The Poor Invited to the Feast, by the Jesus MAFA Community
from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library,
Nashville, TN
Prayers requested:

If you would like to add a name to the prayer list or an event, please email the Parish Administrator.

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 3/26/25), Martial Arts, NA, Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC), Three and a Half Acres Yoga, and Urban Qi (tai chi & qi gong).

for the Rector, on sabbatical, her family, and for St. Mary’s leadership.

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 all threatened with losing their livelihoods, including government civil servants, and for all threatened with deportation.

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, August 29, 2025

11 am Alanon in the Undercroft

2:30 pm The Welcome Place Cancelled for today only
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, August 30, 2025

2:45 PM Gentle Yoga in the Sanctuary. with instructor Timothy Lewis, sponsored by Three and a Half Acres

Sunday, August 31, 2025 10:30 am
Eucharist for the Twelveth Sunday after Pentecost
and the Visitation of the Rev. Anahi Galante
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 coffee hour in the Garden and Rectory
Worship Slides

Worship Readings


St. Mary’s Thrift Store is now open!

and remain open for donations and service during its regularly scheduled hours:

Friday 2 pm – 4 pm
Saturday 2 pm – 4 pm
Sunday 12 noon – 2 pm

Donations are also accepted to the church office Monday to Friday 10 am – 2pm

Community Health Alert

Please be advised the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem (ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035 and 10037).
For the updated number of cases, visit nyc.gov/health/legionnaires.

There have been no new cases reported since August 13. The NYC Health Department is continuing to monitor the situation. For more information, go to nyc.gov/health/legionnaires.

The risk to most people is low, but if you have flu-like symptoms, see a health care provider right away. Symptoms include cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, and shortness of breath.

The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia in the community is a cooling tower in the affected area. Cooling towers are water systems usually found on the top of buildings. They control the temperature of cooling systems, such as central air conditioning or refrigeration. The cooling towers spray mist from the top that can contain the bacteria. All of the cooling towers in the affected area are being tested by the Health Department.

This is not an issue with any building’s plumbing system. It is safe for you to drink water, bathe, shower, cook, and use your air conditioner.

Contribute to One Day’s Food to World Central Kitchen’s hot meals for Gaza and sign on to a statement calling for a free-flow of humanitarian aid and safety for those seeking food and those providing it.

In the first 5 days, Episcopalians participating in the One Single Act Campaign gave nearly $40,000 to provide 85,000 meals.

You can still donate and sign on.

During this time of manufactured starvation in Gaza and the continuing apartheid in occupied Palestine, the Archbishop of Jerusalem will visit the Cathedral this fall, where the NY Diocese will continue to work together in allyship.

Free Outdoor Jazz Concerts in August:

Saturday, September 13 at 5 pm
Morningside Park by 114th Street and Morningside Av

Save the dates!

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

Vigils at Columbus Circle sponsored by The Interfaith Center of New York, Union Theological Seminary, The Jewish Theological Seminary, Episcopal Diocese of New York, and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.

Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness to Democracy 5:30 pm Columbus Circle

Mondays through May, from 5:30–6 pm,
at USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park
(or the NE part of Columbus Circle)
Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values.
These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.

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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