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News and Programs 09.08.22
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Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration
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Last week, Emory's Hindu community celebrated the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Cannon Chapel. This festival celebrates Lord Ganesha, god of new beginnings and the remover of obstacles. The program opened with an introduction to the festival and was followed by a puja, or hospitality ritual, performed by each person towards the deity. Over 85 Emory community members from all around campus came to participate in the festivities and partake in the prasad, or blessed sweets offering, toward the end. Many thanks to the Hindu Students Association for hosting this beautiful event.
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Midweek Musical Meditation
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Wednesdays during term, 12:00-12:15 p.m. EST, Zoom and Facebook Live
September 14 marks the return of Midweek Musical Meditation, a 15 minute Zoom and Facebook Live event. All are invited to reflect and decompress in a mid-week, mid-day 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 through the link below or through our website. Like us on Facebook to recieve updates on the Livestream.
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International Community Friday Lunch
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Fridays during term, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Brooks Commons, RSVP Required Each Week
Do you like free food and making friends from all over the world? ISSS and the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life invite you to our weekly International Community Friday Lunch (ICFL) beginning September 9.
Free meals are limited to the first 100 students and scholars; therefore, please register in the Hub for each week you plan to attend.
To RSVP, please click here.
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TONIGHT: Emory Buddhist Club Guided Meditation
Thursday, September 8, 6:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join the Buddhist Club for Buddhist meditation this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. You may also come early starting at 5:30 p.m. for a period of community and snacking while they prepare for the meditation session at 6:00 p.m.
Please feel free to enjoy the provided snacks and tea before and/or after the session.
This session will be led by Sensei Michael Elliston Roshi from the Atlanta Soto Zen Center. He is the spiritual leader of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center, as well as a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA). Sensei Elliston’s book The Original Frontier: A Serious Seeker’s Guide to Zen is now available on Kindle for easy digital access.
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Muslim Jumu'ah Prayers
Fridays, 1:55 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory OSRL for Friday Prayers.
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Hindu Students Association General Body Meeting
Friday, September 9, 5:00 p.m. Cannon Chapel
Join HSA this Friday, for their first General Body Meeting. They are going to review open executive positions, play games, and have their weekly Aarti.
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Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir: First Rehearsal
Friday, September 9, 6:00 p.m., Wesley Teaching Chapel, Rita Anne Rollins Bldg
Join VOIS Gospel Choir for their choir rehearsal this Friday at 6 pm. All are still welcome to join the choir. For questions, please contact Christopher Lawrence.
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Hillel at Emory: Shabbat Services and Dinner
Fridays, 6:00 p.m. Services, 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Marcus Hillel Center
Welcome to Emory. Shabbat is a great way for students to get to know their new peers and enjoy a delicious Shabbat meal with the students and staff of Hillel.
Contact Hillel Rabbi Ilan Schwartz with your questions and inquiries. RSVP here.
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Hindu Students Association: Somasa Social
Saturday, September 10, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Join HSA on the Freshman Quad for samosas, games, and information about open leadership positions.
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Emory Catholic Community Sunday Mass
Sundays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join the Emory Catholic community for Sunday Mass. Coffee and breakfast goodies are shared after the 9 a.m. Mass in Brook Commons.
Service Project in the Atlanta Community
Saturday, September 10, 7:45 a.m., 3400 N Desert Dr., East Point, GA, 30344
Put your faith into action and join the Emory Catholic Center in working to provide food for those in need. We will meet at either the First Year Quad/AMUC Circle or at the SAAC on Clairmont campus by 7:45 AM to carpool. Sign up in advance here - limited to 10 people. If you have a car and are willing to drive (and be reimbursed for gas), please contact Michael Zauche as soon as possible.
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Beloved Community Christian Worship and Lunch in Cannon Chapel
Sundays, 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.
