Religious Centre

• Location 3rd Floor, Squarehouse
• Contact Venerable Neng Rong Shi 
• Phone 9746 6334 or 9385 6082
• Email [email protected]
• Website http://www.unibuds.unsw.edu.au/us.htm

Upcoming activities 

 UNIBUDS Buddy Program 2021 - 15 Feb 2021 - 19 Mar 2021 (T1 Week 1 - Week 5), Online (https://forms.gle/vKukZbnw7NrWVoi8A)

Wondering how you can meet new people and gain new experiences while restrictions are still in place? Don’t miss out on the UNIBUDS Buddy Program, where you get a chance to team up with new buddies and learn more about Buddhism! Best part of all, this program will be held entirely online so even if you are not physically in Sydney, you can still participate!

Meditation Workshop - Saturday 27 Feb 2021 (end T1 Week 2) 11am-1pm Loving Kindness Meditation

Venue: Law building Rm 203

Contact: Amanda (0413 535 988) meditation[email protected]

The Buddhist Chaplaincy aims to provide support to students and staff on campus. The Buddhist Chaplain provides assistance and advice/counselling to students on personal development, and work together with Student Life and Learning whenever required. The Buddhist Chaplain also gives talks on Buddhism at various faculties/departments upon request.

In addition, the Buddhist Chaplain also guides and assists the University of NSW Buddhist Society (UNIBUDS) in running the Society and sharing the teachings and peacefulness of the Buddha with everyone at the university.

UNIBUDS organises regular Dharma talks (Buddhist talks) every Thursday and Friday evening during the university semesters. They also hold regular lunch time meditation sessions at the Religious Centre and meditation workshops bi-monthly. In addition to the above activities, UNIBUDS also organise weekly social gatherings or sports activities for members.

Activities of UNIBUDS can be found on www.unibuds.unsw.edu.au

The Buddhists look upon the Buddha as a teacher. The essence of the Buddha’s teachings is to do good, avoid evil and purify the mind. It is by putting effort into practising the teachings ourselves that we can gradually develop perfection of wisdom, compassion, purity and peace like the Buddha. As the saying goes:

By ourselves is evil done;
By ourselves we pain endure.
By ourselves we cease from ill;
By ourselves become we pure.
No one can save us but ourselves;
No one can and no one may.
We ourselves must walk the path,
Buddhas only point the way.
(Dhammapada 165)

• Location: Squarehouse level 3 (305C)
• Chaplain: Fr Gustavo Criollo
• Contacts: Susana Nieto [email protected], Adriel Moniz [email protected] 
• Phone: 9385 5442
• Website: http://www.unswcatholics.org.au
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unswcathsoc

The UNSW Catholic Chaplaincy supports the spiritual life of students, provides opportunities for intellectual formation, fosters a sense of community on campus and engages students in community service.

We host a variety of events, including:

Daily

• Mass on campus daily at 12.10 pm -  click here for more information https://www.unswcatholics.org.au

Weekly / Fortnightly

• Confession - click here for more information  https://www.unswcatholics.org.au
• ALPHA -explore the meaning of life, faith and God in a relaxed and friendly environment. 
• Small groups - a community of friends growing together in faith.
• Formation -  Series of talks to deepen your understanding of the Catholic Faith 
• Lectio Group - praying with the Scripture in a group setting. 
• TGIF (Thank God it's Friday) - a social/sports event .

Monthly

• Forums - Hear guest speakers talk about topical issues such as bioethics, leadership, politics, controversial issues and topics about the Catholic faith.
• Barbeques - Have a bite with other Catholics on campus.
• Community service - Bring hope to those who suffer and need our help. Living a life of solidarity affects the world!

Annual events

• Harbour Cruise - Get on board the annual Catholic Harbour Cruise and meet young Catholic students from around Sydney and interstate.
• Sports - we have two annual cups (Indoor soccer, touch footy, volleyball, soccer and much more!) competing against other universities. 
• Retreats - take time out to pray and reflect on life and your relationship with the Lord.
• Mission trips to Peru - Explore community service through a series of volunteer placements and community development projects in developing countries.
• World Youth Day pilgrimage - Deepen your faith and grow closer to Christ together with thousands of other young people.

• Location 3rd Floor, Squarehouse
• Contact April Miller
• Phone 8853 5353
• Mobile 0404 288 668
• Email [email protected]

As a Christian club we are passionate about Jesus and helping people.

On campus we support all students with areas of faith, growing in leadership and helping people get into community on campus.

We are run by students for students.

Areas you can get involve in on-or-off campus

• Weekly bible study groups: these run most days and times throughout the week. Groups have between 2/20 people in them
• Events on campus: these are nights where we worship, have a speaker and connect with other students around dinner. These are great nights to connect with God as well as meet great people.
• Church services: on the weekends we run buses to our local church service in Waterloo. Hillsong church city campus is located 10 minutes from the uni.
• Red Frogs Chaplaincy: we help at events throughout the year on residential housing - doing pancakes, party support, walk homes, coffee crawls and much more on a weekly basis.

These are some of the areas you can get more involved! We would love to hear from you and help you in any way we can to make this university season an incredible one for you.

Please feel free to email or call us any time [email protected] or 9775 3655.

Looking forward to meeting you.

On campus activities for Jewish students are run by the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS). AUJS at UNSW regularly hosts on campus events and functions ranging from the social and educational to cultural and political. Please feel free get in touch to find out how you can get involved.

Rabbi Eli Feldman (Religious Chaplain)

• Location Reachable by phone or email
• Contact Phone 0400 770 613
• Email [email protected]

Rabbi Eli Feldman is the Jewish Religious Chaplain at UNSW. He heads JUNI, a vibrant organisation that provides educational and spiritual events and activities across Sydney universities. Join JUNI on Facebook to get all the updates and events at UNSW: facebook.com/jewishuni