Events

Events for Spring 2026

Oxy Staff Lectio Divina Group, Swan 326

Fridays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Last spring meeting April 17th.

Occidental College staff are invited to attend this weekly contemplative prayer group over their lunch hour on Fridays. Please feel free to bring your lunch.

Lectio Divina, which means" sacred reading" in Latin, is a spiritual practice people have used to prayerfully read the Holy Scriptures since the first centuries of Christianity. The practice invites people to engage the sacred texts in a new way with the focus on discerning how God may be at work in your life and as a way of finding comfort and healing in the sacred texts. Facilitators will be available to lead the group through the prayer practice every week.

Newman Catholic Community Meetings, Lower Herrick

Tuesdays from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.

Buddhist Meditation Group, Upper Herrick Chapel

Mondays from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.

Labyrinth, Upper Herrick Chapel

Wednesdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

You are invited to walk the labyrinth as a means to let go of the busyness of life and reconnect with your inner self. Information about how to walk the labyrinth is available in the chapel.

Eaton Fire Healing Circle, Gilman Fountain

Wednesday, February 11th from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

All are invited to attend a time of reflection and hope as we look back to the devastation of the Eaton Fire last year and look forward to rebuilding and new life.

Muslim Student Association Ramadan Gatherings, JSC Morrison Lounge/ICC

Mondays through Thursdays, February 19th through March 18th, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.

All gatherings will be held in the JSC Morrison Lounge except for 2/26/26 and 3/3/26 through 3/5/26, which will be held in the ICC.

Join Oxy's Muslim students as we remember and celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.

Good Friday Service, Upper Herrick Chapel

Friday, April 3rd from 12:30pm to 1:00pm

All are welcome to attend this Good Friday service of remembrance.

Spring Finals Labyrinth, Upper Herrick Chapel

Friday, May 1st and Monday, May 4th through Friday, May 8th from 10:00am to 4:00pm

In the midst of the all the busyness of spring finals, take some time to quieten your heart and mind by walking the labyrinth.

Interfaith Baccalaureate Service, Upper Herrick Chapel

Saturday, May 16th at 10:00am.

Please join us for this special interfaith worship service honoring our graduating seniors and their families.

Our Speaker this year will be Dr. Lois Sprague:

Dr. Lo Sprague is a talented writer, photographer, lecturer and Jungian-orientedpsychotherapist who has had a successful private practice and served on the faculty of several academic institutions and various national non-profit boards as well as a term as warden at St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles.

She trained as a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist. Her background and focus have always been on the cutting edge of human capacities and the nature of consciousness. She did her undergraduate work in Clinical Psychology and Sociology at UCLA and herdoctoral work in consciousness with Dr. Jean Houston at the Institute for Mind Research in New York; Dr. William Tiller, Chair of the Material Science Department at Stanford University; and Dr. Sandra Garfield at the Psychodrama Institute West Coast. She is a well-traveled, deeply spiritual and passionate educator who challenges students and colleagues alike to participate fully in the on-going adventure of discovery and awakening in their own lives.

As a third-generation resident of Los Angeles her roots are deeply engaged in the efforts to enable The City to continue to transform and thrive. It has been her great joy to assist and collaborate with Dr. Guibord in fulfilling the mission of The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out for many years.

Her interests today include the work of The Animal Defenders International Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa where she and a colleague spend time every year and the challenging and exciting work of The Guibord Center in support all people, but especially young people, in immersing themselves in their own spirituality as we all deal with the daunting challenges that face us every day.