Monday

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Olympics with Donuts and ISS Take a break from your day, and join us in the Olympics with Donuts and ISS event to cheer on your country with fellow international students!

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: French Lunch @Mac Campus (Graduate) Join us for a relaxed lunch where you can practice French, meet new people, and enjoy free food! Whether you’re a beginner or fluent, this is a great opportunity to connect with fellow students and have fun in a friendly, French-speaking environment.

12:30 PM: Pasta Lunch Come join the Newman Centre every Monday for a wonderful pasta lunch cooked by director Robin!

1:00 - 2:30 PM: Ready, Set, FRIEND!!- Speeding Friending at the Hub Ready? Set? Friend! As the February Theme at the Hub is Effective Communication, join our Hub Peer Supporters for some fast fun friending, with quippy questions and refreshments!

5:00 - 6:00 PM: Hosted at MORSL: McGill Meditation Club Practice Join McGill Meditation Club at MORSL's Meditation Space to practice diverse meditation techniques.

5:30 - 6:30 PM: Tajweed Classes for Sisters with the MSA. This class is designed for students at a beginner to intermediate level. If you can read Arabic, this course is perfect for you. We will explore key Tajweed rules. Location: SSMU 436.

6:00 - 8:30 PM: Lunar New Year Hot Pot Celebrate Chinese New Year with International Student Fellowship and GCF! Sign up on their link.

Tuesday

10:00 - 11:00 AM: The Presence Project with the Newman Centre A New Year effort to help students step back from phone use and make more room for prayer and quiet. For info and to sign up, contact alexandra.johnson [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Alexandra).

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Art Hive Open Studio The McGill Art Hive is a space devoted to making art and community, located within the Healthy Living Annex at the Student Wellness Hub.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Neurodivergent and Chronic Conditions Student Support Group A support group for neurodivergent students and students living with chronic conditions who are seeking support.

12:00 PM: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Shmuly and Chabad.

12:00 - 2:00 PM: Mount Royal Wellness Walk The McGill Wellness Hub is partnering with Athletics and Recreation to invite you for a leisure walk on the iconic Mount Royal!

12:00 - 2:00 PM: Snow Sculpting Spectacle @ Macdonald Campus Bundle up and join us for Snow Much Fun! In the spirit of Hub's Theme of Effective Communication this month, Grab a friend (or two), and come work together build your own snow sculpture.

2:30 - 4:00 PM: Plant Pot Painting Take a break, get creative, and bring a little greenery into your winter semester! Co‑hosted by the Art Hive and Campus Life & Engagement.

5:00 PM: Taco Tuesday is now every Tuesday at noon at the Newman Centre! Join us for a $5 lunch!

5:30 - 6:30 PM: Learning to Swim in Troubled Waters at the Newman Centre. A Conversation with Tom Mulclair on Politics and Civic Engagement.

5:30 - 7:30 PM: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner with The Church of A&P's Young Adult Ministry Tradition is that on the eve of Lent, families gather to eat pancakes. Join us in the Kildonan Hall at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul for an evening of fun, food and fellowship. The menu is pancakes (of course!), with all the trimmings: sausages, bean casseroles, fresh fruit, and even a Mardi Gras cake!

5:30 - 8:30 PM: Film Screening and Live Panel: A Place Where I Belong Join us for a powerful screening of the award-winning Canadian documentary A Place Where I Belong, followed by a live panel discussion with people featured in the film. The film follows six 2SLGBTQIA+ people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their fight for visibility and freedom.

6:00 PM: Hillel BBQ A very special collab. Hillel MTL x Smash MZL!!!

6:30 - 8:30 PM: Tuesday Night Bible Study with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Location: SSMU Bldg./ University Centre room 436.

Wednesday

11:45 - 12:45 PM: Student Parent Midday Meetup Take a break and connect with fellow student parents over tea, conversation, and relaxing activities.

12:30 PM: Lunch and Learn (Wednesday) with Rabbi Shmuly and Chabad.

12:30 - 1:30 PM: B-Well Drop-In for Black Students The B-Well drop-ins will create an opportunity for Black students to take a wellness break, connect with peers, and their LWA/Counsellor.

1:30 - 3:00 PM: Digital Wellbeing Series: Focus & Productivity Join the Digital Well-being Series, offered by the hub and designed to cultivate mindfulness about screen time and its impacts.

5:30 - 7:30 PM: Hosted at MORSL: Weekly Diwan with McGill Sikh Students' Association Take a mindful pause with us at our weekly Rehras Sahib and Kirtan on campus.

6:00 PM: St. Martha's Weekly Bible Study Our Bible study happens every Wednesday. It starts at 6 p.m. Meet at Undercroft, 635 rue Ste-Catherine ouest, Montreal. Email sarah [at] stemarthe.ca if interested or for more information.

