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Save the Date
The New York Landmarks Conservancy 2024
Sacred Sites Open House at Two Saints.
This year's theme is "Welcoming our Neighbors."
The Church will be open for visitors
Saturday, May 18th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sunday, May 19th, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm The New York Landmarks Conservancy 2024
Sacred Sites Open House at Two Saints.
This year's theme is "Welcoming our Neighbors."
The Church will be open for visitors
Saturday, May 18th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sunday, May 19th, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
June 8th, Farewell Service for Stephen T. Lane, Bishop Provisional, 2:00 pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath, NY.
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY, Thursday, June 20th through Saturday, June 29th. The Rector will be away from the parish office during this time.
On Friday, July 12, 2024, there will be a memorial service to honor the life of Sharon Cardoza, a co-Warden of Two Saints. The service will begin at 11:00 am. A repast will follow the service.
The Consecration of the Rev. Kara Wagner-Sherer as the 9th Bishop of Rochester will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 11:00 am. The service will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue.
Saturday, July 20, 2024, Join members of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester at the Rochester Pride Parade and Festival. The parade steps off at 11:00 am and ends in Highland Park.
Easter
The feast of Christ's resurrection. According to Bede, the word derives from the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre. Christians in England applied the word to the principal festival of the church year, both day and season. 1) Easter Day is the annual feast of the resurrection, the pascha or Christian Passover, and the eighth day of cosmic creation. Faith in Jesus' resurrection on the Sunday or third day following his crucifixion is at the heart of Christian belief. Easter sets the experience of springtime next to the ancient stories of deliverance and the proclamation of the risen Christ. In the west, Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after the vernal equinox. Easter always falls between Mar. 22 and Apr. 25 inclusive. Following Jewish custom, the feast begins at sunset on Easter Eve with the Great Vigil of Easter. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Easter on the first Sunday after the Jewish pesach or Passover (which follows the spring full moon). Although the two dates sometimes coincide, the eastern date is often one or more weeks later. 2) Easter Season. See Great Fifty Days.
Ascension Day - May 9th
The occasion on which the risen Christ is taken into heaven after appearing to his followers for forty days (Acts 1:1-11, Mk 16:19). The Ascension marks the conclusion of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances. It is the final elevation of his human nature to divine glory and the near presence of God. The Ascension is affirmed by the Nicene and Apostles' Creeds. The Ascension is celebrated on Ascension Day, the Thursday that is the fortieth day of the Easter season. It is a principal feast of the church year in the Episcopal Church.
The feast of the Ascension falls on a weekday and is missed by those who can attend church services only on Sunday. In Acts, Luke tells us Jesus appeared to the disciples “during forty days” and then ascended into heaven, so the feast of the Ascension is always on a Thursday. Some churches transfer the feast of the Ascension to the following Sunday to allow congregations to celebrate this important day in the church calendar.
The Great Fifty Days of Easter
The feast of Easter is a season of fifty days, from Easter Eve through the Day of Pentecost. From early times the Greek word pentecost (fiftieth day) was used also for the whole Paschal season. During this season there is no fasting. The Council of Nicaea (325) directed that Christians are to pray standing. The word “alleluia” (praise the Lord) is said or sung repeatedly, which contrasts sharply with the season of Lent when the alleluia is omitted. The color of liturgical vestments and hangings is white or gold. The BCP notes that it is customary for the Paschal candle to burn at all services of the Easter season. The “Alleluia, alleluia” may be added to the dismissals and their responses during the Great Fifty Days. The traditional Christian Easter greeting (see Lk 24:34) serves as the opening acclamation at the eucharist during the Easter season. See Easter. From the Episcopal Online Dictionary
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The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Ascension Sunday, May 12, 2024
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