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This place is an oasis in the desert. Eating here is a lifeline. Shelters don’t have to provide sustenance. But this place is therapeutic. They uplift you here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Soup Kitchen Meal Service
Soup Kitchen Meal Service
Our Soup Kitchen Meal Service provides a hot meal every weekday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Each meal...
End Your Week at Our Online Compline
End Your Week at Our Online Compline
End your day by joining us for Compline at 9:00 pm on Thursdays via Zoom.
Church
A spiritual community for everyone.
The Church of the Holy Apostles is an open and inclusive Christian community of people coming together in the Episcopal tradition to worship and create community.
Our Sunday services take place at 9AM (on site) and 11AM (on site and via live-stream). View our full service schedule below.
Join our worship community online and in person.
Holy Eucharist | Sunday 9AM (on site)
Holy Eucharist | Sunday 11AM (on site & via Livestream)
Insight | Tuesday 6:15PM (on Zoom)
Morning Prayer and Bible Study | Wednesday 8:30AM (on Zoom)
Compline | Thursday 9PM (on Zoom)
SOCIAL SUPPORT
At Holy Apostles, we aim to help serve our guests’ nutrition needs, as well as their holistic needs.
Our Social Services Center offers a range of additional supportive services central to achieving our ultimate goal, which is to empower our guests to move on to a more manageable and fulfilling way of life.
THE LATEST
Up to date news, information on events, programs, ways to get involved, and more…
Creating Within | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Every year around this time, my spouse Charlie brings home a booklet of art that has been created by the detainees he works with on Riker’s Island. Contributions include visual art, poems, short stories and—this year—a one-act play. The subject matter varies, but all the artistic expressions usually have something to do with either endurance, transcendence, or both.
This year’s volume is titled Creating Within: Art from Rikers and the NYC Health + Hospitals Art Collection. The picture above is from the back inside cover of the collection. It was created by Keith A., who writes, “all we need is a drop of hope.” Within the drop of hope coming out of the dropper, you can see that he includes the words “freedom, friends, support, home, job, family, love.”…
Keep the Gratitude Going | The Rev. Susan E Hill, Associate Rector
We aren’t quite in Advent yet, but the season begins soon ─ next Sunday, December 3rd. Actually, some believe Advent should start a bit earlier ─ after the Feast of St. Andrew on November 30. And scholars remind us that it was originally a seven-week season, before the Church settled into the shorter four weeks or so to which we are accustomed….
Hunger and Heart | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Yesterday was “Fast-a-Thon” for Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; a day when participants ask those in their network to sponsor them as they fast in support of our Soup Kitchen guests. The fast is a modified exercise: in solidarity with those who come to our doors for a hot meal (which is often the only sustenance they receive on any give day), we are asked to eat only one meal within a twenty-four hour-period instead of three….
Get involved
Be the change you want to see in the world.
If you are feeling called to do something that makes a real difference in people’s lives, and helps make the world a better place, Holy Apostles offers several volunteer-led programs designed to provide crucial support for individuals and families that are experiencing difficulties. We welcome you to share your time and talents.
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