RELIGIOUS LIFE

CHAPLAIN’S TEAM

• Assist the chaplain in implementing religious programming.
• Encourage and support students’ personal faith development.
• Produce community-enhancing programs.
• Identify and develop interfaith educational opportunities.
• Present opportunities to integrate personal faith with acts of justice and service.
• Model spiritual disciplines as a means of supporting the greater community.

The chaplain’s team is made up of student volunteers chosen by the chaplain to assist in planning and leading religious programming throughout the academic year. Chaplain Team members are given the opportunity to pursue roles in Christian leadership. Students interested in joining the Chaplain’s Team should contact the chaplain.

EMMAUS HOUSE

The Emmaus House is the activity center for the chaplaincy and its campus ministry outreach. The cottage, located at the corner of Linfield and Melrose, is used for a variety of small group meetings. It also provides a reading and religious library. In addition it houses a special room in the basement called the “Sacred Space” and is a prayer and meditation room available for all faith traditions. Popular activities include game nights and coffee houses with live music twice a semester. To reserve the “Sacred Space” or the house for small group meetings please call the resident hosts at 503-883-2235.

WORSHIP

Special Services

Throughout the academic year the Chaplain’s Office offers special worship services. The following is a list of a typical year’s services: Orientation Weekend Worship, Thanksgiving Service, Christmas Candlelight Service, Ash Wednesday Service, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunrise Service. In addition there is a Baccalaureate Service during Commencement weekend. Other thematic services may be offered based upon community and world needs.

Monthly Taizé Service

This candlelight prayer service is offered on the second Saturday of each month, generally at 7:30pm. Learn more about the Taizé Worship Service.

Area Churches

We strongly encourage students to find a local worshiping community of faith to involvement themselves in for fellowship and nurturing. It provides diversity of experience, time away from campus, and often a feeing of finding a second family. View local Church directory.

Car pool

In an effort to assist new students in finding a church family, the Chaplain’s Team sponsors car pools for four consecutive Sundays beginning Sept 12. Each week 2-3 different churches are identified and featured for visiting. Watch for an announcement regarding the plans for each week.

CAMPUS FELLOWSHIP GROUPS

Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC)

Campus Crusade is a nondenominational organization present on college campuses across the nation and the world dedicated to helping people understand the good news of Jesus Christ. Our weekly meetings focus on proclaiming the gospel of Christ and encouraging Christians in their faith. At these weekly meetings students can look forward to a fantastic time filled with fellowship, learning, praying, and singing. The group is open to both Christians and non-Christians, and we more than encourage all who are interested to attend with open hearts and minds.

Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM)

Weekly fellowship of the campus catholic students held at the Emmaus House. The fellowship focuses on prayer, bible study, singing, and serving. They also observe the liturgies of the Roman Catholic tradition. Mike Douglass from St. James Catholic Church serves as their leader.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

The purpose of FCA is to present athletes, coaches, and students the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church. Our goal as a club is to offer anyone an opportunity to have fun, meet new people, and to be challenged by the words of Jesus Christ.

SERVICE

Habitat booth project on the Linfield campus

Habitat for Humanity

Linfield's Habitat for Humanity works with local Habitat affiliates to further Habitat's international mission : to build simple, decent housing in partnership with those in need. Linfield Habitat stays active on campus through monthly work sites, a variety of fundraising events, and our Spring Break work trip to Yakima, Washington. All members of the Linfield community are welcome to participate in Linfield Habitat work sites and events. To be added to Habitat's email list, email chapter President Wendy Polzin at the address above. For more information on Habitat for Humanity International, please see www.habitat.org.

Retirement Centers

Soup Kitchen

Food Bank

SPIRITUALTY AND SMALL GROUPS

Chaplain’s Team

Renovaré Groups

"In such small, intimate groups, people are finding themselves, finding each other, and finding God."
-- George H. Gallup, Jr.

Renovaré is a program for Spiritual Formation Groups. It is based upon six major dimensions of the spiritual life found in the life of Christ and Christian tradition: The Contemplative Tradition - The Holiness Tradition - The Charismatic Tradition - The Social Justice Tradition - The Evangelical Tradition - and The Incarnational Tradition. Christian in perspective and ecumenical in breadth, RENOVARÉ (from the Latin, meaning "to renew") is an effort committed to the renewal of Christians and the church. Founded by best selling writer Richard J. Foster [who used to teach at George Fox Univ], RENOVARÉ provides individuals and small groups with a biblical, balanced, practical, effective small-group strategy for spiritual growth.

The Chaplain’s Team coordinates with the chaplain 3-4 Renovaré groups a year. Contact the chaplain’s office or the Emmaus House if you are interested in a group.

Bible Studies

The Chaplain’s Office offers or sponsors regular bible study opportunities. Please contact the chaplain’s office or the Emmaus House if you are interested in joining or starting a bible study. Also, watch for announcement of such groups at the Emmaus House or this web site.

Spiritual Pilgrimage Retreat Spring '04

SPIRITUAL FORMATION RETREATS

Chaplain’s Spring “Pilgrimage” Retreat

Our annual Spring “Pilgrimage” Retreat is a more contemplative occasion. If you are feeling overwhelmed, the academic pressures are mounting, and you are drained both physically and spiritually then this is the retreat for you. We use the Christian tradition of “pilgrimage” as an organizing principle for this time away from campus. A Christian pilgrim is someone who steps out of the routine and hassles of daily life onto an intentional path that expects to encounter God’s Spirit. It is time to listen to God and quiet all the outside influences and voices. We will use prayer and significant “pilgrim time” (time for you to be alone or in small groups with Christ and His Spirit) in order to refresh our spiritual walk with Christ and recharge ourselves for the rest of the semester.

The retreat is generally during the month of April at Camp Westwind on the Oregon Coast. It includes worship, fellowship, alone time, fun, and some wonderful hiking and beach options.

Watch for announcements because space is limited.

INTERFAITH GROUPS/ACTIVITIES

Spiritual Discovery Trips

In an effort to foster and promote understanding and respect among religious traditions the Chaplain’s Office sponsors 2-3 trips a semester to various religious centers or houses of worship. Examples are a Trappist abbey, a synagogue, an African American worship service, a Buddhist center. Our belief is that each encounter leads to spiritual discoveries about not only the tradition we are visiting but also about our own traditions. For more information contact the Chaplain’s Office at X2259.

SPECIAL EVENTS

(often co-sponsored with campus fellowship groups like FCA, CCC, or with campus clubs and departments)

Examples:

Covenant Players

Tibetan Monks

Collins Lecture

Frazee Lecture

Pollard Symposium