#  First-Year Sunday  

 



    ![Students attend a meet-and-greet on the steps of the Memorial church following Sunday Services. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2026-07/230903FallOpening9.jpg?itok=E6SO7n04) 

 



 

####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **August 30, 2026** 

 11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT 

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 **The Memorial Church Sanctuary**  



 

 



 

The Memorial Church invites first-year Harvard students to Sunday worship, followed by a meet-and-greet on the porch. Preacher: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Ph.D ’13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Anthems: David Brunner: *A Divine Voice Sings Through All Creation*; Nehemiah Shumway: *Schenectady*.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MemChurchHarvard) and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Worship ](/event-service-types/worship-services)
- [ Sunday Worship Service ](/event-service-types/sunday-worship-service)
 
 

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