This Sunday we welcome The Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah, TSSF, as our guest celebrant and preacher at both the 9 and 11 a.m. services. Fr. Syedullah is the Director of Roots & Branches:Programs for Spiritual Growth, a ministry of Christian faith formation resources for the Church. As an Episcopal priest, musician and educator, Masud Ibn Syedullah TSSF, integrates resources of Christian spirituality, the arts,
Join us for the 9 or 11 o’clock service this Sunday. Our Interim Pastor, The Rev. Shelley D. McDade, will preach at the 11 a.m. service. On June 9th Mother Shelley will be a featured preacher on Day 1 Radio, a national weekly ecumenical radio program with host Peter Wallace. It has been broadcast every week for 68 years, formerly as The Protestant Hour.
The Rector Search Committee has published a summary of the results from our two Parish Round Table discussions. Here is a link to the Parish Round Table Summary Report and a copy is also posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.
Join us for the 9 or 11 o’clock service this Sunday when we celebrate Trinity Sunday and welcome back Father Patrick Malloy who will be preaching. Last Sunday, May 19th, we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost with the Baptisms and Mother Shelley’s vows of new ministry to our parish. On Wednesday, May 29th, we will have our first summer Parish Barbeque following the 6:00
Our information gathering for the Parish Profile is almost completed, including a questionnaire, two round table sessions, and individual interviews. We will be publishing the results of the survey, as well as a detailed summary of the round tables, so please look for those announcements in the next few weeks. We are happy to report that we are right on schedule according to our
The Rev. Canon Deborah G. Tammearu from the Transitional Ministry Office of the New York Diocese will be our guest preacher at the 11 a.m. service and will also join us at coffee hour. Originally a junior high school science teacher, The Rev. Canon Deborah G. Tammearu is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary in New York City, and has been an Episcopal
Dear Parishioners, With great joy and excitement we announce that Mtr. Shelley McDade is the Interim Pastor of the Church of the Ascension. We thank the members of the Interim Search Committee for their patience and seriousness of purpose in discerning this choice. This decision was made by the Vestry after a great deal of thought and prayer, and with the blessing of the
On Thursday, April 18th at 8 pm Voices of Ascension will perform some of the most beloved of all choral works (such as the Mendelssohn and Ireland works), performed with the polish, care and interpretive depth that can only come from one of the world’s preeminent choral ensembles. Two of the other pieces share the same text (Psalm 90) and are among the most
March 29 – Good Friday 12 Noon to 3 p.m. (with choir) The Three-Hour Liturgy for Good Friday with the reading of the Passion Gospel according to St. John, Solemn Collects, Veneration of the Cross, and Meditations. March 30 – Holy Saturday: The Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter with the Lighting of New Fire, the Paschal Candle, and Renewal
Journey Through Change is a chart provided by the Diocese’s Transition Ministry Office describing each step of the process to call our next Rector. We will post the chart on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall with a mark showing how far we have progressed. The chart provides general guidelines for all parishes in the diocese, so some of Ascension’s steps may be