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  [### MemChurch Closed This Summer for Renovation Project

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

 The Church will be closed this summer for steeple restoration and the installation of a new air-handling unit for the Fisk organ. As a result, we will not hold Sunday services during the summer session. We look forward to welcoming you back on Sunday, Aug... 

 

 

   ![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 

 Dear Memorial Church community, It is with both deep gratitude and sadness that I write to tell you I will be leaving the Memorial Church at the end of this academic year. I recently accepted an offer to become the Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at... 

 

 

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

 



 

 

   [### Noble Lecture Features Storytelling Team Behind ‘When We All Get to Heaven’ Podcast

 ](/news/2026/04/noble-lecture-features-storytelling-team-behind-when-we-all-get-heaven-podcast) April 08, 2026 

 The Rev. Jim Mitulski (second left), former pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, speaks with the Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts (far left) and podcast creators Siri Colom, Lynne Gerber, and Ariana Nedelman, at the Noble Lecture on... 

 

 

   ![former MCC Pastor the Rev. Jim Mitulski](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/JimMCC%20copyWebsite.jpg?itok=rG_rRZco) 

 



 

 

   [### 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) 

 



 

 

   [### Harvard Divinity School Announces 2026 Gomes Honors: Leading with Courage and Humility

 ](https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2026/03/09/harvard-divinity-school-announces-2026-gomes-honors-leading-courage-humility) March 18, 2026 

 

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   [### The Rev. Dorothy Austin

 ](https://mailchi.mp/harvard/memchurch-update-5546606?e=62e59fb320) January 20, 2026 

 

   ![The Rev. Dorothy Austin](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Dorothy%20Austin%203_square.jpg?itok=3EO0GwxS) 

 



 

 

   [### More Than 50 Harvard Affiliates Hold Vigil After Brown, Sydney Mass Shootings

 ](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/12/15/vigil-brown-sydney-shooting/) December 15, 2025 

 

   ![More Than 50 Harvard Affiliates Hold Vigil After Brown, Sydney Mass Shootings](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/015217_1382895.jpg.1500x1000_q95_crop-smart_upscale%20copy.jpg?itok=uNEuwPx_) 

 



 

 

   [### A Legacy Etched in Stone: Harvard Commemorates Medal of Honor Alumni

 ](/news/2025/12/legacy-etched-stone-harvard-commemorates-medal-honor-alumni) December 03, 2025 

 Nicholas Benson, a stone carver from the John Stevens Shop, chisels the name of Alexander Archer Vandegrift into a stone plaque of Harvard Medal of Honor recipients. Photos by Jeffrey Blackwell/Memorial Church Communications. By Jeffrey Blackwell Creative... 

 

 

   ![Nicholas Benson, a stone carver from the John Stevens Shop, chisels the name of Clinton A. Cilley into a stone plaque of Harvard Medal of Honor recipients. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/250904MOH_Plaque2.jpg?itok=IcSEOvzb) 

 



 

 

   [### Learning to Love Your Enemies: A Conversation with Rev. Matthew Potts

 ](https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11/25/learning-love-your-enemies-matthew-potts) November 25, 2025 

 

   ![The Rev. Matthew Potts preaches from the pulpit, Sept. 21, 2025](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/250921SundaySermon_Potts.jpeg?itok=XcgbcxAa) 

 



 

 

  

 

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