GOD HAS GONE UP WITH A SHOUT! ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!
Today is:
THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
Solemn Holy Eucharist at 7:00pm
Preacher: The Ven. Cn. Theodore Bean
Joint St. Mark's Deanery Eucharist.
Dinner follows.
Saturday, May 3rd
Episcopal Church Women of Brooklyn
Holy Eucharist at 10:00am
Luncheon and Meeting Follows
Sunday, May 4th
Sunday after the Ascension
9:45am: Children's Chapel and Sunday School
10:00am: Solemn Holy Eucharist
11:00am: Coffee Hour
*Pledge cards for the Capital Campaign will be collected during Mass this Sunday*
THIS WEEK AT ASCENSION...
Tuesday, May 6th
10:00am: Food Pantry
6:30pm: Evening Prayer
Wednesday, May 7th
6:30pm: Holy Eucharist
7:00pm: Ascension on Tap
Thursday, May 8th
Dame Julian of Norwich
11:00am: Holy Eucharist
First Thursdays Lunch Follows in Parish Hall
SUNDAY, MAY 11th
PENTECOST
10:00am: Solemn Holy Eucharist
Renewal of Baptismal Vows, Procession and Blessing of the Gardens
Our Annual Mothers' Day Brunch follows.
PARISH LIFE...
Capital Campaign pledge cards will be collected on Ascension Sunday (May 4th). THANK YOU to those who have already pledged and/or donated! If you have any questions or would like further information please contact Stephen, Jason, or Karen.
Take me out to the ballgame
Ascension is going to the Brooklyn Cyclones game on Saturday, July 12th. Sign-ups are in the back of the church. $13 per ticket. Please sign up and have payment to DJ by MAY 4th. ONLY 12 TICKETS REMAIN.
Men of the Parish: GET OUT YOUR APRONS! Mothers' Day is Sunday, May 11th. Help cook for all the special women of our parish!
Sign up! Sign up! Sign-ups are available in the back of the church for Coffee Hour hosting; Sunday memorial gifts (i.e. flowers, sanctuary candle, etc); gift presenters and more.
By way of reminder, Fr. Rob can now be reached at the Rectory Office at 718-389-3831.
PARISH MINISTRIES...
Worship Ministries
Our worship defines who we are as Christians. There are many ways to be involved: Altar Server, Reader, Usher, Eucharistic Minister, Altar Guild. All are welcome to share in worship leadership. Please see Fr. Rob if you are interested in this ministry.
The Ministry of Hospitality
Hospitality is a New Testament virtue and is central to our mission at Ascension. All parishioners are encouraged to be involved in this ministry. If you are able to host a coffee hour or would like to donate to one, please sign-up in the back of the church. You may also wish to be involved with some upcoming fellowship-building events: Ascension Day Dinner, and/or the Mothers' and Fathers' Day Breakfasts. All are welcome to be involved and/or help however you can. For more information on this ministry, please see DJ.
Outreach Ministries
Did you know that our Food Pantry which is held on Tuesday mornings has begun serving coffee and food? If you'd like to volunteer to help or make a donation, please see Diana. Donations of canned goods, as well as items to be served at the breakfast would be greatly appreciated. You don't need to be there to be involved!
Did you also know that we are the only church in Brooklyn to assist Woodhull Hospital in helping AIDS patients?! Our AIDS Ministry continues to provide TV service to hospice patients. We also are involved with National Episcopal AIDS Coalition and Episcopal Relief for AIDS in NY both of which seek to call attention to this global pandemic. For more information see Diana or Fr. Rob.
FROM THE BISHOP COADJUTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE:
Upcoming Listening Events
Please plan on participating in one or more of these events as the Search Committee begins to write the Diocesan Profile and profile for our next bishop.
Tuesday, May 13th from 7:30-9pm
St. Mark's Deanery
Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, June 1st from 6-7:30pm
Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights
Open to all.
Visit www.bishopforlongisland.org for more information.
ABOUT OUR LITURGY: Eastertide -- Closing Thoughts
In Eastertide, the newly baptized, and all the baptized, have revealed to them the fullness of our redemption and the depth of our life in Christ. In the words of St.
Augustine, preached to the newly baptized in his cathedral at Easter, "You are the Body of Christ. In you and through you the work of the Incarnation must go forward. You are to be taken. You are to be blessed and broken and distributed, that you may be the means of grace and the vehicles of the eternal charity."
From The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 1998 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.
PLEASE PRAY FOR…
… the Church, including Orris, our Bishop; James, our Assistant Bishop; Katharine, the Presiding Bishop; and Rowan, the Archbishop of Canterbury; in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Trinity-St.John's, Hewlett; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: the Anglican Communion.
…our Armed Forces, including David, Kevin, Nicholas, JoAnn, Jesse, Eddie, Genevieve, Megan, Philip, and Mark.
…those suffering in body, mind or spirit, including Henny, Bob, Nancy, Dennis, Jason, Anita, Francis, Marcella, Robert, Helen, Carol, Denver, and Walter
…those who have died.
...in thanksgiving for the marriage of Sonia and John.
...the mission and ministry of our parish, including for our capital campaign.
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