Thursday, January 14, 2010

My list of churches to hit up when I make it to New York one day

*Church of the Resurrection
*St Mary the Virgin, Times Square (for Solemn Evensong & Benediction)
*St Thomas', Fifth Avenue (to experience the now rare "Frankenmass" in one of Manhattan's toniest settings)
*St Ignatius of Antioch (in hopes of spotting a bemanipled female priest offering Solemn High Mass ad orientem).
*St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (on an incense day)
*the Cathedral Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Harlem
*First Reformed Episcopal Church. (No website, but photo here: whence the Welsh flag, I wonder?).

And out of town:
*Christ Church Bronxville (for the increasingly hard to find Sarum-derived ceremonial tradition)

9 comments:

The Religious Pícaro said...

What, not the Little Church Around the Corner?

http://www.littlechurch.org/

G said...

Yes, eventually, but this is my priority wish list.

G said...

I'm curious about the LCAtC, though.

You have your Resurrection (Missal), St Ignatius (evidently in the Anglican Gradual & Sacramentary vein), St Thomas (Prayer Book Catholic), SMV (modern Catholic with full privileges), St Luke's and Holy Apostles (progressive high church).

Where does the Transfiguration fit in? I know what the answer should be (Pontifical High Mass every Sunday!) but I doubt that it is, so I'm curious.

The Religious Pícaro said...

The last time I was in NYC I went to LCAtC, but it was for their 8:00 MP and 8:30 Low Mass. For the life of me I can't remember if they used the BCP or the Anglican Service Book.

Derek the Ænglican said...

One of my buddies is an associate there--I'll ask if you're interested.

Bb said...

They all seem like fairly nice places - the sort of place to which a visit may prove enjoyable. Whyever do you want to hit them up? ;-)

The Religious Pícaro said...

A former rector of the Little Church is a member of my parish, and does some of the weekday Masses. He took today's Mass and I asked him about liturgical texts -- he doesn't know what they use now, but in his day they used the BCP, Rite One.

Isaac Thorpe said...

If you want to see a female saying Solemn High Mass with a maniple on, come out to Vancouver!! S. James welcomes you! You might even have the joy of seeing me sub-deacon or fill the place with smoke!

The Hackney Hub said...

First RE Church has a website: http://www.firstchurchnyc.net/.

It's a lovely service. Try to make it for a Communion Sunday.