Spring 2010 - Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church

THE
GNATIAN
THE NEWSLETTER OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
An Episcopal Church in the Anglo-Catholic Tradition Where All Are Welcome
Spring 2010
FROM THE RECTOR
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
with a number of several significant leadership changes in
our parish. Several long-serving members of the vestry have retired this year and
last and two long serving committee chairs (Marie Postlewate of Buildings and
Grounds and Lucy Kuemmerle of Outreach) have stepped down from their positions. To all these dedicated leaders, I am truly grateful.
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Furthermore, long-time churchwardens David Holkeboer and Abigail Franklin
Plumer have both moved on from their positions, the former having come to the end of his third
two-year term and the latter stepping aside to focus on the demands of her personal life. Abigail
and David each served as an elected leader of this church for the past twelve years and gave sacrificially of their time and talent to the parish in the process. They oversaw the transition time from
the departure of my predecessor through my arrival. They have supported me in my ministry
amongst you in extraordinary ways and I am grateful to each in different ways for the advices and
council they offered me.
Excellent lay leadership, like that provided for more than a decade by Abigail and
David and many, many others here, is the very foundation of a successful parish church. The
clergy can only do so much on their own and, in a place like Saint Ignatius where we are not financially able to have a large paid clergy and administrative staff, lay leadership make all the difference between life and death. Your willingness to engage in the details of parish life—from the
work of the vestry and church finances to caring for the fabric of the building to the work of
evangelism and hospitality to service at the altar—is a real gift. Everyone need not feel called to
the vestry, but I would hope that all those who call this church their parish home would be willing to engage in some ministry beyond attendance. There are opportunities to serve those in
need; opportunities to help us care for each other; to participate in the liturgy as a server, reader,
or usher; to offer a coffee hour or help in some other way with hospitality; there are even opportunities that I have not yet imagined. All of you have gifts to offer and we hope that you will be
willing to share those gifts with the community. For more information about sharing your time
and talent with us, contact me or check the parish web site (http://www.saintignatiusnyc.org/
Volunteer.html).
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So many of you already give sacrificially of your time and talent to this church and
for this I thank you profoundly. Together we will help our parish grow in mission and ministry so that the Gospel and the love of God that flows from it can be spread throughout
our City and our world.
Faithfully,
Andrew C. Blume?, Rector
TEWARDSHIP
REFLECTION
INTRODUCTION
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is not simply something we are asked to think about once a year when it
is time for us to make our pledge so that the vestry can create the budget for the next
year. Stewardship is the ongoing practice of offering thanks to God by sharing your
gifts, talents, and resources (and yes, this means your financial resources) with your brothers
and sisters in a way that cooperates with God’s steadfast purposes of love and reconciliation.
Stewardship is a life practice of thanksgiving and gratitude. It is a way for you to contribute
to the life of the community. It is a way for your body to join together with the whole Body
of Christ. If you have any questions about Stewardship, please look on the Stewardship section of the parish website (http://www.saintignatiusnyc.org/Membership.html) and do not
hesitate to personally contact the Rector or Stewardship chair, Ms Holly Hughes.
TEWARDSHIP
In each issue of the Parish Newsletter, we offer a reflection from one of our Body
about the practice of Stewardship. This quarter we are pleased to have a contribution from
Churchwarden Ms Laura Friedman.
— Andrew C. Blume?, Rector
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STEWARDSHIP
Laura Friedman
Churchwarden
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a very secular family, and had no religious training growing up. If any
thing, I was raised to be suspicious of organized religion in general. In my mid-20s, a
number of experiences brought me to consider my spiritual life differently. I became
warily open to what the organized religions might have to offer, thinking I might end up as a
Buddhist, or perhaps explore my father’s Jewish roots. The last thing on my list was Christianity, as I equated it with fundamentalist extremism. An acquaintance, though, told me
about Saint Ignatius, and, strangely, I decided to come to a service. My first service was at
8:00 on a Sunday morning. There were three people in the congregation, standing up and
sitting down at inexplicable times (to me), and I felt odd. But there was something about the
place that I found profoundly comforting and transporting, and after the service, spoke
with Father Stowe, and arranged to meet with him later in the week. He spoke about faith
with such openness and depth, and I had never experienced that before. He suggested that I
come to services when I wanted to, and to “let them wash over me” and to see what that
might be like.
