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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This week, Mother Liz invites us to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with the Blessing of the Animals following the 11 am service on Sunday. All creatures are welcome — whether in person, through photos, or even in beloved stuffed form — as we give thanks for their companionship, joy, and mystery. In blessing them, we recognize their place in God’s creation, their role in awakening our compassion and wonder, and our kinship with them as fellow creatures. May we cherish and protect them, and remember that we too are animals, blessed to be a blessing.

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