The Church Club of New York

Annual Dinner to Feature Bishop Provenzano - 1/28/10

Bishop Provenzano to Address the Church Club of New York

 The Church Club's annual black-tie dinner will be held on January 28, 2010, featuring the Rt. Rev. Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop of Long Island. 

The bishop will speak on “Reconciliation: The Work of the People of God in the Church and throughout the World."

The event will be held at the Colony Club (564 Park Avenue at 62nd Street), with cocktails at 6:00, followed by dinner and the bishop's remarks at 7:15.

Tickets, which must be purchased in advance from the Church Club, are $200 per person. Please contact the Church Club for more information (212-828-7418) 0r by email.

St. Olaf College Choir at Carnegie Hall

Church Club members may be interested to hear the St. Olaf College choir performing at Carnegie Hall on February 7th at 3:00 PM as part of its national tour (purchase tickets by clicking here).  Conductor Anton Armstrong was our guest at the Club's annual dinner in 2007 -- he led us in the singing of "The Church's One Foundation" to conclude the evening:

 

Church Club Pilgrimage to Staten Island in Pictures

Mouse over the images for captions.

An Evening with Bishop Sisk

The Church Club cordially invites you to an evening with the Rt. Rev. Mark Sisk, bishop of New York, to discuss General Convention 2009.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
 St. Thomas Church
 1 W 53rd Street at Fifth Avenue

6:30 Reception
 7:15 Bishop Sisk’s Remarks

Please join the Church Club for a special briefing from Bishop Sisk about the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, held in July in Anaheim, California.  

The Convention lifted its moratorium on the election of openly gay bishops, and the archbishop of Canterbury in a statement after Convention suggested that a “two-track model” might yield “two styles of being Anglican” around the world.

Bishop Sisk will offer his insights into the events of Convention, with an eye toward their effect on the Diocese of New York, the national Church, and the Anglican Communion.

Club members will have the opportunity to ask questions and to respond to Bishop Sisk’s remarks.

We will also have a special guest this evening.  The Rt. Rev. Suheil S. Dawani, Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, who is visiting the Diocese of New York, will join us.

Note also that the event will begin at 6:30 PM, which is a half-hour later than the Club’s usual start time.  St. Thomas celebrates Choral Evensong and Eucharist at 5:30.  Club members are welcome to attend the service before the reception and talk by Bishop Sisk.

Please contact the Church Club for more information (212-828-7418, email).

Day Trip to Episcopal Staten Island

The Church Club of New York is pleased announce a One-day Overseas Pilgrimage, No Passport Required, to Staten Island

Saturday, October 31, 2009
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

St. Alban's, Staten Island

Explore Episcopal Staten Island with the Church Club of New York, with a visit to five historic churches. The Church Club will provide coach service for a day of fellowship and immersion in the rich history of St. Alban’s, St. Andrew’s, St. Mary’s, Christ Church, and St. John’s. We will depart from two Manhattan locations and enjoy coffee, lunch, and cocktails with our hosts.

Itinerary

8:30 AM DEPARTURE from St. James (865 Madison Avue at 72nd Street)
9:00 AM DEPARTURE from Ascension (Fifth Avenue at 10th Street)

1. St. Alban’s Church - Eltingville
Coffee with the rector, the Rev. Frederick W. Schraplau
Demonstration of the restored tracker organ with organist Kenneth Hamrick

2. St. Andrew’s Church - Richmond Town
Enjoy the parish’s 300th anniversary with a tour of the church and cemetery, along with a peek at the collection of Queen Anne silver with the Rev. Michael Delaney

3. St. Mary’s Church - Castleton
A tour of the church, cloister, and rose garden with the Rev. Canon Dr. John Derek Stubbs and lunch in the parish hall

4. Christ Church - New Brighton
A tour of the church and its prized Tiffany windows with the Rev. Charles H. Howell

5. St. John’s Church - Rosebank
A tour of this Vanderbilt family church with the Rev. Roy Cole and a cocktail reception in the restored rectory

5:30 DEPARTURE to Manhattan
6:30 ARRIVAL at GRAND CENTRAL

The cost of the one-day pilgrimage is $60 per person and includes transportation, coffee, lunch and the cocktail reception. RSVP to the Church Club by phone (212-828-7418) or email.

At the Seamen's Church Institute -- "The Church and Piracy: Justice and Reconciliation on the High Seas"

Director of the Center for Seafarers' Rights at the Seamen's Church Institute Douglas B. Stevenson (above), lawyer and former Coast Guard commander, speaks to members of the Church Club of New York about SCI's global ministry to seafarers affected by piracy.  With the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, SCI has undertaken a major study of the psychological effects of piracy on seafarers and their families.  Stevenson spoke about the legal and logistical challenges piracy presents to the maritime community and the fact that seafarers -- the crews of merchant vessels -- remain vulnerable with few resources for dealing with the stress of transiting pirate corridors and, in some cases, having been attacked or held as hostages for ransom.

