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Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Epps Fellow Nathaniel P. Katz
Julie M. Rogers
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer (former staff)
The Reverend Robert J. Mark (former staff)
Guest Preachers

Professor Jonathan L. Walton

Monday May 6, 2013
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Holy Baptism and Communion
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Preferential Option By the Pool (stream)
Sunday April 21, 2013
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Looking for a Witness (stream)
Sunday March 31, 2013
Easter Sunday
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Omnipresent Conjunctions (stream)
Sunday March 3, 2013
The Third Sunday in Lent, Holy Communion
Junior Parents Weekend
Phillips Brooks House Association Sunday
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Giving Up in Order to Give (stream)
Sunday February 3, 2013
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Opening of Spring Term
Holy Communion and Baptism
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Blessings Beyond Boundaries (stream)
Monday December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
No Room (stream)
Sunday December 16, 2012
The Third Sunday of Advent
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
The Irrelevance of Ancestry (stream)
Sunday November 4, 2012
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of All Saints and All Souls
Holy Communion
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Beyond Debate (stream)
Sunday October 7, 2012
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Communion
Harvard University Choir Reunion
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
A Love Supreme (stream)
Sunday September 9, 2012
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
First Sunday of Fall Term
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
A Moral Man's Moral Lapse (stream)
Sunday September 2, 2012
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Freshman Sunday
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Why Do We Matter? (stream)
Sunday April 22, 2012
The Third Sunday of Easter
Professor Jonathan L. Walton
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Don't Be Scared of Scars (stream)

Epps Fellow Nathaniel P. Katz

Sunday January 6, 2013
The Epiphany
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in the Memorial Church, Harvard University
Stop for Joy (stream)
Sunday September 30, 2012
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in the Memorial Church, Harvard University
How Big Is Your Tent? (stream)
Sunday August 5, 2012
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Last Service of Summer Term
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
*This sermon has no title (stream)
Sunday July 22, 2012
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
*This sermon has no title (stream)
Sunday July 8, 2012
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
*This sermon has no title (stream)
Sunday June 24, 2012
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
Foxhole Faith (stream)
Sunday March 18, 2012
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Refreshment Sunday
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
Addicted to Condemnation (stream)
Sunday January 8, 2012
The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
*This sermon has no title. (stream)
Sunday January 23, 2011
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Nathaniel Peter Katz
Epps Fellow in The Memorial Church
A Follower’s Faith (stream)

Julie M. Rogers

Sunday November 25, 2012
Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King
Julie M. Rogers
Director of Education in the Memorial Church, Harvard University
Belonging to the Truth (stream)

The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer (former staff)

Sunday December 2, 2012
The First Sunday of Advent
Holy Communion
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Associate Minister for Administration, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (stream)
Sunday September 16, 2012
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Associate Minister for Administration, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Oh Peter, Peter, Peter… (stream)
Sunday April 8, 2012
Easter Sunday
The Sunday of the Resurrection
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
*This sermon has no title. (stream)
Sunday March 11, 2012
The Third Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Testing the Lord (stream)
Sunday February 26, 2012
The First Sunday in Lent
Holy Communion
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Temptation (stream)
Sunday January 15, 2012
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Sex and Freedom (stream)
Sunday December 25, 2011
The Feast of the Nativity or Christmas Day

Holy Communion
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Laughter: Holy Medicine (stream)
Saturday December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve Service
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
The Stillness of This Holy Night (stream)
Sunday October 23, 2011
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
What Are You Afraid Of? (stream)
Sunday September 25, 2011
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Communion
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Intimacy and Death (stream)
Sunday September 4, 2011
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Opening of Term
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
The Web of Relationships (stream)
Sunday August 28, 2011
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Freshman Sunday
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Selected Hearing (stream)
Sunday May 22, 2011
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Senior Sunday
The Last Sunday of Term
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
It’s A Jungle Out There (stream)
Sunday April 17, 2011
The Sunday of the Passion or Palm Sunday
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Fantasy and Hope (stream)
Sunday April 10, 2011
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Acting Pusey Minister, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
An Economy of Grace (stream)
Sunday March 6, 2011
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
The Sunday Next before Lent
Junior Parents Weekend
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Associate Minister for Administration, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
A Mount of Transfiguration (stream)
Sunday January 30, 2011
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Opening of Spring Term
The Reverend Dr. Wendel W. Meyer
Associate Minister for Administration, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Fools for Christ (stream)

