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The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization | The Forum at St. Bart's Psychologist Peter Coleman, a professor at Columbia, discusses the deep divides in our national life--and how we can transcend them. Professor Coleman has asked that attendees review his open letter to the President-elect (https://bit.ly/TheWaronPolarization) ahead of Sunday’s session. Read more about Professor Coleman and his research at https://www.thewayoutofpolarization.com/. ... Please send your questions for the speaker to the Reverend Peter Thompson at [email protected] or post them in the comments section during the live stream.

Photos from earlier this morning as we prepare for today's service for the Third Sunday of Advent. We welcome Leslie McCullough Jeffries as our Lector, and choir member Christian Smythe, joins us as our Cantor. The Right Reverend Dean Wolfe preaches. Join us live here on Facebook for The Forum at 10 am and Worship at 11 am.

The Greatest City in the World: The Future of the Big Apple | The Forum at St. Bart's Fred Cerullo, Executive Director of the Grand Central Partnership and a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission discusses the future of New York City in the wake of COVID-19. Please email your questions for our speakers to the Reverend Peter Thompson at [email protected] or post in the comments during the livestream.

We just had our rehearsal for the 11 am livestream service and we hope to see you soon! This morning we welcome back Steve Sakson as our Lector and choir member Jeff Morrissy will be our Cantor. The Forum at 10 am and Worship at 11 am.

This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Wendy Gilles, alto solo St. Bartholomew's Choir... Paolo Bordignon, Organist and Choirmaster This verse anthem, one of the jewels from the Tudor repertoire, sets a text from the Gospel of John in the Geneva Bible. "John" (whose record is being told) refers to John the Baptist and the text concerns his prophecy foretelling the coming of Jesus. The piece is divided into three sections, each beginning with a verse for solo voice, followed by the full ensemble echoing words of the verse. The five-voice accompaniment may originally have been played by a consort of viols. 1. This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, I am not the Christ. 2. And they asked him, What art thou then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. 3. Then said they unto him, What art thou? that we may give an answer unto them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? And he said, I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord. John 1:1923

Tomorrow (Sunday) at 10 am don't miss The Forum "The Greatest City in the World: The Future of the Big Apple" with Fred Cerullo, Executive Director of The Grand Central Partnership and a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission, who will discuss the future of New York City in the wake of COVID-19. We'll be talking your questions as we stream live right here on Facebook. WE NYC

We cannot become numb to the injustices that our neighbors face whether near or far for they are our family, too. Join the Reverend Deborah A. Lee for a one-to-three minute recorded daily scripture-inspired meditation to encourage you as you embark upon your daily round. Meditations are released and available to be viewed online at 7 AM every weekday.

What impresses me most over the years are people who have, over the long haul, learned that their giving does not so much change the organizations they give to, but rather, their giving changes them. -- "What is God’s", sermon preached by Bishop Dean E. Wolfe, Sunday, October 18, 2020. Listen (or listen again) to the entire sermon here.

It is the Holy Spirit of God who lives within us who gives us wisdom and insight and discernment. Join the Reverend Deborah A. Lee for a one-to-three minute recorded daily scripture-inspired meditation to encourage you as you embark upon your daily round. Meditations are released and available to be viewed online at 7 AM every weekday.

Beati quorum via Music: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Words: Psalm 119:1 St. Bartholomew's Choir... Paolo Bordignon, Organist and Choirmaster Beati quorum via integra est, qui ambulant in lege Domini. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

This Good News can be counted on to sustain us, bless us, and enable us to walk boldly with God in a world that would have us think that good news is non-existent. Join the Reverend Deborah A. Lee for a one-to-three minute recorded daily scripture-inspired meditation to encourage you as you embark upon your daily round. Meditations are released and available to be viewed online at 7 AM every weekday.

The Forum this Sunday at 10 am: Fred Cerullo, Executive Director of The Grand Central Partnership and a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission discusses the future of New York City in the wake of COVID-19. Live streaming here, on YouTube and on our website https://stbarts.org/resources/the-forum/ Please send your questions or comments for Mr. Cerullo to the Reverend Peter Thompson at [email protected] or post them on YouTube or Facebook during the live stream.

It’s a lovely day to take in the view from our playground at St. Bartholomew’s Community Preschool

Courage isn’t the denial of fear, but rather the openness of heart and soul to turn that fear over to God through trust. Join the Reverend Deborah A. Lee for a one-to-three minute recorded daily scripture-inspired meditation to encourage you as you embark upon your daily round. Meditations are released and available to be viewed online at 7 AM every weekday.

The ceiling of the narthex at St. Bart's is formed of five pendentive domes lined entirely with mosaics designed by Hildreth Meière. These mosaics portray the Creation narrative as told in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. The six days of creation are represented, each with its corresponding Biblical quotation. Here is the dome for the first day: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day."

God encourages us to not get tired of doing what is right, or to think that what we are doing doesn’t matter, especially when the expected outcome doesn’t happen when we think it should. Join the Reverend Deborah A. Lee for a one-to-three minute recorded daily scripture-inspired meditation to encourage you as you embark upon your daily round. Meditations are released and available to be viewed online at 7 AM every weekday.