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Thank You
Thank You
Feb 14, 2020 | Phil Gearing
The Coronavirus
The Coronavirus
Jan 30, 2020 | Ruthanne Ward
Incumbent's Christmas Letter
Incumbent's Christmas Letter
Dec 10, 2019 | Ruthanne Ward
Vandalism to Church Signage an Act of Intolerance and Hatred image

Vandalism to Church Signage an Act of Intolerance and Hatred

In two separate incidents, new signage at the Church of the Ascension (Anglican Church of Canada) has been...
January 30, 2017
Come and See: Being a Small, Strong Church image

Come and See: Being a Small, Strong Church

How do we come to Jesus and bring others to him? Jesus’ command is simple: ‘Come and see’. Bring those that you...
January 19, 2017
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Everyone is Welcome!

Following this blog post you will find a draft statement called ‘Everyone is Welcome’. Over the last few years I...
April 19, 2016
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Islam and the Media

On Saturday, March 19th five members of the Church of the Ascension attended a conference called Unlearn, Relearn,...
April 7, 2016
Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 3 – How do we respond? image

Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 3 – How do we respond?

Over the last three Sundays we have considered the Spiritual But Not Religious Movement or SBNR. This past Sunday...
January 31, 2016
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Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 2 – Why?

This is the second in a three part series on the rise of Spiritual but Not Religious or SBNR.   I spent some time...
January 18, 2016
Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 1 – Synoposis image

Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 1 – Synoposis

Last Sunday and for the next two Sundays, Rev. John will engage us in a discussion of the growing religious group –...
January 9, 2016
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Celebrating Ascension Day

It’s always a pleasure to have a visit from Bishop Linda Nicholls, shown her with Reverend John before this year’s...
May 25, 2015
Brave the cold…for a great cause! image

Brave the cold…for a great cause!

The coldest night of the year is coming up — February 21, 2015 will see the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser in...
January 19, 2015
A hole-in-one! image

A hole-in-one!

Our first Ascension golf tournament could be described as a hole-in-one: the turnout, the weather, the meal were...
September 7, 2014

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