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News and Programs 02.09.23
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Turkey and Syria Earthquakes: Community Gathering for Support and Response
Wednesday, February 15, Noon, Cannon Chapel
The Emory community is grieving with those impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that have taken and harmed so many lives. All are welcome to gather in community for a time of sharing remarks, prayers, and resources for support and action. Refreshments will follow. Sponsored by Emory University OSRL with Campus Life, CAPS, FSAP, GMSC, ISSS, MESAS, and MSA.
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Mahashivratri Temple Visit 2023
Saturday, February 18, 8:30-11:45 p.m.
For the upcoming festival of Mahashivratri ("The great night of Shiva"), Emory's Hindu Chaplaincy and the Hindu Students Association are planning a visit to the Hindu Temple of Atlanta on February 18 to witness their worship and have darshan of Bhagavan Shiva. If you are interested, please fill out this RSVP form by February 14. Program details:
- 8:30-8:45 pm: Gather outside Rita Ann Rollins Building at 1531 Dickey Drive
- 8:45 pm: Depart campus by bus for Hindu Temple of Atlanta
- 9:30 pm: Shiva worship, dance performances, music, light prasad (blessed food)
- 11:00 pm - Depart from Temple
- 11:45 pm - Arrive back on campus (Rita Ann Rollins Building)
All are welcome to join. We will be traveling together by bus.
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Soul Food Gospel Fest
Sunday, February 19, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Emory Student Center, Multipurpose Room 4
Join Emory's Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir and wonderful guest gospel choirs from the Greater Atlanta area for a celebration with music, liturgical dance, spoken word, trivia, and games. Soul food refreshments will be provided.
Join us as we celebrate Jesus and Black History Month.
For more information, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
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Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel or Livestream
All are invited to an Ash Wednesday Service to mark the beginning of the Lenten season with prayer, scripture, and the imposition of ashes.
A reflection will be given by The Rev. Dr. Letitia M. Campbell, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Ethics and Society in the Candler School of Theology.
Attend in person or via livestream here.
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Weekday Morning Prayer in Lent
February 23-April 6, 9:30-9:45 a.m., Rustin Chapel (the small side chapel in the Cannon Chapel sanctuary)
This year, the Christian Chaplain and Christian Religious Life Affiliates are collaborating to offer weekday morning prayers during the season of Lent. From February 23 to April 6 (excluding spring break), Monday-Friday, you are invited to join us in prayer from 9:30-9:45 am in Rustin Chapel (the small side chapel in the Cannon Chapel sanctuary). Please see below for the weekly schedule of prayer leaders.
Our Lenten prayer practice will prepare us for our Holy Week services, which you can find listed in this semester’s preaching schedule too.
Lenten Prayer Schedule:
- Monday: Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
- Tuesday: Bread Coffeehouse
- Wednesday: Grace House (Lutheran)
- Thursday: University Catholic Center
- Friday: Reformed University Fellowship (PCA)
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University Catholic Center: Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule
As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday calls us to remember our earthly mortality and thus repent and believe in the gospel.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
- 7:30 a.m. - Mass at Cannon Chapel at Emory University
- 11:30 a.m. - Reconciliation at the University Catholic Center
- 12:00 p.m. - Mass at the University Catholic Center
- 7:00 p.m. - Reconciliation at Cannon Chapel at Emory University
- 7:30 p.m. - Mass at Cannon Chapel at Emory University
We look forward to worshiping and celebrating with you throughout the week. Learn more here.
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Dean's Interfaith Speaker Series Recap
On Friday, January 27, OSRL hosted the first installment of our new Interfaith Speaker Series, as Dr. Celene Ibrahim came to campus to speak to Candler and OSRL on "Women and Gender in the Qur'an" and "Monotheism in Islam and Other Faiths." This first installment of this series meant to encouarge interfaith learning and conversation was cosponsored with MSA, GMSC, and MESAS, and we shared a delicious halal lunch, great community, and thoughtful questions and conversation.
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February Is Islamic Awareness Month: Muslim Call to Prayer
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Fridays in February, 1:45 p.m., Call to Prayer: Cox Hall; Friday Prayer: Cannon Chapel
The Emory Muslim Students Association and the Graduate Muslim Student Council celebrate the month of February as Islamic Awareness Month, and by longstanding tradition, the Muslim call to prayer (adhan) is played on Fridays after the 1:45 p.m. chimes from the Cox Hall carillon. This call to prayer announces the time for Jumu'ah prayers, the weekly communal prayer held on Fridays at 1:55 p.m. in Cannon Chapel.
