EVENTS and PROGRAMS

University Convocation
Thursdays,
January 17 - April 24, 2008
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Cone Chapel, Waller Hall

Planned and facilitated by the interdisciplinary class, "Convo: Campus/Community/Cosmos," the University Convocation series brings speakers, musicians or other performers -- often with a spiritual or ethical message -- to campus every week.
Semester schedule

Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 21, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

In observance of Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross will be set up in the windows of Cone Chapel during morning prayer and meditation time and into the mid-afternoon (except during the Good Friday service at noon).  This particular meditation, “the Way of the Cross continues...,,” is the work of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in New York and uses pictures of fairly recent events and circumstances to recall Jesus’ journey through Jerusalem to Golgotha and then the tomb.  Guided meditation booklets will be available at the first station. 

Labyrinth Walk
Friday, March 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Montag Den

A labyrinth is an ancient symbol (over 3,500 years old) representing wholeness. When this symbol is transferred to the ground and walked with purpose, it becomes a metaphor for the journey of life. It is a single path to our center, the inner self; a slowing down and listening, then returning to the outer world feeling renewed and rejuvenated. The benefits include stress reduction, relaxation and stillness along with the opportunity to open to our intuition and creativity.

Good Friday Service
Friday, March 21, 2008
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Cone Chapel, Waller Hall

Chaplains Charlie Wallace and Karen Wood and several students will lead a Good Friday worship service that will include readings, prayer and contemplative song.

BE the Change Workshop
Sunday, April 6, 2008
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hatfield Room, Mark O. Hatfield Library

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” is a one-day workshop on nonviolence facilitated by Cathey and Charles Busch of Peace Village. By means of story telling and participatory exercises, this workshop explores the paradox of gentle power and provides six practices for making nonviolence a way of life. To pre-register for this free workshop, please send your name, phone number and email address to chaplain@willamette.edu.

College of Liberal Arts Baccalaureate
Saturday, May 10, 2008
4:00 p.m.
Smith Auditorium