COMMUNITY LIFE
Dio strives to be a warm, welcoming, generous, and inclusive community as we all seek to discern the ministries to which God is calling us. In our chapel life and on retreat, in our life in Montreal and around the college, we come together before Christ and as a community to grow in the knowledge and love of God, and the love of one another.
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Staff and faculty make it a priority to be as accessible as possible. When not in meetings or classes, we usually keep our doors open and are available through other means so students feel welcome to connect or find a time to chat.
College Chaplain
Norman Robert Boie serves part-time as college chaplain for all students at Dio. He offers pastoral support to students and oversees the worship life of the community. He can be reached at [email protected]
Montreal Dio’s relationships with McGill and the Montreal School of Theology allow us to offer a world-class education while remaining an intimate community in which we all support one another as we continue to grow in our calling to serve Christ in the world. Community members are diverse in culture, theology, life experience, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race, language, and many other facets of identity. In our chapel life and on retreat, in our life in Montreal and around the college, we come together before Christ and as a community to grow in the knowledge and love of God, and the love of one another. At Dio, no one is forgotten and everyone is valued.
St. Luke’s Chapel is the heart of the college and the core of our common life. In 8 services per week, college students deepen their own life of prayer and continue to grow as worship leaders.
The academic year begins each September with a college retreat on the shores of Lac MacDonald in the beautiful Laurentian Mountains. The retreat is an opportunity to get to know other members of the college community and reflect on our common life and calling as Christians in the world.
All our work and study takes place against the backdrop of Montreal, a multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and world-class city. Montreal is home to four major universities, meaning there is always something interesting going on.
Dio’s relationships with McGill and the Montreal School of Theology allow us to offer a world-class education while remaining an intimate community in which we all support one another as we continue to grow in our calling to serve Christ in the world. At Dio, no one is forgotten and everyone is valued.
Members of our community speak many different languages at home and are committed to living and working in a francophone province in a bilingual country. Because of our association with McGill University, virtually all of the classroom teaching for our degree programs in Montreal is in English. In our life as a community and in our worship services, we seek to reflect Canada’s bilingualism. Our goal is to create a welcoming place for francophones and anglophones, giving everyone the opportunity to practice and improve their French or English.
During the week, some students choose to spend time in the dedicated student areas in the college, whether to socialize with one another or, in separate rooms, to read, study, and prepare assignments. Lockers are available for commuting students to store belongings, and a community kitchen is available to all members of the community.