KPU Multi-Faith Centre
12666 72nd Street V3W2M8 Surrey, BC, Canada

Join our Muslim chaplain Junaid tomorrow (Wed Mar 24) for a session of Sufi Meditation from 12:15-1pm. Are you stressed? Feeling anxious? This session aims to empower the body, mind and soul! Each week, our meditation sessions are led by a different chaplain and highlight various meditation techniques. To learn more, visit our website at: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Join KPU's Multi-Faith Centre every Wednesday from 12:15-1pm on MS Teams for a weekly meditation session! Each week will be led by a different chaplain, and will highlight different meditation techniques. Are you stressed? Feeling anxious? Sometimes depressed? Can't focus? Join us TOMORROW (March 17) for a session of Sufi Meditation to empower the body, mind and soul with our Muslim chaplain, Junaid Khan. To learn more, visit our website at: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

John Engel's office hours today from 1-2pm are cancelled due to a technical issue! If you'd like to connect with John, you can reach him by email at [email protected]

Join KPU's Multi-Faith Centre chaplain John Engels TOMORROW, Wednesday March 10th from 12:15-1pm for a meditation session! John's session will focus on Ignatian Contemplation, which is a centuries old spiritual exercise incorporating prayer with Scripture. The prayer develops as we live into a Scripture story with all our senses and imagination. We will contemplate the story of the blind man in John 9:1-11. Visit our website to join the session: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events KPU faculty/staff are also welcome to get to know their colleagues and pray together in our virtual monthly meetings. The next one is Tuesday March 16 from noon-1PM. Please contact Multi-faith Chaplain John Engels at [email protected] for more information!

Join KPU chaplains on February 4th from 12pm-1pm for a virtual dialogue and Q+A session to celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week. This interactive session will focus on the social issues that our society is currently experiencing (COVID-19, systemic racism, Riots at the capitol), how they speak to deeper issues, and how different interfaith perspectives can come together, find common ground, and share views in a respectful manner. Come prepared to ask our chaplains questions around these topics! Our panel of interfaith chaplains will include Christian, Sikh and Sufi perspectives. For more information and how to join the session, visit our website: https://www.kpu.ca/interfaithharmony

Join MFC chaplain Christoph Reiners tomorrow from 12:15-1pm on Microsoft Teams for weekly meditation! In his session, you will engage in the ancient practice of Lectio Divina as we approach a reading from the Christian scriptures. To join this session, visit out website at: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Join KPU Multi-Faith Centre chaplains each Wednesday from 12:15-1pm on Microsoft Teams for weekly meditation! Each week will be led by a different chaplain and will highlight meditation techniques from various faiths and secular beliefs. This week's session (Jan 13) will be led by John Engels, one of our Christian chaplains with the Multi-Faith Centre. John's session is titled "Ignation Contemplation" which is a centuries old spiritual exercise incorporating prayer with Scripture. You will contemplate the story of the feeding of the 5000 in Matthew 14:10-21. To join the session, visit our website: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

As the semester comes to an end, Multi-Faith Centre chaplains wish all KPU students, staff and faculty a happy and relaxing holiday season! We look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year!

MFC Weekly Meditation is taking place tomorrow (November 10) from 12:15-1pm. This week will be led by our Sufi chaplain, Junaid Khan!

Join MFC chaplains next Wednesday (Oct 28) for weekly meditation! Indy Singh, our Sikh chaplain, will be leading you through a guided practice of Meditation/Simran, which is integral in the daily practice of a Sikh. To join the session, visit our website: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Once a month on Wednesdays, join our MFC chaplain John Engels for Share and Prayer Wednesdays! KPU faculty and staff are welcome to get to know their colleagues and pray together in our virtual monthly meetings at noon. Please contact John Engels at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information about the next meeting!

