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Protestant: Presbyterian/Methodist
Protestant:
Lutheran
Roman
Catholic
Episcopal/Anglican
Jewish:
Hillel Foundation
Jewish:
Tannebaum Chabad House
PROTESTANT:
- University Christian Ministry Presbyterian (USA) and United
Methodist
The Reverend Julie Windsor Mitchell
1834 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847-864-2320
The University Christian Ministry Center (UCM) on the Northwestern
University campus is a ministry associated with the United
Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church USA. UCM affirms
that God has called us to be in ministry to all persons regardless
of race, culture, age, gender, class, ability, or sexual orientation.
We realize that at times these people and others have met
with discrimination and injustice, both of which cause pain,
suffering, and spiritual depletion, and that these issues
are sensitive within both the church and society. While we
recognize that we are all not in agreement on the interpretation
of Scripture and God's grace, we acknowledge that God extends
love and grace to all. Therefore, this environment is one
where all God's children are recognized, nurtured, and affirmed.
The Sunday evening fellowship supper and informal worship
is a central focus for our life together in UCM. In addition,
there are weekly Biblical/Theological/Life-Issue Discussion
Seminars, spiritual life retreats, Global Issues events, fellowship
activities, dinners with visiting resource persons, community
service projects, and participation in local, regional, and
national student Christian movement conferences.
The Executive Director and Campus Minister of UCM is Julie
Windsor Mitchell, an ordained United Church of Christ minister.
She has degrees from Brown University (B.A. Religious Studies)
and Harvard Divinity School (M.Div.) She is former pastor
of St. John's United Church of Christ, Evanston. She enjoys
hiking, camping, traveling, and singing.
UCM is sponsored cooperatively by the United Methodist Church
and the Presbyterian Church (USA). All members of the Northwestern
University community are cordially invited to participate
in all activities.
Lutheran Campus Ministry is a Christian ministry out of the
Lutheran tradition that is offered to the people of Northwestern
by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ECLA).
The ministry's base is University Lutheran Center, a three-story
Queen Anne house located at 2204 Orrington Avenue-i.e.,
Orrington Avenue at Haven Street, just one block west
of Tech. The Center is the site for many of the ministry's
programs and is open daily for use by members of the Northwestern
community.
Lutheran Campus Ministry's programming is planned and conducted
through a student-led congregation named University Lutheran
Church, which is one of only four such congregations in the
ELCA. Membership in the congregation is available and is encouraged,
but it is not a prerequisite for participation in the ministry's
life and activities, to which all persons always are welcome.
The central activity of the ministry is the celebration of
the Holy Communion at 10:30 every Sunday morning. Worship
is followed by brunch, which affords the opportunity for making
friends over a home-cooked meal. Other weekly programs are
Bible Study, Prayer Group, Book Discussion, and Choir. These
regular activities are supplemented by occasional firesides,
short studies, community service projects, outings into Chicago,
retreats, a variety of social and recreational events, and
by Midweek Worship during Advent and Lent. To find out what
has been scheduled for this week, consult ULC's web page:
http://www.northwestern.edu/lutheran
Lutheran Campus Ministry's pastor/director is the Rev. Lloyd
R. Kittlaus. In addition to his professional degree, Pastor
Kittlaus has a Ph.D. in Biblical studies. He is available
for pastoral listening and counseling and is glad to respond
to requests for other kinds of assistance too. Call him at
the Center (847-864-7849) or at home (847-491-1010), or write
him an e-mail message (l-kittlaus@nwu.edu).
ROMAN CATHOLIC:
The Sheil Catholic Center is the Newman Center-the Roman
Catholic Campus Ministry-at the Northwestern University campus.
It is a community of NU students, faculty and staff, and associates
who have joined us over the years. At "Sheil" you
will find a Chapel and gathering space to meet for worship,
religious education and community activities as well as a
haven for personal prayer, meditation, study, spiritual direction,
and pastoral counseling. The Chapel and Center are open daily
for the use of the students.