The call to prayer is a general statement of Islamic belief and a summons to prayer, traditionally recited from mosque minarets five times a day.
For more information, please contact OSRL Muslim Religious Life Scholar Dr. Isam Vaid.
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Midweek Music Meditation
Wednesdays during Term, 12:00-12:15 p.m. EST, Zoom and Facebook Live
All are invited to reflect and decompress in a midweek, midday time of sacred music. Join Music Director, Maury Allums and the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life in taking a moment to breathe and connect with others in our community. Register on Zoom here. Like us on Facebook to receive updates on the Livestream. Below is a recording of last week's musical meditation.
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Midweek Music Meditation - 2.8.23
This week, we reflect on Black History Month and remember the tragic loss of life due to the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
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Apply to Live in the Emory Bayit Jewish Culture House
The Emory Bayit, located in the charming Asbury House in the peaceful Peavine Creek woods (764 Peavine Creek Road), provides its residents with more than a Jewish living experience – it fosters a dynamic student-led environment with the objective of stimulating personal growth, leadership development, Jewish education, and commitment to Jewish community and traditions. The Bayit is a facility that allows Jewish students to practice Kashrut, Shabbat, holidays, and other customs with ease, while fostering a warm community committed to a pluralistic Jewish lifestyle.
Who Can Apply? Spaces in Emory Bayit are open to all rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
How to Apply: Please complete your 2023/2024 Housing Agreement on your MyHousing portal, beginning January 25, 2023. Answer “yes” you are interested in Theme Housing. A supplemental application will become available to you on your MyHousing page. Please indicate which theme community you are interested in applying for. Learn more here.
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TONIGHT: Buddhist Guided Meditation
Thursday, February 9, 6:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
Join us for Buddhist meditation this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. You may also come early starting at 5 pm for the new weekly tea ceremony and the usual snacks while we prepare for the meditation session.
Note that while the meditation will be taking place upstairs in the Sanctuary, the 5:00 p.m. tea and snacks will remain in Room 106. They will be there for your enjoyment before and after the meditation. For questions, please contact Venerable Priya Sraman. This meditation will be led by Bhante Deepankara. He is a Sri Lankan monk from Georgia Buddhist Vihara in Stonecrest, Georgia.
Please feel free to enjoy the provided snacks and tea before and/or after the session.
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Muslim Jumu'ah Prayers
Fridays, 1:55 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory's Muslim community for Friday Prayers. For questions, please contact Isam Vaid.
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Hindu Aarti
Fridays, 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory's Hindu Chaplaincy and Hindu Students Association for weekly Aarti prayers and community. Contact: Hindu Chaplain Shweta Chaitanya, shewta.chaitanya@emory.edu.
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Emory Hillel: Shabbat Service and Dinner
Friday, February 10, 2023, 6:00 p.m., Marcus Hillel Center
Join Hillel at Emory for Shabbat this Spring semester. Services begin at 6:00 p.m. and dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.
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Muslim Students Association: Brothers Barbecue
Saturday, February 11, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Clairmont Field
Calling all Brothers to our annual Brothers Barbeque. Join us at the Clairmont Field for soccer, spike ball and flag football.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Beloved Community Protestant Worship
Sundays during term, 11:00 a.m. Service, Noon Lunch, Cannon Chapel
Emory Beloved Community is a weekly progressive ecumenical Protestant worship service for the campus community, held in Cannon Chapel and followed by a free lunch.
All are welcome.
For more information please contact Christian Chaplain Rev. Maddie Henderson.
Preacher for February 12: Liz Martin, Ministerial Fellow, Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religous Life
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Bread Coffeehouse Superbowl Party
Sunday, February 12, 6:00 p.m., Bread Coffeehouse
Happy first week of February from Bread. Cheer for the Eagles or the Chiefs with all your Bread friends this Sunday. Come eat pizza, play commercial bingo, and sit by the fire. Bring your best appetizer to compete in our appetizer competition with interns as judges.
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Emory MSA Movie Screening
Thursday, February 16, 6:30 p.m., White Hall 206
Join Emory MSA on February 16 to see a movie screening of “In Search of My Sister,” a film spreading awareness on the plight of Uyghur Muslims in China.
It will be followed by a moderated Q&A with the movie's director on zoom.
