Past Events

Evensong Service

September 24, 2026

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5:45PM - 6:30PM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

Choral Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of sung Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient monastic offices of Vespers and Compline. It combines music, scripture readings, and prayers, offering a reflective and meditative experience as the day...

After School Snack

September 24, 2026

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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Sparks House, 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge

Harvard students enjoy a study break after classes with friends, MemChurch staff, Rev. Matthew Potts, and his family at Sparks House for fellowship, community, conversation, and snacks.

Holy Communion Service

September 24, 2026

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12:15PM - 12:45PM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

A quiet, contemplative weekly communion service for cultivating spiritual growth and healing for all.

Morning Prayers: Timothy Patrick McCarthy

September 24, 2026

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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

Speaker: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Ph.D, Faculty Chair, Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program (at Carr-Ryan Center/Harvard Kennedy School), Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each...

Big Challenges Student Group

September 23, 2026

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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT

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Student Oasis, Ground Floor

Topic: Real-life stuff! This week will be a more unstructured time for us to keep getting to know one another and check in on how life—from academic to personal—is going for each of us. For all students looking for a queer-affirming space to discuss...

Morning Prayers: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts

September 23, 2026

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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

Speaker: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, PhD '13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in...

Morning Prayers: Henry Chu '90

September 22, 2026

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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

Speaker: Henry Chu '90, Curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of...

Morning Prayers: William Cook

September 21, 2026

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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT

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Appleton Chapel

Speaker: William Cook, Founding President of the Bill Cook Foundation; Professor Emeritus of History, SUNY Geneseo. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The...

MemChurch Sunday Sessions

September 20, 2026

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1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT

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Student Oasis, Ground Floor

Join us in the sacred act of cooking for others! Once a month, we gather in the Memorial Church kitchen to prepare a hot lunch for On the Rise, a local day shelter serving women, transgender, and nonbinary folks in the Cambridge area. Whether you’re a...

Church School for Children

September 20, 2026

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11:15AM - 12:15PM EDT

The Church School offers Christian education classes for children ages three through 14. All classes are held during Sunday services in the Fall and Spring Terms. For more information, please contact Amy Sexauer , Ministry Fellow.

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 20, 2026

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11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

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The Memorial Church Sanctuary

Preacher: Amy Sexauer MDiv '26, Ministry Fellow, the Memorial Church. Anthems: Josef Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling; G. F. Handel: Let Their Celestial Concerts. Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on...

Faith & Life Forum

September 20, 2026

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9:30AM - 10:30AM EDT

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Buttrick Room, Ground Level

The weekly Faith and Life Forum is a space for learning and lively conversation about diverse themes and questions: What does it mean to be a person of faith in the modern world? What does it mean to be Christian? How do we understand Christian traditions...