Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

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.

The Religion Department at Middlebury College will present the Scott Symposium titled “What Is Religious Studies?: Two Examples from India” on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4 in the Orchard Room (Hillcrest 103) at 4:30 p.m. Community members are welcome. Sponsored by the Department of Religion with generous support from the Charles P. Scott Memorial Fund.

All are welcome at this ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at the football stadium. Local clergy will share the leadership of the service. Coffee and baked goods to follow at the Weybridge Congregational Church. In case of inclement weather, the service will be moved to Kirk Alumni Center.   In case of inclement weather, the service will be moved to Kirk Alumni Center.   

No other creature walks like humans. Our feet shaped our pelvises, our hands, and our brains. We walk the way we do, therefore we are human beings.

This is the first of a spring term series co-sponsored by The Scott Center and New Perennials to explore the meditative, spiritual, community-building power of walking. The series expands on Affiliate Humanist Chaplain Prof. Bill Vitek’s popular J-term walking class “Walking Body, Walking Mind.”  Light refreshments will be served.

Interested exploring themes of grief and loss together?  Help build a community of peer support.  Arts and crafts supplies, warm beverages and light refreshments are available. Drop in any Thursday in the Crest Room.   Co-sponsored by Middlebury Counseling and The Scott Center. For more information contact nparrish@middlebury.edu.