PACKER MEMORIAL CHURCH:

Hours open to faculty/staff/students - Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Catholic Mass held Sunday evenings at 9:10 p.m.with Fr. Wayne Killian

Contemporary Christian Worship Services
    Officially called the Lehigh Christian Community Church,  this worship community will gather  every Sunday during the semester at 10:00 a.m. in the University Center, Room 403.   For more information contact the Chaplain's Office or email inlccc@lehigh.edu.  All are welcome to attend.

Saucon Community Bible Fellowship Church

Place of Worship:  Saucon Community Center, 323 Northampton St. Hellertown, PA  18055

Time:  Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

For further informationm, call 610-838-3111 or check us out on the internet at: www:SauconCommunityChurch.org 

Freshmen Convocations - August 24, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. Zoellner Arts Center Baker Auditorium for all incoming freshmen.

                                                        SPRING 2008 ARCHIVES

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES -- FEBRUARY 6, 2008

12:10 P.M.  Mass in Packer Memorial Church with ashes with Father Wayne Killian

5:10  P.M   Mass in Packer Memorial Church with ashes with Father Wayne Killian

9:10 P.M.    Ecumenical Serivce in Packer Memorial Church with Rev. Lloyd Steffen and Father Wayne Killian

Tuesdays in Lent - Feb. 12, 19, 26 and March 11, 18

12:00- 1:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament -- Packer Chapel

12:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross  - Packer Chapel

Easter Week Services - Packer Memorial Church

Sunday           March 16th - Palm Sunday - Mass at 12:10 & 9:10 p.m. in Packard Lab Auditorium

Friday,            March 21st - Good Friday Mass 12:15 - stations of the cross

Sunday,           March 23rd - Easter Sunday Mass at 12:10 p.m. only

Baccalaureate Services - May 18, 2008- 4:00 p.m.

Baccalaureate Servies will be held for all graduating seniors and their families in Packer MemoriaChurch.

This year's speaker will be Tenzin Robert A. Thurman, Jey Tsong Kappa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies, Columbia University

The public is invited to attend.  Tickets are not required for this event.

Alumni Mass:  Saturday, May 17th at 3:45 p.m. for all catholic alumnni - Father Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center

Baccalaureate Mass:  Sunday, May 18th at 12:10 p.m. for all graduating catholic seniors and their families - Father Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center

CHRISTMAS VESPERS - DECEMBER 9, 2007

Come hear the University Choir during Lehigh's annual Christmas Vespers Program in Packer Memorial Church

4:00 p.m. Vespers with Father Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center

8:00 p.m.  Vespers with Rev. Lloyd Steffen, University Chaplain

Tickets are not needed.  All are welcome.

Prayer Service for Virginia Tech University - April 17th - 12 Noon

Packer Memorial Church will be open at noon today for an hour of meditation and prayer in remembrance and support of the Virginia Tech University community. Rev. Dr. Lloyd Steffen and Father Wayne Killian will offer opening words and prayers, and the lectern will be open for anyone who would like to speak.

Ash Wednesday Services - February 21, 2007
    Interfaith Ash Wednesday services will be held in Packer Memorial Chapel at 9:10 p.m. for all students, faculty and staff.  Reverend Lloyd Steffen, University Chaplain and Rev. Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center, will officiate.

     Catholic Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian
     Scripture Service at 5:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian    

All are welcome to attend these services.

LENT 2007- CATHOLIC WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

 MONDAYS:     Mass: 12:10pm-- Packer Church

 TUESDAYS:    Adoration: 12 Noon to 1:00pm   Packer Church

                          Stations of the Cross -12:15pm   Packer Church

WEDNESDAYS :  Mass -12:10pm-  Packer Church

THURSDAYS: Mass- 5:10pm- Newman Center Chapel

              
FRIDAYS: Mass -12:10pm -Packer Church

HOLY WEEK SERVICES:

 Palm Sunday:  April 1 - 12:10 & 9:10 p.m. Packer Church

 Holy Thursday:  April 5 - Mass of the Lord's Supper - 7:10 p.m. Packer Church

 Good Friday: April 6 - Liturgy of the Lord's Passion with Holy Communion - Packer Church  7:10 p.m.

