#  Harvard Memorial Church 

 
##  MemChurch Closed for Summer Renovation Project 

 [ Sunday Services will resume Sunday, Aug. 30. arrow\_circle\_right ](https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/news/2026/06/memchurch-closed-summer-renovation-project) 

 
       ![The steeple of the Memorial Church](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/2025-02/160725ChurchCalArt4.jpg?itok=5AxYnMqA) 

 
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##  Latest News 

 
  [### Yo‑Yo Ma Joins Harvard University Choir for Unforgettable Recording Session

 ](/news/2026/04/yo-yo-ma-joins-harvard-university-choir-unforgettable-recording-session) April 07, 2026 

 World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 is greeted by members of the Harvard University Choir last May for a joint recording session. Photos by Jeffrey Blackwell. By Jeffrey Blackwell Memorial Church Communications World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and the... 

 
   ![World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 is greeted by members of the Harvard University Choir last May for a joint recording session. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/250517YoYoChoir13_1.jpg?itok=z5LGc7X9) 

 
**NEWS &amp; ANNOUNCEMENTS**

 
  [### MemChurch Closed This Summer for Renovation Project

 ](/news/2026/06/memchurch-closed-summer-renovation-project) June 10, 2026 

 
   ![The Memorial Church of Harvard University under a blue summer sky](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/240820YardShots2.jpg?itok=IF5yIROP) 

 
   [### ‘Effort still matters’ in age of AI, Garber tells grads

 ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/effort-still-matters-in-age-of-ai-garber-tells-grads/) May 27, 2026 

 
   ![Harvard President Alan Garber speaks at Baccalaureate 2026](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/260526Bacc1.jpg?itok=y3udP0Ze) 

 
   [### Rev. Alanna Sullivan Leaving MemChurch for Deanship at Wellesley College

 ](/news/2026/05/rev-alanna-sullivan-leaving-memchurch-deanship-wellesley-college) May 20, 2026 

 
   ![The Rev. Alanna Sullivan ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/251001AlannaSullivan5.jpg?itok=rcvuIJRr) 

 
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##  Latest Posts 

 
  [### MemChurch Closed This Summer for Renovation Project

 ](/news/2026/06/memchurch-closed-summer-renovation-project) June 10, 2026 

 
   [### ‘Effort still matters’ in age of AI, Garber tells grads

 ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/effort-still-matters-in-age-of-ai-garber-tells-grads/) May 27, 2026 

 
   [### Senior Sunday Sermon

 ](/news/2026/05/senior-sunday-sermon) May 27, 2026 

 
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##  Multimedia 

 
  [###  Through the Lens: Baccalaureate 2026

 ](https://youtu.be/SlX-9zXFHJ8?si=3vxv33sMLf7zNxxv)Video

 
   ![Two graduates in caps and gowns wave at family members before Baccalaureate Services 20026](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/260526Bacc20.jpg?itok=oKzx07RI) 

 
  [### Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and the Harvard University Choir: Fair Harvard

 ](https://youtu.be/X9AARJFarbg?si=eK6ZyvQoOV13KzwH)Video

 
   ![World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and the Harvard University Choir at the recording sesstion in May 2025. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/250517YoYoChoir28_1.jpg?itok=YoKlZ8j1) 

 
 ### Listen to Morning Prayers

Audio

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[Morning Prayers on SoundCloud ](https://soundcloud.com/memorial-church/sets/morning-prayers-at-harvard-7?si=4606602aafa04770ba9cd5d0a4907cc4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)


 ### Listen to Archived Sunday Sermons

Audio

   ![Listen on SoundCloud](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/thememorialchurch/files/listen_soundcloud-48x48.png?itok=L3bfjDBh) 

 
[Sunday Sermons on SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/memorial-church/sets/sunday-sermons-at-the-memorial?si=799cee3a342648f391646185c43057f2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)