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Religious Services

Catholic and Protestant services are conducted in the Naval Academy Chapel. Jewish services are held in the Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center Jewish Chapel. In addition, Muslim prayers services are held M-F at 12:50 p.m. in the Muslim Prayer room in the Rotunda located in Bancroft Hall. Other faiths conduct worship services in the Annapolis area, with information available through the Naval Academy chaplains or by direct contact with the worshiping community.

The Academy's Orthodox Midshipmen meet for weekly prayer on Tuesdays at 12:50 p.m. Orthodox 6th Hour Prayers are offered in the Orthodox Chapel, located in the Bancroft Hall Rotunda.

Naval Academy Chapel

Blake Road by Gate 3

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Located on the highest point on the Yard, the Naval Academy Chapel celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. In 2009 the chapel received an extensive restoration, readying it for another century of building a spiritual foundation for the moral development of midshipmen.

Sunday Protestant services are interdenominational. A liturgical service includes Holy Communion and is conducted in St. Andrew’s Chapel at 8:15 a.m. A traditional Protestant worship service begins at 11:00 in the Main Chapel's 2,500seat sanctuary. A full Religious Education program is conducted in Sampson Hall Sunday mornings at 9:40 a.m. with Sunday school for all ages. On Sunday evenings, a midshipmen-only contemporary service is held at 7:00 p.m. in Mitscher Auditorium.

Sunday Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated in the Chapel at 9 a.m. Religious education (CCD) classes are conducted by midshipmen from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. in Luce Hall each Sunday. RCIA classes are held Thursday 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. Additionally, Sunday Mass is celebrated at 11:30 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Chapel, and a midshipmen-only Sunday night Mass begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Laboon Center.

Weekday Masses are conducted at 12:50 p.m. in St. Andrew's Chapel. Weekly Muslim Prayer Services are held in the Muslim Prayer Room in Bancroft Hall Monday through Friday at 12:50 p.m.

Center Jewish Chapel

The Academy’s Jewish midshipmen meet for a weekly Shabbat Service at 7:15 p.m. on Fridays in the Miller Chapel. Following the service, there is an Oneg Shabbat in the Stein Fellowship Hall. High Holy Days and Festivals are also observed.

For tours of the Levy Center contact the Visitor Center at 410293-8687.