Announcements for September 5, 2010
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Announcements for 5 September 2010
Next week, (September 12) we will be back on the “regular” schedule with Sunday School kickoff at 9:30 in Rose Hall and the second service at 11:00. The Adult Forum begins on this Sunday and will be in Rose Hall also. Don’t forget to mark your calendars.
Adult Form: The early years of the church marked a time prior to the establishment of creeds and widely accepted beliefs. The foremost (and highly controversial) thinker of those first centuries was a man named Origen who helped define much of what the church debated as the truth about God. His life is an intriguing story and the hard questions he addressed still take us to the heart of our faith as Christians. This class, “The Ancient Wisdom of Origen” will offer a time to reflect on our own fundamental questions of faith and will meet in the lounge after the Sunday School kickoff.
Acolyte Meeting September 12th after church (12:30) in the lounge. All current acolytes and anyone wishing to become an acolyte please attend. Will be short – 15 minutes.
Coming up for EYC:
Sunday, September 12th 4th Annual Water Wars! Come prepared to get wet and have fun. The Jr. EYC will meet from 4-5:30pm. The Sr. EYC will meet from 5-6:30pm. Dinner will be at 5pm.
Sunday, September 26th Meeting at the Church. The Jr. EYC will meet from 5-6:30pm. The Sr. EYC will meet from 6-7:30pm. Dinner will be at 6pm.
Young Adults:
YESSIR (20 something’s) will meet at Foster Meng’s home at September 8th at 7pm. We will be watching and discussing the movie Saved. More information can be found on our Facebook page.
YAFFO (young adults) will meet on Sept 11th at 6:30pm. Samantha will be hosting the dinner. Information about the discussion will be posted on the blog and sent via e-mail. If you would like further details, please contact Samantha.
Book Club – The book selection for the month of September is Blind Side by Michael Lewis. It follows Michael Oher’s life from his impoverished upbringings to his adoption by a wealthy couple and on to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football. We will meet September 20 at the home of Susan and Skip/Chuck Beers (6:45 p.m.). Contact: Rebecca Hirschler
Ascension Grounds Need Your HELP!!! For the past several years, the grounds at Ascension have been maintained by a small and dedicated group of folks who have done a terrific job, but we need some help, as the job of maintaining so many flower beds has become too much for such a small group to keep up with. So, we are asking for volunteers who would be willing to work for 2-3 hours once or twice a month to pull weeds and beautify a small section of our flower beds. You would be assigned a 10-15 foot wide area to maintain at your leisure – no schedule to follow, just be there at a day/time that suits you.
Please consider helping us with this ministry. This maintenance program will start in September, when it will be a little cooler. If you think you would be able to help, please see Don Daly, Marilyn Meek or Bill Willey and you can choose an area to maintain. Thanks!
RSVP…SUPPER CLUB FALL/WINTER 2010 SESSION will be forming soon. If you are interested in joining in the Supper Club Fall/Winter 2010 Session, please sign up! You may do so by adding your name to the sign-up sheet located in the Narthex or you may call Betsy Hussey or Beth Steinbruck-Phillips. September 15th will be the last day you can sign up. Please note, Supper Club is not just for members of our church. Consider inviting a friend to join you in participating in your Supper Club Group. We look forward to good fellowship, good conversation, good food and good times.
Outreach date change: The Outreach meeting for September will be on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, at 7:00 in the lounge. We have several things to discuss, notably the Full Circle meals. If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please talk to Margaret Daly. Even children can help with this project each month. We are looking at doing something different as we start up again this fall.
| The Ascension Navy Sails Again October 16, 2011, From Norfolk!
