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Dear Ascension friends and friends of Ascension,
Among the many ways we plan to mark the Church of the Ascension’s 200 years of ministry and community in New York City, one of the most important is remembering the Ascension faithful and friends who have gone before us. Some notable names appear on that list, reaching back to the days when Canal Street was our home, and we hope to highlight as many of them as we can over the coming year.
Closer to our hearts, though, are the parishioners we have lost more recently, and we want to remember them as part of our celebration, too. To that end, we are collecting remembrances of Ascension members and others buried from our parish over the past quarter century, which we will share in the weekly parish email throughout our bicentennial year.
We’ve created a simple form to make this easy. Visit ascensionnyc.org/remembrances, choose a name from the list, and write a few words (up to 200) about that person: a memory you have of them, a tribute, or some details of their life.
We hope to gather remembrances for as many names on the list as possible. Whether someone is honored with words of praise or with a quiet mention and a prayer, we want the people we loved and worshipped alongside to take their place among the names that have shaped our parish’s history.
Share a remembrance: ascensionnyc.org/remembrances
Yours in faith,
Vin Knight & Derek Baker
200th Anniversary Committee
| | Do you like to color? Especially for children and their families- we have copies of “the Sunday Paper” a cartoon version of our gospel each Sunday, along with crayons and clipboards available from the ushers. Please ask for one if your child would enjoy this during the service. | | | |
Regular Service Schedule
SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Side Altar)
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist w/ Music
(Church & Livestream)
6:00 p.m. Meditation & Sacrament (Church)
WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist (Church)
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Evening Prayer Every Weekday Evening
via Zoom
Join us each weeknight at 5:30
for Evening Prayer & discussion.
Click this link to join: ascensionnyc.org/eveningprayer.
To call in (voice, no camera), dial 929-205-6099; the meeting ID is 880 1981 1224.
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Long Term Prayers
Pray for: Allejandro and Jesus, Barbara, Brielle, Dorothy, Elaine, Ellen, Judith, Jurek, Lucas, Stewart, Jen, Bishop Gretchen, Alice & the Kisiya family, Jennifer, Ketty, Sara, William Wynter, Eric, Eileen, Rural & Migrant Ministry, all detained at Delaney Hall, all refugees and asylum seekers, and New York Haiti Project and the St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Martel. We remember all who have been killed by ICE, or died in custody this year: Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Keith Porter, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Victor Manuel Diaz, Heber Sánchez Domínguez, Parady La, Luis Beltrán Yáñez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Lorth Sim, Jairo Garcia-Hernandez, Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes, Emmanuel Clifford Damas, Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, Royer Perez-Jimenez, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Joan Sebastian Guerrero. We pray especially for a just peace in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, Cuba, Ethiopia, and in our own country.
Please keep these people and intentions from our long-term prayer list in your own prayers. We hope to keep our intercessions in the liturgy both faithful and fresh, as we persist in prayer for those who need it.
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Prayers! Did you know you can submit your prayer requests online? Go to ascensionnyc.org/prayers and type in your prayer request. Be sure to add them. Requests submitted by noon on Thursday will be included in the Sunday bulletin. (Any requests after that will be included in the following Sunday bulletin.) | |
A Prayer for Spiritual Communion
If you are attending any of our services online, we invite you to use this prayer at communion.
In union, O Lord, with your faithful people at every altar of your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, I desire to offer to you praise and thanksgiving. I remember your death, Lord Christ; I proclaim your resurrection; I await your coming in glory. Since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart. Cleanse and strengthen me with your grace, Lord Jesus, and let me never be separated from you. May I live in you, and you in me, in this life and in the life to come. Amen.
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Funeral Service for Janet Fisher will be held this Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m., with reception to follow in the Parlor. All are welcome.
“Rest eternal grant to her O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.”
The service will be livestreamed and can be watched at ascensionnyc.org/webcasts
You can view the bulletin here.
| | This Sunday, October 25, Special Coffee Hour in memory of Hannah Lubbert– Please join us for a special coffee hour provided by Hannah’s family | | |
This Sunday’s Forum, October 25: Being Human in the Age of AI. This is the second of three forums on Artificial intelligence (AI), led by Clay Williams. Our final forum will be November 8.
Clay Williams has a PhD in computer science and an MA in theology. His doctoral work used AI in computational models of the immune system. Clay brings these interests together to offer insights into how AI works, contrast AI with human thinking, and help spiritual communities reflect theologically on the place of AI in our world. We continue the discussion on Oct. 25, & Nov 8.
