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ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Dashain-Tihar, Sep 22-Oct 1
A Nepalese proverb states that when people come together, the bitter becomes sweet. That is especially true during the most important holidays of the Nepalese calendar, Dashain and Tihar, a 35-day festival cycle that falls during the months of October and November. Avilasha Giri, undergrad student from Nepal (2024 Interview),
Dashain, the harvest festival, spans 15 days during which Hindus honor various manifestations of the Goddess Durga and celebrate her triumph over evil forces. Tihar, the Festival of Lights, begins two weeks later. Tihar pays reverence to important animals in Nepalese culture – specifically the crow, dog, cow, and ox – with the final day reserved for celebrating the bond between siblings.
The festival cycle of Dashain-Tihar centers on celebrations with family and friends in one’s hometown. There is a strong cultural expectation to worship in the family’s chosen temple. Children and youth receive blessings and gifts from their elders. Special foods such as whole,… .
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2025-AAMWPX.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Rosh Hashanah, September 22-24
Rosh Hashanah (or Yom Teruah), also spelled Hashana or Ha-shanah, comes from Hebrew and, most simply put, means “beginning of the year.” Rosh Hashanah not only marks the new year—it also honors the creation date of Adam and Eve some 5,700 years ago, the first relationship, and the human connection with God's world. https://www.dictionary.com/e/rosh-hashana/,
The following is from an interview with Courtney Joiner, EMU Faculty,
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as a "Day of Awe," along with Yom Kippur. These holidays and the eight days in between Courtney describes as "a space in time; it becomes a thin place, where I experience God’s closeness in those ten days." They take place between mid-September and early November each year.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, celebrating God’s creation of the world, and God renews us every year. It's symbol is the apple. The month leading up to Rosh Hashanah is called Elul which is meant to be introspection, so that when Rosh Hashanah comes, you’re ready to…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMLMZ.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 7:00 PM.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CWorship: What's Your Story? T.Kishbaugh
Gather with Dr. Tara Kishbaugh, Dean of Faculty and Student Success, for our campus worship series entitled, What's Your Story? Reflections on Call and Vocation, featuring faculty and staff sharing reflections on their sense of calling and vocation (purpose and meaning). Tara's reflections will connect with the 2025-2026 EMU environmental sustainability theme.
-Who or what impacted and inspired your sense of who you were and what gave you meaning through your growing up years?
-How has your faith or spirituality informed your sense of calling and vocation/purpose?
-How are you continuing to lean into the fullness of your sense of calling and vocation in your present work and life?
Campus Worship is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Campus Worship is held in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building) on Wednesday mornings every other week scheduled opposite of Convocation.
Read more here about campus worship and other worship services on campus.
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Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTXV.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Yom Kippur, October 1-2
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is known as the holiest day of the Jewish year. Leading up to and on that day, Jews traditionally ask for forgiveness for wrongdoings from God and from fellow human beings.
This is from an interview with Courtney Joyner, EMU faculty.
“The Book of Life opens on Rosh Hashanah and closes on Yom Kippur.” You have those ten days to repent of your sins and to try to make reparations with the people you have harmed. It’s about asking forgiveness for sins we have done against other people. This needs to happen before Yom Kippur.
“I have felt more absolved of my sins in practicing Judaism than in Christianity, strangely enough. There is something about having to enter into the action of making peace with people you have harmed that seems to be largely absent from the Christian theology of sin and salvation. I feel like I have actually done something to improve my relationships with other people.”
Many Jews are at the temple all day on Yom Kippur. It’s traditional to…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMLNA.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 6:30 PM.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Sukkot, October 6-13
This is from an interview with Courtney Joyner, EMU faculty.
Sukkot, the Feast of Booths, starts five days after Yom Kippur, and the holiday runs for seven days. Sukkot celebrates the wandering of the Israelites in the desert for 40 years, when they had to rely only upon God for food and protection.
“Sukkah” is a temporary structure that is built during the holiday, made of sticks and greenery. You must be able to see the stars through the ceiling. It’s to bring to mind the “mishkan” or the tabernacle in the wilderness. You are supposed to eat your meals in this structure.
Sukkot is also a harvest holiday and the beginning of the season of prayers for rain.
Sukkot is one of the three “Pilgrimage Festivals” which include the holidays of Pesach (Passover, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread), Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), and Sukkot (the Feast of Booths).
