Sermon – August 13, 2017

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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      Sermon August 13, 2017

We welcomed Meredith Ward as our preacher this Sunday. Meredith has been an active member of Ascension for eight years and is a Postulant for ordination to the Priesthood in the Diocese of New York. She will be attending Union Theological Seminary in the Fall.

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