Monday, 2/20, noon-1:30 pm, Wilder 112

Hear from several students who joined students from Amherst College in studying Buddhism in Thailand this winter term. See how you might take this trip next year. Free lunch will be served. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

Tuesday, 2/21, 7:30 pm, Finney Chapel
*Free tickets available from Central Ticket Services 67 N. Main Street, starting February 13 for patrons with OCID.

Tuesday, 2/21, 8 pm, Mudd 443

Rick and Laura Brown, co-founders of Handshouse Studio, will be on campus to speak with students about travel and replication projects in summer 2012. Students who participate in the program will select and travel in one or more of five programs in five Polish cities to participate in a worldwide group of students to replicate the Gwozdziec Synagogue Roof Structure and Ceiling Painting for the core exhibition of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw Poland. Scheduled to be completed and officially open April 2013.

Wednesday, 2/22, 12:10 pm, Fairchild Chapel

The Reverend Dr. Brian Wilbert of Christ Episcopal Church in Oberlin will celebrate the liturgy of the day with the imposition of ashes and holy communion. All are welcome.

Every Thursday, 12:30-2 pm, Wilder 208

This is a weekly, informal, confidential, judgment-free support group for LGBTQQ students. This interactive group will explore issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity, specifically coming out, transitioning, connecting with family and friends, and creating relationships. Co-faciliatted by Asher Kolieboi (MRC) and Katherine Hahn (Counseling Center). For more information contact akoliebo@oberlin.edu.

During Lent Credo will be partnering with local churches from Oberlin Area Cooperating Ministries to offer Mid-Week Lenten Services on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 pm. The theme is "Counting the Cost of Bearing Witness to the Cross." Services will include music, prayer, scripture, and a message. Participants are encouraged to make contributions to our collective Lenten hunger offering. The schedule of locations and speakers is below:

February 29 - Fairchild Chapel, Peter Slowik

March 7 - First United Methodist Church, Rev. Patrice Brewer

March 14 - First Church in Oberlin (UCC), Barbara Pierce

March 21 - Peace Community Church, Anita Peebles

March 28 - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Speaker TBA

April 4 - May 9 Fairchild Chapel (Normal Credo A Capella services resume)

Sunday, 3/4, 7:30 pm, Craig Aud., Ancient Synagogues: Field Debates

Monday, 3/5, 7:30 pm, Craig Aud., Palestinian Synagogues: Iconographic Cues

Wednesday, 3/7, 4:30 pm, Craig Aud., Diaspora Synagogues: Continuity and Innovation

Jodi Magness, PhD, is the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She previously taught at Tufts University. Dr. Magness specializes in the archaeology of ancient Palestine in the Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods. Her research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada, and ancient pottery. She received her BA in Archaeology and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Brown University. In June 2011 she began a new dig at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village just 2.8 miles from Migdal and close to Capernaum.

Tuesday, 3/13, 7 pm, First Church in Oberlin (UCC) Meetinghouse

"Thy Will Be Done" is a film that explores the experience of a transgender person seeking ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The film screening will be followed by refreshments and a panel-led discussion. All are welcome.

Tuesday, 4/10, Times and Locations TBA

Save the date for Friendship Day 2012, when college and community will welcome Gustav Niebuhr, professor of religion and media studies at Syracuse University and former reporter for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He is a leading writer about American religion and recently published Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America. He is also the grandson of H. Richard Niebuhr and the grand nephew of Reinhold Niebuhr, two of the most famous 20th c. Protestant theologians.

Sunday, 4/22, 1-6 pm, Starting at the Multifaith Center

OC students of all religions and philosophies are welcome to engage in this Interfaith Service Day, which will focus on intentional ecological service in celebration of Earth Day. We will register at 1 pm, serve in local non-profit settings, and conclude with reflection and a meal by 6 pm. All are welcome. Registration information available soon. For more information please contact Alyssa.Phelps@oberlin.edu or Lara.Griffin@oberlin.edu.

Sunday, 5/27, 1:30 pm, Warner Concert Hall

All are welcome at this multifaith spiritual celebration with music, prayers, inspirational readings and an address to give thanks for, inspire, and bless the Class of 2012. This year's address will be given by Daisy Kahn, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, which was a major partner in the effort to build a mosque and interfaith center near Ground Zero in New York City. ASMA is also engaged in domestic and international programs to promote Muslim women's and youth empowerment and leadership and to deepen the discourse of progressive Islam. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Commencement/Reunion Weekend Committee.