The Sheil Center offers regularly scheduled Masses in the
Chapel on Sundays at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and
9:00 p.m., and weekdays (Monday through Friday) at 4:30 p.m.
Special services are also planned for Holy Days and special
events. There are many opportunities for all Sheil members
to participate in liturgy (readers, choirs, sacristans, etc.)
Among the programs offered at Sheil are Catholic Undergrads
prayer and discussion, and social activiites; lectures, inquirers,
RCIA, and classes on being a Catholic; Bible study; Graduate
Student/Young Adult fellowship; women's spirituality; quarterly
regreat, Taize prayer, faithsharing groups; Pre-Cana classes;
soup kitchen and other outreach and volunteer opportunities;
fundraising events.
The Sheil Steering Council is charged with forming and implementing
the vision, programs and events of the Center. The Sheil Center
is owned and staffed by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
EPISCOPAL/ANGLICAN:
Through communion and community, we offer students a place
to explore issues of vocation, social justice and spirituality
-- where the life of the mind meets the concerns of the soul
and the needs of the world. We meet weekly to worship God
and enjoy each other's company, and go on retreats each quarter
with other students and chaplains in Chicago and the Midwest.
Using the traditions of the Christian faith in contemporary
language, we seek to support each other to meet the challenges
of campus and society. We invite all seekers -- Episcopal,
Anglican, or of any faith -- to join us in these conversations
and fellowship.
Weekly services during the academic quarters: Sundays
at 5:00 p.m. at the Seabury-Western Seminary Chapel.
JEWISH:
The Hillel Center serves as a center of the Jewish community at Northwestern
for students, faculty, and staff. Whether you are ill and want some hot
chicken soup delivered to your door, have questions concerning Jewish identity,
want to learn to read Hebrew, or go Israeli dancing, Hillel has something
to offer you. Hillel represents the Jewish community in all its diverse
manifestations, and is proud of providing the opportunity for students to
create initiatives to express their Jewish lives. All expressions of Jewish
cultural and religious life, secular, Zionist, Reform, Conservative and
Orthodox are encouraged and supported. The Hillel Student Board and seven
affiliated groups are the nucleus of the community and offer students many
avenues for involvement.
Through classes, discussions and workshops, Hillel gives students many
opportunities to explore their Jewish identity. Students can learn to read
Hebrew in our 5 session crash course, can discover the complexities of the
Talmud, struggle with the issues of intermarriage and assimilation, or hear
Jewish perspectives on current issues. Speakers representing diverse positions
are invited to share their viewpoints.
Hillel offers Shabbat, holiday and High Holiday services and students
can choose from Reform, Conservative or Orthodox traditions. Kosher food
is provided during the year and on Passover.
The Hillel building is a central gathering place for the community and
provides office space for all student groups. There is a chapel, library,
and kosher kitchen. Many programs are also held on campus at dormitories
and residential colleges.
- The Tannebaum Chabad
House
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, director
Chaya Klein, associate director
2014 Orrington Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847-869-8060
The Tannenbaum Chabad House is an unpressured haven open to all Jewish
students regardless of religious background. In a warm, joyful, non-judgmental
environment, students are offered the following: weekly Friday evening and
Saturday morning services, followed by delicious meals in a most convivial
and joyful setting; special "Friday Night Live!" events featuring
renowned and fascinating speakers from the scientific, medical, political,
judicial and professional worlds; special holiday services, events and meals;
Passover Seder meals conducted in English; parties, picnics, film screenings,
concerts; a wide selection of classes at all levels of proficiency, in subjects
that make your heritage relevant even in today's curious, furious and frequently
baffling environment; an extensive, fascinating Judaic library of works
you're not likely to find elsewhere; religious
and personal counseling offered by our directors Rabbi Dov Hillel and Chaya
Klein; academic, career, professional, medical and business counseling made
available via our community family, whose homes are open to students. The
Tannenbaum Chabad House is here for students, and its staff is available
year round, at any hour of the day or night.
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