Services & Special Events
On-campus services are offered when the University is in session. Service times and locations are listed below. You'll also find information about special events, Christmas Candlelight and Baccalaureate services.
On-Campus Services
Time: Thursdays, 6 p.m.
Location: Newman House, 610 St. George
Contact: Kelsi Buckley
Email: kac056@bucknell.edu
Time: Sundays, Confession 3:30 p.m., Mass 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Location: Rooke Chapel
Contact: Father Tiburtius Savari-Muthu
Email: tarsm001@bucknell.edu
Bible Study:
- Time: 2:30 p.m. Sundays
- Location: Bucknell Barnes & Noble Bookstore Cafe, 4th and Market Streets. Check stjohnthewonderworker.com to confirm. Rides are available from campus to nearby services at St. John's Russian Orthodox Mission Church, Winfield.
- Contact: Rev./Prof. Paul Siewers, Adviser
- Email: asiewers@bucknell.edu
Dinners:
- Time: Contact Father Siewers
- Location: Dinners are held on campus, contact Father Siewers
- Contact: Rev./Prof. Paul Siewers, Adviser
- Email: asiewers@bucknell.edu
Time: brief, thoughtful, ecumenical services on Sundays, 11 a.m.
Location: Rooke Chapel Sanctuary or by livestream at youtube.com/bucknellchaplains
Contact: Rev. Kurt Nelson
Email: chapel@bucknell.edu
Time: Shabbat Services & Meal, Fridays at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Berelson Center, 632 St. George St.
Contact: Rabbi Jessica Goldberg
Email: jsg026@bucknell.edu
Time: Tuesdays (starting 9/17/24), 12–12:50 p.m.
Location: Meditation Chapel, Rooke Chapel
Contact: Kim Daubman, professor emerita
Email: daubman@bucknell.edu
Time: Fridays, 2:10-2:50 p.m.
Location: Muslim Community Space
Contact: Muhammad Ali
Email: muhammad.ali@bucknell.edu
Time: Jesus & Justice Bible Study, Wednesdays 5:15 p.m. followed by a meal at 6 p.m.
Location: Fellowship House, 628 George Street
Contact: Rev. Kurt Nelson
Email: kdn004@bucknell.edu
Time: We only offer remote/online Zen meditation at this time. Please contact our Zen priest for more information.
Location: remote/online
Contact: Rev. Edward Keido Sanshin Oberholtzer
Email: ecoberholtzer@me.com
Liaison Community Groups
The following student groups and community partners are recognized by the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life.
Time: Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.
Location: Center Room (2nd Floor ELC)
Contact: Zack Gugenheim, Liaison
Email: gugenheimz@dm.org
Time: Non-Denominational church services on Sundays at noon
Location: Hildreth-Mirza Humanities Center, 101/102 — Great Room
Contact: Matt Jantzi, liaison
Email: ekklesiaunitedchurch@gmail.com
Time: Alternates Mondays and Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m.
Location: Great Room, Hildreth-Mirza Hall
Contact: Bill Morrow, liaison
Email: bmorrow@fca.org
Time: Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. and more. Opportunities for athletes and Greek life Bible studies with off-campus retreats and camps.
Location: Arches Lounge (3rd Floor ELC)
Contact: Andrew Berg and Liz Berg
Email: andrew.berg@intervarsity.org and liz.berg@intervarsity.org
Time: Wednesdays at 7:37 p.m.
Location: Center Room (2nd Floor ELC), typically
Contact: Jael Compton, Liaison
Email: jaelcompton@gmail.com
Time: Shabbat dinner, Fridays at 7 p.m.
Location: Chabad, 1 Buffalo Road, Lewisburg
Contact: Rabbi Yisroel Baumgarten
Email: rabbi@chabadoflewisburg.com
Time: Sundays, silent worship at 10:30 a.m., discussion and fellowship at 11:15 a.m.
Location: Fellowship House, 628 St. George St.
Contact: Schteff Althouse, Quaker Meeting for Worship liaison
Email: LewisburgFriends@gmail.com
Facebook: Lewisburg Friends
Find off-campus services in the Lewisburg area
Special Events
For 60 years, Rooke Chapel and the Department of Music have collaborated to offer three Christmas Candlelight Services every December, bringing in hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and community members each night.
The annual Christmas Candlelight Service is modeled on the Kings College Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols.
2024 Candlelight Services
Dates and Times
- Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rooke Chapel
- Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rooke Chapel
- Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rooke Chapel
Ticket Policy
Tickets are required. All tickets are free of charge, but monetary donations for a local charity will be accepted at the services. You may reserve tickets online.
Bucknell Community
Tickets will be made available starting Nov. 4 to Bucknell ID holders on a first-come, first-serve basis. Campus community members can request up to four tickets per person for any one night's service. Tickets will also be available via myBucknell or at any Campus Box Office location.
General Public
Remaining tickets will be available online or in person at all Campus Box Office locations starting Nov. 6. Limit up to four tickets per person for any one night's service. Bucknell ID holders may also request tickets in person during this time.
Box Office Details
- Weis Center Box Office: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- CAP Center Box Office: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- No phone, voicemail, email, campus mail or U.S. mail orders will be accepted.
- For additional information, please contact the Campus Box Office at 570-577-1000.
Each year during Commencement Weekend, the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life honors our graduates with a multi-faith and multicultural baccalaureate celebration. The service takes place immediately prior to the senior Candlelighting Ceremony on the evening before Commencement.
Each January on the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we gather for a multi-faith worship service celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. King. We sing songs from the movement, hear wisdom from a range of traditions, and reflect together on ongoing movements toward peace and justice.
Students come together across religious and moral traditions (religious devotion is not required) to partner with community leaders, grassroots activists, faith-based organizations and service providers in Baltimore to serve, explore, and reflect on the issue of food security as it relates to questions of poverty, race, faith, and justice in this .5 credit course (UNIV 192) and immersive Spring Break trip.
Contact: Chaplain Kurt Nelson, kdn004@bucknell.edu
Each semester, we invite Bucknell faculty (and occasionally others) to narrate a 15-20 minute answer to the question "What Matters to You and Why?" followed by a Q&A and discussion.
In Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, owing to the need to physically distance, we recorded WMTMW as a podcast, produced by Spandan Marasini '21 and Jack Rose '22. You can listen to those episodes below.
Episode 1
Andrew Stuhl, Associate Professor of Environmental StudiesEpisode 2
Madison Scopano '22, Executive President of Bucknell Student Government, and Bernadette Maramis, President of the Class of 2024.
Upcoming Events
Contact Details
Religious & Spiritual Life
Location
111 Rooke Chapel