Guest Preachers and Musicians to Enrich Summer Services
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This summer, Duke Chapel worship services will be enriched by a variety of guest preachers and musicians, as well as a focus on scripture readings from the Book of Acts. The scripture lessons from Acts describe the life and work of the church as continuing the story of Jesus in the world, emphasizing the presence and action of the Holy Spirit, who empowers the church to live as witnesses to Jesus and to be participants in the life of God in the world.
Home to a long—and living—tradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music, the Chapel holds services Sundays at 11:00 a.m. throughout the year, in addition to special services and other regular services during the academic year. All are welcome to join in these ecumenical Christian services.
Below are details about upcoming services, including links to service livestreams and worship guides. For all services, parking is available in the Bryan Center garage at 125 Science Drive with ADA parking in the surface lot at the same address (receive a pass for free parking at the Chapel’s visitor desk). Wearing a face mask is optional for those who are fully vaccinated. All Sunday services are livestreamed on the Duke Chapel YouTube channel and broadcast on WDNC Radio 620 AM and the Duke Hospital TV channel 12. Subscribe to the Duke Chapel Sermons podcast on:
The Duke Chapel Summer Choir welcomes local singers for services on these three Sundays: June 12, July 10, and August 7. On these days, the choir meets to rehearse in the Chapel at 9:15 a.m. Auditions are not required. To learn more, email Duke Chapel Music.May 29
At the beginning of the service, we will light a candle to mourn the recent mass-murder shooting in Uvalde, Texas. We welcome back saxophonist Taiki Azuma, who will play music by Georg Philipp Telemann and Eugène Bozza. Azuma is a lecturer of music at UNC-Pembroke, an adjunct lecturer of applied woodwinds at Fayetteville State University, and an adjunct professor of oboe/flute at Lenoir-Rhyne University. In addition to applied woodwind lessons, he teaches methods courses, chamber music, and music appreciation collectively among the colleges. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Smetana Hall, William C. Byrd International Young Artists Competition, and International Saxophone Symposium—and with the Carolina Philharmonic, Piedmont Wind Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, and the Durham Symphony. At the service, Chapel Assistant Dean Bruce Puckett preaches.
June 5—Pentecost
Fifty days after Easter, the church celebrates the festival of Pentecost. Echoing the ancient Jewish festival of Shavuot, which remembers God’s giving of the law on Mount Sinai, Pentecost celebrates God’s giving of the Holy Spirit. Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery preaches and the music is led by the Choristers from Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina. Ministers perform two baptisms.
June 12—Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday is the first of the many Sundays of Ordinary Time that follow Pentecost and eventually lead up to Advent. It is the day, we celebrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity—God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Assistant Dean Bruce Puckett preaches and the Summer Choir sings.
June 19
At the end of their week-long training, musicians with the Chorworks Young Artists Program sing music by the great Italian baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi, including music from his collection Selva morale e spirituale. This will include settings from the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei) and other motets. The Rev. Dr. Carol Gregg, pastor of the Congregation at Duke Chapel, preaches.June 26
The Rev. Racquel Gill, the Chapel’s minister for intercultural engagement, preaches.
July 3
![The Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto The Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto](https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image/public/Barreto-PTS-2_web600.jpg?itok=J9KqhcaO)
July 10
![The Rev. Dr. Amos Yong The Rev. Dr. Amos Yong](https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image/public/Yong-image_web600.jpg?itok=-Bun6-6G)
July 17
The music is led by the participants in the Royal School of Church Music in America’s Carolina Summer Course. They will sing settings from the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei) and other motets. The preacher is the Rev. Bruce Puckett, assistant dean of the Chapel.
July 24
The preacher is the Rev. Kathryn Lester-Bacon, director of Religious Life at the Chapel. We welcome soloists Julia Leeman and Sophie Leeman.
July 31
![The Rev. Dr. Mary S. Hulst The Rev. Dr. Mary S. Hulst](https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image/public/Mary-Hulst_web600.jpg?itok=YBArBSM8)
August 7
![The Rev. Ashley Crowder Stanley The Rev. Ashley Crowder Stanley](https://chapel.duke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image/public/Ashley-headshot_web800.jpg?itok=mxSVGNKo)
August 14
We conclude our summer focus on the Book of Acts this Sunday with readings including the shipwreck of St. Paul on an island of Malta. The Rev. Bruce Puckett, assistant dean of the Chapel, will preach a sermon titled Shipwrecked Faith. The music in the service will feature an international collaboration of period instrument performers and singers performing the music of Gabrieli, Rogier, Lappi, and Buonamente.