Special Lectures & Events

Children's rights advocate, author, and activist Jonathan Kozol delivered a recent Andrews Lecture in Ethics and Education at Bates, an annual event arranged by the College Chaplain.

The following is a partial listing of the special events and programs currently scheduled for the 2006-2007 academic year. Please note that additional events are organized every month and may not be included in this list.

Jewish High Holy Days

• September and October 2006
• Services and ceremonies
• (Contact the Bates Hillel and/or the Chaplain’s Office.)

Zerby Lecture in Contemporary Thought

• (information to come)

Hindu Festival of Diwali

• November 2005
• Ceremonies and celebration (Contact the Bates Hindu Awareness Organization and/or the Chaplain’s Office.) Watch “The Daily” for details.

Iftars for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan

• October 2006
• (Contact the Chaplain’s Office and/or the Mushahada Association.)

Parents and Families Weekend Multifaith Service

• October 8, 2006, Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
• College Chapel, Sponsored by the College Chaplain

Hunger and Homelessness Action and Awareness Month at Bates

• November 2006
• Join us for the many educational, outreach, advocacy, and fundraising activities at Bates to address the root causes of hunger locally and globally. Watch “The Daily” for details. Sponsored by the Multifaith Council.

Annual Bates Hillel Hanukkah Party

• December 2006
• Contact the Bates Hillel and/or the Chaplain’s Office for the date and time.
• College Chaplain’s home, Lewiston

Carols by Candlelight: A Communal Singing of Carols for the Christmas Season

• December 2006
• For the Advent and Christmas Seasons of the Christian calendar
• Music by Northfield, Merimanders, Crosstones, Hilary Ginsburg ’09 and John Smedley.
• College Chapel

Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service

• January 14, 2007, Sunday, 7:00 p.m.
• Ruby Sales, Guest Preacher
• Student musical and dance leadership
• A communal spiritual celebration to open the College’s annual observance of M.L.K.’s legacy
• College Chapel

Annual Multifaith Banquet

• January 2007
• Featuring student speakers from each of the campus’s religious traditions
• Sponsored by the Multifaith Council
• Benjamin E. Mays Center

Seventh Annual William Stringfellow Awards

• Spring 2007
• The Chaplain’s Office annual awards ceremony for peace and justice.
• Stringfellow was a member of the Bates Class of 1949.
• Potluck Supper and Awards

Seder for Passover

• To be announced

Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2007

• May 26, 2007, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
• Coram Quadrangle
• Rainsite: Merrill Gymnasium
• A multireligious spiritual celebration for the Class of 2007, their families, friends, and faculty

Alumni/ae Memorial Service

• June 10, 2007, Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
• Reunion Weekend
• College Chapel