Space for Prayer, Meditation, Reflection
The Office of Religious & Spiritual Life features a space set aside for prayer, meditation, or quiet reflection by individuals or groups. Cushions, table space, and a few chairs and prayer rugs are available for use; a compass is available and the floor has been marked to indicate which direction is East (facing towards Mecca).
Early afternoons, Monday through Thursday, we reserve the space for our Muslim students to observe Selat prayers.
Other groups use the space by arrangement; see the calendar of opportunities for more information or to contact a group convenor.
Providing safe, private space for spiritual and religious activities is one of the simplest but most vital forms of support USM offers its students.
The space may be used on a drop-in basis, or reserved by emailing interfaith@usm.maine.edu or calling 228-8093.
World Interfaith Harmony Week
USM's Office of Religious & Spiritual Life joins the world community in marking World Interfaith Harmony Week, first declared by unanymous vote of the United Nations in 2010. Read about it here, and join us for informal conversation on Wednesday, February 6, 11:30 - 1:30 in the Woodbury Campus Center Dining Room. Anchored by Jewish Chaplain Rabbi Hillel Katzir, Pagan Chaplain the Rev. Cynthia Jane Collins, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Chaplain the Rev. John Haslam, the conversation welcomes any member of the USm community from any religious or spiritual tradition (or none).
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