Music & Events

The third of a four-part series presented by Rising Ground explores the role of women in the growth of social welfare in New York City.

In conversation with the Rev. Matt Welsch, Urvashi Vaid, an attorney and strategist who works in social justice movements, will discuss her contribution to grassroots and community-based organizations while reflecting on how the pandemic has affected advocacy work in the LGBTQ+ community and the role of faith communities in the LGBTQ+ movement in the past and now.

Set in the tranquility of Trinity Church, this reflective night service includes anthems and improvisations sung by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. There’s nothing to do but listen, breathe, and be.

Visit us for place to pray, reflect, mourn, or simply sit with your memories. Clergy from the NY Diocese will be present to offer support and prayers, and from 7am-7pm on Saturday, brief musical interludes and readings will be offered on the hour by Trinity’s staff and community of musicians.

At this candle-lit service, a series of readings and psalms are recited and chanted, followed by meditative musical responses led by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and NOVUS NY with Julian Wachner, conductor. Following the service, a procession will walk to St. Paul’s Chapel, where a 48-hour vigil will begin.

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. There’s nothing to do but listen.

This information session will explore the interaction between the mind and body, and how it can impact both our mental and physical health. It will explore how chronic disease, if not adequately controlled, can lead to pain, emotional distress, and physical hardship. Lastly, this talk will integrate how mindfulness exercises, like meditation, can assist individuals in achieving mind-body balance, enabling individuals to develop a positive attitude for maintaining their overall health. Speaker: Akruti Patel, B.A., PhD Student of Clinical Health Psychology, Pace University.