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Religious Life

Marsh Chapel, in the heart of the Charles River Campus, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, offers programs of Christian worship, Bible study, pastoral counseling, music, and educational and outreach programs. An all-University service of worship is held each Sunday morning at 11 a.m. and is broadcast over WBUR-FM (90.9). The Chapel is generally open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Chapel staff, as well as the Marsh Chapel web site, can refer students to other Protestant ministries on campus, and also to campus services and associations for Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and other communities.

The newly constructed Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, located at 213 Bay State Road, is the center for Jewish life at Boston University. It hosts more than 25 interest groups, celebrates Jewish holidays throughout the year, and offers kosher dining to BU community.

The Catholic Center, at Newman House, 211 Bay State Road, is the office of Roman Catholic campus ministry for the Boston University community. Sunday liturgies are celebrated in Marsh Chapel at 12:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. Daily liturgies are celebrated in the Catholic Center Chapel ordinarily at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesdays-Fridays.

 

 

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