Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
For centuries, Christians have commemorated those who, having professed faith in the living Christ in days past, now have entered into the nearer presence of our Lord. We will celebrate the Feast of All Saints on Sunday, November 1, this year. To include the names of loved ones in the All Saints Memorial List this year, please email the church office with your names
This week: As early voting begins in New York, a letter from the rector on how our faith can inform the way we vote. Also: the order of service for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost on October 25 at 11 am via Zoom; the announcement of new in-person Wednesday Eucharist services at the Church of the Ascension, with a link to reserve a pew; and other ways to engage with the parish, diocese, and community.
Please join us after the 11 a.m. service this Sunday, October 18, to hear from our new seminarian, Linda Istad Brandt, a second year student at General Theological Seminary. She comes from a lifetime of public health nursing. In the introduction, you can expect to hear her 70 year long saga of family roots which informs and sends her from the Diocese of Minnesota
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
NEW THIS WEEK! It’s still a Zoom service, but now with preludial organ music, hymns and anthems recorded specifically this week in the church! Read about how it was done. Plus: the order of service for Sunday’s service, a chance to meet our new seminarian, and further opportunities for fellowship, engagement, and service.
This week: news about the opening of the church (Tuesday and Friday, noon-3pm) for socially distanced meditation and prayer. Plus: the order of service for Sunday’s service, and further opportunities to engage with the parish, the community, and the wider church.
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
This week: observing the feast of St. Francis…followed by an online blessing of our favorite parts of God’s creation, our animal friends and companions. Plus: ways to connect and engage with God’s church and people, and the big news: the church will be open for prayer and meditation Tuesdays and Fridays, noon to 3pm!