Visiting Information

Starting November 18:
Memorial Church Updated Open Visiting Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM*
*Impacted schedule on Fridays due to private reservation. If there are no reservations, then the church will be open for visiting until 5 PM. Tours on Fridays at 11 AM.

Memorial Church is closed for University holidays, University closures, services, and private events. Windhover Contemplative Center is currently closed. There is no expected re-opening date at this time.

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Lent, Holy Week and Easter Services

Please find on this page information on services for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, 2024.

 

Office for Religious and Spiritual Life >
The ORSL holds ecumenical Christian services at Stanford Memorial Church. Please contact stanfordorsl@stanford.edu for questions about the services.

Catholic Community at Stanford >
CCAS holds Catholic services at Stanford Memorial Church and Old Union. Please visit web.stanfordcatholic.org for more information about their services.

Stanford Associated Religions (SAR) >
Christian SAR Groups hold services on Stanford campus.

Office for Religious & Spiritual Life Services

Catholic Community Holy Week Services

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University Public Worship

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 14, 12:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Noon Ecumenical Service with Rev. Alice Cabotaje, Director of Spiritual Care at Stanford Health Care, preaching. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent at Stanford Memorial Church and takes place 46 days before Easter.

Can't join us in person? Watch the livestream on Youtube
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Catholic Mass

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 14, 8:00 am, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Ash Wednesday Masses, followed by the Imposition of Ashes

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University Public Worship

Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 24, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church

Ecumenical Christian Service with Rev. Dr. Colleen Hallagan Preuninger, Associate Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life and Director of Student Engagement, preaching. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when Jesus entered Jerusalem during the Jewish Passover. 

Can't join us in person? Watch the livestream on Youtube
Palm fronds and a cross woven from palms
Catholic Mass

Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 24, 8:30 am & 4:30 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Palm Sunday with the Blessings of Palms & Procession

Catholic Mass

Holy Thursday

Thursday, March 28, 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Holy Thursday's Mass of the Lord's Last Supper, followed by an opportunity for Adoration

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Catholic Mass

Good Friday

Friday, March 29, 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Good Friday Main Service with Veneration of the Cross

Stanford Live

The St. Lawrence and Friends: Good Friday Liturgical Performance

Friday, March 29, 5:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross 

In this seven-section work, Haydn is at his most reflective. Evoking the last hours of Christ’s life, the work’s individual sections carry tempo markings of Largo, Adagio, Lento, Grave. In this performance by the St. Lawrence and Friends, Haydn's music will be punctuated with readings from the Good Friday service by the Rev. Dr. Tiffany Steinwert, Dean for Religious & Spiritual Life.

Catholic Mass

Easter Vigil

Saturday, March 30, 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church

Easter Vigil Mass with Candlelight Processions, Vigil Readings, Baptisms, Confirmations, & Eucharist

The tulip magnolia trees behind Building 530 in full bloom. Credit: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service
University Public Worship

Easter

Sunday, March 31, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church

Ecumenical Christian Service with Rev. Dr. Sakena Young-Scaggs, Senior Associate Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life and Pastor of Memorial Church, preaching. Easter is a holy celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. 

Can't join us in person? Watch the livestream on Youtube
The tulip magnolia trees behind Building 530 in full bloom. Credit: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service
Catholic Mass

Easter

Sunday, March 31, 8:30 am & 4:30 pm
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Easter Sunday Mass

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Daily Mass

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 12:20pm

Old Union, 3rd floor Sanctuary

Daily Mass

Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:20 pm

Stanford Associated Religions (SAR) Services

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Episcopal Lutheran Campus Ministry

Easter Sunrise Service with Eucharist

Sunday, March 31, 6:30 am
The Dish at Stanford

This Sunrise Easter Service with Eucharist will be an outdoor gathering at The Dish beginning at 6:30am and will include a Christian worship service including Eucharist (with gluten-free and alcohol-free options available). The service should last about an hour.

If you would like to join others in hiking to The Dish, we will depart from University Lutheran Church at 5:30am sharp. If you would like to make your own way there, the service will begin at 6:30am. You may enter from either Stanford Ave gate or Gerona Road Gate, which should both be open by 5:30. The coordinates for where the service takes place are: 37.406724, -122.178566 in decimal, or 37° 24' 24.2058"N, 122° 10' 42.5994"W in degrees/minutes/seconds.

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship

Sunrise Easter Worship

TBD

Latter-day Saint Student Association

Easter Devotional

Monday, April 1, 7:30 pm
Stanford Memorial Church