Spiritual and Religious Life

See you there!

You’re Invited!

What a great time to welcome the newest team member in the office of Spiritual and Religious Life.

Terra Winston, 00′, Associate Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life started her new role on August 1^st, and we are excited to invite the Lawrence community to stop by and get to know her personally.

Sabin house will be open to all staff and faculty to explore the space, let Terra know what you do on campus, and enjoy some time with each other as we begin to usher in the new academic year.

Please join in welcoming Terra to campus in this new and exciting role.

Sabin House / Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Thursday, August 23, 2018
4pm

No RSVP required

Ramadan Mubarak

During Ramadan it’s especially nice to be able to connect with community during Jumma, and continue the traditions of your faith.

There is space to pray at the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, or we can connect you with Lawrentians that may be headed out to pray with the larger Muslim community.

Contact the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life for additional details.
spiritual.religious.life@lawrence.edu

Come prepared to share a place on campus or in your private life that that helps you get beyond yourself.

Speak, listen, contribute by your presence, or maybe encourage a friend to join you.  It’s a great time to get out and walk across campus, enjoy your coworkers, and move your mind to a casual contemplation. It’s refreshing.

Staff and faculty are welcome to join us for a fresh salad and/or soup plus great conversation.

No RSVP required. Sabin House Kitchen.  Noon to 1pm, May 25.

Your input counts – Don’t forget to block some time and meet the candidates for Associate Dean for Spiritual and Religious Life.

Interviews start this week.

CANDIDATE 1
Staff Welcome: Thursday – May 17 at Sabin House  3:30-4:30pm
Faculty Welcome: Friday – May 18 at Sabin House  10-10:45am
Students Welcome: 
Thursday – May 17 in Andrew Commons  5:30-6:30pm
Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 11:15am-Noon

CANDIDATE 2
Staff Welcome: Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House  9-10am
Faculty Welcome: Monday – May 21 at Sabin House  1-1:45pm
Students Welcome: 
Monday – May 21 at Sabin House  4-5pm
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 11am-Noon

CANDIDATE 3
Staff Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House  11-11:45am
Faculty Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House  8-9am
Students Welcome: 
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House  8:30-9:30pm
Wednesday – May 23 in Andrew Commons  Noon-1pm

Sunday, May 20th
• 5pm  •
LU Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

Enjoy this Christian service and the peace it brings to the spring.
All are welcome.

Taize’ is rooted in outreach and connection to community.
Come be a part of service on Sunday.
A light meal will be served afterward.

Let your skin breathe.

Get over to the Esch Hurvis Studio and shake out all of the week’s tension.  Start your body and soul fresh.
Come as you are to renew the frayed edges of your spirit and move smoothly into whatever comes your way.  Guided by Margaret Paek.

Sunday, May 20th
Esch Hurvis Studio from 5pm-7pm

Ramadan is an important time of fasting, reflection and prayer for the Muslim community.  Lawrence will support the efforts of those in our community who are celebrating this special time and nourishing their practices.

Iftars at Sabin House will be hosted as a breaking of the fast, by invitation or accompaniment of an invited guest.  Additionally, Grab&Go food will be made available beginning Tuesday, May 15th for those who wish to plan ahead to break their fast.  

We ask the respect of the community in not partaking in the offered Grab&Go food unless you are fasting during this time.

Assist your Muslim friends in support of their fasting and enhance your own interfaith vocabulary and understanding throughout Ramadan, which ends around June 14th.

Additional details are available via our Facebook page at LU Spirit Space

Lawrence has been given the great opportunity to hire an Associate Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life.  This is an important role for the whole Lawrence community, allowing for a more creative and extensive approach to community and spiritual and religious life.

We invite any member of the LU community to meet with the candidates.  There are scheduled times for students, faculty, and staff to meet each candidate.  Please consider taking time to join your peers in interviewing the candidates and considering their fit with and contributions to spiritual and religious life at Lawrence.   Please see below for the appropriate and available times.

CANDIDATE 1
Staff Welcome: Thursday – May 17 at Sabin House  3:30-4:30pm
Faculty Welcome: Friday – May 18 at Sabin House  10-10:45am
Students Welcome: 
Thursday – May 17 in Andrew Commons  5:30-6:30pm
Friday – May 18 at Sabin House 11:15am-Noon

CANDIDATE 2
Staff Welcome: Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House  9-10am
Faculty Welcome: Monday – May 21 at Sabin House  1-1:45pm
Students Welcome: 
Monday – May 21 at Sabin House  4-5pm
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House 11am-Noon

CANDIDATE 3
Staff Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House  11-11:45am
Faculty Welcome: Wednesday – May 23 at Sabin House  8-9am
Students Welcome: 
Tuesday – May 22 at Sabin House  8:30-9:30pm
Wednesday – May 23 in Andrew Commons  Noon-1pm

Meditation

Tranquility Possibility.
Practice smiling to your suffering with peace.

The Meditation Room at Center for SRL and can be reserved or used for drop-in when there is a need for a quiet space.  Students staff and faculty are welcome to visit the Center for SRL and the Meditation Room during break times as well as during academic terms.

Regular meditation at Center for SRL happens each Wednesday, 4:30pm.