Throughout the year, St. Bart’s offers a wide variety of opportunities to learn and grow. Our offerings encourage both spiritual and intellectual engagement and welcome all sorts of people and views.
The Forum
Each Sunday at 10 am, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join our St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
Watch The Forum live on our website, or join the conversation live on Facebook or YouTube where you can post your questions for our speaker in the comments during the live stream. Visit our The Forum page for upcoming schedule and past recordings.
Adult Formation Opportunities
People of the Book (Swap): The Future is Peace
Thursday, May 14 6pm - 8pm at Central Synagogue Pavilion
Join our friends at Central Synagogue for a book swap and keynote conversation with Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah, co-authors of the forthcoming The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land. Both Inon and Sarah are peace activists who have lost family in the conflict and have chosen to come together to embark on a journey through Israel, Palestine, and beyond in search of unity and mutual humanity. Guests are expected to contribute a book (or two, or three!) for the book swap. More information and required registration below:
Faith and Film
Mondays, April 13–May 18 at 7 pm via Zoom
The Reverend Peter Thompson leads discussion on the role that faith plays in contemporary film, with a particular focus on films made in the last five years. Please watch each film in advance of the associated session. Classes will be held via Zoom.
Saturday Mornings @ St. Bart's: For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional
Saturdays, 10:00 am-11:00 am via Zoom
Our next book to discuss on Saturday mornings will be Hanna Reichel's For Such A Time As This: An Emergency Devotional. The start date will be May 9th and we'll go through June 27th, 10-11AM. A limited number of copies of the book is available at St. Bart's Bookstore. Please call 212-378-0295 to reserve your copy.
Peace Book Club
2nd and 4th Sundays of Each Month, 1:30-3 pm, via Zoom
Our next book selection begins Sunday, March 22
AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health (1st Edition) by Juan M. Lavista Ferres (Author), William B. Weeks (Author), Brad Smith (Foreword)
We welcome new and curious attendees to the Peace Book Club discussions. Please note that reading of the books though encouraged is not required! This is a no-stress discussion group where we provide some content when we meet, and then share related ideas, memories and differences in opinions. So, you can come as you are, we are sure you will be stimulated and also find that you have something to share.
Ongoing Classes
Weekly Bible Study
Wednesdays at 1 pm
Thoughtful reflection and lively discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings, hosted by a member of our clergy. Click here for Sunday’s reading.
Retirement: Transition and Purpose
First Wednesday of every month, 4-5 pm via Zoom
This group is for people who have retired or are entering retirement and are seeking to learn and share their experiences with others. Grounded in prayer, the group is a safe and confidential space to help navigate the changes and challenges that come with retirement. Retirement: Transition and Purpose does not provide legal or financial advice. Instead, we gather for conversation to find support, direction, and fulfillment in our post-retirement lives. Led by the Reverend Meredith Ward, we meet on Zoom on the first Wednesday of every month.
Grief, Hope, and Healing Together
Fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-7 pm via Zoom
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Grief is something we all go through at some point in our lives and when we do, comfort can seem very far away. This is a support group for those who have experienced the recent loss of a friend or loved one or are going through a longer-term bereavement process. The group does not provide formal grief counseling. We gather for conversation in a safe and supportive environment to express our sorrow and to begin to find hope and healing together. Led by the Reverend Meredith Ward, we meet on Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 6-7 pm via Zoom.
Caregivers Support Group
The Caregivers Support Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4 pm on Zoom beginning on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Registration is required at the link below. This group is for people who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. It is a safe and confidential space to find support and navigate the challenges of caring for those with memory loss.
EfM (Education For Ministry | Exploring Faith Matters | Engage – Respond – Reflect)
Are you looking to live into your faith more fully, to have faith connect more deeply with everyday life? What can the Bible offer us for dealing with the world today? Do you ever wonder what God is calling you to do? If you want to seek answers through study, reflection, and spiritual practice in community, EfM may be for you. We meet weekly in-person at St. Bart’s in small seminar groups that start up again in the fall. To learn more, please download our one page program overview here and/or email Liza Page Nelson, one of St. Bart’s EfM Mentors and Diocesan Coordinator for EfM.
Upcoming and Ongoing
Adult Education
