Barbecue dinner on Wednesday, Tai Chi Thursdays & college student welcoming on Saturday. Join us for our monthly Parish BBQ on August 26 around 7pm in the front garden, weather permitting. This Saturday, August 29th, from 9am to 2pm we will welcome NYU and neighboring students moving in for the new school year. We will have a table in front of the church to
We are very glad to learn from our Assistant Sexton, Dawa Sherpa, that his family in Nepal are all OK after the devastating earthquake that has left more than 5,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Please remember the injured, the lost and frightened, the dead and all offering aid in your prayers. If you would like to donate to relief for Nepal, one
We’re not quite ready for the “before and after” shots of the Rectory because we are square in the middle of the before! So here are some pictures of the demolition phase as we prepare the rectory to be a new home for our new rector and get the parlor floor set to be our new meeting space.
“In the midst of transition (or change) the work is going to be about creation…about cooperating with God in re-creating ourselves…about becoming more fully what God calls us to be.” — Debra K Farrington, The Seasons of a Restless Heart, as quoted in Mother Shelley’s sermon on stewardship, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Read the full sermon here and learn about the parish’s plans for growth, change and ministry over the next several years.
On Sunday, June 1, as we celebrate The Day of Ascension as our parish Feast Day, we will also welcome special guest The Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls from the Diocese of New York. This celebration will include the Confirmation and Reception of several new members into the parish and the service and ministry of Parish Administrator, Nick Limansky. Please join us after service in
The Spring Inquirer’s class will begin on Tuesday, April 22, at 6:45pm in the Parish Hall. Each class will take a look at a different aspect of the Christian Faith and what it means to be a member of The Church of the Ascension. Classes will go for six consecutive weeks ending in a hands-on Blessing by the Bishop at the 11 a.m. service
Have you ever wanted to learn more about scripture but were afraid to ask the simple questions? This new Bible study is for you. Join Mother Shelley on Monday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. as she guides us through a beginner’s course in the study of scripture. Classes will begin Monday, January 20th.
Here is a link to read Mother Shelley’s Advent Letter to family and friends of The Church of the Ascension.
On November 17, 2013, there will be a special Children’s Eucharist in the church at the 11am service. Mother Shelley will share with the children what goes on under the veil at the table during the service and teach the basics of communion in the Episcopal Church.
Please join us this Sunday, August 25th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to welcome students at New York University as they return to school. We will be giving out bottled water and providing information as families move students into the Fifth Avenue dormitory across from the church. Services are held in the chapel and parish hall that day, but the sanctuary will be