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Worship with us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary
The First Sunday of Advent
November 29, 2009
Advent is about the "coming days." God's people have always
lived in great expectation, but that expectation finds specific,
repeated enunciation in the texts appointed for these four weeks. The
ancients anticipated a "righteous Branch to spring up for
David." The Thessalonians awaited "the coming of our Lord
Jesus with all the saints." Our Lord's contemporaries hoped for the
time "to stand before the Son of Man." With them we eagerly
await the coming days: another Christmas celebration, a second coming,
and the advent of our Lord in word and supper.
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Lefse Lefse Lefse
YES
we are cooking lefse for the Holidays so PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW for this
delicious Scandinavian pastry. We will be cooking lefse on Saturday Nov. 21st in time for your Thanksgiving
Dinner and also Saturday Dec. 5th and Thursday Dec. 17th in time for
Christmas (depending on orders received). Phone your orders in to
the church office at 480-948-6050.
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Thanksgiving
Eve Worship Service
Wednesday November 25th 7:00 p.m.
Please
join us for our Thanksgiving Eve worship service Wednesday, November 25
at 7:00 p.m. We
encourage you to pause from busy schedules to give thanks to God for all
of God’s goodness in the midst of life’s opportunities and demands.
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Greening of the Church Saturday November 28th 10:00 a.m.
We
will join the Altar Guild on Saturday,
November 28th, in order to decorate the sanctuary for Advent and
Christmas. Come, join in the fun!
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Gift Box Assembly Thursday December 3th 9:00 a.m.
We
are assembling food boxes for 25 homeless families this season
on Thursday, December 3rd, at 9:00 AM. Please join us in
Fellowship Hall if you can help!
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Godly Play and Harp Music Sunday December 6th 10:00 a.m.
Kids
will be learning about St. Nicholas, the Christian bishop, during Godly
Play, our monthly experience of God’s Word for children. During
worship, the Center Street Harp Duo, featuring Ascension’s own Karen
Miller, will be performing.
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Scottsdale Community College A Capella and Jazz Choirs
Holiday Concert Tuesday December 8th 7:00 P
M
On
Tuesday, December 8th, the SCC A Cappella and Jazz Choirs perform their
holiday concert at Ascension. The concert is free, with a reception to
follow
.
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Charles Johnson in worship Sunday December 13th
Soloist
Charles
Johnson will help us to celebrate Gaudete, the rose-colored Sunday of
rejoicing in the middle of Advent, by performing a special collection of
seasonal anthems during the 10:00 AM service.
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Southwest Brass Christmas Concert
Sunday December 13th 4:00 p.m.
The
sizzling Southwest
Brass will be in concert on Sunday, December 13th at 4:00 p.m. in the
sanctuary. The concert will be followed by a light reception.
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Jazz Vespers December 18
Jazz Vespers will take place at Ascension Friday, December 18 at 7:00 PM.
Ascension hosts Jazz Vespers on the third Friday of every month thru May*.
Come experience this artistic and contemplative worship encounter for the
soul and spirit. Jazz Vespers features the musical talents of Bob
Ravenscroft on keyboards, Dwight Kilian on bass, and Rob Moore on
percussion, with the spoken word by Rev. Richard Parrish and visuals by
Mario Barnabe.
*January’s Jazz Vespers is on Friday, Jan. 22nd
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Ascension Choir presents Christmas Cantata The Voices of
Christmas
Sunday December 20th 10:00 a.m. Worship
Ascension’s
choir will presents their Christmas cantata, Joseph Martin’s The
Voices Of Christmas, during the 10:00 AM service. The service on this
Sunday will not be our regular celebration of Holy Communion, but rather
a service of Lessons and Carols for the season!
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Christmas Eve Worship Services
Thursday December 24th 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
We
gather on Thursday,
December 24th, to celebrate Christ’s Nativity! The early service at
4:00 p.m. is a shorter service especially appropriate for families
with young children. The style of the late service at 7:00 p.m. is more
traditional. Bring your families and friends to enjoy candles, carols,
and Communion!
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Grand Canyon Synod Bishop Talmage Issues Report
Bishop
Stephen Talmage of the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA has issued a
review of his experiences at the National ELCA Churchwide Assembly which
took place in Minneapolis August 17-24, 2009. Click
here for his letter to synod congregations.
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Listen to Ascension sermons now!
Click
here to view
our library of sermons
listed by date, preacher, title, and scripture reference. Make your
selection and then click "Listen Now" to hear it right now, or
you may also download it to save it to your computer.
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