• MLK Prayer and Gathering
    We assembled in the chapel of San Damiano Retreat Center to hear song, Scripture, the words of Dr. King, and parishioner testimonies. Nadege Alexis sings Sarah Townley speaks on the theme of unity. Sarah Townley reflects on unity in light of her faith and her own life experiences. Author Sabas Whittaker recites one of his original poems in honor of Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, and the prophetic freedom fighters of our times. Brother Anthony reads an invocation for unity in diversity, and toleration of God-given difference, written by Rabbi Jeffrey Gale of Hebrew Tabernacle, Washington Heights.
  • Homeless Outreach Winter 2020
    Food, clothing, and God's love in a small package. Twenty volunteers prepared tote bags with food and amenities and went out into the streets to visit our neighbors. Jecelia Rodriguez, Maria Polonia, Mary Gahrman, and Anne Marie Del Campo. Sorting the hygiene items. An Our food handlers. Diana Perez, Trina Vargas, and Victoria Castillo. We prepared sandwiches for 25 persons. View more
  • Climate Strike
    Dozens of activists gathered outside Rep. Adriano Espaillat's district office in Washington Heights on a cold Friday morning. Police were friendly to us, and Espaillat's staff bought us coffee and donuts. State Sen. Robert Jackson encourages the assembly. Brother Anthony with his peers: Rev. Michael Vanacore, Fort Washington Collegiate Church; Rev. John Flack, Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church; and Rev. Dr. Peter Heltzel, New York Theological Seminary. Janet Kraus and Brother Anthony with fellow ministers and a holy cloud of witnesses.
  • 400 Years of Inequality
    From our statement: We gathered at Inwood Hill Park on Oct. 17 for the 400 Years of Inequality candlelight vigil. About 60 members of the community gathered at the entrance of Inwood Hill Park. Leaning in to begin our vigil in prayer and song. Rev. Michael Vanacore of Fort Washington Collegiate Church offers a prayer. Brother Anthony, Sarah Townley and her daughter, Nadege Alexis, and Lucia Alcantara read statement of observance. Processing from Inwood Hill Park to slave burial ground via Broadway. Sharing the Good News in other words. View more
  • Prayer for the Earth
    Our group gathered in the Sept. 11 Memorial Garden with electric candles and the light within each person. The friars welcomed members of the parish and community to our prayer. We prayed an brief extemperaneous prayer of welcome before processing into the church. Preparing for our procession. The light of Christ and the light of the world. Praying before our procession. The people of God honoring their common home in Inwood in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.
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