MARANATHA!
Come Lord Jesus!

News of Ascension Episcopal Church
349 E Street Salida CO 81201 2006
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Message from Father Yesu

My Dear Parishioners,

On the first day of the New Year, we began our days by participating at the Lord’s table. Celebrating the Holy Eucharist at the Lord’s table with one another in the church gave us good starting day for the year 2010. I want to thank each and every parishioners for participating very faithfully to enhance our regular activities in the parish through your gifts and talents towards our parish in the year 2009. You made it everything successful!!! Even though, our nation faced financial crisis in the past two years, your support to our parish was great and therefore we could come up with balance budget with $548 surplus.
Our annual Parish meeting took place on the 17th January with potluck luncheon. As you have heard in the annual parish meeting, we have accomplished several things in the Parish and I want to thank all the Vestry members for their hard work to make things happen. My special thanks goes to Mr. John Kearley, Chris Hertrich and Mr. Gene Taylor.

Lent begins on the 17th of February. In the past years the Lenten Series with Contemporary Holy Eucharist with soup supper were very successful, and well attended by our parishioners. Therefore, beginning on Ash Wednesday we will have our Lenten Series with soup supper. If you have not taken a chance to attend Lenten Service in the past, I encourage you to take time to come and attend the service so that you may experience the love of God through Lenten meditation.

When the New year arrives, on the first day of the year many of us make a resolution how we will lead our lives in the future? Such as live a happy life, stay strong and healthy, travel lot in the future and so son. I made a resolution on the first day of the year and that is “ make Christ known to others” I have tasted and seen that the Lord is good in my life since I came to know Him as my Lord and savior. He has blessed me with good family and friends and I am so much thankful to God. Even though I have been preaching and witnessing for a long time, But still I want to make Christ known to others everyday in my life. As we look ahead to celebrate 125th Year anniversary in September 2010, let us make the Episcopal church of the Ascension more visible through worship, Service and Witness. May this 2010 will be a great blessing year to everyone! Happy New Year!

Fr.Yesu

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COMING EVENTS

April 1st – Wed – Holy Eucharist at 10AM

The Lenten Soup Suppers Have Begun

Come Enjoy Supper and a Lesson plus Eucharist

This is a good way to observe Lent and enjoy the good company of your friends and neighbors.

MAR 04 –WEDS - Soup provided by the Outreach Committee

MAR 11 – WEDS – Soup provided by Ascension Women’s Guild

MAR 18 – WEDS – Soup provided by Ascension Men’s Group

MAR 25 – WEDS – Soup provided by Sunday School

APRIL 1 – WEDS – Soup provided by OSL Group

EASTER WEEK SERVICES

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Palm Sunday April 5th services at 7:30 AM and 9:30 PM

April 6, 7 and 11 (Mon, Tues, and Sat) will be Morning Prayer at 10 AM

Wednesday April 8 the Holy Eucharist at 10 AM

Thursday April 9 at 7PM Maundy Thursday Observance

Good Friday Service April 10 at 7 PM

Easter Sunday April 12 at 9:30 AM

with Easter Egg hunt for the Children
and Champaign Brunch

PANCAKE SUPPER A SUCCESS

clip The Pancake Supper was very successful

about 250 people enjoyed pancakes, eggs, sausages and juice.

About $1000.00 was raised for the grainery.

EASTER SUNDAY

clip On Easter Sunday we will have a traditional service at 9:30 AM with
Champaign Brunch after. We will not have a 7:30 AM service..
We will have a traditional Easter Egg Hunt for the Sunday school children.

YOUR 2009 VESTERY

Office Bearers:

Fr Yesu, Rector
John Kearley, Sr. Warden
Christ Hertrich, Jr. Warden
Gene Taylor, Treasurer
Kit Kuester, Asst. Treasurer
Marje Smith, Clerk

Members:
Lenna Finck, Bob Stocker, Ruby Osberg, Paula Lallier, Nolen Barron,
Ann Fortune, Carole Smead

Dear Fellow Parishioners

In December the Vestry voted to host a “Faith Alive” Weekend at Ascension Church.

The following quotes from the booklet called “Faith Alive – It’s for You”! are paraphrased.

What is Faith Alive you might ask? The Answer is simple – it is a time when we, as church members, fully reflect on our vows of Baptism and Confirmation. The weekend is held in our own church, led by lay men and women who serve under the direction of the church’s clergy. It is a time of spiritual refreshment bringing fresh focus for the active churchgoer while drawing into our fellowship those who have not yet discovered the caring extended – family communi9ty offered by the church.

Please take one of these booklets that will be on the table in the Narthex and read what the typical weekend schedule looks like.

It looks like the weekend will be September 18-20, 2009. In the meantime, there is need for committees for the following:

            Attendance
            Prayer
            Neighborhood Groups
            Publicity
            Food
            Transportation/Facilities
            Literature
            Teens
            Children
            Nursery
            Music
            Follow up

Jim Wolfe, a member of Good Shepherd Church in Englewood has contacted us to let us know that he will be the coordinator for the weekend. He will come to Salida in Mach or April to attend church services at Ascension and meet with committees.

We pray that you will prayerfully step up and offer to serve on a committee before he makes his visit.

Please let me know if you are moved to serve and be a part of this exciting event. It takes about six months of planning. Ascension Church has held three Faith Alive Weekends with the most recent, we believe to have been in the mid-90’s, so we are due for a weekend of spiritual refreshment and renewal.

Lenna Finck
Planning Chair