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
Please join us in welcoming The Rev. Edwin Chinery to our Ascension family as Assisting Priest. Father Ed will be preaching this Sunday, July 14, and looks forward to meeting everyone at coffee hour after the service. Please save the date, Sunday, September 22nd as we receive his formal “Vows of Ministry” to our parish. Ordained to the priesthood in June 2010, Fr. Ed
For the 3rd Sunday in Pentecost, the Day1 radio program and podcast invited the Rev. Shelley McDade, Ascension’s interim pastor, to its Atlanta, Georgia, studios. Visit the Day1 web site to hear Mother Shelley interviewed by Day1’s host and executive producer, Peter Wallace, and her sermon: “Love in Transformation,” a reflection on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians 1:11-24. (In addition to an audio file of the broadcast, the transcript of her sermon is also available on the Day1 web site.)
Join the festivities at the Ascension Water Table to celebrate LGBT pride and mark the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots as we hand out water to marchers. If you wish to RSVP contact Steve Hubbard or join us to help set up after the 11 am service.
This Sunday, June 30th, we welcome The Rev. Mark Hummell from New York University’s new campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates where Fr. Mark provides counseling and crisis management to college students and also consults with faculty and staff. Fr. Mark was instrumental in the development of the spiritual life at NYU Abu Dhabi helping the students create Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish