Church of the Epiphany

Yoga & Qigong
Mondays at 5:30pm to 6:45pm
$12 per class

Enjoy good health this winter with the ancient healing practices of hatha yoga and t’ai chi qigong. These gentle yet powerful movements work together to bring balance, flexibility, coordination, strength, reduce stress, provide cardio benefits, strengthen the bones and musculoskeletal system.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come to classes whatever day works for you and fits your schedule!

2010 Epiphany Lenten Series
Medical Ethics: from the Frontier to the Bedside
Tuesdays, February 23, March 2, 9, and 16
6:15pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel
6:30pm Soup Supper
7pm Presentation

February 23 What Should I Do?  Muddling Through Medicine and Morals.
An Overview of Healthcare Ethics
Daniel G. O’Hare, Ph.D. currently lectures in Medical Ethics at New York Medical College and at the Graduate School of Social Service of Fordham University, also in New York. He has published in the areas of Ethics, AIDS, and Physician-Assisted Suicide. A frequent speaker, both nationally and internationally, Dr. O’Hare was awarded a Visiting Professorship in Ethics in Australia and was named a Harris Fellow by the American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China, lecturing extensively at medical and nursing schools in Asia. Most recently, he presented at an international congress on palliative care in Berlin, Germany.

March 2  Beyond Hyperbole: A Christian's Hope for Stem Cell Research
Dr. Scott A. Noggle, PhD is director of the research laboratories at the New York Stem Cell Foundation. He previously managed the stem cell derivation core facility at The Rockefeller University.  During his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the lab of Ali H. Brivanlou at The Rockefeller University, he derived New York's first human embryonic stem cell lines and currently studies the potential use of stem cells to treat diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease.  Stem cells have been surrounded by misconceptions and controversy. However there is tremendous hope in the scientific community that these remarkable cells are key to treating or curing many diseases.  In this session we will discuss some of the latest ideas and progress in the field of stem cell research and address some of the misconceptions surrounding their origin. 

March 9 Assisted Reproductive Technology
The Rev. Dr. Anne Brewer, MD, MPH is a physician and serves as the Associate Residency Director at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University. She worked as a Family Practice physician in a number of settings in Connecticut over the past two decades. Dr Brewer is also an Episcopal Priest, and has a ministry as a Priest Associate at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  The explosion in the past 20 years of the use of assisted reproductive technology, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, brings new questions to many peoples’ daily lives about when life begins, what interventions are appropriate for an individual and a society, and what the definition of a parent is.

March 16 Ethics at End of Life: A Discussion of Conflicts and Choices
Fran Heller is the Senior Social Worker on the Palliative Care Consult Service at NY Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center.  Fran has been working with patients and family members since 2003 supporting them and helping them cope with the challenges brought on by the diagnosis of a serious illness. Fran has been actively involved in the Narrative Medicine program at the medical center and co-facilitates a monthly writing group that has been meeting at the medical center for the past 3 years.  

Catherine Mondonedo is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Medicine practicing as part of the Palliative Care Team at New York Presbyterian - Columbia campus.  She obtained her graduate nursing degree from Columbia University and has been serving the needs of those who are at the end of life in the hospital, hospice and nursing home settings for the past 10 years. Her interests lie in utilizing integrative / alternative therapies in combination with traditional medicine for the management of pain and other symptoms associated with terminal illness.

Tuesday Evening Prayer at 6:15pm - Join us for a brief Evening Prayer service. 

Contemplative Evening Prayer. This is a spoken Evening Prayer service with ten minutes of silence after the Gospel reading. Some weeks, additional adult education discussions on scripture or prayer will follow. All are welcome!

Choir at Epiphany - Every Thursday

Choir rehearsals are every week for both adults and children. Please contact Larry J. Long at 212-737-2720 ext. 24 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you or your child is interested in singing. No audition is required – just a desire to sing!

 4:00pm - 4:30pm Cherub Choir   Kindergarten & first grade
 4:45pm - 5:30pm Children’s Choir  Second grade & older
 7:30pm - 9:00pm Epiphany Choir  High school age & Adults

Triduum - The Three Holy Days

A series of 3 events to prepare for our observances of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. All following the 11am service.  Lunch will be served. 

