PentecostMay 24, 2026Acts 2 :1-21 I Corinthians 12 :3-13 John 20 :19-23 This time last week, we were celebrating the New York State Sacred Spaces open house. It was a beautiful day, and one of the highlights for me was a table at the front of the church with old photos and documents from our history. A…
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…
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…
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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…
Easter II – Huguenot SundayApril 12, 2026Acts 5:27-32 Revelations 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 In recent weeks, I’ve had the chance to work with Donna and Suzana, our archivist, on what will soon become a small photo gallery dedicated to the history of our community, located at the entrance of the church. The…
Easter Sunday 2026Acts 10:34-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18 When I first arrived in New York City, one of the things I found most awkward was how to speak to relative strangers — in shops, in restaurants, or just passing someone on the street. In the United States, if an exchange was possible, people were immediately,…