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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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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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April 27: Save the date for Presiding Bishop Curry’s Visit
Saturday, April 27, from 8:30 to 10:00 am we are invited to join a few other Episcopal-connected young adult groups to have breakfast with the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry (the one who preached at the royal wedding). More details will come closer to the date.
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Path of Life retreat coming up
Saturday, April 6 we are headed up to the Barbara C. Harris Camp (about 1.5 hours away in New Hampshire) for a one-night retreat. We'll leave Saturday around 10 and return Sunday by 3. Expect reflective time in a beautiful wooded area by a lake, conversation about how we choose…
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Cross-making for Lent
This week we gather in the Main Dining room of W11, where artist Jill Seiler-Moon will join us for a workshop on making your own cross (materials provided). Dinner will follow in the same space. All are welcome.
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Community, Justice, and Prayer
We will kick off the new academic year on September 23 with Community, Justice and Prayer: A Conversation with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove at 6pm in Lobby 13, followed by Taizé prayer in the chapel at 8pm. RSVP here or contact Susan Butterworth (prof.butterworth at comcast.net) for more information.
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A fond farewell to Kari Jo
Please join us Thursday, September 6 at 5:30 in the chapel as we celebrate Kari Jo Verhulst and her seven years of ministry at MIT. We wish Kari Jo many blessings in her new role as Pastor to Trinity Church fo the Newtons.
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Path of Life
We return to regular worship with music and communion on Wednesday, September 5, at 5:15 followed by dinner in W11 at 6:30. We will be exploring different aspects of spirituality all year through the Path of Life, a joint program with the Lutheran and Episcopal chaplaincies at Northeastern…
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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.