Volume 10, Issue #45
November 11, 2020
In the name of Christ, we embrace all people to be nourished and empowered by the Holy Spirit to love and serve the world.
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FROM PETER'S PEN
This week, I am writing to say a heartfelt thank you to the veterans in our congregation. We enjoy so much freedom in this country and it is in large part due to your service and your vigilance on our behalf. Thank you to you and to your families, who support you in your service: we are grateful!
Blessings,
Peter+
Cell: 502-661-2742
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P.S. It is that time of year when the Ascension Vestry forms a Nominating Committee to seek out candidates for several positions starting in January next year. The Committee is being led by Senior Warden Julia Tyson and is made up of current Vestry members whose terms are expiring at the January 2021 Annual Parish Meeting; they are Laura Buffenmyer, Ginni Fox, Ron Gruzesky, Rick Kurtz, and Shannon Lancaster.
Positions to be filled by election at the upcoming Annual Parish Meeting are (4) Vestry members with 3-year terms. Positions to be filled by appointment are (1) Vestry member with a 1-year term (filling out a term from a resignation), plus members for the Endowment Committee and the Preservation Trust Board (one each).
No one person may serve at the same time on more than one of these three boards/committees. If you are an Ascension member and interested in any of these positions, please contact one of the Nominating Committee members (above), or Julia Tyson, or the parish office, before November 18. All of these roles are important to the church; serving is a fun way to learn more about church operations, to share your time and talent, and to interact with others! (All of these groups currently operate via online ZOOM meetings.)
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REMINDER: All Ascension videos - and several organ and piano performances by John Martin - are now available on our FREE "YouTube Channel." You may subscribe, get notifications, view playlists... click here for more information... or go directly to the Ascension YouTube Channel Page. This means you can conveniently find all Ascension videos all in one place, without having to scroll and sift through all of our other Facebook group postings, events, announcements, photos, etc. Kudos to Taylor Lunsford for creating and managing our videos!
FACEBOOK - for general info, photos, announcements and events, plus Evening Prayer, Compline and other live sessions and their later playback, plus LINKS to recorded services stored on YouTube:
search Facebook for "Ascension Frankfort group" or go to
YOUTUBE - video storage - browse all recorded services and music: search YouTube for "Ascension Frankfort" or go to
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Sunday, November 15
9:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
Rite II
pre-recorded inside Ascension with Ascension Clergy & Organist
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/ascensionfrankfort
Twenty-Fourth Sunday
after Pentecost
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We welcome
The Rev. Louise Spencer
of St. Peter AME Church,
Harrodsburg, KY,
as our guest preacher this Sunday.
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for exciting details and bidding links!
Join us in supporting
The Simon House
Simon House welcomes you to
A Night in Margaritaville:
The Stay-at-Home Version
The online silent auction began on
Tuesday, November 3,
and will conclude on Friday, November 13.
Check the auction often to see more than 100 exciting items. Bid often to get the ones you want.
Join us on Friday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m., for a one-hour program that will entertain and inform you. You will learn about some very exciting new ventures for Simon House!
Thank you for supporting Simon House through your donations and your auction purchases.
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This November, Ascension member Scott Mello is offering free Medicare counseling to the parish. He is a SHIP volunteer and has been doing this each fall for about eight years. Primarily it means helping people re-shop their Part D drug plans and answering other Medicare questions.
There is no charge for this service; Scott is unpaid and not otherwise compensated for doing it. Due to the pandemic, all sessions will be handled by telephone, and by appointment. Each discussion is tailored to your individual situation and needs.
Sessions are available through the parish on Mondays, starting on November 9 through December 7, the last day of open enrollment. To make an appointment, please call Mona Proctor in the parish office at 502-223-0557 to schedule the time most convenient for you.
"Re-shopping for Part D" is necessary because if you don’t do it every year, and instead just let your drug plan roll over into the next year, there is a real possibility that your year-long, out-of-pocket cost will unnecessarily increase substantially. Scott has seen people realize savings of over $25,000 by changing plans - that’s not a typo! In the last few years, he has helped Karen Hoover’s husband Jack; Karen has offered to talk to anybody who wants to confirm this.
(This counseling/selection process is NOT necessary if you are a Kentucky State Government Retiree, because your Medicare Advantage Plan is already better than what is offered in the private market.)
Scott also offers the same service through the Senior Activity Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the open enrollment period, October 15 through December 7.
Don’t delay, because sometimes this process becomes more complicated then you expect, and this enrollment period only happens once a year.
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Ascension's bell is already ringing daily at 10:00 a.m. in memory of COVID victims. For Bells of Peace, the bell was tolled by Dr. Will McKee - slowly, 21 times, with a five-second interval between tolls, on Wednesday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. Thank you, veterans, and thank you, Dr. Will.
