Announcements
In September, we would like to resume regular nursery care during the principal Eucharist. We would offer care from . We are looking for someone to direct this program. It will be a paid position. If you or anyone you might know, are interested in this ministry, .
, we return to our Winter Schedule of Services on Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. The choir returns this Sunday. The Service, as all first Sundays of the month, will be a . Following the Eucharist on September 7, we will have . Classes begin . We look forward to seeing all the families back in Church that day!
After many years of dedicated service, is passing the job of Coffee Hour scheduling to . Nicole is presently working on a schedule of servers for the months of . Coffee Hour service is a small commitment - approximately once or twice in a four-month period - and it is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners! If you are interested in being part of this ministry, please contact at or click here.
Because the parish office sends emergency announcements to parishioners by email, we are organizing a telephone chain for those of you who do not have access to email. To be included on this chain, contact by dropping a note in the wardens’ mailbox in the sacristy hallway, by telephone at , or call the parish office.
The summer worship has begun at with an informal in the garden (weather permitting) or in the church. : there will be a Saturday service no matter what the weather brings. We have begun celebrating the . We may take vacations in the summer: God does not!
Beginning with , we return to a worship schedule at and . However, due to the popularity of the Saturday, we will continue to hold those (weather permitting) .
Many of us are away from Ascension during the summer. The work of the church continues, however. We ask therefore, if at all possible, to keep your pledge account up to date. Thank you!
Following the , the Rector is leading an informal Bible study on the lessons for the following Sunday. Come and have some fun with Holy Scripture. The Rector needs your help!
On Friday evening, , at , friends of the Rector, who attended the Oberlin Conservatory of music with him, () and of , in Ohio, will offer a joint recital of . You are all invited!
The Institution of , as Rector of the Church of The Ascension, by has been scheduled for . Please note this date in your calendar and plan to be part of the celebration.
The Rector will be leading a new , on the Gospel of Mark, beginning at the , . The study will last one hour, and be followed by a light supper. We hope to meet twice each month until we finish Mark’s Gospel. No special training is needed; just an open mind and the willingness to ask questions are required. , however. See the Rector if you are interested in this study.
Diocesan Confirmation and Receptions are scheduled for . If you are over 16, and want to be confirmed, or you would like to be received into the Episcopal Church from another denomination, please see the Rector. Classes will begin in September, but summer reading is available in preparation for those classes.
The needs Christmas cookie tins, large wicker baskets and bottles of wine to fill gift baskets for the Fair. If you can help with these items, just leave them on the steps of the parish hall and the committee will pick them up! Thanks!
In these challenging economic times your contributions to the are even more appreciated. Please place your donation of food in the basket at the entrance to the Parish Hall. Thank you!
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 shepherd the altar memorials, by collecting payments and reorganizing and maintaining the records. TO MEMORIALIZE A LOVED ONE with altar memorials : please fill out a 2008 Altar Memorial Request Form and send it to Jane Eichmann through the parish office mailbox. Checks also should be sent to RoseMarie through the Parish Office mailbox. Request forms are 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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Our communion linens are suffering from an excess of lip color. Ladies, please blot your lips before going to communion rail. Bless you!
, the ecumenical partner of the in relief and recovery work, reports that 3,000 people have fled their homes in South in recent days because of brutal attacks on their villages. This adds to the number of the more than 2.5 million others in Darfur that have already suffered the same fate. Additionally, thousands of people in neighboring Chad have been displaced by the genocide violence spilling over the border from Darfur.
is helping to support efforts of the coalition to help these refugees. For more information on Darfur and how you can help, visit www.churchworldservice.org.
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