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The Church of the Ascension 370 Main Street Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879
INTERIM ASSOCIATE RECTORS 401.783.2911 ascensionw@verizon.net |
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Welcome to the Church of the Ascension web site. We are an Episcopal Church located in the historic district of the village of Wakefield, on the corner of Main Street and Kenyon Avenue, in southern Rhode Island. SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE: HOLY EUCHARIST Saturday Evening at 5 PM and Sunday Morning at 9 AM What it means to be an Anglican/Episcopalian
We are a community of Christian people who gather to celebrate the grace of God through
worship, learning, and sharing and caring, while offering thanks. In our faith journey, we strive to respond to the needs of the parish, the local community and the world by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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If you join us for worship...you will find that we are a warm and inviting community which will make room for your participation in the life of the parish at whatever level you find comfortable. Our worship services are somewhat traditional in form yet somewhat informal, and always spirit filled, in its celebration. Children are welcome at all services, though child care and Sunday school are only available at the later services. Upon entering the church, you will notice that the appropriate dress is whatever you feel comfortable in. You will be greeted by ushers who will hand you a bulletin and, if you desire, help you find a seat. If you will require the use of a headset, bathroom, or if you need communion brought to you in the pew, the usher will assist you. The bulletin you will be handed has the page numbers in the Book of Common Prayer (red book) for you to follow as well as the hymn numbers (in the blue hymnal or Lift Every Voice and Sing (LEVAS). Any parishioner will be eager to help, if you get lost. Though the bulletin gives instructions regarding when to sit, stand and kneel, you are welcome to use whatever posture suits your own tradition or devotion. The offering that is collected during the service is for the support of the church staff, facilities and mission. We are completely dependent upon parishioners voluntarily sharing with us a portion of the treasure God has given to them. Everyone (regardless of age) is invited to receive Communion. Please sign our guest book in the entrance way of the church and here on our web site. Except during the summer, please join us after the later services for fellowship and refreshments in the parish hall across the walkway from the church. You are invited to join us for worship or any parish event.
What it means to be and Anglican/Episcopalian If you’re looking for a church that has Morality but not moralism, the Bible but not bibliolatry, Law but not legalism, Emotion but not emotionalism, Piety but not pietism, Tradition but not sentimentalism, then you’re probably in the right place. If you’re looking for a church where diversity is celebrated and not condemned, where thinking is stimulated and not discouraged, where righteous living is of greater value than right talking, where being loving is more important than being right, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking for a church where Jesus is central, a church that is not afraid to ask difficult questions of Him and of itself, then you’re in the right place. But one word of caution. In such a church open to the ongoing revelations of God, people will constantly be required to look at old things in new ways. Having our thoughts stimulated, asking the difficult questions about belief and doubt, examining old forms, language and customs, and casting them in new and more lively ways, are hallmarks of the Episcopal and Anglican Tradition. (from a description of what it means to be Anglican by Father Dennis Maynard, La Jolla, California)
THE REVEREND SUSAN STILES AND THE REVEREND NANCY WILLIS INTERIM ASSOCIATE RECTORS Contact us: Church of the Ascension, 370 Main Street Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Please note: The PO Box is no longer being used for Ascension mail. Please use the Main St. Address Phone/Fax: 401-783-2911 E-Mail: ascensionW@verizon.net Marjorie Perkins - Parish Administrator Monday - Friday -- 9 AM - 1 PM
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THE REVEREND SUSAN STILES and THE REVEREND NANCY WILLIS 