We are on the Carnival Glory–a 6-day trip to Bermuda. We leave Sunday, October 16 at 5:00 pm from Norfolk and return on Saturday October 22 at 8:00 am. Interior Rooms $579.00 Ocean View $719.00 Balcony $889.00 Each person adds a Port Government Tax of $80.02 no matter the room. Trip Insurance is about $100.00 – depends on room… Covers many things. It covers the ships doctor if you make a visit to them and any medications they give you. More about that – just ask. That has to be paid 60 days before trip. To view the Ship and other information go to www.carnival.com/brochures Our Personal vacation planner will talk with you. Her name is Audrey Kent 1-866-721-3225 Open 11AM to 8PM Mon – Thursday. 9:00AM to 6:00PM Fridays She will need your full names, date of birth and credit card info. Tell her you are with Ascension Navy – Booking number 31V0R0. Our group will be on deck 6 Rooms 4E or AB. Ask for PED prices and early bird…Call 1-866-321-7225 for group booking. The Daly’s are in Cabin 6361. Hope you will sail with us. If we have 8 cabins or more filled we will get some ships credits. We have to pay $250.00 each to hold the room at the Early Bird Special. LET’S SAIL ASCENSION NAVY! |
New Postal regulations: Because of new postal regulations, we are charged if we send your mail to your address and it has been changed. If you change your address, let the office know by calling us, not by assuming the post office will let us know. If I get them back, I have to pay postage due.
Food Pantry: If I have given you a key to the food pantry, please return it; I no longer have the key on the neon green lanyard OR extra keys from the closet.–Nellwyn
Save the date to ” PIG” out!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 20, to join us for our annual Pig Pickin.’ Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to be with us from 1:00-5:00 to enjoy…
- Great food
- Live Music (from 2:00-5:00)
- Children and adult games
- Dessert competition
- Exciting door prizes
All of this for the bargain price of $15 per ticket. Get your tickets early and help us make this the most successful pig pickin’ ever!
From your Pig Pickin’ committee
The Altar Guild needs you! Sunday, September 26 is our Wine Sunday. If you can bring a bottle of TAYLOR PORT to replenish our supplies, we would appreciate it. There will be a basket out front.
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The Reverend Conor Alexander, Samantha’s husband, has accepted a call to become the “Priest in Charge to be Rector in 2 Years” at St. Francis in Virginia Beach. Congrats and best wishes!
Taking our Place workshop: The Diocese is once again offering workshops for those who are lectors, Eucharistic ministers or visitors, intercessor and worship leaders OR those who do this kind of training in your parish. Registration closes on September 17, and the workshop is September 25 at St. David’s in Richmond. The cost is $15 (includes lunch). If you are interested, please see one of the clergy. They must sign your application.
Organ Recital: What a treat! Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in France will be here on Sunday afternoon September 19, 3:30 pm, at Christ & St. Luke’s for a FREE recital (freewill offering). We are so blessed to have this opportunity.
Getting info: As you probably know by now, the Jamestown Cross has undergone changes. While it has a great new look, it will not be published as frequently as it was in times past. However, for those of you who are online, there is a wonderful news update that goes out every week called SOVIA MEDIA. All you have to do is sign up for it. Go to diosova.org. Near the bottom of the page on the right side is a box that says: “Sign up for email news.” Enter your email address and click on go. It will take you to a page that verifies your email address and lists your preferences. As news becomes available, it lands in your inbox: the weekly updates, prayer requests, letters from the Bishop. You can always unsubscribe if you don’t like it. Go ahead….give it a try.
Eastern Shore Chapel lecture series: Eastern Shore Chapel in Virginia Beach has launched a lecture series with some great speakers lined up over the next two years. This fall they will welcome Brian McLaren on November 18, author of A New Kind of Christianity. In 2011 they will have Jane Hirshfield and Bp. Gene Robinson; and in 2012 Marcus Borg and Rev. Michael Battle. There is a flier on the bulletin board, and I can email a copy of it if you are interested. We are fortunate to be able to take advantage of these high-caliber opportunities so close by.
Fall Camp 2010: Brought to you by the Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging, a sojourn at Shrine Mont on October 25-28. Bishop Carol Gallagher will be the keynoter. There will also be various workshops. The brochures are on the bulletin board if you are interested.
