Readings for Proper 9 (14)

Readings for Proper 9 (14), Year A (July 6)

Readings for Proper 8 (13)

Readings for Proper 8 (13), Year A (June 29)

No service July 6

New Utrecht Reformed Church will not be holding a service on Sunday, July 6; also there will be no service on Aug. 31 (Labor Day Weekend). Please find another church to attend on these Sundays.

Readings for Proper 7 (12)

Readings for Proper 7 (12), Year A (June 22)

Readings for Proper 6 (11)

Readings for Proper 6 (11), Year A (June 15)

Saturday, June 7: Health Fair

A Health Fair, an Eagle Scout project of Matthew Delaney of Boy Scout Troop 20, will take place at the New Utrecht Reformed Church on Saturday, June 7 from 11 AM to 3 PM. An NYU dental van, sponsored by State Senator Marty Golden, will be available on site. The event is free to the public. The Health Fair is sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 20, New Utrecht Reformed Church, Project Hospitality, State Senator Marty Golden, the March of Dimes, the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Girl Scouts, Health Plus, Community Board 10, Coney Island Hospital, the NYC Department of Health, the NYC Department of Aging, the American Cancer Society and Lutheran Health Care.

Health Fair Flyer (English/Spanish/Chinese)(PDF)

Readings for Proper 5 (10)

Readings for Proper 5 (10), Year A (June 8)

Readings for Proper 4 (9)

Readings for Proper 4 (9), Year A (June 1)

"Liberty Weekend" May 31-June 1 on historic Bensonhurst church grounds

New Utrecht Reformed Church
New Utrecht Liberty Pole Association
Friends of Historic New Utrecht

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BROOKLYN - The New Utrecht Reformed Church grounds in Bensonhurst will have a new look Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, during "Liberty Weekend," this year marking the centennial of the New Utrecht Liberty Pole Association. The first pole was erected on the site in 1783.

A Liberty Pole ceremony on the church's front lawn, at 84th St. and 18th Ave., will be conducted Sunday at 1:45 p.m. after a weekend of events including a "Living History Civil War Encampment" on the church grounds, open to the public starting Saturday at 10 a.m. Re-enactors in authentic uniforms will be from the 14th Brooklyn Regiment, Co. H, along with Revolutionary War soldiers and Winslow Battery 'D'. There also will be a Civil War-era cannon on the church lawn.

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. the InterSchool Orchestra Symphonic Band gives a concert. All events are free. Parking is available in the church compound, near bus and subway lines.

Historians from the Friends of Historic New Utrecht also will be giving tours Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. of the New Utrecht Cemetery, which pre-dates the founding of the church, at 85th St. and 16th Ave., and a "Salute to War Veterans and Revolutionary War Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull" at the cemetery Sunday at 1:20 p.m.

The tours of the old Dutch cemetery with its weather-worn tombstones provide a unique examination of life in the early days of Brooklyn, before it got its name. The cemetery dates back to 1654. Woodhull died of wounds nearby and is buried on Long Island. The ceremony will be held at his New Utrecht monument.

The Sunday cemetery events will be preceded by a worship service in the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House at 11 a.m. and a parade from the church along 84th St. to the cemetery.

"This year is especially significant," says Rose G. Lood, a church officer and president of the Liberty Pole Association, "because it was 100 years ago that our association was incorporated to care for and preserve" the New Utrecht Liberty Pole. This pole, 104 feet tall, is the sixth to be erected at the site. The first one was put up by the Village of New Utrecht 225 years ago to celebrate the departure of the British.

More information about the history of New Utrecht is available by calling 718-256-7173, the Friends of Historic New Utrecht, organized in 1997 to inform and educate about the history of the Old Town of New Utrecht (southwest Brooklyn), which existed from 1661 to 1894, and to support the preservation of its historic landmarks. Friends president is Robert M. Buonvino.

The church, founded in 1677, is within the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The minister is the Rev. Terry Troia of Staten Island.

Many of the church's community events are held in the Parish House while the church building next door undergoes a $2 million restoration and repair.

Liberty Weekend is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation.

The Friends Web site is at http://www.historicnewutrecht.org/. Inquiries may be sent to mail@historicnewutrecht.org.

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Readings for Proper 3 (8)

Readings for Proper 3 (8), Year A (May 25)

May 31-June 1: Liberty Weekend

Join us on Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1 for Liberty Weekend 2008, an annual event organized on the New Utrecht Church campus by Friends of Historic New Utrecht in association with the New Utrecht Liberty Pole Association. This year, we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Liberty Pole Association, formed in 1908 to carry forward the tradition of the New Utrecht Liberty Pole. The first Pole was erected in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War at the junction of New Utrecht village’s Main Street (now 84th Street) and Old New Utrecht Road (now 18th Avenue). Today’s Pole, the sixth, raised by the Association in 1946, continues a patriotic institution maintained by local residents for the past 225 years.

Saturday events (from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the Church campus at 18th Avenue and 84th Street) will feature a living history Civil War Encampment by members of the 14th Brooklyn Regiment, Company H, including exhibits of Civil War equipment and furnishings and discussions of the solders’ experiences. Also on hand will be Winslow’s Battery “D” and its Civil War cannon. There will be special activities for children. Historical displays will be set up in the Parish House, including the first public view of signage from the State’s Revolutionary War Heritage Trail which mark with color pictures, text and maps significant points in the Battle of Brooklyn in August 1776. The signs will be erected this summer on the Church site and at the Colonial-era New Utrecht Cemetery.

The Cemetery (entrance on 85th Street off 16th Avenue) will be open to the public on Saturday at 11:30 AM and Sunday at 10:00 AM for tours conducted by local historian, David Elligers.

