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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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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…
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Abraham, on the Mountain, with a Knife: an interfaith text study
Thursday, January 23rd, 12 – 1:30 pm in the coffeehouse lounge, 3rd floor of the student center. A Kosher vegetarian lunch will be provided. Jewish, Muslim, and Christian scriptures all contain some version of the story of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son, and this text holds…
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Festival of Lessons and Carols
Join us for this annual celebration of God-With-Us. 5:15 – Candlelit Service of Carols, Scripture and Prayer in the MIT Chapel 6:30 – Caroling in Lobby 7 7:15 – Festive Reception in W11
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Joint Service with the Protestant Student Community
11:00am in the MIT Chapel. We're joining the Protestant Student Community for worship and fellowship. Come help us welcome parents and new students, and say hello to returning friends.
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Opening Year Worship and Dinner
5:15 pm in W11. Join us for a service of scripture, song, and Holy Communion, followed by a home-cooked meal and fellowship. For more information, contact our student president Joshua Anderson, or one of our chaplains (Kari Jo Verhulst; Thea Keith-Lucas). LEM is an open and affirming community. God’s…
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Summer worship at LEM
Our worship continues through the summer with evening prayer at 5:15 pm on Wednesday nights. Please join us! We'll gather for dinner afterwards at the picnic tables; bring your own or plan to pick something up from the Student Center.
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Kari Jo: “What We Need is Here”
Read the reflection on LEM's response to violence that Chaplain Kari Jo shared with the New England Synod
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Student Preachers in Eastertide
As we prepare to say goodbye to our graduates, we invite them to share their thoughts with us in the weekly homily. Upcoming preachers are Paul Quimby, Michelle Sukup Jackson and John Jackson. This Wednesday we heard about the importance of Christ's peace for the first disciples and for…
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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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.