Contact Chaplains
Phone | (909) 621-8685
Email | chaplains@cuc.claremont.edu
McAlister Center for Religious Activities
919 North Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
Email |Father Joe Fenton
Email | Imam Adeel Zeb
Email | Rabbi Danny Shapiro
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 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 create a faith community for students as they pursue their education.
Major Religious Holy During the 2020-2021 School Year
Date | Holiday | Religion |
FALL SEMESTER | ||
September 18-20, 2020 | Rosh Hashanah | Jewish |
September 27-28, 2020 | Yom Kippur | Jewish |
October 2-9, 2020 | Sukkot | Jewish |
November 14, 2020 | Diwali/Deepavali | Jain/Sikh/Hindu |
December 12, 2020 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Catholic |
December 25, 2020 | Christmas | Christian/Catholic |
SPRING SEMESTER | ||
February 17-April1, 2020 | Ash Wednesday/Lent | Catholic |
February 26, 2020 | Magha Puja* | Buddhism |
March 27 – April 3, 2021 | Passover | Jewish |
March 28-29, 2021 | Holi | Hindu |
April 2, 2021 | Good Friday | Christian/Catholic |
April 4, 2021 | Easter | Christian/Catholic |
April 12 – May 12, 2021 | Ramadan | Islam |
April 14, 2021 | Vaisakhi* | Sikh |
May 12-13, 2021 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
May 26, 2021 | Vesak* | Buddhism |
SUMMER | ||
July 19-20, 2020 | Eid al-Adha | Islam |
*Dates may vary based on region and moon calendar
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