Christian

All Christians students are invited to join in our weekly Christian Life Community Dinner. Over our evening meal, we get to know each other through conversations, fellowship and, depending on the week, we might dive into the Enneagram Personality Inventory, make a craft, or talk about an issue of faith. 

Other highlights of the year for the Christian Life Community are our holiday celebrations. Early in December we celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe with a joint service and meet for traditional holiday food. We also have a Christmas Party toward the end of term. Our most long standing Christmas tradition is our Candlelight Vespers service which takes place either the first or second Sunday evening of December. 

We also have a long standing tradition as Christian Community of focusing on a particular theme during Advent and Lent. We begin Lent with a Pancake Dinner the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday we meet for the imposition of ashes and the Eucharist. If Holy Week falls while the college is in session, we gather for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day.

As a gift to the students, we offer copies of the New Living Bible. This version is a Study Bible that allows students to keep notes in the margins. Throughout their time at Wellesley College, they can jot down textual notes and words of inspiration to refer back to help guide them. The Christian Life Community offers Bible Studies throughout the term, as do many Christian Orgs on campus. We encourage students to try out different Bible Studies so they can learn about the various ways different Christian traditions approach the study of our sacred text.

Newman Catholic Ministry

The Wellesley College Catholic Community seeks to foster an environment that strengthens one’s spirituality and understanding of the Roman Catholic Church. Embracing Cardinal Newman’s ideology that intellect and spirit go hand in hand, we hope to become living witnesses as educated, passionate, and faithful Catholic leaders. Respecting the dignity of every person, we challenge one another to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Newman Ministry invites students, faculty, and staff to grow their relationship with God, deepen their faith, and build their community. 

As a universal church, we welcome people of all cultures, ethnicities, races, languages, sexual orientations, genders, and ages. We are inclusive of all members of the college community. Recognizing the spectrum of opinion within the Church, we welcome all Catholics and embrace students from all over the world and from every aspect of Catholicism. We encourage everyone to take the unique opportunity that Newman affords to explore the diversity within the Church. The Newman community will meet you wherever you are on your faith journey and walk by your side – as one united and supportive Catholic Community.

Catholic students, faculty, and staff are welcome to gather in celebration, prayer, and to enjoy community through a variety of educational, social, and spiritual activities on campus. We invite you to join us on labyrinth walks, meditation/rosary/lectio divina, and movie nights. Newman Catholic Ministry hosts community gatherings throughout the year that coincide with liturgically significant events such as Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Easter, and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We have something for everyone! 

Newman Catholic Ministry supports the spiritual practices of a diverse campus community by celebrating weekly Sunday Mass in Houghton Chapel, followed by the Christian Life ecumenical dinner in the Multifaith Center.

“Cor ad cor loquitur”—(Heart speaks to heart) –Cardinal John Henry Newman 

“Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved, and forgiven.” –Pope Francis

Protestant Ministry

As a community, we represent a broad cross section of Protestant denominations, as well as seekers from other religions and traditions. We provide opportunities for fellowship and friendship, celebrations, study, prayer, and worship. Responding to the needs of the great diversity of Protestant students at Wellesley, Protestant Life offers a variety of educational, social, and spiritual activities throughout the year. In addition to our regular weekly programing, we also hold a retreat each term, have opportunities for community service, and outings to area churches. Each week students on the Christian Life Community email list will receive an email advertising the many Christian events on campus during the following week.

In addition to mainline Protestant denominations including Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Church of Christ, we also have many students from nondenominational and evangelical backgrounds. We also host other Christian Orgs on campus such as Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Awaken the Dawn, City Life, Cru, and Intervarsity. 

The Protestant community gathers Sunday evenings in the Multifaith Center. All are welcome to our programming.

Contact

For more information, contact our office orsl@wellesley.edu.

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