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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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Moving to our new space
This week we will begin our period of worshipping in the main dining room of W11. We will start at the same bat time (5:15), but in a new bat place. Dinner will follow (around 6:30) where it has been for some time, which happens to be the same location. Come…
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Baptism celebration
I hope that the first week of semester has treated you well. Perhaps you are even getting used to the ubiquitous numbering system and exotic acronyms used around MIT. If not, you can kvetch about it and maybe gain some helpful insights at dinner tonight. We will begin…
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Opening Year Worship and Dinner
Join us for communion at 5:15 in the chapel as we greet new students and welcome back old friends. We'll gather afterwards in W11 for a home-cooked supper.
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Come see us at the Activities Midway
We'll be greeting new students at the Activities Midway on Friday, 8/29 from 2:30 to 4:30. Come join us!
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Summer Evening Prayer
During the summer, we offer evening prayer in the cool of the chapel at 5:15 pm. Please plan to bring or buy your dinner for a casual supper after worship at the Student Center picnic tables.
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End of Year Celebration
To celebrate the end of the school year, we enjoyed a relaxing walk through the Arnold Arboretum and a great dinner together. Congratulations to all our students for their hard work this year!
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Lenten Reflections
LEM offered a series of daily reflections this Lent. Read the reflections on our blog or sign up to receive them by email next Lent. Our theme was "The Truth that Sets Us Free", with reflections on accepting ourselves as children of God and living authentic Christian lives.The reflections came from…
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Holy Week with LEM
Maundy Wednesday Wednesday, April 16 at 5:15 pm Community Room of W11 We celebrate the traditions of Maundy Thursday at our regular Wednesday time. Remembering Jesus’ last supper with his friends, we gather around a table for dinner. During the meal, we share the readings, prayers, foot washing…
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Ash Wednesday Service and Community Dinner
Join us as we enter into the quiet and reflective season of Lent, with a service of Holy Communion at which ashes will be offered. 5:15pm in the MIT Chapel, followed by dinner in W11.
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LEM Winter Retreat
Friday, January 31 – Sunday, February 2, at the Barbara C Harris Camp and Conference Center, an Episcopal camp 1.5 hours north of us in New Hampshire. Join us for this weekend of winter fun and spiritual exploration, and lots of camp fire. The retreat is free for first…
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?
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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.