Saturday evening at 7:30 PM, the InterSchool Orchestra Symphonic Band, under the direction of Brian Worsdale, will play an outdoor concert on the Church grounds. Bring your own chair or blanket. In the event of rain, the Concert will take place in the Parish House.

Sunday’s main event will be a Parade starting 12:45 PM at the Church grounds and proceeding to the New Utrecht Cemetery for ceremonies in front of the Gen. Woodhull memorial honoring America’s Veterans. The marchers will then return for closing ceremonies at the Liberty Pole. Come join in; this is a community event.

Double Treat: Bella Voce Singers and Visitation Academy perform concert May 17, 7:30 PM

On Saturday evening, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., the Friends of Historic New Utrecht Concert Series will present a dual concert by the Bella Voce Singers, a Brooklyn-based women's chorus, followed by the Visitation Academy's Senior Class performance of "Willy Wonka: The Musical." The Concert will take place in the Parish House of the New Utrecht Reformed Church, 18th Avenue and 84th Street. Admission is free. For further information, call (718) 256-7173.

Readings for Trinity Sunday

Readings for Trinity Sunday, Year A (May 18)

Readings for the Day of Pentecost

Readings for the Day of Pentecost, Year A (May 11)

Readings for Ascension/Easter 7A

Readings for Ascension (May 1) and the Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 4), Year A

Readings for Easter 6A/Ascension

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Apr. 27) and Ascension (May 1), Year A

Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Easter

Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, Year A (Apr. 20)

Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Easter

Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Easter, Year A (Apr. 13)

Mirral Church holds final service at New Utrecht Church

The Mirral Church, one of only three Swedenborgian churches in New York City, held its final service Sunday at the New Utrecht Reformed Church with a joint Korean-English communion service with the New Utrecht Church. The Rev. Young Min Kim, the pastor for thirteen years, delivered the sermon in both English and Korean, preaching on Luke 24:13-35. Elder Susan Hanyen, Vice President of Consistory at the New Utrecht Church, gave a tearful farewell message. It was a sad day for both the Mirral Church and the New Utrecht Church. After a group photo of both congregations, a lunch featuring both Korean and Italian food and desserts followed. The Mirral Church will now hold worship services at their new home in Manhattan.

Pastor Young Min Kim of the Mirral Church preaching the sermon at the final service of the Mirral Church at the New Utrecht Reformed Church. (Photo by Vincent La Marca)

(left to right) Deacon Carol Dickert, Esther Kim, wife of Pastor Kim, Elder Susan Hanyen, Pastor Kim during a sad farewell to the Mirral Church, which will move to Manhattan. (Photo by Vincent La Marca)

Members of both the Mirral Church and the New Utrecht Church in a circle near the end of the service. (Photo by Vincent La Marca)

A group photo of both the Mirral and New Utrecht congregations. (Photo by Robert M. Buonvino)

A meal featuring both Korean and Italian foods followed the service. (Photo by Vincent La Marca)

Readings for the Third Sunday in Easter

Readings for the Third Sunday in Easter, Year A (Apr. 6)

Friends of Historic New Utrecht offers Jazz Concert April 12

Friends of Historic New Utrecht will sponsor a free concert by the Jazz Big Band and Jazz Ensemble of the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, under the direction of Paul Corn, on Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 PM at the New Utrecht Reformed Church, 18^th Avenue and 84^th Street in Bensonhurst. This concert is free and open to the public. For further information, contact the Friends of Historic New Utrecht at (718) 256-7173 or mail@historicnewutrecht.org.

Saturday, Apr. 5: Thrift Sale, 10 AM-3 PM

Thrift Sale at the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House on November 17, 2007. (Photo by Vincent La Marca)

A Thrift Sale featuring both new and gently used dishes, glassware, kitchenware, electronics, pictures and frames, books, wearing apparel, shoes, handbags, linens, toys, games, and costume jewelry, will take place at the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House on Saturday, Apr. 5 from 10 AM to 3 PM. A lunch room offering hot and cold sandwiches, coffee, tea and soft drinks for purchase will be made available for this event. Proceeds from the Thrift Sale benefit the New Utrecht Reformed Church Restoration Fund to help repair our historic Sanctuary. More information please e-mail mail@newutrechtchurch.org or call (718) 236-0678.

Flyer for Thrift Sale (PDF)

Readings from the Second Sunday of Easter

Readings from the Second Sunday of Easter, Year A (Mar. 30)

Saturday, Mar. 29: Fur Sale, 11 AM-5 PM

A Fur Sale will take place at the New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House on Saturday, Mar. 29, 11 AM-5 PM, with proceeds to benefit the New Utrecht Reformed Church Restoration Fund and Project Hospitality. Staten Island Furrier will conduct the sale. For more information please call (718) 448-1544 ext. 163.

Get to New Utrecht Reformed Church

Download the Fur Sale Flyer (PDF)

Holy Week/Easter at New Utrecht

On Thursday, March 20 at 8 PM, New Utrecht Reformed Church will hold an English-Spanish Maundy Thursday Communion service in the Parish House.

On Friday, March 21 at 8 PM, New Utrecht Reformed Church and the Mirral Church will jointly hold a Good Friday Tenebrae Service of shadows, recounting the seven last words of Christ, in the Parish House.

On Easter Sunday, March 23 at 11 AM, New Utrecht Reformed Church will hold an English-Spanish Easter Communion Service with a coffee hour afterward.

All are welcome to these Holy Week and Easter events!

Download the flyer in Spanish for Holy Week - Easter Services at New Utrecht Church /
Descargue el folleto en español para la Servicios Semana Santa - Semana Santa en la Iglesia New Utrecht (PDF)