Out of the Ordinary

Every academic year, our community move into their houses the Sunday before Welcome Week. At The Hub, we fill this week full of opportunities to have fun, eat food, get to know each other, connect with campus and worship and pray into the year ahead.

Every academic year in Semester 1 we take the opportunity as a residential community to go away together for a weekend. It’s a wonderfully formative time for us as a whole community and for each of us in our walks with God.

Since 1957, the Church of Ireland has organised annual lectures at Queen’s to stimulate and contribute to the discussion of public theology on campus. Guest lecturers, typically eminent thinkers in their field, have ranged from theologians to scientists, authors to Archbishops. The Church’s Board of Education remain grateful to Queen’s University for their contribution in hosting the lectures each year.

Each year we provide a Thanksgiving meal for up to 100 guests including international students and some friends who are visiting from America and won’t be able to celebrate in the traditional manner. It is a lovely evening of food, fun and thanksgiving as well as lots of conversation.

From gingerbread house design to scavenger hunts, house Christmas Dinners and trips to the Market, there are so many ways to enjoy the season as part of our community.

We love to rally everyone together for the big celebrations and Christmas is no different. We have two joint carol services that anyone is welcome to attend. One is a shared celebration between our residential community and our church. The other is on Queens campus, where we collaborate with the Presbyterian and Catholic chaplaincies in celebrating the coming of Christ.

Every year we gather worship leaders from across the university campuses in Ireland and head away on a weekend for teaching, worship, prayer and practical workshops! It is a highlight of The Hub calendar. This year we’re heading back up to the residential centre at Exodus, Coleraine, from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January. If you’re a worship leader, we would love you to join us.

Whether you are a die-hard American Football fan, or just here for the food and vibes, this night is for you!

Join us for our Ultimate Super Bowl watch party in our cafe.

Every year we take the opportunity to experience and enjoy local dishes from around the world. It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate different cultures and invite your friends along.

Who doesn’t love a ceilidh or one of our iconic St Paddy’s shakes.

Every year we partner with a local church and help to facilitate mission in their local community over Holy Week.

During the two busiest exam weeks, the staff team commit to cooking week night dinners for our residents.

We also create a prayer timetable, so we can all pray for each other in the run up and during exams.

To mark the end of a wonderful year together, we take a week to celebrate in every way we can think of. From formals to fries, to beach vibes to camping trips. It’s not one to miss and is drawn together with a big end of year service and a barbecue on the Sunday.