Happy Friday! February 7, 2025

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), Welcome Place & Movie Night; for St. Mary’s vitality; for on site ministries: Alanon, AA, CHHMP Medical Clinic, Connie & Jessie Mae’s Pantry (next 2/26/25), Martial Arts, Movie Night, NA, Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC), Three and a Half Acres Yoga, and Urban Qi (tai chi & qi gong). for everyone in our parish:  for an end to war and violence everywhere, for release of all hostages and captives, and for an end to antisemitism, Islamophobia, and every kind of oppression. 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, February 7 11 am Alanon in the Undercroft 2:30 pm The Welcome Place Volunteers needed! for more information and/or to volunteer contact Lysander Puccio. 6 pm St. Mary’s Movie Night – 5 pm set up 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, February 8 10:30 am Blessed Absalom Jones Celebration at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Join us for a meaningful service honoring the legacy of Rev. Absalom Jones, the first Black priest ordained in the Episcopal Church. Rev. Jones’s groundbreaking ministry, resilience, and leadership paved the way for a more diverse and inclusive priesthood. Born into slavery, Absalom Jones purchased his freedom and co-founded the first Black Episcopal congregation, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to faith, justice, and equality. His life and ministry inspire the Church’s ongoing work toward racial reconciliation and social justice. His inspiring celebration highlights faith, perseverance, unity, and the richness of our shared diversity. link to livestream No Gentle Yoga today. Please come back next week.

Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 10:30 am
Eucharist for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
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. Followed by the Great Litany in Procession around the block Read more! and Coffee Hour in the Rectory.

Worship Slides Worship Readings

1 pm (approximately) Circle Process in Rectory Common Room 102 Join us for the first time or come back and continue learning the Circle Process with Alex Aielo from CONNECT, Inc. This month we will explore the themes of freedom and control.

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

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 212-864-4013. 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. To schedule your COVID vaccine use: NYC COVID vaccine finder.

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