| Wardens | Portfolio of oversight |
| John Grimes Steve Hubbard | * Finance (operating & capital budgets, investments, audit) * Resource to portfolio leaders * Personnel matters |
| Vestry Members | |
| Dennis Weiscopf | Liturgy & Music * Altar Guild * Acolytes * Lectors & Intercessors * Chalice Bearers * Choir & Ascension Music * Flower Guild * Organ & Tower Bells |
| Kevin Lippert | Congregational Growth * Finding and incorporating new members * Ascension website * Advertising * Bulletin Boards & Signage * Greeters * Guest Book & Welcome Cards * Ushers Guild * Community involvement (e.g. Gay Pride March) |
| Charles Schmidt Meredith Ward | Buildings & Grounds * Regular maintenance * Repair projects by staff * Space needs & utilization * Fine Arts preservation * Gardens & landscaping * Rectory repair/renovation |
| Lisa Dunn | Communications * Among clergy, lay leaders & congregation * Tract Rack * Service leaflets, Merry Noises, flyers, mailings * Life at Ascension newsletter * Parish Directory * Constant Contact * Facebook, etc. |
| Jennifer Lemaigre | Children & Young Adults * Nursery care * Sunday School * Children in worship * Family services * Lapsley Fresh Air Fund * Episcopal Campus Ministry - Downtown |
| Isabel Spencer David Cholcher | Clergy Transition/Events * Timetable of Rector's departure * Plan farewell events * Orient/assist interim Oriest * Facilitate Vestry role in search |
| Ned Fitch | Spiritual Development * Inquirers Group * Book Discussion Group * Film Group * Quiet Days * Retreats * Lenten Devotional Booklet * House Eucharists * Lending Library * Ordination Discernment * C.S. Lewis Society * EFM classes Pastoral Care * Pastoral Care Guild * Prayer Chain * Lay Eucharistic Visitors |
| Mary Gaillard Derek Baker | Fund Raising & Stewardship * Fund raising events * Rental income * Stewardship campaign * Planned giving * Sealed by the Spirit |
| Tom Rice | Common Life * Hospitality Guild & Coffee Hour * Parish Parties * Parish Excursions * Use of Kitchen & Pantry Community Outreach & Greater Church * Ascension Outreach: - Food Pantry - Tutoring Program * Homeless Shelter * Designated Giving grants * Alcoholics Anonymous * Involvement in Diocese & National Church * Social Concerns Committee |
| Officers | |
| Lillie Burkhardt | Treasurer |
| Jennifer Lemaigre | Clerk |
You’re Welcome Here
Ascension is a welcoming, diverse and inclusive community of people who gather to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, to give praise and thanks to God through the beauty of worship and to love and serve God and our neighbors.
Service Music
May 13, 2012
Prelude: Pastorale
César Franck (1822-1890)Anthem: Greater Love
John Ireland (1879-1962)Communion Anthem: If Ye Love Me
Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585)Postlude: Toccata (from Suite Gothique)
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)