By Abigail Bender
To support student mental health and well-being, the UMD Memorial Chapel and University Health Center will host guided meditation and labyrinth walks in the garden every Thursday afternoon in April. Continue reading UMD community finds support through stillness, meditation at Memorial Chapel
By Elizabeth Faragi
The University of Maryland School of Music presented its winter concert at the Memorial Chapel, featuring student-led a cappella groups Voix de Chanson and FreundeMusik. Continue reading UMD a cappella groups take the stage at Memorial Chapel for winter concert
By Mackenzie Prince As school bells ring, wedding bells chime at the University of Maryland’s Memorial Chapel, serving as a ceremonial pillar for many couples in the area. The Memorial Chapel was first created by four UMD students in 1952, hoping to host inter-denominational services. The chapel currently hosts 14 chaplaincies and identifies as an interfaith space where people of all religions can practice their … Continue reading Memorial Chapel serves multiple communities, especially as a wedding venue
Story and photos by Yonathan Shimelis The UMD Memorial Chapel is home to many events and traditions, from weddings to service project programs. When visiting the chapel, students can find three wooden benches in the Garden of Reflection and Remembrance. Underneath each bench is a journal and pen for students to anonymously write notes. The journals are filled with random notes, thoughts and drawings from students, … Continue reading Journals and weddings: a look inside the Memorial Chapel and its traditions
By Sara Chernikoff Terps Interfaith Exchange hosted its second discussion of the semester on Wednesday, Oct. 16, during which participants concluded that the university must become more accessible and inclusive to students of non-Christian religions. The discussion was co-hosted by the Memorial Chapel and STAMP engagement. Participants emphasized the need for safe spaces dedicated to spiritual diversity on college campuses, particularly our own. “This type … Continue reading Terps Interfaith Exchange addresses need for promoting spiritual diversity on campus
By Kelly Zheng The University of Maryland Memorial Chapel has hosted three Gratitude and Forgiveness Labyrinth Walks this year to show that people have the choice to take in positivity and let go of negativity. The most recent walk took place Oct. 6. These routine walks offer a chance for students to learn how to show gratitude and practice forgiveness — something many have a … Continue reading Students find gratitude and forgiveness on Memorial Chapel’s labyrinth path
By Liza Noskova Visitors enjoyed an afternoon of eating lunch, relaxing and listening to live music, as part of UMD’s traditional Wind Down Wednesday spring event, held April 19 at the university’s Memorial Chapel. “It’s a chance for students, staff and faculty to see the chapel as not just a place of worship and spirituality, but also one of fellowship and community,” said Mel Coles, the … Continue reading Memorial Chapel hosts event for students to take a break and wind down
The sound of crickets was faintly heard over the profound silence that filled every inch of the room. Six people, including me, sat in pure silence, with our eyes closed, patiently waiting for someone to speak or for the allotted worship time to be over. This is what a typical weekly Quaker worship meeting is like at an Adelphi Friend Meeting. This week was different, however; the … Continue reading Quakers host first meeting of semester to gauge student interest
Terps Against Hunger, an organization that has grown substantially over the last three years, put together a meal packing event for the less fortunate in the Metro D.C. area Tuesday in the Memorial Chapel. “This is a smaller event, we don’t have smaller events too often,” said Josh Turskey, a junior architecture major. “But our larger scale events…we count large scale anything over 100 thousand, we’ll … Continue reading Terps Against Hunger prepares meals for the needy in Memorial Chapel
