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Contact the Chaplains

Phone | (909) 621-8685
Email | chaplains@claremont.edu
Hours | Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Chaplains Office
McAlister Center for Religious Activities
919 North Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

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Chaplains

At The Claremont Colleges, Chaplains serve as confidential spiritual counselors, emotional leaders, and provide ethical leadership to the campus community at large. There are four Chaplains onsite, a Protestant Pastor, Catholic Priest, Rabbi, and Muslim Chaplain. Though each Chaplain holds a specific faith, they encourage and support all religious and spiritual student groups and communities on campus. It is the goal of the Chaplains to strengthen individual faith and promote interfaith relations. The Chaplains offer religious support, engagement opportunities, and foster a faith community for students as they pursue their education.

Our Chaplains

Father Joe Fenton
Catholic Chaplain
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Rev. Dr. Joel Daniels
Protestant Chaplain
Visit Dr. Rev. Joel Daniel’s Page
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Imam Dr. Hadi Qazwini
Muslim Chaplain
Muslim Chaplain Page Coming Soon
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Rabbi Danny Lutz
Jewish Chaplain
Jewish Chaplain Page Coming Soon

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Chaplain Information

At The Claremont Colleges, Chaplains serve as confidential spiritual counselors, emotional leaders, and provide ethical leadership to the campus community at large. There are four Chaplains onsite, a Rabbi, Imam, Catholic Priest, and Protestant Minister. Though each Chaplain holds a specific faith, they encourage and support all religious and spiritual student groups and communities on campus. It is the goal of the Chaplains to strengthen individual faith and promote interfaith relations. The Chaplains offer religious support, engagement opportunities, and foster a faith community for students as they pursue their education.

Are there religious services I can join?
Yes! The Chaplains host weekly Shabbat Service, Jummah Prayer, and Catholic Mass. If these services do not align with your faith, we can connect you to student organizations (Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, LDS, etc.) that host services and worship as well.

Do I have to be religious to join events or services?
No. The Chaplains support all students regardless of faith or being nonreligious. Fill free to join any service, event, or meal. At these events, there is no pressuring or recruiting. The Chaplains want you to make friends, join fun events, and grow as an individual whether that is through faith or community.

How do I meet with a Chaplain one on one?
Contact our office via email, phone, or in person and we will schedule a pastoral counseling appointment for you. Remember that these meetings will remain confidential. The Chaplains are not mandated reporters, thus anything you share will be confidential and respected.

Can I pray privately on campus?
Yes, the McAlister Center for Religious Activities has a private prayer room. You can access the prayer room anytime, no sign-in is required. In the prayer room, we have prayer rugs, worship clothing (hats, shawls, kippot), and religious texts available if needed.

DatesHolidayReligion
FALL SEMESTER
September 6thJanmashtamiHindu
September 11th – 18thParyushana
Sept. 15th – 17thRosh HashanahJewish
Sept. 24th – 25thYom KippurJewish
Sept. 29th – Oct. 6thSukkotJewish
Oct. 6th – Oct 7thShemini AtzeretJewish
 Oct 7th – Oct 8thSimchat TorahJewish
 Oct 9thIndigenous People Day
 Oct 16th -24thNavratri/DussehraHindu
 Nov. 12thBandi Chhor DivasSikh
 Nov. 12thDiwaliHindu
 Nov. 24thNative American Day Heritage Day
 Nov. 27thKartik Purnima
 Nov. 27thGuru Nanak JayantiSikh
 WINTER SEMESTER
 Dec. 8th – 15thHanukkahJewish
 Dec. 12thOur Lady of GuadalupeCatholic
 Dec. 25thChristmasChristian
 Jan. 1stNew Year’s Day
Jan. 8thOrthodox ChristmasOrthodox Christian
 Jan. 17thGuru Gobind Singh JayantiSikh
 Jan. 24th – 25thTu B’ShvatJewish
SPRING SEMESTER
Feb. 10Lunar New Year
Feb. 14thBeginning of LentChristian Orthodox
Feb. 14thAsh WednesdayCatholic
March 8thMaha ShivaratriHindu
March 11thBeginning of RamadanIslamic
March 23 -24thPurimJewish
March 25thHoliHindu
March 29thGood FridayChristian
March 31stEasterChristian
April 6th -13thLailat al-QadrIslamic
April 10thEid al-FitrIslamic
April 13thVaisakihiSkikh
April 17thRamavamiHindu
April 21stMahavirBuddhist
April 23rd – 30thPassoverJewish
SUMMER SEMESTER
May 3rdOrthodox Good FridayChristian Orthodox
May 5thOrthodox EasterChristian Orthodox

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