Current and upcoming dates for Sukkot include: Evening of Mon, Oct 6, 2025 – Mon, Oct 13, 2025, Evening of Fri, Sep 25, 2026 – Fri, Oct 2, 2026, …
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMMJA.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 6:30 PM.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Campus Worship: What is a Mennonite?
In this 500th year of Anabaptism, some are pondering the question What is a Mennonite? Join professor Troy Osborne for updated perspectives on this theme drawn from his book, Radicals and Reformers: A Survey of Global Anabaptist History. Osborne is also speaking for the annual Keim Lecture Series.
Troy Osborne is dean and associate professor of history and theological studies at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario, where he teaches courses on the Reformation and Mennonite history. He has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and degrees from Goshen College and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. His articles have appeared in Mennonite Quarterly Review, Archive for Reformation History, and Church History and Religious Culture. Osborne and his wife Emma have two daughters. He is a member of Waterloo North Mennonite Church.
Campus Worship is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Campus Worship is held in Martin Chapel (Seminary…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage, Arts and Lectures. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTXZ.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Mid-Semester Recess
University Calendar
Organization: Provost's Office. Categories: Academic. Event Locator: 2025-AANGDM.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 – Sunday, October 19, 2025.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Dashain-Tihar, Oct 18-23
A Nepalese proverb states that when people come together, the bitter becomes sweet. That is especially true during the most important holidays of the Nepalese calendar, Dashain and Tihar, a 35-day festival cycle that falls during the months of October and November. Avilasha Giri, undergrad student from Nepal (2024 Interview),
Dashain, the harvest festival, spans 15 days during which Hindus honor various manifestations of the Goddess Durga and celebrate her triumph over evil forces. Tihar, the Festival of Lights, begins two weeks later. Tihar pays reverence to important animals in Nepalese culture – specifically the crow, dog, cow, and ox – with the final day reserved for celebrating the bond between siblings.
The festival cycle of Dashain-Tihar centers on celebrations with family and friends in one’s hometown. There is a strong cultural expectation to worship in the family’s chosen temple. Children and youth receive blessings and gifts from their elders. Special foods such as whole,… .
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2025-AAMWPZ.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Diwali
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". Wikipedia,
Graduate student Dhruv Mandal mentioned memories of many candles and firecrackers during the celebration of Diwali.
Upcoming dates for Diwali are October 20, 2025; November 8, 2026; October 29, 2027; October 17, 2028.
You can access the complete Multifaith Religious and Cultural Holidays Calendar here.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMLQJ.
Monday, October 20, 2025, 7:00 AM.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CWorship: What's Your Story? Kathy Evans
Gather with Kathy Evans, Professor of Teacher Education and Education Program Director, for our campus worship series entitled, What's Your Story? Reflections on Call and Vocation, featuring faculty and staff sharing reflections on their sense of calling and vocation (purpose and meaning). Kathy's reflections are in the context of Queer History Month with an emphasis on power and equity.
-Who or what impacted and inspired your sense of who you were and what gave you meaning through your growing up years?
-How has your faith or spirituality informed your sense of calling and vocation/purpose?
-How are you continuing to lean into the fullness of your sense of calling and vocation in your present work and life?
Campus Worship is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Campus Worship is held in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building) on Wednesday mornings every other week scheduled opposite of Convocation.
Read more here about campus worship and other worship…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTZA.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Camp Day Campus Worship
It's camp day* at EMU and we've invited representatives from the camps that are visiting campus today to share their experiences. What can we learn from camp? Students who have worked at camp will lead some fun and compelling songs from camp.
*Camp Day is a day when area, regional and national summer camps come to campus to invite students to consider working at camp over the summer months or through a year-long internship. Camp representatives will be on site in the University Commons Hall of Nations from 8:30 a.m. until ?? to recruit for summer 2026.
You are invited to join camp representatives and student chaplains for lunch conversations in the East Dining Room from 11:25-12:30 or 12:30-1:30 p.m.
The following camps might be represented: Amigo Centre, Bethany Birches Camp, Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center, Camp Bethel, Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp, Camp Mardela, Cove Valley Christian Youth Camp, Camp Hanover, Drift Creek Camp, Highland Retreat, Massanetta Springs, Menno Haven… .
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTZD.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
University Commons, Room 280 Student Union.
Loy Krathong, November 5-6
Loy Krathong, also named Festival of Lights, is a Thai Buddhist festival honoring the water goddess. For the Thai Buddhists, this holiday signifies letting go and committing to a fresh start. Paper lanterns are floated away to release negativity and welcome the new year. ,
It is observed on the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar, usually in November.
