Parish Events

Experiencing Finger Labyrinths

On February 20, join us online for one, two, or three Finger Labyrinth Workshops. Email Rhonda to register and get the Zoom link.

10-11 – For All Ages: Shaping a Labyrinth out of Salt Dough (ending with putting our creations in the oven)
Salt Dough Recipe and Labyrinth Instructions

2–4pm – For All Ages: Introducing Finger Labyrinths
Decorate your labyrinth (salt dough or paper) and get an introduction to how to use it

8–9pm – Guided Finger Labyrinth Prayer

Last Lent, we found ourselves in lockdown for the first time and found ourselves fasting from things we never intended to give up – the Eucharist, dinner parties, handshakes, airplanes. Lent ended but, to a large extent, the fasting did not and now here we are, back at Lent again. Even in a pandemic, time marches on.

Youth Film Series, February 21

Ash Wednesday, February 17 at 7pm

February 20, Finger Labyrinth Workshop and Guided Finger Labyrinth Prayer

Revive Lent Small Groups, Wednesdays, Feb. 24, March 3– 7, 24, and 3

Palm Sunday, March 22

Maundy Thursday, April 1

Good Friday, April 2

Easter Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord, April 4

Conversations and Practices for Living a Whole Life

Join us to talk about topics such as friendship and intimacy, caring for creation, interfaith relations, work, and nonviolence. All high school students and recent graduates welcome!

This film series from workofthepeople.com is hosted on Zoom by Church of the Ascension. We meet monthly on the third Sunday at 2pm.

Email Rhonda to register or with questions.

Blue Christmas – Tuesday, Dec 22nd, 7:30pm

The weirdness of the year has disrupted more than our pageant, making this a harder Christmas than many – and Christmas is already hard for a lot of people.

This quiet prayer service offers a chance to escape the Christmas cheer and lay our struggles, sorrows, and fears before God.

Join us on-site by registering here. Please read our on-site service precautions before coming.

A modified version of this service, suitable for personal use, will also be available as a recording on Dec 22nd. You will find it on our Youtube channel and Facebook page.

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Unfortunately, our on-site Christmas Eve services have been cancelled in order to support the efforts to protect our community during the pandemic. Read details about that decision here.

Join us in Zoom church on Christmas Eve:

• at 4pm for a short service of candle-lighting, blessing the nativity scenes, and Christmas Eve grace (great for kids!). This service will be recorded and elements shared online.
• at 9pm for a Service of the Word with carols and candles (bring your own candles!). This service will be recorded and shared online.

And we’re back in Zoom church on Christmas Day at 9am for a kid-friendly service of Christmas stories, carols, and showing off our Christmas pyjamas! This service will not be recorded.

To follow along with the service, download worship booklets here.