Church of the Ascension (Anglican)
2060 Dundas St.
London, ON
N5V 1R2
519-451-7780
office@ascensionlondon.com
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Three of a Kind Concert 2024 – Sold Out
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Annual Vestry Meeting
Ascension’s annual vestry meeting (similar to an annual general meeting) will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18, following the 10:00 church service. Please note that there will be only one service that day, so that those who attend the early service can take part in the meeting.
The Archdeacon of London has asked that members of the executive team and Parish Council retain their positions for the coming year, to provide continuity in this time of clergy transition. While most members are remaining, there are available openings on Parish Council. If you would like to nominate someone, or volunteer yourself, please speak to a warden or contact the office.
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Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Simply Classic will lead a Christmas Carol sing-along on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at 7 p.m. at Ascension. It’s a free event, but everyone is asked to bring a plate of cookies to share with everyone who attends.
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Farewell to Rev. June
We bid farewell to Rev. Canon June Hough on her retirement on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. There will be only one church service that day, at 10 a.m. That will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.
Rev. Jim Garey, our honorary assistant, will be the interim minister at Ascension until a longer-term interim is appointed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Huron in the new year. All programs and ministries of the church will continue as usual.
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Christmas Share 2023
It’s time for the annual collection for Christmas Share. Each year, St. Paul’s Social Services at the Cathedral distributes retail and grocery gift cards to those struggling financially so they can have the dignity of making their own choices of what they would like for Christmas. Please donate by Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, to this collection through your regular offering envelopes (mark “Christmas Share” on the Special Offering line) or by e-transfer to office@ascensionlondon.com. Please do not purchase the gift cards yourself. The staff at St. Paul’s Social Services do that through a bulk purchase from retailers they know are favoured by recipients. Thank you.
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Shades of Harmony concert
Shades of Harmony are longtime renters at Ascension.
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Christmas Choir
The Christmas Choir begins rehearsals on Sunday, Nov. 5, after the 10 a.m. service. While Ascension does not have a regular choir that sings each week, a large number of church members like to get together at Christmas and Easter for a special choir. Join music director Alex Baerg and your friends to get ready for the Christmas services.
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Retirement
Bishop Townshend has accepted the request of the Reverend Canon June Hough to retire as the Rector of the Church of the Ascension, London, effective December 1st, 2023.
Canon June was ordained a deacon on May 1st, 1986 and priested on December 17th. She served as Assistant Curate of St. George’s, London and Rector of St. Peter’s, Dorchester before continuing her ministry in the Dioceses of Nova Scotia and Ottawa. She came home to Huron on 2008 to lead the Anglican Parishes of East London and subsequently served as Rector of the Church of the Ascension, from which position she is retiring. Canon June has served as Regional Dean of Wellington and Archdeacon of Erie. Her committee involvement includes Diocesan Council, Diocesan Sub-Council, the Nominating Committee, Fresh Start, the Bishop’s Charge Committee, and Strategic Planning. She was named a Canon of the Cathedral on November 20th, 2011.
We give thanks for Canon June’s ministry and wish her well in her retirement.
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Thoughts for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation 2023
As we mark September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or Orange Shirt Day, we are called to remember the evils of residential schools and their connection to our institutional structures. While this is a painful time for many, we also remember this day with hope.
As we recognize the survivors, memorialize the innocent dead, and engage with our own country and church’s history with these places, we keep in the forefront our desire to move forward on the Two Row path our ancestors abandoned.
The idea of reconciliation is deeply embedded in the living of the Gospel. As is the call for truth. It is only with the ability to be profoundly honest with ourselves that we can hope to find the path forward.
We remind ourselves of our baptismal call. To be the church, the one body of Christ, broken in love for the world. Called to reconcile the world to Him through the emptying of self and power, through the taking up of the cross in acknowledgement of the sins of the world, through the death of what we once were and the resurrection of who we are meant to be.
Now is the time for radical honesty and abundant grace. Now is the time for us to truly commit to the Two Row way, to walk together in harmony, in equity, in partnership. With listening ears and open hearts, with eyes clear and lips full of the unending hymn of justice let us make the truth of Christ the centre of our lives and the reconciliation of Christ the centre of our work.
The Rt. Rev’d Todd Townshend, Bishop of Huron
The Ven. Rosalyn Kantlaht’ant Elm, Archdeacon for Reconciliation and Indigenous Ministry
The Rev’d Hana Scorrar, Indigenous Ministries Missioner
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