SATURDAY MAY 12th AT 3PM
ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH • 7 RUTHERFORD PLACE, NEW YORK, NY 10003
WEDDING CEREMONY
SATURDAY MAY 12th, at 3pm, ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
7 Rutherford Place, New York, NY
The wedding ceremony will be held at the historic St. George’s Church in New York City. The organ and brass prelude will begin at 2:45pm, and the service at 3:00pm.
If you would like to sing in the choir, please let us know when you RSVP.
RECEPTION
4pm-10pm, ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
7 Rutherford Place, New York, NY
The reception will start immediately after the service in the same building. There will be a cocktail hour with live jazz and Indian food for dinner, followed by an evening of dancing. Childcare will be available.
GETTING TO ST. GEORGE'S
St. George’s Church is located near Union Square in Manhattan.
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By public transportation: Take any of the N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, or 6 trains to “Union Square” or take the L train to “3rd Ave.”
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By cab: Tell the driver “16th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues” (“Rutherford Place” is a short street and not well known).
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By parachute: Book a helicopter ride at either the 34th Street Heliport on the East Side or the Air Pegasus Heliport at 30th Street on the West Side. Have them take you to the standard sport skydiving altitude of 12,500 feet before beginning your descent. After about 45 seconds, pull your primary chute. Aim for the unmistakable Stuyvesant Square, which 2nd Avenue bisects. Pick your landing spot of either the park’s central fountain or the church rooftop. Beware: the spires are taller than they appear.
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By foot: From the Union Square subway station, walk 3 blocks east down 16th Street. Turn left on Rutherford Place (half way between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). The entrance to St. George’s Church faces Stuyvesant Square.
ABOUT THE PARISH
St. George’s Church is part of the Parish of Calvary ~ St. George’s, an Episcopal Church where Matt has worked and attended for over a decade. It’s our church home now, sharing much in common theologically with Elsa’s Lutheran tradition. Many influential figures have passed through its doors, such as Reinhold Niebuhr (one of Elsa’s favorite theologians, who was a frequent guest preacher here) and choir soloist Harry Burleigh (he brought African American Spirituals to the concert stage and was said to be Dvorak’s source for the pastoral melodies of “The New World Symphony”). To find out more about the church’s rich history and current ministry, head here.