Newsletter for January 16

The rector asks: "As we mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s 93rd birthday this year, what part of his work calls to you, to us at Ascension?" Join us for Sunday worship, January 16, at 11 a.m. online: ascensionnyc.org/webcasts. (Here's your bulletin; hymn texts are on the last two pages.)

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Sunday’s 11 a.m. service will take place online:

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

Note: the “View as Webpage” link below only works for the emailed version of this newsletter.

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The Church of the Ascension
Founded: 1827
Current church: 1841

Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street
Greenwich Village
New York City, New York

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Parish Office
The Church of the Ascension
12 W. 11th St
New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-254-8620
Email: info@ascensionnyc.org