EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Upcoming Events:

 Thursday, January 24 at 7 PM, Religious & Spiritual Life Office at 23 Brighton Avenue, Portland - Nichiren Shu Buddhist Sacramental Ritual.  All are welcome, whether committed or simply interested.

Wednesday, February 6, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - World Interfaith Harmony Week discussion at "Table Talk", Woodbury Campus Center dining room, Portland

Thursday, March 21, 6-8 PM, Brooks Student Center, Gorham  - Interfaith Passover Seder, a Jewish and Christian guided experience of the ritual retelling of the exodus of Israel from captivity in Egypt as told in the Biblical book of Exodus.

Tuesday, April 9, 7 PM - Yom Ha'Shoah Remembrance (Portland location TBA) - A memorial gathering to mark the Day of Remebrance of the Holocaust and other genocides, willful destruction of entire populations of people.

 Ongoing Opportunities

Regular weekly gatherings for study, devotion, and socializing:

Monday - Thursday, 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM - Selat prayers - Prayer/Meditation Space at our office, 23 Brighton Avenue, Portland (the Deering Farmhouse), is kept available.

Tuesdays at 4:30 PM - "Soup's On" at Rus Willette's home, 43 Clay Road, Gorham   FMI: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernMaineNavs/

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM - Navigators Bible Study, Hastings Formal Lounge, Gorham  FMI: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernMaineNavs/

Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Dining Room in Woodbury Campus Center, Portland  - "Table Talk," an opportunity for informal conversation with Chaplains and Advisors about just about anything!  FMI: interfaith@usm.maine.edu.

Wednesdays 1:15 - 2:00 PM - Evangelical Christian Discussion Group, sponsored by Alpha Omega student organization, 206 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland .  FMI: stevelafrance@ymail.com.

Wednesdays at 8:30 PM, 201 Bailey Hall, Gorham- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for undergraduates. FMI: John Haslam, jhaslam@maine.edu.

Thursdays at 7 PM, the Catholic Newman Club gathers on the Gorham campus in 310 Bailey at 7pm.

Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 PM,  The Navigators Christian Fellowship sponsors a  Men's Inductive Bible Study, led by Brian King, Young Life Advisor, in 218 Bailey, Gorham.

Fridays at 12:00 Noon - Zazen, silent seated meditation in the Zen tradition, led by Paul Nakroshis in the prayer/meditation space in our office, 23 Brighton Avenue, Portland (the Deering Farmhouse).  FMI: derekv@maine.edu.

Fridays - "Friday Nite Lite" - a social opportunity away from parties and substance consumption,  Call or e-mail for each week's plans.  FMI: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernMaineNavs/

Fridays at 7:30-8:45 PM - Evangelical Christian Devotional Meeting, sponsored by Alpha Omega student organizations, affiliated with Casco Bay Church of Christ (ICOC), Lee Hall, Wishcamper Center, Portland.