St. Alban's Chapel

In recognition of the serious impact that addiction has in the LSU and broader communities, St. Alban’s has made an ongoing commitment to supporting people seeking to recover from various addictions.

Recovery Meetings
An OPEN Alcoholics Anonymous meeting takes place at St. Alban’s every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 7:00 am to 7:45 a.m. and Friday evening at 6:00 p.m.

There is a closed meeting (alcoholics only) on Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.

St. Alban's Chapel offers a free lunch for undergraduate and graduate students every Wednesday (11:30 - 12:20).   Following a fantastic catered lunch served by members of the St. Alban's congregation, Fr. Drew Rollins (Chaplain) presents a short teaching on 'mere Christianity', a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe those beliefs which Christians through the ages have held in common.  Students always participate in a lively back and forth with Fr. Drew.

Interested in making a prayer shawl? Do you knit or crochet? Would you like to learn?  We have a collection of patterns and needles. Come as you are, and join us for fun, creativity and fellowship! Meetings are held at St. Alban's on the 1st Sunday of the month from 3-5 p.m.

St. Alban's Chapel has supported a "Campus Ministry Interns" program that provides a team of carefully chosen students with a leadership experience in the church is designed to help equip them for future ministry.  This team of students works with the chaplain to cultivate a joyful community of students at St. Alban's Chapel that will, in turn, attract other students. The presence of these interns insures that the mission of St. Alban's Chapel is inspired, shaped, and led by current students. They also help to clarify the chaplain's role as the priest for the congregation.

​Our campus ministry interns attend Sunday evening worship (Recharge!) and dinner, the weekly "Lunch with C. S. Lewis", and other student events that they organize and lead. They meet weekly with the chaplain for supervision, Bible study, and prayer. The internship program is designed to help this small group of students to experience and reflect upon real ministry situations, especially ones that involve failure, in order to identify their own strengths and weaknesses, and to more fully prepare for a life of joyful service to Jesus Christ. They learn to function as members of the St. Alban’s Chapel staff, thoughtfully and prayerfully working alongside with every other member of the staff.

Located just a block away from the LSU School of Music affords St. Alban’s Chapel the wonderful opportunity to employ a student choir to lead our Sunday morning worship during the academic year. The choir is an eight-voice ensemble made up of LSU students pursuing various degrees in the School of Music. The choir is also directed by a student from the LSU School of Music, usually a master’s or doctoral student, and is accompanied by indefatigable organist, Brad Pope. Our singers perform regularly in LSU music events, many holding lead roles in the Turner-Fischer Center for Opera's season shows. Over the years, the choir loft has been occupied by many notable composers, singers, conductors, and music educators. St. Alban’s Chapel naturally becomes the church home for many of these singers during their college years. They add incredible warmth, vitality, and youth to our community life.

On Sunday mornings, the congregation enjoys music from the traditional Anglican choral culture to contemporary anthems from a variety of musical genres. Programmed music is chosen to enhance the personal experience of worship, not only aligning with scripture, but presenting
music that varies on a weekly basis in style and historical context. Singing for the St. Alban's congregation is a special experience for our choir members, and it shows in performance! In the spring of 2019, the Chapel Choir recorded their first-ever CD in celebration of St. Alban’s Chapel’s wildly successful Legacy Campaign. Recorded within the walls of our chapel, "Be Still, My Soul" captures the Sunday morning experience unique to St. Alban's. The album compiles the choir's best and congregation's favorite anthems, psalms, and hymns - it is a true celebration of Episcopal worship music.

Our Sunday evening service features a wide range of student musicians performing in a variety of styles from gospel, to jazz, to classical, to traditional hymns and anthems.

Our Ukulele Orchestra regular takes gigs around town as well as playing for congregation. The Shaped Notes and Contra Dance groups perform in the traditional, old-time, Appalachian style. Our children regularly make offerings of music at our services as well. St. Alban’s Chapel is a hub for all sorts of music from Anglican chant to bluegrass. There is a place here for everyone to lift their praises to the Lord!

The sharp edge of our ministry of hospitality to the students of LSU are these Sunday Night dinners that our congregation provides for everyone who attends the 6:00 ReCharge! evening service. This is a great opportunity to get to know and to serve some of our wonderful students!

Teams consist of 4 to 6 people who host dinner for a Sunday night. They decide on and fund the menu. Generally attendance at the Sunday Night Dinners is around 25 to 30 people, and the meal consists of a salad, entree, and dessert