 Easter Sunday:  April 8 - 12:10 p.m. only - Packer Church

ASCENSION THURSDAY:

 Thursday, May 17th - 12:10 p.m. Packer Church

Baccalaureate Services - May 20, 2007- 4:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Servies will be held for all graduating seniors and their families in Packer MemoriaChurch.

This year's speaker will be Harvey G. Cox, Jr., Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard.

The public is invited to attend.  Tickets are not required for this event.

ARCHIVES - Fall 2006

Freshmen Convocations - August 27, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. Packer Memorial Church for all incoming freshmen.

September 11th Memorial Dedication & Candlelight Vigil

Sunday, September 10, 2006

7:00 p.m. - Memorial Dedication Ceremony - Alumni Memorial Bldg. - Arrival Court

8:00 p.m. - Candlelight Vigil - Alumni Memorial Bldg. - Leadership Plaza

All members of the Lehigh Community are invited and encouraged to attend.

For further information on this project, please contact Colleen Hayes Griggs '99 at 610-759-3137

Family Weekend Interfaith Chapel Service - November 5, 2006
There will be an interfaith chapel service on Sunday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. in Packer Memorial Church. with the University Chaplain, Lloyd Steffen and Wayne Killian, Director of the Newmen Center officiating in a joint service.   All students and their families are welcome to attend.

Christmas Vespers - December 10, 2006 - 4:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Vespers will take place in Packer Memorial Church on December11th  at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. with the Lehigh University Choir under the direction of Dr. Steven Sametz.

Rev. Dr. Lloyd Steffen will lead the 4:00 p.m.Vespers

Father Wayne Killian, Newman Center Director will lead the 8:00 p.m. Vespers

All are welcome to attend.  For further info on Vespers, please call the Music Department at 758-3835.

                        ARCHIVES -- SPRING 2006

Alumni Weekend Chapel Service - June 4, 2006

There will be a interfaith service held on Sunday, June 6th for Alumni Weekend in Packer Memorial Church at 9:00am    

Alumni Weekend Catholic Mass will be held Saturday, June 3rd at 3:45 p.m. in Packer Chapel.

Baccalaureate Services - May 21, 2006 - 4:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Servies will be held for all graduating seniors and their families in Packer MemoriaChurch.

This year's speaker will be The Rt. Reverend John Shelby Spong, scholar, author, and now retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.

The public is invited to attend.  Tickets are not required for this event.

Organ Recital - John Finney ---February 17, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.

Internationally renowned and prize-winning organist, John Finny will present an organ recital in Packer Memorial Church

on Friday, February 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.  John is a distinguished artist-in-residence at Boston College and Director of the Univeristy Chorale and Boston College Symphony Orchestra.

The recital is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Chaplain's Office at 610-758-3877

Ash Wednesday Services - March 1, 2006
    Interfaith Ash Wednesday services will be held in Packer Memorial Chapel at 9:10 p.m. for all students, faculty and staff. 
Rev. Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center and Rev. Ronald R. Hari, Pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Bethlehem, will officiate.

     Catholic Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian
     Scripture Service at 5:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian    

All are welcome to attend these services.    

EASTER WEEK SERVICES - April 10 - 16, 2006

Monday 4/10

Mass 5:10pm -- Newman Center Chapel

Tuesday-4/11

Mass 5:10pm --  Newman Center Chapel

Wednesday- 4/12

12:10pm Stations of the Cross with Adoration 12-1:00 pm  - Packer Chapel

Mass 5:10pm -- Newman Center Chapel

Holy Thursday 4/13

 7:00pm- Mass of the Lord’s Supper -- Packer Memorial Church

Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament following Mass until 11:00 pm in the Newman Center Chapel

Good Friday 4/14

12 noon -- Stations of the Cross -- Packer Memorial Church

7:00pm  -- Celebration of the Lords Passion with Holy Communion -- Packer Memorial Church

Holy Saturday 4/15

EASTER VIGIL

9:30pm -- Packer Memorial Church

EASTER SUNDAY 4/16/2006

12:10pm -- Packer Memorial Church

(PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE ONLY MASS THAT DAY)

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ANY OR ALL OF THESE SERVICES!!!

