Newsletter for February 13

This week: The rector shares a poem, "testify," by Eve L. Ewing. Our 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday Eucharists will be held in person at Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street; the 11 a.m. will also be available to attend online. Also in this newsletter: News about the Sunday afternoon service (at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and online) to honor and remember the Most Rev. Desmond Tutu; an update about the next meeting of our parish's Racial Justice Group; and other parish, diocesan and community events.

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