Events

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Harvest Dinner, November 12, 2013

Please join us on Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm for a Harvest Dinner and conversation with The Rev. Shelley D. McDade, Interim Pastor of The Church of the Ascension. This will be a special evening of sharing as Mother Shelley speaks to us on the topic, “Of Faith and Fortune”. The program will begin promptly at 7pm in the church followed by a community

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All Saints’ Day

The Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue and 10th Street will observe All Saints’ Day at our Sunday morning service at 9 & 11 am with the Ascension choir at the 11 am service. The special service music 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,

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Events

Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost

Join us for a service this Sunday at 9 or 11 am. Each Sunday evening at 7pm there is a Service of Meditations and Sacrament in the Sanctuary. We will have two special events this week for children and adults: a “Spooky” Organ music recital and party at 7:30 pm the night before Halloween, October 30th, and treats for children in the garden and

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Events

Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost

Join us for a service this Sunday at 9 am or ll am (with choir, service music for this Sunday on the sidebar). Each Sunday evening at 7 pm there is a Service of Meditations and Sacrament in the Sanctuary. This special service of chant, interfaith readings and communion will be an interesting addition to our spiritual formation and for those who are looking

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