Schedule of
Events
Sunday
School for all ages begins at 10 AM each Sunday and the worship service
is at 11 AM every Sunday.
To
parents of young
children: Our nursery is now staffed
during the worship service.
4/24/11 NO SUNDAY
SCHOOL EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Holy Week Services
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Thurs.,
April 21 @ 7 pm: Holy Eucharist with foot washing on Maundy Thurs.
Fri.,
April 22 @ 12 noon: Episcopal Churches of our Convocation gather at
St. Paul’s in Winston Salem for a service of Good Friday Lessons
and music (this will be preceded in the narthex by stations of the
cross for those who would like to walk that pilgrimage)
Fri.,
April 22 @ 7:00 pm Good Friday service- Ascension
Sat.,
April 23 @ 7:30 pm: The Great Easter Vigil at Grace Church In
Lexington, NC
Sun.
April 24 @ 8 am: Country breakfast in our Parish Hall followed by:
Sun.
April
24 @ 9:30 am: Easter Eucharist
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 on Sundays.
Our vacation bible school program will resume this
year at our parish. Our program will have classes for all
ages (that includes adults).
To parents of young
children: Our nursery is now staffed
during the worship service.
Bessie
Faircloth is now
teaching a
pre-school age Sun.
School
class at 10 am
every Sunday.
Christian
Formation:
Normally there are five
classes which meet on Sundays at 10:00 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.
In
the Event of Inclement Weather
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In
the event of inclement weather the Church will follow the lead of the
Davie County Public School System.
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Whenever
the public schools are closed, all scheduled activities will be
canceled.
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This
applies to Sunday School, Centering Prayer, Evening Services, Choir
Practice, Vestry meetings or other meetings.
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There
will, however, always
be an eleven o’clock service on Sunday
WANTED!
YOU
are
needed! Volunteer
today to help with Sunday School! If
you can help, please contact Karen Deadmon, Cori Everhart or
Denise Whitaker!
Help
is also needed for Nursery Duty during services to keep our little ones
while their parents attend services.
Want to know
more about Sunday School? Do you want to attend Sunday
School? Please talk with Rev. Sealy Cross and get involved with
our Sunday School program.
We are THANKFUL for
Shirby
Eagle and Brenda Beck, our Organists. They give of their time
weekly to serve as our musicians. We are PROUD of both of
these ladies.
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Things that do
not take a lot of effort
that you can do for OUR Church….
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!
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!
Save Our
Siblings
A third-grade
Sunday school teacher was giving a Bible lesson on the commandment,
honor thy
father and thy mother.
"Now,
does anyone know a commandment for brothers and sisters?"
One sharp
girl raised her hand and said, "'Thou shalt not kill.'"
The Look
After being retired for a couple of years and completing
all the jobs my wife had lined up for me, I began to feel
somewhat useless and decided to enroll in a couple of
courses at the local adult-education school.
I noted, upon registration, that there was no tuition fee
for a person over 60. As I handed my tediously-filled-out
papers to the clerk, I announced, "I'm 63." Then, pulling
out my wallet, I asked if she wanted to see my driver's
license.
She replied, "No, that's okay."
A little surprised, I asked, "Oh, do I look honest?"
"No," she answered. "You look 63."
When I stopped
the bus to pick up Chris for preschool, I noticed an older woman
hugging him as he left the house.
"Is that your grandmother?" I asked.
"Yes," Chris said. "She's come to visit us for Christmas."
"How nice," I said. "Where does she live?"
"At the airport," Chris replied. "Whenever we want her, we just go out
there and get her."
WORDS
TO LIVE BY
I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: Seize the moment.
Just possibly she may be the wisest woman on this planet.
Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because
they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't
know it was coming, or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who
passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back.
From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.
How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't
suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed?
Does the word "refrigeration" mean nothing to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while
you watched "Jeopardy!" on television?
I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, "How about going
to lunch in a half hour?"
She would gasp and stammer, "I can't."
The reason? Check one:
I have clothes on the line.
My hair is dirty.
I wish I had known yesterday.
I had a late breakfast.
It looks like rain.
