Bishop Dean E. Wolfe

Early voting began today in New York City, and I cast my vote after waiting in this seven-block line.

Please join us for our annual service in solemn remembrance of September 11, 2001, offered online this year. Download the leaflet to follow along http://bit.ly/STB_9-11-20 Special thanks to Batallion 8 of New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the The Grand Central Partnership of Midtown Manhattan, for their continued support of this annual service. ... Musical selections include Schubert: Ave Marie Faure: Pie Jesu from Requiem Bach: Prelude from Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Allemande from Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010 Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Dr. Paolo Bordignon, Organist and Choirmaster Miriam Chaudoir, soprano Alberto Parrini, cello

New to St. Bart’s or the Episcopal Church? Want to find out more about who we are and what we do here? These challenging times make it harder to be with each ...other in person, but we would like to stay connected with you! Please join us Today, Sunday, July 26, from 12:30-1:30 pm, for a virtual coffee hour just for newcomers like you. Meet the Reverend Deborah Lee, Associate Rector for Discipleship and Community Life, to find out more about how to engage in opportunities St. Bart’s is currently offering. There are still a variety of ways in which you can participate! We look forward to seeing you. visit New to St. Bart’s or the Episcopal Church? Click here to join us https://stbarts.org//1834835-2020-07-26-newcomer-coffee-h/

"I sometimes hear people say, 'God doesn’t speak to the modern Church as God once spoke to the ancient Church. There are no heavenly voices, no angelic appearances.' Well, I actually believe God does speak to us and is continuing to speak to the church in our time. You know what the problem is? We just don’t like what God is saying." -- "Outward Bound", sermon preached by the Bishop Dean E. Wolfe Sunday, June 14, 2020. Listen, or listen again to the entire sermon here.

The Forum begins at 10am: The Assumptions of Whiteness and the Challenge of Discipleship. As protests continue across the country, Bryan Massingale, the James a...nd Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham University, joins us for a discussion about how white people can confront their own prejudices and the systemic injustices of the larger culture. Please email your questions for our speaker to the Reverend Peter Thompson at [email protected] or post in the comments during the livestream.

In these challenging weeks, I invite you to start your day by watching these three-minute mediations on scripture passages, presented each weekday morning at 7 am on the ST. BART'S-New York City Facebook page and on our YouTube Channel (StBartsNYC). My thanks to the Reverend Deborah A. Lee, Associate Rector for Discipleship & Community Life, for creating these timely reflections.

Watch our Blessing of the Pride Flag, now flying at St. Bart's for the entire month of June. Learn more about Pride Month events at St. Bart's at stbarts.org/pride

We gather today at the invitation of our Presiding Bishop, interfaith leaders from across the country and the United States Conference of Mayors to grieve those who have died from COVID-19 and pray for those still suffering from it.

Dear Friends, There has been a proliferation of incidents against black citizens in our country in recent weeks which raises deep concerns for all of us. As I have written several times since the pandemic began, the coronavirus does not change things. It reveals things. The thin veneer of our stated values has been peeled back to reveal an insidious and persistent racism which holds great power over us. Actor Will Smith observed, Racism isn’t new. They’re just filming it.... Through a series of graphic videos, we are being made undeniably aware of the injustices faced by our fellow citizens who appear to be in greater danger primarily because of the color of their skin. People of faith and conscience cannot allow a tolerance to such injustice to build. People of faith and conscience cannot pretend to act as if this is simply, business as usual. People of faith and conscience are called to proclaim the love of Jesus Christ in every corner of our society particularly in the places where inequality and racism appear to have gained the upper hand. The violence in Minneapolis in response to these incidents, just like the coronavirus, won’t change anything. But, deplorable as it is, it reveals the deep frustration of people who feel they have no non-violent alternatives to which to turn. The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, civil rights activist and founder of the Christian Leadership Conference, died this past year. He once preached, We have come too far. Marched too long. Prayed too hard. Wept too bitterly. Bled too profusely, and died too young, to let anybody turn back the clock on our journey together. We are called by God to move forward towards racial equality, and we cannot allow anybody or anything to turn back this clock. At St. Bart’s, let us always be praying and working fervently for justice, equality, and peace. +Dean

Tune into our livestream at 11 am. The Right Reverend Dean Wolfe preaches. Download the leaflet to follow along at https://bit.ly/StBartsLeaflet_Easter5.

Led this evening by The Rt. Rev. Dean Wolfe, Rector of ST. BART'S-New York City

Good morning! We invite you to begin your week with a Morning Prayer meditation from Bishop Dean E. Wolfe