We hope to see you there. Learn more here.
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2023 Tenenbaum Lecture
Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., White Hall 205
Dr. Fader asks, “What would you do if you questioned your religious faith, but revealing your doubts would cause you to lose your family and the only way of life you had ever known?”
This talk will explore the heart-wrenching dilemmas of married ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and women in New York who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, in English and Yiddish, while remaining in their communities to protect those they love.
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Emory University Catholic Center: Spring Semester Mass and Reconciliation Schedule
Saturday, 5:00 p.m., Oxford College Day Chapel
Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Emory University Cannon Chapel
Sunday, 6:00 p.m., Emory University Cannon Chapel
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m., University Catholic Center Halligan Chapel
Sundays from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. - Reconciliation at Cannon Chapel at Emory University
Sundays from 5:30 to 5:50 a.m. - Reconciliation at Cannon Chapel at Emory University
Reconciliation can also be scheduled at other times by contacting the chaplain. Weekday Mass times and locations will be announced soon.
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Reformed University Fellowship: Small Group
Please join RUF for the Bible Study small groups that start at the beginning of next week.
For more information on RUF Emory, please contact George Hamm.
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Mindfulness and Well-Being Circle
Mondays, 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel, Room 106
Mindfulness and Well-Being Circle is a space for cultivating and engaging in mindfulness practices for our individual and collective well-being. It is a place for community, rest, and learning. All are welcome to the circle for group meditations, contemplations, and reflections facilitated by Buddhist Chaplain Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Latino Bible Study
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Centro Latinx (AMUC 116)
Join us tomorrow for our first Bible study of the semester. Come explore your faith in community :) Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there. Click here for more information.
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Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship: Board Game and Bible Study Thursdays
Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Take a break from studying for Bible study, board games, and fellowship with graduate students.
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Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship: Friday Dinner
Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m., Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Join Intervarsity for our monthly dinner and speaker event. Dinner and fellowship with graduate students provided. Register here.
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Sound Bath Meditation
Monday, February 13, 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel, Room 106
Join The Health 1,2,3,4 Program with the Center for the Study of Human Health, in partnership with Emory Buddhist Chaplaincy, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life for an hour of Sound Bath and Meditation.
The event is limited to 35 participants and reservation is required. To RSVP, click here.
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Emory Black Student Union: Black History Month Events
Join the Emory Community and EBSU in celebrating Black History Month. Check out this calendar of events and see more on Instagram.
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Douglass Day Activities for Emory Community
Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 p.m., Jones Room
Students, faculty, and staff can join in on Emory’s activities for Douglass Day, a national annual program that honors the legacy of abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895).
The group will be transcribing the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893), one of the earliest Black women to edit a newspaper, serve as a Civil War recruiter, attend law school, and much more. Register here.
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The Hatchery Presents: Cafe Slow Down
Friday, February 17, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Cannon Chapel room 314
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the unrealistic expectation to constantly hustle, take on more, and succeed at everything? Would you like resources and support to resist grind culture, prioritize your wellbeing, and avoid burnout? Join us next Friday for an anti-grind culture discussion circle and support group. Please RSVP using this link.
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The Many Lives of Andrew Young: A Conversation with Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs
Wednesday, February, 22, 7 p.m., Emory Student Center
Emory Libraries is proud to host Ambassador Andrew Young and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs to celebrate the recent publication of the book “The Many Lives of Andrew Young,” written by Suggs. Young, a civil rights icon who turns 91 in March, was a two-term mayor of Atlanta, US ambassador to the United Nations, and served in the US House of Representatives.
Young will share stories from his time at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Suggs has been a reporter at the AJC since 1997, currently covering race and culture. He is also the publisher of the paper’s weekly Black-oriented newsletter, Unapologetically ATL.
The conversation, part of Emory's observance of Black History Month, will be followed by a Q-and-A session. Books will be available for sale at the event, and a book signing will follow the conversation. Learn more and RSVP here.
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Dinner with 12 Strangers
February 23-26
Dinner with 12 Strangers connects current Emory students and alumni for a free meal off campus. D12 is a way for all Emory students to meet new friends, make valuable professional connections, and converse with current and future leaders. Sign up here by Friday, February 17. Dinners will take place February 23-26.
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| Opportunities and Resources
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Eagle Food Pantry
Mon/Wed 9-5 p.m., Tues/Thurs 9-6:30 p.m., Bread Coffeehouse (1227 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307)
The Eagle Food Pantry is open to all Emory University students.
