Author: Lisa Dunn
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Join us this Sunday, February 2nd, as we celebrate The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also known as Candlemas) at the 11am service. Children and parents are invited to join the procession to the altar steps for the Summary of the Law and Gloria followed by a blessing with the thurible before they go to Sunday School. Additional Sunday Services: 9am Holy Eucharist
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Please join us for our Sunday service on January 19, 2014 as we commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. with special music at the 11am service. Service music is listed on the sidebar. Additional services on Sundays at 9am and 7pm.
Bible Study Mondays
Have you ever wanted to learn more about scripture but were afraid to ask the simple questions? This new Bible study is for you. Join Mother Shelley on Monday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. as she guides us through a beginner’s course in the study of scripture. Classes will begin Monday, January 20th.
Update from the Rector Search Committee
The Rector Search Committee is pleased to announce that we’ve had a wonderful response to our call for applicants. We have received more than 90 applications for the position, which we will be reviewing throughout December and January. Our next task is to winnow this pool of applicants down to a list of up to twelve candidates that will be sent to the diocese
Christmas Concerts at Ascension
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 10 & 11, 2013 at 8:00 PM Conductor Dennis Keene leads the Voices of Ascension chorus in their most popular concerts of the season! Once again the church will be lit by hundreds of candles as the Voices of Ascension presents four centuries of Christmas music – a wonderful mixture of classical pieces and favorite Christmas carols. Join us in
Advent Reflections – Second Advent
Advent is one of the most difficult periods of the church’s liturgical cycle and all of the life questions the scriptures bring. Why? Because Advent is all about waiting. And waiting is not easy. As life goes on, the liturgical cycles seem to become more and more meaningful. Perhaps after you’ve done enough living you come to understand that every life waits, suffers, comes
Advent Sunday: December 1, 2013
Advent Sunday begins a new liturgical year, as we count down to the Festival of Christ’s Nativity on Christmas Day. This Sunday we mark this new beginning with the Great Litany followed by lighting the first candle of the Advent wreath. The children will lead into the mystery of the birth of Christ as they light the Advent candles each week in celebration of
Harvest Dinner & Children’s Choir
Sunday services are at 9 am, 11 am (with Ascension choir) and 7 pm at The Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue and 10th Street. The special service music for the 11 am service is listed on the sidebar. On Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm we will have a Harvest Dinner and conversation with The Rev. Shelley D. McDade, Interim Pastor of The
Children’s Eucharist, November 17th
On November 17, 2013, there will be a special Children’s Eucharist in the church at the 11am service. Mother Shelley will share with the children what goes on under the veil at the table during the service and teach the basics of communion in the Episcopal Church.