Campus Wide Events
Annual Memorial Service and Tree Planting
After Convocation, on the Historic Quad, we remember faculty, staff, and students who have died during the previous year.
Candles & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 7:00pm, Peter J. Gomes Chapel
This beloved annual service includes readings offered by students, faculty and staff , and performances from the student acapella groups, the Bates College Choir, and musicians from the Bates community.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Spoken Word Festival
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 7:00pm, Peter J. Gomes Chapel
To celebrate the many voices of the movement that propelled Dr. King, the Multifaith Chaplaincy brings together poets, spoken word artists, and musicians for an evening of powerful words and uplifting songs.
The theme for the second annual MLK Spoken Word Festival is peace and non-violence. We welcome submissions of poems or videos of spoken word performances to be considered for inclusion in the festival. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 22nd.
Alumni Memorial Service
Sunday, June 8, 2025, 10:00am, Peter J. Gomes Chapel
Every year, the Multifaith Chaplaincy collaborates with the Office of Advancement to offer an Alumni Memorial Service during Reunion. We gather in the Peter J. Gomes Chapel to celebrate, remember, and give thanks for the lives of alumni who have died during the year and the friendships formed at Bates that continue to be present in our lives.
Veterans Day Observance
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” -Arthur Ashe
The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers an annual service of gratitude and reflection on Veteran’s Day. People of any spiritual or secular tradition, veterans, and friends and family of veterans, are welcome to attend the service.
