Wishing you Light, Love, and Peace!
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For so many of our religious traditions, light is a powerful symbol! It represents hope, direction, warmth, presence, enlightenment, energy, and the future.
In our corner of the western hemisphere, light is at a premium during the long winter months. Yet the winter solstice, a celebration that celebrates the rebirth of the sun, reminds us that there is often light just beyond the darkness. However faint, if we’re still and present enough, we can perceive a luminous darkness.
We encourage the AU community to find ways to be light to each other in this season when it can be so easy to slip into darkness. As you prepare for finals next week, stop by and connect with each other in community and celebration (more information below).
The Wackerlin Center staff wishes you light and love as you finish the semester!
In solidarity,
Justin West
Executive Director, Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action
Chief Diversity Officer |
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Open Late: Study Hours Next Week
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The Wackerlin Center will be open Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m next week, December 4–7.
Come and join your peers for extended study sessions. Chocolate Abuelita and holiday cookies will be available each night to help you power through the books! |
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To celebrate the diversity of holy days over the next two months, the Wackerlin Center will feature symbols that are sacred to a few of the various faith communities at AU. Take an opportunity to stop by, learn more, and celebrate with us! |
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Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Tuesday, December 12 at 7:15 a.m.
Lowry Chapel, Third Floor of Eckhart
Join the Catholic community as we celebrate the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe with at the final mass of the semester. This mass will feature special choral music led by AU students and Dr. Lisa Fredenburgh. |
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Apply now to participate in Social Impact Trips over Spring Break!
March 2–9, 2024
Indianapolis, Indiana
Michigan City, Indiana
Cincinnati, Ohio
Aurora, Illinois
St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action announces Social Impact Trips for Spring Break 2024! These alternative break trips are designed for students to spend spring break engaged in service and learning, while having fun and building community with peers.
These trips can take you out of your comfort zone, stretch how you understand the world, and be incredibly rewarding and enriching experiences that impact your life and spark lasting relationships. Each trip involves varying types of work, simple living, an open mind to new ideas, and constant teamwork. |
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Emotional and Spiritual Support
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Approaching finals as well as holiday breaks can produce undesired anxiety. Please know that our interfaith chaplain, Mark Woolfington, is available for pastoral care if you are needing emotional or spiritual support. Contact Mark at mwoolfington@aurora.edu or 630-844-6175. |
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Black Student Initiatives Kickback
7–9 p.m.
Wackerlin Center |
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Interfaith Prayer for Peace
12:15 p.m.
Thornton Gymnasium |
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Middle East Crisis Support Group
2:30 p.m.
Wackerlin Center
The purpose of this group is to provide space and community for emotional processing and healing. |
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Catholic Mass
7:15 a.m.
Lowry Chapel |
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