COVID-19

Starting September 13, worship services at Church of the Ascension will be held both in person and online. Ascension’s Executive Team has made several decisions and arrangements coming out of this. Highlights:

• There will be only one service each Sunday, at 10 a.m.
• Attendance at in-person worship services is limited to 50 people. Register to attend starting each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at office@ascensionlondon.com or 519-451-7780.
• Full details on what you need to know about COVID-19 safety at this service can be found by clicking here.
• An online worship option has been set up. Click here for how to view it.
• Programs offered by the church directly and by outside renters and other users of the building will remain suspended until the Sunday church service is up and running smoothly, except for the Community Breakfast, which will continue at the door and as a delivery to agencies supporting homeless people.
• Pastoral care is still available from our clergy. Click here for contact information.
• Baptisms, weddings and funerals can be held again. Please conduct Rev. Canon June Hough at 226-448-8790 or junehough@rogers.com for information on how these will be conducted during the pandemic.
• Starting Tuesday, September 8, the Parish Administrator will be working a mix of hours in the office and at home. Office visits are by appointment only. She can be contacted through the usual office channels listed on the Find Us page.

You can read communications from the Executive Team, the Bishop of Huron, and the Metropolitan Bishop of Ontario regarding the pandemic by clicking on any of the following document titles:

• Sept. 6: Video illustrating some of the protocols contained in the Sept. 1 announcement on the return to in-church worship:

• Sept. 1 In-person worship restarting: Instructions for Sunday worship in church starting Sept. 13
• Aug. 10 Second outdoor service: Details about a second planned outdoor service.
• July 14 Ascension financial update: January to June financial report
• July 7 Outdoor service: Details about a planned outdoor service, including instructions on how to attend to be safe during the pandemic.
• June 19 Ascension financial update: Did not qualify for CEWS in May
• June 12 Ascension financial update
• June 8 message from Bishop Todd Townshend: Reiterates Anglican churches still closed despite change in Ontario regulations.
• June 1 letter from Metropolitan Bishop Anne Germond Topic: Anglican churches not reopening until at least September.
• May 13: Executive communications Topics: Reopening (not yet), Community Breakfast, Capital Campaign, Financial Update, Sale of Back of Property Delayed, Mortgage Renewal, Attempted Break-In
• April 16: Executive communications Finances and stewardship
• April 10: Easter blessing letter from Rev. Canon June Hough
• March 25 Executive communications Topic: Extension of Suspension of In-Person Church Services
• March 24 Executive communications Topics: Closure of Office in Building (Work From Home), Cancellation of Pickup for Youth Opportunities Unlimited
• March 21 Executive communications Topics: Online Worship, Pastoral Care Guidelines, Easter, Finances, Youth Opportunities Unlimited
• March 14 Executive communications Topics: Public Worship Suspended, Online Worship, Community Breakfast, Church Groups Suspended, Pastoral Care Available, Church Office, Fundraising Events, Church Finances, Future Communications, Prayer
• March 13 message from Bishop Todd Townshend of the Diocese of Huron Topic: Suspension of Public Worship as of Sunday, March 15