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Chaplaincy Monthly Calendar

Schedule of Activities

  • Wednesdays:
    • 12 p.m.: Catholic mass
  • Thursdays:
    • 2 p.m.: Interfaith prayer service (Not on April 2nd)
    • 3 p.m.: Catholic prayer
  • Fridays:
    • 12:30 p.m.: Jummah prayer
  • Sundays:
    • 4 p.m.: Catholic mass

Religious Observances

Week 1

  • May 1
    • Buddha Purnima/Vesak (Buddhist)
    • Maidozarem (Zoroastrian)
  • May 2
    • Ridvan/Day 12 (Baha'i)

Week 2

  • May 4
    • Buddha Purnima/Vesak (Buddhist)
  • May 5
    • Children's Day (Japan/Korea)
  • May 7
    • National Day of Prayer (Multifaith)

Week 3

  • May 11              
    • Plowing Festival (Thailand and Cambodia) (Buddhist/Hindu)
  • May 12
    • Shavuot starts (Jewish)

Week 4

  • May 14
    • Ascension of the Lord (Western and Orthodox Christian)
  • May 15
    • Plowing Festival (Thailand and Cambodia) (Buddhist/Hindu)
  • May 21
    • Ascension of the Lord (Western and Orthodox Christian)
  • May 23
    • Hajj starts (Islam)
    • Shavuot ends (Jewish)

Week 5

  • May 24
    • Buddha Purnima/Vesak (Buddhist)
    • Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i)
    • Pentecost (Western and Orthodox Christian)
  • May 25
    • Whit Monday (Christian)
    • Waqf al Arafa (Islam)
  • May 27
    • Eid al Adha (Islam)
  • May 28
    • Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
  • May 29
    • Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
    • Hajj ends (Islam)

Week 6

  • May 31                
    • Pentecost (Western and Orthodox Christian)
    • Saga Dawa Duchen (Buddhist/Tibet)
    • Trinity Sunday (Christian)

Location

Room M3115: Three Main
Overlooks the Healing Garden