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC
UPDATE 10/29/20
Live Sunday services and meetings in the church are gradually returning as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Watch this newsletter, our web site and Facebook pages for continuing updates about schedules. Our beginning goal is to increase in-person services gradually, once or twice monthly to start.
NEW! Access to the building by small groups (maximum of 10 people) is now available - ALL requiring pre-approval (usually granted on request), signing a space use agreement, and scheduling time and space with the parish office. "Healthy at Work" guidelines apply to everyone who enters the building.
If you want to schedule your small group to meet at Ascension (including "internal" committees and groups for prayer, etc. - all meetings outside of times appointed for worship services) - contact Mona Proctor in the parish office for scheduling. This is required for ALL groups so that we know everyone who has been in the building, in case contact tracing is needed, and to ensure that everyone understands the same rules and expectations during the pandemic and beyond.
Regular office hours remain suspended until further notice; clergy and staff continue to work (mostly) from home. If you have questions, concerns, ideas or suggestions to share, or if you have needs that your church family might help to meet, please contact Father Peter to discuss (email fatherpeter@ascensionfrankfort.org, or call 502-661-2742). You may also email Deacon Rebecca Saager (curate@ascensionfrankfort.org) or Deacon Sue Kurtz (deacon@ascensionfrankfort.org).
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includes our church building!
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MONTHLY RECEIPTS
11/4/2020: $5,495
Thank you for your continuing support. We are working to minimize expenses but still need to pay for upkeep, maintenance, insurance, payroll, etc. Click here to see a letter from our Treasurer regarding the pandemic:
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This web site has an abundance of information and resources - check it out!
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Intercessions for the Church: St. John’s, Corbin - The Rev. Jennifer Woodruff-Tait, Regular Supply.
Recently in need of prayers: Adrianna; Barbara; Bill; Bob; Bobbie Lee; Candy; Correll; Daneen; Debbie; Don; Donnie; Faye & Steve; Fran & Doug; Ginni; Heidi & Ian; Greg; Joe; Jon; Josh; Julia; Kay; LeeAnn & Elizabeth; Linda; Linda; Lynda; Madonna; Marilyn; Marilyn; Mildred; Sandy; Scott & Kathy; Sidney, Suzanne, Tod, Blair & Grant.
Continuing concern: Betty; Carrie & Shawn; Collin; Dan; Darlene; David; Debbie; Dillard; Doris; the Duncan Family; Edith & Marion; Erika; Gillian; Holly; Isaiah; James & Stella; Janet; Janice; Jean; Jinks; John & Willie; June; Linda; Mac; Mae & Frank; Mary; Melissa; Mike & Susie; Polly; Sherri; and Tom. We also pray for those on active duty in the military: Daniel, Houston, Mary Jo, Nick, Seth, Tanner, and Walter.
Thanksgivings: for beautiful in-person worship on All Saints; for the saints in each of our lives; for beautiful fall weather; for birthdays and anniversaries; for the many who contribute time and talent to our re-opening process; and for our members who serve/served in the military.
Birthdays: 11/16 - Rose Gayle Hardy, Peter Doddema; 11/18 - Darlene Stoeckle; 11/21 - Debbie Kimbrough; 11/22 -Michal Mello.
Anniversaries: 11/21 - Fred & Frances Kirchhoff.
NOTICE:
Part of the strength of this congregation is our care and concern for each other. Please help us to do this by letting the church office know when you are ill, hospitalized, or otherwise in need of prayer and/or visitation. We especially want to serve you during these times. Also, if we don’t have your birthday or anniversary on file, or if it appears incorrectly, please let us know! Call the office at 502-223-0557 (messages are checked periodically), or email curate@ascensionfrankfort.org
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Pre-Planning for End of Life
Rite I or Rite II? Eucharist or no? Burial service in the church, or only a graveside committal? Special music, songs, readings, people? Please consider writing your preferences on a “Funeral Information and Burial Instructions” form, for secure long-term storage in the parish office. This confidential information will serve as a guide to the church and your family after your death. A 'Kentucky Living Will Directive and Health Care Surrogate Designation' Form is also available. Return the completed form(s) to Deacon Rebecca, Deacon Sue, or to the parish office.
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Clergy and Staff
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The Rev. Peter Doddema, Priest
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The Rev. Dr. William G. Brown, Associate Priest Emeritus
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The Rev. Deacon Rebecca A. Saager, Curate
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The Rev. Deacon Susan E. Kurtz, Deacon
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Mr. John B. Martin, Director of Music & Organist
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Ms. Mona Landrum Proctor, Parish & Financial Administrator
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Mr. David Gierlach, Sexton
Copyright © 2020 Church of the Ascension. All Rights Reserved.
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