Programs
Upcoming Programs
Learn more about our upcoming events below! Subscribe to our Mission Monthly newsletter to receive updates on upcoming events, valuable resources, and inspiring stories from peers across all three SJU locations who are living out our shared mission!
Novena for the Intercession of Mary, Untier of Knots
September 20 - September 28 | Campus Ministry Youtube Channel
Join our community in prayer and watch SJU faculty and staff share their reflections on the "knots" we may carry in our daily lives. Subscribe to have these short reflection videos emailed to you every day throughout the Novena from September 20 to September 28.
Fall Into Reflection
All Week: September 30 - October 4 | Chapel of Saint Joseph
Stop by the Chapel of Saint Joseph anytime during the week of September 30 for a unique experience of soothing music, gentle lighting, and thought-provoking reflection questions—all designed to help you recharge and reflect throughout the week!
While all members of the Saint Joseph's University community are welcome to visit the chapel at any time of the day, reflection music during this week will generally play anytime an event is not scheduled in the Chapel from 7am - 7pm, 9/30 - 10/4.
Town Hall to Vote Our Future
September 30, 6 - 7:30 pm | Chapel of Saint Joseph
Once again, SJU will host NETWORK, a lobby group for catholic social justice, for their voter education program focused on being a multi-issue voter and discerning values in the election process. At the Town Hall to Vote Our Future, the Nuns on the Bus & Friends will engage participants in envisioning a Philadelphia where everyone—regardless of appearance or financial situation—can thrive. Together, they will explore our values and visions for the Philadelphia community, share dreams and stories, and discuss ways to take action this election season to ensure we are moving toward that shared future.
Doors open at 5:30 pm; the event starts at 6:00 pm at Saint Joseph's University, Chapel of St. Joseph.
Feel free to register! Please note, SJU community members are welcome to attend even if they have not registered, up until the day of the event.
Post Graduate Service Fair
November 12, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Campion Banquet Halls
All students (any major) are welcome to join SJU's largest post graduate Service Fair! Connect with representatives from service organizations across the nation and globe. The fair offers a wide variety of opportunities tailored to your interests. Many programs offer stipends, housing, loan assistance, and professional development—giving you the chance to grow personally and professionally while making an impact.
Spiritual Exercises
A compilation of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices developed by St. Ignatius Loyola to help you deepen your relationship with God. Participants will meet with a spiritual director weekly and can do the 5-week or 30-week version.
Committees
We'd love for you to join us in supporting the mission of Saint Joseph's University. Explore the upcoming committees and task forces below, and simply fill out the form linked below to be added to any group’s email list—no commitment required! You'll receive updates and invitations to upcoming meetings.
Mission Week Committee
Help shape our University's annual Mission Week by joining this committee. We’ll meet occasionally to brainstorm ideas, plan initiatives, and organize events that highlight the heart of our mission.
Contact: Eric Thompson at ethompso@sju.edu for questions.
Join: Add yourself to the group mailing list here.
Webpage: Learn more about Mission Week here.
Interfaith Task Force
This task force will go over ideas and initiatives for interfaith programming at SJU. The main goal of this committee is to plan the SJU Interfaith Prayer Service, which typically occurs annually in January.
Contact: Dan Joyce S.J. at djoyce@sju.edu for questions.
Join: Add yourself to the group mailing list here.
Webpage: Our Interfaith Programing webpage is coming soon!
Refugee & Immigrant Working Group at SJU (RIWG)
This group aims to educate our campus community about the urgency of the global refugee crisis, support local efforts to serve the needs of refugee and immigrant families, and build a community of prayer and advocacy on behalf of refugees and immigrants. This group primarily communicates via a mail list rather than regular meetings.
Contact: Eric Thompson at ethompso@sju.edu for questions.
Join: Add yourself to the group mailing list here.
Webpage: Learn more about the RIWG here.
Post Graduate Service Fair Committee
Help plan the annual Post Graduate Service Fair! This group may also work to play other post graduate service events for our seniors including the Post Graduate Service Celebration in May.
Contact: Eric Thompson at ethompso@sju.edu for questions.
Join: Add yourself to the group mailing list here.
Webpage: Learn more about Post Graduate Service Fair here.
Mission Week
February 14 - 23, 2025
Save the date! This year's Mission Week will be held February 14 - February 23, 2025. If you have any ideas for events or want to get involved, contact the program manager for the Office of Mission, Eric Thompson (ethompso@sju.edu)
Philadelphia Service Immersion Program
PSIP, Philadelphia Service Immersion Program, is a unique opportunity for students to participate in community service, explore historic and cultural destinations in the Philadelphia area, and foster a community amongst your peers rooted in the Jesuit mission of being with and for others.
PSIP is offered in multiple formats, including an early move in experience for first year students, an early move in experience for upperclassmen, and an immersion experience over fall break.
Ignatian Spirituality and Leadership Conference
St. Ignatius of Loyola was one of the most effective leaders in human history. His methods and practices allowed him to establish and lead one of the world’s most successful organizations, the Society of Jesus.
SJU is proud to host its fifth annual Spirituality and Leadership Conference. We invite you to learn new tools for enhancing self-awareness and methods for personal discernment and healthy group process. Feel energized, inspired and ready to lead for the greater good!
SJU Community Garden
The Saint Joseph's University Community Garden serves as an intersection for sustainability and social justice by providing an intentional and reflective space for the SJU community to come together and promote the Jesuit ideals of appreciation of things both great and small, community engagement, and commitment to service and the environment. All food, herbs, and spices grown in the organic, raised-bed garden will be donated to one of several community partners. Since breaking ground in our Merion Campus location in April 2019, we have donated over 930lbs of produce to local organizations and SJU’s food panty, HawkHub.
SJU Haiti Partnership
For the last six years, Saint Joseph’s University’s Project Haiti in Philadelphia has been assisting the 17 Jesuit grammar schools and 1 vocational school throughout Haiti. Since the earthquake on January 12, 2010, whose epicenter was just outside of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian Jesuits have started a new school system, called in French Foi et Joie. An official document emanating from a meeting of Jesuits in August 2005, entitled in French Projet de Fondation de Foi et Joie en Haiti and signed by the Provincial Superior of the Jesuits of French Canada, established Foi et Joie in Haiti.