The Star of Bethlehem: A Story of Awe and Wonder.

December 21, 4:00 p.m., Reinhart Hall

We welcome amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Rod Pommier, MD.  Rod will share intriguing archeology and modern astronomy findings surrounding our scriptural understanding of the Star of Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, and the visit of the Magi.  Rod will illustrate this talk with his beautiful astrophotographs, as well as images of relics seen during his travels to various countries in search of clues to “the greatest astronomical mystery of all time.” This talk is sure to be an enjoyable and thought-provoking addition to the Advent and Christmas experience.

A suggested donation of $20.00 will be used to support necessary IT upgrades so that we can continue to provide quality programs at Ascension Parish.

Join us on Christmas Day for a service of Scripture, prayer, and carols, with music by Dietrich Buxtehude and J.M. Bach.

Join us for a recital of Baroque Christmas music for organ, live from Ascension Episcopal Parish! Minister of Music Emma Riggle will play our small Baroque-style Coulter tracker organ. Selections will include pieces by Sweelinck, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Corrette, Dandrieu, and more Baroque arrangements of the carols of Advent and Christmas!

The event will be live-streamed via Facebook Live. You don’t need a Facebook account to watch the concert: just visit this link at the scheduled time: https://fb.me/e/2ShqnZy5V !

Read more on our Ascension Music blog.

Join us for our annual Harvest Dinner, where we gather as a Parish family to share a meal and give thanks for God’s blessings in our lives! The main course will be provided and if you would like to bring a side dish, sign-up sheets are available in the Common Room.

During our 10am Mass on May 12, we’ll pause before the close of worship to offer a special prayer and blessing over our graduates, and to give thanks for their place in our Parish and for their accomplishments. Please come celebrate with us!

Join us on March 5 for an Episcopal Mardi Gras tradition - a Pancake Dinner served up by the gentlemen of Ascension Parish in Reinhart Hall!

Join us as we work together to decorate our Chapel for Christmas using fresh greenery!

Please bring along greenery cuttings like pine, cedar, holly and mistletoe, or just bring yourself to help us deck the halls of our Chapel!

The Greening will begin after the 10:00 A.M. Mass for Advent IV.

Join us for our annual Harvest Dinner, where we gather as a Parish family to share a meal and give thanks for God’s blessings in our lives!

Join us for our fifth annual Summer Barbecue and Hootenanny! This fellowship event is open to the community. There will be grilled delights, singing, dancing and games for the whole family!