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February 7, 2013
Children & Youth, Larger Community
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The Power of Youth
with Rodger Nishioka
On Being Visionaries and Prophets
We are kicking off our new Sr. high program with a wonderful opportunity for all Sr. High Youth. We will meet every Sunday at 9:00 am in the youth room at Manwaring.
Rodger Nishioka spoke to 1,500 youth at the last  E.Y.E (Episcopal Youth Event) where 5 Ascension teens attended and were transformed. He is a very powerful speaker.
Bishop Prior has been quoted in saying "The Power of Youth" is a comprehensive approach to engaging young people in issues relevant to their lives. The process is well laid out, easy to follow and theologically sound - all of which invited deep reflection and meaningful interaction.
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Who is in the Pulpit in Epiphany?
We are celebrating the season after Epiphany with a special Lay Preachers Series. Each Sunday a different member of our congregation preaches at both Eucharists. These preachers represent the wide variety of perspectives and personalities who make up Ascension. They are asking, how do I hear today's readings? What is God saying to us? Come listen this Sunday!  This Sunday's Speaker will be Andrea Tipple
I was raised in the Episcopal Church and have attended Ascension for over 10 years. Currently, I  am exploring my faith actively by participating in the Education for Ministry Program which is both exciting and challenging. With God's help and Jesus' teaching, I am trying to live in accordance with the greatest commandments; "to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my soul and and with all my mind" and "to love my neighbor as myself". |
Deadline for signing up for Guatemala
is this Sunday, February 10th! 
You need $300.00 as a down payment
to hold your name.
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February 13th
Ash Wednesday Service times -
Noon: spoken, *7:00 pm: with music
* Will have nursery available
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Ash Wednesday - February 13th
6th thru 8th Grade:
Soup dinner & class - 6:00 pm in Church Library
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There will be Youth Choir and dinner
on Ash Wednesday.
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Lenten Reflection Time
Lenten Reflection Time in the Parish Library
Starting Sunday, February 17th
Sunday Mornings, 9:10 a.m.
OR
Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for discussion and reflection on John's account of Christ's passion. Email office@aechurch.org to reserve your copy of the reflection book.
When is love not mixed up with something else? Love and the desire to possess, love and the need to control, love and the need to be needed, love and the lust to absorb, love and condescension, love and narcissism.
In this short book of meditations on the Passion according to Saint John, Martin L. Smith shows how, in the Christian mystery, love itself must be crucified and die to be reborn as the grace of communion, as love set free.
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Healing Touch this Saturday
9 - 11 am in the Parish Hall
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Thank- you to all that contributed to the Youth Groups collection for our Souper Bowl of Caring collection. We will be sending Valley Outreach $219.00! |
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Donations needed
A family from our Family Resource Center needs a twin mattress and a vacuum cleaner.
Many thanks for the donation of two complete Queen size bedding sets and new pillows!
Please call Cindy at 439-2641 if you have items to donate. Clothing is best donated to Dawn's Closet now. If I have specific requests for clothing, I will let you know.
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For only $40 you can contribute beautiful flowers for the week of your choice at Ascension's Worship services!
Please call the office at 651-439-2609 or Barb Schmolik at 651-275-3533 asap, as there are plenty of opportunities for you! |
New Mom's Group
2nd Tuesday of every month. (Feb. 12th.)
Come to the Parish Hall at 9:00 am & have a yummy breakfast cooked by our friends at Our Community Kitchen.
This is a great way for new Mom's with or without your babies to meet.
Questions, call Mindy, 439-2609
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Centering Prayer now meets in the Library
on Saturday, February 16th at 9 am
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Jr & Sr High Community Meal Packing
Fight Hunger in the Valley & Around the World!
Sunday, February 17th, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Cost is $20.00 (scholarships available)
Anderson Window Corp. Headquarters
5909 Omaha Ave. North (old Herbergers)
Oak Park Heights, MN
I have reserved spots for 25, 6th thru 12th graders for a 2 hour packing session. We will be serving together to fight hunger locally and around the world. Meals will be sent to Haiti and to the East Coast for Hurricane Sandy Relief.
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Friends, after a wonderfully fruitful (and delicious) gathering to discuss the book Making a Home for Faith by Elizabeth Caldwell, I am struck by the passion your community shares for living into your baptismal promises and raising children with a strong sense of the faith and traditions so important to their families. Our next meeting to discuss faith formation for the young people of Ascension will be Monday the 18th of February from 6pm-8pm (note that the time has been pushed back a bit to allow for folks to more easily attend). We will focus on pairing curriculum with developmental stages and the outcomes we hope for our children. If you follow this link, http://acstillwaterhomeforfaith.wordpress.com/category/curriculum/ you will be taken to all of the blog posts that discuss specific curriculum. Peace,
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Want to know what is going on? Ask Jake Doneux.
Since September 2012, Jake has served as the youth representative to the vestry. Jake is a voice for youth to the vestry and an ear for youth from the vestry. As this is a new position, the vestry and Jake have worked together to better define the role and how it can serve the parish. Seek Jake out to learn more about the vestry's work. Jake will complete his term in May 2013.
