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The Episcopal Church of The Ascension at Fork   183 Fork-Bixby Road  Advance,   NC.   27006
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Upcoming Events

For February and March 2008
  • February 5th - 7:00 - Shrove Tuesday pancake supper
  • February 6th - 7:00 - Ash Wed.  service of Holy Eucharist & imposition of ashes
  • February 10th - 11:00 - Episcopal Relief and Development Sunday with special offering
  • February 13th - 6:45 - simple dinner followed by Lenten program at 7:15 – 8:15
  • February 20th - 6:45 - dinner and program
  • February 27th - 6:45 - dinner and program

  • March 5th - 6:45 - dinner and program
  • March 12th - 6:45 - dinner and program

Holy Week

  • March 16th - Palm Sunday 
  • March 20th - 7:00 - Maundy Thursday service
  • March 21st - 12:00 - Good Friday service for all convocational churches at St. Paul’s in Winston-Salem --- special music       
  • March 21st - 7:00 - Good Friday service at our church
  • March 22nd - 7:00 - Easter Vigil at Grace Church in Lexington with area Episcopal churches participating and Bs. Marble officiating
  • March 23rd - 8:00 - Breakfast in the parish hall followed by 9:30 Easter Holy Eucharist

VOLUNTEERS ARE urgently NEEDED 

Keep your eyes open for your next opportunity to help OUR Church.


In the Event of Inclement Weather
 In the event of inclement weather the Church will follow the lead of the Davie County Public School System. 
 Whenever the public schools are closed, all scheduled activities will be canceled. 
 This applies to Sunday School, Centering Prayer, Evening Services, Choir Practice, Vestry meetings or other meetings.
There will, however, always be an eleven o’clock  service on Sunday
A Note about Our Service Schedules
    
      There is a fellowship time beginning at 10:40AM.  If you have children, you are reminded that the worship of the Church is for all ages and your children are welcome to attend the service with you.  A nursery, however, is available for preschool children Sundays.  Our vacation bible school program will resume this year at our parish.  Our program will have classes for all ages (that includes adults). 

Christian Formation: 
 Normally there are  five classes which meet on Sundays at 9:45 AM.  There are three adult classes and two children's classes.  Two of the adult classes are bible study classes (one is a systematic study of selected book and the other is based on the lectionary readings assigned for each Sunday) and one explores the Episcopal Church and its traditions. 

Now is the time for EVERYONE to step up and take a job!

 We all have different talents and abilities.

Let your light shine!

Things I can do for my Church
*      Monte Taylor needs volunteers to serve as greeters each Sunday morning!
*      We need more voices in our Choir!
*      Volunteers are needed to sign up for helping clean the church each week.
*      Eva Deadmon needs volunteers for our Altar Guild.
*      Eddie Everhart needs volunteers to help with the mowing of our grounds this summer.

These do not take a lot of effort
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      TELL ONE (ok, two if you want to.) other person about Ascension! This is the best kept secret in Davie County!
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      SUPPORT our Pastor. Sealy has a tough job.... just keeping up with all of us is a full time job!
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      GROWTH doesn't come easy and without pain. Be patient as we grow and provide new services and events!
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      PRAY for one another and our Church. Never underestimate the power of prayer.
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      INVITE! Pick up that phone now and invite someone to go to Church with you this Sunday morning!

The mission of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork is to serve God, his church and his people as a loving and caring Episcopal family.


*All who seek God and are drawn to Christ are welcome at our table to receive Holy Communion.

The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop of NC
The Rt. Rev. Chip Marble, Assisting Bishop
The Rt. Rev. J. Gary Gloster, Assisting Bishop

www.ascension-fork.org

*About Communion: All who seek God and are drawn to Christ are welcome at this table to receive Holy Communion.  You may stand or kneel at the Altar rail.  Please eat the bread when placed in your hand, then drink the wine from the chalice when it is brought to you.  If you wish to intinct (dip), please hold onto the wafer (bread) until the chalice is brought to you and then touch the wafer to the wine.

Welcome! The Church of the Ascension extends a warm welcome to all who  join us in worship.  If you are a guest, please sign our register and fill out a guest card.  These are located on the table in the Narthex (entry hall).


*Skiing Experience*

Miss the experience of skiing? Try the following to get that feeling back.

10. Visit your local butcher and pay $10 to sit in his walk-in freezer for half 
an hour. Afterwards, burn two $50 dollar bills to warm up.

9. Go to the nearest hockey rink and walk across the ice 20 times in your ski boots
carrying two pairs of skis, accessory bag and poles. Pretend you are looking for
your car.

8. For ski boot simulation at home, put a pebble in your street shoes and tighten
a C-clamp around your toes.

7. Buy a pair of gloves and immediately throw one away.

6. Go to McDonald's and insist on paying $6.50 for a hamburger. Be sure to wait
in the longest line.

5. Clip a lift ticket to the zipper of your jacket and ride a motorcycle fast enough
to make the ticket lacerate your face.

4. Drive slowly for five hours - anywhere - as long as it's in bad weather and
you're following an 18 wheeler.

3. Fill a blender with ice, hit the pulse button and let the spray blast your face.
You'd almost believe you're skiing in front of a snowmaker!

2. Dress up in as many clothes as you can and then proceed to take them off because
you have to go to the bathroom.

1. Repeat all of the above every Saturday.


Summertime or anytime, Kanuga's programs and beautiful mountain setting will inspire your spirit.

   Upcoming conferences include Gardens and Grace, Photography, Youth Week, Renewal, Christianity and Literature, Liturgical Arts (needlework, choral music, calligraphy, music) and the Christian Formation conference for all who lead Christian education/formation programs. Reduced rates for spouses and children make conferences an appealing vacation.
 
