This Sunday following the 11 o’clock service we will have a Parish Forum with Cynthia Copeland, PhD., on Exploring the Impact of Slavery on Ascension’s history. Please join us for this conversation with Dr. Copeland, co-chair of the Diocesan Reparations Task Force, about how we can deepen our exploration of this dimension of our parish history.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2026.
In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.