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Special Vestry
Special Vestry
Oct 21, 2019 | Ruthanne Ward
Gratitude and Giving
Gratitude and Giving
Oct 2, 2019 | Ruthanne Ward
Buddies Program
Buddies Program
Oct 1, 2019 | Phil Gearing
Islam and the Media image

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
Spiritual But Not Religious – Part 2 – Why? image

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
Celebrating Ascension Day image

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
English tea, Brits on the Lake, and Loving Thy Neighbour image

English tea, Brits on the Lake, and Loving Thy Neighbour

This past Sunday, August 10th, we held an English Tea in conjunction with Brits on the Lake. Many people commented...
August 13, 2014
Ascension helps North House exceed $25K fundraising goal! image

Ascension helps North House exceed $25K fundraising goal!

Church of the Ascension was well represented at the Coldest night of the Year walk on Feb 22nd in support of North...
February 28, 2014
Welcoming our new office administrator! image

Welcoming our new office administrator!

We offer our thanks and best wishes to Lisa Nolan, our former administrator, who is leaving us to concentrate on...
December 31, 2013

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