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Parish Newsletter for Sixth Sunday of Easter

The following is a link to the Weekly Constant Contact email from Ascension that is sent out each Friday morning. The email includes a message from the Rector, instructions on how to attend services via Zoom login by device or telephone, a weekly calendar and the bulletin for Sunday services at 11am. Please write to info@ascension if you would like to be added to

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Message from the Rector for the Second Sunday of Easter

Dear people of Ascension, Alleluia! Christ is risen! Although we were not physically together, our worship this Holy Week and Easter was deeply meaningful and full of love and spirit. I am grateful to everyone whose creativity, hard work and skill made our services happen, and happen beautifully. Thank you to my dear clergy colleagues for powerful, soulful preaching and leadership; to Dr. Keene

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Join the Sunday Service April 19th at 11am

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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Lay Homily for Wednesday in Holy Week

As part of a beloved Ascension tradition, we will have lay homilists on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Kate Rutherford was the homilist on Wednesday. The Gospel for Wednesday in Holy Week, April 8, 2020 John 13:21-32 When I begin to think about a reflection like this, I look for the way in – a door – to understand how the readings

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Homily for Tuesday in Holy Week

As part of a beloved Ascension tradition, we will have lay homilists on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Rusty Moore was the homilist on Tuesday. The Gospel for Tuesday in Holy Week, April 6, 2020 John 12:20-36 In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus is telling the crowd of his impending death. In John’s Gospel, Jesus says, “The hour has come for the Son

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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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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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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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Meet Famed Organ Builder Pascal Quoirin

This Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 6:45pm meet the celebrated builder of our magnificent Manton Memorial Organ. Monsieur Quoirin is here with his team are doing a “9-year tune up” of the organ. Come hear him and his team discuss the current work being done on the organ and answer any general questions you may have. Monsieur Quoirin is the most revered organ builder

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