11/4-5: Hear world-renowned keynote speakers Joan Chittister, OSB and Shane Claiborne. Choose from more than 30 engaging workshops. Connect with a variety of vibrant monastic communities - both 'traditional' and 'new'.

Just a week and half left for early registration and lower rates--early registration ends 9/23. 

Register with a group of students today.

Saturday, 11/5, 1 pm, Tappan Square at Corner of College and Professor

All are welcome; Dessert reception to follow in the Religion Department lounge

For more information please contact Rev. Greg McGonigle

Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

Come join us for the Interfaith Service Day, a campus and community service event! 

Who: You! This event welcomes people of all religious and secular identities

What: Important service to help the environment and fight local poverty, followed by interfaith/ethical reflection

When: Sunday, 11/6, from 1-6 pm

Where: Sign-in at 1 pm at the Multifaith Center (68 S Professor St., between Fairchild and the ELC), service 1:30-4:30 pm, interfaith reflection and pizza celebration 5-6 pm.

Why: To help our community while exploring what moves us to serve!

If you are interested in participating, please register at this link. (Walk-ins are also welcome.)

For more information please contact Alyssa Phelps or Adah Hetko.

This event is sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Bonner Center for Service and Learning, and is part of Oberlin's participation in President Obama's Interfaith Engagement and Community Service Campus Challenge.

Roy Mottahedeh, Professor of Islamic History and Director of the Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, and author of "The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran", will speak on "Friendship in Islamic Ethical Thought" on Monday 11/7 at 4:30 pm in West Lecture Hall. He will also deliver a visual presentation on "Felines in Islamic Art and Culture" on Tuesday 11/8 at 1 pm in King 106. Sponsored by the Mead-Swing Lectureship Committee. For more information please contact Professor Jafar Mahallati.

Wednesday, 11/9, 7 pm, First Church in Oberlin (UCC)

Saturday, 11/12, 11:15 am, The Sco

With festive guitar and vocal music; All are welcome

Sponsored by the Oberlin Baha'i Club and ORSL.

For more information please contact Amanda Schmidt.

Saturday, 11/19, 10 am-4:30 pm, Departs from the Multifaith Center (68 S Professor Street)

Cleveland Museum of Art and the Matlz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Transportation and admission is covered by ORSL; please bring money for lunch at CMA

Space is limited; please register with Rev. Greg McGonigle by 11/14

Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

Sunday, 11/20, Time and Location TBA

Sponsored by the Religious Pluralism and Interfaith Engagement ExCo, Oberlin Area Cooperating Ministries, and ORSL.

For more information please contact Allison Lundblad or Rachel Davidson.

Tuesday, 11/29, 7:30-8:30 pm

Spiritual teacher Mary Grigolia will lead a workshop on making whatever winter holidays you celebrate more meaningful by interacting with Cal Jung's 12 stages of individuation, one stage per day, from the winter solstice December 21 through New Year's Day. For all spiritual paths.

Sponsored by the Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and ORSL.

For more information please contact Rev. Mary Grigolia.

In conjunction with students and faculty from Amherst College, six Oberlin students will travel throughout Thailand on a Buddhist-oriented trip from January 4-20. The trip aims to immerse American Buddhist scholars and/or practitioners in a society built largely around Buddhism. We will visit important Buddhist sites, attend a three-day silent retreat, spend five days at a monastery, and engage in various service projects. Through the process of fundraising, preparation, and travel the Oberlin students will develop a strong, cooperative micro-community through their shared commitment to spiritual exploration. No level of experience is required. The trip will cost approximately $3536 per student including airfare. For more information please contact Max Zahn.

Applications are now available for the 2012-2013 FTE Undergraduate Fellowships for students who need support to explore or discern a call to pastoral ministry. Nominations are now included within the application process. Applicants will be given a link to forward to their nominators.Visit here for details on deadlines, eligibility and online applications. Qualified candidates must be: current sophomores or juniors at an accredited college or university; nominated by a faculty member, administrator, campus minister, or current pastor; students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0; U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents of either country; age 30 or younger

Be The Change You Wish To See - Become a Dalai Lama Fellow (apply by 11/15/11)

Do you have a new idea about how to approach an emerging or persistent challenge in your community? Do you thrive on audacious opportunities? Do you want to join a community of outstanding changemakers deeply engaged with the universal values that define the life and work of the Dalai Lama? If so, apply to become a 2012 - 2013 Dalai Lama Fellow.

Dalai Lama Fellows has the unprecedented authorization of the 14th Dalai Lama to award highly-selective year-long fellowships in his name and a project grant of up to $10,000 to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students who want to design and launch ambitious "compassion-in-action" projects in one or more of four areas:

a) advancing intercultural and inter-religious cooperation;

b) diminishing violence;

c) mitigating the impact of wealth inequities; and,

d) protecting the environment.

As a Dalai Lama Fellow, you will: Take the lead in designing and launching a project about which you are passionate; Directly impact a significant challenge in your community; Shape your project through ongoing personalized support from Dalai Lama Fellows Program Directors, as well as seasoned professionals from the private and citizen sectors; Take part in a year-long curriculum on reflective and values-based leadership and service; Travel to Northern California for an intensive, week-long meeting at the beginning and end of your fellowship to engage with other Fellows, reflect on your work, enhance your skills and perspectives, and broaden your networks.

To find out if you qualify, what we look for, and how to apply, click on the link below. You can send additional questions to: bbanerjee@dalailamafellows.org.

Oberlin Application Link:

https://fs4.formsite.com/dalailamafellowsorg/form13/secure_index.html

Transform your Life - Transform the World

 1. UCC Young Adult Service Communities (YASC) 11 months - Ages 21-30

 2. Summer Communities of Service (UCC & Alliance of Baptists) - 10 weeks - Ages 19-30

 Community Living

Direct Service/Justice Advocacy Work
Leadership Development with a Host Congregation

Faith Conversations

Find out what YASC and Summer Communities are all about. YASC members are part of the 200 years of UCC engagement in mission around the world. YOU could be part of next year's communities. Summer: Apply by January 15 for priority placement. General application due February 15. Year-Long YASC: Apply by February 15 for priority placement.  General application due March 15. Questions? Mary Schaller Blaufuss, UCC Executive for Volunteer Ministries, blaufusm@ucc.org, 216-736-3214