Note from the Rector

Dear Friends,

The countdown has begun for the annual Food Truck Festival which will be held a week from tomorrow - Thursday, May 9th (Ascension Day)! A small group of dedicated staff and lay leaders have been working hard to make plans for this year's festival.

Food trucks include: Corazon Mexican, Aww Shucks, Tay Thai, and a hotdog vendor. And for dessert, Heavenly Donuts! Kelly Gould will auction off flower arrangements as a way to raise money for the cause. We will also have face painting for the kids. Ascension is blessed with a number of talented musicians who will provide the tunes for the evening.

The festival serves as a way for Ascension to welcome our neighbors onto our campus as well as raise funds and awareness around our various feeding ministries. The leadership team would love your help on the day of the festival. Please take a minute to look over the various volunteer roles and sign up where you can. In the meantime, please spread the word and invite your friends and neighbors!

In other news, I'm looking forward to continuing our programming for the Great 50 Days of Prayer. On Sunday morning during the Adult Forum (9:30 a.m.), I'll lead a Prayer Writing workshop. The hope is that this workshop will inspire a prayer writing frenzy in the congregation that will lead to our own Ascension prayer book! This idea was inspired by a member of the program leadership team - Ashley Greene.

Also, Amanda Austin and Kath Smelser are working with various families in the congregation to present the 14 Stations of the Resurrection. In a similar fashion to Stations of the Cross, we will walk the steps of the Resurrected Lord. I hope you'll join us Sunday afternoon at 4pm.

I hope to see you soon!

Faithfully,

Jack+

P.S. Don't forget to signup to join a prayer team. If you are on the fence and need more information, please don't hesitate to reach out!