Ascension Outreach and Resistance Cinema present a Special Film Event: POSI+IVE: Life with HIV on November 19 & 21 (Tuesday & Thursday) at 7pm. The film will be shown in the church, enter on Fifth Avenue at 10th Street. We are proud to host this powerful film event with panel discussion celebrating the exciting advancements currently being made in clinical care and treatment by the Research Foundation to Cure AIDS (RFTCA). In this two-part screening of the award-winning documentary series Positive: Life with HIV, dive into an experimental film illustrating the political, psycho-social, cultural, medical and legal issues of living with HIV/AIDS. After the films, enjoy refreshments, musical performances by The Nouveau Classical Project, and conversation with a diverse panel of survivors, activists, and the film’s director.
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Parish News: August 16
Father Ed explores the viral trend of people (especially men) frequently thinking about the Roman Empire, then reveals his own: God. The Roman Empire references in Luke’s gospel first connected him to God’s presence in human history. With Sunday’s scriptures focusing on reconciliation (Joseph, the Canaanite woman), he invites us to consider how reconciliation happens at ground level, guided by the Spirit, and asks: What’s your Roman Empire?
