One hundred years ago this Saturday, on April 14, 1912, the son of the founder of the world-wide Baha’i faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, spoke publicly for the first time in the United States. At the invitation of the Rector of the Church of the Ascension, The Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, this historic talk marked the spread of this new teaching in America. On the Centenary
On Thursday, April 18th at 8pm Voices of Ascension will perform some of the most beloved of all choral works (such as the Mendelssohn and Ireland works), performed with the polish, care and interpretive depth that can only come from one of the world’s preeminent choral ensembles. Two of the other pieces share the same text (Psalm 90) and are among the most profound
Explore the mystery of Christ’s Passion with readings, chant, and Jesus’ own prayer book, the Psalter. The Rev. Deacon Sam Tallman leads the Tenebrae service on Wednesday, April 4, at 6 p.m., which opens our observance of the three holy days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Vigil of Easter. Tenebrae is the Latin word for “darkness” or “shadows.”
Second recital: Saturday, April 21, at 4pm Amanda Grafton, soprano, Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano & Taisiya Pushkar, piano in the Parish Hall, 12 West 11th Street Recital program: Works by Mozart, Handel, Verdi, Rachmaninoff & Puccini The Sorel Salon is a series of fundraising events for Church of the Ascension music programs and has a $20 suggested donation for each performance. If possible, please reserve
Saturday, March 10, at 4pm recital program: works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Cofalik, Paganini, Ysaye, Liszt, Kreisler, Massenet, Gorecki, and de Sarasate. The Sorel Salon Series is a fundraising Event for Church of the Ascension Music Programs and has a $20 suggested donation. Space is limited, so if possible, please reserve your seats in advance by emailing…
Louis Robilliard plays Romantic Masterpieces for Organ Works by composers such as Franck, Widor, Liszt, Schumann, and Dupré One of the great masters of the French Romantic repertoire, M. Robilliard is titular organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint François de Sales in Lyon, and Honorary Professor of Organ at the National Regional Conservatory in Lyon. He is known world wide for his concerts
The Ash Wednesday services will feature special music on the Manton Memorial Organ. Organ music at the 8am and noon services: O man, bewail thy grevious sin, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Have Mercy on me, O Lord God, Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748) Selections from Orgelbüchlein, J. S. Bach Postlude: Jesus, my Joy, J. S. Bach Organ music at the 6 p.m. service: Prelude (at
Please join us on Sunday, February 19th, for our traditional Mardi Gras Celebration in preparation for our Lenten season. The celebration will begin immediately after our 11:00 am service and will be filled with plenty of fun, food and spirit. All are welcome to join us in this annual favorite.
A Men’s Spirituality Group and a Healing Prayer Ministry are new parish ministries. The Men’s Spirituality Group will meet the last Wednesday of each month for an hour of prayer, meditation and reflection at 7:00 a.m. in the downstairs meeting room off of 10th Street. The rich diversity of our parish is seen as the strength of this group, and you are encouraged to
Held on 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