NYU Back to School Opening Day

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NYU sealPlease join us this Sunday, August 25th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to welcome students at New York University as they return to school. We will be giving out bottled water and providing information as families move students into the Fifth Avenue dormitory across from the church. Services are held in the chapel and parish hall that day, but the sanctuary will be open for visitors. If you would like to participate please contact Father Ed at fatherchinery@ascensionnyc.org.

NOTE: The 11 a.m. summer services are held in the Parish Hall through Labor Day, September 1st. Please be sure to enter at 12 West 11th Street. The 9 a.m. service will continue to be held in the Chapel.

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Parish News: December 21

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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