![“Apply Our Hearts to Wisdom”: A Trustee Weekend Chapel Talk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738369178/standrewsde/v7wxbdfqedygik70yxyo/Doucette_TrusteeChapel_Jan2025_0577.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738369178/standrewsde/v7wxbdfqedygik70yxyo/Doucette_TrusteeChapel_Jan2025_0577.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738369178/standrewsde/v7wxbdfqedygik70yxyo/Doucette_TrusteeChapel_Jan2025_0577.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738369178/standrewsde/v7wxbdfqedygik70yxyo/Doucette_TrusteeChapel_Jan2025_0577.jpg","width":1200}])
Kellie Doucette ’88 P’18,’18,‘21
Kellie Doucette ’88 P’18,’18,’21 delivered this chapel talk at the Trustee Weekend chapel service on Friday, Jan. 17.
Chapel Talks
Listen to or read some of the recent talks given by students, faculty, staff, parents, and guests, at services held in the A. Felix duPont Memorial Chapel.
Listen to a Chapel Talk
![The Pew In The Back: A Founders Day Chapel Talk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733510287/standrewsde/jvezugsoj1f8w5ycdkdq/CH5A7731_Hickman_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733510287/standrewsde/jvezugsoj1f8w5ycdkdq/CH5A7731_Hickman_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733510287/standrewsde/jvezugsoj1f8w5ycdkdq/CH5A7731_Hickman_web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733510287/standrewsde/jvezugsoj1f8w5ycdkdq/CH5A7731_Hickman_web.jpg","width":1200}])
Joe Hickman ’74 P’00,’02,’05,’07
Joe Hickman ’74 P’00,’02,’05,’07 delivered this chapel talk at the Founders Day chapel service on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
![I Am Supposed To Be Here]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731098385/standrewsde/aiddb0jlfttkeeupcuyr/UNITED_Chapel2024-4798_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731098385/standrewsde/aiddb0jlfttkeeupcuyr/UNITED_Chapel2024-4798_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731098385/standrewsde/aiddb0jlfttkeeupcuyr/UNITED_Chapel2024-4798_web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731098385/standrewsde/aiddb0jlfttkeeupcuyr/UNITED_Chapel2024-4798_web.jpg","width":1200}])
Lamar Duncan ’20
Lamar Duncan ’20 delivered these remarks on November 8, 2024, during UNITED.
![What Is The Compassion You Need?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730473006/standrewsde/t4asxfpmudq0jxkjao36/ChapelPhotos202425-4645_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730473006/standrewsde/t4asxfpmudq0jxkjao36/ChapelPhotos202425-4645_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730473006/standrewsde/t4asxfpmudq0jxkjao36/ChapelPhotos202425-4645_web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730473006/standrewsde/t4asxfpmudq0jxkjao36/ChapelPhotos202425-4645_web.jpg","width":1000}])
Elizabeth Ferguson P’25
Elizabeth Ferguson P’25 delivered these remarks on October 27, 2024, during Fall Family Weekend.
![Prioritizing Kindness over Convenience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1728669585/standrewsde/lhlkkuurr1peati1pnpv/TrusteeChapel2024_CH5A6797.jpg","width":2200}])
Christian Wilson ’01
Board of Trustees Member Christian Wilson ’01 delivered these remarks on October 11, 2024, during Trustee Weekend.
![Embracing Plasticity in a Rigid World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715110849/standrewsde/d9jovjkjcoktegu3bruv/TrusteeWeekend2024_SipprelleChapelTalk.png","width":2156}])
Scott Sipprelle ’81 P’08
Outgoing President of Board of Trustees Scott Sipprelle ’81 P’08 gave this reflection at the Trustee Weekend chapel service on Friday, April 26.
![What Is Your Purpose?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1701366922/standrewsde/mdy8uhwpezdz1vkch723/FoundersDay2023_chapel-07.jpg","width":2200}])
Everett McNair ’73
2023 Distinguished Alumnus Recipient Everett McNair ’73 gave this reflection at the Founders Day chapel service on Wednesday, November 29.