And my personal favorite: It's Monday.
She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
Because we cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our
headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves
when all the conditions are perfect:
We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Stevie
toilet-trained.
We'll entertain when we replace the living room carpet.
We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter,
and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer.
One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a
litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are
settled down a bit."
When anyone calls my "seize the moment" friend, she is open to
adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas.
Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five
minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of
rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years.
I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to
my hips with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process.
The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car
had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
Now...go on and have a nice day.
Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list.
Hear the music before the song is over.
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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. William O. Gregg, Assistant Bishop
The Rev. E. Sealy Cross, Vicar
Organists: Brenda Beck & Shirby Eagle
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).
Welcome to the Episcopal Church:
Episcopalians welcome
all Christians to participate fully and
express their faith through a unique blend of biblical text, the
Catholic tradition and one's individual conscience.
It is a church in which we are free to entertain the notions
that no theological proposition is beyond challenge and that doctrine
is theology in cement, yet it is where we can celebrate the eucharist
in all its liturgical manifestations to transcend such notions.
The Book of Common Prayer reminds us that our `sins of
omission'
are equally as serious and require as much attention as our `sins of
commission.'
QUESTIONs?
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Are you interested in joining the Church of
the
Ascension?
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Do you
want to transfer your membership to
our Church from another Church?
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It
is
an easy process! Contact
Rev. Sealy
Cross! Everyone is
welcome at
Ascension!
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.
"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!"
Roan
Ridge
Committee Meets
Our
Church recently received
a $12,000.00
grant from the Roan Ridge Foundation to study possible future uses for
our
Parish House. Our
goal is for this
building to be used on a regular basis for a variety of reasons and
needs. Rev. Kermit
Bailey submitted the
grant and
is an adviser to the committee. Committee
members include: Rev.
Sealy Cross, George Peterson (chairman), Kim Brown, David Joyner, Karen
Deadmon
and Monte Taylor.
A look back in
history: Source: Diocesan Journal 1910, pg. 71;
Bishop Cheshire writes in his journal: “Oct. 15, 1909,
being the
sixteenth anniversary of my consecration, I had the pleasure of
consecrating the Chapel of the Ascension, near Fork Village, Davie
County, built by the faithful labors of the Misses Hairston of that
county. The petition of consecration was read by the Rev. Thomas
L.
Trott, priest in charge, and the sentence of consecration by Archdeacon
Osborne. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Henry Teller
Cocke. The
Rev. Simeon J. M. Brown also assisted in the service.”
Per David Joyner’s History of the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension,
the sermon came from Luke 19:46. “It is written, my house
is the
house
of prayer.”
A look back in
history: Source: History of the Episcopal Church of the
Ascension: “My earliest memory of the Church of the Ascension is
serving as acolyte when Mr. C.E.B. Robinson was there. I remember
we knocked on the front door with a wood crucifix at the beginning of
the service…Mr C.E.B. Robinson was Uncle CEB to some…but,
we were
taught to say Mr. and Mrs. to everyone.” Memories of Kermit
Bailey when he was a young boy growing up at The Church of the
Ascension.
Note: The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson served as Vicar at Ascension from
1931-1945 and is the longest serving priest in Ascension’s 100
year
history.
A look back in history: Source:1919 Diocesan Journal:: Chapel of
the Ascension: Priest Salary $120; Pension $9; Baptisms-Infants: 6;
Adults: 1:: Baptized Persons: 29; Communicants: 12:: Services;
Sunday’s: 12; Holy Days; 2::Students in S. School: 35:: Receipts:
$187.05::Value of Church; $1,300:: Sittings; 150:: Treasurer: Mr.
Sanford Kimmer
Eva Deadmon
wrote “A Journey to Bethlehem” in 2006. She also hand painted several of the
figurines used in the nativity set. The
glass nativity figurines were given in honor of Judge Hairston three
years ago.
A Dozen Reasons for Becoming an
Episcopalian,
or At Least for Checking Us Out
God loves you, and
there is not a thing you can do to change that!
- It's one of the few denominations that allow alcoholic
beverages to be served on the grounds.