This week's virtual meditation session on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:15-1pm will be led by John Engels, one of our Christian chaplains with the MFC. John's session titled "Ignatian Contemplation" is a centuries old spiritual exercise incorporating prayer with Scripture. To join the meditation session, visit our website at: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Next Wednesday (Oct 21) from 12:15-1pm, join the MFC in our weekly meditation session! Our next session will be led by Junaid, our Sufi chaplain, and he will lead us into a guided meditation that will explain how to recharge our batteries by the power of breath and how to ground negative energy! To see our full schedule and join this session, check out our full schedule here: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Join our Multi-Faith chaplains every Wednesday from 12:15-1pm on MS Teams for Meditation! Each week will be led by a different chaplain and highlight meditation techniques from various faiths and secular beliefs. To view this semester's meditation schedule, click here: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/events

Posted on behalf of our Sikh Chaplain, Indy! For anyone who needs support due to the current state of the outbreak and it's resulting hit on the economy, The Gurdwara Dukhnivaran Sahib Society, Surrey, BC would like to extend a hand to help. If you are in need of assistance, please fill out the form on their website and one of their Volunteer (sevadar) will contact you shortly to acquire on how they will be able to help. https://www.dukhnivaran.ca/covid-19-supporrt/

Do you have a faith-related question you’d like answered? Not sure who to ask? Why not ask our chaplains at the KPU Multi-Faith Centre! Submit your questions anonymously and a chaplain will respond to your question directly! You can find the 'Ask a Chaplain' page here: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/ask-a-chaplain

Covid-19 Coronavirus: Information and KPU's response. https://www.kpu.ca/hui/novel-coronavirus

We may not be on campus, but our chaplains are still available to continue providing spiritual support virtually during this time! To connect with a chaplain, please contact them directly by email. You can find the chaplain's contact information by visiting our website: https://www.kpu.ca/multifaith/our-chaplains

ATTN: As KPU continues to address the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 situation, the Multi-Faith Centre chaplains will be hosting their office hours remotely by telephone and/or email from this point forward. To connect with a chaplain, please contact them directly or by emailing: [email protected]

Contemplative Prayer Experience for Lent For centuries, Christians have gathered in Lent to pray with the seven last words Jesus spoke from the cross. Each word reveals how deeply he understands our lives. He understands the challenge of forgiveness, our doubts about the afterlife, human love, abandonment, physical pain, disappointment, and self-offering. Join Gerard Booy, Multi-Faith Centre Chaplain, for a series of contemplative prayer exercises to reflect prayerfully on th...ese words. Mondays from 4:00-4:30pm (February 24 - April 6) in Birch 250 Wednesdays from 12:45 - 1:15pm (February 26 - April 8) in the Surrey Multi-Faith Centre (FIR 341). For any questions, please contact [email protected]

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Multi-Faith Centre's UN World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrations at KPU! Chaplains and student volunteers were on campus in Richmond on Tuesday, Feb 4th, and yesterday our chaplain's and student clubs hosted an Interfaith Drop-In in Surrey! It was great to connect with students and staff and discuss our event's theme which was "Harmony starts with Acceptance".

Please join us in welcoming our newest Multi-Faith chaplain, Gerard Booy! Gerard is a spiritual director, an ordained pastor, and a member of Fleetwood Christian Reformed Church. He is the father of two adult sons and a very proud grandfather. As a spiritual director offering spiritual guidance to individuals and small groups, he is passionate about accompanying others on their journeys of faith, building relationships, listening to people’s stories, and nurturing their whole...ness by helping them to live more attentively and with a deeper awareness of God’s loving presence in their lives. Prior to his work as spiritual director, Gerard worked for 27 as a lead pastor in three congregations. He has a doctorate in Old Testament studies from the University of Pretoria. Born and raised in South Africa, Gerard and his family immigrated to Canada in November 2000. In the summer, you will often find him hiking, canoeing and kayaking, or riding his bike; in the winter he mostly hibernates with a good book or by going to the symphony. Gerard is extremely eager to connect with the KPU community and will be starting his office hours on the Surrey campus in the next few weeks! If you are interested in connecting with Gerard, you can reach him at [email protected]

Is the upcoming exam period stressing you out? Join our Multi-Faith Centre chaplains Indy, Junaid and John at KPU Surrey in the Spruce Atrium today from 11AM-2PM for Hot Chocolate with Chaplains! Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a quiet space to relax and de-stress. There is play-doh, coloring pages, and a few other stress busting activities to take your mind off this busy time of year, even for a few minutes!