Each week, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other 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.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Understanding Dementia: What You Need to Know and Where to Go
Dante Tipiani, Senior Navigator and Community Builder at CaringKind, provides information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and offers an overview of available programs and services.
Upcoming Speakers at The Forum
October 19 Money with Meaning: Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy
Alex Johnston, Founding Partner of Building Impact Partners, reflects on how, by giving our money away, we can benefit both ourselves and the wider world.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The following individuals were fully welcomed into the life of St. Bart's during Welcome Sunday on February 12, 2023. We invite you to send them messages of congratulations.
Ackeem Duggan
I am 31 years old and I am from Jamaica, West Indies. My...