Clara Tice (1888-1973) drawing of Dorothy Sylvia and Elliot Taylor in Very Good Eddie, 1915-16
Events

On With the Show!

Please join us for a reception and private viewing of “On With the Show: Clara Tice Drawings of the New York Stage” to benefit the Church of the Ascension in the City of New York. Saturday, April 16, 2011, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Meredith Ward Fine Art 44 East 74th Street Suite One New York, NY 10021 $25 suggested donation RSVP: nick@ascensionnyc.org |

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Ethan Mandel
News

Ascension Heads to Tanzania

On an upcoming pilgrimage to Tanzania, where our sister village of Gawaye is, parishioner Ethan Mandel will represent the Church of the Ascension, bringing greetings and gifts to the church in Gawaye. But we need your help to send him there — and then bring him back home!

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Chancel, organ console, altar and mural
Events

Prayer for Hard Times

Barbara Cawthorne Crafton is an Episcopal priest and author. She heads The Geranium Farm, an institute for the promotion of spiritual growth. The Farm publishes her Almost-Daily eMo, a meditation read online by tens of thousands worldwide via email and social media. She has served a number of churches, including historic Trinity Church, Wall Street, St. John’s-in-the-Village in Greenwich Village, St. Clement’s in Manhattan’s theatre

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News

March 20 Announcements

Ascension’s Social Concerns and Action Committee will be meeting next Sunday at 12:30 in the front meeting room of the rectory. The meeting is open to all who are interested in attending.  House Eucharists – Be sure to sign up for one of the House Eucharists that will be held during Lent.  The sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the Parish hall.

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electric organ console in chancel, as shown in concert position
Music

Organ Music, March 20

FRANCK, MENDELSSOHN & BACH Cantabile (from Trois Pièces) César Franck (1822-1890) One of the twelve great organ pieces of Franck, this sweet, touching piece is very beautiful indeed. It begins with four rich chords on the foundation stops (fonds) of the Grand-Orgue division, with the principal melody of the piece hinted at in the pedal line. Then the melody officially starts – on a

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News

Vestry Notes

At its January meeting the vestry: Heard Fr. Andrew report on the success of the preparations for the re-opening of the sanctuary on Christmas Eve 2010. Heard Fr. Andrew extend his special thanks to the four departing Vestry members, Mary Gaillard, Barbara Head, Steven Hubbard and Stanley Weinberg and to Warden John Grimes, for their service during their current terms of office. Heard Mtr.

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electric organ console in chancel, as shown in concert position
Music

Organ Music for March 13

What better way to start Lent than with two of Bach’s greatest large-scale works? At the Prelude (10:50 am) Fantasia & Fugue in C Minor Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) What a special piece this is! I have always loved this Fantasia very much and find it unique among his large organ works. For me, it has a very expressive, almost vocal manner about it.

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Recovery Eucharist
Events

Recovery Eucharist, March 6, 4pm

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 God’s grace. We invite you to

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One of two angels by Armstrong
Music

Organ Music, March 6

As many of you know, we are hearing the first sounds of the new Manton Memorial Organ. Built by Pascal Quoirin of St. Didier, France, it is the first French-built organ ever installed in New York City, and will no doubt be one of the most significant organs of our time. During the Fall the organ was assembled here, the mechanisms all put together,

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Music

Organ Music for February 27

At the Prelude (10:50 am) ROUEN CATHEDRAL 1623 The organ music today represents what you would have heard in two of the great churches of France during the 17th century. First, the great gothic cathedral of Rouen. Hymne de l’Eglise: Exultet coelum Jehan Titelouze (1563-1633) For centuries, Rouen Cathedral was a center of music in France. It was famous for its boy choir which

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