News and Events

Fri, 03/29/2024

March 29, 2024
12pm
MIT Chapel (Building W15)

LEM will join together with other Christian chaplaincies at MIT to host a shared Good Friday worship service. All are invited to join us as we gather together to worship on this holy day. For more information, please contact the...

Wed, 03/27/2024

May 27th, 2024
5:15pm
Building W11 - Main Dining Room (not in the chapel!) 

All are invited to join LEM in our celebration of Holy Week, i.e., the week leading up to Easter Sunday. Most churches celebrate "Maundy Thursday" by remembering Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples....

Fri, 02/02/2024

Come join us for LEM's annual retreat!

From February 2nd through 4th, LEM will be journeying to Camp Calumet in Freedom, NH for some rest and recreation in preparation for the coming semester. 

We will depart MIT around dinnertime on Friday and return on Sunday afternoon. Calumet...

Wed, 12/20/2023

Due to the end-of-semester break and the Christmas holiday, there will be no LEM gathering on December 20th nor 27th. We'll be back as usual on January 3rd, and we hope to see you then. In the meantime, we wish you a wonderful holiday!

Wed, 12/13/2023

Our annual celebration of Christmas with Lessons & Carols is coming soon!

Please join us on on Wednesday, December 13th for any or all of the following:

Worship Service of Lessons and Carols - 5:15pm @ MIT Chapel
Christmas Caroling - 6:15pm(ish) @ Lobby 7
Festive...

Mon, 09/04/2023

With the start of classes, LEM and the Table are ready for another great semester. You can find us worshipping on Wednesdays in the chapel most weeks at 5:15pm or join us for dinner provided by the chaplains afterwards in W11 at around 6:30 or so. If you have questions, please contact Andrew...

Wed, 12/14/2022

Please join us for our celebration of Advent on Wednesday, 12/14 at 5:15pm in the MIT Chapel. We'll begin with a special service of Advent lessons, prayers and songs that capture our longing for Christ's coming. Then we'll  share some joy with Christmas carolling on campus...

Wed, 09/07/2022

With the fall semester starting, LEM is kicking back into high gear. Come join us any Wednesday at 5:15pm in the MIT Chapel for worship, discussion, singing, and Holy Communion to be followed by a chaplain-provided dinner for all to share. 

Wed, 10/16/2019

We are very much looking forward to welcoming Brothers Emile and John of the Taizé Community to Cambridge on October 15 and 16. The MIT event on Wednesday, October 16, begins with Taizé prayer, led by the brothers, in the MIT chapel at 5:15, followed by dinner in the Religious Activities Center...

Wed, 05/08/2019

In Easter season, Alvin Tan preached for LEM on Thomas’s encounter with the resurrected Jesus. Here is an excerpt from his reflection:

Anyone can become disabled any time. And even if we identify as able-bodied, that is only temporary. Eventually, through the aging process, we lose some...