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SCTR 19 – "Religions of the Book" – Spring 2007
Fr. Felix Just, S.J.
Dept. of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Special Events & Exhibitions
| Date / Time | Event / Title / Link | Location |
| April 5-7 (Thurs), 8:00 p.m. | Holy Thursday Liturgy | SCU: Mission Church |
| April 6 (Fri), 3:00 p.m. | Good Friday Liturgy | SCU: Mission Church |
| April 7 (Sat), 8:00 p.m. | Easter Vigil Liturgy | SCU: Mission Church |
| April 8 (Sun), 8:30 & 11:30 a.m. | Easter Sunday Liturgies | SCU: Mission Church |
| April 19 (Thurs), 7:30 p.m. | SCU President's Speaker Series: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Caged Virgin | SCU: Mayer Theater |
| May 5-12 (Mon-Sat) | Human Dignity Week (various events) | SCU |
| May 14 & 15 (M&T), 8:00 p.m. | "One Instance of Burning" - Dramatic Theater with Joan of Arc and Christine Rodgers |
SCU: Mission Church |
| June 6 (Sun), 6:00 p.m. | Student Sunday Liturgy (Fr. Just presides) | SCU: Mission Church |
(more will be added during the quarter; please tell the instructor about other relevant events and exhibitions)
Films and Videos
Quite a few good productions are available through SCU's Media Services department. On OSCAR (the library's online catalog), search for Keywords "Videorecording and Judaism" or "Videorecording and Christianity" or "Videorecording and Islam" or "Videorecording and Bible" or "Videorecording and Koran" or similar terms.
Major Religious HolyDays
| JUDAISM | CHRISTIANITY | ISLAM |
| Rosh HaShanah (New Year; A.M. 5767) - Sept. 23-24, 2006 (begins ten "High Holy Days" or "Days of Awe") |
First Sunday of Advent (New Year) - Dec. 3, 2006 | Muharram (New Year; A.H. 1428) - Jan. 20, 2007 |
| YOM KIPPUR (Day of Atonement; Tishri 10) - Oct. 2, 2006 | CHRISTMAS (Birth of Jesus) - Dec. 25, 2006 (or Jan. 6, Armenian Orth.; Jan. 7, most Orthodox) |
Ashura (Creation, Noah, Moses, Hussain) - Jan. 29, 2007 |
| Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths; Tishri 15-22) - Oct. 7-14, 2006 | Epiphany - Jan. 6, 2007 (traditional and Protestant), or Jan. 7 (Catholic) |
Mawlid el-Nabi (Birth of Muhammad) - March 31, 2007 (or April 5, 2007, for most Shi'ites) |
| Hanukkah (Feast of Lights; Kislev 25) - Dec. 16-23, 2006 | Baptism of the Lord - Jan. 7 or 8, 2007 | . |
| Tu B'Shevat (New Year for Trees; Shevat 15) - Feb. 3, 2007 | Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) - Feb. 21, 2007 | Ramadan (Month of Fasting) - Sept. 13 - Oct. 12, 2007 |
| Purim (Feast of Lots; Adar 14) - March 4, 2007 | Holy Thursday & Good Friday - April 5-6, 2007 | EID al FITR (Breaking the Fast) - Oct. 13, 2007 |
| PESACH (Feast of Passover; Nisan 15-22) - April 3-10, 2007 | EASTER Sunday (Resurrection of Jesus) - April 8, 2007 | Hajj begins (Pilgrimage to Mecca) - Dec. 18, 2007 |
| Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance) - April 15, 2007 | Ascension of Jesus - May 17 or 20, 2007 | Day of Arafat (2nd day of Hajj) - Dec. 19, 2007 |
| Shavu'ot (Feast of Weeks; Sivan 6-7) - May 23-24, 2007 | Pentecost (Coming of the Holy Spirit) - May 27, 2007 | EID al ADHA (Sacrifice of Abraham) - Dec. 20, 2007 |
See also an Interfaith Calendar or a Multifaith Calendar available online.
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