The Church Club of New York

Church Club Calendar 2009

Please save these dates:

• March: The Church Club Winter Lecture Series: "The Laity in the History of the Church in New York."  Featuring the Rev. James Ellliott Lindsley (March 2), Dr. Mary Donovan (March 9), and Mr. Ronald B. Young (March 16), at Church of the Transfiguration
• April TBA: Prospective Members Reception hosted by Club trustee Gale Rundquist Chen
• May 12: Annual Dinner, at the Harvard Club, featuring historian and editor of "Christianity Today" Randall Balmer

Annual Report of the President, by Robert Bruce Mullin

During the year 2007-2008, the Church Club has attempted to live out its mission to inform, to enrich, and to provide fellowship.

We began our year with a tour of the just recently opened Desmond Tutu Education Center at the General Theological Seminary.  This was also a meeting to which prospective members were invited to attend.  The Seminary as usual graciously hosted us, and the long standing connection of the Club to the Seminary was renewed.

In October we sailed on the Hudson, thanks to Grace Allen, on the Mariner III.  The weather was beautiful as were the vistas and the company.

In early November we met at Church of the Ascension and there Bishop Mark Sisk, fresh back from a meeting of the House of Bishops with Archbishop Rowan Williams, both spoke and answered questions about the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.

In December we had a Visit with St. Nicholas.  The Rev. Canon James Rosenthal, decked in all of his regalia, engaged us of the importance of St. Nicholas for the spirit of Christmas. St. James hosted us, and their children’s choir sang, making it a truly joyful evening.

Rachel von Roeschlaub Exhibit, July 15 - August 23

You are invited to a reception for artist Rachel von Roeschlaub on Thursday, July 16th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Robert Steele Gallery in Chelsea (511 W 25th Street).

The exhibit runs from July 15th through August 23rd.  Before she moved to Boston, Rachel was a member of the Church Club.  Her father, Kurt, is the rector of St. Stephen's parish in Port Washington, and her mother, Priscilla, is a Church Club member.