Weekday Evening Prayer Monday – Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Please join us via Zoom, for our weeknight Evening Prayer and Discussion at 5:30 p.m. Click this link to join the 5:30pm weekday Evening Prayer https://zoom.us/j/770597201. You can click here https://zoom.us/download to download the Zoom app on your device. (If you forget to do this, you will be prompted when you join the meeting.) If you do not have a device with a camera,

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Lay Homily for Monday in Holy Week

As part of a beloved Ascension tradition, we will have lay homilists on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Elizabeth Adams has shared the text of her homily on Monday. The Gospel for Monday in Holy Week, April 6, 2020 John 12:1-11 “You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me,” says Jesus in today’s Gospel. He is

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How to join the Palm Sunday Service

From your computer, laptop, pad, smart phone, or other device, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/322793633 If you do not have a device with a camera, you can still join with your phone by dialing the following number and enter the meeting ID: 929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 322 793 633 You will be prompted to join the meeting. You may be asked to download the Zoom app

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How to Join the 11am Sunday Service March 29, 2020

From your computer, laptop, pad, smart phone, or other device, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/974761050 You will be prompted to join the meeting. 1) You may be asked to download the Zoom app – please do so. Please do not log in to or create an account! 2) You may be prompted to turn on your camera. 3) All participants will be joined in “mute”

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Weekday Evening Prayer online

Please join us via Zoom, for our weeknight Evening Prayer and Discussion at 5:30 p.m. Click this link to join the 5:30pm weekday Evening Prayer https://zoom.us/j/770597201. You can click here https://zoom.us/download to download the Zoom app on your device. (If you forget to do this, you will be prompted when you join the meeting.) If you do not have a device with a camera,

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Sermon – March 22, 2020

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Updated Pastoral Letter from the Rector

March 19, 2020 Dear People of Ascension, Earlier this week, the clergy received a letter from Bishop Dietsche suspending all public worship for 8 weeks, until the middle of May. This follows the best wisdom of the CDC and is reflected in many other policies now in place in New York as we seek to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19. As difficult as

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How to Join the 11am Sunday Service March 22, 2020

From your computer, laptop, pad, smart phone, or other device, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/170111903 You will be prompted to join the meeting. 1) You may be asked to download the Zoom app – please do so. Please do not log in to or create an account! 2) You may be prompted to turn on your camera. 3) All participants will be joined in “mute”

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Voices of Ascension March 26 concert postponed

In light of the circumstances involving the COVID-19 coronavirus and directives from the Mayor regarding gatherings of large groups of people in NYC, we have decided to postpone the Brahms German Requiem concert originally scheduled for March 26. We understand this news will be very disappointing to many, as it is for us. Know that we are fully committed to making music for our

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Young Adults Supper March 19th

NOTE: The Young Adults Supper has been cancelled until further notice. Calling all young adult parishioners to join us for an evening of dinner, fellowship and talk. Please call the church office (212-254-8620) to let us know that you’re coming.

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