Parents and Family Weekend

University Chaplaincy Schedule: Friday, October 21-Sunday, October 23

Friday, October 21

Noon-1:15 pm
Buddhist/Mindfulness Meditation
Come meet the University Chaplaincy Buddhist in Residence and join in an hour of Buddhist/mindfulness meditation practices and dharma discussion. Followed by light refreshments.
Goddard Chapel

Noon-1:15 pm
Global Missions Luncheon
What does “mission” mean to you? Come share your thoughts on how to reclaim this sometimes controversial term, and learn about exciting opportunities to make a positive difference in our world. Join Methodist Mission Advocate Janjay Innis for a free lunch and conversation about the Global Mission Fellows program, which connects young adults with justice-based organizations in the U.S. and around the world. Visiting family members and parents are welcome. Learn more at the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/225709424511670/
Mayer Campus Center 203

1:15 pm-2 pm
Muslim Jumah Prayer
All are welcome to come pray or simply observe. Refreshments to follow.
Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop Street

5:30-6:30 pm
Humanist Small Group Reflection
Join the Humanist in Residence for our weekly reflection meeting. We’ll begin with a reading from a Humanist author then explore the larger themes it might speak to and how we engage them in our own life. All are welcome, including families, and refreshments will be served.
Tufts Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop Street

6 pm
Jewish Shabbat Services (Conservative and Reform)
Dinner follows at 7:15 pm
Cost is $18 per family member; students, 1 meal plan meal or subsidized; children under age 10, $5. Reservations are required for dinner and can be made at http://tuftshillel.org. For availability, please call the Granoff Family Hillel Center at 617-627-3242.
Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue

Saturday, October 22

10 am
Jewish Shabbat Services and Lunch
No registration or fee is required.
Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue

3-5 pm
Protestant Chaplain’s Tea
Come meet Tufts’ new Protestant Chaplain, Dan Bell, and find out about Protestant spiritual life activities on and off campus. Tea and refreshments will be served.
Goddard Chapel

Sunday October, 23

11 am
Catholic Mass
Please join us for a special morning Mass for students, parents, and families, followed by light refreshments. Our choir will begin practice at 10 am and all visitors are invited to join in. All are welcome, and as always, come as you are.
Goddard Chapel

11 am
Humanists Against Homelessness: Powderhouse Square Cleanup
The Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy takes responsibility for fighting homelessness in our shared community by making cleaner streets, supporting affordable housing, and improving food access. Being a part of the Tufts community is necessarily also being a part of the community that is all of Middlesex County–for Humanists, that means working in solidarity with some of the most marginalized members of that community, and considering ways in all our lives we can be more supportive of them. Our project this week will be to clean up Powderhouse Square, Powderhouse Park, and the Broadway corridor that leads to Ball Square. Cleaning supplies will be provided and all are welcome to join us, no matter your background. Parents and families are encouraged to come as well! For more on the Humanists Against Homelessness initiative, visit the Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy website.
Meet at Mayer Campus Center

7 pm
Protestant Evening Worship
All parents and families are warmly welcome to join in our weekly Protestant worship service. Fellowship and refreshments will follow.
Goddard Chapel

For more information about Tufts University’s Parents and Family weekend, follow this link.