Interview with EMU Associate Professor, Heike Peckruhn,
During Loy Krathong, decorative baskets (krathong) made with leaves and flowers hold a lantern (candle) and food offering. This is floated (loy) into a river or pond with a wish. The holiday has various meanings attached to it. For Heike, this connects her to her mother’s culture. “This holiday fills a spiritual gap of ancestor remembrance that is without resonance among Christian holidays.”
Upcoming dates of Loy Krathong are November 24-25, 2026; November 13-14, 2027; November 1-2, 2028.
You can access the complete Multifaith Religious and Cultural Holidays Calendar …
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMLQP.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CWorship: What's Your Story? Tim Seidel
Gather with Tim Seidel, Associate Professor of Community & International Development, for our campus worship series entitled, What's Your Story? Reflections on Call and Vocation, featuring faculty and staff sharing reflections on their sense of calling and vocation (purpose and meaning). Tim's reflections are in the context of intercultural awareness.
-Who or what impacted and inspired your sense of who you were and what gave you meaning through your growing up years?
-How has your faith or spirituality informed your sense of calling and vocation/purpose?
-How are you continuing to lean into the fullness of your sense of calling and vocation in your present work and life?
Campus Worship is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Campus Worship is held in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building) on Wednesday mornings every other week scheduled opposite of Convocation.
Read more here about campus worship and other worship services on campus.
2 Engage…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTZB.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Thanksgiving Recess
University Calendar
Organization: Provost's Office. Categories: Academic. Event Locator: 2025-AANGDP.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Advent, November 30 - December 24
Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. Wikipedia,
Upcoming dates are November 30-December 24, 2025; November 29-December 24, 2026; November 28-December 24, 2027; December 3-24, 2028.
You can access the complete Multifaith Religious and Cultural Holidays Calendar here.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMLPX.
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 7:00 AM.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CampusWorship: Christmas Stories & Songs
Christmas is just around the corner. Come to celebrate and share the stories and songs of Christmas with the Faith and Spiritual Life team, student readers, Benjamin Bergey leading singing, and ____________________ sharing reflections.
Campus Worship is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Campus Worship is held in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building) on Wednesday mornings every other week scheduled opposite of Convocation.
Read more here about campus worship and other worship services on campus.
2 Engage Points,
This event will be streamed on EMU's YouTube channel and remain available there.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2024-AAMTZC.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Celebration Student-led Worship
Celebration is a student-led song, prayer and Christian praise worship service held every two weeks on Sunday evenings from 7-8 p.m. The services are open to everyone.
Celebration takes place in Old Common Grounds, UC 177.
For more information and/or to get involved, contact the Celebration student coordinator.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMM.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
"Who is Jesus?" Bible Study
Join a weekly Discovery Bible Study led by EMU Faith and Spiritual Life Affiliate, Carol Tobin.
Discovery Bible Study is a safe place to see for yourself what the Bible says.
Location: Campus Center Greeting Hall (1st floor),
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Faith & Spiritual Life, Spiritual Renewal, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGPZ.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Hymn Sing
Gather for a student-led hymn sing for worship and community building.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Worship, Faith & Spiritual Life. Event Locator: 2025-AANAMN.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seminary Building, Room 215 Martin Chapel, Seminary Building, Room 218 Fellowship Area.
ENC Large Group
1 Engage Point.
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, EMU Engage. Event Locator: 2025-AANGNX.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
University Commons, Room 177 Meeting Room.
Hanukkah, December 14 - 22
This is from an interview with Courtney Joyner, EMU faculty.
Hanukkah is a minor holiday. There is nothing in rabbinical literature (Talmud) that requires you to observe it. However, during the last century, the celebration of Hanukkah in the United States has transformed from a minor festival into one of American Jews’ most widely observed holidays. “Christmas became increasingly central in 19th-century America, the day for giving gifts to children, eventually becoming a national holiday. As a result of all that, Hanukkah was infused with a vast new energy, in the hope that it might compete with Christmas or at least allow Jewish children to see that they are as fortunate as their Christian neighbors. Hanukkah grew in tandem with Christmas, and in many ways as a response to it.” https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2014/december/americanization-of-hanukkah.html
Hanukkah involves eight days of parties, celebrating being Jewish.
Current and upcoming dates for Hanukkah include: evening of December 14, 2025 -…
Organization: Faith & Spiritual Life. Categories: Spiritual Life, Center for Interfaith Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Interfaith Calendar. Event Locator: 2024-AAMMJD.
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 5:00 PM.