is an Islamic celebration marking the close of Ramadan. It is a festival of thanksgiving to Allah for enjoying the month of Ramadan. It involves wearing finest clothing, saying prayers, and fostering understanding with other religions.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
ALIVE Club Meeting
A.L.I.V.E. Club
Meets tomorrow, Wed., 8/31, at 7PM in the chapel
Come meet new friends, hang out with old friends,
Pray, play, …
and plan our first event—an Ice-Cream Social!
Music rehearsal / jam at 9PM
(Instrumentalists, bring your instruments!)
Future club meetings begin at 8PM
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Holy Week - Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
April 1-8, 2012In Christianity Holy Week is the week immediately before Easter. It commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the gospels.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Day of Hajj
November 5, 2011
Is the Fifth Pillar of Islam and is an Islamic observance of the revelation to Muhammad on Mt. Arafat. The pilgrimage (Hajj) takes place over a week and ends in Mecca.
www.beliefnet.com/religion/islam/hajj/index.html
Monday, June 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Commencement Mass & Mass Schedule
Commencement Mass: Friday, May 13, 5PM, in the McLean Chapel
Reflections: Dr. Sheila Gibson, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Mass Schedule
Today, May 4, will be our last weekday Mass of the spring semester (5PM).
This Sunday, May 8, will be our final Sunday Mass, until Orientation, in the fall (August 21).
From the Prayer Before Study
by Thomas Aquinas
Ineffable Creator...
You are proclaimed
the true font of light and wisdom,
and the primal origin
raised high beyond all things.
Pour forth a ray of Your brightness
into the darkened places of my mind;
disperse from my soul the twofold darkness
into which I was born:
sin and ignorance.
You make eloquent the tongues of infants.
Refine my speech
and pour forth upon my lips
the goodness of Your blessing.
Grant to me keenness of mind,
capacity to remember,
skill in learning,
subtlety to interpret,
and eloquence in speech.
May You guide the beginning of my work,
direct its progress,
and bring it to completion.
You Who are true God and true Man,
Who live and reign,
world without end.
Amen
Prayer during Finals
God of Wisdom, I thank you for the knowledge gained and the learning experiences of the semester. I come to you this day and ask you to illuminate my mind and heart. Let your Spirit be with me as I prepare for exams, guiding my studies, and giving me insight so that I can perform to the best of my ability.
Please grant me the strength to handle the pressure during these final days of the semester, the confidence to feel secure in my knowledge, and the ability to keep an appropriate perspective through it all. Help me to keep in mind what is truly important, even as I focus my time and energy on these tests in the immediate future.
Finally, may I sense your peace in knowing that I applied myself to the challenges of this day.
Amen
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Herbal Tea Bar
Students, Faculty, and Staff...Relieve stress and improve concentration by relaxing with some hot herbal tea, soft music, and candlelight
at the Herbal Tea Bar (in the Campus Ministry Center, behind the Chapel), today, May 3, 4-5PM.
All are welcome to be nourished at the table with our worshipping community, 5-5:30PM, in the the McLean Chapel.
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