WAS RAISED IN
What I found was a place of great spiritual breadth, beauty, and inclusiveness. I
learned about prayer, contemplation, community, and service. This was all a revelation. I
realized that many of my preconceptions were unfair. Over time, I experienced the power of
the seasons in the Church, and the cyclical aspects of worship. I worked in the soup kitchen,
the shelter, and on various committees. The combination of the beautiful liturgy with a
warm, open, and intelligent community is quite unique, and has been transformative.
I don’t remember when I began pledging at Saint Ignatius, but I believe it was not long
after I started attending regularly. It seemed common sense to me to contribute to the community if I was going to participate in it. I could see all the work that went on to keep the
building, the programs, and the services going, and that all of that relies on the giving in our
community. Having been on Vestry for a year, I have a much more detailed view of our financial situation, and I see how critical our support is. By pledging, even in small amounts,
we make it possible to sustain and plan for the life of the Church in a responsible way. I give
to our Church because I want to see it flourish.
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ABOUT US
About Us shares small and large news items from members and friends of the parish, both current and past.
Please share your news with us either by sending an email to
Constance Vidor at [email protected] or to Gwendolyn Chambrun at [email protected].
Stephanie Cowell will have her celebratory debut reading for her new
novel Claude & Camille: A Novel of Claude Monet (Crown) at Barnes &
Noble, 82nd Street and Broadway, on April 6th, 2010 at 7:00 P.M.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Please come and
bring friends! See website http://www.stephaniecowell.com for more
information.
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Constance Vidor published an article about the children’s
author Linda Sue Park in the January, 2010 issue of the
International Journal of Multi-Cultural Education. The article is
available online at http://ijme-journal.org. Linda Sue Park
is the first Korean-American author to win the Newbery
Award for best Children’s book (A Single Shard, 2003).
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Anne Nelson gave a talk at the Museum of Jewish Heritage at Battery
Park on February 10th on her new book, Red Orchestra. It was about
“Christian and Jewish Efforts to Resist the Nazi Regime in Berlin.”
Anne was joined by German filmmaker Stefan Roloff, whose father
was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance circle.
Red Orchestra tells the compelling story of an intrepid band of German
artists, intellectuals, and bureaucrats and their dangerous battle to
unveil the brutal secrets of their fascist employers.
For more information, please see
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/
display.pperl/9781400060009.html
and the New York Times review at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/books/review/Herzog-t.html. W
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REPORT FROM THE 2010
TRINITY INSTITUTE
The Rev’d Paul S. Kahn, Deacon
At the opening Eucharist the Archbishop of Burundi, Bernard Ntahoturi, preached on the
Parable of the Talents and reminded us that when it comes to investments, no matter what kind,
quality is more important than quantity. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, spoke of
wealth as only one of the factors that may contribute to our long-term well-being, and of the dangers that may come from making economic decisions without taking those other factors into account. (One of the panelists suggested that church vestries in particular not let economic factors
affect moral decisions.) Both Kathryn Tanner, professor of theology at the University of Chicago,
and Sir Partha Dasgupta, professor of economics at the University of Cambridge, moved seamlessly between the two academic disciplines: Tanner identifying potential spiritual/societal benefits
of capitalistic transactions; Dasgupta discussing how the merits and failures of markets can help or
hinder the flow of “Grace and Decency.” I found this conversation between disciplines particularly
provocative, and was both astonished and amused that my ancient MBA degree with its thesis on
socialist economics had resurrected itself and was now contributing to my faith discussions 25
years later. Susan Lee, an economist and journalist, pointed out how crucial it is that church people
learn to speak the languages of other disciplines if they expect their voices to be heard.
The theme for next year’s conference is “Reading Scripture through Other Eyes” — a potent topic! Information is available at www.trinitywallstreet.org/faith/institute. W
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Trinity Church Wall Street.
