Memorial Church
Cote Laramie Memorial Service
Groups of people gathered at Memorial Church last night to celebrate the life of Cote K. Laramie '14. The church was decorated with colorful paper cranes, part of an initiative of Pforzheimer House to make 1000 paper cranes in memory of Laramie.
MemChurch Café
Tired of the same old cereal and stale bagels for breakfast? Stop by the porch of Memorial Church instead and grab some free coffee, yogurt, fruit, and pastries on your way to class on Wednesday mornings. MemChurch Café is a new weekly that Memorial Church is hosting every Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. for all members of the Harvard community. Whether or not you attended the service, anyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy the free food!
Sparks House Undergoes a Color Change
Sparks House—historic landmark and former private residence to the late Reverend Peter J. Gomes—has undergone a color change. Recently a bright shade of canary yellow, the House has now been painted a taupe tone, restoring the house to its original color that dates back over 150 years.
2015 Goes Blue
The class of 2015 receives their new color, blue, from the class of 2012 at yesterday's Color Ceremony held in Memorial Church.
Graduating Class of 1904 Included Farmer, Three Dry Goods Salesmen, and 121 Lawyers
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past. June 24, 1904: Senior Class Occupations Abbott, H., law. Acosta, R.M. de, law. Adams, A.K., teaching. Adams, G.P., teaching. June 25, 1942: 675 Will Register in Memorial Hall Approximately 675 students will register today in historic Memorial Hall to become members of a freshman class which bids well to grow by September to one of the largest classes in the 300 years of Harvard history, if not the largest.
Senior Class Chapel Service
Students from Dunster House file into Memorial Church behind the rest of their peers for the Senior class chapel service on Thursday at 8:00 AM.
Filling Gomes' Shoes
Instead of trying to be the next Gomes and “being a fool in the process,” Walton says he—as a minister, a scholar, and a father of twins with a third child on the way—hopes to integrate the religious community into Harvard at large.
Filling Gomes' Shoes
Minister Jonathan L. Walton poses with his wife, Cecily Cline, and children, Elijah Mays and Zora Neale, for a photo. Minister Walton aims to integrate the religious population into the greater Harvard community.
Wendy Chang Remembered
As members of the Nichiren Buddhist Community chant the Nam Myoho Renge Kyo sutra, friends line up to participate in the offering of roses and incense at the service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the life of Wendy Chang '12 in Memorial Church. The Crimson Key Society and S.G.I. showed their appreciation for their beloved former member and friends shared their reflections on her unforgettable laughter and dynamic personality.
Friends Remember Chang at Memorial Church Gathering
Many students spoke of Chang’s ability to make even banal and ordinary aspects of life exciting.
New Pusey Minister Appointed
President Drew Fausts appoints Jonathan L. Walton, Professor of Religion and Society at Harvard Divinity School, as Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, effective July 1.
Rev. Jonathan L. Walton Will Replace Gomes as Pusey Minister
Reverend Jonathan L. Walton, a Harvard Divinity School professor, has been appointed Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, the University announced Wednesday. Walton is an ordained Baptist minister who received tenure as a professor at the Divinity School this semester.
