Get To Know Us
Ascension is a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive community of people who gather to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, to give praise and thanks to God through the beauty of worship, and to love and serve God and our neighbors.
Regular Worship Schedule
- Sunday 9am: Holy Eucharist at Side Altar
- Sunday 11am: Holy Eucharist in the Church with sermon, hymns & soloist
- Sunday 7pm: Service of Meditations and Sacrament, including chant, interfaith readings and communion
- Monday–Friday: 6pm at Side Altar. Church open for prayer and meditation 12–3pm.
We'd like to hear from you!Ongoing Events
- Mondays: Weekly Lectionary Bible Study
7 p.m. in the Parish Office, 12 W. 11th Street, 2nd Flr. For more information, contact Sibyl Piccone. - Wednesdays: Centering Prayer
7:30-8:15 a.m. in the Chapel, Fifth Avenue at 10th Street. For more information, please contact the parish office. 8:30-8:50 a.m. Morning Prayer in the Chapel.
- Mondays: Weekly Lectionary Bible Study
Music this Sunday & Ascension Day May 30th
On May 26, 2019 at the 11 o’clock service our wonderful soprano, Sarah Chalfy, will sing Mozart’s entire Exsultate, jubilate at the 11am service. It will be split up: half for the Prelude and half at Offertory. So, come early at 10:45 a.m. to hear it! (It ends with the famous Alleluia.) Other music this …
Sermon – Fifth Sunday of Easter
The following is an audio file to hear the sermon by our Rector, The Rev. Elizabeth G. Maxwell, at the 11 o’clock service this past Sunday, May 19, 2019. An archive is available on the lower right sidebar to listen to sermons from February 2015 to date. On Thursday, May 30, 2019, 7pm, we will …
May is Episcopal Charities Month
We recognize and celebrate the work of Episcopal Charities on May 12th. Together we can provide very real help and show our love to those in need and we can do so through the Episcopal Charities organization. Envelopes for a special offering will be available in the bulletin for this Sunday. For more information about their …
News
Ascension in the News!
The current issue of The Episcopal New Yorker features two articles by Ascensionites: a book review from Mother Liz and and a reflection on the issue’s fascinating topic (death) by Stanley Weinberg. In the recent 2018 fall edition you’ll find a poignant article by Fr. Ed on how the abuse of a subway panhandler by …
Ascension Walks (and Gives) to End AIDS
This year the event takes place in Central Park on Sunday, May 19th. As her final major event as a 23-year-old — as well as her first public service duty as a baptized Christian — Zennie Trieu will be dedicating her 24th birthday to fundraising a $5,000+ goal for the annual AIDS Walk NY. She …
Events
Inquirers’ Class May, 2019
Preparing for confirmation or reception when Bishop Andrew St. John visits us on Ascension Day, May 30? Please join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30 p.m. We will meet in the rear parlor. For more information, please speak with Mother Liz. All are welcome!
Inquirers’ Classes Begin this Sunday
This Sunday, May 5th, there will be a brief meeting after the 11 a.m. service with Mother Liz. Are you thinking about being confirmed or received in the Episcopal Church? Renewing your baptismal vows and deepening your commitment to Christ? Are you just curious about this particular Anglican branch of the Jesus Movement, or about …
Thoughts
Sermon – April 28, 2019
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sermon – Easter Day 2019
O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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