A Communal Practice of Ritual Celebration & Liturgy
“Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
-Rumi
Here at PSR, Community Chapel is one of the ways we “kneel and kiss the ground” as we gather simultaneously via Zoom and in-person at the Badè Museum on the PSR campus, at 11:10 am on Tuesdays during the academic year. Chapel represents the most consistent opportunity for PSR to come together for spiritual, theological and social nourishment. It is one of the most important components of our life together as a hybrid community of learning and spiritual formation.
Each week students, staff, faculty, alumnx and guests will be able to participate in this gathering that provides a space for creatively and constructively responding to the present context with its joys and struggles. One of the most exciting aspects of PSR Chapel is that multifaceted voices, histories, and traditions can find a home. All participants are invited to bring their learning – formal and informal – to bear on the very real and immediate concerns that surround us and to offer responses to social issues that critically engage their own social location and the traditions that shape them.
Above all, it is our intention that as we journey together through the semester. We will experience Community Chapel as a place of spiritual transformation and growth in our own lives – both individually and collectively.
Opportunities Abound for Online and In-person Participation
If you are interested in becoming a part of the Chapel Planning Committee or participating in leading service – through music, reading, prayer or other offerings – please fill out this survey or contact Rev. Ann Jefferson.
Chapel Schedule
Fall 2024 Theme:
“Emerging Unafraid: Living Out the Courage of our Compassion”
September – “Emerging Unafraid”
Date | Service Title | Convener/Preacher |
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Sep 3rd | “Emerging Unafraid: Living Out the Courage of our Compassion” (Opening Worship/Convocation) | President David Vásquez-Levy, preaching |
Sep 10th | “The Power of Living Unafraid in Community” | Rev. Kamal Hassan, preaching |
Sep 17th | “Singing Unafraid” (Service of Song, Prayer & Testimony) | Chapel Committee, convening |
Sep 24th | “Emerging Unafraid: Journeying in Integrity” |
October – “Emerging Unafraid”
Date | Service Title | Convener/Preacher |
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Oct 1st | “Embracing Solidarity over Fear” (World Communion/Global Solidarity) | Worshipful Life class, convening |
Oct 8th | “Emerging Unafraid” (Coming Out Day) | Prof. Bernie Schlager & CLGS convening |
Oct 15th | “Embodying Fearlessness” | |
Oct 22nd | Reading Week (NO CHAPEL) | Meditation/Prayer Stations |
Oct 29th | "Celebrating the Courage of Transcestors" (All Saints’ Day Observance) | Trans Seminarians’ Cohort convening |
November – “Living Our Courage”
Date | Service Title | Convener/Preacher |
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Nov 5th | "The Spirituality & Meaning of Courage" | Center for Swedenborgian Studies, convening |
Nov 12th | “Cultivating Courage in Context” | Contextual Thinking Class, convening |
Nov 19th | “The Cost of Courage: Prophetic Witness” | UMC Students, convening |
Nov 26th | “ADVENT – Courage as Waiting & Reflection” | Music, Meditation & Walking the Labyrinth |
December – “Living Our Compassion”
Date | Service Title | Convener/Preacher |
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Dec 3rd | "ADVENT – Compassion as Spiritual Formation" | Spiritual Formation class, convening |
Dec 10th | “ADVENT – Songs, Prayers, and Readings in Compassion” | Rhetorical Use of Texts, convening |