March 7: Biblical Texts of the Triduum
Study the Biblical passages that describe the events we will reenact and observe during the Three Holy Days. What is the new Commandment? Why is the story of the crucifixion called “The Passion”? Why are there so many Old Testament lessons at the Vigil? Led by Helen Goodkin

March 14: Music of the Triduum
Music plays a major part in the worship of the Three Days, adding to the meaning of the events special to each service. We’ll look at the music planned for this year, helping us learn more about our own journey with Jesus through his death and resurrection.
Led by Larry J. Long

March 21: The Origins of our Triduum Worship
It’s all about the women.  Hear the stories of Helena and Egeria, the two women whose research and travels some 1600 years ago have shaped our liturgies for the Triduum, and find out how we got to where we are today in the Book of Common Prayer.
Led by the Rev. Jennifer Linman

Yoga & Qigong
Mondays at 5:30pm to 6:45pm
$12 per class

Enjoy good health this winter with the ancient healing practices of hatha yoga and t’ai chi qigong. These gentle yet powerful movements work together to bring balance, flexibility, coordination, strength, reduce stress, provide cardio benefits, strengthen the bones and musculoskeletal system.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come to classes whatever day works for you and fits your schedule!

2010 Epiphany Lenten Series
Medical Ethics: from the Frontier to the Bedside
Tuesdays, February 23, March 2, 9, and 16
6:15pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel
6:30pm Soup Supper
7pm Presentation

February 23 What Should I Do?  Muddling Through Medicine and Morals.
An Overview of Healthcare Ethics
Daniel G. O’Hare, Ph.D. currently lectures in Medical Ethics at New York Medical College and at the Graduate School of Social Service of Fordham University, also in New York. He has published in the areas of Ethics, AIDS, and Physician-Assisted Suicide. A frequent speaker, both nationally and internationally, Dr. O’Hare was awarded a Visiting Professorship in Ethics in Australia and was named a Harris Fellow by the American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China, lecturing extensively at medical and nursing schools in Asia. Most recently, he presented at an international congress on palliative care in Berlin, Germany.

March 2  Beyond Hyperbole: A Christian's Hope for Stem Cell Research
Dr. Scott A. Noggle, PhD is director of the research laboratories at the New York Stem Cell Foundation. He previously managed the stem cell derivation core facility at The Rockefeller University.  During his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the lab of Ali H. Brivanlou at The Rockefeller University, he derived New York's first human embryonic stem cell lines and currently studies the potential use of stem cells to treat diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease.  Stem cells have been surrounded by misconceptions and controversy. However there is tremendous hope in the scientific community that these remarkable cells are key to treating or curing many diseases.  In this session we will discuss some of the latest ideas and progress in the field of stem cell research and address some of the misconceptions surrounding their origin. 

March 9 Assisted Reproductive Technology
The Rev. Dr. Anne Brewer, MD, MPH is a physician and serves as the Associate Residency Director at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University. She worked as a Family Practice physician in a number of settings in Connecticut over the past two decades. Dr Brewer is also an Episcopal Priest, and has a ministry as a Priest Associate at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  The explosion in the past 20 years of the use of assisted reproductive technology, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, brings new questions to many peoples’ daily lives about when life begins, what interventions are appropriate for an individual and a society, and what the definition of a parent is.

March 16 Ethics at End of Life: A Discussion of Conflicts and Choices
Fran Heller is the Senior Social Worker on the Palliative Care Consult Service at NY Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center.  Fran has been working with patients and family members since 2003 supporting them and helping them cope with the challenges brought on by the diagnosis of a serious illness. Fran has been actively involved in the Narrative Medicine program at the medical center and co-facilitates a monthly writing group that has been meeting at the medical center for the past 3 years.  

Catherine Mondonedo is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Medicine practicing as part of the Palliative Care Team at New York Presbyterian - Columbia campus.  She obtained her graduate nursing degree from Columbia University and has been serving the needs of those who are at the end of life in the hospital, hospice and nursing home settings for the past 10 years. Her interests lie in utilizing integrative / alternative therapies in combination with traditional medicine for the management of pain and other symptoms associated with terminal illness.

Tuesday Evening Prayer at 6:15pm - Join us for a brief Evening Prayer service. 

Contemplative Evening Prayer. This is a spoken Evening Prayer service with ten minutes of silence after the Gospel reading. Some weeks, additional adult education discussions on scripture or prayer will follow. All are welcome!

Choir at Epiphany - Every Thursday

Choir rehearsals are every week for both adults and children. Please contact Larry J. Long at 212-737-2720 ext. 24 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you or your child is interested in singing. No audition is required – just a desire to sing!

 4:00pm - 4:30pm Cherub Choir   Kindergarten & first grade
 4:45pm - 5:30pm Children’s Choir  Second grade & older
 7:30pm - 9:00pm Epiphany Choir  High school age & Adults

Triduum - The Three Holy Days

A series of 3 events to prepare for our observances of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. All following the 11am service.  Lunch will be served. 

