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April 20, 2025: Easter Day
Holy Week and Easter at St. Bart's
Today's Readings: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
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Alleluia! Christ is risen! Celebrate and rejoice in the triumph of life over death.
Free parking is available at the garage at 136 E. 51st Street. Voucher required. (Pick up a voucher from St. Bart's Central or one of our ushers.)
8 am (Chapel) Holy Eucharist
Our earliest Sunday service, the 8 am service, offers a quiet, traditional service with a sermon and no music. The order of service follows the traditional Rite I language of the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. Sermon by the Reverend Molly O'Neil Frank, Assisting Priest
9 am and 11 am (Church) Festival Eucharist
On Easter Day, our 9 am and 11 am services are identical with brass, timpani, and combined choirs of St. Bartholomew's Church offering music to uplift the soul. Music prelude begins 30 minutes before each service. Kids' Church will be offered during the 11 am service only (scroll down for more information.) Sermon by the Reverend Peter D. Thompson, Vicar and Interim Rector. Download our worship leaflet to follow along (available on Friday). Printed copies are available at the service, or, as an eco-friendly option, a QR code of the worship leaflet is accessible at the entrance to the Church.
Come early, bring a friend, and share the joy. (Pro tip - you can skip the crowds and see the same festive service at 9 am!)
The 11 am service will also be livestreamed. Additional info here.
Kids' Church for Easter Day
At the 11 am services on Easter Day, kids in grades K - 5 are invited to a special children's worship service in the chapel, featuring a retelling of the Easter story, egg hunt, and a traditional “flowering of the cross.”You are invited to bring extra flowers from your home or flower shop if you would like. Those who wish to participate will be dismissed during the second hymn and escorted back to the church during the welcome and announcements before communion. Parents and guardians are welcome to join. Activity bags will be provided for those who wish to stay in the main worship service, and nursery care will be available for children ages 0 to 4 on the basement level of the Community House.
5 pm (Chapel) Contemplative Eucharist
Join us for an intimate service of holy communion in our candlelit chapel. At this service, rhythms of silence, singing, scripture, and prayer are woven together into an intimate hour of spiritual renewal— the perfect way to end the weekend and prepare for the week ahead. Sermon by the Reverend Peter D. Thompson, Vicar and Interim Rector.