The Church of the Ascension is participating in the 2019 New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Site Weekend on Saturday, May 18th (12:00pm – 5:00pm) & Sunday, May 19 (1:00pm – 5:00pm) as part of their Open House program. If you are interested in helping our neighbors discover the beauty of Ascension, please contact Liz Hill (lizart@nyc.rr.com).
Listen to the lay homily from Libby Fosmire on Monday in Holy Week, March 30, 2026.
In her message this week, the rector connects Palm Sunday’s ancient story to present-day witness, planning to join Saturday’s No Kings March calling for democracy, justice, and peace. She explores how Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was itself a public protest: a humble prophet on a borrowed donkey contrasting sharply with Pilate’s simultaneous imperial procession through another part of town. The tension between these two visions of power and authority plays out throughout Holy Week and history, asking where we will put our bodies, feet, and hearts as we follow Jesus’ way of vulnerable, self-giving love.