  Sessions will run weekly on Tuesdays at 6pm starting on Tuesday, September 2^nd in the lounge. Purchase of the book is not needed; printouts will be provided. For more information please contact Iris Liu at liu4478@gmail.com.

The Choir of Pembroke College Cambridge is presenting a concert on the evening of Friday, August 1 at 7:30 pm and presiding as the choir at the parish mass on Sunday, August 2 at 10:30 am. Great chances to hear this outstanding choir. Buy Tickets Here

This final lecture on Monday June 23 is presented by Dr. Cole Sadler. Edith Stein was born in 1891 in Poland to a Jewish family and led an academic career in German philosophy before converting to Catholicism and joining the order of Discalced Carmelites. As a nun, she continued her philosophical writings with a focus on Christian spirituality until her martyrdom at Auschwitz in 1942. Zoom link on the Welcome page

Parishioner Paul Russell is the author of  Through Woods on Water, a historical fiction account of the life of Étienne Brûlé as it might have been.  Brûlé, an explorer, was mentored by Samuel de Champlain and lived with the Huron during the 17th century. Many French missionaries, including Saint Jean de Brebeuf, followed him to Huronia and would eventually die at the hands of the Huron. This session will be offered both in person in the lounge at SMM and live streamed via Youtube.

Beginning Sunday, May 25th and running weekly until Sunday, June 29th at 1.00 pm in the lounge, Mtr. Alexandra will lead a weekly, intergenerational confirmation class. The class is open to those who would like to prepare for confirmation, those who would like to prepare for baptism, and anyone who is simply interested in attending. 

Here’s an insiders view. Our next lecture is on Tuesday, June 10th and will be given by Iris Liu. Iris graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2015 with a B.A.(Hons) in History and Archaeology of Greece, Rome and the Near East. Iris's excavation experience includes several major sites in Israel dating to the Middle Bronze Age. From Old Testament to New Testament, we will explore ways in which archaeology has affected the way in which we understand the Bible, and which types of questions archaeology can and cannot answer. This talk will also be live-streamed at: https://youtube.com/live/bPLtzOLu00s