Two weeks ago, Ascension joined churches and other groups throughout the country in ringing our bells as a solemn memorial to the enslaved Africans who arrived on these shores 400 years ago, as well as in repentance for slavery and its legacy that continues to the present day. This past Sunday, September 8, 2019, our service included further reflections on how slavery has shaped
Episcopal Relief & Development partners with dioceses as they respond to hurricanes and other tragic storms and we would like to invite you to join this vital partnership. Your contribution to Episcopal Relief & Development’s Hurricane Relief Fund will support communities as they respond to storms like Hurricane Dorian. Your donation will meet urgent needs by providing critical supplies such as food, water and
Each year, from September 1st, the Global Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to October 4th, St Francis of Assisi Day, many Anglicans join other people of faith worldwide in marking the Season of Creation to pray and celebrate with creation, focus on the story of Earth, and commit to a ministry of healing Earth. At Ascension, some of our focus on
Join the fun on Wednesday evening, August 28, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. for our final Summer BBQ in the front garden. This is a great way to fellowship with other parishioners and to meet and get to know our neighbors. The BBQ is potluck (the church provides burgers and hotdogs), so bring a dish to share.
Can you help Ascension welcome our newest neighbors this Sunday, August 25th? We will have a table outside on Sunday morning between services and during coffee hour, sharing information and treats with students and their families on this very hectic day of moving into dorms and getting settled. Please help us share the Good News and some good ole Ascension hospitality. To volunteer, please
With cooler weather this weekend, this Sunday, August 25, 2019, all three services – 9am, 11am and 7pm – will take place in the church rather than the Parish Hall. Please join us as we give thanks and praise together in resplendent beauty.
Grazing the Amazon is a groundbreaking documentary by director Marcio Isensee e Sa on the devastating effects of the cattle industry on the deforestation of the Amazon. Less than fifty years ago, in the 1970s, the rainforest was intact. Since then, a portion the size of France has disappeared, 66% of which transformed into pastures. Cattle ranching became an economic and cultural banner of
Parishioner Stanley Weinberg is published in this month’s Episcopal New Yorker. You can read the full article, Hope and Courage: From the Stonewall Riot to Stonewall 50 and World Pride NYC, online here, or pick up a copy of the current issue in the narthex.
After our recent discussion of Ascension being a short-term sanctuary, several have asked what more can they do. The New Sanctuary Coalition has two very concrete ways you can get involved, with frequent training opportunities for both: (1) Pro Se Clinic – The clinic helps people identify ways to get relief from deportation and detention; access other immi-gration-related benefits; understand their rights so they
The following is an audio file to hear the sermon by our Rector, The Rev. Elizabeth G. Maxwell, at the 11 o’clock service this past Sunday, July 28, 2019. An archive is available on the lower right sidebar to listen to sermons from February 2015 to date. Audio You can read the scripture for July 28, 2019 here.