The Reverend Robert J. Mark (former staff)

Sunday January 20, 2013
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Assistant Chaplain, The Memorial Church, Harvard University
I Do (stream)
Sunday January 22, 2012
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Assistant Chaplain in The Memorial Church
Be Foolish, and Follow (stream)
Sunday November 27, 2011
The First Sunday of Advent

Holy Communion
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Assistant Chaplain in The Memorial Church
#OccupyOurHearts (stream)
Sunday May 15, 2011
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
The Way of Awe (stream)
Sunday December 26, 2010
The First Sunday after Christmas
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
A Christmas Relocation (stream)
Sunday September 19, 2010
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
Still Not Saved (stream)
Sunday May 16, 2010
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Sunday after the Ascension
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
A Leaky World's Cup (stream)
Sunday February 7, 2010
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
Mission Critique-All (stream)
Sunday October 25, 2009
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Freshman Parents’ Weekend
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
What in the World Do You Want? (stream)
Sunday April 26, 2009
The Third Sunday of Easter
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
Locally Raised (stream)
Sunday December 21, 2008
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
The Reverend Robert J. Mark
McDonald Fellow in The Memorial Church, Harvard University;
Co-Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Waltham, Massachusetts
Echoing Mary (stream)

Guest Preachers

Sunday May 12, 2013
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Sunday after the Ascension
Mother's Day
The Reverend J. Edwin Bacon, Jr.
Rector, All Saints Church, Pasadena, California
*This sermon has no title. (stream)
Sunday April 28, 2013
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
ARTS FIRST Weekend
Professor Ronald S. Sullivan
Clinical Professor of Law; Edward R. Johnson Lecturer on Law; Director, Harvard Criminal Justice Institute, Harvard Law School
*This sermon has no title. (stream)
Sunday April 14, 2013
The Third Sunday of Easter
Professor Sally A. Brown
Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship, Department of Practical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
The Page in the Back of the Book (stream)
Sunday April 7, 2013
The Second Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion
Professor Laurel C. Schneider
Professor of Theology, Ethics, and Culture, Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois
Now What? (stream)
Sunday March 24, 2013
Palm Sunday
The Reverend Dr. Dudley Rose
Associate Dean for Ministry Studies and Lecturer on Ministry, Harvard Divinity School
A Text Against Itself (stream)
Sunday March 17, 2013
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Reverend Rosemary Lloyd
Associate Minister, The First Church in Boston
Pausing (stream)
Sunday March 10, 2013
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Kerry Maloney
Director of Religious and Spiritual Life, Harvard Divinity School
All Nighters (stream)
Sunday February 24, 2013
The Second Sunday in Lent
Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert
Associate Professor of Homiletics, Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, DC
The Buoyancy of Hope (stream)
Sunday February 17, 2013
The First Sunday in Lent
Holy Communion
The Reverend Belva Brown Jordan
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Services; Instructor in Ministry Studies; Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Let's Face It! (stream)
Sunday January 27, 2013
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Dr. Claudia Highbaugh
Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
Sent to Proclaim (stream)
Sunday January 13, 2013
The First Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Joanne Rodriguez
Director, Hispanic Theological Initiative, Princeton, New Jersey
Can We Handle God's Love? (stream)
Sunday December 30, 2012
The First Sunday after Christmas
The Reverend Mark D.W. Edington
Executive Director, Harvard Decision Science Laboratory, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church
So What Were You Expecting? (stream)
Sunday December 9, 2012
The Second Sunday of Advent
The Reverend Dr. Bill J. Leonard
Founding Dean and Professor of Church History, Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Worldliness and Wistfulness (stream)
Sunday November 18, 2012
The Twenty-Fifith Sunday after Pentecost
Thanksgiving Sunday
Professor Emily Click
Assistant Dean for Ministry Studies and Field Education and Lecturer on Ministry, Harvard Divinity School
Take This Job And… (stream)
Sunday November 11, 2012
Commemoration of Benefactors and of The War Dead
Eightieth Anniversary of The Memorial Church
Institution Service for the New Pusey Minister
The Reverend Dr. Charles G. Adams
Pastor, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan
Yes We Can (stream)
Sunday October 28, 2012
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Stephanie A. Paulsell
Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Deep Water (stream)
Sunday October 21, 2012
