04/15/2026
This past Sunday, our Confirmation students attended worship at the Society of Saint John the Evangelist in Cambridge, MA. SSJE is an Episcopal community that is also home to a brotherhood of monks who live, work, and pastor together there. Our host for the day was Brother Luke, who shared with our group his story of becoming a monk and why he chose the monastic life. We learned about the power of making vows in our lives and of what it has meant to Brother Luke to choose poverty, chastity, and obedience as his way of following Jesus.
Throughout Confirmation our group has also attended services at various places across Rhode Island, giving us a chance to meet our neighbors in faith. From an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, to a Quaker Meeting House, to a Buddhist Zen Center, we are discovering the rich diversity of God's people! Coming up we will meet our Muslim neighbors at Masjid Al-Rahman in Pawtucket.
We give God thanks for the curious spirit and loving kindness of our Confirmation students!