Happy Friday! October 31, 2025

Don’t forget to “Fall Back” one hour on Saturday, November 1!

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 10/22), Martial Arts, NA, Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC), and Urban Qi (tai chi & qi gong). for everyone in our parish: for an end to war and violence everywhere, and for every effort towards a just peace and repair for harm. for all threatened with losing their livelihoods and/or working without pay, including government civil servants, for all threatened with deportation and all those detained without due process, for all who have lost SNAP/nutrition benefits, and for all those impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. 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, October 31 11 am Alanon 2:30 – 5 pm The Welcome Place 3 – 5 pm Candy Giveaway in the Garden 5:45 pm St. Mary’s Movie Night – 4 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, November 1

3 PM Building the Ofrenda, the Ancestor Altar It has become a tradition at St. Mary’s to remember those who have died in the month of November. If you would like to add a name to the Book of Remembrance, please email the Parish Office. Por favor, vengan el sábado 1 de noviembre a las 3 p. m. para ayudar a preparar la ofrenda; traigan fotos de las personas que recuerdan. Tendremos materiales para hacer decoraciones. Please come on Saturday, November 1st at 3 p.m. to help build the ofrenda (ancestor altar); bring photos of the people you remember. We will have materials for making decorations.

Sunday, November 2 10:30 am All Saints Eucharist with our partners from St. Martin’s/St. Luke’s, Harlem please bring non-perishable goods to share for those who are hungry

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

Worship Slides Worship Readings

VOTE! Tuesday, November 4 Election Protection Hotline: 866-390-2992 with any questions/concerns; 9am-6pm during early voting, 6am-9pm Election Day. League of Women Voters explain the ballot proposals.

findhelp.org Financially Support St. Mary’s care for our community (under “Support St. Mary’s”)

People are hungry St. Mary’s congressional district (13) has over 220,000 members and neighbors enrolled in SNAP food benefits, which is currently suspended due to the government shut down. We know people in our community were already hungry, and it is getting worse. How can you help? Stock the Community Fridge with groceries any time. Bring non-perishable canned goods to worship on Sunday. Volunteer  at Welcome Place (Fridays at 2:30 pm), Movie Night (Fridays at 5 pm), Pantry (Nov. 19 and usually the 4th Wednesday each month)

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.