Newsletter & Order of Service for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." — John 15:12 Join us Sunday at 11 a.m. via Zoom to hear the Gospel read (according to John), proclaimed (by the Rev. Meredith Ward), and sung (by the Ascension Choir, through the music of John Ireland). During the Sunday Forum that follows the service, we'll be discussing the introduction and first two chapters of the new book The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline and New Hope for Beloved Community, by the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers.

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