This October, we will gather at St Paul's Carroll Street in Brooklyn, NY for the 14th Annual Conference. Our theme this year is "That Wonderful and Sacred Mystery."
The conference begins with Registration and the Welcome Reception at 3:00 on Tuesday and ends with Mass on Friday at noon. The conference experience will include plenary sessions with each of our keynote speakers, a panel discussion, breakout sessions, beautiful liturgies, time for confession and spiritual direction, and plenty of time for social interaction.
Keynote Speakers
The Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley
Sarah Coakley received degrees from Cambridge (BA/MA, PhD) and Harvard (Th.M). She has taught at Lancaster University (1976-1991), Oriel College, Oxford (1991-93), Harvard Divinity School (1993-2007; Mallinckrodt Professor, 1995-2007), and served as visiting Professorship at Princeton University (2003-4). In addition, in 2012, she gave the Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen. Most recently, she was the Norris-Hulse Professor at Cambridge University from 2007 to 2018.
Other prestigious academic positions include Honorary Professor at the Logos Institute, St. Andrews University in 2018, and in 2019 was a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne and Rome). She is an Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, an Emeritus Fellow of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a member of the European Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sarah Coakley has received honorary degrees from the Universities of Lund, St Andrews, Toronto (St Michael’s College), and London (Heythrop College). At this time, she is completing the remaining volumes of her systematic theology, as well as editing her recent papers in philosophy of religion.
Dr. David Hurd
Dr. David Hurd is well-known as a composer, church musician, and concert organist in the United States. In addition to his many awards and accolades in relation to his organ performance and expertise, he holds honorary doctorates from multiple institutions. He taught on the faculty of The General Theological Seminary from 1976-2015 and has also taught at Duke University, Manhattan School of Music, Westminster Choir College, and Yale University.
He holds degrees from Oberlin College (undergraduate) and also studied at the Juilliard School, the High School of Music and Art, the Manhattan School of Music, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
In addition to being a sought-after concert organist who has performed globally, he has won awards in organ performance and improvisation. He has composed and published many choral, vocal, organ, and liturgical works. Since 2016, he has been Organist and Music Director of St. Mary the Virgin in Times Square.
Accommodations (Attendees must book their rooms in advance)
1) New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
- use this link for the SCP group rate booking.
- We chose this particular hotel because of the proximity to the subway.
Financial assistance is available. Please contact Mthr. Melanie Rowell, Society Convener, for more information.