OpenHouseNewYork: Oct 15 & 16

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The Church of the Ascension will again participate in the OpenHouseNewYork weekend which will take place in the afternoon on October 15 and 16. Volunteers are needed to assist visitors with questions about the church and our new organ. If you would like to help on either of those days, please contact Tom Rice or Liz Hill. Dennis Keene will give organ demonstrations at 2 and 4pm on Saturday and 1:30pm on Sunday.

The schedule for our Open House is:

  • Saturday, October 15 – 12:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Sunday, October 16 – 1:00pm – 5:00pm

See our page on the OpenHouseNewYork web site for more information.

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This week, the rector reflects on Advent’s invitation to hope when circumstances feel bleak or overwhelming. Drawing on Isaiah’s story of King Ahaz and Matthew’s account of Joseph, she explores the tension between realism and trust—between protecting ourselves from disappointment and daring to imagine what God might do. These texts challenge us to notice where cynicism or caution keeps us from hope, and to consider the risks of faithful dreaming. Advent asks whether we can trust that God is truly with us, even in the messiness and brokenness of our world.

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