The Camp Chanco Alumni Association is having their annual reunion and work weekend on Sept. 24-26. All former campers and counselors are welcome to attend. More information can be found at www.chancoonce.com or by contacting Mitch Parker.
Liturgy Conference: The Joy of Worship will be held at Roslyn Conference Center in Richmond on October 13-15. The keynoter is Dent Davidson from Chicago and is sponsored by the Liturgy Commission and CE-Net (the Christian Education network) in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Fliers are on the bulletin board if you are interested.
New Book Study opportunity: Beginning September 14 at Church of the Advent in Ocean View. Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner.
The Christian story finds its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures. For those looking for resources to explore the Jewish roots of the Christian faith, this book is perhaps the best place to start. Rabbi Kushner guides Christians through the rich wisdom of Jewish spirituality. He addresses Christians’ questions, and, in doing so, opens new windows on our own faith. From the Talmud and Torah, to “repentance” (teshuva) and “repairing the world” (tikkun olam), Kushner shows all of us how we can use the fundamentals of Jewish spirituality to enrich our own lives.
We meet at 7:00 on Tuesday nights. If you are interested, email Steve Hansen at steve.hansen@cox.net or speak with Nellwyn in the office. Steve will order the books if you want one for $11.00.
Career Transitions Center. Meets every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Park Place Baptist Church, 430 W. 31st St. (at Colonial Avenue) Support group helps with your job search, resume, interview technique and weathering the ups and downs of being un- and under-employed.
622-1847.
From Christ & St. Luke’s newsletter: Did you know that the internet provides some great tips on ways we can help preserve God’s wonderful creation, this earth? The net lists a number of sites available for recycling materials that otherwise end up cluttering our world:
Earth911.com: a section called “Recyclo-pedia” is divided into product categories such as paper and batteries, explains how to get rid of them, and also lists 100,000 locations for recycling used goods.
Alkaline battery recycling: For Norfolk residents, go to the drop box at the Ernie Morgan Environmental Center at the Zoo (3500 Granby St.).
A Devotional Resource: http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/bcp/ This website is the daily office lectionary in the BCP. Not only will it bring up the scripture readings for the day, but you can either read it or have the scriptures read to you! This is a quick way to get in your Bible reading along with your daily devotions, especially if you read the Forward Day by Day or any other lectionary-based devotional.
Bible Study: The Episcopal Church is offering opportunity for Bible study on the web. The address is http://www.episcopalchurch.org/107902_116094_ENG_HTM.htm and has the weekly Eucharistic lectionary and discussion.
The next Integrity Eucharist at Eastern Shore Chapel is on Sunday, September 19, at 5:00 pm. More info on the bulletin board. www.intergrityvb.webs.com
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Please pray for those who are ill or in distress: Aldine Bennett, Betty Brown, Abby Craun, Merrill Dorman, Ruth Gibson, Bob Hickey, Scott Hunt, Beth Joyner, Marion Keeter, Buddy Knighton, Tim Longstreth, Suzi Montagna, Gerri Newsom, Tom Rhea, Jane Roane, Palmer Rutherford, and Brit Smith.
Please pray for those who are celebrating their birthdays this week: Marion Keeter, Pete Thompson, Tory Harney, Jane Roane, Diette Curry, Anita Mitchell, Lavette Porter, and Joe Porfert.
Please pray for those celebrating their anniversaries this week: Kenneth & Janet McManus and Richard & Carolyn Sweeney
Please pray for those who are deployed: Scott Thompson, Tom Hoban, Catherine Schweitzer, Mariah Rule, Scott Decker, Drew Madson, Ashley Madson, and Nathan White.
