Morning Prayer is offered for 20 minutes daily, Monday through Friday each day classes are in session. For the 2013-14 school year, Morning Prayer will be at 10 a.m. All are welcome! 

Services are led nearly every day by students from a variety of backgrounds. You may also find one of your professors taking a turn leading the singing or sharing thoughts about his or her faith life. Morning Prayer during Chapel Break is a time for students, faculty and staff to gather together as a community of faith. Whichever days of the week you choose, there’s time to connect with others. Each day of Morning Prayer is a different style of worship - and it's not variety for variety's sake, but out of respect for the varied backgrounds of students and their changing needs as they grow on our campus.

Experience a different style of worship Monday through Friday:

• Monday - Morning worship with a speaker from one of the departments or colleges.  
• Tuesday - Prayer around the Cross, a contemplative form of prayer, with a focus on praying for the people of our campus. (Don't be surprised if you run into Pastor Char or Pastor Jim around campus, asking if we can pray for whatever is going on in your life.)
• Wednesday - Service of Matins, one of the most-cherished services on campus
• Thursday - Taize Prayer Around the Cross, with an international focus, as we pray for our brothers and sisters around the globe.
• Friday - A high-energy service, featuring music led by the chapel's outstanding all-student Praise Band. 

Why come to Morning Prayer?

Dr. Fred Niedner, professor of theology, shared recently why he makes Morning Prayer a priority:

"I come here even on days when I don’t feel particularly “devotional” or “spiritual” because I need to stay in practice. I run, ride a bicycle, and do other crazy things on machines at the YMCA because my body will atrophy and my arthritis will cripple me if I don’t. I need to stay in shape. Similarly, I pray with people like you partly because by this time in my life, I’ve been crucified a few times, so to speak, and I know I need to keep practicing prayer."

Read his full thoughts on the subject here.

But you don't have to be a theologian to enjoy Morning Prayer. Students, faculty and staff from all areas not only worship together, but also are invited to speak. All are welcome at Morning Prayer.