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ACNC Form Link Click Here – Submission Deadline March 6

Posted on February 26, 2020

Download the 2020 All-Church Nominating Committee Form:

PDF Version – ACNC Recommendation Form 2020

Word Doc – ACNC Recommendation Form 2020

The All-Church Nominating Committee (ACNC) is seeking your suggestions for Brick Church leaders. The ACNC is identifying candidates for Deacons, Ruling Elders, Trustees, and ACNC members. Please prayerfully consider recommending members of The Brick Church as candidates for these positions. The deadline for submissions is March 6, 2020. Completed downloaded forms can be left at the Reception Desk in the Garden Room and marked “ACNC – Linda Thompson.”

Men’s Association Breakfast Discussion – Wednesday, March 11

Posted on February 26, 2020

Afghanistan at a Turning Point

Please join us at 8 a.m. in the Carnegie Room for a fascinating and timely discussion with hometown hero Luke Forelle about Afghanistan and America’s longest war. First Lieutenant Forelle served as an infantry and anti-tank platoon commander in the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. He was deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012 and was awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 2 stars, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Valor for his service. A native New Yorker, Luke is a graduate of Buckley, Browning and Columbia University. All are welcome to hear and speak with Luke about the situation in Afghanistan at this critical juncture. Visit us online for more information.

Call for Volunteers – Day of Discipleship and Little Sisters of the Assumption

Posted on February 25, 2020

Little Sisters of the Assumption Food Pantry – Sponsored by the Brick Church Women’s Association

Please join the Women’s Association in an exciting new volunteer opportunity. All members of the Brick Church congregation are welcome to volunteer at the Little Sisters of the Assumption (LSA) Food Pantry on Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. at 333 East 115th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue. Volunteers help LSA’s clients who come in once a month to select food. For more information and to sign-up, please contact Shannon Froehlich.

Day of Discipleship

Sign up now for the 2020 Day of Discipleship service event on Saturday, March, 7, at 8:30 a.m. A complete listing of this year’s sites and a registration form can be found online HERE. Please email Chanel Robertson, Interim Coordinator for Mission and Ministries, for more information.

Pastor Nominating Committee Update

Posted on November 23, 2019

Pastor Nominating Committee Update
Your PNC continues to meet at least weekly, and is working diligently, prayerfully seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to discern who God is calling to be our new senior pastor. We are continuing to review in depth a subset of extremely exciting prospective candidates and continue to narrow down the list of potential individuals. We thank you for your faithful prayers for God’s direction to us as we continue to work through this process.

For more information, click here.

The Ministry Information Form (MIF) is Available Online

Posted on September 25, 2019

The Ministry Information Form, which effectively announces the job opening for permanent Senior Minister at The Brick Church, is available on website. Click here to view the MIF.

Interfaith Art Project at Park Avenue Synagogue: Sept. 24 & 25

Posted on September 23, 2019

Please represent Brick Church! The Park Avenue Synagogue invites adult members of Brick Church to join in an interfaith art project led by artist Ellen Alt on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:15 p.m. and on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. at PAS@89th located at 11 East 89th Street. We are planning to create one art piece in a digital format that will be reproduced. The piece will be composed of scanned original images of artwork on the theme of “Welcoming Guests.” The artwork will be created by the participants from The Brick Church, Park Avenue Synagogue, Church of the Heavenly Rest and the Islamic Cultural Center. We are asking each participating religious institution to come up with phrases, symbols and stories (for illustrations) about welcoming guests. You can participate in either the evening or the daytime workshop. The project will bring us together to create a community art piece that will be displayed at the Nov. 19 interfaith concert Lift Every Voice led by acclaimed producers Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew and featuring Cantor Azi Schwartz.

We would like a list of participants by Sept. 13 in order to create resource materials for the workshops. Please contact Rev. Adam Gorman for more information.

Blessing of the Animals – Oct. 2

Posted on September 22, 2019

Join us for a Service of Blessing of the Animals at The Brick Church on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. This service is offered as part of our witness that God creates and loves all creatures great and small! Their lives bring joy and companionship to our lives and this is a way to both honor and celebrate our pets. Oct. 4 is the Annual Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi and often such services are observed around this date.