- The options: Rite One or Rite Two;
back-to-congregation or facing congregation; traditional or
contemporary music; all are allowed and welcome!
- We use cool words like 'verger', 'thurifer', 'amice',
'warden', 'aumbry' and 'columbarium'
- Otherwise, I'd be unchurched.
- I ask too many annoying questions.
- One is expected ask all irritating questions and to
use their brain.
- It has a beautiful Liturgy.
- I do not have to understand; I only have to believe.
- Here laughter and fun are appropriate.
- The 'fashion police' don't come to our church; the
Holy Spirit does.
- The clergy are not only smart, gifted, and spiritual
-- they are fun!
- Episcopalians spend less time beating on the Bible and
more time actually reading it.
I became an Episcopalian because of the
Prayer of Humble Access (Book of Common Prayer, p.337). At a time
when I, as an ordained Presbyterian Minister, was burdened with
particular guilt, this prayer let me admit the seriousness of my
failure, but confronted me with the 'property' of God 'always to have
mercy.' -- The Rev. Jim Workman jworkman@desertsaints.org
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.
Worth Repeating......
The 7 modern sins:
- politics without
principles,
- pleasures without
conscience,
- wealth without
work,
- knowledge without
character,
- industry without
morality,
- science without
humanity,
- worship without
sacrifice.
-- Canon Frederic Donaldson
From www.heartlight.org
Mom's
Special Brownies
Remove teddy bear from oven and preheat oven to 375. Melt 1 cup
margarine in
saucepan.
Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Jr., "No, no."
Add margarine to 2 cups sugar.
Take shortening can away from Jr. and clean cupboards.
Measure 1/3 cup cocoa.
Take shortening can away from Jr. again and bathe cat.
Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing
shortening
from cat's tail.
Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour.
Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows for
ventilation.
Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call
was a
mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed
from
bill.
Measure 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nuts and beat all ingredients well. Let
cat out of
refrigerator.
Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan. Bake 25 minutes.
Rescue cat and take razor away from Billy.
Explain to kids that you have no idea if shaved cats will sunburn.
Throw cat
outside while there's still time and he's still able to run away.
FROSTING
Mix the following in saucepan: 1 cup sugar
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup margarine Take the darn teddy bear out of the @#$% broiler and
throw it
away -- far away.
Answer the door and meekly explain to nice policeman that you didn't
know Jr. had
slipped out of the house and was heading for the street. Put Jr. in
playpen.
Add 1/3 cup milk, dash of salt, and boil, stirring constantly for 2
minutes.
Answer door and apologize to neighbor for Billy having stuck a garden
hose in
man's front door mail slot. Promise to pay for ruined carpet.
Tie Billy to clothesline.
Remove burned brownies from oven.
Collapse and call the baker for delivery.
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
In the
office where I work, there is a constant battle
between our technical-support director and customer-service
personnel over the room temperature, which is usually too
low.
The frustrated director, trying to get us to understand his
position, announced one afternoon, "We need to keep the
temperature below seventy-five degrees or the computers
will overheat."
Thinking that this was just another excuse, one of my
shivering colleagues retorted, "Yeah right. So how did they
keep the computers from overheating before there was air
conditioning?"
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Church Numbers
Recently while we were eating lunch after church one Sunday, my
youngest son asked me what the highest number I had ever counted up to
was.
I said I didn't know. Then I asked him how high he has
counted.
5,372," came the prompt reply.
"Oh," I said. "Why did you stop there?"
"The sermon was over."
What
is love, from a kid's point of view?
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she
couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather
does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
That's love."
"When someone loves you, the way they
say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their
mouth."
"Love is when someone hurts you, and
you get so mad, but you don't yell at them because you know it would
hurt their feelings."
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for
my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the
taste is okay."
"Love is what's in the room with you at
Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
"Love is like a little old woman and a
little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so
well."
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly
and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
"Love is when your puppy licks your
face even after you left him alone all day."
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People
forget."
—What Is Love—From a Kid's
Point of View, LightSinger, (accessed
3-14-02); submitted by Jerry De Luca, Montreal West, Quebec
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