A Service of Prayer & Light will be held on Tuesday, January 23, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. This service is intended to reflect the diversity of faiths and cultures that make University of Portland a strong and vibrant place. We will share the light of candles with one another as a symbol of the faith, hope, charity, compassion, and care that unite the UP community. We will also distribute cards of gratitude and affirmation that community members may send to fellow Pilots throughout the semester. (Read more.)
Campus Ministry
Pre-Thanksgiving Feature Movie (Nov. 21)
Join us for a viewing of the movie Babette’s Feast—a moving film that addresses the power of food and sharing meals with others and offers an opportunity to see our American tradition of Thanksgiving Day in a new light! (Read More)
Thanksgiving Day Mass (Nov. 23)
Join the Holy Cross community and the University in celebrating Mass on Thanksgiving Day! All are welcome to join in this special celebration at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. (Read More)
Space of Solace in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher (Nov. 22-Dec. 6)
Beginning November 22 and continuing each Wednesday until December 6, the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be arranged between the hours of 1-3 p.m. to provide this space of prayer and solace to all members of our UP community. (Read More)
November: The Month of Remembrance
Catholics believe in the Communion of Saints—the spiritual connection with those loved ones who have gone before us and the saints that lived as examples for us. Throughout the month of November, Campus Ministry invites the UP community to submit the names of loved ones so they can be remembered in prayer. (Read More).
Memorial Service Honoring Departed Colleagues (Nov. 2)
Thursday, November 2 is All Souls Day, which commemorates the faithful departed. Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 12:05 p.m., remembering, through our intercessions, all faculty and staff who have died in the current and past years. A wreath will be blessed during Mass to be placed at the Faculty and Staff Memorial near Buckley Center.
Eucharistic Procession (Oct. 3)
As a part of the Eucharistic Revival initiated in the United States by the Catholic Bishops’ conference, Campus Ministry invites our campus community to join us at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, for a Eucharistic Procession. (Read More)
Faculty and Staff Autumn Retreat (Oct. 6)
The Committee on Mission, Campus Ministry, the Office of the Provost, and Human Resources invite you to attend a day-long spiritual retreat for Faculty and Staff on Friday, October 6, 2023. The retreat will be held on campus. (Read More)
New to the Bluff – Kayla Garchar, Campus Minister for Faith Formation
Kayla graduated from the University of Portland in 2019 and spent two and a half years in religious formation with the Daughters of St. Paul.
Building Bridges with Fr. James Martin, S.J. (Jan. 30)
How the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ Community Can Live Out Gospel Inclusion Join us for a livestream webinar with national figure Fr. James Martin, SJ, as he explores these and other crucial questions of our time: Monday, January 30 at 4:30 p.m. Livestream Zoom at uportland.zoom.us/j/91753287064 Free and open to all. If you would […]