Bring Out Your Dogs, Your Cats, Your Hamsters: St.Francis Blessing Of The Animals At St. Paul's

(Photos courtesy of St.Paul's church)

If you have a pet, large or small, you might want to bring them by St. Paul's Church this Sunday, October 6th, 2013 for the Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
From St Paul's:
The St. Francis Blessing of the Animals is a beloved tradition at St. Paul’s. It is a day that we can share God’s grace with the creatures which have become family and friends to many of us.
On Sunday October 6, 2013 at 4 pm., St. Paul's Episcopal Church & Sacred Hearts- St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church will be holding the annual Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The blessing will take place at the front entrance of St. Paul’s on Clinton Street. It will be closed off to traffic during the ceremony to insure safety for all. After the blessing there will be treats for the animals in our Parish Hall. All in the community are invited to bring any and all animal members of their family to be blessed.
St. Paul's Church is located at 198 Carroll Street at the corner of Clinton Street.

UPDATE:
Here are some great photos of last Sunday's Blessing Of The Animals at St. Paul's Church compliments of Drew Helstosky.

St. Paul's To Launch 2013/2014 "Brooklyn Sounds" Concert Series

Under the direction of Vince Peterson, Choirmaster and Organist, St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Clinton at the corner of Carroll Street is becoming an amazing musical venue, offering a diverse repertoire of genres and styles. For the 2013-2014 season, Paterson is launching a concert series entitled "Brooklyn Sounds" that will offer a diverse and innovative musical experience.

Below are some of the upcoming concerts. A full schedule of performances and to purchase individual or season tickets, click here.

October 14th, 2013, 8pm
Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series Invocation and Dance - Chameleonic and Choral Chameleon

To kick off the new season throughout the month of October, members of Chameleonic and Choral Chameleon will present a free public outreach performance commemorating the 15-year anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. This program, by turns poignant and joyful, will celebrate life and the beautiful diversity of our community while raising awareness about important social issues that affect us all. Come and hear David Conte's Elegy for Matthew and two Whitman settings by Conte and Michael Hennagin: Invocation and Dance and Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun. Artistic Director Vince Peterson tops off the program with his surprising setting of The Carpenters' timeless song Top of the World. Please bring everyone you know and share this experience with us! For more information, visit www.choralchameleon.com

October 20th, 2013, 5pm
Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series Methodical - Choral Chameleon
Choral Chameleon Sings in the Language of Music

Explore the language of music in solfege, and the intricate relationship between music teacher and student in this eclectic concert that only Choral Chameleon can present. Experience choral music by Moyse, P ärt, Bernstein, Higdon and the obscure Mexican Baroque composer Manuel de Sumaya, paired with the likes of popular songster Gene de Paul and the Jackson 5. Curious? Be a good student and show up to class! For more information, visit www.choralchameleon.com


November 15, 2013, 8pm
Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series Pojďme zpívat! Let Us Sing! - Cerddorion

An all-Czech program, incuding Dvořák’s Songs of Nature, Op. 63, works by Petr Eben, and an American premiere by Zdeněk Lukáš. Single tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door. Student/senior tickets: $10 online, $15 at the door. For details and advance tickets, visit www.cerddorion.org.


December 8th, 2013, 5pm
Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series Go Where I Send Thee - Chameleonic
Chameleonic Celebrates the Season Around the World!

Ring in the season with traditional holiday and winter music from everywhere BUT here. Experience the celebratory voices of South America, Africa, and the Far East as Chameleonic leads you in song on a musical journey through continents and traditions. At the heart of this concert are two profound Christmas works: Conrad Susa's unparalleled Carols and Lullabies for choir with harp, guitar, and marimba; and Ariel Ramirez's Navidad Nuestra, a deeply moving musical testament to the strong Christian faith of Argentina. For more information, visit www.choralchameleon.com


December 15th, 2013, 7pm
Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series Sing-It-Yourself Messiah - St. Paul's Church

A lively performance of Handel's masterpiece conducted by Music Director, Vince Peterson, and sung by YOU with baroque consort and a host of fabulous soloists from St. Paul's Choir and beyond. Bid in our special silent auction for your chance to get on the podium and conduct the famous "Hallelujah Chorus." Join us for this special holiday event, benefitting St. Paul's Church. It's not to be missed!

St. Paul's 

199 Clinton Street 

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Stop By St. Paul's Spring Rummage Sale This Saturday

Who doesn't like a good rummage sale? This Saturday, make sure to stop at St. Paul's spring sale and browse.

Here are the details:

St. Paul's will be a holding their Spring Rummage Sale on Saturday June 15, 2013, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the church's Parish Hall, located at 199 Carroll Street off the corner of Clinton St.

Come down and browse our goods. You will be pleasantly surprised at what you can find and buy at bargain prices. Stock up on some summer reads in both hardcover and paperback, pick out a new frock to wear on your summer adventures from our vintage clothing racks or let our freshly baked goods and franks and sliders hot off the grill tempt you into breaking your summer-is –coming-diet. We also have an eclectic collection of CD’S and DVD’s to choose from, and the usual bric or brac, knick knacks you have come to expect from sales like this. An event like this allows you to shop and leave with shopping bags overflowing with half the guilt, and your budget still intact. So come down.

Choral Chameleon's 'Wide Waters' Concert At St. Paul's This Weekend

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Carroll Gardens will be hosting another great evening of music this week-end. Choral Chameleon, a chamber chorus lead by artistic director and founder Vince Peterson, will be performing the Tamar of The River Oratorio and choral water music of Palestrina, Conrad Susa and Simon &Garfunkel.

