"To guide, nurture and enhance spiritual, religious and ethical life within the Stanford University community".

We are collectively committed and devoted to ensuring lively, thoughtful and supportive contexts for Stanford students, faculty and staff who wish to pursue spiritual interests. We recognize that a spiritual/religious journey can be an important, balancing complement to the numerous challlenges one faces in the pursuit of academic and career goals.

While each one of us participates in and leads worship and study in her/his own religious traditions, our primary objective as a staff is to collaborate as a multi-faith team and work with all constituents of this dynamic university.

Our aim is to promote enriching dialogue, meaningful ritual, and enduring friendships among people of all religious backgrounds. Read more>>

STUDENTS: FELLOWSHIP FOR RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 5:00 PM, MONDAY, MAY 19.
Students: Are you looking for an opportunity to engage in meaningful religious dialogue with your peers? The Fellowship for Religious Encounter may be the forum you're seeking - complete with a $1,000 stipend! Students from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions are encouraged to apply to participate in this exciting program, spanning the 2008-2009 academic year. For details and application: religiouslife.stanford.edu. EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, May 19, 5:00 pm, via e-mail to nasun@stanford.edu.

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Time: Every Sunday at 10:00AM
Location: Memorial Church

Sunday, May 18. Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann, Senior Associate Dean for Religious Life, will preach a sermon titled, "Counting Toward Home." Music featuring University Organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, and the Memorial Church Choir, under the direction of Gregory Wait.

UPW REBROADCASTS ON KZSU Miss a Sunday service? KZSU 90.1 FM rebroadcasts the 10:00 am University Public Worship service on the Internet at kzsulive.stanford.edu and on 90.1 FM every Sunday at 11:30 am.

"SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE,"
film screening and discussion. Made with permission from the U.S. Army, this film transcends the usual rhetoric of politics as it delves into topics of war, peace and the transformative power of the human conscience. Post-screening discussion moderated by the Rev. Scotty McLennan, Dean for Religious Life and Ian Slattery, Stanford graduate and Associate Producer for Luna Productions. Thursday, May 15, 7:00 pm, Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building). Free and open to all.

ORGAN RECITAL
Will it be Bach, Mendelssohn or Rachmaninoff - contemporary compositions or a mix? Hear for yourself in this organist's choice concert. Iain Quinn, Welsh organist and Director of Cathedral Music, Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico, shares his favorite masterworks on the powerful Murray Harris organ. Wednesday, May 21, 8:00 pm, Memorial Church. Tickets: $10/$5, 650-725-2787, or at the door. Free with Stanford student ID.

HONORING LIVES, REMEMBERING LOSSES: AN INTERFAITH GRIEF MEMORIAL
Take part in a service of hope and healing for all who grieve losses, recent and past. Sponsored by the Office for Religious Life, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Residence Deans and the Help Center. Thursday, May 22, 4:00 pm, The CIRCLE, Sanctuary, Old Union, 3rd Floor. Free and open to all.