   One of the most popular offerings is the eight-week Summer Guest Period, with fun for all ages. Camp Kanuga has its own community for ages 7-15, with a special Trailblazer Adventure for ages 15 and 16. 

   It's not too late to register for summer programs! For more information, visit www.kanuga.org or call (828) 692-9136. Located on 1,400 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Hendersonville, Kanuga is the nation's largest Episcopal center.

*Prayers as Heard By Children*

From San Francisco: When I was a child, I learned this prayer as "Our Father, who are in Heaven, Howard be thy name." I always thought that was God's real name.

Groton, Mass: My mother spent her early childhood saying, "Hail Mary, full of grapes."

Missoula, Mont: My son, who is in nursery school, said, "Our Father, who art in Heaven, how didja know my name?"

Uniontown, Ohio: I remember thinking this prayer was "Give us this day our jelly bread."

Covina, Calif: I recall reading something years ago about the Pledge of Allegiance. Some child thought it began, "I led the pigeons to the flag."

Cleveland, Ohio: When I was little, I often wondered who Richard Stands was. You know: "I pledge allegiance to the flag . . . and to the republic for Richard Stands."

Schenectady, N.Y.: I once knew a child whose favorite Sunday school song was "Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear." 

Tampa, Fla: When my husband was 6 years old, he thought a certain prayer was "He suffered under a bunch of violets." The real words were "under Pontius Pilate," but at that age, he didn't know better. To this day, we still snicker in church whenever that prayer is read. 

Lake Forest Park, Wash: When I was a little girl, we sang a song in Sunday school about Noah. Part of the chorus was "And the rains came down, and the floods came up." We lived next door to a couple of charming little girls who always sang this song while playing in their garden. Their words were, "And the rains came down, and the spuds came up." 

Grand Junction, Colo: When I was younger, I believed the line was "Lead a snot into temptation." I thought I was praying for my little sister to get into trouble. 

Oak Harbor, Wash: When my older brother was very young, he always walked up to the church altar with my mother when she took communion. On one occasion, he tugged at her arm and asked, "What does the priest say when he gives you the bread?" Mom whispered something in his ear. Imagine his shock many years later when he learned that the priest doesn't say, "Be quiet until you get to your seat." 


10 Facts about

The Church of the Ascension

    1.  There are no strangers at Ascension.  Ascension is a warm, friendly Church.  In fact “we’ll talk you to death before we feed you!”  There has never been a stranger at the Church of the Ascension!

    2. No one leaves Ascension empty handed.  We ALL get more than we give on Sunday!

    3. We care.  We care about each other; we care about our community and the world.  The folks at Ascension are willing to “step up to the plate-“ we’re not benchwarmers!

    4. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you are, what you wear, how you speak or where you are from.  “Those front doors” swing open wide-open to welcome you at Ascension.

    5. There is a sickness at Ascension and it is contagious.  The sickness is characterized by being happy, friendly and forthcoming.  It is a good sickness.

     6. The folks at Ascension are from all walks of life and all ages. The Spirit is evident at Ascension.  It works quietly at most times.  Sometimes it moves and we get to move. 

    7. Accomplishment. Activeness.  Attentiveness.  Able (and willing).

    8. The people at Ascension care about you.  They are there when the going gets rough…. And, they are there in the good times.  We rejoice in the good times!

    9. Better friends can be found no where else.  Davie County is unique.  So is Ascension

    10.  You are invited and welcome to become a part of this active, growing congregation!


    Did you hear about the fellow looking for a good Church?

    Well, he searched around and found a little fellowship where the preacher and the congregation were reading out loud.

    They were saying:

    "We have left undone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things which we ought not to have done."

    The fellow dropped into the pew and with a big sigh of relief said,

    "Hallelujah! I’ve found my crowd at last!"


Gracious and Loving God, Be with us this day as we begin a new season, a new century of growth. 

Breathe life into the seed of our endeavor to build a new fellowship hall, through which, like a vine from the budding cross, we may reach out in increasing fellowship and service to all within our growing community. 

Give us the grace, wherever we may pass, to make strangers welcome among us, speaking to them through words and deeds of Christian love, and greeting them with joy and blessings. 

Grant that, in our nurture of each other, we shall find that most ancient joy of humankind, working in the fields of God’s great dream for us.  Through this work, may we reap harvests of peace and understanding that reflect your love for all your children. 

Lord, be the beginning, the increase, and the consummation of this work, this growth, to the glory of your name and the fulfillment of your dream.  Amen.



        
Bulletin Bloopers AGAIN

Everyone is asked to bring a jar of peanut butter which will be
forwarded to Potter's House for distribution as part of the Food
Baskets for greedy families during the month of June.

The new parking area looks great. Thanks to the men who turned out
Saturday to help with the groveling.

A special thank you is extended to the members of the congregation who
supported the dinner at the Community Outreach Center on Friday, May
11. Thank you for the generous amounts of food and to the shavers who
came:

We "raised the roof" both in monetary donations and excitement to
help get started on construction effort. Thank you to the over 100
people who filled the Community Center to help us with our
destruction fund for the new fellowship hall.

Remember our time, talents and our financial resources are all gifts
from God. Stewardship of these gifts is important. Praise God from
whom all blassings flow!

Are you ready for this? Invite some neighbors and come along for the
Vacation Bible School picnic! Please register so we will have enough
food on the clipboard in the fellowship hall.

The new landscaping looks wonderful. Special thanks to the ladies
who have been working in beds around the church grounds.



The Episcopal Church of The Ascension at Fork   183 Fork-Bixby Road  Advance,   NC.   27006
PHONE: 336.998.0857
Get Directions to our church

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