Please join us for our special Christmas services. At 5 pm on December 24th, we celebrate with a family service; children attending will be asked to carry animals to the Crèche with hymns sung by our Children’s Choir. At 10:30 we will hear anthems and carols by our Ascension choir. At 11 pm we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity with Eucharist. The Christmas
The symbolism of the Advent wreath is beautiful and has been a part of our Christian tradition for centuries. The light itself signifies Christ, the Light of the world. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life
Here is a link to read Mother Shelley’s Advent Letter to family and friends of The Church of the 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 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 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
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
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.
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
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,