This year, we’re excited to present Holst's "Christmas Day", Schumann Piano Quintet, and selections from Bach's Christmas Cantatas and Ola Gjeilo's Winter Songs. Suggested donation: $15.
Welcome back, Union Church! Join us this Sunday at 11am for our Homecoming Sunday service back at the sanctuary.
Singer Katie Martucci and her father Vincent Martucci (piano) will perform a set of originals, standards, swings, and improvised pieces.
Union Church of Bay Ridge is honored to host the American Guild of Organists 2018 Members’ Organ Recital on Sunday, May 6th at 4PM. This recital will feature 8 finest organists from the Brooklyn Chapter. Hope to see you there!
On Sunday, March 25th at 3pm, Union Church will present "Peter Rabbit", a children's opera performed by New Camerata Opera in New York City. Come bring your whole family for this fun show!
Please join us at Union Church, or elsewhere as indicated, as we observe the highest holy days in the Christian calendar, beginning with Palm Sunday and culminating with worship on the day of the Resurrection of the Lord, Easter...
Palm Sunday, March 25
11 a.m. worship with palms, recalling the crowds heralding Jesus as savior as he enters Jerusalem prior to his death and resurrection.
Maundy Thursday, March 29
6 p.m. simple dinner and communion worship recalling Jesus' sacred last meal with his disciples and his call to remember his sacrifice of love.
Good Friday, April 30
7:30 p.m. Our members join our friends at Fourth Ave. Presbyterian Church, 6753 4th Ave., for worship in sacred remembrance of Jesus' redeeming death on the cross.
Easter/Resurrection of the Lord, April 1
11 a.m. worship in celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead and the redemption of humankind.
Violin and Piano music by John Adams, Toru Takemitsu, Claude Debussy, and more!
All donations will go towards helping Isabel & Jessica's family in Puerto Rico!
Antonio Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons
featuring violinist Alex Shiozaki and Union Church Strings
Camille Saint-Saëns’s Oratorio de Noël
Union Church of Bay Ridge presents Music by the Late Romantics at 3:00 PM, featuring soprano Chelsea Feltman, cellist Timothy Leonard, and pianist Nana Shi. Program includes songs by Maurice Ravel, Kurt Weill, Jake Heggie, and the Rachmaninoff Sonata for cello and piano! This event also coincides with the Sacred Sites Open House Day to honor the Tiffany stained glass at Union Church of Bay Ridge, which was built in the late Romantic era as well! Admission fee: $10
Union Church of Bay Ridge presents flutist Zach Sheets and pianist Wei-Han Wu as part of the Chamber Music Series at Union Church.
It's that time again! On Sunday, Feb 5th, Union Church will host its annual Souper Coffee Hour with our Souper Cook-Off.
Our Christmas Eve service will be at 5:00 pm on Dec. 24th. All are welcome.
For this holiday season, we reflect deeply on a year of much chaos and conflict. However, it's time to relax a little, fill our hearts with light, and pick ourselves back up this Christmas so that we can work even harder in 2017! Let's have a big party for the community! The Union Church Choir will be joined by some fantastic guest artists to perform a variety of styles including Baroque music, Jazz, and popular holiday tunes. Use the code COMMUNITY to receive $5 off at the door. Please RSVP to help us spread the word on Facebook.
Please join us for our Halloween party after worship, which will feature yummy Halloween treats, spooky music and trick or treating for the children! Feel free to come in silly hats, masks or whole costumes if you're feeling brave. We can't wait to see what you're wearing!
Match your skills against Ruling Elder Elizabeth Theofan, who will be hosting a Bible Quiz during coffee hour today! This will be a lot of fun - don't miss it!
Pastor Moira will be preaching at the Community Church of Little Neck in Queens; Rev. Forrest Parkinson (Moira's husband) will lead us in worship here at Union.
On December 20th, the Union Church Choirs will be performing some of your favorite as well as lesser known Christmas songs alongside a jazz quartet for the first time! They will be joined by the amazing Jim Ridl Trio and singer/trumpeter Nate Birkey. It's an event not to be missed!
Celebrate the beautiful autumn with Chelsea Feltman, Bryan Conger, and Nana Shi and enjoy Schubert's beloved Shepherd on the Rock, as well as music by Mozart, Debussy, and more.
The Union Church Choir will return this sunday after summer break, and we will have a special coffee hour for the kids returning to school.
Do your kids love music? Looking for some musical and educational activities in August? Check out our Summer Music and Drama Camp Registration at Union Church of Bay Ridge.
Summer "Sundae Sundays" will start on July 5th and will continue on the first Sunday of each summer month. Cool off with us at worship this summer!
The Pentecost Offering is unique in that congregations direct 40% of what they receive for ministries which benefit children at risk. The remaining 60% supports mission through child advocacy (10%), youth ministry (25%), and volunteer opportunities for young adults (25%). We will receive this offering May 31.
Come celebrate "the birthday of the Church" with us this Pentecost Sunday.
Summer in the Psalms is an online Bible Study group joining together the congregations of The Community Church of Little Neck and Union Church of Bay Ridge and friends. We will be using the book Psalms: A 12-week Study (from the "knowing the Bible" series). Bible study starts May 18th at www.facebook.com/groups/summerinthepsalms/
To celebrate spring, Earth Day, and the Jazz Appreciation Month, we are delighted to present a Spring Jazz Concert featuring Jim Ridl Trio on April 26 at 4:30pm. Suggested donation: $5
Celebrating the life of our beloved member, Alan Smith (July 14, 1927 - April 5, 2015)
