Newsletter for September 26

Newsletter for September 26
In this week's newsletter: Blessing of the Animals is next week, October 3! Also: Congratulations to parishioner Stanley Weinberg for a new article published in The Episcopal New Yorker. And information about how to help those affected by Hurricane Ida and the refugees affected by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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If the newsletter does not display in your browser below, use this link to read the weekly email from the Ascension parish office, usually sent out each Friday morning. Please write to info@ascensionnyc.org if you would like to be added to the email distribution list.

Sunday’s 11 a.m. service will take place in the church, for the first time in a year a half. But you can still follow the service online or by phone, if you are unable to join us in person:

  • To join the service via Zoom: ascensionnyc.org/sunday
  • To dial in via phone: 929-205-6099; when prompted, enter the meeting ID:
    322 793 633#

Use this link for the Sunday bulletin, which contains the order of service and the text of the hymns.

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