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Term At A Glance

Chapel Services

(Services are held in Skinner Memorial Chapel unless otherwise noted.  Soup suppers follow the Sunday afternoon services.)

Sunday, April 7, 5:00 p.m.

Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance) Service

Rabbi Shosh Dworsky

Gerry Franks, guest speaker

Vigil and Reading of Names begins at 4:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, April 14, 5:00 p.m.

Bilingual Catholic Mass

Father Denny Dempsey

Coro Santo Domingo

 

Sunday, April 21, 5:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Christian Service

Carleton’s Mustard Seed Praise Band

 

Sunday, April 28, 5:00 p.m.

Interfaith Social Action (IFSA) Service

IFSA Student Group

 

Sunday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Service

Reverend Kristin Maier ’92

Brunch follows the service.

 

Sunday, May 12, 5:00 p.m.

Orthodox Christian Vespers Service

Father Christopher Maciolek

 

Sunday, May 19, 5:00 p.m.

Catholic Mass

Father Denny Dempsey

Joyful Noise Choir

 

Sunday, May 26, 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Buddhist Vesak (Celebration of the Buddha’s Birth, Awakening and Death)

Bhante Sathi

Meditation Retreat from 2:00 – 4:45 p.m., followed at 5:00 p.m. by Buddhist Meditation, Ritual, Teachings, and Dinner

 

Sunday, June 2, 5:00 p.m.

Senior Chapel Service

Senior Guest Speakers: Gabe Keller, Katie Powell, and Breanna Tetreault

 

Weekly Services/Practices/Groups

Book of Job Philosophy Study Group

Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Sevy Meeting Room

Weekly student discussion group on why bad

things happen to good people, as inspired by the Book of Job.   Contact:  weinstem

 

Interfaith Social Action (IFSA)

Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m., Chapel Lounge

Students meet to talk about and do social change

work in the local community.  Contact: powellk

 

Torah Through A Rabbinic Lens

Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m., Page House East

Led by Rabbi Shosh Dworsky.  Pizza is provided.

 

EvenSong: Contemplative Christian Song and Prayer

Wednesdays, 8:30 – 9:00 p.m., Chapel Main Sanctuary

Ecumenical Christian worship with music, readings, and meditative silence.

 

Buddhist Meditation, Teaching, and Discussion

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m., Chapel Sanctuary or Lounge

Led by Bhante Sathi, Sri Lankan monk, or students.

 

Compline (Night Prayer) Services

Thursdays from 9:00 – 9:30 p.m., Little Chapel

Service in Christian tradition to conclude the day.  Contacts: olsonk and rowes

 

Jewish Shabbat Services

Fridays at 6:00 p.m., Page House East  

Led by Rabbi Shosh Dworsky or students. 

 

Islam Inquiry and Discussion

Fridays at 5:00 p.m., Chapel Lounge

Led by students.  Contact: jafrii

 

Yoga with a Twist

Saturdays at 1:00 p.m., Chapel Sanctuary

Led by Breanna Tetreault.

 

“The Challenges Facing Post-Apartheid South Africa”

Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m., Concert Hall

Public lecture by Ela Gandhi, peace activist and granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Cosponsored with French and Francophone Studies, Distinguished Women Visitors Fund, College Relations, and the Humanities Center.

 

Memorial Day Vigil

Monday, May 27, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Chapel

 

Occasional Events

Reflections Series: What Matters To Me And Why?

A continuing series of talks on life, work and meaning.   Cosponsored with EthIC.

Guest speaker:  Qiguang Zhao, Burton and Lily Levin Professor of Chinese

Thursday, April 11, 12:00 p.m., Library Athenaeum

Guest Speaker:  John Tymoczko, Towsley Professor of Biology

Thursday, May 16, 12:00 p.m., Library Athenaeum

 

Plato’s Cave

Tuesdays – April 9 and May 7, 7:00 p.m., Cave

Campus-wide open discussion of large, ethically relevant questions and an ice-cream bar. Questions may include: What is your obligation to humanity? What is your purpose in the world? Are you valuable because of who you are or what you do?

Contacts:  tetreaub, powellk, stolli, weinstem

 

Gospel Brunch

Sundays – April 28 and May 19 at 11:00 a.m., Chapel Lounge

All singers are welcome for singing and brunch.  Cosponsored with OIIL.

 

Religious Road Trips

First Universal Society of Mpls. – Unitarian Universalist

Sunday, April 14 – leaving campus at 10:00 a.m.

Contact:  weinstem

 

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church – Catholic

Sunday, April 21 – leaving campus at 10:00 a.m.

Contact:  olsonk