SERVING TODAY
8:00 Acolytes Ann Meng
Chalicers Marilyn Meek, Mel Phillips
Lay Readers Marilyn Meek, Taylor Farlin
Head Usher Barry Bishop
10:00 Acolytes Courtney Stallings, Katelyn
Fehlhaber
Chalicers Harry Porfert, Chuck Spence
Lay Readers Harry Porfert, Faye Pahl
Head Ushers Matt Kane, Pete & Rivers Thompson
Altar Guild Emily Dale, Beulah Mitchell, Rivers
Thompson
Pastoral Care Lee Davenport
Prayer & Healing Nancy Morris, Anita Mitchell
Flower Guild Anita Mitchell, Ron Eicholtz
Calendar for Sept. 5 – 12, 2010
Sunday 5 HE Rite I 8:00 am
Rectors’ HE Rite II 10:00 am
Discretionary Ice Cream 11:00 am
Funds
Monday 6 Labor Day, Office Closed
Tuesday 7 Food Pantry 9:30 am
Cub Scouts 6:30 pm
Wednesday 8 Food Pantry 9:30 am
Tai Chi 6:00 pm
Thursday 9 Food Pantry 9:30 am
Empower Hampton Roads Board 10:00 am
Scouts Roundtable 6:30 pm
Friday 10 Girl Scouts 6:00 pm
Sunday 12 Our Regular Schedule Resumes
HE Rite I 8:00 am
Sunday School kickoff 9:30 am
HE Rite II 11:00 am
Lunch Noon
EYC 5:00 pm
Announcements for 29 August 2010
This morning’s 10:00 service will be a variation of a Taizé service. Taizé is an ecumenical community in France that is characterized by its music, worship, and meditation. We will meet in Rose Hall for this service.
Congratulations to Chuck Steinbruck and Louise Moore who were married here yesterday afternoon.
In two weeks, (September 12) we will be back on the “regular” schedule with Sunday School kickoff at 9:30 and the second service at 11:00. The Adult Forum begins on this Sunday also. More details will be in next week’s bulletin and the September newsletter. Don’t forget to mark your calendars.
Coming up for EYC:
Sunday, Aug 29th (today) Sr. EYC beach party at Pamela and Bob’s home 5-7pm
Sunday, September 12th 4th Annual Water Wars! Come prepared to get wet and have fun. The Jr. EYC will meet from 4-5:30pm. The Sr. EYC will meet from 5-6:30pm. Dinner will be at 5pm.
Sunday, September 26th Meeting at the Church. The Jr. EYC will meet from 5-6:30pm. The Sr. EYC will meet from 6-7:30pm. Dinner will be at 6pm.
Young Adults:
YESSIR (20 something’s) will meet at Foster Meng’s home at September 8th at 7pm. We will be watching and discussing the movie Saved. More information can be found on our Facebook page.
YAFFO (young adults) will meet on Sept 11th at 6:30pm. Samantha will be hosting the dinner. Information about the discussion will be posted on the blog and sent via e-mail. If you would like further details, please contact Samantha.
Book Club – The book selection for the month of September is Blind Side by Michael Lewis. It follows Michael Oher’s life from his impoverished upbringings to his adoption by a wealthy couple and on to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football. We will meet September 20 at the home of Susan and Skip/Chuck Beers (6:45 p.m.). Contact: Rebecca Hirschler.
Ascension Grounds Need Your HELP!!! For the past several years, the grounds at Ascension have been maintained by a small and dedicated group of folks who have done a terrific job, but we need some help, as the job of maintaining so many flower beds has become too much for such a small group to keep up with. So, we are asking for volunteers who would be willing to work for 2-3 hours once or twice a month to pull weeds and beautify a small section of our flower beds. You would be assigned a 10-15 foot wide area to maintain at your leisure – no schedule to follow, just be there at a day/time that suits you.
Please consider helping us with this ministry. This maintenance program will start in September, when it will be a little cooler. If you think you would be able to help, please see Don Daly, Marilyn Meek or Bill Willey and you can choose an area to maintain. Thanks!
