This Sunday, May 22nd, we will celebrate Trinity Sunday. Also on this day we will launch the Legacy Society of the Church of the Ascension! Please join us for a festive brunch in place of the regular coffee hour. Liz Hill will conduct a tour of all of the angels depicted in the church after brunch. Be an angel and help celebrate the legacy
Join us this Sunday when we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost and hear the children’s choir at the 11 0’clock service. At Pentecost we draw on our various cultural backgrounds as we “hear in our own tongue, etc.,” aloud in sundry languages during the Scripture reading. Sunday Services include: 9am Holy Eucharist in All Saints Chapel; 11am Holy Eucharist in the church with sermon,
Voices of Ascension returns with a season of classics, favorites, and hidden treasures. Suffused with the warm glow of hundreds of candles, Voices of Ascension opens with the beloved Candlelight Christmas Concerts featuring young artists, traditional carols, and classic holiday melodies. Next, VOA returns to the classical era with works by Mozart and Haydn, friends and iconic composers. Our 27th season also includes Bach’s
Located in the church on the west end of the south wall is a memorial plaque for David Lapsley, whose family were members of the parish. David died in 1909 and left the the church “the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be known as the David Lapsley Fresh Air Fund… for the purpose of sending into the country children resident in New York
In their last concert of the season Voices of Ascension presents Masters of the Renaissance: The Netherlands School on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8pm. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the richest choral tradition in European history took root in the Low Countries. Renaissance polyphony continued to develop across Europe, but it all began in the Burgundian Netherlands, home to Josquin, Ockeghem, Isaac,
Our next Forum on Science & Theology: Technos, takes place Sunday, April 10, 2016 after the 11 o’clock service. This is the fifth of six forums led by Dr. Clay Williams, and focuses on the meaning of human tool-making, and especially the impact on the brain and society coming from rapid technological change. Clay is a computer scientist and theologian, with a PhD in
Want to learn more about the Episcopal Church? Are you interested in being confirmed or received- or wonder what that means? In preparation for Bishop Dietsche’s visit on Ascension Day, Thursday, May 5, we will have “Episcopalian 101” classes on Sundays for all who want to learn more about the particularly Anglican way of following Jesus. If you are interested or want more information,
Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration and New Visions for Criminal Justice in the US. (2012, 68 minutes). Here is a link to the trailer for the film. This documentary film is a powerful indictment of the prison industrial complex and will be shown in our free film series on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7pm, in the Church of the Ascension at 5th
“All under the leaves and the leaves of life / I met with virgins seven / And one of them was Mary mild / Our Lord’s Mother of Heaven.” This is the first verse of a beautiful carol introduced to me by a devout musician friend in Holy Week. It seemed appropriate to include this with today’s readings not only because of its contrast with Isaiah’s stark prophesy and Psalm 22 but also…
As Jesus prepares for his death, his death which he knows is coming, his death which he knows is the fulfilling of scripture, his death which he knows will seal the covenant of God’s unending bond with us as his beloved, Jesus spends his last evening with those he loves. Over the course of the evening, Jesus establishes through his words and actions traditions