Image courtesy of Wikipedia.org
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for the past forty, Trinity
Wall Street has produced a national
theological conference. Hundreds of
people attend — clergy and lay, Episcopalian
and other — and thousands are linked in at partner sites around the world. Participants attend
plenary sessions with keynote speeches and
panel discussions, and also have the opportunity
to break into small discussion groups for theological reflection. This year’s conference, held
January 27–29, was organized around the theme,
“Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and
the Marketplace.” I was invited to serve as a
small group facilitator, which meant I was able
to attend the conference for free! My small
group included, among others, two nuns from
different Roman Catholic orders who are NGOs
at the UN, a GTS seminarian, a United Methodist ordained elder, and a young man employed in
the field of corporate responsibility.
ACH YEAR
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones.
The Annunciation. The Flower of God, 1862.
Private Collection, London.
The
nnunciation of
Our Lord
Thursday
Ø
March 25th
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7:00 P.M.
Procession & Solemn Mass
Guest Preacher
The Rev’d Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Mass for Four Voices, by William Byrd Ø Ave Maria, by Igor Stravinsky
Music offered by Ensemble-in-Residence
Cerddorion
The Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Douglas Keilitz, Director
Symbola Mariae.. Woodcut, Parisian Horae, c. 1500.
The (Friendly?) Competition:
issa de
Beata Virgine
Antoine Brumel Ø Josquin des Prez
Written in contest during their last years.
Saturday
Ø
April 17th
Ø
8:00 P.M.
Tickets: In advance: $25; $15 students/seniors; At the door: $30; $20 students/seniors
For more information: 212-580-3326
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Spring 2010
EASTERTIDE PARISH RETREAT at HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
WEST PARK, NY
Friday–Sunday, April 16–18, 2010
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HE RETREAT (theme to be announced at a later date) will be led by one of the
monks and will include lecture and discussion, periods of silence, worship with
the brothers as they chant four daily offices and celebrate Mass, and the opportunity
to enjoy the beautiful grounds and woods. The Retreat begins the evening of Friday, April 16th, and ends Sunday afternoon, April 18th. Includes two nights’ stay and six meals (transportation is extra.) Space is limited: a deposit of 50% will ensure your reservation. $215, Deposit $107.50.
Thursday Ø May 13th Ø 7:00 p.m.
Procession & Solemn Mass
scension Day
Guest Preacher
The Rev’d Canon J. Robert Wright
Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337), Capella Scroveni a Padova, Ascension.
Photograph by Br Randy Greve, OHC.
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Music offered by Ensemble-in-Residence
Amor Artis
Easter Flowers and Decorations
I enclose, or will subsequently send/bring my Easter Offering of $________________________
In memory of: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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In thanksgiving for: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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My name (printed please): ___________________________________________________________________________________
Your offering will be used to purchase flowers and decorations for the church at Easter, as well as support
our ministries and programs.
Please bring or send this form to: St. Ignatius’ Church, 552 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024.
Alternatively, the required information can be mailed electronically to: [email protected].
The information must be received no later than Wednesday, March 31st. Thank you!
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Gisele Richardson
Sam Harvey
Patrick Gray
Diane Clunan
Marie Postlewate
Thelma Piervicenti
The Rev’d Paul S. Kahn
(deacon)
James T. Turner III
Constance Vidor
Mica Duffy
Trish Metz
William C. Blume
Clement Hill
Timothy Kau
Abigail Franklin Plumer
James Marshall
Evelyn Kaiser
Charles Knapp
Gwendolyn R. Chambrun
(parish secretary)
Howard Stokar
Rachel Benzaquen
Sasha Leinster
Alan Levy
Andrew Kau
James Connell
Caroline Metz
Virginia Price
Kathleen Stolarski
Maurice W. Bruet
Rachel McDermott
Karen Christian
Sue Cassidy Clark
Louise Bessire
Diane Elizabeth (Elly)
Brinkley
30 Anne Lane Witt
(senior seminarian)
SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
DEADLINE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
552 West End Avenue
(at 87th Street)
New York, NY 10024
Tel: 212-580-3326
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[email protected]
www.saintignatiusnyc.org
The Ignatian is now a quarterly publica-
The Reverend Dr Andrew C. Blume
Rector
The Ignatian is published in both black
tion. Submissions are welcome.
The deadline for the Summer Issue is
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH AT NOON.
