Marsh Chapel Sunday Services

The Rev. Dr. Jessica Chicka, (University Chaplain for International Students) preaches a sermon entitled " Spirit-filled Voices ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Hodie completi sunt" by Luca Marenzio, and  "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles)" by Edward Elgar.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Communion Meditation ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Missa brevis in D minor, K 65" by W. A. Mozart.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " In Loving Memory ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "My soul, there is a country" by C. Hubert H. Parry, and  "O for a closer walk with God" by C. V. Stanford.

Celebrate the Class of 2025 in this joyful and reflective Baccalaureate Service, featuring moving music from the Marsh Chapel Choir and Majestic Brass, including Effortlessly by Taylor Scott Davis, and Cert’nly Lawd arranged by Moses Hogan. Scripture is read by BU leadership, and Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton offers an inspiring address to mark this sacred moment of transition and blessing.

This special “This I Believe” service features heartfelt reflections from BU students M’munga Songolo (CAS ’25), Miriam Ibrahimi (COM ’25), Sabra Charles (Sargent ’25), Thoman Hontz (LAW ’25), and Medyatry Rafael (STH ’25). With rich music from the Marsh Chapel Choir and a message from Dean Robert Allan Hill, this worship celebrates faith, calling, and community.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, (Dean of the Chapel) and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett, (Director of Music) preaches a sermon entitled " The Bach Experience ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137" by J. S. Bach.

The Rev. Dr. Jessica Chicka (University Chaplain for International Students) preaches a sermon entitled "Go Touch GrassEntrance". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "O decus apostolicum" by Tomas Luis de Victoria, and  "Salmo 150" by Ernani Aguiar.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Entrance ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "What stood will stand" by Paul Halley, and  "How excellent thy name, O Lord (from Saul)" by G. F. Handel.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Entrance ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Pueri Habraeorum" by Tomas Luis de Victoria, and  "Ride on" by Grayston Ives.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Communion Meditation ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "When Jesus went into Simon the Pharisee's house" by Thomas Tallis, and  "Like as the hart" by Herbert Howells.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Existential Faith amid the Tragic Sense of Life ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Sing and Ponder" arr. by Larry Fleming, and  "How can I keep from singing?" by Ron Staheli.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Unamuno and the Tragic Sense of Life, Part II ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Psalm 42 'Wie der Hirsch schreit', Op. 42" by Felix Mendelssohn.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Unamuno and the Tragic Sense of Life ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "The Lord is my Light" by George Frideric Handel, and  "No Hidin’ Place" arr. by Moses Hogan.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " Lent 2025: Migeul de Unamuno ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Angelis suis, Op 140, no. 5" by Josef Rheinberger, and  "Psalm 42 ‘Wie der Hirsch schreit’, Op. 4" by Felix Mendelssohn.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled " A Certain Height ". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "In splendenti nube" by Peter Philips, and  "Give me Jesus" arranged by Larry L. Fleming.

The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman (University Chaplain for Episcopal Students) preaches a sermon entitled "When We Love". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord" by William H. Harris, and  "When We Love" by Elaine Hagenberg.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled "Faith in the Shadows". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Ich weiß daß mein Erlöser lebt" by Joh. Michael Bach, and  "Beati quorum via, Op 38, no 3" by Charles Villiers Stanford.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill and Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett preaches a sermon entitled "The Bach Experience". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91" by J. S. Bach.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill (Dean of the Chapel) preaches a sermon entitled "Communion Meditation". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "LO god, who by the leading of a star" by ThomasAttwood, and  "Ave verum corpus, Op. 166" by Mélanie “Mel”Bonis.

Jonathan Byung Hoon Lee, MDiv (Associate Chaplain for Student Outreach) preaches a sermon entitled "Proclaim the Good News". The Marsh Chapel Choir performs "How lovely are the messengers (from Paulus, Op. 36)" by Felix Mendelssohn, and  "Jubilate Deo" by Richard Dering.