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Rwandan Genocide 20th Anniversary Vigil Monday, April 7, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel Join us for a candlelight vigil to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide. The vigil will include prayers and thoughts from a Rwandan genocide survivor, a member of the planning committee of the Boston Rwandan genocide commemoration events, and Tufts students. William Belden Noble Lecture at Harvard's Memorial Church Monday, April 7, 7 pm, Memorial Church Josh DuBois, Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Leader for President Obama Cummings Hillel Holocaust Speaker: Eva Kor Tuesday, April 8, 8 pm, ASEAN Auditorium
The Cummings/Hillel Program for Holocaust and Genocide Education will welcome Eva Mozes Kor to Tufts to deliver its annual keynote address. Kor, a survivor of Dr. Josef Mengele's experiments on twins during the Holocaust, activist, and educator, will speak on her experience during the Holocaust, and about how her experience has shaped a lifelong commitment to Holocaust and Genocide education and prevention. The lecture will be held in the Cabot/ASEAN Auditorium at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is FREE and open to all. We hope you will join us.
https://www.facebook.com/events/697629490278728/
Hineini: "I Am Present!" - Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, April 9, 6-7:30 pm, Tufts Hillel Upstairs Chapel
Hineini: "I am present!" Come join us, as Rabbi Adam Lavitt guides us in the practice of being present. Drawing on Jewish contemplative traditions, and mindfulness meditation, we will practice directing our attention to our moment-to-moment experience. Through learning, practice, and discussion, we will learn how to live with greater awareness, and a deeper sense of connection No previous meditation experience necessary! ALL are welcome!
Check out the Facebook Event!
Tufts Sexual Misconduct Forum: Crafting Policy to End Impunity and Build Consent Culture
Wednesday, April 9, 7-9 pm, Braker 001
An open conversation with professionals who work on responding to and preventing sexual misconduct and assault. Come to get informed, ask questions, voice new ideas, and meet the people who respond to sexual misconduct and harassment at Tufts, MIT, and across the Boston area. All are welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1480334835512592
JQUEST Film Screening: "Kissing Jessica Stein"
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 pm, Hillel
The movie is about a Jewish woman living in New York City and experiencing a same-sex relationship for
the first time. It should be really cool, and of course we'll have snacks during the movie! We hope to see you there!
Russell Lecture on Spiritual Life: James Carroll “Christianity and Anti-Semitism” Thursday, April 10, 8 pm, Goddard Chapel
James Carroll is a New York Times bestselling author and a weekly columnist for The Boston Globe with a particular interest in the intersections of politics and religion, and most notably that of his own Catholic Church. The son of an Air Force General and himself a former Catholic priest, Carroll has long wrestled with the challenging relationships between religion and discrimination, violence and war. He won the 1996 National Book Award for his memoir "An American Requiem: God, My Father and the War that Came Between Us", which chronicles Carroll’s own faith-based anti-Vietnam protesting. He has also written extensively on Christian anti-Semitism, including "Constantine’s Sword". Mr. Carroll’s books will be available for purchase and signing after the lecture and question and answer period. Sponsored by the Office of the President and the University Chaplaincy. Free and open to the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/246525222197595/
Tufts Freethought Society: Volunteering with Somerville Homeless Coalition Saturday, April 12, 9:30pm, Center for the Arts at the Armory
Freethought will be volunteering with the Somerville Homeless Coalition again this year, helping them clean up after their annual benefit dinner,
Under the Roof! If you want to have fun while doing good (and eating their left-over food), shoot us an email,
tuftsfreethoughtsociety@gmail.com, and we'll send you updates as they arise!
Palm Sunday at King's Chapel
Sunday, April 13, 10 am, Upper Campus Center
Protestant Students Association will be going to King's Chapel on Tremont Street in Boston for morning worship. Established in 1686, King's Chapel has been using the same book of prayer since 1785. Afterwards, we will be getting a tour of the beautiful historic building. Worship is Sunday morning at 11:00 am, so we will be leaving from the Upper Campus Center patio at 10:00 am. If you want to come with us, please RSVP to rachael.pettengill@tufts.edu by Wednesday, April 9.
