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Services will be held this Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. The Rev. Patrick J. Wingo is preaching
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Children's Church and Junior Children's Church are combined for this and next Sunday (Sept. 1 & 8).
Centering Prayer will be offered in the Library beginning at 9:15 am each Sunday.
Rally Day and Foyer Group deadlines are fast approaching. Make sure to get your tickets for lunch and to sign-up for Foyer Groups before it is too late.
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September Parish Paper (Updated)
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The Freshest Edition
of the
Parish Paper
The September
Parish Paper is out for delivery. We've adjusted a few calendar items and updated an announcement about Foyer Groups in this edition. You can read or download the digital edition of the
Parish Paper by clicking the button below.
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Lunch Deadline is Tuesday!
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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
To sign up to volunteer, click on the button below!
Rally Day Lunch Tickets - Due Tuesday, September 3
Rally Day lunch tickets and t-shirt orders will be available in the foyer. 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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Foyer Groups are a splendid way to meet and get to know other Ascensionites. If you are new to the parish or if you have been here forever, Foyer Groups can be a way to make that nave full of new or unfamiliar faces much less intimidating! The groups are formed twice a year—in early spring and early fall—and allow 7 or 8 people to learn the names of people you have seen across the church for months or years but have never met. The groups meet in one another’s homes about once a month and share a simple meal and fellowship. Couples, singles, young, old, working, retired...all are included. Get to know interesting people in a comfortable setting.
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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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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Fun for the Whole Family
Friday, September 6, 6:00 pm
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Date Night will be September 6
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from 6:00-9:00 pm. Come let us watch the kiddos while you attend the young families social or a night on the town with your spouse! RSVP
nursery16@knoxvilleascension.org.
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There will be no High School Youth Group this Sunday. Have a safe and Happy Labor Day Weekend! There will also be no high school youth group on Sunday September 8—please plan to participate in Rally Day with us!
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Return of Youth Sunday School
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Youth Sunday School will resume on Sunday, September 15. We meet at 9:15 am on Sundays downstairs in room 104.
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Save the date for our Middle School Sabbath Retreat on October 18-20, 2019 at Grace Point. Highlights include s’mores, fun, boating, worship, fellowship, and more! We’ll be staying at the Retreat House. The deadline to register is Wednesday, October 16.
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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 Andrew!
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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, Rachel Thomas. She's new to the staff, so let's give her a great welcome!
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September Outings
On Wednesday, September 4, join the Trekkers on a nearly 8-mile hike on the Twenty Mile Loop. This trail is rated as moderate mostly because of the length and the possible maneuvering around downed trees. Otherwise, there is a “mellow” climb that is not considered difficult. Because there is a 2 hr drive to the trailhead, we will leave the church at 8:30 am. Contact Emily Vreeland to RSVP or for questions (
emilyvree@aol.com).
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Music Rehearsals Recommence
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A Few Musical Notes
Rehearsals for the Parish and Boys and Girls’ choirs, Handbell Choir, and Ascension Schola commence this week. Membership is open to all; call the music office at 588-0589 for more information.
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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 Bravo 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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ECW prepared a dinner for Tyson House! The students were grateful for the food and fellowship!
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Engaging Art
Tuesday, September 10, 11:30 am
We are excited to announce that the September meeting for Episcopal Church Women will be at the Knoxville Museum of Art on September 10, at 11:30 am. Please park at the museum parking lot and meet in the entrance of the museum. A lunch will be provided for $10.00. We will have our meeting at the museum after our museum tour. All Ascension women are invited! Please RSVP to Karen McKinney:
karen.mckinney7@icloud.com or 865-548-7429.
Special note about parking: The street in front of the museum is closed. Enter the parking lot from Grand Ave. This is across from the L & N Academy and World’s Fair Park. There is plenty of parking as a large lot is attached to the KMA lot which is behind the building.
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Registration for ECW Annual Meeting
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Calling All Women!
Saturday, October 5, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Church of the Ascension
The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of the Episcopal Church in East Tennessee invite you to the 35th Annual Fall Gathering, Meeting, and Luncheon. Every woman of the Episcopal Church in East Tennessee and her guests are encouraged to attend.
Special guests Elizabeth and Morgan Colonna will speak about their engaging, heartfelt, and inspiring stories of their pilgrimage to Kondoa, Tanzania.
If you would like to register for the ECW Annual Meeting, make sure to click on the button below to register. Registration begins at 9:30 am.
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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.
The libretto for this opera was written by Ascension's very own Emily Anderson. 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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Time Changes for Services on September 15
On Sunday, September 15, the later service will change to the program year time of 10:30 am. Should you show up early, we have plenty of coffee and donuts to sustain you for 30 minutes.
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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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True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love.
No strings attached. No expectations.
Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share. – Suze Orman
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Sign-up to Help
Saturday, September 21
The sign-up table for Ascension Workday is in the foyer. Drop by to sign-up to help with indoor and outdoor activities. Bring your gloves, pitch forks, shovels, and a good joke to this season's workday. Sandwiches from Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided for all volunteers.
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Ascension Greeters Gathering
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You've Been Greeting the Parish, Now Treat Yourself!
The fall gathering of all volunteers who serve on Ascension’s Greeters Ministry is on Sunday, September 22, from 4:00-6:00 pm at the home of Mike Combs, 1162 Whisper Trace Lane, Knoxville, TN 37919. Refreshments will be provided. Questions, special dietary concerns, etc? Email Mike at
fmichaelcombs@gmail.com.
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Join us for a Special
Sunday Evening Worship Service
We invite you to a Sunday evening Celtic Worship experience on
Sunday, September 29, at 5:30 pm. This is not a typical Episcopal service. Many Episcopal churches have created Sunday night Celtic Services as they reach out to new worshipers in their communities.
The Celtic Service is a candle-lit service using contemplative music to provide a meditative worship experience. The atmosphere is one of stillness and calm. There is no traditional sermon, but a brief reflection near the beginning of the service. Bishop Brian Cole will deliver the reflection at this service.
Introspective, prayerful…quietness and peace that the late afternoon with its fading light and soft glow of candle light provides…those words come to mind to help you envision this special service…Eucharist in the Celtic Tradition.
For those interested in learning more about the Celtic Christian tradition, Esther De Waal’s book Every Earthly Blessing: Rediscovering the Celtic Tradition, is a good place to start. The Rev. Pat Wingo will be teaching on this book in the fall term of Adult Sunday School on September 15, 22, and 29. De Waal traces the development of Christianity among the Celts and explains how this distinctive Christian tradition came to be.
Childcare is available for this service. Drop-off beings at 5:15 pm.
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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:
- Rally Day - Sunday, September 8
- Service Time Change - Sunday, September 15 (8:00 am and 10:30 am)
- Deadline for Endowment Proposals - Sunday, September 15
- Ascension Workday - Saturday, September 21
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