Wishing a joyful Christmas to you and yours
from all of us at Ascension
Episcopal Parish
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The Greening of the Chapel: December 23, 11:00 A.M.
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The Greening of the Chapel will take place on December 23 after the 10:00 A.M. Mass.
Please bring your greenery cuttings, from fir, pine, holly, and other holiday greenery in your yard, to help us beautify our chapel for Christmastide! More importantly, please stick around after 10:00 A.M. Mass to help out with this fun task as we decorate our chapel together.
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Holiday Office Hours at Ascension
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Our office staff at Ascension will be taking some time to stay home with their families for the holidays. Here's when the office will be open over the next weeks:
Monday, Dec. 24: CLOSED
Tuesday, Dec. 25: CLOSED
Wednesday, Dec. 26: CLOSED
Thursday, Dec. 27: 9:30AM - 3:30PM
Friday, Dec. 28: 12:00PM-4:00PM
Monday, Dec. 31: CLOSED
Tuesday, Jan. 1: CLOSED
Wednesday, Jan. 2: CLOSED
Thursday, Jan 3: 9:30AM-3:30PM
Friday, Jan. 4: 12:00PM-4:00PM
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Sunday, December 23:
- 9:00 A.M. Choir Rehearsal
- 11:00 A.M. Greening of the Chapel
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Christmas Services
Christmas Eve Family Mass
Lessons read by parish children, with carols and Eucharist. Organ prelude begins at 4:15 P.M.
Monday, December 24, 4:30 P.M.
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Christmas Eve Festival of Lessons & Carols
A choral service of seven lessons and carols for choir and congregation, with Eucharist and festive Mass settings. Organ prelude begins at 8:45 P.M.
Monday, December 24, 9:00 P.M.
Christmas Day Mass
A joyful said Mass with carols
Tuesday, December 25, 10:00 A.M.
You are welcome to bring a plate of cookies to share after any of these special Christmas services!
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Christmas Eve & Christmas Ushers Needed!
We're in need of ushers to serve at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Please consider offering this important service of hospitality to our parishioners and guests this Christmas! If you'd like to serve as an usher on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, simply arrive about 15 minutes before the service, prepared to hand out bulletins, greet worshippers, and if its's Christmas Eve, offer them a candle from our candle basket for our Candlelight Carol. You may notify Sally LeBaron or Fr. Phillip if you'd like to serve as an usher at Christmas, or you may simply show up and start ushering!
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This Sunday: December 23, 2018:
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
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8:00 A.M. LEM & Lector: Bob Howard
10:00 A.M. LEM: JIm LeBaron
10:00 A.M. Lectors: Marion Edens, Willem Abbassi
10:00 A.M. Usher: Peter Baker
Sacristans: Janet Baker, Lucy Lloyd
Refreshments: Diane Hussey, Kris Vanberg
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Monday, Decemeber 24, 2018, 4:30 PM:
Christmas Eve Family Mass
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Readin
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Luke 1:26-27; Luke 1:28-33, 38; Matthew 1:20-24; Luke 2:3; Luke 2:6-15; Luke 2:8-20
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LEM:
JIm LeBaron
Lectors:
Charles LeBaron, Christian Abbassi, LucyWest Craig, Willem Abbassi, George LeBaron
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Monday, December 24, 2018, 9:00 PM:
Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols with Eucharist
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Readings:
Genesis 3:8–15; Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 1:26–35, 38; Luke 2:1, 3–7; Luke 2:8–16; Matthew 2: 1–12; John 1:1–14
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LEM: SuEllen Pommier
Lectors: Xander Dominitz, Nathaniel Riggle, SuEllen Pommier
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018, 10:00 AM:
Christmas Day
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LEM: SuEllen Pommier
Lectors: Jeff Krum, Suzan Berry
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He Became What We Are
Rejoice and be glad that so great and good a Lord, on coming into the Virgin's womb, willed to appear despised, needy, and poor in this world, so that men who were in dire poverty and suffering great need of heavenly food might be made rich in him.
--St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
He became what we are that he might make us what he is.
--St. Athanasius (296-373)
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- Kathleen Barrett’s niece Diane
- Eloise Gibson’s 3-year-old niece Bella
- Eloise Gibson’s friend Richard
- Janet Mersereau
- Quinland Porter, recovering from pneumonia
- Dennis Richardson, Oregon's Secretary of State, undergoing treatment for a brain tumor
- Eleanor Rigdon, a former Ascension member in hospice care
- Barbara Anderson’s friend Lori
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Today in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
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- Riddle: Church of the Ascension.
- Roseburg: St. George, James Boston, interim rector. PRAY for continued growth in worship, love and service as we prepare to discern God’s person to be our next rector.
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The Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent:
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Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
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Ascension Episcopal Parish | 503-227-7806 | office@ascensionepiscopalparish.org www.ascensionepiscopalparish.org
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