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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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Taize brothers at MIT
On Saturday (April 11th), we had the amazing opportunity to refresh our souls with some brothers from the Taizé community.
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So Much Easter!
Welcome back to campus and welcome to Holy Week. That means there will be plenty of opportunities to join your fellow members from LEM in services. These will kick off with Maundy Wednesday at 5:15 in the Community Room in W11 (where we ate dinner when we worshipped…
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Prayers in the Dark
As you pass through the gauntlet of the exams and projects that herald the arrival of Spring vacation, I invite you take a moment out of the busy-ness to pause. If you have enough time, pause with LEM for worship at 5:15 in the Chapel and dinner around…
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Spring Break and Holy Week
Keep enjoying Spring break. I know it’s still early, but hopefully you’re already having a wicked awesome time. If you are on campus, we’ll continue with our regular schedule of worship on Wednesday at 5:15 in Chapel and dinner (or breakfast if you’ve given in to a new…
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Taize comes to us!
Happy Lent! I hope that you have been enjoying the daily devotions on Intent. The multitude of perspectives has been powerful and challenged some of my well-worn patterns. I also like the surprise each morning of seeing what medium (or media) the reflection uses. We and our colleagues…
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LEM on NPR
Our weekly invitation reminder to please join us for worship tonight, 5:15 in the newly bright chapel (this week hopefully without the noisy flapping plastic!), and a home-cooked meal and unpressured conversation afterwards in W11. Your chaplains and a whole lot of other folks have been praying for…
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Chapel! Chapel! Chapel!
While the original projected date for re-opening the chapel passed, it turns out that I have the opportunity to practice humility early this Lent. I had little faith that the chapel would actually be open in February (or by the end of the academic year). If I recall,…
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Ash Wednesday!
Believe it or not, Lent is almost upon us, so get your last couple of “Alleluias” in tomorrow, perhaps by saying (or singing!) “Alleluia, song of gladness.” Wednesday we will be hosting an Ash Wednesday service at 5:15 … in the Chapel. If you walked by this weekend,…
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We’re on tonight, despite the snowperbole!
Being huge fans of our ministry, the MIT administration has decided to open the Institute at 5:00 pm. Please join us at 5:15 (ish) in W11 for prayer, song, and communion, and around 6:30 for a homey dinner. Come tell us your tales of the blizzard of '15.
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Movie Outing, Winter Retreat, Lent Devotions,
I hope that IAP has given you the opportunity to break out of your mold, learning something completely different, and connect with old friends and new. One way to accomplish the last item is to join us on Wednesday for worship at 5:15 and for dinner at 6:30.…
Support Our Ministry
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?
Yes! I want to make a contribution to the Lutheran Chaplaincy at MIT.
Yes! I want to make a contribution to the Episcopal Chaplaincy at MIT.
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.