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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In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.

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