Sister Monica Clare Weekend

September 27-28, 2025

Interweave’s Book of the Year Event with Sister Monica Clare

Saturday, September 28 | 4–6 pm | Parish Hall

Christ Church in Short Hills is delighted to host Interweave’s Book of the Year celebration featuring Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare.

Publishers Weekly praises the memoir as “a tender autobiography [that] offers encouragement for any reader who’s struggled to find their place in the world.”

Now you have the chance to meet her in person and hear her story.

Saturday, September 27

4:00–5:00 pm — Book Talk & Q+A

5:00–6:00 pm — Book Signing & Social Hour
 
Suggested Donation: $20 | Register Here

Guest Preacher at Christ Church

Sunday, September 28 | 8am & 10am

We are thriller to welcome Sister Monica Clare as our guest preacher at the 8am and 10am services (10am will be livestreamed here). She will also lead our Holy Grounds conversation at 9am, and sign books. Join us for this inspiring Sunday as we celebrate her extraordinary story.

Sister Monica Clare is the Sister Superior of the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, NJ, and a spiritual counselor specializing in religious trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Before becoming a nun in 2012, she worked as a photo editor in Los Angeles, performed in an acoustic rock duo, and appeared in an improv comedy troupe. A longtime friend of Interweave, she has also been featured on The Today Show and Anderson Cooper 360.