Boston Marathon Vigil of Remembrance and Hope
Monday, April 14, 12:10 pm, Goddard Chapel
As we approach the anniversary of the marathon tragedy of 2013 and excitement builds for this year's race, all are invited to a time of music, prayer, and reflection to remember those who suffered and responded, and to bless and empower those running, volunteering, and supporting this year. We want to lift up the community at Tufts and in Boston that came together in solidarity against violence and for peace. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. All are welcome. For more information please contact
chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
Passover Observances
April 14-22, 2014
Tufts Hillel invites you to celebrate Passover. For more information, visit: http://tuftshillel.org/jl-passover2014.htm. Good Friday Ecumenical Service
Friday, April 18, 12:10 pm, Goddard Chapel
As an Easter people, we must not forget that the brightness of morning only comes by way of the night. Like Christians all over the world, we will gather on Good Friday to sit with the darkness and listen to God’s word. As a community, we come together so that we might be truly present to one another and to ourselves, in all of our beauty and brokenness. Join us on Good Friday as begin in prayer, keeping vigil and staying awake to the tombs in our world and the tombs in our hearts. Let by Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper and Protestant Chaplain Rachael Pettengill-Rasure. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. For more information please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross
Friday, April 18, Immediately Following the Ecumenical Service, Beginning at Goddard Chapel
Each year, we encounter Holy Week anew. The story of Jesus’ Passion remains the same but we change. We have lived a whole twelve months–with joys and hurts–hearing news of daily crucifixions and gracious births and merciful rebirths. We bring these stories with us through Holy Week with the hope that they help us to understand how it is that Jesus and the Gospel speak to us. Join us this year for Stations of the Cross. We will begin at Goddard Chapel and make our way through campus in prayer and song, stopping along to witness to the Passion. For more information please contact Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper at Lynn.Cooper@tufts.edu Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 20 Protestant Students Association: Join the Protestant Student Association for our annual Easter trip to Grace Church in Medford. We plan to meet at 8:45 am on Easter Sunday morning, April 20 in the Carm Dining Hall lobby (not the upstairs dorm lobby). We’ll walk as a group to Grace Episcopal in Medford. Catholic Community at Tufts: Catholic Mass, 11 am, Goddard Chapel
After the services, both communities will be hosting an Ecumenical Easter Lunch together in the Interfaith Center at 12:15 pm. There will be mountains of Greek food and baklava, so this is the one event you don’t want to miss. Food and Faith Interfaith Dinner Thursday, April 24, 5:30-7 pm, IFC Many religious and philosophical traditions have special customs around food, when to eat and drink, when not to eat and drink, ritualized eating, laws about food preparation, special foods for special occasions, ethical considerations around eating and drinking, etc. Explore these fascinating issues and ask all the questions you always wanted to ask about the relationship between faith (or non-faith) and food. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy and the Interfaith Student Council. For more information contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
The Baccalaureate Service
Saturday, May 17, 3 pm, Gantcher Center
The traditional Baccalaureate Service for graduating seniors at Tufts began in 1865. "Baccalaureate" means a sermon to a graduating class, and for most of Tufts' history the inspirational message has been delivered by the University President. The address is the President¹s final opportunity to exhort and enlighten members of the senior class before they receive their bachelor¹s degrees and leave campus as alumni/ae. The senior student who has won the Wendell Phillips Award also speaks. In recent years, Baccalaureate has
become an interfaith celebration, with all of the university chaplains and students from Tufts' main religious and philosophical communities participating. Hymns and music are also offered by soloists and instrumentalists. Graduating seniors process in caps and gowns, and family and friends are invited to attend. The Baccalaureate Service lasts about one hour and no tickets are necessary for admission. Seniors should align for the processional with caps and gowns at 2:30 p.m. inside the Gantcher Center.
Catholic Mass for Graduates, Alumni and Families
Saturday, May 17, 5:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Please join us for liturgy as we send forth our graduates and welcome home alumni and families. All are welcome and, as always, come as you are. Followed by a reception with light refreshments. For more information, please contact Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper at Lynn.Cooper@tufts.edu.
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| Scholarships, Internships and Opportunities
Survey: Hebrew College and Andover Newton Young Adult Interfaith Fellowship Concept
CIRCLE invites to you to complete
this brief survey about interfaith work and intentional community; everyone who completes it will enter a drawing for two $50 Amazon gift cards! The Center for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education is a joint project of Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School.
Summer Internships in Interfaith Work
New professionals and students seeking cross-cultural, communication, and community-building experiences this summer should know about the Pluralism Project's ultimate menu of opportunities across America. The growing resource offers the pertinent information for a swath of organizational programs from national faith headquarters to thriving faith-based advocacy start-ups. Whether creating public policy or building databases for networks around the country, these gigs are worth a look: http://www.pluralism.org/pages/applications/summer_internships?mc_cid=edb42ee59d&mc_eid=e3d1108a5f.
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) Travel Scholarships UUJME is offering travel scholarships to UU young adults who are traveling in the middle east during 2014 in order to further justice and peace. More information can be found here:
http://www.uujme.org/home/OurWork/YoungAdultTravelScholarships.aspx
UU Social Justice Summer Internships
Are you ready to explore your own call to the work of justice? The Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice's summer internships offer college-age young adults a chance to work for the summer in social justice organizations within the US and abroad. Every internship is an opportunity to experience hands-on human rights work, in an environment of spiritual and vocational discernment. Join us for a transformative summer! Applications are rolling for over 20 placements at 15 sites (Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, London, India, Ghana). For information and an application, visit
uucsj.org/internships.
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Weekly Gatherings BUDDHIST: Thursdays, 9-10 am, Goddard Chapel; Sundays, 7:15-9 pm, Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center CAFE/INTERFAITH: Alternate Wednesdays, 9 pm, Eaton 206 (Check dates on website) CATHOLIC: Mass: Sundays, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel; Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer: Fridays, 3-5 pm, Interfaith Center CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST: Please see website for student leader contact information. EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT: Thursdays, 7:30-9 pm, Interfaith Center FREETHOUGHT/HUMANIST: Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Eaton Hall 202 HINDU: Tuesdays, 9:30 pm, Goddard Chapel JEWISH: Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: Fridays, 6 pm; Saturdays, 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center LATTER DAY SAINTS: Wednesdays, 9-10 pm, Sophia Gordon Hall MAINLINE/PROGRESSIVE PROTESTANT: Worship Service: Sundays, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel; Breakfast Book Group: Tuesdays, 11 am, Tower Cafe, Tisch Library; Noonday Prayer and Lunch: Wednesdays, Noon, Interfaith Center; Spiritual Formation Small Group (Compline): Thursdays, 9:15 pm, Goddard Chapel MUSLIM: Jumah Prayer: Fridays, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center; Men’s Qur’an Circle: Thursdays, 7-8 pm, Muslim House, 176 Curtis; Women’s Qur’an Circle: Sundays, 7-8 pm, Muslim House, 176 Curtis ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN: Mondays, 7 pm, Campus Center, Room 207 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST: Mondays, 7 pm, Campus Center, Room 220 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST: Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 pm, Interfaith Center For information about communities not listed, please contact the University Chaplaincy at chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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