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Mindfulness and Wellbeing Circle
Mondays, 12:30 p.m, Cannon Chapel Room 106
Mindfulness and Wellbeing Circle is a space for cultivating and engaging in mindfulness practices for our individual and collective wellbeing. 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.
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Intervarsity: Latino Bible Study
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Centro Latinx (AMUC 116)
Join Intervarsity's Latino Fellowship on Tuesday for their weekly Bible Study.
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Graduate Muslim Student Council: Ice Cream Social
Thursday, September 15, 6:00 p.m., Candler Library Room 114
Join the GMSC for pizza, drinks, and an ice cream social. Get to know GMSC leaders and members. GMSC is an inter-school religious, educational, cultural and professional organization.
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Muslim Student Association: Welcome Back Dinner
Friday, September 16, 6:00 p.m., ESC Rooms 4,5, and 6
Emory MSA invites the community to the annual Welcome Back Dinner. MSA will be fundraising, and all proceeds are going to the Pakistan flood relief efforts. Join MSA for a night of photo booths, free food from Zyka restaurant and more.
RSVP here
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Collegiate Black Christians: Freshman Mixer
Sunday, September 18, 5:00 p.m., Freshman Quad
Join Intervarsity's Collegiate Black Christian on the Freshman Quad for a time of food, games, and free giveaways. CBC intends to create a space of fellowship for all freshmen, and the chance to meet the team and one another.
While the event is catered to freshmen, Oxford continuees, and transfer students, all are welcome to come.
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Hillel at Emory: FYSH Program
Hillel's First Year Students of Hillel (FYSH) program pairs upperclassment with underclassmen to help students get acclimated to college life.
You can apply to be a little FYSH or a big FYSH through this form.
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Grand Opening and Home Blessing, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta New Campus
Sunday, September 18, 11:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m., 2650 N. Druid Hills Road NE
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta is celebrating the opening of their new meetinghouse. All are invited to celebrate and worship with the community. Learn more here.
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TheoEd Atlanta: The Cander Foundry
Sunday, September 18, 5:00 p.m., Center Stage Theatre Atlanta
The Candler School of Theology and First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta host TheoEd Atlanta. The event features five short, TED-Style talks on spirituality and faith. Join in person or online by registering here.
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Weekly Interfaith Midday Respite Interfaith Contemplation
Wednesdays, Noon, Virtual
Interfaith Atlanta offers a weekly 30-minute virtual midday respite focused on peace, compassion and kindness at noon on Wednesdays.
Join here.
Passcode: 060135
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Volunteer Emory Welcoming Day of Service
Saturday, September 10, 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., McDonough Plaza
Volunteer Emory is hosting their annual Welcoming Day of Service, on Saturday, September 10, 2022. This event is a great opportunity for all current Emory students to come together and volunteer around Atlanta, from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM, followed by a short on-site reflection. They look forward to seeing you there.
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Twin Memorials Project
September 12-15, Multiple Locations
Emory University is committed to honoring and memorializing the untold experiences, stories, and contributions of enslaved individuals and their descendants who lived and worked on the university’s original campus in Oxford, Georgia.
Emory’s Twin Memorials Working Group will create a plan for twin memorials that articulate and interconnect the shared histories of Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses.
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JWJI: The Race and Difference Colloquium Series
Monday, September 12, Noon, Woodruff Library Jones Room
The Race and Difference Colloquium Series is back in more ways than one. The first week of programming will be with special guest, James Doucet-Battle, from University of California, Santa Cruz, who will discuss "From Social Death, Laboratory Life: Race, Diabetes, and the Science of Inclusion." To register, please click here.
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Opportunities and Resources
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CAPS Fall Workshops and Resources
Emory Counseling and Psycohological Services is hosting a series of virtual workshops on Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination, Anxiety, and Avoiding Burnout. All sessions will take place on Zoom. Register here.