Here is more:

Choral Chameleon and New York Theatre Barn present a fully-staged oratorio suite derived from the new musical Tamar of the River written by 2011 Jonathan Larson Award winners Joshua H. Cohen and Marisa Michelson, and starring Jessica Grové in the title role of Tamar and the singers of Choral Chameleon as the River. This compelling work, an adult fable, follows young Tamar on her quest for peace in times of war, as she journeys to the River's source to hear the voice of God. The project will fuse the best of the choral and theatrical worlds to create a new hybrid form of immersive, explosive, visually spectacular, and emotional live storytelling. Co-Produced with NEW YORK THEATRE BARN
Choral Chameleon will then wade deep with the choral water music of Palestrina, Conrad Susa, Simon and Garfunkel and more. Listen to a preview of the concert selections here. And hear composer Conrad Susa talk about his early career and the two pieces included on this concert.
Get a sprinkle of the music & buy your ticket at www.ChoralChameleon.com

Choral Chameleon's Wide Waters Concert

Saturday, March 9th at 8pm

Sunday, March 10th at 7pm

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 199 Carroll St

$15 online in advance / $20 at the door

St. Paul's Hosting Food Drive To Help Stock Local Food Pantry

For lent, St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Clinton and Carroll Street is hosting a food drive to help out First Presbyterian Church on Henry Street, which operates a food pantry.

Please consider contributing as even small donations make a big impact.Here are the details:

St. Paul's Lenten Food Drive

 The First Presbyterian Church on Henry Street runs a food pantry on Thursday mornings. They distribute food to over 100 families. St. Paul’s is sponsoring a food drive to aid them in their important work. 

Our last food drive was an over-whelming success, help us repeat this performance.
Food Bank for New York estimates that 1.4 million New Yorkers — the majority of whom are women, children, seniors, the working poor and people with disabilities — rely on soup kitchens and food pantries. Growing numbers of college educated and middle class citizens are feeling the pinch too. 
For more information about hunger in the city go to the Website:http://www.foodbanknyc.org.

Join us in helping to alleviate this problem by contributing a different food item each week. We will be accepting your donations on Sunday after 11:00 a.m. Mass, Tuesday between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.and Saturdays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Donation boxes will be located just inside the church. St. Paul’s is located at 199 Carroll St, the church’s entrance is on Clinton St. 
February 17th - the First Sunday of Lent –Canned Vegetables
February 24th - the Second Sunday of Lent –Pasta and Spaghetti Sauce
March 3rd - the Third Sunday of Lent –Tuna, Chili, Canned Salmon (Protein)March 10th - the Fourth Sunday of Lent –Canned Soup
March 17th - the Fifth Sunday of Lent –1lb bags of Rice
March 24th - Palm Sunday –CerealPalm Sunday April 1st Protein –Tuna Fish, Mackerel, Chili, Chicken

"Peter And The Wolf" At St. Paul's Church Tomorrow

St. Paul's Church, in partnership with Brooklyn Sounds Concert Series, is presenting Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" tomorrow, November 16th, 2012. There will be three performances during the day at 10:00, 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 PM and one in the evening at 7 PM. To make these performances in their Children's Concert series easily accessible to school children of all economic means, the tickets are only $8.

"PETER AND THE WOLF"

Children's Concert with Symphony Orchestra

on November 16th

at St. Paul's

199 Carroll Street

Vince Peterson, Conductor

Rufus Hallmark, Narrator

Music Director, Vince Peterson recreates the essence of the legendary "Young People's Concerts" by Leonard Bernstein. The tradition continues with perhaps the greatest children's orchestral work of all time by Sergei Prokofiev. Follow young Peter and his animal friends on an exciting adventure as they capture the dangerous wolf! Each character in the story is represented by an instrument of the orchestra. Then, learn about musical dynamics with the help of Joseph Haydn's famous 94th Symphony. This is sure to be an unforgettable interactive musical event for listeners of all ages!

Great Musical Performances At St. Paul's In Carroll Gardens

(photo credit: St. Paul's)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in partnership with the Brooklyn Sounds is hosting their 2012/2013 inaugural concert on October 27th at 8 PM. They will be presenting Choral Chameleon, a twelve-member chamber choir lead by artistic director and founder Vince Peterson.

Don't miss this great musical evening in an amazing setting.

St. Pauls Church in partnership with the Brooklyn Sounds presents:

Choral Chameleon's "ALL MY TRIALS"

October 27th, 8pm

199 Carroll Street (enter on Clinton Street)

Buy tickets to this event here.

Choral Chameleon opens its Fifth Anniversary Season with a musical testament to the human condition; to faith in times of trial, hope for the preservation of human goodness, and coming out on top. Join us as we sing music inspired by the ebb and flow of living of this life, and overcoming those things that test us each day. Including the superb music of Randall Thompson, Moses Hogan, and Janet Jackson, uniquely paired with surprise works by Renaissance and Baroque composers dealing with the same matters. Experience a vocal symphony that could only be sung by Choral Chameleon.

In addition,  St.Paul's will be presenting "Peter And The Wolf" on November 16th at 7 PM.

"PETER AND THE WOLF" 

Children's Concert with Symphony Orchestra

on November 16th 

at St. Paul's 

199 Carroll Street

Vince Peterson, Conductor 

Rufus Hallmark, Narrator

Music Director, Vince Peterson recreates the essence of the legendary "Young People's Concerts" by Leonard Bernstein. The tradition continues with perhaps the greatest children's orchestral work of all time by Sergei Prokofiev. Follow young Peter and his animal friends on an exciting adventure as they capture the dangerous wolf! Each character in the story is represented by an instrument of the orchestra. Then, learn about musical dynamics with the help of Joseph Haydn's famous 94th Symphony. This is sure to be an unforgettable interactive musical event for listeners of all ages!