6:00 - 8:00 PM: Grad Winter Social - Speed Friending Join us for a Speed Friending event at Thomson House, hosted in collaboration with PGSS.

7:00 PM: NCSS YA Group at the Newman Centre. Community. Conversations. Impact.

7:00 PM: Discipleship Group with Power 2 Change A community journey that includes Bible study.

7:00 - 8:30 PM: Sacred Holidays: An Online Lecture by Encounter World Religions Celebrations, deeply held traditions, community events and personal rituals give a richness to religions and guide us from cradle to grave. MORSL and McGill student participants will enjoy an online talk together to explore the role that sacred holidays play in personal, family and community. Hosted by Encounter World Religions.

Thursday

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Soup and Bagel Lunch at the Newman Centre The inimitable Soup and Bagel has returned to the Centre this week, so join us at noon every Thursday for a delicious $5 lunch!

3:30 - 4:30 PM: Tajweed Classes for Brothers with the MSA. This class is designed for students at a beginner to intermediate level. If you can read Arabic, this course is perfect for you. We will explore key Tajweed rules. Location: Musallah (SSMU B-09).

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Sisters' Weekly Surah As-Sajdah Memorization with the MSA. This semester, join us in memorizing Surah As-Sajdah! Already memorized it before? You’re still very welcome - this class is also open to those looking to revise and strengthen their recitation.

4:30 - 8:00 PM: The Believer's Light: An Iftar of Reflection Join the MSA for this year’s first Ramadan Iftar! Break your fast with the community, renew your commitment to this Ramadan, and reflect on your goals and intentions. Dress code: We encourage everyone to wear thobes or abayas!

5:00 - 6:30 PM: Contemplative Circle Join student facilitators Kook and Josh for a 90-minute session grounded in Tibetan Buddhist practices.

7:00 PM: Pub Night with the JLSA

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Dua e Kumayl with McGill TMA All are welcome to be part of this gathering and connect with our community, happening every Thursday. Persian tea will be served. Location: SSMU Building, Room 403, 4th Floor

7:30 PM: Peace, Love & Karaoke with Hillel MTL.
70s night. One mic. No judgment.
Dress up, pick a song, sing loud.

Friday

10:30 - 11:30 AM: Crepes and Cafe at the Newman Centre Join us at the Centre every Friday morning at 10:30 for a lovely breakfast of crepes! $1 each.

10:30 AM -1:00 PM: Art Hive Open Studio The McGill Art Hive is a space devoted to making art and community, located within the Healthy Living Annex at the Student Wellness Hub.

12:00 PM: Is the Harmony in the Room with Us? Join the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) and the Interfaith Center at Miami University for a timely conversation. A candid contextual reflection on where we stand locally, nationally, and globally today, challenging the comforting but often vague rhetoric that surrounds interfaith engagement. This conversation will ask whether the language of “harmony” has at times obscured deeper tensions, inequalities, and unresolved harms within these spaces—and when we face these harder truths, what we gain from the deeper wisdom of our traditions for ourselves and the world.

1:00 - 2:30 PM: Islamic and Jewish Penalties: Punishment or Rehabilitation with the JLSA. Speakers include Tasneem Alawadhi and Rabbi Michael Whitman Come join us for a thoughtful discussion! Please register at the link in their IG bio. Lunch included.

6:00 - 8:00 PM: Faith Exploration with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Come for good conversations. Bring your doubts, perspectives and questions!

7:30 PM: Women's Discipleship Group with Power 2 Change (Women's group) A community journey that includes Bible study.

Saturday

10:00 AM: Mosque Clean-up Drive with MMAC As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, join the MMAC team in helping clean out mosques for the Muslim community. They will clean the Canadian Institute of Islamic Civilization at 615 Rue Belmont, Montréal.

11:00 AM: Potluck Style Brunch and Rosary with the NCSS.

Sunday

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Day trips to the Gault Nature Reserve Fresh air, snowy summits, and free hot beverage. Join Athletics and Recreation at the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: My Neighbour’s Faith: Gurudwara Sahib Québec-Montréal Learn about Sikhism and the Sikh community in Canada by joining a local community for kirtan (songs and prayers) and langar (community meal). We'll have time to discuss and learn from Juss Kaur, MORSL’s Sikh faith volunteer leader in our Multifaith Network.

2:00 - 4:00 PM: Sip & Paint Bake We will have hot chocolate, tea and coffee!!! Braid and paint your challah with members of Nazun and the McGill Visual Arts Society. (This is a non alcoholic event)

Looking for Sunday church services and other recurring faith gatherings on Sundays? Check MORSL's Spiritual Community and Worship Page