Week of July 19, 2026

July 19, 2026

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday Schedule:

9:30am Mass with Hymns

Announcements

Mid-Year Giving Statements

Mid-year giving statements have been sent out electronically. These are not bills and are purely informational so that everyone knows where they stand in terms of fulfilling both their annual pledge and their pledges to the Ascension Today & Tomorrow campaign. If you need a paper statement mailed to you, please contact Margaret in the office. Just as a reminder: we are financing our construction project ourselves, without any outside loans or assistance. We can do this because of the generosity of you, our parishioners. But it is also very important for everyone to stay as up to date as possible with their giving in order maintain our cash-flow right now. If you have already paid your AT&T pledge in full, thank you. If you haven’t, there is still plenty of time, but we greatly appreciate everyone making progress on those payments.

Bishop Consecration

To register to attend the consecration of the Ninth Bishop of Long Island, please use the link below:

Construction Update

Please be aware that to enter the parish hall it is necessary to use the Southwest doors near the restrooms or to use the doors from the parking lot. It is not easy to move between the church and the parish hall at this time. Please stay outside of all construction zones.

Ascension Today & Tomorrow

It has been a year since we launched the Ascension Today & Tomorrow Campaign, and as you can see from the announcement above, we are finally about to begin construction on the proposed projects. Due to the generosity and early pledge payments of so many of you, we are able to take on this project and begin construction without any loans or outside financing. We do, however, need folks to continue making regular payments on their AT&T pledges. If you have not yet made a pledge to the AT&T Campaign, please consider doing so. We need every bit of financial support we can get to complete this project and to replenish our own reserve funds so that we will have the money to continue to make other necessary repairs as they arise.

Online Giving Update & Church Needs Announcement:

To create a more seamless experience, we have updated the giving page on realm. The dropdown screen has been updated-making it easier to choose the funds to support the ministry of our church. We invite you to take advantage of this convenient way to give.

As we continue serving our congregation and community, we ask you to keep the following needs of our congregation in mind:

• Snow Removal Fund – This winter had brought us a lot of snow, so we have created this

fund to offset the cost of the snow removal that we have incurred thus far. The snow may be gone, but the expenses remain!

• Ascension Today & Tomorrow – As mentioned elsewhere, construction will begin shortly on the kitchen and entrance and will be ongoing throughout the summer.

• General Fund – Sustains our weekly ministries, outreach, and operations

Your faithful giving makes a difference in all that we do. You can give online through our updated platform or during our regular services.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

-The Finance Committee