The Asia Society Hong Kong Centre will be organizing a special workshop at St. Anne’s for children aged 6-12.  The workshop will focus on the mission to China of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci.

Sunday, September 14th, 2:00PM to 4:30PM, in the CCD classroom.

Exploration, trade, and Jesuit missions brought Italians to Asia as early as the late 1200s.  Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci was one of the most notable pioneers in European-Chinese cultural dialogue.  In the year that Caravaggio painted the second Supper at Emmaus (exhibited recently in Hong Kong), 1605-1606, Ricci was also leaving marks of Christ’s teaching in a book of woodcuts for Chinese officials for which he was asked to provide visual illustrations.

Through age-appropriate arts and crafts activities, this interactive workshop will provide students with fun opportunities to revisit Ricci's journey to the East, recreate inventions he brought about, and understand how Ricci paved the way for the two nations to inspire and influence each other for hundreds of years to come.

For inquiries and sign up, please email Irene Jackson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Volunteers needed please to help with the children's craft!