In accordance with a directive the Bishop of New York issued earlier this week, the in-person service originally scheduled for Sunday, November 29 at 5 pm was canceled. Though the directive was later rescinded, sufficient notice was not provided by the Diocese in order for us to revert to our original plan. We continue to evaluate the shifting COVID-19 landscape and regularly consult with medical professionals affiliated with the parish. On Sunday, December 6, a virtual Advent Lessons and Carols service will take place at 5 pm instead of an in-person service. Decisions about in-person worship in the rest of December will be made on a future date.

Please register here for a free virtual Fare Share Friday event on November 27 the day after Thanksgiving) from 6:30-7pm. The 2020 Fare Share Friday virtual event is an opportunity for supporters to hear about Crossroads’ work fighting hunger and homelessness. Crossroads will also serve a carry-out holiday meal for their daily guests from the lobby of St. Bart’s. We hope that you can join!

Join us online for a special Thanksgiving Day Eucharist. Download the service leaflet and watch the service on our website, Facebook or YouTube.

Holy Eucharist at 11am

Download our service leaflet to follow along with us as we livestream Sunday morning worship from the church on our website, Facebook and YouTube. Read our tips and tricks for worship online.

Elaine Pagels, a leading scholar of early Christianity and the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University, outlines the most enigmatic book in the New Testament and the lasting impact it made on politics and culture. The Forum will be streamed on our website, Facebook Live and YouTube.

During this time of great anxiety and uncertainty, we are in the process of building a stronger faith community—and a place grounded in the possibility of hope and meaning for our lives. We are most grateful for your validation of our efforts through your financial support. The annual Stewardship Campaign funds more than 60% of the Church’s operating budget and enables us to offer accessible worship and programmatic opportunities online. If you would like to make a gift to help support these efforts, convert to online giving, or learn how to declare your 2021 pledge, please click here.

The spirituals composed by the enslaved people of North America in the years before the Civil War often anticipated an apocalyptic reckoning in which the high would be brought low and the low would be lifted high. Their unique ability to give voice to hope and to imagine a future filled with justice make them the perfect music for Advent. Join The Reverend Peter Thompson on four December Tuesdays for an hour of meditation on the spirituals. Sessions, based largely on Luke Powery’s book Rise Up Shepherd!: Advent Reflections on the Spirituals, will also incorporate audio recordings.

Over the course of three sessions, the Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan will outline practical steps you can take to bring the good out of the darkness and God’s light to your tomorrows. Bob, an adjunct faculty member at General Theological Seminary and a long-time advocate for suicide prevention, recently wrote Courage to Thrive: Finding Joy and Hope in the Midst of Mental Health Struggles, a spiritual journal in which he shares his struggles with mental illness.

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who famously plotted against Hitler in the final days of the Nazi regime, wrote The Cost of Discipleship in 1937 to contrast the “cheap grace” of modern culture with the “costly grace” of true Christianity. Join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other faithful members of the St. Bart’s community for an eight-week close read of this principled and highly influential work. Please review chapters 14-17 for the November 21 session.

Mondays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 5pm, and Fridays at 9am. Experience a few moments of peace and comfort through the contemplative practice of centering prayer. Newcomers welcome! To join our email list to receive updates on centering prayer, contact Manny Rodriguez.

Thoughtful reflection and lively discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings, hosted by the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe. To join our Weekly Bible Study online, please contact Liz Gillespie.

How many of us have ever prayed, “Lord make me an instrument of your peace,” then found ourselves in complex and polarized situations that made peace seemingly impossible? This course is for you. Join the Reverend Susan Anderson-Smith for this 5-week, interactive course designed to help us bridge the deep and contentious divides that keep us from moving forward. In the Participant Guide, please review Session Four before the next meeting on Thursday, December 3.

Our next meeting will focus on part 2 of The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr. We may feel we know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? As one of the world’s most influential thinkers, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Join the Peace Book Club to explore this book and contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

Do you need a few moments of peace to embark upon your daily rounds? Watch the Reverend Deborah Lee's one- to three-minute scripture-inspired video meditations, released at 7am weekdays on YouTube and Facebook.

Do you desire a few moments of peace at the end of each day? Join the St. Bart's community for Night Prayer each weekday evening at 8:30pm. Clergy and lay officiants will lead brief services based on or inspired by the ancient office of Compline.

Our Rector, the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe, and Jesse Ramos, Interim Executive Director of Crossroads Community Services, spoke to NBC New York about this year's virtual Fare Share Friday. Watch the segment here.

Honor a loved one with Christmas Flowers or Music. Christmas provides a unique opportunity to memorialize a loved one or offer thanksgiving for a special blessing. All memorial and thanksgiving dedications made by Wednesday, December 16 will appear in the Christmas service bulletins.

Our community groups are now meeting! The basic purpose of forming these groups was (and continues to be) connecting with one another and to offer a chance for parishioners to reflect on the joys and challenges of attempting to live a life of faith in the middle of New York City (or wherever you live!) as well as help strengthen the communal life of our parish. Please contact Manny Rodríguez-Leach to learn more.

St. Bart's Community Preschool is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year. For over 40 years, our preschool has provided a warm, nurturing first school experience.

Watch last Sunday's Forum with Heidi Allen, Associate Professor at Columbia School of Social Work, who offered insight on how future healthcare policy could better protect the most vulnerable.

Watch or listen to the sermon preached by the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe.

Watch the lectern talk given by parishioner Luke Failla.

Listen to our choir sing Stanford's Te Deum in B-flat. We also have a YouTube playlist of all of our recorded choir and organ videos.