SUBSCRIPTION
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to either, please call 212-580-3326 or
email [email protected].
Design, Layout, and Editing:
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Parish Secretary
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PCOMING
HOLY WEEK, Continued
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE
MONTH
Sunday, March
7th,
April
4th,
& May
EVENTS: WORSHIP
Monday, March 29th
2nd
5:00 P.M. Solemn Evensong & Procession
12:15 A.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
6:30 P.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
FRIDAYS IN LENT
Tuesday, March 30th
12:15 A.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
6:30 P.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
March 5th , 12th , 19th , & 26th
6:00 P.M. Evening Prayer
6:30 P.M. Stations of the Cross & Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday, March 31st
12:15 A.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
6:00 P.M. Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel
6:30 P.M. Mass in the Lady Chapel
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
(LAETARE)
Sunday, March 14th
MAUNDY THURSDAY
9:00 A.M. Sung Mass
11:00 A.M. Solemn Mass
Missa “Salvum me fac”, G. P. da Palestrina
They that put their trust in the Lord, Robin Orr
Thursday, April 1st
12:15 P.M. Mass
7:00 P.M. The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday
with Foot Washing, Solemn Procession of
the Sacrament to the Altar of Repose, and
the Stripping of the Altars.
Missa “Pange Lingua”, Josquin des Prez
Ubi caritas, Maurice Duruflé
In monte Oliveti, Roland de Lassus
Tristis est anima mea, Lassus
Traditional Simnel Cakes will be served at Coffee Hour
following both Masses
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD
Thursday, March 25th
7:00 P.M. Procession and Solemn Mass
The Rev’d Barbara Cawthorne Crafton,
Preacher
GOOD FRIDAY
Music offered by Ensemble-in-Residence
CERDDORION
Friday, April 2nd
HOLY WEEK
12:30 P.M. The Solemn Liturgy of Good
Friday
Improperia, Tomás Luis de Victoria
O vos omnes, Carlo Gesualdo
Sunday, March 28th
HOLY SATURDAY
THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION:
PALM SUNDAY
9:00 A.M. Blessing & Distribution of Palms,
Procession & Sung Mass
11:00 A.M. Blessing & Distribution of Palms,
Procession & Solemn Mass
Hosanna to the Son of David, Thomas Weelkes
Pueri Hebraeorum, Tomàs Luis de Victoria
Missa XVII (Kyrie salve II), Plainchant
Improperium expectavit, Roland de Lassus
Saturday, April 3rd
9:00 P.M. The Great Vigil of Easter
Sicut Cervus, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa I: Kyrie (Lux et origo), Plainchant
Missa “Alleluia”, Jean Mouton
Christus resurgens, Peter Philips
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PCOMING
EVENTS: WORSHIP, Continued
THE SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTIN:
EASTER DAY
ASCENSION DAY
Thursday, May 13th
7:00 P.M. Procession & Solemn Mass
The Rev’d Canon J. Robert Wright, Preacher
Music offered by Ensemble-in-Residence
AMOR ARTIS
Sunday, April 4th
9:00 A.M. Sung Mass
11:00 A.M. Procession & Solemn Mass
Missa “Maria Magdalena”, Alonso Lobo
Maria Magdalena, Francisco Guerrero
5:00 P.M. Solemn Evensong and Procession
& Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
THE DAY OF PENTECOST:
WHITSUNDAY
Sunday, May 23rd
ROGATION SUNDAY
9:00 A.M. Sung Mass
11:00 A.M. Procession & Solemn Mass
Mass for Five Voices, William Byrd
Loquebantur variis linguis, Thomas Tallis
Sunday, May 9th
9:00 A.M. Sung Mass
11:00 A.M. Procession & Solemn Mass
Missa “Surge propera”, Roland de Lassus
Benedicite gentes, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
PCOMING
EVENTS: CONCERTS
SATURDAY, March 13th
FRIDAY, March 26th &
SATURDAY, March 27th
7:00 P.M. Pre-Concert Lecture
8:00 P.M. POLYHYMNIA
John Bradley, Conductor
Psalmi Davidis Poenitentialis
Orlande de Lassus (1522–1594)
8:00 P.M. AMOR ARTIS &
THE GREENWICH VILLAGE SINGERS
Johannes Somary & Mark Mangini, Directors
Antiphony: Music for Double Chorus & Brass
Lassus’ 1563 settings of the Penitential Psalms are
a towering achievement: one of the greatest cycles
by a single composer in history.
