Radical Welcome Ministries
08.05.22 | Volunteer | Serve the Church
Join in extending radical welcome to all who come to St. Bart's, in-person and online!
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.
Aaron Scott, the Episcopal Church’s Staff Officer for Gender Justice, draws connections between escalating social and policy violence toward transgender and non-binary people and the ascendancy of White Christian Nationalism and discusses the critical role trans-affirming churches can play in the months and years to come.
Matthew LaBanca discusses his autobiographical play Communion about a Roman Catholic school teacher who is fired for marrying someone of the same gender. Communion is currently playing Off-Broadway at the cell theatre (338 W 23rd Street).
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Join in extending radical welcome to all who come to St. Bart's, in-person and online!
Contribute to a tapestry of beauty and care through our ministry of needlework.
Our Garden Guild tends to our beautiful public gardens on Park Avenue.
Join in shaping St. Bart's justice, reconciliation, and equity priorities and responding to the issues of our day.
Worship and spiritual practice is at the heart of our life together.
As a member of the Development Committee, through the giving of your time and talents, your service will advance and grow the church operating funds supporting the annual Mission Plan (e.g., budget).
Volunteer for ministries of hospitality and community building among those who call St. Bart's home.
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness" through music and the arts.
It takes a village - be part of our village of faith for the next generation!
Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President, offers his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities currently being faced by our island home.