Word: offing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"It is meant to appeal to the higher nature of the community," Gomes explains. "It's a very centering way to begin the day."
Morning Prayer Service turns out to be the calmest part of a whirlwind schedule for the popular minister. He's meeting with chaplains from the University Ministry in the morning, counseling members of the Faculty in the afternoon, serving tea, writing commentaries and planning speaking tours well into the night...
Yet despite his popular image, Gomes and many of those around him see him as a preacher first and foremost. And, after 25 years at the helm of the Memorial Church, the Plummer professor of Christian morals is uniquely attuned to the spiritual heartbeat of the campus he loves.
Later that afternoon, he met with the widow of a Harvard professor to prepare for her husband's memorial service.
At 4 p.m., he joined Harvard Friends of Chabad to light a Hanukkah menorah on the steps of Widener Library before heading over to his weekly tea at Sparks House, the official residence of the Plummer professor.