Memorial Church
The Organist
In a balcony overlooking the nave of Memorial Church, Christian M. Lane hunches over three keyboards, passionately pounding chords.
Organist Christian Lane
Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster and musician Christian M. Lane performs on the new pipe organ at Memorial Church, which was debuted to the public on Sunday, April 8.
Infant Baptism at the Great Vigil of Easter
During the Great Vigil of Easter at Memorial Church on Saturday night, Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer, the Acting Pusey Minister, baptizes and blesses the young girl in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Proud parents and Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin fondly observed this sacrament and rite of admission into the body of believers, the Christian Church.
Memorial Church Organ
After five years of construction, Memorial Church unveiled its new pipe organ on Sunday with a specially commissioned piece “Spring Bursts Today.”
Adult Baptism at the Great Vigil of Easter
Before midnight on Easter Sunday in Memorial Church, the Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer baptizes the fifth candidate to receive the baptism during the Great Vigil of Easter. In this profession of Christian faith, the candidate repents of his sins and promises to follow Christ and to depend on the grace of God to fight sin both within himself and in the world.
Memorial Church Debuts New Organ
After five years, thirty-three thousand hours of manpower, and several million dollars, Memorial Church debuted its new pipe organ during an hour-long prelude before Easter service this Sunday.
Harvard Atheist Bible Blogger
Chelsea S. Link '12, a self-described atheist, has never been afraid to challenge mainstream religious beliefs or the views of her own family members. "My grandmother almost had a heart attack when she found out," she said. Link is refering to her New Year's resolution to read the Bible from cover to cover by the end of 2012 and blog about her reactions to the Old and New Testaments on her website "Blogging Biblically".
Sharing A (Vital) Organ
A man holding his wife’s elbow ushers her down the aisle. “It’s over there,” he shout-whispers, tilting her arm up and back to point at the organ.
One World Charity Concert
Peter Davis, proud Currier resident and Harvard College senior, emceed the One World charity concert in Memorial Hall on Friday night. The Din and Tonics, the Kroks, the Opportunes, and the Callbacks were among the ten acts at this charity event for flood victims in Pakistan and famine victims in the Horn of Africa.
Gomes' Personal Effects Sold at Auction
The estate sale of the late Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Harvard’s longtime Pusey Minister and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, attracted longtime acquaintances as well as antique collectors.