Tickets: $25 at the door;
$15/Students, Seniors, & EMA members;
$10 for Ignatians!
More information:
917-838-4636
www.polyhymnia-nyc.org
Heinrich Schütz: Magnificat SWV 468
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat mater
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Psalm 148
Tickets:
Advance sale: $20; At the door: $25
Reservations and more information:
212-874-4513; www.amorartis.org
646-355-0641; www.gvsingers.org
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PCOMING
Spring 2010
EVENTS: CONCERTS, Continued
THURSDAY, May 6th
SUNDAY, April 11th
2:00 P.M. Pre-Concert Talk with John Corigliano
& Mark Adamo
8:00 P.M. AMOR ARTIS
Johannes Somary, Conductor
Antiphony: Music for Double Chorus &
Brass
3:00 P.M. NEW YORK VIRTUOSO SINGERS
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
The Choral Music of John Corigliano and
Mark Adamo
First performance of a Mass by Zelenka; premieres of
works by Gottleib & Frisch; also works by Brixi &
Bernstein
Tickets: $30 at the door
$20/Students & Seniors
Reservations and more information:
212-874-4513; www.amorartis.org
All of the chamber choral works of Pulitzer Prizewinning John Corigliano and a representative sampling
of Composer-librettist Mark Adamo’s choral music.
Guest Artist: Emily Pulley, soprano.
Tickets: $20 at the door
$15/Students & Seniors
Reservations and more information:
212-279-4200
www.nyvirtuoso.org
SATURDAY, May 8th
7:00 P.M. Pre-Concert Lecture
8:00 P.M. POLYHYMNIA
John Bradley, Conductor
Music from the Churches of Rome
SATURDAY, April 17th
Music of Allegri, Anerio, Morales, Palestrina &
Victoria.
Tickets: $25 at the door;
$15/Students, Seniors, & EMA members;
$10 for Ignatians!
More information:
917-838-4636
www.polyhymnia-nyc.org
8:00 P.M. THE CHOIR OF SAINT IGNATIUS
OF ANTIOCH
Douglas Keilitz, Director
“The (Friendly?) Competition”
The two “Missa de Beata Virgine” of Antoine Brumel
and Josquin des Prez, written in contest during their
last years.
Tickets:
Advance sale: $25; $15/Students & Seniors
At the door: $30; $20/Students & Seniors
Reservations and more information:
212-580-3326
www.saintignatiusnyc.org
SATURDAY, May 15th
8:00 P.M. CANTICUM NOVUM SINGERS
Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
Orthodoxy & Communism:
Sacred Music in the Soviet Era
Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Choir, an extended
setting of words from “The Book of Lamentations”
by the Armenian monk, Grigor Narekatsi (951-1003).
Plus works by Pärt, Hrabovsky, Reeves, and others.
Tickets: $20 at the door
$15/Students & Seniors; TDF
Reservations and more information:
212-279-4200
www.canticumnovum.org
THURSDAY, April 22nd
7:00 P.M. TENET
Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Gombert & Poulenc
Steven Fox, Guest Conductor
Tickets: $20 at the door
$10/Students & Seniors
Reservations and more information:
www.tenetnyc.com
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SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
552 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10024
Church Entrance on 87th Street between
Broadway & West End
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SATURDAY, May 22nd
8:00 P.M. CERDDORION
Arthur Sjögren, Guest Conductor
From Mendelssohn to Tippett:
Works from the 19th & 20th centuries
Tickets: $20 at the door
$15/Students & Seniors
Reservations and more information:
www.cerddorion.net
Background Pattern:
Pink and Rose, 1890.
Designed by William Morris (1834–1896).
Ornamental Initials and Frames:
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Newly Imprinted.
Kelmscott Press, 1896.
William Morris Designs.
Dover Publications Inc. New York: 2006.
Other Graphics:
Dover Electronic Design Series.