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News and Programs 02.16.23
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WISE Pre-Orientation Peer Mentor Applications Open Now
Application Deadline: Sunday, February 26
Interested in engaging with diverse spiritual traditions? Looking to have deep conversations and build strong connections? Apply to be a WISE Peer Mentor and guide first-year students in a five-day interfaith pre-orientation program designed to build deep community, grapple with contemporary issues through an interfaith lens, and engage with a multitude of spiritual communities at Emory and in Atlanta. We welcome applications from all religious, non-religious, spiritual, and ethical identities. Peer Mentors receive a $600 stipend, enjoy covered delicious meals, transportation during the program, and early move-in.
During the program, participants will:
- Explore Atlanta and the Emory campus through visits to vibrant religious and philosophical communities and service and social justice organizations
- Grow your religious and philosophical literacy skills by experiencing different spiritual practices and meeting leaders from different background
- Build leadership skills through workshops and small-group discussion
- Connect with other students and build long-lasting friendships
- Enjoy fun activities such as outdoor barbeques, campus scavenger hunts, and more
Program timeline (subject to change):
- Peer Mentor Move-in: Friday, August 11
- Peer Mentor Training: Saturday, August 12-Sunday, August 13
- WISE Program: Monday, August 14-Friday, August 18
A more robust job description can be found on the application here. For questions, please email OSRL Program Coordinator Caroline Penfield at caroline.penfield@emory.edu.
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Vigil for Earthquake Victims in Syria and Turkey Recap
A crowd of about 80 Emory community members gathered into Cannon Chapel on Wednesday, February 15, seeking togetherness while honoring lives lost to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Members from all corners of the Emory community attended, sharing their connections to the area and resources for support. Read more here.
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"Beyond Bilal: Black History in Islam," Mustafa Briggs Lecture
Thursday, February 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Don’t miss out on an invaluable experience to learn about the richness of Black history in Islam. The Emory Muslim Student Association board has worked hard to organize this event with the esteemed Ustaadh Mustafa Briggs. We are so excited to benefit from his knowledge, and we hope you all are too. Cosponsored by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and Emory Campus Life Belonging, Community and Justice.
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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, Noon, 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 good news.
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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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 - 2.15.23
This week, we remember the victims of the tragic mass shooting this week at Michigan State University, as well as the anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018.
Director of Music Maury Allums shares "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Burt Bacharach.
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TONIGHT: Buddhist Guided Meditation
Thursday, February 16, 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 week, EBC is pleased to welcome back Jian Gan Shifu from Dharma Jewel Monastery. This monastery, established in Atlanta in 2009, is the largest Chinese Chan monastery in the Southeastern United States. It also is an affiliate monastery for Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Taiwan.
Please feel free to enjoy the provided snacks and tea before and/or after the session.
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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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Bread Coffeehouse DBS
Thursday, February 16, 7:15 p.m., Bread Coffeehouse
Join our family and friends at Bread Coffeehouse for a dinner of chicken nachos and churros, the band Okay Kenedi, and a story from Caroline. Learn more here.
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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 Mahashivratri/GBM
Friday February 17, 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join the Hindu Students Association this Friday at 5:00 p.m. in Cannon Chapel Sanctuary to celebrate “The Great Night of Shiva” or Mahashivratri. There will be some calming chants and aarti as well as a DIY japa mala (prayer bead) making session. Learn more here.
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Emory Hillel: Shabbat Service and Dinner
Friday, February 18, 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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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 19: Bridget L. Piggue, Director of Spiritual Health at Emory University Hospital Midtown
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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.
Game Night with the Catholic Student Union
Sunday, February 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Looking for something fun to do or need a mental break? Join the Catholic Center for pizza and board games.
Catholic Student Union Bible Study
Thursday, February 23, 7:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Room 314
Join the Catholic Student Union as they dive into the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading and focus on growing in faith and following Christ. They meet at the Cannon Chapel Room 314 every other Thursday at 7:30 p.m. during the school year.
Stations of the Cross
Friday, February 24, 5:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Join the Catholic Center in prayer and reflection on the Passion of Christ with their outdoor Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross is a 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth. All are invited to come.
Meatless Lenten Dinner
Friday, February 24, 6:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
All students are invited to join us for a Lenten dinner at the University Catholic Center, hosted by the Catholic Student Union. Join friends new and old for refreshments, fellowship, and prayer.
