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Worship
with us
in the
season of Easter
May 20, 2012
 The
gospel for Easter's seventh Sunday is always taken from the long prayer
Jesus prays for his followers in John's gospel on the night before his
death, and always includes Jesus' desire that his followers will be one
as he and the Father are one. This oneness is not mere doctrinal
agreement or institutional unity, but mutual abiding, interpenetrating
life, mutual love and joy. This oneness is the work of the Spirit whom
we have received but also await. Come, Holy Spirit!
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"Joyful Kids" Sunday School
"Joyful
Kids" is the name of our Rotational Sunday School, which is
designed to teach major Bible stories and concepts through kid-friendly
stations like Art, Drama, Music, Games, Cooking, Science, Storytelling,
Movies, and many other educational medias.
Sunday
School starts at 9:45 a.m.
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WELCA
Bible Study,
Tuesday, May 15th at 9:30 AM
All
women are cordially invited to the WELCA (Women of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America) Bible study for 2011-2012 “To Follow and
to Serve: The Gospel of Mark”. This study challenges us
with an invitation to discipleship in the 21st century; emphasizing what
it means to follow Jesus Christ today. In it we are called to a
living faith, a deeper and more courageous understanding of what it
means to follow Jesus whom we first meet in Mark’s Gospel at his
baptism in the River Jordan.
We meet the third Tuesday of the month through May at 9:30 AM.
Meeting duration is usually about 1˝ to 2 hours, including the Bible
study, time for discussion, fellowship and refreshments.
May
theme verse: Mark 16:6 – “Do not be alarmed; you are
looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been
raised, he is not here.”
This
month’s study: Our journey through Mark’s Gospel concludes
with this session. It includes the account of the women at the
empty tomb and the poignant, puzzling moment of revelation about the
resurrection. It ends where we began; back with the question of
what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ in the 21st century.
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Online Donations
You
can make one-time donations via a credit or debit card to Ascension
Lutheran Church by clicking the button below and following the onscreen instructions. Secure donation services on the
site are provided by Vanco Services, the same company that processes
electronic donations for Ascension Lutheran Church and more than 10,000
other churches and non-profit organizations.
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our library of sermons
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you may also download it to save it to your computer.
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Paradise Valley Performance Center
Ascension
Lutheran Church is the home of the Paradise Valley Performance Center,
featuring classes in the performing arts for all ages. Classes offered include voice, music theory, piano, guitar, and acting.
For more information please visit www.pvperfctr.com
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Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA
Mission
congregations, established congregations, and ELCA-related ministries
can finance capital building projects with competitively priced loans
and take advantage of comprehensive building-consulting services through
the Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America. Individual members, congregations and ministries of the ELCA
can purchase investments through the fund, earning interest at
competitive rates. With these investments, the Mission
Investment Fund makes loans to help congregations purchase land,
expand their current facilities or begin new building projects that
directly benefit their members and surrounding communities. Currently, the
Mission Investment Fund has nearly 800 active loans totaling over $450
million to ELCA ministries throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands. Though the loans are for a wide range of uses, they
all have one thing in common: each is helping to grow the ELCA and
advance its mission. For more information please visit the mission
investment fund.
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