RSVP…SUPPER CLUB FALL/WINTER 2010 SESSION will be forming soon. If you are interested in joining in the Supper Club Fall/Winter 2010 Session, please sign up! You may do so by adding your name to the sign-up sheet located in the Narthex or you may call Betsy Hussey or Beth Steinbruck-Phillips. September 15th will be the last day you can sign up. Please note, Supper Club is not just for members of our church. Consider inviting a friend to join you in participating in your Supper Club Group. We look forward to good fellowship, good conversation, good food and good times.
Outreach news: We want to thank everyone who donated school supplies. We have given to The Mission of the Holy Spirit supplies for all 15 children. They will start the year off right. We are sending to Kenya a box of thing they requested. AND to the St. Columba Ministries the balance of supplies that have come in. THANKS SO Much. You all have helped many.
Outreach date change: The Outreach meeting for September will be on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, at 7:00 in the lounge. We have several things to discuss, notably the Full Circle meals. If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please talk to Margaret Daly. Even children can help with this project each month. We are looking at doing something different as we start up again this fall.
New Postal regulations: Because of new postal regulations, we are charged if we send your mail to your address and it has been changed. If you change your address, let the office know by calling us, not by assuming the post office will let us know. If I get them back, I have to pay postage due.
Save the date to ” PIG” Out!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 20, to join us for our annual Pig Pickin.’ Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to be with us from 1:00-5:00 to enjoy…
- Great food
- Live Music (from 2:00-5:00)
- Children and adult games
- Dessert competition
- Exciting door prizes
All of this for the bargain price of $15 per ticket. Get your tickets early and help us make this the most successful pig pickin’ ever!
From your Pig Pickin’ committee
The Altar Guild needs you! Sunday, September 26 is our Wine Sunday. If you can bring a bottle of TAYLOR PORT to replenish our supplies, we would appreciate it. There will be a basket out front.
Pentecost Pictures for Sale: If you would like a copy of the 9×24 picture, they will be for sale for $20. Matted 15×28 versions will be $25. A sign-up sheet is on the buzz booth in the Narthex if you would like to have one of these pictures.
Getting info: As you probably know by now, the Jamestown Cross has undergone changes. While it has a great new look, it will not be published as frequently as it was in times past. However, for those of you who are online, there is a wonderful news update that goes out every week called SOVIA MEDIA. All you have to do is sign up for it. Go to diosova.org. Near the bottom of the page on the right side is a box that says: “Sign up for email news.” Enter your email address and click on go. It will take you to a page that verifies your email address and lists your preferences. As news becomes available, it lands in your inbox: the weekly updates, prayer requests, letters from the Bishop. You can always unsubscribe if you don’t like it. Go ahead….give it a try.
Please pray for James Hogge. James has been moved again. He is the homeless man that has been around Ascension for the last few years. He has been in Norfolk City Jail for a year and a half and has been transferred to Deerfield Correctional Center in Capron. He has been sentenced to eight years for parole violations. Any cards would be welcome. Be sure to use the church address as a return address. One day he was saying how much he appreciated cards from folks. He said to me “there are so many guys in here who have no one that cares and that is rough.” To be honest, if he writes back and asks for money, please don’t let that deter you from letting him know he is thought of and prayed for. However, if you did want to send him money for use for personal items, please donate to our rectors’ discretionary fund marked for James Hogge. James reads his Bible everyday and talks to the people around him about his faith. While in jail he was known for his beliefs, and inmates—who wrote his letters for him—often added a note about what he meant to them. If you have any questions please let me know.
Sally Miller
New address: Mr. James B. Hogge 1044358
Deerfield Correctional Center
21360 Deerfield Drive
Capron VA 23829-2839
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This week, we received an email from SOVIA Media (see “Getting info”) announcing the call of The Reverend Michael Spear-Jones from Chesapeake as the new Canon of Deployment. Rev. Spear-Jones will start on October 1. Congrats to him and his wife Gwen who used to be a member here.