Bring your furry, feathered, or scaly family members to the Park Avenue side of the church. We will offer two stations for blessings: one in the Chapel and one near the front steps outside of the sanctuary. We welcome pets on leashes and in carriers/crates and those who live in water. If your pet is not comfortable around other creatures, or if you wish to remember a pet that has died, you can bring a photograph instead. We welcome our neighbors and friends to participate in this joyful and potentially noisy service! We will begin at 5:00 p.m. with liturgy and song before the blessing of the animals begins.

Sunday School Registration is now open!

Posted on August 22, 2019

Sunday Church School is a thriving ministry at The Brick Church, involving 300 children each year and over 100 adult and youth volunteers! We provide Sunday School for infants through seventh graders. Infants through toddlers may be taken to the nursery on the Youth Floor, where paid sitters and parent volunteers supervise. Children age three through seventh grade attend Sunday School.

Child's Name *

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Parent/ Guardian Name *

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Parent/ Guardian Phone Number *

Parent/ Guardian Email *

Which class in school will your child be in this year?

Which Sunday School class will your child Join? *

PLEASE NOTE: 3rd Grade - 7th Grade are allowed to leave the classroom unaccompanied at the end of SCS each Sunday.

Child's Birthday *

Are you a Brick Church member

Does your child have any allergies? *

I hereby GRANT or DO NOT GRANT (choose one) the Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York the right to use photographs and/or video of me and/or the child or children listed in this application for publications, electronic reproductions (website and social media) and/or promotional materials or any other purpose and in any manner. Further I attest that I am the parent or legal guardian of the child or children listed below. I also acknowledge that participation is completely voluntary. The Brick Presbyterian Church will not identify individuals in external media publications. Children names and contact information will not be listed. According to our Safe Sanctuary Policy, photos of children will not be used in external publications without parental consent. Please refer to our Brick Presbyterian Church Web Policy for publication policies. I hereby release the Brick Presbyterian Church in the city of New York from all claims and liability relating to said photographs, video or quotes. *

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Volunteer Opportunities at Church of the Living Hope

Posted on August 22, 2019

Are you looking for volunteer opportunities in the local community? There are many opportunities to grow closer to our friends at Church of the Living Hope. Here are three unique ways in which you can grow and serve with our neighbors on 104th street in East Harlem:

1. Are you interested in participating in a community-wide event with the migrant community in East Harlem? Volunteer to help with the Church of the Living Hope Block Party on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. For the past 3 years, Church of the Living Hope has been partnering with local community organizations as well as local churches to help host a yearly block party. Along with Cabrini Coalition members, The Brick Presbyterian Church and St. Frances de Sales, the Coalition has been active throughout the Spring and Summer in local organizing, advocacy and empowerment initiatives. Their goal for this event is to continue to build momentum and expand access to resources that would benefit the local residents of East Harlem and particularly the migrant community. This celebratory event will be held Sept. 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. with set-up beginning after the 11 a.m. Sunday Service of Worship. Food, handmade Artisan crafts, community resource booths, live music and folk performances will be on full display on 104th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenue. For more information on how to get involved, contact Ruben Nuño at rnuno@brickchurch.org.

2. Do you love to garden? Work continues on their brand new sacred green space throughout this season. Volunteers are encouraged to help plant, tend to raised bed plants, or offer educational resources for aspiring green thumbs.

3. Would you like to lend a hand serving those in need? Jan Hus is distributing food and clothing up at Church of the Living Hope and in need of volunteers. Approximately 50 to 75 families and individuals receive food and clothing on a weekly basis Wednesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Opportunities to help set up the sanctuary as well as handing out food and clothing are welcomed.

Are you interested in any of these opportunities or do you have other ideas about how these two congregations may work together? Please contact Ruben Nuno or Rev. Doug King.

Summer Bible Study

Posted on August 5, 2019

Join us around the table in the Third Floor Dining Room at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday. The leaders and the summer schedule can be found here.