Sunday Service

November 8

11:00 AM

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of Benefactors and of The War Dead

The Reverend Peter J. Gomes

Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Sermon: The Gifted Community

Text: �Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.� John 15:13

Anthems: Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars � Dove
The Risen Sun � Phillips

Sunday's Service (PDF File)

Sunday's Bulletin (PDF File)

This Week's Spotlight

A Service Commemorating Harvard�s Medal of Honor Recipients

Wednesday, November 11, 11:00 a.m.
A tablet commemorating Harvard�s Medal of Honor recipients will be presented and dedicated at this service. All are welcome.

William Belden Noble Lectures

Lecturer: Professor Robert Levin, Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Music, Department of Music, Harvard University

Joseph Haydn as Embodiment of the Enlightenment and Spirituality

Tuesday, December 1, 8:00 p.m.
Gradus ad Parnassum: Haydn's Incremental Progress to Consummate Mastery

Wednesday, December 2, 8:00 p.m.
Humor, Learnedness, and Universality

Thursday, December 3, 8:00 p.m.
In nomine Domini�Laus Deo: The Luminosity of Haydn's Faith

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Morning Prayers
Monday - Saturday
November 2 - November 7
8:45-9:00 a.m., Appleton Chapel

Sunday Night Student Service

Sunday November 8, 9:00 PM

Appleton Chapel

All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend Sunday Night Student Service each Sunday in Term at 9:00 p.m. in Appleton Chapel. The service lasts forty-five minutes and includes weekly Eucharist, lively singing, and student participation. Students are encouraged to come dressed as they are and are invited to remain after the service for food and fellowship. For more information, or to inquire about how to get involved, contact Epps Fellow Jonathan Page at jonathan_page@harvard.edu.

The Boston Camerata: A Symphony of Psalms

Sunday November 8, 4:00 PM

The Memorial Church

On Sunday, November 8th at 4:00 p.m. in The Memorial Church, the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir join the Boston Camerata, directed by Anne Azema, in a new program celebrating the anniversary of Jean Calvin. The program presents a garland of psalm settings from across the centuries, with special attention to Renaissance Europe, the birthplace of Protestantism. Tickets can be purchased through the Boston Camerata�s website: www.bostoncamerata.com.

The Faith & Life Forum

Sunday November 8, 9:00 AM

Pusey Room of The Memorial Church

The Faith & Life Forum explores issues of faith in our devotional and public life. For further information please contact The Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin at daustin@fas.harvard.edu, or the church office at 617-495-5508.

Fall Concert

Sunday November 22, 4:00 PM

The Harvard University Choir and the Brattle Street Chamber Players present the world premiere of The Acts of the Apostles, a new oratorio by composer in residence Carson Cooman �04 with a libretto adapted from the Bible by Matthew Burt. Starting with the first Pentecost, the work vividly tells the dramatic stories of the early apostles in solos, choruses, and congregational hymns. Tickets will be available at the door.

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