December 21: Blue Christmas Service (also called the Longest Night) will be held at 7 pm at SMM. This service, which will include the Eucharist, is traditionally held on the longest night of the year and is a chance for those who find the Advent/Christmas season difficult, who have lost loved ones or, are grieving other losses.  It is also the traditional feast day of St Thomas the Apostle – which means that we are in good company with those for whom darkness makes it harder to believe in the Resurrection. It is a service of comfort and healing for those who are suffering.

An Advent Bible Study will take place on four consecutive Monday evenings starting at 7:00p.m. in person and on Zoom. The firs two sessions on November 25 and December 2, 2024 will take place in person at St Mary Magdalene Church in Chelsea, Quebec. The last two sessions on December 9 and 16 will take place in person at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Wakefield, Quebec. Each Bible Study will begin with a Lectio Divina. On November 25, the Study will focus on Luke 21:25-36 , on December 2 - Luke:3:16, on December 9, Luke 3:7-18, December 16 - Luke 1:39-45 (46 -55). For Zoom access - Meeting ID: 896 5422 1287 Passcode: CLW