ARCHIVES 2005

National Day of Prayer Service  -- September 16, 2005
     President George Bush has declared Friday, Sept. 16th a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  Services will be held in Packer Memorial Church at 12 noon with  University Chaplain Lloyd Steffen and Wayne Killian of the Newman Center officiating.

ARCHIVES: SPRING 2005

Ash Wednesday Services - February 9, 2005
    Interfaith Ash Wednesday services will be held in Packer Memorial Chapel at 9:10 p.m. for all students, faculty and

      staff.  Dr. Lloyd Steffen,University Chaplain and Rev. Wayne Killian, Director of Newman Center will officiate.

     Catholic Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian
     Scripture Service at 5:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian

ARCHIVES  FALL 2004:

Memorial Mass for 9/11 Tragedy --- Sept. 11th --- 9:10 a.m.
The Newman Center- Catholic Campus Ministry- will be sponsoring a
Memorial Mass for the Living & Deceased of the Tragedy of 9/11
Saturday September 11th  at 9:10am in Packer Memorial Church.

All Are Welcome to Attend

Please call Terry at 8-4896 or email inhil@lehigh.edu   for further information

    Father Wayne Killian, Newman Center Director will lead the 4:00 p.m. Vespers
    Rev. Dr. Lloyd Steffen will lead the 8:00 p.m.Vespers
    All are welcome to attend.  For further info on Vespers, please call the Music Department at 758-3835.

ARCHIVES: 03--04

Baccalaureate Services - May 23, 2004

    Baccalaureate Services will take place for graduating seniors and their families on Sunday, May 23rd at 4:00 p.m. -  Packer Memorial Church.
    This year's speaker will be Mark Jurgensmeyer, an international renowned expert on religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and
    politics.  He is the Director of Global and International Studies and Professor of both Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of California at Santa
    Barbara.  The publilc is invited to attend.  Tickets are not required.

     Catholic Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian
     Scripture Service at 5:10 p.m. with distribution of ashes - Father Wayne Killian

     All are welcome to attend these services.

XUMANTRA was created by Marco Dolce and is dedicated to creating new music inspired by the world's sacred sound traditions.  All music by XUMANTRA is created for journeying, healing and transformation, and always with spiritual aspiration.  Come listen to the sounds of the Himalayan Singing Bowls, 12-String Guitar, Mbira, Gongs, Percussion, Overtone Singing, Native American Flute, Harmonium, Percussion, Djembe, & Dumbek with Marco Dolce, Scott Eggert and Kevin Keating.

Sponsored by the Chaplain's Office, Lehigh University

Monday, April 5th - Seder - 7 p.m. Asa Packer Dining Room
April 6th 9th - Kosher Dinners - Asa Packer Dining Room - begins at 5:30 until 7:00 p.m.

email questions to Hillel at: inhil@lehigh.edu    or call 610-974-0003

Sept. 26th - services will be held at the Jewish Student Center at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

Sept. 27th & 28th = buses leaving the Jewish Student Center at 10 a.m. for Brith Shalom  and will  return by 1:30 p.m.
If you would like to attend services at a different synogogue, please call Terry at 8-4896 or email inhil@lehigh.edu  to make arrangements.

October 5th - Kol Nidre - 6:30 p.m. UC 303
October 6th - Morning Service 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  - Yizgor - 12:15 p.m.   --- UC 303
                     Evening Service (Neliah) 6:30 p.m. - UC 303
                     Shofar blowing 7:30 p.m.   UC 303
                     Break the Fast - Asa Packer Room, UC - reservations are needed to attend Break the Fast - Call Hillel at 8-4896

    There will be a Chapel Serivce at 11:00 a.m. in Packer Memorial Church for students and their families, faculty and staff.  Our guest worship leader for this
    service is the Reverend Emmajane Finney, a minister of the United Church of Christ.  The Lehigh comminity is inivted to attend.

    Christmas Vespers will take place in Packer Memorial Church on December 8th at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. with the
    Lehigh University Choir under the direction of Dr. Steven Sametz.

    Father Wayne Killian, Newman Center Director will lead the 4:00 p.m. Vespers.

    All are welcome to attend.  For further info on Vespers, please call the Music Department at 758-3835.