Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement

09/03/2026

AJCU Webinar Series starts on September 23rd with the Opening Keynote “Reflections on Five Centuries of Jesuit Presence in India” with Francis X Clooney S.J. This webinar series if a monthly, one-hour webinar for those working or studying within Jesuit colleges and universities within the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU).

This webinar series fosters deep awareness and engagement within the distinctive mission of Jesuit Higher Education by exploring how unique religious and worldview diversities shape the vitality of all disciplines across the daily life within Jesuit university campuses!

Each session within the series features a focused presentation by a luminary in their field of study or practice, or a panel of faculty, staff, or students. Dialogue is grounded in intellectual rigor, a model of accompaniment, and a pursuit of discernment for the common good, that equips participants to teach, lead, and engage more effectively in plural contexts.

Learn more about the series here >> https://www.seattleu.edu/center-for-ecumenical-and-interreligious-engagement/ajcu-engagement/

09/03/2026

On September 1st, CEIE's Faith & Ecology Roundtable offered an Ecumenical Worship gathering to celebrate the Feast of Creation in Christ, newly added to Revised Common Lectionary in 2026. Leaders from the region prepared this service, bringing together prayers and rituals from many Christian traditions, all with the shared commitment to deepen connection to the sacredness of nature, and to recommit to our shared work of earth care and ecological justice.

This feast day begins the Season of Creation, an alternative liturgical season which goes until The Feast of St. Francis on October 4th. Visit our Earth care webpage to watch the YouTube recording and to find the worship aid, as you plan your own services during the Season of Creation > https://www.seattleu.edu/center-for-ecumenical-and-interreligious-engagement/ceie-earth-care/

You can also find reflections for the Season of Creation from our Faith & Ecology Roundtable here > https://religica.org/season-of-creation-2026/

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Seattle

09/03/2026

This week, Leaders from across the Puget Sound Region gathered to encourage, learn from and collaborate with one another to ensure Free, Fair, Safe and Honored elections.

This event, co-sponsored by CEIE, Paths To Understanding, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and the Faith Action Network, provided opportunity for leaders to express their shared concerns for the upcoming election cycle, connect with resources for their community, and nurture relationships that will lead to cooperation and mutual commitments to maintain democratic norms through the election cycle and beyond.

Leaders also signed a shared statement affirming their commitment to free, fair, safe and honored elections, and to promoting the moral foundations for such a commitment in their tradition, and standing together to ensure voting rights, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.

We thank everyone who attended!

You can read the statement and add your names here: A Multifaith Statement for Free, Fair, Safe, and Honored Elections >> https://pathstounderstanding.org/statement/

09/02/2026

The CEIE Interreligious Women Leader's Roundtable host this presentation and conversation with Sr. Lucy Kurien, founder of Maher, a faith-based NGO in India. Sr. Lucy proclaims that "love is my religion", the guiding principle of Maher's work: to provide shelter, relief, education, outreach and education among India's most vulnerable populations.

Join us for an afternoon tea and conversation, as Sr. Lucy shares her insights about religion and her call to help the poorest of the poor and particularly, abused and traumatized women.

🗓️ Date: September 25th, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PDT
🌐 Location: Harding Building, Room 143, Seattle University
🎫 Tickets: FREE please RSVP on Localist >>> https://events.seattleu.edu/event/love-is-my-religion

09/01/2026

Stream the service online TONIGHT at 6:30pm with Ecumenical leaders in celebrating the new 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AGKaUPG1ZY

This event is 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.

While the Feast of Creation has been an established Christian festival day for many years, this year marks the first inclusion of this Festival day in the Revised Common Lectionary, the 3-year cycle of readings for most Christian communities.
Sponsored by the CEIE Faith & Ecology Roundtable in partnership with local Christian communions, we celebrate this occasion with an ecumenical worship gathering.
The liturgy is drawn from multiple resources and will include leadership from diverse Christian traditions who share a deep sacred connection to earth and commitment to earth care and climate justice.

Join with Ecumenical leaders in celebrating the new Feast of Creati...

09/01/2026

Back to School isn’t just for kids! 📚
As the new season kicks off, it’s the perfect time to refresh your own mind and level up your leadership skills. Whether you're a curious lifelong learner or a seasoned professional, the CEIE Leadership Academy at Seattle University has you covered.

We offer 100% self-paced, on-demand courses designed to fit right into your busy schedule. Dive deep into the intersections of religion, society, and values formation!✨

Explore what you can learn this season:

💻 Emerging Technology and Faith: Discover how AI is transforming the future of religion.

⚖️ US Constitution and Freedoms: Master a primer course on the freedoms of religion and expression.

🌐 Intro to Interreligious Engagement: Deepen your understanding of community beliefs and foster meaningful dialogue.

💼 Clergy Boundary Training: Gain practical tools for modern ministry leadership.Invest in yourself this autumn.

Bring your whole self to the learning experience and take away lessons you can integrate into your everyday life.
Find your next breakthrough and enroll today >> https://religica.org/all-courses/

08/31/2026

Across the globe we celebrate holidays, international and national days to promote peace, non-violence, and global unity. August is also known as International Peace month and International Peace Day is on September 21st. It is our duty to talk about Peace.

CEIE shares with you our brand new resource! 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞
Religious and wisdom traditions share common moral ground: the dignity of others, care for the vulnerable, the imperative of truthfulness and the pursuit of peace. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 highlights these important 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

Start exploring the resource today >> https://religica.org/lets-talk-peace/

08/31/2026

Join us TOMORROW with Ecumenical leaders in celebrating the new 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. While the Feast of Creation has been an established Christian festival day for many years, this year marks the first inclusion of this Festival day in the Revised Common Lectionary, the 3-year cycle of readings for most Christian communities.

Sponsored by the CEIE Faith & Ecology Roundtable in partnership with local Christian communions, we celebrate this occasion with an ecumenical worship gathering.
The liturgy is drawn from multiple resources and will include leadership from diverse Christian traditions who share a deep sacred connection to earth and commitment to earth care and climate justice.

This event is 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. A time of conversation and connection is offered after the service.

The service will be in person at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and streamed online for those outside of the Seattle area>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AGKaUPG1ZY

Please RSVP here >>> https://events.seattleu.edu/event/feast-of-creation-in-christ-ecumenical-worship-gathering