Religious/Spiritual and Related Groups
The Spiritual Life Center serves a vibrant and diverse community of religious, spiritual and related groups that meet regularly on campus.
Groups (listed alphabetically below) are for members of the Northeastern University community only, unless otherwise noted. Please note that many groups do not meet over summers and intersessions.
Groups adhere to all standing University policies and regulations. You do not need to be an adherent to the relevant faith in order to attend open group meetings.
Meeting Location Code:
SS = Sacred Space, 200 Ell Hall
RR = Reflection Room, 201 Ell Hall
Hillel = NU Hillel, 70 St. Stephen Street
CCNU = Catholic Center, 68 St. Stephen Street
CSC = Curry Student Center
Fenway = the Fenway Center, 77 St. Stephen Street
Agape Christian Fellowship (Campus Crusade) Meets - Thursday 7:30 pm 444 CSC agapechristianfellowship@neu.edu
617-373-2728
www.agape.neu.edu
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meets - Friday 6pm RR This 12-step group ("BB Thumpers) is also open to the non- NU community. Contact the central committee of Alcoholics Anonymous for general info, 617-426-9444 www.aaboston.org Contact the NU Spiritual Life Center for NU meeting updates, 617-373-2728
Athletes in Action for Christ
Meets - Tuesdays 8pm Cabot 617-373-2728
Buddhism & Buddhist Meditation
Meets -
Sundays 6 - 7:30pm on 1/23, 2/6, 2/20
Retreat - Sunday 2- 6pm, 4/3 SS Led by Buddhism instructor, Josh Summers NU Spiritual Life Center 617-373-2728
Campus Hope Seventh Day Adventists
Meets - Friday 7-9:30pm SS NU Spiritual Life Center
617-373-272b
Catholic Center at NU (CCNU)/ Catholic Student Association
Meets - Wednesdays 7:30 pm, CCNU
Masses -
Tuesdays: 12noon CCNU
Thursdays: 12noon CCNU
Sundays:
12:30pm Fenway
Sundays:
6pm St. Cecilia's Belvedere St,
Reconciliation -
Wednesdays 6:30- 8pm (or call for appt) CCNU
Br. Joseph Donovan, Catholic chaplain
Director CCNU
jj.donovan@neu.edu
617-373-8964
Fr. John Unni, affiliated parish priest
Pastor, St. Cecilia Church
617-536-4548
www.stceciliaboston.org
Meets - Thursdays 5:40 - 7:40pm ChineseChristianFellowship@neu.edu
617- 373-2728
http://nuweb.neu.edu/nuccf/
Christian Social Action Group
Meets - TBA monthly Thursdays 3pm SS 617-373-4923
Chaplain Joyce DeGreeff
j.degreeff@neu.edu
Christian Student Union (Baptist Convention of New England)
Meets - Discipling Group bi-monthly Mondays 6:30pm, RR
Main Meeting Wednesdays 7:30 pm 344 CSC
Christianstudentunion@neu.edu
617-373-2421
Vivek Arora, Baptrist chaplain
v.arora@neu.edu
Please see entry below under "Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Minstry
Evangelical NU Fellowship Forum (ENUFF)
Meets - Fridays 5-7pm
African-American Institute Student Lounge, 2nd floor enuff@neu.edu
617-373-2728
Hillel Meets - Tuesday 6:30pm
Shabbat Service - Fridays 6pm followed by 7pm kosher dinner Hillel
nuhillel@neu.edu
www.hillel.neu.edu
Kosher meals - www.mycampusdining.com
617-373-3937
Rabbi Karen Silberman, Jewish chaplain
Executive Director, NU Hillel
Meets - Mondays 7:15pm 124 Ryder Hall 617-373-2728
Holocaust Awareness Committee
Meets - Monthly as announced 617-373-2728
InterVarsity Multiethnic Christian Fellowship
Meets - Mondays 7:30-9pm, 22 International Village ivcf@neu.edu
www.ivcf.neu.edu
617-373-2728
Islamic Society
Meets - "Deen & Dine" bimonthly Mondays 7-9pm, SS
Jumuah prayer - Fridays 1 pm 2nd floor CSC or SS
Daily prayer - SS, and ISNU office 308 Ell
IslamicSociety@neu.edu
www.islamicsociety.neu.edu
halal meals - www.mycampusdining.com
617-373-2729
Imam Abdullah Faaruuq, Muslim Chaplain
Imam, Mosque for the Praising of Allah mosquepraisallah@aol.com
