Sunday, Oct 4, 10am
Bring your pets to the screen to receive our admiration and a blessing during our Zoom church service on Sunday, October 4th!
Email Adam to sign your furry friend up.
Oct. 4 – Blessing of the Animals
Parish Events
Sept 30 – Digging along the Ottawa River: Past meets Present
with Dr. Ian Badgley
7:30pm, Wednesday, Sept. 30
(Orange Shirt Day)
All My Relations – Ascension presents archeologist Dr. Ian Badgley, Heritage Program National Capital Commission (on Zoom).
Indigenous people have gathered along the shores of the three rivers that meet in the Ottawa-Gatineau area for thousands of years. Archeological digs in the National Capital Region find many artifacts dating back 1,500 to 2,500 years, but such artifacts here and across the country are in danger of being lost to shoreline erosion due to climate change. That loss jeopardizes contemporary Indigenous rights and land claims and diminishes our understanding of Indigenous history.
Come learn about the connections between land, history, creation care, and present-day justice for Indigenous peoples.
Sept 17, Oct 1 – Right Relations with Food, Faith, & Creation
Exploring the 5th Mark of Mission
with Jerremie Clyde
10am Sunday, Sept 13
7:30pm Thursdays, Sept 17 and Oct 1
We all eat, hopefully, several times a day. Many of us also pray for wisdom, discernment, and courage in growing God’s Kingdom. These are related actions, but what does eating, salvation, creation, and our own callings have to do with each other?
In the words of Wendell Berry “These are religious questions, obviously, for our bodies are part of the Creation,…. But the questions are also agricultural, for no matter how urban our live, our bodies live by farming…”
Together we will explore how growing God’s Kingdom on earth can be done every time we eat. We will look at what scripture has to say about our mission to the rest of creation, what it means to extend grace to creation and our role in making all things new. Participants will learn not only about our call to care for creation but also why it is that is news to so many. When we are done participants will be better able to explain how care of the environment fits within the Church and be better equipped to continue to grow in knowledge about restoring right relationships with creation.
Jerremie Clyde is a farmer and academic from Calgary Alberta. His research interests are linked to food, whether in history or media studies, and increasingly theology. When not at the University of Calgary he can be found looking after 164 acres of creation just North of Sundre. The farm is set in a knob and kettle mix of forests and pastures. Together with his family they raise grains, a dozen different varieties of potatoes, and good grass to feed their herd of yak. Jerremie also volunteers in the Diocese of Calgary organizing and facilitating creation care related talks, conferences, and events.
Jerremie joins us as our guest preacher on Sunday, Sept 13 and for a more in-depth presentation on Thursdays, Sept 17 and Oct 1.
Home Church
Social Distance doesn’t mean Spiritual Distance!
On Sundays at 10am, Church of the Ascension congregates on Zoom (or phone 1-587-328-1099). Meeting ID: 301 177 504 Password: 089370
A video of the live service is available to stream Facebook later that day. Information regarding privacy can be found here.
To follow along with readings, hymns, and liturgy, use the Order of Service, which is posted to churchoftheascension.ca/booklets every week.
Those who wish to contribute financially to our ministry can send an e-transfer to treasurer@churchoftheascension.ca or make a secure online donation at the Canada Helps website.
Prayer at Home
The Story at Home is a weekly resource based on one of the readings for the coming Sunday. Each week, a couple of multi-age activities are proposed as well as reflection questions and articles for further reading.
Daily and Nightly Prayers offer a pattern for returning our attention to God. This simple service of Daily Prayer can be used with the Revised Common Lectionary office readings or with the included set of seasonal readings. The service of Nightly Prayer includes a short guided reflection (examen) on your day.
Study and Fellowship
Zoom is a video conferencing platform that is easy to use and can be joined via the website (if you have a webcam and mic) or an app for your phone or tablet. You may want a set of headphones handy. You can also join any Zoom meeting by phone. Dial 1-587-328-1099 and enter the meeting ID and password when prompted.
- Thursday Morning Bible Study and Prayers (aka “Lectio”), Thursdays at 10 a.m. on Zoom (email Rhonda to receive a link and password).
- Story at the Rectory, first and third Thursdays at 7:30pm on Zoom (Meeting ID: 698 700 963; Password 526601) (resumes Sept 17th)
- Thursday Evening Prayer and Bible Study – Using the tried and true model of the Thursday morning lectio group, this new group will gather via Zoom at 8pm on the second and fourth Thursdays. Our first session will be July 9; email Rhonda for the link.
Prayer Ministry
Prayer Requests and Phone Calls
If you have a person or a situation you would like held in prayer, email your request to the Prayer Team, letting us know how long you would like your request kept on the list. You can include as much or as little information as you like.
You may also request a phone call from the prayer team member on duty so that you can pray together – be sure you provide your phone number. If your need is time sensitive, please contact Rhonda directly (see above).
Connect Discussion List
Please use the list responsibly to share prayer requests, helpful resources, personal reflections, questions and answers, and offer or ask for help. Please do not use the list for sharing forwards or attachments.
To post a message to the list, email connect@lists.churchoftheascension.ca
Diocesan Resources
The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa maintains a resource of updates, guidelines, and useful information at the Diocesan website.
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August 23 Booklets
Whether you decide to join in the Zoom prayer service or to have a private home service, a little preparation will help you enter into a sacred time and space.
To follow along with Sunday worship, download the Order of Service and the weekly Readings and Hymns.
- Our Summer Order of Service, which is bilingual, can be printed out at home and re-used from week to week.
- A .pdf of Readings and Hymns is created every week as a companion to the Order of Service.
- The web booklet, in English only, allows easy scrolling on smartphone screens. It is produced weekly and includes readings and hymns.
For this Sunday’s service, download the printable Readings and Hymns,
or the mobile booklet.