All are warmly invited to join in a celebration honouring the Feast of St. Hildegard with a poetry reading and workshop from 3:00-4:30PM. 

We are delighted to welcome Susan McCaslin, poet, writer, and educator. Susan will share with us poetry in conversation with the writings of Hildegard. This will be followed by a mini workshop where participants can explore their own poetic endeavors. You can read more about Susan here and below.*

Following the poetry reading and workshop, attendees are welcome to stay for evening worship with St. Hildegard's Sanctuary at 5pm, featuring the music of the Rev. Clare Morgan. 

Refreshments will follow the service and feature St. Hildegard's "Cookies of Joy, " along with Hildegard trivia and gifts. 

There is no cost. Registration is to assist with planning. 

*From Susan: I have been writing since the age of twelve when I discovered the magic of great books and the power of poetic language. In graduate school at Simon Fraser in 1969, poetry found me again and became my life’s deep vocation. My “luminous companions” include William Blake and the Romantic poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, Vernon Watkins, and Denise Levertov. I am drawn to the mystical traditions of many cultures and religions and experience poetry as a musicality arising from silence. Through the books of Matthew Fox I became deeply engaged with the life and writings of Hildegard of Bingen and have been inspired to write poems that celebrate her life. I am deeply drawn to her visions, plays, mandalas, healing skills, and ability to speak truth to power. She is a figure who remains pertinent to our time.