Year of Wisdom series

Year of Wisdom Series 

Lectures and Events Celebrating the Opening of the

Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel at Thomas More College

2012-2013 (subject to revision)

Fall 2012

 Sept 7 Friday Faith Series: Tour of Clifton Mosque.  Tour starts at noon.  See Dr. Daoud.

 Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends  

 Sept 12 Story Circle with Pauletta Hansel “Wisest Person I Know.” Noon. Chancellor’s Room.

Share and hear our stories of wisdom from surprising sources.

September 14 Friday, 2:45-4:30.  Faculty-Staff Book Discussion.  L315.

Acts of Faith:  The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel.

Tuesday September 25^th  Vox Arcana workshop.  Steigerwald.  Noon lecture & Evening Concert.

Vox Arcana is Tim Daisy, James Falzone, and Fred Lonberg-Holm.  The topic of the noon workshop is "Wisdom and the Improviser's Art."  

Oct 26 Friday Faith Series: Religion 101. Fr. Twaddell.  Noon. L315

Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends  

November 12  Art Gallery Opening for St. John’s prints.   TMC Eva Farris Art Gallery. ~4-7pm.  Exhibit from 12-27 November.

November 19 Latif Bolat (Turkish Sufi Mystic).  7:00 pm lecture followed by concert. Steigerwald.

November 30 Friday Faith Series: Religion 101. Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. Noon. L315.

Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends  

December 9 Sunday (tentative) Chapel Consecration and related events.  Chapel.

Early December St. John’s Illuminated Bible installation with Sacred music for Advent.  Chapel.

Spring 2013

v  January 18-25 Week of Prayer and Christian Unity “What does God require of us?” Various events across campus during the week.

v  February 22 Friday Faith Series: Religion 101.  Chaplain Tom Bennett. Noon. L315.

Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends

v  late Feb/early March panel discussion on stained glass & architecture.  Chapel

v  March tba Hillenmeyer lecture  on the St. John’s Bible.

v  March 22  Friday Faith Series: Religion 101 Rev. Kevin Murphy.  Noon. L315.

Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends

v  April 5 Friday Faith Series: Religion 101. TBA. L315.   

Judaism / Islam / Protestant Christianity / Catholicism / Hinduism / Quaker Friends