Eastern Shore Chapel lecture series: Eastern Shore Chapel in Virginia Beach has launched a lecture series with some great speakers lined up over the next two years. This fall they will welcome Brian McLaren on November 18, author of A New Kind of Christianity. In 2011 they will have Jane Hirshfield and Bp. Gene Robinson; and in 2012 Marcus Borg and Rev. Michael Battle. There is a flier on the bulletin board, and I can email a copy of it if you are interested. We are fortunate to be able to take advantage of these high-caliber opportunities so close by.
Fall Camp 2010: Brought to you by the Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging, a sojourn at Shrine Mont on October 25-28. Bishop Carol Gallagher will be the keynoter. There will also be various workshops. The brochures are on the bulletin board if you are interested.
The Camp Chanco Alumni Association is having their annual reunion and work weekend on Sept. 24-26. All former campers and counselors are welcome to attend. More information can be found at www.chancoonce.com or by contacting Mitch Parker.
Liturgy Conference: The Joy of Worship will be held at Roslyn Conference Center in Richmond on October 13-15. The keynoter is Dent Davidson from Chicago and is sponsored by the Liturgy Commission and CE-Net (the Christian Education network) in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Fliers are on the bulletin board if you are interested.
New Book Study opportunity: Beginning September 7 at Church of the Advent in Ocean View. Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner.
The Christian story finds its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures. For those looking for resources to explore the Jewish roots of the Christian faith, this book is perhaps the best place to start. Rabbi Kushner guides Christians through the rich wisdom of Jewish spirituality. He addresses Christians’ questions, and, in doing so, opens new windows on our own faith. From the Talmud and Torah, to “repentance” (teshuva) and “repairing the world” (tikkun olam), Kushner shows all of us how we can use the fundamentals of Jewish spirituality to enrich our own lives. We meet at 7:00 on Tuesday nights. If you are interested, email Steve Hansen at steve.hansen@cox.net or speak with Nellwyn in the office. Steve will order the books if you want one for $11.00.
Career Transitions Center. Meets every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Park Place Baptist Church, 430 W. 31st St. (at Colonial Avenue) Support group helps with your job search, resume, interview technique and weathering the ups and downs of being un- and under-employed. 622-1847.
From Christ & St. Luke’s newsletter: Did you know that the internet provides some great tips on ways we can help preserve God’s wonderful creation, this earth? The net lists a number of sites available for recycling materials that otherwise end up cluttering our world:
Earth911.com: a section called “Recyclo-pedia” is divided into product categories such as paper and batteries, explains how to get rid of them, and also lists 100,000 locations for recycling used goods.
Recyclebank.com: helps promote recycling. Gift cards and coupons from one of 1,500 retail businesses encourage recycling. Points are earned by scheduling pickup of household junk and old electronics. Call 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Elmersgluecrew.com: the glue manufacturer gives those who recycle old glue bottles and sticks a chance to win school supplies. It pays to recycle!
Alkaline battery recycling: For Norfolk residents, go to the drop box at the Ernie Morgan Environmental Center at the Zoo (3500 Granby St.).
More on the Mission of the Holy Spirit: There is a letter on the bulletin board in the hallway and on the Outreach Board regarding college supplies for four college-bound students. They are working hard to beat the odds. If you can offer some help from the list, please don’t hesitate to do so.
A Devotional Resource: http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/bcp/ This website is the daily office lectionary in the BCP. Not only will it bring up the scripture readings for the day, but you can either read it or have the scriptures read to you! This is a quick way to get in your Bible reading along with your daily devotions, especially if you read the Forward Day by Day or any other lectionary-based devotional.
Bible Study: The Episcopal Church is offering opportunity for Bible study on the web. The address is http://www.episcopalchurch.org/107902_116094_ENG_HTM.htm and has the weekly Eucharistic lectionary and discussion.
The next Integrity Eucharist at Eastern Shore Chapel is on Sunday, September 19, at 5:00 pm. More info on the bulletin board. www.intergrityvb.webs.com