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Services will be held this Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:00 am.
The Rev. Christopher W. Hogin is preaching
. Next Sunday is Family Promise Sunday.
Children's Church and Junior Children's Church will continue through the summer.
Summer Quire will continue through the summer beginning at 9:00 am in the choir room each Sunday.
Centering Prayer will be offered in the Library beginning at 9:15 am each Sunday during summer.
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Let's Rally and Rise Against Hunger
Sunday, September 8
This year’s Rally Day will see a different focus and intentionality. In sharing our gratitude, we are partnering with Rise Against Hunger to package over 10,000 meals in under 2 hours.
Following the Rally Day lunch, parishioners ages 5-105 are invited to participate in the Rise Against Hunger meal packing event. Younger volunteers can serve as runners. Adults and teens will serve at funnel stations, unloading food, boxing food, and weighing packages. There are even sit-down jobs at the sealing stations for those who cannot stand for long periods of time. Childcare is available for kids under age 5.
Volunteering for Rally Day and Rise Against Hunger
Rally Day Lunch Tickets
Rally Day lunch tickets and t-shirt orders will be available in the foyer beginning this Sunday. See the next announcement for details about the t-shirts. Tickets are $5/person with a $20/immediate family maximum. For individual ticket sales or for orders of four boxes or fewer, you can go online to
www.knoxvilleascension.org/rallyday to place ticket orders (there’s no surcharge!). For five or more boxes, see the table in the foyer or call Bro. Andrew in the parish office.
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Just in Time for Rally Day!
As a fundraiser for the Rally Day mission project, the youth will be selling Rally Day t-shirts in a choice of colors: coal gray, peacock green, walnut, and neon coral. Adult and children’s sizes are available (children’s sizes are not available in the walnut color). We have set a goal of selling 300 t-shirts! Shirts will be $15 each. The profit from any shirts sold above the fundraising need of our Rise Against Hunger meal packing event will benefit the Youth Mission Fund. The deadline to order a shirt will be August 20. Shirts may be picked up on Rally Day following each service. If you wish to support our fundraiser without the purchase of a t-shirt, we welcome any donation as well. Catch GiGi in the foyer this Sunday to pre-order your t-shirts or email her at
gigi@knoxvilleascension.org.
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Megan, Sabra, and Rebekah helped with sharing the VBS decorations!
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A Big THANK YOU: Choose Some Shoes!
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Thank you to everyone who contributed shoes to the "Choose Some Shoes" drive for White Oak Elementary.
We made it to 175 pairs of shoes!
The kids were so excited to receive a brand new pair of shoes to begin the school year. Blessings to all!
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Food, Fun, and Frolic!
Sunday, August 25, 4:00-5:30 pm
The Tweens kick-off event will be a time for food, games, and fun! RSVP to
megan@knoxvilleascension.org to let us know your 3-5 grader will be there or to ask any questions.
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Fall Safeguarding God's Children Session
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A Requirement for All Children and Youth Volunteers
This Sunday, August 11, 11:30 am, Room 209
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The Fall Safeguarding God’s Children class will be offered this Sunday, August 11, beginning at 11:30 am and ending around 2:30 pm in Room 209. If you work or volunteer with children or youth in the Episcopal Church, you must attend this class. Email Megan Alden at
megan@knoxvilleascension.org to pre-register.
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Recruiting Prayer Partners
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Prayer Partners is a ministry that pairs an Ascension teen with an adult parishioner in the church who will pray for that teen and exchange monthly letters, hopefully building relationships between our teens and the wider church. Last year we had three pairings of Prayer Partners and teens. This year we hope to double that! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with a young person and support our youth one-on-one. To sign up an adult or teen, a written sign-up will be on the reception desk of the church office, or you can contact GiGi (
gigi@knoxvilleascension.org) with any questions.
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Dinner Angels is a program in which parents and other parishioners are invited to serve dinners to our youth as a fellowship and service opportunity. Want to try out a new recipe? Have a flair in the kitchen? Just willing to feed a small crowd? We welcome home-cooked meals and catered meals. We welcome and encourage our dinner angels to attend youth group with us after serving. Our Fall 2019 schedule is live! Check out our sign-ups, details, and schedule:
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The TEA with GiGi and Pat!