Meets - currently inactive This group is currently inactive. If you are interested in re-forming this group, please call the Spiritual Life Center 617-373-2728
Lutheran - Episcopal Campus Ministry
Meets - Thursdays 6:30-8pm SS
Worship - Thursdays 5:45pm SS
lecm@neu.edu
www.lecm.neu.edu
617-373-4923
Joyce Degreeff, Lutheran chaplain
j.degreeff@neu.edu
The Rev. Judith L. Stuart, Episcopal chaplain
j.stuart@neu.edu
"Wednesday Well-Being" (walk-in, for all levels
Meets - NO summer meetings. Fall/ Spring: Wednesdays 3-3:30pm SS Also open to the non-NU community. Meditation guide- Shelli Jankowski-Smith, Director of Spiritual Life spiritual.life@neu.edu 617-373-2728
Meditation:
"Tuesday Evening" (walk-in, for all levels
Meets - Summer meetings are Tuesdays 6:15- 6:45pm SS Also open to the non-NU community. Meditation guide- Jason Jedrusiak spiritual.life@neu.edu 617-373-2728
Meditation:
"Funny Friday Lunchtime Laughter" (walk-in, for all levels
Meets - NO summer meetings. Fall/ Spring: Fridays 12- 12:30pm SS Also open to the non-NU community. Meditation guide- Jason Jedrusiak spiritual.life@neu.edu 617-373-2728
Men's Bible Study Group
Meets - Thursdays 12noon- 1pm 330 CSC 617-373-2728
Morville House: Visits w/ Elderly (volunteer group)
Meets - monthly (TBA)Thursdays 6:30 pm SS Joyce DeGreeff, chaplain
j.degreeff@neu.edu
617-373-4923
Multi-Faith Student Connection
Meets - Wednesdays 7pm SS Shelli Jankowski-Smith
Director of Spiritual Life, NU
spiritual.life@neu.edu
617-373-4931
Navin Vedanta Society
Meets - Tuesdays 8:15pm (bi-weekly) SS 617-373-2728
Nicotine Anonymous Meets - Mondays 4:45- 5:45pm, RR
12-step group, also open to the non-NU community. This is a peer group related to the national Nicotine Anonymous organization. Contact the NU Spirituual Life Center for NU meeting updates, 617-373-2728
Orthodox Christian FellowshipMeets - Mondays (bi-weekly) 7pm RR
Worship -Sundays 10am, Annunciation Cathedral, Parker St. www.ocf.net
617-373-2728
Sojourn Christian Collegiate Ministry
Meets - Tuesdays 7pm Curry Center sojournneu@gmail.com
sojourncollegiate.com
617-373-2728
Unitarian Universalists
Meets - TBA This group is currently inactive. If you are interested in re-forming this group, please call the Spiritual Life Center 617-373-2728
Unity Gospel Ensemble (John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute)
Meets - Mondays 6-8pm JDOAAI African-American Inst.
UnityGospelEnsemble@neu.edu
unity_ensemble@hotmail.com
www.uge.neu.edu
617-373-2728
Meets - TBA This group is currently inactive. If you are interested in re-forming this group, please call the Spiritual Life Center 617-373-2728
Women's Bible Fellowship
Meets - alternate Tuesdays 12-1pm 342 CSC s.freeman@neu.edu
Yoga Summer 2011 Weekly Classes - 5 weeks each, summer 1 and summer 2 descriptions below Advance registration & fee payment required for weekly yoga classes. NU ID (student, faculty/staff, or alum) needed to register. Class spots available on 1st-come/ 1st serve basis as space allows.
Summer 1 registration 5/13/11- 5/20/11
Summer 2 registration 7/8/11- 57/15/11
Spiritual Life Center, 617-373-2728
Instructor C. Thurston
"Prana Body"
Tuesdays 7pm, SS Summer 1: 5/24- 6/21 Summer 2: 7/19- 8/16 "Prana" means "breath energy," and "Vinyasa" means "flow" Reawaken the body through deep breath, flowing movement, and play on the Yoga mat! :) Moderate challenge level.
Instructor J. Rossi
"Hatha-Based"
Wednesdays 5pm, SS Summer 1: 5/25- 6/22 Summer 2: 7/20- 8/17 A fully engaged, yet relaxing style, in which you can tailor postures to your own needs to enhance both flexibility and strength. Moderate challenge level.
