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Prayers requested:
If you would like to add a name to the prayer list or an event, please email the Rector.

We pray for all our ministries and all who participate: for our worship partners, St. Martin’s & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church; for the Mail Service (Mon-Friday 10am-2pm), and Movie Night; for St. Mary’s vitality; for on site ministries: Alanon, AA, CHHMP Medical Clinic, Connie & Jessie Mae’s Pantry (next 3/27), Martial Arts, Movie Night, NA, Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC), Three and a Half Acres Yoga, Urban Qi, and for all who are working in essential service roles. We give thanks for 200 years of ministry in this place.

We pray for the Middle East and all affected by the violence there, for the release of all hostages, an immediate ceasefire, and an understanding of our own responsibilities, including solidarity with all who are suffering, healing of trauma, and non-violent action for justice and peace.

for our neighbors and partners: St. Mary’s Center, people experiencing homelessness, for all refugees, Unity Fellowship Church NYC, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, African Services Committee, the 26th precinct, and Old Broadway Synagogue.


Today: Friday, March 22

8:30 am – 12 pm GrowNYC Compost Collections downloadable flier (Spanish & English)
11 am Alanon in the Undercroft

6 pm Movie Night (with COVID protocols) – 5 pm set up COVID precautions include mandatory masks & physical distance.

Movie Night needs your help! Sign up to bring and/or prepare food on a future Friday. Prepared food or sandwich makings & drinks for 20 people.

9 pm Compline Online St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Harlem facebook page
Saturday, March 23

12 pm Apparel Swap in the Church; donations accepted starting at 11 am, until 2 pm.



1 pm Holy Week Polishing! in the Parish Hall help get the church ready for Holy Week and Easter by polishing silver and brass.

2:30 pm Gentle Yoga in the Undercroft
Sunday, March 24

10:30 am, Palm Sunday with procession around the block and Sunday of the Passion Eucharist with our partners from St. Martin’s/St. Luke’s, Harlem
Meeting ID: 700 867 563 Passcode: praise 10:30 am Service Zoom link to call in by phone: 1 929 205 6099, enter meeting ID and then passcode: 820010
or go to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Harlem page on facebook for the 10:30 am service.
1pm Vestry Meeting
Worship Slides Worship Readings
8 am, Monday-Friday Online Morning Prayer with the Diocese of New York
A 30 minute Zoom service: join together daily in shared prayer— the foundation of our Anglican tradition and our lives as Christians.  Using the 1979 Book of Common Prayer rite II morning prayer liturgy, the service will include different leaders as officiants and feature diverse voices to offer brief daily reflections.

Join Morning Prayer with the Diocese of NY here
Monday, March 25, 7-8:30 pm Harlem Lay Discussion of Diocesan Mission Review

 register here!

Bishop Heyd has invited the Diocese to discuss and review the ministries of our diocese. This meeting is specifically for lay members of churches in Manhattan North.

To learn more about the Mission Review click this link: renewal.dioceseny.org
 Nick Gordon (ngordon@dioceseny.org) is coordinating this effort on behalf of Bishop Heyd, feel free to reach out to him with any questions.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this important zoom event. Register for Zoom Link here!
Wednesday, March 27
Holy Week Services
Holy Wednesday Tenebrae March 27, 7:30 pm
A service of light and shadow, including readings, hymns and the gradual extinguishing of lights.


Maundy Thursday March 28, 6:30 pm
with foot-washing, eucharist, and procession to the altar of repose
A service incorporating a meal, the stripping of the altar and the Watch.

Vigil at the Altar of Repose open until 12 midnight.



Good Friday March 29, 12 noon
A service including Veneration of the Cross, Communion from the Reserve Sacrament, and (bilingue) Stations of the Cross

Always remember to take care of yourself and stay connected!
If you are not feeling well, please stay home from activities with others; log in to Zoom and/or give us a call. If you have questions or want more information about COVID 19 in New York, please call the NY Department of Health hotline: 1-888-364-3065, or its designated website.
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