Église française du Saint-Esprit

You are warmly invited to join us for a special Pentecost celebration at the French Church du Saint-Esprit, 109 E 60th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenue), on Sunday, May 24, at 11:15 a.m. You are warmly invited to join us for a special Pentecost celebration at the French Church du Saint-Esprit, 109 E 60th Street (between Lexington and…

The French Church du Saint-Esprit is updating its mailing list to better serve our community and help everyone receive the news and updates that matter most to them. We invite all parishioners, friends, and subscribers to re-register and update their information or click the link at the bottom of any of our previous emails. Your…

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, May 17, for our first participation in the Sacred Sites Open House organized by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. It was a joy to welcome visitors into our “little French church” and to share the rich history of the French Church du Saint-Esprit, from our Huguenot…

We are glad to share with you the new Easter edition of Le Messager, the bilingual newsletter of the French Church du Saint-Esprit. This issue invites us to “see anew” in the light of the Resurrection. Read it here: https://stesprit.org/le-messager-saint-esprits-newsletter/ We hope it will be a source of joy, reflection, and renewal.

Ascension (transferred)May 17, 2026Acts 1:1-11 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Luke 24:44-53 Popular wisdom is full of proverbs and stories warning us against looking back, or dwelling on past realities. In French, we say that there is no point in “stirring up the past.” Let bygones be bygones. In the Old Testament, you may remember the…

Easter VI / Baptism of ValérianMay 10, 2026Acts 17:22-31    I Peter 3:13-22    John 14:15-21 I always look forward to celebrating a baptism; being a small part of the excitement and the hopes of the arrival of a new child in the world is such a privilege, and on everyone’s behalf, I want to…

Easter VMay 3, 2026Acts 7:55-60      I Peter 2:19-25     John 10:1-10 Our little community has lived in many “dwellings” in New York since the first communion service in French in 1628. None of these buildings survived New York’s urban development or the demographics tides of our congregation. In fact, we have already…

Easter IIIApril 19, 2026Acts 2:14a 36 – 41      I Peter 1:17-23    Luke 24:13-35 When I was about six or seven years old, my parents used to send me to Sunday School. I’ll be honest. I wasn’t there for the theology. I was there for the competitive world of the Sunday School Sticker…