Join us for our “Welcome Back Sunday” with the return of Sunday School and the beginning of our special series of children’s ministries. Children and parents will join in the procession at the 11am service as we welcome everyone back from the summer. The children’s Gospel lesson returns at start of service and there will be special refreshments after the service to celebrate Jennifer
This Sunday, September 8, the 11 o’clock service returns to the sanctuary with the Ascension choir and special service music (see sidebar). The 9 o’clock service is at the Side Altar. On September 11th, the church will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for special prayer and meditation in remembrance of our city and in hope of peace.
September 15 – Welcome Back Sunday • Children and parents join in the procession as we welcome everyone back from the summer. • Children’s Gospel lesson returns at start of service • Juice and cookie hour right after service with celebration of Jennifer Passard’s anniversary with the children September 29 – Rogation Sunday • Special service including the Blessing of the Gardens with children
September 1st is the the last Sunday the 11 a.m. service will be held in the Parish Hall and return to the sanctuary on September 8th. The 9 a.m. service is held in the Chapel. Bishop Dietsche today, on the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, sent the following pastoral letter to the clergy and
Subscriptions are now available for the new season including the ever popular Christmas concerts. There are two dates to hear the Christmas concert, December 10 or 11. You may now purchase subscriptions or single tickets online at or for 24-hour box office assistance, please call 1-800-838-3006.
Join the festivities at the Ascension Water Table to celebrate LGBT pride and mark the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots as we hand out water to marchers. If you wish to RSVP contact Steve Hubbard or join us to help set up after the 11 am service.
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.
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