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Sarah B. Drummond
Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts; Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church
So-Called Friends (stream)
Sunday October 14, 2012
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Freshman Parents Weekend
The Reverend Jeffrey J. Meyers
Senior Associate and Teaching Pastor, North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
The Quest in the Question (stream)
Sunday September 23, 2012
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Josslyn Jeanine Luckett
Winner of the 2011 Billings Preaching Prize in the Non-Ordained Division
Call Acknowledged: When Joy and Need Are Stirred with Soul (stream)
Sunday July 29, 2012
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Stephanie A. Paulsell
Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School
*This sermon has no title (stream)
Sunday July 15, 2012
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Donald S. Larsen
Pastor, University Lutheran Church, Cambridge, MA
*This sermon has no title (stream)
Sunday July 1, 2012
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Barbara G. Talcott
Head Chaplain and Religion Department Chair, St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA
Goliath Lives (stream)
Sunday April 29, 2012
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Reverend Dr. John Buchanan
Editor and Publisher, The Christian Century; Former Pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois
Doubters Welcome (stream)
Sunday April 15, 2012
The Second Sunday of Easter
The Reverend Dr. Jon M. Walton
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, New York City
The Blessedness of Brokenness (stream)
Sunday April 1, 2012
The Sunday of the Passion or Palm Sunday
Professor Michael Malone
Author, Playwright, and Emmy Award Winning Television Writer; Professor of the Practice in Theater Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
April Fools: The Comedy of Christ (stream)
Sunday March 25, 2012
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Jewish/Christian Sunday
Rabbi Dr. Jonah Chanan Steinberg
Executive Director of Harvard Hillel, Harvard University
Faith and Economic Justice (stream)
Sunday March 4, 2012
The Second Sunday in Lent
Junior Parents’ Weekend
The Very Reverend Dr. Jane Shaw
Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California
Turning Our Hearts (stream)
Sunday February 19, 2012
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
The Sunday Next before Lent
The Reverend Dr. Nancy S. Taylor
Senior Minister and CEO, Old South Church, Boston
Wonder (stream)
Sunday February 5, 2012
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Dr. Cleophus J. LaRue
Francis Landey Patton Professor of Homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
Why Bother? (stream)
Sunday January 29, 2012
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Opening of Spring Term
The Reverend Canon Dr. Samuel Wells
Dean of Duke University Chapel; Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina
The Justice of God (stream)
Sunday January 1, 2012
The First Sunday after Christmas
New Year’s Day
The Reverend Mark D. W. Edington
Executive Director, Harvard Decision Science Laboratory, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Affiliated Minister in The Memorial Church
Kept In Mind (stream)
Sunday December 11, 2011
The Third Sunday of Advent
Dr. Miroslav Volf
Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School; Founder and Director, Yale Center for Faith and Culture, New Haven, Connecticut
Behold, I Make All Things New! (stream)
Sunday December 4, 2011
The Second Sunday of Advent
The Reverend Canon Dr. Titus Presler
Principal, Edwardes College, Peshawar, Pakistan
Hope in a Withering Time (stream)
Sunday November 20, 2011
The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

The Sunday Next before Advent

Thanksgiving and Stewardship Sunday
The Reverend Dr. Sarah B. Drummond
Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts; Affiliated Minister in The Memorial Church
How We Treat Each Other (stream)
Sunday November 13, 2011
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of Benefactors and of The War Dead
The Reverend J. Barrie Shepherd
Minister Emeritus, The First Presbyterian Church, New York City
The Remembrance of Things Past (stream)
Sunday November 6, 2011
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Commemoration of All Saints and All Souls

Holy Communion
The Reverend Dr. Sathianathan Clarke
Professor of Theology, Culture, and Mission; Bishop Sundo Kim Professor of World Christianity, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.
Sheepishly Missional (stream)
Sunday October 9, 2011
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Dr. Claudia Highbaugh
Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut; Affiliated Minister in The Memorial Church
So, What’s On Your Mind? (stream)
Sunday October 2, 2011
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Ann Stevenson
Affiliated Minister, Trinity-by-the-Cove, Naples, Florida
Who Let The Dogs Out (stream)
Sunday September 11, 2011
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Professor David Gergen
Professor of Public Service and Director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
Outer Turmoil; Inner Strength (stream)
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