![Finding Your Inner Noah]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1700158937/standrewsde/jouz6brovrutqaiqsvfm/TreavaMilton_UNITEDChapelTalk_5283.jpg","width":2200}])
Treava Milton ’83
Alumna Treava Milton ’83 gave this reflection at the UNITED chapel service on Friday, November 10.
![Problems Are Not Problems]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1697038468/standrewsde/puybmo3fxcoatqm36bza/March182022_105.jpg","width":2000}])
Dan O'Connell
Faculty member Dan O’Connell gave this reflection at a Wednesday night chapel service on October 4
![“Mano”—Respect Your Elders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685564235/standrewsde/plq01dsmuuvtpn5svqmf/SAS_UNITED_03-30-2023_016.jpg","width":2000}])
Zachary Macalintal ’24
Zachary Macalintal ’24 gave this reflection at a Wednesday night chapel service on May 17, hosted by the Asian Student Union in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
![Stuck Between Two Worlds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685564045/standrewsde/uhrdboamer8anzpm0csr/IMG_0600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685564045/standrewsde/uhrdboamer8anzpm0csr/IMG_0600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685564045/standrewsde/uhrdboamer8anzpm0csr/IMG_0600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685564045/standrewsde/uhrdboamer8anzpm0csr/IMG_0600.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685564045/standrewsde/uhrdboamer8anzpm0csr/IMG_0600.jpg","width":1500}])
Yiru Wang ’25 & Connie Kang ’26
Yiru Wang ’25 and Connie Kang ’26 gave this reflection at a Wednesday night chapel service on May 17, hosted by the Asian Student Union in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
!["Sophie Cubed"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1685562711/standrewsde/suk4ni8igompfbyswnwi/IMG_06042.jpg","width":2200}])
Sophie Xu ’23, Sophie Mo ’24, and Sophie Forbes ’25
Sophie Xu ’23, Sophie Mo ’24, and Sophie Forbes ’25 gave this joint chapel talk at a Wednesday night service on May 17, hosted by the Asian Student Union in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
![The Constant Battle of Confusion & Acceptance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685562152/standrewsde/qfbpgvnihh6y9walf28a/2426.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685562152/standrewsde/qfbpgvnihh6y9walf28a/2426.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685562152/standrewsde/qfbpgvnihh6y9walf28a/2426.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685562152/standrewsde/qfbpgvnihh6y9walf28a/2426.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685562152/standrewsde/qfbpgvnihh6y9walf28a/2426.jpg","width":1331}])
Lauren Hearder ’24
Lauren Hearder ’24 gave this reflection at a Wednesday night chapel service on May 17, hosted by the Asian Student Union in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
![Being Asian Is Something to Celebrate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685561664/standrewsde/kvy2czg7uufsnr1fv6uz/MI7B4330.jpg","width":2000}])
Seoyoon Kwon ’23
Seoyoon Kwon ’23 gave this reflection at a Wednesday night chapel service hosted on May 17 by the Asian Student Union in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
![Eat the Meat and Throw Away the Bone]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684782020/standrewsde/jkzzjttbtthgo4tbptw1/IMG_7381.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684782020/standrewsde/jkzzjttbtthgo4tbptw1/IMG_7381.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684782020/standrewsde/jkzzjttbtthgo4tbptw1/IMG_7381.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684782020/standrewsde/jkzzjttbtthgo4tbptw1/IMG_7381.jpg","width":1125}])
Tyrus Roney ’25
![Finding Myself at St. Andrew's]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1684781611/standrewsde/xwhnugw7s41mqscbwxgo/SAS_10252022-0051.jpg","width":2200}])
Katie Boyer ’25
Katie Boyer ’25 shares how she is finding her identity, separate from the identities of her two older sisters, at St. Andrew's
![The Wonderful Unity Within Our Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684782160/standrewsde/nhvwicpwfjgetrfijv2y/IMG_7357.jpg","width":1980}])
Isaac Cheung ’25
Isaac Cheung ’25 shares the story of the push-pull between his love of (faraway) home and family, and his love of St. Andrew's
![Work Hard for Balance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1682714543/standrewsde/abkj8hxxxhdy6jurjxak/2573.jpg","width":2200}])
Elli Baker ’25
Elli Baker ’25 gave this chapel talk on the impact alcohol has had on her life and her family’s life
![June 5, 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1682714372/standrewsde/mtscavmgs3y0fkjbekn2/GX4A6853.jpg","width":2200}])
Rhaki Lum ’25
Rhaki Lum ’25 shares the story of the 24 hours that has dramatically impacted every day since then.