Here are the hours of operation for the Spring 2023 semester. Learn more here.
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Tam Institute for Jewish Studies: Study Abroad in Poland
May 14-23, 2023
This program provides students with the opportunity to explore a thousand years of Jewish life in Poland, study the history of Nazi occupation and Soviet domination, and consider the flourishing of Jewish life in Poland today alongside the country’s grappling with its history and role in the Holocaust.
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2023 Ethnic Young Adult Internship
June 4-July 29, 2023
Are you interested in the work of Church & Society, advocacy, faith formation, and justice?
The General Board of Church and Society is recruiting Ethnic Young Adult interns for the summer of 2023. The program runs from June 4 to July 29, 2023. The application and full description is on our website.
Click here to apply, and visit this link to hear more about the program’s impact through an alum reflection. Program qualifications:
- Be a member of The United Methodist Church
- Be between 18 and 22 years old (Central Conference interns are accepted up to 24 years old)
- Be at the academic level of a rising sophomore, junior or senior in college/university studies or employed full-time
- Show active leadership and participation in the local church/community and involvement in social justice activities
- Self-identify as a person of color
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Emory Buddhist Club Buddy Program
EBC is starting a new buddy program in order to foster a more tight-knit community amongst our members. If you’d like to participate and be matched with your buddy, please fill out the EBC Buddy Match Form.
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Social Justice Internship Program
Application Deadline: February 28, Midnight
Would you like to see equality and equity for all people? Are you committed to creating change? Apply to the social justice internship program at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC.
The internship does not require students to be Christian, but a student would need to be comfortable participating in our congregation.
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Volunteer Emory: Alternative Spring Breaks Participant Applications
Passionate about volunteering in communities in the American Southeast? Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips offer unique opportunities for service and learning outside the Emory campus.
Volunteer Emory organizes a series of local and regional service trips designed to nurture meaningful student development through projects that offer community engagement, exposure to social justice issues and cultural events, and a unique hands-on education. The mission of each trip is to allow students to collaborate with non-profits and community change agents through service projects and cultural experiences.
Participant applications for Volunteer Emory's Alternative Spring Breaks are open until 11:59 pm EST on February 12. If you're looking to spend part of your spring break learning about social justice topics and collaborating with community organizations, this opportunity is for you. Each of this semester's three trips focuses on a specific social justice issue, including food justice and homelessness. Access the application on EmoryOPEN here. Contact ccmcca2@emory.edu for any questions.
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Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship: Lenten Devotional - "A Just Passion"
The Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship will be gathering throughout the season of Lent to collectively complete devotional time.
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International Intervaristy Fellowship
The International Intervarsity Fellowship, a sister organization of the Graduate Christian Fellowship, is hosting weekly events throughout the semester.
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Weekly Spiritual Gatherings
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There are a plethora of weekly religious and philosophical gatherings offered at Emory. Many of them are listed here and at the button below. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact many of our undergraduate and graduate communities directly or contact our religious life affiliates and OSRL staff.
For questions, or to add an item to our weekly gatherings page, please email our office here.
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Upcoming Religious Holidays
These events are drawn from the multifaith calendar maintained by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School. To see more upcoming religious holidays and festivals, please click here.
Nirvana Day
Wed., Feb. 15, 2023
Tradition: Buddhism
In the northern tradition, it commemorates the parinirvana of the Buddha. In cultures of Southeast Asia, the buddha's parinirvana is remembered during Wesak. The dates and names of Buddhist celebrations vary significantly among cultures and communities.
Laylat al-Isra'wa al-Mi'raj (Mi'raj al-Nabiy)
Fri., Feb. 17, 2023
Tradition: Islam
Commemorates the ascension (al-Mi'raj) of the Prophet to heaven following his night journey (al Isra') from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascent to heaven and return the same night. Begins at sundown.
Maha Shivaratri
Sat., Feb. 18, 2023
Tradition: Hinduism
A feast dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. The night before the feast fasting is observed, texts are recited, songs are sung, and stories told in honor of this God whose cosmic dance creates, preserves, destroys, and recreates the world.
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Emory OSRL ENews is published weekly during the term by the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life publicizing Atlanta-campus spiritual life programs. It is not a comprehensive listing. For Oxford College spiritual life, please click here. To submit information or to update your preferences, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
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