Skills Groups: This includes our Stress Clinic Classes (4 sessions) and our classes on Coping with Difficult Thoughts & Feelings (5 sessions). For more information or to sign up, students can go to https://thehub.emory.edu/organization/caps
Let’s Talk: Drop-in virtual consultation service for all graduate and professional students. Info is attached and online at: https://counseling.emory.edu/community/index.html.
Support and Therapy Groups: CAPS is offering an International Student Drop-In Support Group (students do not need to be therapy clients in order to access international student support group, nor do they need to be located in the state of GA).
CAPS is also offering therapy groups. Therapy groups require that students are clients at CAPS and reside in GA. This semester’s therapy groups include: Black Graduate All-Gender Interpersonal Process Group, Graduate All-Gender Interpersonal Process Group, Black Girl Her’d Therapy Group, Grief & Loss Therapy & Support Group.
Emory Helpline: This student-run peer telephone line will run nightly from 9 p.m.-Midnight this semester.
TimelyCare: Emory has expanded medical and mental health support capacity to all Emory students, including those residing outside of GA, by offering telehealth via TimelyCare. TimelyCare offers: 24/7 TalkNow services (mental health consultation, anytime, anywhere), scheduled counseling appointments, scheduled psychiatric appointments, and on-demand and scheduled medical care. Students can download the TimelyCare app or go to timelycare.com/emory to set up an account using their Emory email address.
Learn more about programs and resources here.
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Qawwali and Bhajan: Sing and Play Sufi and Bhakti Music
1 credit course at Emory University
MUS 270 North Indian Ensemble cross-listed as MESAS 205
Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Burlington Road Building 109. No experience is required. For more information, please contact Professor Scott Kugle.
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Join SHINE
SHINE is Emory’s premier engagement program with the refugee, immigrant, and new American communities in metro Atlanta. Through educational events, celebrations, and sustained community collaboration, SHINE has contributed to a more welcoming and compassionate metro Atlanta for refugees, immigrants, and new Americans for over 15 years.
Since its inception over 2,500 members of the Emory community participated in SHINE. Volunteer Emory welcomes students, staff, faculty, and alums to join in service for all.
RSVP here for volunteering opportunities.
Learn more about SHINE here.
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Sustainability Funds Applications
Monday, September 26 at 8:00 a.m.
Emory's Office of Sustainability offers funding opportunities for Emory community members to implement new ideas and research that support innovation, knowledge-gathering, and positive behavior changes on campus. The General Sustainability and Social Justice, Green Lab, and Green Office grants are now open for the 2022-2023 academic year. Applications are due Monday, September 26 at 8:00 a.m.
To learn more and apple, click here.
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Alternative Fall Break Participant Applications: Now Open
Alternative Fall Break Applications are now open until September 10. If you're looking to spend your fall break learning about social justice topics and collaborating with community organizations, then make sure to apply. Each of the four trips focuses on a specific social justice issue within a city in the Southeast. Specifically, these include Knoxville, Asheville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta. Participants will visit these cities, work with local organizations, and gain insight into existing efforts to combat community issues. Apply here.
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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.
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.
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Das Laxana Festival
Wed., Aug. 31 – Fri., Sep. 9, 2022
Tradition: Jainism
(the Paryusana Festival of Jain Digumbar Sect): A 10-day festival that is considered to be a holy convocation. During these days, Jains impose some restraints on their daily activities by fasting, meditation and prayer. The last day of Paryusana is the most solemn occasion of forgiveness and the examination of one's own thoughts and feelings. On this day, Jains ask for forgiveness from their relatives and friends for any offense they may have committed by deed, word or thought.
Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
Thu., Sep. 8, 2022
Tradition: Christianity-Orthodox
The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on September 8 each year. The Feast commemorates the birth of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Ghambar Paitishem
Mon., Sep. 12 - Fri., Sep. 16, 2022
Tradition: Zoroastrianism
Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop and the return of herds from pasture
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Emory OSRL ENews is published weekly during 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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