<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important">For several years Ascension has been concerned about our tower brownstone. A conditions survey done in 2021 reported that urgent repairs are needed to restore both masonry and copings (blocks) of the tower to ensure the continued safety of our parishioners and our extended community.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:17px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;box-sizing:inherit">The survey divided the work into three phases, roughly from the top of the tower to the bottom. Phase One is the most urgent at a cost of $250,000. <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:17px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;box-sizing:inherit">We received funding for this initial work and the work began in the spring of 2023. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:17px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;box-sizing:inherit">In addition, the Manton Foundation awarded us a  challenge grant to help fund the second and third phases of the work. These phases will cost approximately $600,000 and will make further critical repairs to the tower brownstone.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:17px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;box-sizing:inherit">The challenge grant will match dollar for dollar what we at Ascension can raise, up to an additional $300,000. To qualify for the match, we must have $300,000 in pledges by the end of 2023. To pay our bills, we ask that pledges be paid by April 1, 2024. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important">We are very grateful to parishioners, neighbors and friends who have stepped up to help us rise to the challenge. Your pledge or one time donation will help us secure our building, and our ministry, for the next generation. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:17px;font-family:Jost, sans-serif;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68, 68, 68) !important;background-color:white !important">For whatever you can give, thank you!<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> <img src="https://ascensionnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mother-liz-signature-300x68.png" alt width="194" height="44" srcset="https://ascensionnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mother-liz-signature-300x68.png 300w, https://ascensionnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mother-liz-signature-150x34.png 150w, https://ascensionnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mother-liz-signature.png 374w" style="box-sizing:border-box;height:auto;max-width:100%;margin-right:1.5em;border:none;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:none;filter:brightness(100%) contrast(100%) saturate(100%) blur(0px) hue-rotate(0deg);color:rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;float:left" /><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);font-family:Jost, sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;clear:both">The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell, Rector

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, We are very grateful to parishioners, neighbors and friends who have stepped up to help us rise to the challenge. Your pledge or one time donation will help us secure our building, and our ministry, for the next generation.  If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about our cause! Kelli Long kelli@ascensionnyc.org 2122548620

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">For several years Ascension has been concerned about our tower brownstone. A conditions survey done in 2021 reported that urgent repairs are needed to restore both masonry and copings (blocks) of the tower to ensure the continued safety of our parishioners and our extended community.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">The survey divided the work into three phases, roughly from the top of the tower to the bottom. Phase One is the most urgent at a cost of $250,000. We received funding for this initial work and the work began in the spring of 2023. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">In addition, the Manton Foundation awarded us a  challenge grant to help fund the second and third phases of the work. These phases will cost approximately $600,000 and will make further critical repairs to the tower brownstone.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">The challenge grant will match dollar for dollar what we at Ascension can raise, up to an additional $300,000. To qualify for the match, we must have $300,000 in pledges by the end of 2023. To pay our bills, we ask that pledges be paid by April 1, 2024. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">We are very grateful to parishioners, neighbors and friends who have stepped up to help us rise to the challenge. Your pledge or one time donation will help us secure our building, and our ministry, for the next generation. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:440px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%">For whatever you can give, thank you!<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;max-width:100%"> <img src="https://ascensionnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mother-liz-signature-300x68.png" alt="" style="box-sizing:border-box;height:auto;margin-right:1.5em;border:none;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:none;filter:brightness(100%) contrast(100%) saturate(100%) blur(0px) hue-rotate(0deg);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;float:left;max-width:100%" /><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;clear:both;max-width:100%">The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell, Rector

Church of the Ascension

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