Jake grew up at Ascension and is active in the youth group. He serves as a peer minister and was a member of the Guatemala Service Team in summer 2012. He is a senior at Stillwater High School, an Eagle Scout, and enjoys playing soccer.
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Community Needs for Ascension:
* CoatTree for Manwaring
*Small Wooden Desk in good condition 3-5 ft. wide with working drawers for Manwaring
* Floor Lamp(s) for Youth Room or
Table Lamps with End Tables
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 Who: All 7th - 9th graders who want to make a difference in our world and in our community, along with Sr. High and Adult Leaders
What: St. Croix Valley 30 Hour Famine. Includes FUN, SERVICE, and HUNGER AWARENESS.
When: Friday, Feb. 22nd @6 pm to Saturday, Feb. 23rd @6 pm
Where: Meet at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1616 Olive St. West, Stillwater, MN. 55082. Activities will take place both on and off site.
Why: To take a stand against hunger!
Cost: $30/person (includes all activities, service project and transportation)
Registrations and Payments Due
Register with one of the participating churches today...
Lake Elmo:
Michael Carmack (Christ Lutheran) 777-8789
Marine on St. Croix
Pastor Joel Martin (Christ Lutheran) 433-3222
Stillwater:
Chad Larson (Our Savior's Lutheran) 439-5704
Mindy Boynton (Ascension Episcopal) 439-2609
Shannon Hermanson (St. Paul Lutheran) 439-5970
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Comedy Fundraiser for the RFHS Band
River Falls' own Tom Steffen brings home a sixth super year of live stand-up comedy!
Sunday February 10th
River Falls H.S. Auditorium -
818 Cemetery Road, River Falls, WI.
Showtime 7 pm
Tickets $10 Adults $5 Students
Advance Tickets at the Dish & Spoon Cafe, 208 N Main St. River Falls
Tickets also available at the door
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Experience the wonder and mystery of the ancient Choral Evensong - combining medieval offices of Vespers and Compline.
Choral Evensongs coming up at St. Mark's Cathedral at 519 Oak Grove, Mpls.:
February 10th from 5-6 pm Section Leaders of the Cathedral Choir
Raymond Johnston is the director.
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Every Time I Feel the Spirit
200 Years of Music by Black Composers
Sunday, February 10, 2013
3:00 pm
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Want to look up something in a previous Font?
The archived section has been updated
and the past e-newsletters are posted now!
Click here for past editions.
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Anne Hutchinson (baptized July 20, 1591 - August 20, 1643) 
was a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands, and the unauthorized minister of a dissident church discussion group. Hutchinson held Bible meetings for women that soon had great appeal to men as well. Eventually, she went beyond Bible study to proclaim her own theological interpretations of sermons, some of which offended the colony leadership. A major controversy ensued, and after a trial before a jury of officials and clergy in 1638, she was banished from her colony. During the trial, Hutchinson skillfully defended herself until it was clear that there was no escape from the court's predetermined judgment. Cornered, she addressed the court with her own judgment:
"...you have no power over my body, neither can you do me any harme, for I am in the hands of the eternall Jehovah my Saviour, I am at his appointment, the bounds of my habitation are cast in heaven, no further doe I esteeme of any mortal man than creatures in his hand, I feare none but the great Jehovah, which hath foretold me of these things, and I doe verily beleeve that he will deliver me out of our hands, therefore take heed how you proceed against me; for I know that for this you goe about to doe to me, God will ruine you and your posterity, and this whole state."
She is a key figure in the study of the development of religious freedom in England's American colonies and the history of women in ministry. The state of Massachusetts honors her with a State House monument calling her a "courageous exponent of civil liberty and religious toleration."
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Altar Flowers
If you are interested in sponsoring altar flowers for 2013, please contact Barb Smolik at 651-275-3533 or the office at 651-439-2609 for sign-up. Get your names on the dates you wish before they fill up.
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Ongoing Events
 Please note New Hours for:
Our Community KitchenTuesday and Thursday mornings
8- 10 am @ Ascension's Kitchen and Fellowship Hall.
Come and meet your community and have a delicious breakfast!
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Ongoing Groups:
Scripture Reflection and Prayer GroupFirst & Third Thursdays from 9 - 10:30 am in the Library
Thich Naht Hanh study/meditation group
Thursday nights at 7 pm in Parish Hall
Zen style Meditation group
Saturday mornings at 7 am in Small Chapel
Healing Touch
2nd Saturday every month in the Sanctuary at 9 am
Youth Choir Wednesday nights at 4:45 pmfor more info contact Nancy Whipkey @ 651-439-2609Bell ChoirWednesday nights at 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Adult Choir
Wednesday nights at 7:15 pmfor more info contact Nancy Whipkey @ 651-439-2609
YogaDevotion & Tai Chi
Yoga began another session on 11/27, Tuesdays at 7 pm
Tai Chi was cancelled for the Fall, to be rescheduled at a later date.
Contact Laura Weston if interested in Yogadevotion at 651-430-9028
Centering Prayer Groupfor more information on meeting times contact Lois Welshons @jonlos@aol.com |
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Ascension Episcopal Church
E-Newsletter CommunicationsLynn Raarup To submit an article or question please e-mail me at: enews@aechurch.org 651-439-2609 |
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