Announcements
Please note that our Annual Meeting, as required by the New York State Religious Corporation Law, will be held on February 5th, 2012 at 11:00AM.
The purpose of the meeting is to review our 2012 budget, here reports on the state of our Church and its organizations, and to elect . A nominee for Vestry must be.
Nominations are now being accepted, but we ask that before submitting a name you ascertain that the person is willing to run. On February 5th there will be with the Annual Meeting immediately following. .
A recent visit to the Long Island Council of Churches' Food Pantry in Freeport found staffers and volunteers very grateful for donations. Staffers said that the few weeks of Christmas always see a significant drop in food donations.Ascension can help rectify that problem by making a special effort to bring in extra food items for our baskets for the needy. We are also collecting for those in need. Please bring them to the parish hall for pick up.
Long time Parishioner Mabel Anderson is recovering from surgery at the home of her nephew. Perhaps a card or note from her friends would go a long way in cheering her up. They may be sent C/O John Henderson, 34 Birch Avenue, Farmingdale NY 11735.
The class will meet for one hour every other Sunday at 12 noon in the solarium through May 1st. If you have a teenager who is fourteen years of age or older, or will be fourteen years of age by May of 2012, please contact Confirmation coordinator, Mark Weisenreder, at e-mail address: mlwesq@verizon.net or at telephone number: . Please refer to insert for schedule of classes.
There are several adult members of our parish who for a variety of reasons have not yet been baptised, confirmed, or if previously confirmed, then received into the Episcopal Church by the Bishop. This can also be an occasion for those previously confirmed who would like a refresher on the faith. The course if for all you all to learn and catch up on good sacraments. It will meet on an ongoing basis at a to be determined time and place in the months leading up to the Spring Confirmation at the Cathedral. We may have our own baptisms as needed here prior to the confirmation at the Cathedral. Please let me know if you are interested and then we will set a time and place for these ongoing sessions probably 12 in number. More to come.
Please join us on for Morning Prayer at 10 AM and Bible Study. We begin with Morning Prayer and each Tuesday will use the lessons for the following Sunday. After Morning Prayer, the group meets to study the lessons. If anyone has questions or would like additional information, call Ron Boykin at 516-632-9874 or email Ron at drboykin@hotmail.com.
When you have to shop, there are ways you can shop to contribute to Ascension's income. First, shop locally with those merchants who have supported Friendship Fair and other church events, or may do so in the future. Second, if you are going to shop online, go to the church website, click on the Amazon link and see if the item you are searching for is available there. Amazon has become a super department store. You can find almost anything there from hard to find grocery and drugstore items to housewares, shoes, clothing -- just about anything. For every purchase you make at Amazon.com, , Amazon gives of the purchase price to the church.
Ascension is a partner in the headquartered in . The INN staff, working with existing civic and faith-based organizations has established a network of soup kitchens and shelters to serve our less fortunate neighbors on Long Island. For 15 productive years, have provided a minimum of 20 gallons of soup six times each year to helps nourish the 300+ guests who line up for a free lunch and take-home pack each weekday at the Mary Brennan INN.
Would you like to help us? We are an equal opportunity Outreach project, ladies & gentlemen, don’t be shy!
An easy recipe for a terrific southwestern bean soup, along with a bag of our secret bean mix and storage container is waiting for you upstairs in the parish hall.
During the Prayers of the People in the liturgy we try to include all those for whom we desire corporate prayer. Did you know that there is a book for writing these requests in the Chapel of the Resurrection? If you have a request please write it there or call the parish office and let us know your concerns. Please let us know for how long you would like us to continue the prayers. Thank you and Blessings.
Our food donations to the have dropped off considerably this winter, while more people than ever before are turning to the Food Pantry for help. We can help with a minimum of effort. Please bring one can of food or other food item each time you come to church. Donations may be placed in the basket at the entrance to the Parish Hall. These donations are collected by who takes them to.
Our Parish Health Ministry coordinator, , reminds us that members of our parish family are in nursing homes, the hospital or are homebound. A visit or a phone call from another member of the parish family would make their day more cheerful and not so lonely. Please take a few minutes to keep these parishioners connected and let them know we care. A list of these parishioners and suggested actions to cheer them will be on the information table in the parish hall.
will continue to handle the . Please leave your donations to the Book of Remembrance in the parish office mailbox in the Sacristy hallway. Include the name and date of death of the decedent, name and address of the donor, and the name and address of the family to be notified of your memorial. You may email Claire by clicking this link.
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