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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, July 7, 2025
Patriotism: A Conversation with Clergy

The Forum is on hiatus for Independence Day weekend. In its place, join the clergy of St. Bart's for an in-person conversation about what it means to love our country in times like these. A virtual version of the conversation will be held on Zoom after the 11 am service. If you can't join us in person, please register for the Zoom call below.

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Upcoming Speakers at The Forum

July 13 Make a Joyful Noise: The Power of Music in Difficult Times

Ethnomusicologist and St. Bart's parishioner Margaret Farrell reflects on how music can lift spirits in difficult times.

Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

Grouped by: Rectors Forum

Ministry in the Midst of Mourning: The Clergy of St. James’s Piccadilly, London

09.18.22 | Articles | The Forum

The clergy of St. James’s Piccadilly, London reflect on their experiences of ministering to an urban metropolis.

Twenty-One Years Later: The Long-Term Health Effects of the 9/11 Attacks

09.11.22 | Articles | The Forum

Dr. James Cone, the Medical Director of the World Trade Center Health Registry, shares insights from his work investigating the connections between 9/11 and physical and mental health.

Labor Day Reflections: A Report from the Front Line

09.04.22 | Articles | The Forum

Yomaira Franqui of Local 338 discusses the efforts she is leading to organize and advocate for the rights of farmworkers in New York and New Jersey.

The Anglican Church and the War in Ukraine

08.28.22 | Articles | The Forum

Leaders from the Anglican Church in Ukraine and the Anglican Church in Poland join The Reverend Peter Thompson and The Reverend Zack Nyein virtually to discuss the ways in which they are responding to the ongoing war.

Episcopal Charities Sunday

08.21.22 | Articles | The Forum

Patrick Bergquist, Chief Program Officer of Episcopal Charities and former staff member of St. Bart’s, returns to talk with The Reverend Zack Nyein about the ways in which the Episcopal Diocese of New York is currently supporting those in...

Wellville: The Long-Term Quest to Achieve Sustainable Equity and Wellbeing

08.14.22 | Articles | The Forum

Wellville: The Long-Term Quest to Achieve Sustainable Equity and Wellbeing Philanthropist and investor Esther Dyson, reflects on her work as founder/volunteer for Wellville, a 10-year, non-profit project that is helping five small US...

Prophetic Imagination in a New York State of Mind

08.07.22 | Articles | The Forum

The Reverned Natosha Reid Rice joins in conversation about how we can foster prophetic imagination amidst a city that never sleeps. An ordained minister and lawyer who currently serves as Minister for Public Life at All Saints' Atlanta; and...