Upcoming
Events
Upcoming
Events
For February and March 2008
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February 5th - 7:00 - Shrove Tuesday pancake supper
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February 6th - 7:00 - Ash Wed. service of Holy Eucharist & imposition of ashes
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February 10th - 11:00 - Episcopal Relief and Development Sunday with special offering
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February 13th - 6:45 - simple dinner followed by Lenten program at 7:15 – 8:15
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February 20th - 6:45 - dinner and program
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February 27th - 6:45 - dinner and program
- March 5th - 6:45 - dinner and program
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March 12th - 6:45 - dinner and program
Holy Week
- March 16th - Palm Sunday
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March 20th - 7:00 - Maundy Thursday service
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March 21st - 12:00 - Good Friday service for all convocational churches
at St. Paul’s in Winston-Salem --- special
music
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March 21st - 7:00 - Good Friday service at our church
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March 22nd - 7:00 - Easter Vigil at Grace Church in Lexington with area
Episcopal churches participating and Bs. Marble officiating
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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
*
TELL
ONE (ok, two if you want to.) other person about Ascension! This is the
best kept secret in Davie County!
*
SUPPORT our Pastor. Sealy has a tough job.... just keeping up with all
of us is a full time job!
*
GROWTH doesn't come easy and without pain. Be patient as we grow and
provide new services and events!
*
PRAY for one another and our Church. Never underestimate the power of
prayer.
*
INVITE! Pick up that phone now and invite someone to go to Church with
you this Sunday morning!
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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.
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