Opportunities & Programs

University Ministry is pleased to offer programs and opportunities to foster understanding, cooperation and respect among our community of varied faiths and traditions.

Interfaith Programs

Interfaith Meditation Room

University Ministry is pleased to offer the university community a quiet place for reflection and prayer. The University Ministry Interfaith Meditation Room is available to faculty, staff and students from Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 6:00pm during the academic year and is located in Lower Phelan Hall.

Interfaith Week

Each semester University Ministry sponsors “Interfaith Week”. Included in the programs and activities are hunger banquets, interfaith conversation dinners, clothing swaps, candlelight vigils and a religious club fair, to name only some. Many of these programs explore how different religions approach creation and responsibility to care for the earth.
Spring 2013 Interfaith Week: April 7, 2013 to April 13, 2013

Interfaith Dialogue Dinners

Politics, economics, the environment, sexuality and religion all over dinner. Join us for “Interfaith Dialogue Dinners” in University Ministry office once a month on Tuesday nights at 7pm. Learn about other people's perspectives, while remaining rooted and sharing your own story. All are welcome to participate and dinner is provided. Visit our website periodically for more information on upcoming dialogue dinners.

Insight Meditation

Insight Meditation takes place every Monday. It provides a greater insight into one's relationship with reality, God, and themselves and cultivating empathy, compassion, and solidarity with others, being that we are all on a spiritual, religious, and purpose-seeking journey.
Date & Time: Every Monday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Meditation Room, Lower Phelan Hall. You may also join a meditation group led by a Resident Minister every Monday evening in Phelan Hall Room 241 from 8:30pm to 9:00pm.

Interfaith Programs on Campus

Coming Soon: Upcoming interfaith programs and events offered by University Ministry and the faith-based student clubs and organizations.

InterVaristy Christian Fellowship

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at USF is a community of students and faculty following Jesus together for the campus. They come together from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, church experiences, and life situations to grow in love for God, people, and the world. They gather throughout the week for small group Bible studies, worship and teaching, leadership training, thoughtful discipleship, volunteer opportunities, and prayer.

The Large Group community gathering happens every Wednesday night at 7pm in UC503. To learn more, visit our Facebook page or send an email to intervarsity.usf@gmail.com. You can also contact Casey, the InterVarsity staff worker, at casey_flaherty@ivstaff.org or Bruce Wydick, the faculty advisor, at wydick@usfca.edu.

InterVarsity at USF is part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, a campus ministry with chapters on nearly 600 campuses nationwide. They trace their roots to a movement of British university students in the 1870s. Since InterVarsity was incorporated in 1941, thousands of students have become thoughtful representatives of God’s kingdom and have moved into leadership roles in churches, organizations, corporations and agencies around the world. To learn more about the ministry of InterVarsity/USA, visit www.intervarsity.org.

Other Worship Opportunities

USF is a Catholic university and embraces people of all faiths. University Ministry offers opportunities and information about worship in other faith traditions in this community and in the local area.

Opportunities & Programs

Interfaith Programs

Interfaith Meditation Room

Interfaith Week

Interfaith Dialogue Dinners

Insight Meditation

Interfaith Programs on Campus

InterVaristy Christian Fellowship

Other Worship Opportunities

African Methodist Episcopal

Baptist

Buddhism

Church of Jesus Christ

Episcopal

Islam

Judaism

Lutheran

Methodist

Presbyterian