Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church


Parish Updates & Events

***Due to the coronavirus, Ascension will not hold services at the parish until further notice. Services will be held online to prevent any further transmission. Please see service details & schedule below. ***

Online Service Schedule

Sundays 9:30am
Thursdays Compline Prayer 7pm

via livestream at www.facebook.com/ascensionparkesburg
(you do not need a Facebook account)
and
​via conference call
(425) 436-6380 access code 520695 #


Good Book Club will continue to meet on Sundays from 8:30-9:15am via Zoom*.

Virtual Coffee Hour will be held after the 9:30am service on Sundays at 10:15am via Zoom*.

How to Create the Beloved Community will meet via Zoom* on Tuesdays at 12:30pm. See the description of this session on our Events tab under the Calendar. 
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*If you would like the ID & password for Zoom groups, please email ascensionparkesburg@gmail.com 
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Prayers of the People Fall 2020
Please click on the file below to access the Prayers of the People for the Fall 2020 season. You may download and print, if you'd like. 
prayers_of_the_people_fall_2020.pdf
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Lectionary Readings
Readings for Sunday Morning Prayer services can be found at www.lectionarypage.net or you can download the file below.
Sunday, November 1st
all_saints_day.pdf
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Sunday, November 8th​
23rd_sunday_after_pentecost.pdf
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Sunday, November 15th
24th_sunday_after_pentecost.pdf
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Helpful Information about Accessing Zoom
all_about_zoom.pdf
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 Food Drive Update
Thank you to all who donated & volunteered for our Food Drive on September 5th & October 3rd. We donated a total of 860 pounds of non-perishables to the Octorara Area Food Cupboard.
​Our next drive will be Saturday, November 7th from 8am-12pm!! 
november_2020_food_drive.pdf
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Music
​Find new musical recordings on Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays by clicking "Services & Liturgy" tab and then selecting "Music".
Donations & Pledge Information
Donations* & Pledges can be mailed into the church:
P.O. Box 193
Parkesburg, PA 19365

OR

can be made online by following this link
http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1591959

*If it is a donation for something specific (like the PCCO), please note in this within your mailing or in a comment with your online donation. 
If you have any questions or concerns, please email: ascensionparkesburg@gmail.com 

Fall Newsletter
Click on the link to view our latest newsletter!!!
ascension_newsletter_fall_2020.pdf
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Parish Update Letters from Rev. Jill
parish_update_letter_6.2.2020_-_website.pdf
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letter_-_response_to_racism_and_protests.pdf
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Our Mission:
To be a loving community in relationship to God,
serving Christ and respecting the dignity of every human being.
Picture


Church of the Ascension,
 which sits contentedly on the corner of Second Avenue and West Street in Parkesburg, lovely as it is, is only a well-ordered pile of stone. 

 It is not the church.  
The church is created, its body fed, nourished, and strengthened each time people gather for Worship, Education, Meetings, Activities and Fun.

Thus sustained and renewed,
the “church” returns to the larger community as Christ’s body here on earth, with eyes able to see with compassion, feet upon which to go about doing good, and hands capable of holding, healing,
and blessing.

This rhythm of receiving,
of being loved without condition,
 and of giving to the world,
one person at a time,
 is the rhythm of life
and is the heartbeat of Ascension.