See coverage in Episcopal Life.

SCI's Executive Director the Rev. David Rider greets members of the Church Club of New York

David Rider with Church Club Treasurer John H. Andren, Jr. and the Rev. Deacon Robert Zito

The Brooklyn Bridge, seen from SCI's Top Deck

See more pictures here.

John Andren Blogs General Convention from Anaheim

Church Club treasurer and parishioner at St. Mark's, Westhampton Beach, John H. Andren, Jr. (third from left, back row) served as a delegate from the Diocese of Long Island and kept a blog of the proceedings of the Episcopal Church's General Convention from Anaheim, CA.

See John's blog here.  He posted entries for each of the convention's fourteen days and took particular interest in the House of Deputies' consent to the consecration of the Reverend Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop-elect, as the Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Long Island.  Read his post here, with pictures.

The Church and Piracy: Justice and Reconciliation on the High Seas

The Church Club of New York and the Seamen’s Church Institute present "The Church and Piracy: Justice and Reconciliation on the High Seas," a presentation by Douglas B. Stevenson, Director of the Center for Seafarers’ Rights at the Seamen’s Church Institute.

September 17, 2009
6:00 - 8:00 PM
presentation & reception

The Seamen’s Church Institute
241 Water Street (between Beekman and Peck Slip at the South Street Seaport)
Directions

$35, RSVP to the Church Club at (212) 828-7418 or by email.

Piracy -- the armed takeover of merchant ships in international waters -- burst into the headlines this past spring, with several high-profile attacks near the Horn of Africa.  In the most notorious, the captain of the Maersk Alabama, a container ship carrying United Nations relief supplies to a port in Kenya, was taken hostage by Somali pirates before being rescued by the US Navy.  Piracy has been a feature of the maritime trade for centuries, but the past decade has seen an increase in the frequency and violence of the incidents, especially in lawless, ungovernable reaches like the Somali coast.  But the global economy depends heavily on maritime trade and on the seafarers whose vessels are vulnerable to attack.

The Seamen’s Church Institute, which has provided support services to seafarers for 175 years, has partnered with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the New York Pyschoanalytic Institute to study to the stresses crews face under the threat of piracy and to provide services to crews that have been victimized or held hostage in pirate attacks.  The Post-Piracy Trauma Assessment and Treatment Program helps SCI fulfill its mission, under the auspices of the Episcopal Church, of caring for seafarers by adapting to the changing realities of the maritime environment.

Douglas B. Stevenson, maritime lawyer and former Coast Guard commander, directs SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights and has recently spent time aboard a ship transiting “Pirate Alley” off the Somali coast (you can follow Doug's journey on Twitter).  He spoke at General Convention in Anaheim and will make a special presentation to the Church Club of New York about the Church’s mission to the merchant seafarers victimized by piracy.

Annual Meeting & Cookout at Epiphany

The Church Club of New York cordially invites you to its Annual Meeting & Cookout honoring our new members:

Thursday, June 11, 2009
6:00 - 8:00 PM

Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Avenue
(at East 74th Street)

The Annual Meeting with reports on the Club’s committees and activities, plus the election of new trustees, will take place from 6:00 to 6:45.  The report of the Nominating Committee and a formal notice of meeting will be sent via post.  There is no charge to attend the Annual Meeting.

The cookout will start at 6:45 after the Annual Meeting.

We will honor the 27 new members who have joined the Club this year.  Please come and enjoy an evening of fellowship, the final event for the 122nd year of the Church Club.

There is a charge of $25 to attend the cookout.  RSVP by phone (212-828-7418) or by email.

Celebratory Concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Club members might be interested in the Canterbury Choral Society's final concert for the 2008-2009 season:

Celebratory Concert at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Music of Thanks, Praise and Prayer
by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Verdi and others

Chorus of 100 & Symphony Orchestra

In observance of the re-Opening of the Cathedral’s full length and the restoration of the renowned Aeolian-Skinner organ.

For more information, contact Charles Dodsley Walker, founder and conductor, at 212-222-9458.

Listen to the Church Club Lecture Series

The Church Club's annual Lecture Series focused on the leadership of the laity in the Diocese of New York.  See below for the audio files.

Dr. Mary Donovan (shown with Church Club president Bruce Mullin) spoke about "Building Networks of Social Service: Laywomen in the Diocese of New York." (listen)

Ronald Young's talk was called "Amid the Tumult and the Shouting: The Laity, 1950 to the Present." (listen)

The Rev. Canon James Elliott Lindsley talked about "Serving the Church: The Laity in the Story of the Church in New York." (listen)