Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

Please join us for a festive Guatemalan catered vegetarian dinner to celebrate the successes of the year, Scott Center Leadership Award winners, and our departing seniors.  We’ll enjoy tacos, tostadas, and traditional Guatemalan desserts courtesy of La Chapina Catering.  

Join Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life Mark R. Orten for 20 minutes of quiet contemplation with readings and music.

Come enjoy homemade chai and homemade cookies with members of The Scott Center staff as we slow down our pace for a bit of socializing and crafting.  Watercolors, polymer clay, collaging, grown-up coloring books, puzzles and beading materials provided!

This event, led by Chaplain Amir Duric from Syracuse University, will center on questions and education about love, relationships and marriage in Islam. Muslim students continue to grapple with navigating the desire, dynamics and tensions that more intimate relationships pose during their undergraduate years, as well as learning the skills to make successful life-lasting decisions for the years to come.

Join the Hindu Student Association for a Puja for the festival of Holi - as we celebrate the festival ushering in Spring - light refreshments from Tindia will be provided too. You do not have to be Hindu to attend - open to absolutely everyone!

Join the Hindu Student Association for a Puja for the festival of Holi - as we celebrate the festival ushering in Spring - light refreshments from Tindia will be provided too. You do not have to be Hindu to attend - open to absolutely everyone!

Please join us at a Passover seder for the first night of Passover as we retell the ancient story of the Exodus and engage in rich conversation about its relevance to us today. This will be a celebratory night of asking questions, eating ritual and festive foods, and welcoming spring.
You must rsvp for the seder by Sunday, April 14th using this form.
https://forms.gle/umEnsVcNkjLnquLE6

Join us for a presentation on the month of Ramadan and the famous Persian spiritual poet, Rumi! In this talk, Chaplain Zahra Moeini will speak about the ways in which Rumi celebrates one of the most central practices of the Islam, fasting, and the month of Ramadan as site of connection with the Divine. Join us as we celebrate the arrival of the month of Ramadan and Nowruz - originally a Zoroastrian tradition, that marks the New Year and Spring Equinox for many Persian speakers around the world.A delicious Persian dinner/iftar will be provided.

On this day of remembering the Holocaust in the Jewish Calendar, we will come together for a ceremony of reflection and remembrance through music, poetry and family stories from members of our Middlebury community. All are welcome.