Sunday Worship will resume on Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. The Student Oasis will reopen on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m.

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2017 Aug 27

Freshman Sunday / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Date: 

Sunday, August 27, 2017, 11:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 

The Sanctuary
Professor Jonathan L. WaltonPreacher: Professor Jonathan L. Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, the Memorial Church of Harvard University. Anthems: Monteverdi: Beatus vir, SV 269; Telemann: Laudate Jehovam, omnes gentes.
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  • Tough Talk from Weak Men

    By Jonathan L. Walton

    Charlottesville 20170812
    Photo: Associated Press

    “The past is not dead. It’s not even the past.” –William Faulkner

    Last week the President of the United States employed tough talk in response to the escalating tension with North Korea. “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” Trump declared from his New Jersey golf resort. “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Diplomats from many sides found his threat troubling. Yet rather than toning down his rhetoric, the President took to twitter to declare that the United States is “locked and loaded.” One might call this his John Wayne approach to international relations. Read more about Tough Talk from Weak Men

  • A remarkable year

    Choirmaster Edward Jones rehearses with University Choir at Paine Hall

    By Edward E. Jones

    It has been a remarkable year for the Memorial Church, during which the Harvard University Choir has flourished. Due to the renovation project, the Fall Term was spent in diaspora: services and performances were held in a wide variety of venues, each with their own challenges and benefits. The choir and the music program have grown as a result of our peregrinations.

    Auditions for the choir were held in the opulent surroundings of the Paine Hall — the music department’s concert hall, named for the first University organist and choirmaster — which became home-base for our weekly rehearsals. Read more about A remarkable year

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MemChurch Documentary: "The Chorus Line,"

Memchurch Documentary: The Chorus Line

For more than 180 years, the University Choir has provided the musical set to services at Harvard Memorial Church. This film, shot during the span of the 2016-2017 Fall term, follows Choirmaster Edward Jones as he picks though the procession of talented students auditioning for 16 open parts in the 50-member choir.

Memorial Church: The 2016-2017 Year in Review

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With a major renovation of the Memorial Church underway, it was a year of transition and excitement for Harvard's Space of Grace. This photo slideshow highlights the major events of this amazing academic year.

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The Memorial Church of Harvard University is a space of grace in the center of the Yard, rooted in the good news of Jesus Christ. Affectionately known as “MemChurch,” we pursue partnerships within and beyond Harvard, empowering community members to serve the world as well-informed, compassionate, moral citizens. Through worship and ministry outreach, MemChurch aims to promote justice and mercy by confronting life’s challenges, differences, and our own imperfections with courage, empathy, and an ethic of love. By doing so, the Memorial Church seeks to educate minds, expand hearts, and enrich lives.