March 7: Biblical Texts of the Triduum
Study the Biblical passages that describe the events we will reenact and observe during the Three Holy Days. What is the new Commandment? Why is the story of the crucifixion called “The Passion”? Why are there so many Old Testament lessons at the Vigil? Led by Helen Goodkin

March 14: Music of the Triduum
Music plays a major part in the worship of the Three Days, adding to the meaning of the events special to each service. We’ll look at the music planned for this year, helping us learn more about our own journey with Jesus through his death and resurrection.
Led by Larry J. Long

March 21: The Origins of our Triduum Worship
It’s all about the women.  Hear the stories of Helena and Egeria, the two women whose research and travels some 1600 years ago have shaped our liturgies for the Triduum, and find out how we got to where we are today in the Book of Common Prayer.
Led by the Rev. Jennifer Linman

Yoga & Qigong
Mondays at 5:30pm to 6:45pm
$12 per class

Enjoy good health this winter with the ancient healing practices of hatha yoga and t’ai chi qigong. These gentle yet powerful movements work together to bring balance, flexibility, coordination, strength, reduce stress, provide cardio benefits, strengthen the bones and musculoskeletal system.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come to classes whatever day works for you and fits your schedule!

2010 Epiphany Lenten Series
Medical Ethics: from the Frontier to the Bedside
Tuesdays, February 23, March 2, 9, and 16
6:15pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel
6:30pm Soup Supper
7pm Presentation

February 23 What Should I Do?  Muddling Through Medicine and Morals.
An Overview of Healthcare Ethics
Daniel G. O’Hare, Ph.D. currently lectures in Medical Ethics at New York Medical College and at the Graduate School of Social Service of Fordham University, also in New York. He has published in the areas of Ethics, AIDS, and Physician-Assisted Suicide. A frequent speaker, both nationally and internationally, Dr. O’Hare was awarded a Visiting Professorship in Ethics in Australia and was named a Harris Fellow by the American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China, lecturing extensively at medical and nursing schools in Asia. Most recently, he presented at an international congress on palliative care in Berlin, Germany.

March 2  Beyond Hyperbole: A Christian's Hope for Stem Cell Research
Dr. Scott A. Noggle, PhD is director of the research laboratories at the New York Stem Cell Foundation. He previously managed the stem cell derivation core facility at The Rockefeller University.  During his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the lab of Ali H. Brivanlou at The Rockefeller University, he derived New York's first human embryonic stem cell lines and currently studies the potential use of stem cells to treat diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease.  Stem cells have been surrounded by misconceptions and controversy. However there is tremendous hope in the scientific community that these remarkable cells are key to treating or curing many diseases.  In this session we will discuss some of the latest ideas and progress in the field of stem cell research and address some of the misconceptions surrounding their origin. 

March 9 Assisted Reproductive Technology
The Rev. Dr. Anne Brewer, MD, MPH is a physician and serves as the Associate Residency Director at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University. She worked as a Family Practice physician in a number of settings in Connecticut over the past two decades. Dr Brewer is also an Episcopal Priest, and has a ministry as a Priest Associate at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  The explosion in the past 20 years of the use of assisted reproductive technology, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, brings new questions to many peoples’ daily lives about when life begins, what interventions are appropriate for an individual and a society, and what the definition of a parent is.

March 16 Ethics at End of Life: A Discussion of Conflicts and Choices
Fran Heller is the Senior Social Worker on the Palliative Care Consult Service at NY Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center.  Fran has been working with patients and family members since 2003 supporting them and helping them cope with the challenges brought on by the diagnosis of a serious illness. Fran has been actively involved in the Narrative Medicine program at the medical center and co-facilitates a monthly writing group that has been meeting at the medical center for the past 3 years.  

Catherine Mondonedo is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Medicine practicing as part of the Palliative Care Team at New York Presbyterian - Columbia campus.  She obtained her graduate nursing degree from Columbia University and has been serving the needs of those who are at the end of life in the hospital, hospice and nursing home settings for the past 10 years. Her interests lie in utilizing integrative / alternative therapies in combination with traditional medicine for the management of pain and other symptoms associated with terminal illness.

Tuesday Evening Prayer at 6:15pm - Join us for a brief Evening Prayer service. 

Contemplative Evening Prayer. This is a spoken Evening Prayer service with ten minutes of silence after the Gospel reading. Some weeks, additional adult education discussions on scripture or prayer will follow. All are welcome!

Choir at Epiphany - Every Thursday

Choir rehearsals are every week for both adults and children. Please contact Larry J. Long at 212-737-2720 ext. 24 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you or your child is interested in singing. No audition is required – just a desire to sing!

 4:00pm - 4:30pm Cherub Choir   Kindergarten & first grade
 4:45pm - 5:30pm Children’s Choir  Second grade & older
 7:30pm - 9:00pm Epiphany Choir  High school age & Adults

Preparing for the Way of the Cross: Images of Holy Week
A Diocesan 20s/30s Event
Saturday, March 20, 2010 11am at the Cloisters

(Take the A train to 190th Street, then walk or take the M4 bus; or take the M4 bus directly from the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Suggested donation to the Cloisters:  $20/adults, $10/students
 
There are so many words during the services of Holy Week.  For those longing for the visual, join this pilgrimage to the Cloisters to witness medieval representations of the events of the Three Holy Days.  Prepare yourself for the story by taking a guided tour through the medieval representations of Jesus’ final days in Jerusalem.  Episcopalians from around the city in their 20s and 30s will be led on this tour by the Rev. Dr. Clair McPherson. 