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Liz Torrey
Read a Chapel Talk
![On Mentors and Timelessness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711118480/standrewsde/x09qyatonkicb4wtfteh/ChapelTalk-32024.jpg","width":2200}])
Classics Department Chair Phil Walsh gave this talk on Wednesday, March 20.
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In a year-end chapel talk, Grayson ’25 spoke on learning to be himself and enjoy his own SAS experience, instead of feeling pressure to follow in alumni relatives' footsteps.
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In a year-end chapel talk, Katherine ’25 spoke on becoming more confident through sports, and encouraged her classmates to use their passions to help fight their own insecurities.
![On Spontaneity as the Key to Making Memories]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749588219/standrewsde/aqiwewplizajrtwd8bwn/051425_Chapel-132.jpg","width":2200}])
In a year-end chapel talk, Finn ’25 encouraged his peers to embrace spontaneity as a way of building community and making lasting memories.
![On Learning from Mistakes, in Music and in Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749586544/standrewsde/uikzujvewbafcgi9gxi2/051425_Chapel-21.jpg","width":2200}])
In a year-end chapel talk, Brandon ’25 shared a lesson he learned playing saxophone: making mistakes is part of making progress.
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Magnolia ’25 explored the privilege and responsibility of education in a year-end chapel talk.
![On Embracing Where You Come From, to Embrace Who You Are]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749585061/standrewsde/igqsl9smcynwdvdkrio9/051425_Chapel-82.jpg","width":2200}])
In a year-end chapel talk, Lillian ’25 shared how her classmates helped her embrace her Southern roots—and learn more about herself in the process.
Kellie Doucette ’88 P’18,’18,’21 delivered this chapel talk at the Trustee Weekend chapel service on Friday, Jan. 17.
Joe Hickman ’74 P’00,’02,’05,’07 delivered this chapel talk at the Founders Day chapel service on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Lamar Duncan ’20 delivered these remarks on November 8, 2024, during UNITED.
Elizabeth Ferguson P’25 delivered these remarks on October 27, 2024, during Fall Family Weekend.
Board of Trustees Member Christian Wilson ’01 delivered these remarks on October 11, 2024, during Trustee Weekend.
![Seek Not Just Knowledge, But Wisdom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756736881/standrewsde/evliye5pgckrgv0p0zyn/_DSC13421.jpg","width":2200}])
Head of School Joy McGrath’s Remarks from the Old St. Anne’s Church Chapel Service on September 15, 2024
![The Journey around the Pond]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720193175/standrewsde/chntit0vtcfuhyv3hjcq/IMG_5550.jpg","width":2200}])
2023-2024 ASSIST scholar Vincent Von Der Forst ’25 reflected on leaving his home in Bavaria, Germany for a year of new friendships and experiences at St. Andrew’s in the final Chapel Talk of the school year.
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Head of School Joy McGrath’s Remarks from Old St. Anne’s Church Chapel Service in May 2024
![Fearlessly Out of Step]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1701461370/standrewsde/b1sxicl9cexrsjmquwbm/McGrath_023.jpg","width":2200}])
Head of School Joy McGrath’s Remarks to Parents from Arts Weekend 2024
Outgoing President of Board of Trustees Scott Sipprelle ’81 P’08 gave this reflection at the Trustee Weekend chapel service on Friday, April 26.
2023 Distinguished Alumnus Recipient Everett McNair ’73 gave this reflection at the Founders Day chapel service on Wednesday, November 29.
Alumna Treava Milton ’83 gave this reflection at the UNITED chapel service on Friday, November 10.
![The Advantage of Curiosity]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697036921/standrewsde/cz0dh0wiukbheazzi7gj/JohnsonSis.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1697036921/standrewsde/cz0dh0wiukbheazzi7gj/JohnsonSis.png","width":259}])
Trustee Sis Johnson P’11 gave this talk on Friday, September 29, during Trustee Weekend