Week of February 2nd-February 8th
Chaplain’s Office Newsletter
Week of February 2nd-February 8th
This Week’s Events
Upcoming Office Events
If you would like an event or other listing posted to the Chaplain’s Office newsletter, please email information to altaf.saadi@yale.edu. Weekly announcements are compiled and sent out each Monday. Events can also be viewed at www.yale.edu/chaplain.
“God, Justice and the Black Experience”
Tuesday, February 3 – 7 PM
Af-Am House Gallery, 211 Park St.
Hosted by Black Campus Ministries
Has God been present in the black experience?
Can God help the black community in their fight for Justice?
What is the "Black experience" anyways?
Interested in these questions?
Join Black Campus Ministries (BCM) on Tuesday, February 3rd for our first large group meeting. The event, entitled “God, Justice, and the Black Experience,” will include spoken word, praise and worship, and guest speaker Dr. Alice Brown-Collins. Dr. Brown-Collins is the Associate Regional Director for Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP), a ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Hope to see you there!
Smoke Signals Film Screening
Wednesday, February 4 – 8 PM
Branford College TV Room
Hosted by: the Chaplain’s Office
Come join us for a fun, and award-winning film about the Native American experience!
Donuts and Dialogue:
Is God Necessary?
Facilitated by Cliffe Knechtle, local pastor
Wednesday, February 4 – 9 PM
Saybrook Common Room
Sponsored by: Yale Students for Christ and Yale Christian Fellowship
This Wednesday, YSC and YCF are sponsoring an open discussion about ANYTHING related to Christianity and faith, particularly the question “Is God Necessary?” Come to listen, ask, discuss and of course, eat donuts!
Overnight Service Trip to NYC
Friday, Feb 6 - Saturday Feb 7
Serve the homeless and enjoy life in NYC!
Only six spots left! Last chance to sign up today!
The Chaplain’s Office is running a trip on February 6-7 to work with YSOP in New York. The project will include preparing a meal for homeless people, meetings with direct service people to learn more about homelessness, sleeping on the floor overnight, eating simply, and direct service in small groups in multiple sites around New York. The cost to you is only $20.
We will be leaving New Haven on Friday at 1:30 PM and be finished on Saturday by 5:30 PM, after which you may return to New Haven or enjoy NYC!
If you’re interested, please sign up with Altaf Saadi in the Chaplain’s Office office a.s.a.p., or just come in with your $20 and forms (attached) to confirm a spot! You can also email her at altaf.saadi@yale.edu, and check out our website for more information: http://www.yale.edu/chaplain/NYCFEB09.html.
T.A.G. (Technology Across Generations)
Starting Friday, Feb 6
1:00-3:30 pm
Know how to open an e-mail account? Want to make a world of difference to senior citizens?
Become a Computer Tutor with T.A.G. (Technology Across Generations)!
T.A.G., formerly known as TS Connect (Teen-Senior Connect), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that tutors senior citizens in basic computer skills and fundraises to purchase updated technology for the communities at which we volunteer. We are dedicated to bridging the intergenerational divide through technology. TS Connect is a new organization at Yale that will begin tutoring for the first time in New Haven this semester. We hope to start tutoring once a week at Tower One/Tower East, a local Jewish, retirement community, and are seeking tutors to establish T.A.G. Connect at Yale and throughout the New Haven community.
The group will start tutoring Friday, February 6th from 1:00-3:30 pm. If you would like to join or for more information about tutoring with T.A.G., please e-mail erica.schild@yale.edu. Tutoring slots are on a first come, first serve basis!
Grilled! Study Break
Thursday, February 12
8-10 PM
Chaplain’s Office, Bingham Basement, Old Campus
Take a break from the cold – and your work – for some delicious grilled chese & grilled Nuttella sandwiches! Everyone is welcome – bring your friends!
From Settler to Peace Activist
A Talk with Kobi Skolnik
Tuesday, February 10 – 7:30 PM
Susman Hall, Slifka Center
Sponsored by: Council on Middle East Studies, Yale Hillel, Jews for Justice, and Yale Friends of Israel
Spring Break in New Haven!
Get to know this city, its people, its resources, and its challenges. Make a contribution, meet great people (Yalies and otherwise), and have fun! Grad, professional & undergrad students all welcome to sign up. Cost is $80 for 3 meals/day and free admission to great events (financial assistance available if needed).
Saturday, March 7-Thursday, March 12
To sign up by Feb 25th, or for more info: rabbi.lina@yale.edu or callista.isabelle@yale.edu
Sponsored by the University Chaplain’s Office, Slifka Center, the Office of New Haven & State Affairs, and the Office of International Students & Scholars.
Common Grounds
Brewed by the Chaplain’s Office
Common Grounds is a new program put on by the Chaplain’s Office. What is it? A gathering of three people, be they students, faculty, or staff, to talk about matters of faith, belief, religion, and spirituality in a safe, informal, and affirming setting.
You don’t have to be an expert on religion to have a conversation about your own experience or to learn from one another!
To facilitate this conversation, the first coffee will be on us!
Interested? Sign up here: http://www.yale.edu/chaplain/commongrounds.html.
Volunteer at Columbus House
February 14
Students interested in cooking at Columbus House, a homeless shelter in New Haven, please contact Dianne Davis (Dianne.davis@ynhh.org ). Dates for cooking will be on the 2nd Saturday evening of the month – the next date will be February 14.
Coming soon! Mark your calendars!!
Yuval Ren Sacred Music Ensemble at Yale
Enjoy the Mystical Music of the Middle East!
Sunday, February 15th: Free Concert, 5 PM
