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| Taizé Worship | |
|---|---|
| September 24, 2013 Tuesday 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cone Chapel, Waller Hall | This service of prayer, in the tradition of the Taizé community in Southern France, includes chant, singing, readings, and prayer. The mood is meditative and reflective and everyone is welcome. The service will be led by the Taizé musicians of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. For more information about the Taizé community, please see: "Taizé - Prayer and Song" at http://www.taize.fr/en_rubrique12.html |
| Big Questions Over Lunch | |
| October 1, 2013 Tuesday 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Dining Rooms 1 & 2, Cat Cavern, University Center | Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a lively brown-bag seminar and discussion of a variety of topics. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Cat Cavern Café. (Allow 15-20 minutes to purchase your lunch.) Was Jesus a Zealot? Professor Stephen J. Patterson, religious studies Was Jesus a Zealot - a Jewish revolutionary who aimed to throw off Roman rule by violent uprising? This theory, made popular in the 1960s by S.G.F. Brandon, is the subject of Reza Aslan's best-selling new book, Zealot. So, what do critical scholars think? Did Jesus preach violent overthrow or non-violent resistance... or something else altogether? Dr. Patterson will walk you through the evidence and let you decide. Stephen J. Patterson, Ph.D., is the George H. Atkinson Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies at Willamette. Dr. Patterson is an historian of religion, specializing in the beginnings of Christianity. His research and writing have focused on the Gospel of Thomas, Q, and various aspects of the historical study of Jesus. He is the author of The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for Meaning (1998), Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus (2004), and recently the article "The Quest for the Historical Jesus" in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (2013). For information about parking, see Visiting Willamette |
| Family Weekend Interdenominational Worship Service | |
| October 13, 2013 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Cone Chapel | This service will be led by University Chaplain Karen Wood, with assistance from students. While open to all, the approach is "progressive Christian" -- in line with Willamette's heritage and in tune with current spiritual and political perspectives. We invite everyone from the campus community to join us! |
| Taizé Worship | |
| October 22, 2013 Tuesday 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cone Chapel, Waller Hall | This service of prayer, in the tradition of the Taizé community in Southern France, includes chant, singing, readings, and prayer. The mood is meditative and reflective and everyone is welcome. The service will be led by the Taizé musicians of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. For more information about the Taizé community, please see: "Taizé - Prayer and Song" at http://www.taize.fr/en_rubrique12.html |
| 24th Annual Salem Peace Lecture | |
| October 23, 2013 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Hudson Hall, Rogers Music Center | "Climate Change and Resource Wars: Keeping the Peace on a Rapidly Changing Planet" Maude Barlow, human rights activist and best-selling author Maude Barlow is the national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizen's advocacy organization. She is also chair of the board of Food & Water Watch, an executive member of the Forum on Globalization and founder of the Blue Planet Project. She is the author of 17 books, the latest being Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever. |
| Big Questions Over Lunch | |
| November 5, 2013 Tuesday 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Dining Rooms 1 & 2, Cat Cavern, University Center | Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a lively brown-bag seminar and discussion of a variety of topics. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Cat Cavern Café. (Allow 15-20 minutes to purchase your lunch.) Program details will be posted soon. For information about parking, see Visiting Willamette |
| Taizé Worship | |
| December 3, 2013 Tuesday 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cone Chapel, Waller Hall | This service of prayer, in the tradition of the Taizé community in Southern France, includes chant, singing, readings, and prayer. The mood is meditative and reflective and everyone is welcome. The service will be led by the Taizé musicians of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. For more information about the Taizé community, please see: "Taizé - Prayer and Song" at http://www.taize.fr/en_rubrique12.html |
| Big Questions Over Lunch | |
| February 4, 2014 Tuesday 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Dining Rooms 1 & 2, Cat Cavern, University Center | Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a lively brown-bag seminar and discussion of a variety of topics. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Cat Cavern Café. (Allow 15-20 minutes to purchase your lunch.) Program details will be posted in January. For information about parking, see Visiting Willamette |
| Big Questions Over Lunch | |
| March 4, 2014 Tuesday 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Dining Rooms 1 & 2, Cat Cavern, University Center | Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a lively brown-bag seminar and discussion of a variety of topics. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Cat Cavern Café. (Allow 15-20 minutes to purchase your lunch.) Program details will be posted in January. For information about parking, see Visiting Willamette |
| Ash Wednesday Worship Service | |
| March 5, 2014 Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Cone Chapel | In observance of the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, Chaplain Karen Wood will lead a worship service of prayer, singing, readings and the imposition of ashes. |
| Big Questions Over Lunch | |
| April 1, 2014 Tuesday 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Dining Rooms 1 & 2, University Center | Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a lively brown-bag seminar and discussion of a variety of topics. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Cat Cavern Café. (Allow 15-20 minutes to purchase your lunch.) Program details will be posted in January. For information about parking, see Visiting Willamette |
| Good Friday Worship Service | |
| April 18, 2014 Friday Noon | Join us for a worship service of prayer, singing and readings to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
| College of Liberal Arts Baccalaureate Service | |
| May 10, 2014 Saturday 4:30 p.m. Smith Auditorium | This interfaith service, planned by a committee of graduating seniors and the chaplains, includes music, readings from a variety of traditions and reflections by graduates and others. |