Office for Religious & Spiritual Life

Memorial Church will be closed to visitors through Oct. 31 for sound system renovations. Saturday weddings and Catholic Masses will continue during construction. CIRCLE Multi-Faith Center and Windhover Contemplative Center will remain open as spaces for prayer and meditation.

Keynote speaker Lerone A. Martin and student speaker Lamya Butt emphasized the communities that will sustain graduates long after they leave Stanford.

The multifaith Baccalaureate celebration will feature remarks from Lerone A. Martin, professor, author, and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Institute at Stanford.

Stanford’s Jewish community will observe Passover the week of April 1-9. Find more details about campus celebrations and kosher dining options.

Upcoming holiday celebrations include the Annual Holiday Organ Recital on Dec. 14, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life website has details.

Upcoming holiday celebrations include the Annual Holiday Organ Recital on Dec. 14, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life website has details.

The Stanford professor whose lectures present the past as “a vibrant, living dialogue” will give the keynote address at the 2025 Baccalaureate celebration in June.

Leaders from across faiths celebrated the reopening of the center with rituals related to the blessing of spaces from Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, and secular traditions. The center closed following winter storm damage in 2023.

Stop by the Old Union Sanctuary from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday to March 12 for student-led yoga. No experience or pre-registration is required.

The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life provides information on Passover 2024 observances for the campus community.