Come join The Rev. Dr. Clair McPherson, Professor of Ascetical Theology and Patristics at General Seminary, who will lead us in our annual Lenten Quiet Day on Saturday, March 16 from 10 AM – 2 PM. Frank Griswold once said that Spirituality is “intentional discipleship,” and that echoes what St. Paul said almost two thousand years before: real Christian living, living in the Spirit,
The first Parish Round Table Discussion on March 3 was a lively and productive session that provided important input for our Parish profile. If you were unable to participate, please sign up for the second session on Sunday, March 17. The sign-up sheet is in the Parish Hall. The hour-long discussions will start in the Parish Hall right after the service at 12:30pm. A
The deadline for the Parish Questionnaire is extended to Sunday, March 3, to enable everyone to participate. A reminder that the parish Questionnaire can be found online here. Hard copies are available in the Parish Hall or Narthex, as are drop boxes for completed questionnaires. The first of two Parish Round Table Discussions will be held in the Parish Hall on March 3. The
Please remember to submit your parish questionnaire by this Sunday, February 24th. Your participation in the survey is crucial to our self-study process. We are gathering this information in order to create a thorough and accurate parish profile. The parish profile will describe who we are as a parish, and will be used by prospective rector candidates to discern for themselves if Ascension is
As part of this parish’s Lenten observance, we are presenting Jon Gillock’s performance of Olivier Messiaen’s Book of the Holy Sacrament on Tuesday, March 5. This was Messiaen’s final work for organ, and is without question one of the most important works of music composed in the 20th Century. Some of the movements are meditations on Christ’s life, others on the Eucharist. Attending a
In the past, the Spiritual Development Committee has occasionally published one or two previous years’ entries in the annual Lenten Devotional booklet. In doing so, it allows the reader to not only reflect on parishioners’ thoughts and perceptions from the past, but also to recognize and remember members of our parish family who are no longer with us. The committee has chosen 2013 as
The Church of the Ascension will hold Ash Wednesday services at 8 am, noon and 7 pm. All services include Holy Eucharist with imposition of ashes and our choir will sing at the 7 pm evening service. This historic Episcopal church is located on Fifth Avenue at Tenth Street in New York City. Whether you are drawn to our church for worship, music, art
This month, the Tailer Memorial, the last large stained glass window in the church awaiting restoration, began its journey to the studio of Jack Cushen in East Marion, Long Island. It will return following restoration later this spring. The window, on the subject “The Child Jesus Found by His Mother in the Temple,” was executed by David Maitland Armstrong in 1895. Armstrong produced glass
The Search Committee is organizing two hour-long Round Table discussions, one following the 11 a.m. service on March 3, and the second following the 11 a.m. service on the March 17. These discussions are designed to supplement the Questionnaire you recently received as a means of gathering information for the Parish Profile, which is an important step in the search process for a new
Dear Members of Ascension, As we begin our search for the next rector, we are undertaking a self-study of the parish. The link below will connect you to an online questionnaire we have compiled, which is a crucial part of that process. As you review the questions, please give them careful and prayerful consideration. We ask that you submit the completed questionnaire by Sunday,