Resistance Cinema Documentary

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Fed Up filmTONIGHT December 1st at 7pm, FREE film series presented by Resistance Cinema and Ascension Outreach, Inc. in the Parish House at 12 West 11th Street. “Fed Up”, 2014 documentary film on the causes of obesity in the US and points to the monied lobbying power of “Big Sugar” in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue.

Please join us for this timely and topical event. Refreshments will be served, and a free-will donation will be gratefully received. For further information, please contact Fr. Ed Chinery at (212) 254-8620 or by email at fatherchinery@ascensionnyc.org.

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In this week’s newsletter, the rector explores the gospel story of Nicodemus, a religious leader who comes to Jesus under cover of night, seeking yet fearful. Jesus speaks mysteriously of being “born from above” and compares the Spirit to wind that “blows where it chooses” — confounding Nicodemus but stirring something deeper. Mother Liz invites us to notice where the Spirit-wind is blowing in our own Lenten journey, making space for uncertainty and tentative steps toward transformation.

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