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The Paschal Triduum
and Easter Services

The Paschal Triduum (Paschal from the Hebrew פֶּסַח, transliterated as “Pesach,” meaning “Passover,” and triduum from the Latin for “three days”) refers to the three days from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, sundown to sundown. They are among the holiest days of the year for Christians and observed with great sincerity and preparation at the Church of the Ascension. Join us as you are able for the most reflective, somber, expectant and joyful services of the Christian year, in person at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street or online at ascensionnyc.org/webcasts.

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The Paschal Triduum
and Easter Services

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Read, reflect and pray with us

Each day of Lent from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday (Sundays excluded), the parishioners and clergy of the Church of the Ascension reflect on the day’s scripture readings in the Lenten Devotional. We invite you to join us as we make a pilgrimage through its pages in the journey toward the Resurrection.

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Please pledge your support

In these liminal times, as we discern what new things God is calling us to be and do, we need you — your presence, most of all, and the support of your pledges, participation, and prayers. Your pledges help us plan; they keep our worship vibrant, our ministries active, and our buildings welcoming. Your participation, both in person and online, helps us experience God’s love “with skin on.” And your prayers undergird all that we do and are together.

Job Posting: Resident Head of Maintenance (Sexton)

The Church of the Ascension seeks an experienced Business Manager to serve our Episcopal parish located at Fifth Ave and West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, in NYC.

Holy Week 2021

Join us throughout this week as we journey to the cross, hear the record of God’s saving deeds in history, and marvel at the miracle of an empty tomb. All services this year take place online, via Zoom. Palm Sunday Sunday, March 28, 11:00 a.m. ascensionnyc.org/palmsunday or zoom.us/j/322793633 Evening Prayer with Lay Homilists Monday, March 29, 5:30 p.m., preacher: John Grimes Tuesday, March 30,

Results from Parish Survey on Reopening

The parish vestry and Committee on Reopening recently conducted an online survey among parishioners and friends of the parish to learn our views on reopening our church buildings for worship — as well as to get a better sense of what people have been able to appreciate about our time of online worship together.

What’s Been Uniquely Challenging?

Dear People of Ascension, I commend to you the meditation for the 6th week of Easter from our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Andrew Dietsche, which you can listen to here. It’s really a meditation about the Ascension and the ten days between Jesus’ ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, so it has special resonance for us at the Church of

Pledges & Giving to Ascension

Parishioners and friends, As Mother Liz reminded us in her recent letter, “Church is not canceled! We are still the church!” This message is a reminder about our ongoing parish expenses and to ask those who pledge to continue to pay our pledge during this time as you are able. Although the church building may be closed, we have staff who live on site

A Message from the Rector: Palm Sunday & Holy Week 2020

Dear People of Ascension, Although we are not able to worship in person, I invite you to join in celebrating this Holy Week in community both online and in spirit. More than ever, we need each other as we navigate this unprecedented time in our lives, our city, our church, our world. More than ever, we need to live into the central message of

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