FAMILY SERVICE
March 21st
at 11am

Our family services
include a children’s sermon and activities for kids.

All are welcome!

Triduum - The Three Holy Days

A series of 3 events to prepare for our observances of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. All following the 11am service.  Lunch will be served. 

March 7: Biblical Texts of the Triduum
Study the Biblical passages that describe the events we will reenact and observe during the Three Holy Days. What is the new Commandment? Why is the story of the crucifixion called “The Passion”? Why are there so many Old Testament lessons at the Vigil? Led by Helen Goodkin

March 14: Music of the Triduum
Music plays a major part in the worship of the Three Days, adding to the meaning of the events special to each service. We’ll look at the music planned for this year, helping us learn more about our own journey with Jesus through his death and resurrection.
Led by Larry J. Long

March 21: The Origins of our Triduum Worship
It’s all about the women.  Hear the stories of Helena and Egeria, the two women whose research and travels some 1600 years ago have shaped our liturgies for the Triduum, and find out how we got to where we are today in the Book of Common Prayer.
Led by the Rev. Jennifer Linman

SUNDAY ~ MARCH 21 4:00pm ~ EUPHONIQUE

Michael Bomwell’s
saxophone quartet
with Larry J. Long, organ

including the world premiere of a new work for saxophone quartet and organ by Darin Lewis (Horace Mann School, Chair of Performing Arts, Coordinator of Orchestras) J. S. Bach’s Sinfonia from Cantata 29, arranged for saxophone quartet and organ by Larry J. Long

works by Piazzolla and others

$20 general seating
$10 students/seniors
Bring friends and celebrate the 325th anniversary of the birth of J. S. Bach (born March 21, 1685)

Yoga & Qigong
Mondays at 5:30pm to 6:45pm
$12 per class

Enjoy good health this winter with the ancient healing practices of hatha yoga and t’ai chi qigong. These gentle yet powerful movements work together to bring balance, flexibility, coordination, strength, reduce stress, provide cardio benefits, strengthen the bones and musculoskeletal system.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come to classes whatever day works for you and fits your schedule!

Tuesday Evening Prayer at 6:15pm - Join us for a brief Evening Prayer service. 

Contemplative Evening Prayer. This is a spoken Evening Prayer service with ten minutes of silence after the Gospel reading. Some weeks, additional adult education discussions on scripture or prayer will follow. All are welcome!

Service of Tenebrae at Epiphany - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7:30pm

Epiphany is joining with Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church Citygroup Center for the service of Tenebrae. Clergy and lay readers from both parishes will lead the service with the combined adult choirs.

Tenebrae (“darkness”) is a service of psalms and readings with spoken and sung responses, and quiet meditation. Before the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s, it was done in monasteries on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, with different psalms and readings each day. Fifteen candles were used, extinguished one by one as the service progresses from light to darkness, finally leaving only one candle lighted, representing Christ.

Choir at Epiphany - Every Thursday

Choir rehearsals are every week for both adults and children. Please contact Larry J. Long at 212-737-2720 ext. 24 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you or your child is interested in singing. No audition is required – just a desire to sing!

 4:00pm - 4:30pm Cherub Choir   Kindergarten & first grade
 4:45pm - 5:30pm Children’s Choir  Second grade & older
 7:30pm - 9:00pm Epiphany Choir  High school age & Adults

SUNDAY ~ MARCH 28?8:00pm ~ SINFONIA NY

with guests
Jessica Gould, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo
John Scott, harpsichord

duets for the season of Lent by Pergolesi and Ristori with violin, viola, cello & harpsichord

$25 tickets available at  www.gemsny.org/
salonsanctuary.html

or call 212.866.0468

A concert benefiting the
Gruson Foundation
for Brain Tumor
Research and Care

Yoga & Qigong
Mondays at 5:30pm to 6:45pm
$12 per class

Enjoy good health this winter with the ancient healing practices of hatha yoga and t’ai chi qigong. These gentle yet powerful movements work together to bring balance, flexibility, coordination, strength, reduce stress, provide cardio benefits, strengthen the bones and musculoskeletal system.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come to classes whatever day works for you and fits your schedule!

Tuesday Evening Prayer at 6:15pm - Join us for a brief Evening Prayer service. 

Contemplative Evening Prayer. This is a spoken Evening Prayer service with ten minutes of silence after the Gospel reading. Some weeks, additional adult education discussions on scripture or prayer will follow. All are welcome!