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.
For nearly 400 years, the French Church du Saint-Esprit has carried forward a ministry of worship, hospitality, French-speaking community, and Christian witness through the faithfulness and generosity of generations who came before us. Earlier this year, following Vespers at Saint-Esprit, we introduced the newly created Saint-Esprit Legacy Society: a hopeful initiative dedicated to helping ensure…
PENTECOST VIJuly 20th, 2016Amos 8:1-12 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 When the American mathematician Richard Wesley Hamming was working on the Manhattan Project, he was given the task of checking the calculations to see if the first test of a nuclear bomb would ignite the whole of the world’s atmosphere. It bothered him that he didn’t…
Martyrs de la foi Martyrs of the Faith Vendredi Saint, 2024 Good Friday, 2024 Mark Ji Tianxiang (1834 – 1900) L’histoire de l’opium en Chine est une histoire tragique d’impérialisme, d’exploitation et d’addiction. Lorsque la Chine s’est ouverte au commerce avec l’Occident, à l’apogée de l’essor impérialiste et colonial de l’Europe, ce qu’elle voulait en…
Présentation de Jésus au Temple le 4 février 2024 Je ne sais pas pour vous, mais quand je commence à me demander si je respecte la volonté de Dieu dans mes actions quotidiennes, je tombe facilement dans un puits sans fond. J’aime prendre des bains par exemple. Est-ce que mes bains détruisent la planète ?…
Epiphany IV January 28, 2024 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 I Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 What qualities do you think an authoritative leader possesses? Someone powerful and capable of giving orders, making decisions and enforcing obedience? Someone who masters the tools given by a legal, political, or religious institution? Someone knowledgeable, with expertise and moral standing in a…
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Advent II December 10, 2023 Isaiah 40 :1-11 II Peter 3 :8-18 Mark 1 :1-8 The word ‘comfort’ which is closely associated with the season of Advent, means different things to different people. For some it evokes feelings of physical comfort – the feeling of being at home with people you love, sitting in a favorite chair in…
7e dimanche après la Pentecôte | Fête nationale française le 16 juillet 2023 La France a la chance d’avoir l’une des devises nationales les plus mémorables au monde : Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. Cette devise a été inventée dans le feu de la Révolution française, mais elle n’a été officiellement adoptée comme la devise nationale…