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Last Chance for Flower Subscriptions for All Saints Days! If you would like to include names on the list of those we remember on All Saints Day Please email the names to the Parish Office (info@ascensionnyc.org) or fill out the form found in the Narthex and place in the offering plate. All names must be received by this Sunday, October 25. to contribute toward the cost of the All Saints flowers. You can give in any of the following ways:
- Check: payable to Church of the Ascension (memo: All Saints Flowers)
- Zelle: send to info@ascensionnyc.org (memo: All Saints Flowers)
- Abundant Giving: select All Saints Memorial from the dropdown menu
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Tuesday Zoom Small Group, Our next Small Group call will be Tuesday, October 27, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Join us as we read and discuss Rowan Williams’ Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, and Prayer. All are welcome! To join, contact Yunjeong at yjseol726@gmail.com. Join the conversation on Zoom at //us06web.zoom.us/j/83695829125. We will meet every Tuesday (except October 20).
| | If you’d like to volunteer to set up or clean up, or just to be a ghost, goblin or assorted haint, please contact Fr. Ed. | | Save the Date - Funeral for Sirkka Kyle -November 7, 3:00 p.m. Reception to follow. | | Save the Date for this year’s Harvest Dinner: Thursday, November 12. Please plan to join us at 6:30 in the parish hall to celebrate our life together at Ascension with delicious food and great conversation. As we look towards our bicentennial, the program this year will also feature a sampling of the music that has been part of our parish life (or its environs) over the last 200 years, including some chances to sing along! Don’t miss it! | | Open Church Ministry – Do you have some free time and want to meet interesting people from the neighborhood, congregation and world? If so, consider volunteering with the Open Door team. We have a need for people to spend as little as 1 shift (1 1/2 hours each) per month or more, during the hours of 12-3p.m. Monday- Friday to keep our church doors open. We welcome people to our space, answer questions about the Church and our activities, and are available as they walk around, sit, or pray. Sometimes you get to enjoy hearing a Voices of Ascension concert rehearsal or organ practice as an added bonus! Training with be provided. If interested in exploring further, please contact Madonna Stack Barker at (m.stack@rcn.com) or the Church office (212-254-8620 or info@ascensionnyc.org). | | |
Immigration Legal Support Fund – Recently our diocese announced a new Immigration Legal Support Fund to support immigrant families in our congregations and neighborhoods throughout the Diocese of New York. The Legal Fund will help those navigating immigration under urgent and vulnerable circumstances to access legal resources. We're starting with a $50,000 contribution from the Bishop’s discretionary funds. Help us to match this amount to keep families together. With your support, we can do more so that no one faces the system alone. Your contribution makes possible same-day response, family preparedness, limited-scope appearances, and urgent filings. You can contribute here. To learn more about the Immigration Legal Support Fund Click here.
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Your Pantry Needs You!
Ascension Outreach Inc. needs additional volunteer participation. The program is robust and developing in some great ways- and we need more hands-on help. Won’t you consider helping strengthen our service to our neighbors?
Saturday opportunity: 8 to 9:30 am on the first and third Saturday of each month.
Upcoming Dates: October 17 & November 7 & 21. If you have questions or wish to join us, please contact Fr. Ed: fatherchinery@ascensionnyc.org, or 732-910-7017.
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Open Church Schedule
Open Church - Mondays through Fridays, Noon to 3pm. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, please contact Gretchen Dumler or contact the church office (info@ascensionnyc.org or 212-254-8620.
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Sunday – October 25
Holy Eucharist (Side Altar) 9:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist with Music (Church) 11:00 a.m.
In person and online (Ascensionnyc.org/Sunday)
Special Coffee Hour in memory of Hannah Lubbert
Ascension Forum (Parish Hall) Following the 11:00 service
Meditation & Sacrament (Church) 6:00 p.m.
Monday – October 26
Church open for prayer & meditation; Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday – October 27
Church open for prayer & meditation; Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 p.m.
Small Group Zoom (Zoom) 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday – October 28
Church open for prayer & meditation; Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 p.m.
Holy Eucharist (Church) 6:00 p.m.
Thursday – October 29
Church open for prayer & meditation; Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 p.m.
Voices of Ascension Concert (Church) 7:30 p.m.
Friday – October 30
Church open for prayer & meditation; Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Evening Prayer (Zoom) 5:30 p.m.
Saturday – October 31 - Halloween
Haunted Church! (Front Garden and Narthex) 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
For food assistance or to volunteer, please contact Fr. Ed (fatherchinery@ascensionyc.org).
Sunday – November 1 – All Saints’ Day
Holy Eucharist (Side Altar) 9:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist and Baptism with Music (Church) 11:00 a.m.
In person and online (Ascensionnyc.org/Sunday)
Meditation & Sacrament (Church) 6:00 p.m.
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If you need information to connect to one of our Zoom events please call the church office at 212-254-8620 or email us at info@ascensionnyc.org
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