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 A Happy New Year from St. Mary’s Church!  Happy New Year to all, from the Wardens, Vestry Rector and Staff of St. Mary’s Church. May this new year be one of peace and the continued struggle for justice for all God’s creation, and especially for you and those you love!! Many thanks to Ms. Christine … Continue reading January 1, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2011 in review

   A Blessed and Joyous Christmas from St. Mary’s Church!  A Very Blessed Christmas to all, from the Wardens, Vestry Rector and Staff of St. Mary’s Church. May this season of peace be strong in your hearts and minds and may God bless you abundantly. Merry Christmas!! Many thanks to Ms. April Armstrong our always … Continue reading Christmas Day December 25, 2011

Christmas Eve: Saturday Dec. 24th at 7:00 pm featuring music by the Orfeo Duo (Vita and Ishmael Wallace) A Service to celebrate the birth of Christ Occupy Christmas: from Midnight Christmas Eve through Midnight Christmas Day, Zuccotti Park - Liberty Square (where else?!!) A 24 hour vigil for Christians supporting Occupy Wall Street For more … Continue reading Christmas Services at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church – West Harlem

 Good Morning and Welcome to St. Mary’s Church!  Many THANKS to all for an  incredible job everyone did on the annual holiday crafts fair! Huge thanks go out to all our fabulous volunteers - from hanging signs at dawn, setting up and decorating the undercroft, cooking, baking delicious treats, donating crafty handmade items, printing/cutting/distributing flyers, and … Continue reading December 11, 2011

Good Morning and Welcome to St. Mary’s Church!  *HOLIDAY*  * CRAFT*  *FAIR* TODAY:  from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm, an extrava-ganza of incredible crafts on display and for sale as gifts. Tell your friends, family and neigh-bors and come to one of the premier crafts fairs in New York!! Come and check it out!! “Harlem … Continue reading December 4, 2011

Happy New Year and Welcome to St. Mary’s Church!  *HOLIDAY*  * CRAFT*  *FAIR* NEXT WEEKEND: December 3 and 4, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm, an extravaganza of incredible crafts on display and for sale as gifts. Tell your friends, family and neighbors and come to one of the premier crafts fairs in New York!! … Continue reading November 27, 2011

                            Good Morning and Welcome to St. Mary’s Church!  New Furnace for St. Mary’s: Thanks be to God we have heat at St. Mary’s!! Please pardon the mess! but it is for a very good cause. The new furnace will be more energy … Continue reading November 20, 2011

Good Morning and Welcome to St. Mary’s Church!  The flowers on the Altar this morning are given to the glory of God and in sweet remembrance of Marie Slocum by her daughter Lisa. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.  New Furnace for St. Mary’s: Thanks be to God we have heat at … Continue reading November 13, 2011

Preached by Earl Kooperkamp at Occupy Wall Street, Interfaith Service November 13, 2011 This Thursday, a South African priest came to the meeting of Occupy Faith New York. His name is Father Michael Lapsley, and he is a hero of the anti-Apartheid movement. While working for the African National congress, the South African Security forces … Continue reading Occupy Wall Street sermon – November 13, 2011