Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2014

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4th in easterJoin us for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: 9am Holy Eucharist at Side Altar; 11am Holy Eucharist in the church with sermon, music & choir; 7pm Service of Meditations and Sacrament including chant, interfaith readings and communion. Special music by the Ascension choir and prelude (10:45am) and postlude on The Manton Memorial organ.

In addition to being Mother’s Day, this Sunday is Episcopal Charities Sunday when parishioners throughout the Diocese join together to celebrate and support the work of our parish-based feeding programs – Ascension Outreach, Inc. among them. On this day our plate offering goes to Episcopal Charities to support these programs. For more information see this link for Episcopal Charities of New York.

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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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