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Overview Programs

 

 

The Interfaith Chapel is located off parking lot #6 on the UVic campus

For more information about any of the programs listed below please email Ruth Dantzer, Anglican chaplain and visit us on Facebook 

PROGRAMS

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is a dynamic process that helps us grow in our spiritual path.  The guidance provided helps the person in direction to become more open to the promptings of the Spirit in the ordinary events of their lives. Spiritual direction invites us to grow, calls us to transformation, and facilitates a deeper relationship with God and others. Sessions are available by appointment and are a free service for UVic students. Email the Rev. Ruth Dantzer, Anglican chaplain and certified spiritual director for more information.

 

Pet Cafe

Wednesdays 2:30pm – 4:00pm
September 18 - December 4, 2019 (except Nov 13)
UVic Interfaith Chapel, lobby

Missing your pet? Stressed about school? Come to the Interfaith Chapel to love-up some animals. Enjoy free tea, coffee and cookies while connecting with cuddly therapy animals. This is a drop-in program and anyone is welcome to attend. 

In the News: Anglican Journal, September 2019

Wine Before Supper

Wednesdays, 5pm (the service is followed by a free dinner) 
September 11 - December 4, 2019 (except November 13)
 UVic Interfaith Chapel, Celebration Hall  

Wine Before Supper is an multi-denominational communion service hosted by the Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United chaplains. 

Join us for a short Christian service of prayer, song, scripture, silence, bread and wine.  All are welcome. A free simple dinner is provided following the service.   

 Sunday@5

Sundays 5:00 pm
September 15 - December 15, 2019 (except Sunday, October 13 and November 10) 
St George the Martyr Anglican Church in Cadboro Bay

University and college students are invited to drop by the St. George’s lower hall every Sunday at 5:00pm for a free home-cooked meal and some great company!

Sunday@5 is a place where anyone is welcome at the table. Each week we share a meal and then spend some time making music, playing a game, or just hanging out. This is a great place to build community and make new friends. For more information please contact: Leslie Flynn or Ruth Dantzer

 LOL: Laughter Meditation 

Wednesdays 2:45 – 3:45pm 
September 18 - December 4, 2019 (except November 13)
UVic Interfaith Chapel, Celebration Hall  

Come and laugh as softly or as loudly, for as long or as short a time as you like. Come laugh for no reason at all. Join in and notice how this unreasonable laughter spills over into your life during the rest of the week.   

This program is designed to complement the Pet Café that is happening in the lobby of the Interfaith Chapel at the same time. Feel free to come and go between the Laughter Meditation program and the Pet Café, experiencing the “happiest place on UVic’s campus”. Laughter Meditation is facilitated by Gene Furbee, who has been teaching Laughter Yoga in the area for over 10 years. 

Footsteps of Jesus: A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

September 25, October 16, November 27 - 7:00pm
UVic Interfaith Chapel, Celebration Hall

Anglican Campus Spirituality will be making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem April 25-May 9, 2020. These monthly sessions are for those students interested in coming with us. 

Pilgrimage is an age-old practice, found in all the world’s religious traditions, that is used as a tool to deepen one’s relationship with God. Pilgrims set out on the journey with a certain intention and often come out transformed. 

During each session, time is devoted to building community, planning logistics, and fundraising for the upcoming trip to Jerusalem.  We will also explore topics related to pilgrimage that will provide tools to enable the pilgrim to enter fully into the experience in Jerusalem. 

In 2019 a group of students walked the Camino. The stories of that journey can be found in the October 2019 issue of the Docesan Post. Below is the video of that adventure.

Exploring the Way of the Heart: An Interspiritual Conversation\Matthew Wright Public Event

Monday, September 23 7:00pm 
UVic Interfaith Chapel, Celebration Hall
Entry by donation

Our great spiritual traditions have often described the heart as an organ of spiritual perception — an "eye" by which we see from oneness. The heart reads reality from wholeness and relationship, opening us to a world of beauty, tenderness and love. How do we awaken the heart? Join us for an interspiritual conversation as we explore the path of the heart through three primary doorways: the teachings of Sufi, Christian and Hindu mystics.  

This event is led by Matthew Wright and sponsored by The Contemplative Society.  

Intro to Centering Prayer Mini-Retreat

Sunday, Nov 3 1:30 - 5:00pm
UVic Interfaith Chapel
Suggested donation $10 (free for students)

Join us for a gentle afternoon to reconnect with our sacred centre. Learn a simple practice of Christian meditation and mindfulness called centering prayer to get out of our heads and into our hearts. No previous experience necessary — Just a desire to learn to meditate.

Please register by following this LINK. 

Advent Silent Mini-Retreat

Saturday, Nov 30 9:00am – 1:30pm
UVic Interfaith Chapel  

Join us for a renewing morning of contemplation. There will be chanting in the style of Taizé, lectio divina, labyrinth meditation, and resting in the solitude of the Finnerty Garden.  Refreshments and a simple soup lunch will be provided. Please register by November 29 by going to events.uvic.ca

IN THE NEWS