There are many new events this fall including special Sunday services, forums, films, a Harvest Dinner on November 2 and more. A flyer with all of these can be found with this link to Ascension Fall Events Calendar 2017. We call your attention to the upcoming Ascension Forums on October 22, November 12 & 19 which take place in the Parish Hall at 12:45pm
The next Forum will take place this Sunday at 12:30pm (after the 11am service). We will hear from parishioner Chrys Fairchild who spent six weeks walking across the north of Spain on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela last fall. Chrys will share some of her experiences and images from her pilgrimage along one of the earliest European “highways”. The Camino de Santiago, also
We will celebrate St. Francis Day this Sunday, October 1, 2017, with the Blessing of the Animals after the 11 o’clock service in the front garden on Fifth Avenue at 10th Street (around 12:30 pm). This is a special celebration of all creatures great and small so please join us. You are also welcome to bring well-behaved pets to church that day. Less well-behaved
Mark the Date – We’re getting ready for the fall at Ascension! On Sunday, September 24th, the Ascension Choir returns and we’ll enjoy a special coffee hour after the 11 am service. We’ll also have a chance to learn more about what’s planned for the fall. Whether you’ve been away this summer or not, it will be a great day to welcome each other
The Presiding Bishop and more than 130 other Episcopal Bishops signed a letter today imploring the President and Congress not to end DACA, and to enact “permanent and meaningful legislation that will protect ‘Dreamers.’ Below is the text of the letter which was signed by Bishops Dietsche, Shin and Glasspool, Presiding Bishop Curry and 130+ other bishops. This letter appeared in the first section
The Rev. Posey Krakowsky, our new Priest Associate, will begin her ministry at Ascension this week. She will be the regular presider and preacher at our Wednesday evening 6 pm service starting September 13, and she will preach this Sunday, September 17 at both the 9 and 11 am services. She will also lead a forum following the 11 am service this Sunday introducing
September 5, 2017 (below in Spanish) Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have issued the following statement concerning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Today our hearts are with those known as the Dreamers—those young women and men who were brought to this country as children, who were
Ascension Outreach and Resistance Cinema present monthly films at 7:00pm in the Parish House of The Church of the Ascension, 12 West 11th Street, usually on the first Tuesday. On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 we present From One Mistake: A New Film on Immigration Reform, along with Hendel Leiva, the filmmaker. Mr. Leiva will join us for a discussion about his first documentary film
The Episcopal Diocese of New York has sent this message about responding to the aftermath of Harvey. The following link includes suggestions from Episcopal Relief & Development on what you can do to assist flood victims and what not is not helpful right now. To read the message click on this link. The Diocese of New York and the Diocese of East Texas recomment
Join us Wednesday evening, August 30th for our monthly summer BBQ — 6:30pm in front of the church. There is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall or you can call the parish office at (212) 254-8620 to let us know you’re coming, and what you might like to bring. We hope to see you there!