Events & Programming

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If you feel called to serve, we encourage you to join us. Contact us via CampusMinistry@barry.edu or 305-899-3650.

Barry University is enriched by students, faculty and staff who embrace a variety of religious traditions. Campus Ministry welcomes this diversity and aims to support all who are serious about their journey of faith and seek to deepen their relationship with God. We offer many opportunities to strengthen ecumenical and interfaith relations through dialogue, worship, and community service.

Ecumenical awareness highlights what all Christians hold in common, while respecting the differences that exist between various branches of Christianity’s family tree. As a university in the Roman Catholic tradition we reverence our relationship with our sisters and brothers of other Christian denominations.

Interfaith awareness addresses the broader diversity among world religions. Our interfaith programs provide opportunities for conversation and the promotion of understanding. They can help you develop unique insight into various faith and ethical belief systems, and opportunities to learn more about religious differences and similarities first-hand.

Prayer Space

Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library Room 310 is a prayer space open to all faiths and traditions. If you have any questions, or need assistance in finding the location, please call our office at 305-899-3650

Interfaith Committee 

The Interfaith Committee, which includes Barry students, faculty and staff, meets regularly throughout the academic year to organize events and programs which promote dialogue, understanding, and respect among all faith traditions, especially the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Through presentations on topics of common interest, visits to local houses of worship, shared celebrations such as our Interfaith Passover Seder, and collaboration with campus organizations, schools or divisions, Campus Ministry strives to live out Barry’s commitment to inclusive community.

Interfaith Passover Seder 

For many years, Barry University has hosted an annual interfaith Passover Seder on campus. The event is open to all individuals who are interested in celebrating a religious event. Members of the Barry community join together to learn, to eat, to celebrate and recollect God's deliverance of God's people out of bondage.

The Seder is a ritualized meal that recounts the story of how the ancient Hebrews, lead by Moses, escaped from slavery in Egypt. Using a simplified form of the Haggadah, the Seder Prayers, and sharing ritual foods, participants are led through a recitation of the ancient story of Israel's redemption from the bondage of Egypt.

For more information please contact the Office of Campus Ministry at 305-899-3650 or campusministry@barry.edu.

Our #BarryU Community Food Pantry is now open Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for Barry students, faculty, and staff. We are proud to partner with Feeding South Florida as we work to alleviate food insecurity and make fresh, nutritious food available to our university community. #BarryProud #BUCampusMinistry

Each week we offer a wide range of dry goods and fresh produce. Also available are hygiene products, paper goods and other miscellaneous items.

* Remember to bring your recyclable shopping bag each time.

Connect is an event for all new and incoming students to make friends and find a home in the Barry University community. Connect welcomes incoming students, fosters meaningful friendships, and offers a clear path for getting involved on campus. Connection is where your Barry experience not only begins but deepens!  This event will end with a tour of Miami. Snacks, and tour are included.

Join Campus Ministry on Wednesdays for an opportunity to build community as you unwind and destress from the day. Each week we will offer a spiritual practice to inspire you to let your creativity flow by painting, jewelry making, Zen coloring and other fun activities. Each week will offer a new creative experience, so come bring your friends, share a little food, and enjoy the moment. Everyone is welcome.

This off-campus experience is open to all first-year students who are interested in taking advantage of Barry's intellectual, social, and spiritual resources. Disrupt your regular routine for a day, hear from juniors and seniors about their experiences transitioning to college, engage in small group reflection, and gain a fuller understanding of the possibilities and challenges of a Barry education. We will wrap up the day with fun, water activities on the lake.

Transportation and lunch will be provided. $5 deposit to guarantee your spot will be returned once you are on the bus. Space is limited to the first 50 students who RSVP AND drop off their $5 deposit to Thompson 202 (2nd floor of Thompson Hall). Barry Students Only.

Are you ready for a break? Come and spend a relaxing day at the beach, maybe kayak or take a bike ride on us. Great opportunity to have fun, meet new people and enjoy the South Florida Sun.

Food and transportation will be provided.

REGISTER today!!! Space is Limited.

$10.00 deposit required to hold your spot. Deposit returned at check in.