Spiritual Life

February 26th, 2015

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

February 23rd, 2015

• 4:30pm: Meditation
  All students welcome!  No experience with meditation is necessary.  These weekly meditation sessions ordinarily take place in the beautiful balcony of the South Campus Chapel, but on February 2nd will be in Rogers 220.  Contact Jeanne Lilly (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information.
  May 4

February 21st, 2015

• 10:00am - 5:00pm: All-day Mindfulness Retreat
  This all-day mindfulness meditation retreat will be held at the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Northeast Portland.  Transportation and lunch will be provided.  The cost is $10, and registration is required.  The registration form is available at the following URL:  http://goo.gl/forms/er2JwJ1PkL

February 19th, 2015

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

February 18th, 2015

• 12:30pm: Ash Wednesday Service
  A brief Ash Wednesday service marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent.  There will be silent meditation, prayer, and a traditional imposition of ashes.

February 17th, 2015

• 4:30pm: Who Meditates? Series
  Join us as Lewis & Clark faculty and staff lead us in a meditation or other contemplative activity in the Diane Gregg Pavilion on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.  On February 17th Daena Goldsmith will lead a meditation session emphasizing contemplation on a sacred passage.

February 16th, 2015

• 4:30pm: Meditation
  All students welcome!  No experience with meditation is necessary.  These weekly meditation sessions ordinarily take place in the beautiful balcony of the South Campus Chapel, but on February 2nd will be in Rogers 220.  Contact Jeanne Lilly (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information.
  May 4

February 14th, 2015

• 6:00pm: Vigil for Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha
  All are invited to this vigil for the University of North Carolina Muslim students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha who were murdered earlier this week.  The vigil will take place at 6 p.m. in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland.  Please bring flame-free candles, flashlights, or other lights for the vigil.  

February 12th, 2015

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

February 11th, 2015

• 11:00am - 5:00pm: Labyrinth Walk
  This is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the spiritual exercise of walking a labyrinth.  Labyrinth walking is an ancient form of spiritual meditation and contemplation that transcends traditional religious boundaries.  Come and experience the simplicity and peace of this timeless spiritual practice.  Located in the Gregg Pavilion right next to Agnes Flanagan Chapel, you are welcome to come by to walk the labyrinth anytime between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11th.

February 9th, 2015

• 4:30pm: Meditation
  All students welcome!  No experience with meditation is necessary.  These weekly meditation sessions ordinarily take place in the beautiful balcony of the South Campus Chapel, but on February 2nd will be in Rogers 220.  Contact Jeanne Lilly (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information.
  May 4

February 8th, 2015

• 10:15am: Souljourn to Rolling Hills Mega-Church
  The Interfaith Council is sponsoring this “souljourn” visit to Rolling Hills Christian Church in Tualatin.  Come see what an Oregon “mega-church” is like.  Contact Hunter Meece (interfaith@lclark.edu or hmeece@lclark.edu) to RSVP or for any questions you might have.

February 5th, 2015

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

February 4th, 2015

• 7:00pm - 8:30pm: An Evening with Sister Helen Prejean and the 20th Anniversary of the film “Dead Man Walking”
  Sister Helen Prejean has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue on the death penalty. Sister Helen is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph and began working at Hope House from 1981 – 1984. During this time, she was asked to correspond with a death row inmate Patrick Sonnier at Angola. She agreed and became his spiritual adviser. After witnessing his execution, she wrote a book about the experience. The result was Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States.

February 3rd, 2015

• 4:30pm: Who Meditates? Series
  Join us as Lewis & Clark faculty and staff lead us in a meditation or other contemplative activity in the Diane Gregg Pavilion on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.  On February 3rd Adonica DeVault will lead a Mandala Meditation.  Focus and calm your energy and express your creativity while using a mandala in meditation.

February 2nd, 2015

• 4:30pm: Meditation
  All students welcome!  No experience with meditation is necessary.  These weekly meditation sessions ordinarily take place in the beautiful balcony of the South Campus Chapel, but on February 2nd will be in Rogers 220.  Contact Jeanne Lilly (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information.
  May 4

January 29th, 2015

• 8:00pm: Veritas Forum Lecture January 29th
  Join students from Lewis & Clark who are going to Reed College to hear philosopher Sam Newlands from the University of Notre Dame speak on “Reckoning with Evil: God, Hope & Philosophy at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 29th in Vollum Lecture Hall.  Contact Mark Duntley (duntley@lclark.edu) or Rachael Green (rachaelgreen@lclark.edu) for more information and to reserve a ride.
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

January 22nd, 2015

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Meditation
  You are invited to this meditation session in the lower level of the chapel in our beautiful meditation room (Room 112).  This weekly meditation time is designed for everyone, and you are welcome to come whether you are well acquainted with meditation or new to it (or somewhere in between).  Please contact Jeanne Lilly, Contemplative and Spiritual Life Coordinator (jlilly@lclark.edu) for more information. 
  May 7

January 20th, 2015

• 7:00pm: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
  Lewis & Clark College students, staff, and faculty will share readings of Dr. King’s writings and speeches, paired with jazz music from Devin Phillips, a jazz musician from New Orleans.  Additionally, LC community members will share favorite and original works around this year’s theme: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”