Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

Friends of the Religious Center

and the WoRKS GROUP, Edwardsville presents: 

2008 Celebration of World Faiths

Coast Salish Spirituality & Sustainability

Pauline Hillaire, Lummi Nation of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Wednesday, June 25 thru Saturday June 28, 2008

Each day there will be two sessions, 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM, please attend any or all sessions.
Open to the public, stories, songs and teachings for all ages.  Donations accepted with thanks.  Click here for a copy of pdf. event flyer

Location:  The Religious Center at SIUE.  Parking is available in Visitor's Lot B for $1 per hour during the week and at no charge Friday evening and Saturday.

For more information call (618) 650-3246

Ongoing Events

Sunday:

• Roman Catholic Mass - Catholic Campus Ministry
  10:30 AM (every Sunday, except Easter)

Monday:

• A Course in Miracles - 6:00 PM.

Thursday:         

• Sri Sathya Sai Center of SIUE  - Study Circle & Devotional Singing at 7:30 PM in the Dome.          

Monthly Events

• Red Cedar Circle - First Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM. 618-650-2461.
• Fellowship of Believers International - Last Friday of every month at 6:00 PM in the Dome Room.
• Baha'i Gathering - Every 4th Sunday - 4 PM.
• The World Religions, Knowledge, and Science (WoRKS) Group, Edwardsville is a new initiative of Friends of the Religious Center.  WoRKS will host a series of Distinguished Speakers and Dialogues on issues in religion and science.  The WoRKS Group is one of 200+ Local Societies Initiatives sponsored by a grant from the Metanexus Institute for Constructive Engagement of Science and Religion. 

Annual Events

• "Soup for Finals" : Every fall and spring semester during finals week, the Religious Center's ministries offer free soup lunches to SIUE students Monday through Wednesday from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. 
• Friends of the Religious Center holds their annual "Awards Banquet" every Fall.  This includes a dinner, program and silent auction.  Check their web page for additional information.
• "Tree of Lights Campaign" -   Remember a loved one or honor someone special by donating towards a light on the Religious Center's Holiday Tree.  Each gift of $5.00 will light one bulb.
• "Death by Chocolate":  All you can eat chocolate sponsored by United Campus Ministry.  Please contact pburden@siue.edu for additional information.
• Spring Break Trips: Visit each ministry's web site for detailed information.

• "Celebration of World Faiths":  Sponsored by Friends of the Religious Center.       

• "COEXIST PEACEFULLY with the planet and people"
  A program designed for the Fall 2007 semester at SIUE to raise awareness and individual responsibility about the need for peace with all people and with our natural world.
  "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."   Mother Teresa