Please join us in celebrating our patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel, on September 29, the Feast of Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas. This year, the celebrations are a joint effort among the President’s Office, the Office of Campus Ministry and St. Michael’s College Student Union.
“I look forward to celebrating Michaelmas with the St. Mike’s community as we honour our patron saint as well as our common values of leadership, justice, inclusivity, and care of others and our common home,” says Interim Director of Mission and Ministry Fr. John Meehan, SJ.
The day’s events commence with Mass at St. Basil’s Church at 12 p.m. The Mass will also mark the opening of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies’ (PIMS) academic year. St. Michael’s and PIMS faculty members will don their academic regalia for the academic procession that will lead off this special Mass.
Afterwards, the festivities will move outdoors to Elmsley Lane, where President David Sylvester and SMCSU President Sariha Dewan will offer their remarks about the day’s celebrations before a cake cutting. The line-up of activities includes food trucks parked along Elmsley Lane and sports and large games taking place in the Quad.
St. Michael’s Schola Cantorum will present its Michaelmas concert on Friday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. in St. Basil’s Church. The Schola, directed by Dr. Christina Labriola, will perform the dramatic, colourful, and virtuosic Missa Omnium Sanctorum by the Catholic Czech Baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, together with guest soloists and instrumentalists led by Chris Verrette. Admission is free, with donations accepted to benefit Campus Ministry outreach to those in need in our community.