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The TEA with GiGi and Andrew is a show about the weekly happenings at Ascension with little inspirational moments thrown in.
This week we have a special guest, Pat Wingo, Ascension's Interim Rector filling in for Bro. Andrew.
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Tyson House Needs Your Help
This Saturday, 9:00 am-2:00 pm
824 Melrose Place, Knoxville, TN 37916
Tyson House is holding their annual work day this Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. No RSVP is required. Just show up to help! Bring any gardening tools or work gloves that you have at home that you think might be helpful. Episcopalians and Lutherans will unite to scrub up Tyson House before the beginning of classes!
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Get Ready for Some Fun
as the Kids Head for School
This Sunday, August 11, 4:00-6:00 pm
Home of Fr. Christopher
6804 Glenbrook Drive
This Sunday Father Christopher and son John Michael will be hosting a Young Families gathering at his house from
4 to 6 pm
, located at
6804 Glen Brook Drive
. There will be games for the children (with the possibility of a bounce house).
Also, children are welcome to bring bathing suits along with super soakers and squirt guns
. Hot dogs and drinks will be provided for the children, with potluck for the rest of the adults Please RSVP, and sign up to contribute a food item by clicking on the following button:
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Foyer Groups are one of Ascension’s long-standing fellowship ministries. Groups of about 8 people meet in each other’s homes about once a month for six months, share a simple meal, and just get to know each other in a comfortable setting. The Spring/Summer rotation is coming to an end and the Fall/Winter groups will be formed in September. To that end, please see the following:
- If you have participated in this current (Spring/Summer) rotation and would like to be assigned to a new group for Fall/Winter, you do not have to do anything. You will be included in a new group automatically.
- If you have participated in this current rotation but do not wish to be included in the Fall/Winter one, please notify Bettie Corey at bcorey41@comcast.net by September 9. If she does not hear from you, you will be assigned to a new group.
- If you have never been in a foyer group or if you have not been active in this current rotation and would like to rejoin, please notify Bettie at bcorey41@comcast.net by September 9. Please include your name (and, if a couple, both names), a telephone number, and your e-mail address.
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August Outings
During the hot month of August 2019, the Ascension Trekkers will strive to stay cool by hiking to or beside water for as many dips or soaks as may be needed. The second hike will be on Saturday, August 17, at 8:30 am when Trekkers will drive to near Waynesville, NC to explore Flat Creek Trail from Heintooga Ridge Road. The Trekkers have not had this 5.3 moderate mile hike on their agenda but the descriptions are impressive: lush, gorgeous, Hobbit-Like are a few of the adjectives. Depending on rainfall prior to the hike, there may be some streams to be rock-hopped and some damp logs. RSVP's are requested ahead of time so transportation needs can be anticipated. Contact
Emily
Vreeland
at
emily
vree@aol.com
to RSVP or for any questions.
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Sisterhood August Outing:
Finn's Tavern
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Ladies Night Out
Monday, August 19, 6:00 pm
Finn's at the Corner of Kingston Pike and S. Peter's Rd.
Ladies Night Out was held at Sullivan’s Restaurant in July. All 30 of us had a great time. The Monday, August 19, celebration will be held at Finn’s Tavern. Please RSVP by Friday, August 16, to Charlotte Wood,
seebyrdfly@aol.com or 615-594-1781.
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Pasta and Bluegrass Festival
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A team helps prepare a, hopefully, prize winning pasta recipe!
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Saturday, August 24, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Sacred Heart Gym
Tickets: $10/adult and $5/child
Come support Family Promise of Knoxville in the annual Pasta and Bluegrass Festival. There will be 15 tastings of competition level pastas with gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan options. A children’s carnival and Italian market will also be featured in the festivities. Live bluegrass music by
The Foothills Quartet and
Rescued. You can go online to Eventbrite to purchase tickets.
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Ellen and David Lovett have shared their wonderful Pesto Pasta recipe, which will be our entry. Each congregation is asked to provide the following:
- 2 desserts for the silent auction. They should be homemade and can include breakfast rolls, pies, cakes, or a dozen specialty cupcakes.
- 3 dozen cookies or brownies bagged into individual servings sizes. We will sell these for $1.00 each. Carefully label if they have nuts of any kind.
- 4 people to serve our pasta. I am not sure which shift we will have but you will serve for about 45 minutes.