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MSA: Brothers and Barbeque
Sunday, February 19, 5:00-7:00 p.m., SAAC 316
An event for MSA Brothers. Expect outdoor activities like soccer, football, and spike ball as well as an added khutbah workshop.
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Buddhist Art Workshop: Shakyo – Tracing Buddhist Scripture
Friday, February 24, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Cox Hall (2nd floor) Computing Center Classroom A
Join Emory Buddhist Club for a collaborative workshop to practice and learn about Shakyo which is a Buddhist meditative practice of tracing sacred Buddhist texts in various scripts (Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Roman, and others). Shakyo is a significant practice of Buddhist spirituality in several Asian Buddhist communities that supports spiritual progress through the cultivation of the mind and body. Participants can take the art-piece that they work on upon its completion.
Please contact Buddhist chaplain Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman ( psraman@emory.edu) with any questions. All are welcome.
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Jake Krakovsky: My Grandfather's Legacies
Tuesday, February 28, 6:00 p.m., Callaway N-204
Join us in a conversation with actor, director, writer, puppeteer, and Yiddishist Jake Krakovsky (14C) about his grandfather Bert Lewyn (1923-2016). After his parents were deported in 1942 and he was assigned to forced labor in a munitions factory, Bert Lewyn removed his yellow Judenstern and became a "U-boat," one of the ~7500 Berlin Jews who remained in the city between 1941-1945. Through luck, skill, courage, and the help of "righteous gentiles," Bert would become one of the fewer than ~2000 such U-boats who would survive the Holocaust and the war, immigrating to the U.S. and settling in Atlanta in 1949.
In 2001 he published a memoir about his experiences, On the Run in Nazi Berlin (2nd edition Chicago Review Press, 2019). In an event hosted by the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and the Department of German Studies, Dr. Frank Voigt will talk with Jake about his grandfather, their relationship, and the impacts of Bert's story on Jake's perspective as a cultural and creative worker. Register here.
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Jewish Studies 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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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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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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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 Dancing Body
Saturday, February 18, 6:00 p.m., Performing Arts Studio
Join the MESAS department for a dance performance by Yashoda Thakore, a hereditary Kalavantulu dancer and scholar. Learn more here.
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Green Networking Night
Tuesday, February 21, 7:00-8:30 p.m., ESC Multipurpose Rooms 1-3
Don’t miss this annual opportunity to interact with Emory’s impressive network of green alumni and friends. Emory’s 15th Annual Green Networking Night features an informal networking opportunity with 60+ alumni and colleagues working in green careers who are ready to connect with you. On Tuesday, February 21st, from 7:00-8:30 pm, Green Networking Night will return as an in-person event in the Emory Student Center, Multipurpose Rooms 1-3. Delicious hors d’oeuvres will be served.
All Emory undergraduate and graduate students are invited to register for the event. If you are an Emory College student please register here. All other Emory students, please register here. A directory of attendees and additional alumni working around the world in sustainability will be provided to students who register.
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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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Race and Antisemitism
Thursday, February 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Oxford Road Auditorium
Join the TAM Institute for Jewish Studies and the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference for a panel on Race and Antisemitism. Register here.
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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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Fundraiser and Bake-Sale for Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Deadline to order is Friday, February 17. Pickup will be on February 23 and 24 at the School of Medicine. We will provide more information on pick up times next week.
All proceeds from the bake sale will go to the Syrian American Medical Society and the Turkish Philanthropy Fund.
Hosted by Emory School of Medicine Service Chairs: '26 Rafae Alam, Emma Kate Costanza, Kaylyn Crawford, Riya Goel; '25 Caroline Chivily, Sameer Khawaja, Anna Maurer, Heesu Park; '24 Avni Ahuja, Klevi Golloshi, Josh Qian, Michaela Whitelaw, Leen Bakdash; '23 Kingsley Fortin-Leung, Danielle Harlan, Candice Kaminski, Daniela Moncaleano
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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.
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.
Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
Tue., Feb. 21, 2023
Tradition: Hinduism
Celebrates the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna, teacher of Swami Vivekananda.
Ash Wednesday
Wed., Feb. 22, 2023
Tradition: Christianity-Protestant, Christianity-Roman Catholic
A special day of repentance observed by Protestant and Roman Catholic Christians to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance, and self-denial preceding Easter. The name derives from the practice of marking of the faithful with ashes to signify penitence.
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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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