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We gather for worship and conversation every Wednesday @5:15pm in the MIT Chapel. After worship we eat dinner together, usually a home cooked meal served in the dining room in W11. For more information, contact the Rev. Andrew Heisen. (See contact information below.)
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News and Events
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Holy Week – Good Friday
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…
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Holy Week – Maundy Wednesday
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. At…
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LEM Retreat
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 provides…
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Christmas Break
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!
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Lessons and Carols 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 Dinner –…
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The fall semester has begun!
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…
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The new semester has begun!
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.
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Christmas fun: Service of Lessons and Carols
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 before finishing with a festive…
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Brothers of Taizé
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…
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Graduate reflection from Alvin Tan
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 of…
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We are grateful for the support of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the New England Synod of the ELCA. We also rely on alumni and friends for a great deal of our funding. Do you want to help provide spiritual formation, a strong community, and healthy meals to students at MIT?
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Lutheran Chaplin
Rev. Andrew C. Heisen
617-999-9796
heisen@mit.edu
Pastor Andrew Heisen (he/him) has been serving as the Lutheran (ELCA) chaplain at MIT since 2019. He grew up in New York and New England, spending six summers working on staff at Calumet Lutheran Camp in Ossippee, NH. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating with degrees in music composition and computer sciennce. This led to four years of working in Johnson & Johnson’s IT “Advanced Technology Research” division and two years as a bartender before attending the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and then Andover Newton Theological School, from which he received a Master’s Degree in Divinity. Before becoming a chaplain at MIT, Pastor Heisen served for seven years as pastor in Shrewsbury, MA, where he now lives with his wife and two children. His interests include ecumenical and interfaith cooperation, creativity in fostering communities of faith, teaching, spiritual discernment, music, and social justice.
Episcopal Chaplain
Rev. Kevin Vetiac
kvet246@mit.edu
Kevin Vetiac (he/they) is a Boston native with years of ministerial and higher education experience. Kevin graduated from the Boston University School of Theology with a Master of Divinity degree. Recently ordained a transitional deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, Kevin has a big heart for ecumenical ministry and college chaplaincy. Kevin also has a deep love for music and served as the Music Director of The Crossing at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Downtown Boston for six years. Kevin also served as the Cathedral Administrator for three years. Kevin is thrilled to join the Lutheran Episcopal Ministry at MIT and looks forward to continuing the work of creating inclusive and liberating Christian spaces for college students.
Life Together Intern
Hazel-Grace Strong
hazel580@mit.edu
Hazel-Grace Strong (they/them/theirs) hails from the Great Plains of southwest Kansas. They received their BA in Theology and Catechesis at Franciscan University of Steubenville. A member of the Life Together Community, Hazel-Grace is honored to be an intern at their placement site, the Office of Religious, Spiritual and Ethical Life (ORSEL) at MIT and to be a part of Lutheran and Episcopal Ministry.