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Fireside Chat – Friday, October 27th

Fireside Chat – Friday, October 27th, 4pm at the Center for SRL. Please join us for a special opportunity to share with some Lawrentians within the Roman Catholic community. Susie and John Kane are an alumni couple who are also very involved in the life of Lawrence. You are cordially invited to join the Kane’s for a “fireside chat”. This is an opportunity to talk together about the impact of your religious tradition, your questions and convictions, on your lives and time at Lawrence.

Friday Lunch Live

Bring your own lunch or snack on something from the SRL kitchen such as PB&J or Grilled Cheese, and have a casual lunch with your peers. It’s a ‘make your own experience’ at the Center for SRL.

The event is open to faculty and staff, and takes place on Friday, October 13th, at 11:30 am at the Center for SRL.

A Day Away: Holy Wisdom Monastery — Saturday, October 21

Open to single women ages 18-50, this retreat allows you to take time away from your busy schedule to reflect on nature, pray, and share with the sisters at Holy Wisdom Monastery.

Cost for students registration, lunch and dinner at the monastery will be covered by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life.

The day begins with registration at 9:30 am and will conclude at 5:00 pm. There is no designated driver for this event but a vehicle can be reserved for use to get back and forth to the monastery for the day. Drivers must be authorized to drive LU vehicles. Some restrictions for drivers 18-20 years old.

If you are interested, stop by or email Spiritual.Religious.Life@lawrence.edu and we will connect with you for further discussion and to arrange details.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 18.

Taize Worship – Thursday October 12 at 7:30pm, Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

The Center for SRL will host song and prayer in an ecumenical service that is open to the community. The Candlelit service will feature musicianship from the Lawrence community and has historical roots geared at serving young adults and their unique needs.

The service takes place on Thursday, October 12th at 7:30 pm at the Center for SRL.

Friday Lunches Live – Starting September 15th

Meant to complement the Fourth Friday topic centered lunch, this invite is less formal and with no set agenda or topic. Bring your own lunch or snack on something from the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life kitchen such as PB&J or Grilled Cheese, and have a casual lunch with your peers that is separate from student involvement. It’s a ‘make your own experience’ at the Center for SRL, Fridays at noon when classes are in session. Open to staff and faculty.

Fourth Friday Soup and Salad Resumes – September 22nd

The Fourth Friday Soup and Salad for staff and faculty is returning this academic year. Please join us at noon at the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life (SRL) on the fourth Friday of the month while classes are in session, to discuss a topic for consideration which will help you consider your own outlook both on and off campus. Take a moment to connect with the people you work with both directly and indirectly, and see the staff and faculty you may have been missing.

Soup and Salad will be provided by the Center for SRL.

Fourth Friday Lunches for the fall term will be held as follows:
September 22nd, October 27th, and November 17th (3rd Friday due to break)