This 7 week class will be taught in the Parish Hall by Seminarian Sam Tallman on Thursdays from 7 – 8:30 p.m. beginning Oct 20 and running through Dec. 8 (Thursday of Thanksgiving weekend there will be no class.). “The Book of Signs” is the first half of the Fourth Gospel, in which John reveals Jesus by a series of miraculous acts.
For the October meeting, Charlie Hill has chosen Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, the story is set during the Great Depression. It takes place in what Steinbeck named “Cannery Row” but is really a street in Monterey, California, that was lined with sardine fisheries and canneries — a once-thriving industry. The characters interact with one another, and we are introduced to
Voices of Ascension will perform at two free concerts on Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. at Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City. The performance will be at the north end of the park, at the corner of River Terrace and Warren St. (Take the subway to Chambers Street and walk west on Chambers Street to the park on
Services will return to the sanctuary from the Parish Hall on Sunday, September 11th. A time of silent meditation will take place at the side altar at 8:30 a.m. (before the 9 a.m. service). Our summer choir will be singing at the 11 a.m. service. Our Sunday School program will also return on September 11th.
The first Sunday of every month, Ascension’s Recovery Eucharist seeks to intentionally create a safe worship environment for helping those who have been either afflicted or affected by addiction to create a place for spiritual growth and development for those in search of healing and recovery. It is in the midst of our brokenness that we encounter God’s unconditional love which is manifested in
Due to extreme weather conditions Church of the Ascension services are cancelled this Sunday, August 28, 2011. We pray that you are all safe and in good care along with your families. The Parish Office will reopen on Monday, August 29th. — The Rev. Shelley D. McDade Associate Rector
The first Sunday of every month, Ascension’s Recovery Eucharist seeks to intentionally create a safe worship environment for helping those who have been either afflicted or affected by addiction to create a place for spiritual growth and development for those in search of healing and recovery. It is in the midst of our brokenness that we encounter God’s unconditional love which is manifested
Since July 14, Ascension parishioner and seminarian Jenny Landis and her fiancé, seminarian Sam Owen, have been in Haiti, building a playground for the children in the town of Bondo. Follow their trip on the blog they’re posting together, “Haiti 2011,” and you can read some excerpts from their most recent posts here. But be sure you click on a post’s title to read
Put simply: this Carpenter’s Kids pilgrimage is life-changing. It is transformational. It will make you cry. It will make you smile. It will exhaust you. It will open your eyes wider than you ever thought possible. No amount of preparation and prayer could have prepared me for what awaited in Tanzania. And at the same time, I would not give up the experience for anything.
July 11th is the Feast of Saint Benedict, founder of Western monasticism. Benedict built a lifestyle around the values of community, hospitality, stewardship, humility, prayer and peace. Choose one of those values and celebrate it in a special way on Monday. For example, celebrate community by bringing friends in for a special meal or dessert; hospitality by doing a random act of kindness to