Weekly Events

MHC Sponsored Events
Non-MHC Events

The following events occur on a weekly basis and are current for the fall semester of 2009. If interested, please see the individual faith group listings for more information or email the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life with any questions you may have.
MHC Sponsored Events
Tuesday

Japanese Tea Ceremony
Wa-Shin-An
7:30 pm Eliot House First Floor- Wahinan
*reservations required, stop by our lobby late on Wednesday to sign up for the following Tuesday. Phone or email reservations are not accepted.

Wednesday

Interfaith Lunch
Eliot House Lounge, noon
Bringing together a diverse group of students, staff, and faculty to learn about the similarities and differences among the many sacred world traditions. A simple vegan lunch is served.
Contact Gayle Higgins

Mindfulness Meditation, "Connecting with Heart, Mind and Body"
4:30-5:30 pm Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary
Contact Rebecca Bradshaw

Multifaith Council Dialogue/Meeting
5:30 pm South Rocky Private Dining Hall
Are you interested in learning about different faiths? Discuss and discover other faiths, plan trips to houses of worship, and help plan Multifaith programs and events.  Join Leslie Fraser and the Multfaith Council.

Thursday

SHRI- Sisters of Hinduism Reaching Inwards
Puja with dinner to follow - Open to all
Eliot House Lounge, 5: 00 pm
Contact SHRI

Friday

Friday Prayer
Noon, Eliot House Lounge and Muslim Prayer Room
Contact Gayle Higgins

Unitarian Universalist Community Weekly Meeting
4:00 pm, Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary
Monthly trips on Sundays to UU churches and regular UU student activity group.

Torah/Yoga
3 pm, Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, Amelia Ender, Jewish Advisor 
Blending the deep spiritual teachings of ancient Jewish tradition and dynamic movement practice; come experience a calmer, grounded, more fluid way of being.

Baha'i Gathering
Welcoming Gathering Thursday, September 10
Meet fellow Baha'i students and set up plans for the fall
Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7:30 pm
Regular weekly meetings TBA - contact Janice Ndegwa at ndegw20j@mtholyoke.edu

Shabbat Dinner
Wilder Kosher/Halal Dinning Hall, 6:00 pm
Contact Amelia Ender

First Friday of the Month: Community Shabbat Dinner and Blessing
Eliot House Lounge, 5:30 pm

Sunday

Catholic Sunday Mass
Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm
Contact Anita Magovern

Zazen Meditation
Wa-Shin-An
Eliot House First Floor, 9:00 pm

All Events are Open to the MHC Community