Pilgrims and Pathfinders

by Zack Nyein on April 05, 2024

Dear Friends,

Holy Week magnified St. Bart’s role as a place of pilgrimage for people from across New York, the nation, and the world to gather in the beauty of holiness and encounter the living God. At Easter more than 1,500 worshippers of every stripe and type joined us to celebrate the Feast of Feasts on Saturday night and Sunday.

Whoever you are, whatever your story, I want to invite you to our second annual Pilgrims and Pathfinders Retreat on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27.

On Friday night we will enjoy a social hour and evening prayer, and Saturday will offer a day of learning, fellowship, and prayer on campus. Tours of the church and Crossroads Community Services will be offered, together with parishioner panels, lunch, Eucharist, and time with our clergy. Think of it as a “come and see” weekend—something akin to a college visit!

That Sunday, April 28, we will have our annual Bishop’s Visitation with The Right Reverend Alan Shin of the Diocese of New York, with an opportunity for Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation in the Episcopal Church.

Whether you are a seasoned parishioner or a newcomer, attend regularly or occasionally, are always in-person or mostly online, this retreat is for you. You are warmly welcome and invited. This is your chance to be a St. Bart’s pilgrim! Come meet and make some new friends, enjoy a time of spiritual renewal, and be a part of the amazing thing God is doing at St. Bart’s.

Click here to learn more and register

Easter Blessings,

About the Author

Zack Nyein

The Reverend Zack Nyein serves as Senior Associate Rector, assuming responsibilities in a wide array of ministries at St. Bart's, including social justice, creative worship, newcomer engagement, and Children, Youth, and Families.

Zack is enthusiastic about developing creative ways of connecting and communicating the Good News of God in Christ across generations and difference as the Church lives into its new and ancient calling as a community of reconciliation and renewal.

Zack comes to St. Bart's having most recently served as Associate Rector at All Saints' Episcopal Church, a nearly 3,000 member parish in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, where he pioneered fresh expressions of worship and led ministry teams working with children and youth, community engagement, and communications, and digital ministry.

Active in the wider Episcopal Church, Zack currently serves on the Task Force for Prayer Book and Liturgical Revision, the Board of the Episcopal Evangelism Society, the Board of Kanuga Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, and as Director of Worship for Imagine Worship NYC, a new worshipping community on Thursday nights at St. Bart's.

Zack is a lifelong choral singer and a lover of travel, the arts, and fitness. He holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Yale Divinity School and resides in Hell's Kitchen with his husband, Dr. Michael Waterson.

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