In this week’s newsletter: some reflections on Jacob’s Ladder, part of this Sunday’s scripture lessons; the rector discusses the work of the Task Force on Re-opening Ascension, meeting this summer; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost; links to other communications about our parish and diocese, and more.
In this week’s newsletter: the rector shares some thoughts from Franciscan teacher Richard Rohr; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost; an invitation to discuss Ibram X. Kendi’s “How To Be an Antiracist”; announcements about upcoming meetings and events; links to other communications, and more.
Dear People of Ascension, Some of you have been asking about our plans for reopening the church. All of us miss being together in person in our beloved sacred space. You will recall that last month I reported that Bishop Dietsche had told us that no churches in the Diocese of New York are to reopen before July 1. Remember that our diocese includes
In this week’s newsletter: the rector discusses the founding of the nation and our “original sin”; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost; announcements about upcoming meetings and events; links to other communications, and more.
In this week’s newsletter: the rector discusses Ascension’s annual celebration of LGBTQ Pride this last Sunday in June and our bishop’s recent message on churches’ reopening; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost; announcements about upcoming meetings and events; links to other communications from bishops, seminarians, and more.
In this week’s newsletter: the rector discusses her decision to not reopen Ascension for in-person worship before September; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Third Sunday after Pentecost; announcements about upcoming meetings and events; links to important communications from our bishops, and more.
In this week’s newsletter: the rector reflects on this very extraordinary “ordinary time,” you get the service bulletin for the 11 am service (via Zoom) for the Second Sunday after Pentecost; and announcements from the parish and across the diocese show that the life and work of the church continues and needs your financial support, now more than ever, if you are able.
News, needs, events and opportunities for worship, service, and fellowship from the Church of the Ascension. The work and witness of the church continues whether we’re in person or online, gathered near or far.
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In this week’s newsletter: the rector provides an update on last Thursday’s “Strive for Justice & Peace” discussion; you get the service bulletin for the 11 am Trinity Sunday service on Zoom; and announcements from the parish and across the diocese show that the life and work of the church continues and needs your financial support, now more than ever, if you are able.
Our beloved parishioner Stacey Carpenter has finished her first year at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. She will spend the summer in Olympia, Washington, doing Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) as a hospital chaplain. Next Sunday June 7, after the 11 AM service, she will join us via Zoom to tell us what this past year has been like, how her sense