Instead, join us for the St. Bart's Day Fair between the 9 am and 11 am services, and immediately after the 11 am service, fully outdoors on the Great Terrace. We celebrate our patron saint and our vibrant and inclusive community, with opportunities to learn about various ways to get involved at St. Bart's.
If you can't join us in person, the Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom will feature the St. Bart's Day Fair today. Join members of the St. Bart's community and one of our clergy members, 12:30-1 pm. Password 282860. All are welcome.
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As we mark the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and mourn the millions who have already died as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychologist and psychotherapist Dorothy P. Holinger, Ph.D. explains how grief works and offers suggestions on how to deal with the grief we experience.
On Labor Day weekend, the Reverend Richard Witt, Executive Director of Rural Migrant Ministry, reflects on the experience and needs of farmworkers in New York State and the importance of advocating for all workers’ rights. As this session of the Forum is pre-recorded, we are unable to take your questions live.
The Forum will not be held on September 19, as we celebrate St. Bart's Day with our 9 am, 11 am and 5 pm worship services and the St. Bart's Fair. More info here.
Giving Makes Life Worth Living
The Reverend Kenneth Brannon, Vice Rector of St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas, explores how investing time, talent, and treasure in the mission of God can lead to greater alignment with the image of God found within us. While the Church needs our money, we need the experience of giving even more.
A Tale of Two Francises
When the current Pope chose his official papal name, he looked to Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar best known for his love of nature and extreme commitment to poverty. Fordham University professor Patrick Hornbeck, a parishioner and favorite Forum speaker, returns to examine the similarities and differences between the thirteenth-century saint and the twenty-first century pontiff.
As we mark the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and mourn the millions who have already died as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychologist and psychotherapist Dorothy P. Holinger, Ph.D. explains how grief works and offers suggestions on...
This is a replay of a popular installment of The Forum from July 5, 2020. David Blight, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and...
The Reverend Dr. Patrick Cheng, Theologian in Residence of our neighboring parish, St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, examines important issues at the intersection of race, sexuality, and religion. Please note: Because of Father Cheng’s...
Author Austen Hartke returns to St. Bart’s to explore stories of biblical characters who didn't fit the mold when it came to gender roles and expression and talk about how these stories can call us to welcome our gender-expansive siblings...
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities at Rice University, reflects on the legacy of The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray, a civil rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ Community.
The Reverend Dr. Randall Balmer, John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and author of Solemn Reverence: Separate of Church and State in American Life, returns to St. Bart’s to discuss his new book about the separation of...
The Right Reverend Carl Wright, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, The Episcopal Church's Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, contemplates the significance of Memorial Day and discusses his role...
Cheryl Bridges Johns, the Robert E. Fisher Chair of Spiritual Renewal at Pentecostal Theological Seminary, reflects on the meaning of Pentecost, often called “the birthday of the Church.”
Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers The Reverend Tyler Sit, a pastor and church planter in the United Methodist Church, offers a refreshing vision of the Christian faith that puts social justice at the center. Because of the Rev...
Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma Boston University professor Shelly Rambo examines recovery from trauma through the lens of Jesus’ resurrection. This session of The Forum will be based on Rambo’s 2017 book of...
The Social Dilemma: Confronting the Perils of Social Media Vickie Curtis, a screenwriter for the acclaimed Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, looks at the terrifying ways in which social media has impacted our lives.
