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FISH: Finding Inner Strength & Healing


The Fish Interfaith Center offers support and inspiration to every student at Chapman University! We invite you to discover your center, lower stress and deepen spiritual awareness through a religious or spiritual group, secular mindfulness or one of the Fish’s many other practices.

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Chat with a Chaplain

Connect with Fish Interfaith Chaplains to chat about any concerns you have. We are here to listen and offer support in a safe, judgement and guilt free space.

Visit the Chat with a Chaplain Booking Page to sign up. For more information or to schedule a time to meet with a Chaplain outside of the hours listed, please contact interfaith@chapman.edu

Mindfulness

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

An opportunity to learn simple mindfulness tools, from building self-awareness to gaining awareness of the environment and justice-making.

Tuesdays, 9:00 - 9:45am.

In-person at the Fish Interfaith Center, Wilkinson Founders Chapel 103.

 

Mindfulness Course Spring 2022

In this course students will learn, practice, and explore what it means to be mindful, including the roots of modern mindfulness, the science behind mindfulness, and additional academic research on the benefits and limitations of mindfulness, as well as the practice of cultivating present moment awareness.

Tuesdays, 1:00pm - 2:15pm, Wilkinson Founds Chapel 103.

For more details, email interfaith@chapman.edu

 

Mindfulness Certificate Course

Mindfulness is developing an open readiness to meet every day fully. You will learn tools of self-awareness for living with stress and gain greater compassion for ourselves, and offering greater compassion to our communities. The course will be an online virtual program. The course will be taught by Instructor Julie Artman. To RSVP, email interfaith@chapman.edu. Faculty, staff and students welcome!

Wednesdays, Feb. 9th - March 16th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, on Zoom/Canvas.

 

Check back for more Spring programming!

Health & Wellness

Chapman Calm Drop In Hours

Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wilkinson Founders Chapel

Healthy Brain Healthy Mind for Staff

Mondays 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. (starting January 31st)
Wilkinson Founders Chapel

Healthy Brain Healthy Mind for Faculty

Wednesdays 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. (starting February 2nd)
Wilkinson Founders Chapel

Healthy Brain Healthy Mind for Students

Thursdays 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. (starting February 3rd)
Wilkinson Founders Chapel

 

For questions or more information - email Dr. Jay Kumar at kumar@chapman.edu 

Jewish Life

Wellness Wednesday 

Wednesdays 12 - 1 p.m. PT (starting September 1)
Peterson Conference Room

Wellness Wednesdays are a way to take a break from your week and recharge until Shabbat. We encourage you to stop by between classes to hang out and connect with your community. 

Shabbat Schmooze

Fridays 5:30 p.m. PT (starting September 10)
Wilkinson Founders Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center

Welcome in Shabbat together as we reflect on the past week and look towards refreshing our souls for the coming week. 

For questions email yutkin@chapman.edu 

Muslim Life

Jumu'ah Prayers

Every Friday at 12:30 p.m. 
Wilkinson Founders Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center

Jumu'ah prayer is a special prayer that Muslims pray every Friday. it consists of a sermon followed by a prayer. It is held in the Wilkinson Founders Chapel at 12:30 p.m. and usually concludes around 2:00 p.m.. All are welcome. 

Open to Chapman Students
For questions or more information email Shaykh Jibreel at jspeight@chapman.edu 

Christian Life

Connecting with God: Growing with Centering Prayer 

Wednesdays 12 to 1PM PST on Zoom

People of faith are taught that they should talk to God. But what about listening for God? Rev. Nancy Brink will be teaching centering prayer, a meditation practice that is particularly relevant today. Each week will include a very brief teaching, a group practice of centering prayer, and then time for sharing, questions, and community building.

Open to Students

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Catholic Mass

Wednesdays at noon 
Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center

The Newman Catholic Fellowship student group will continue celebrating their weekly masses with Fr. Rafael Luevano on Wednesdays at noon in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel in the Fish Interfaith Center

Open to Chapman Students
For questions email ecimino@chapman.edu

Wednesday Night Worship

Wednesdays at 5pm PT
No worship during Fall Break
Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center

Disciples on Campus sponsored gathering meets Wednesdays at 5 pm PT. Open to all students, particularly Christian students who are attracted to an understanding of Christianity that is more progressive socially and politically, taking the Bible seriously, but not literally.  

Open to Chapman Students
For questions email payuyo@chapman.edu 

Latter-day Luncheon

Thursdays at noon
Peterson Conference Room, Fish Interfaith Center

Led by Dr. Jacob Rennaker, John A. Widtsoe Fellow.  Each week, folks from the Latter-day Saint community (and anyone else who's interested) get together for an informal discussion about an online article, video, or something else that makes us think about what it means to be both spiritual and religious in this wild new world we find ourselves in. 

Open to Chapman Students
For questions email rennaker@chapman.edu 

Q Spirit

2-3:30 p.m. September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 10
Wilkinson Founders Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center 

Led by Rev. Nancy Brink and Chris Graycon. Students who identify as being part of the queer community are invited to this monthly support group. Goals: To explore the struggles that arise from being part of a religious group and being queer; to address the trauma experienced by members of the queer community at the hands of religion; to explore the ways one's spiritual life can bring resilience and strength to your life; to experience support and validation in an affirming queer environment 

Open to Chapman Students
For questions email brink@chapman.edu 

Interfaith

Interfaith Council 

Join us Fridays at 11am PST
Peterson Conference Room, Fish Interfaith Center

Join us as we engage in interfaith dialogue, interview guests from different faith traditions and learn about each other's faith traditions and worldviews!

Open to Chapman students

Email interfaith@chapman.edu for questions