- 2 people to help me with the judges.
Please contact me if you can do any of these jobs - bring a dessert, bring a dozen cookies, serve or help with the judges. Email me,
aoconnor1309@gmail.com, or call at 865-567-1469. This event is always so special as we experience a diverse community working together for a common goal, Ann O’Connor.
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Tennessee Episcopal Churchmen Conference
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“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
(John 3:16)
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August 16-18, 2019
Registration for the Tennessee Episcopal Churchmen Conference is open and there are many activities and lodging options. This year's speakers will feature Johnny Majors, Drew Maddux, and Tony Eubanks. You can click on the button below to register.
You can register up to the event and at the door!
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First FOMA Event of the Year
Thursday, Sept. 12, and Friday, Sept. 13 | 8:00 pm | Nave
The 2019-2020 season of Friends of Music and the Arts opens at 8 pm on 12 and 13 September with a spectacular new production by Marble City Opera: the North American Premiere of City of Ashes, a sixty-minute chamber opera set in war-torn Berlin in 1945. Dual themes of love and redemption propel this poignant story, as the lives of German girlfriends Lotte and Lili and Lotte’s Welsh lover, Owen, intertwine in unexpected and unexpectedly human ways.
Make sure to get your tickets from Marble City Opera by clicking on the button below:
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Brotherhood Smoked Tenderloins
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Yep, Your Favorite is Back!
Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1
The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew will be smoking pork tenderloins for the Labor Day holiday weekend. They will be available for pick-up on Saturday, August 31, from noon to 2:00 pm and then after services on Sunday, September 1st. The price is $15 per tenderloin and proceeds will go to support the mission work of the Brotherhood.
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Young Families Mark Your Calendars
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A Date Night Outing
Friday, September 6, 6:00-9:00 pm, Bravo Cucina Italiano
Please join us for a gathering of new and established young families on Date Night. Plan on dropping off the kids at church and meeting us at the restaurant for a great meal and conversation. This is a perfect time to get to know other families with children at church. Please RSVP by September 2. Let Drew Stock know you’re coming to dinner at 865-765-2151. Let the nursery know you’re dropping the kids off at nursery16@knoxvilleascension.org.
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Endowment Grant Proposals
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Deadline Approaching
Sunday, September 15
The Ascension
Endowment Fund seeks to enable the congregation to fulfill its mission more completely by developing its ministries beyond what is possible through the annual operating budget. Distributions from the
Endowment Fund are used for a variety of purposes such as: outreach ministries and grants; seed money for new ministries and special one-time projects; and capital improvements of the church. The upcoming proposal deadline is September 15, 2019. Proposal request forms are available in print in the church office or on the church website at
www.knoxvilleascension.org/
endowment. Please complete and return proposals on or before the deadline by mail (ATTN:
Endowment Committee, 800 S. Northshore Dr. Knoxville, TN, 37919) or email,
abusby@andersonbusby.com. All mailed proposals need to be postmarked by the deadline.
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Behind the Scenes with a Real Disney Expert
Tuesday, September 17, 11:30 am, Parish Hall
The Lunch Bunch will kick-off its 2019-2020 season with a presentation by Bill Elliott, entertainer, speaker, and singer with a distinguished 25-year career at Disney University. Bill Elliott taught hospitality and leadership development and was the recipient of the Walt Disney Legacy Award. Make sure to sign-up in the parish office at the reception counter and bring $2 along with an appetizer, side dish, or dessert to share. The mouth-watering main dish, prepared by Carole Lundin, is provided. You can also email your RSVP to
announcements@knoxvilleascension.org.
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Tell us what you think!
This edition of the Parish Paper was an experiment of sorts with a new layout in a magazine style. We hope you'll sit down with the articles and dig deep as we approach the beginning of another school and church year. Let us know what you think about this kind of layout. We may use it more often in the future!
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Important "Save-the-Dates"
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A number of important save-the-dates are coming up. Please mark your calendars for the following:
- Reception for Byron Proaps - Sunday, August 25
- Rally Day - Sunday, September 8
- Service Time Change - Sunday, September 15 (8 and 10:30)
- Deadline for Endowment Proposals - Sunday, September 15
- Ascension Workday - Saturday, September 21
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