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Friday 6:30pm. Park in Oakland Catholic and walk in through the Neville entrance. We are expecting 107 for dinner, and have a seating plan, so please let us know if you can no longer join us. Registration closed yesterday so we cannot add anyone, but would like to know (by the end of Thursday) if … Continue reading OVERNIGHT THIS FRIDAY!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who invited friends and neighbors to order wreaths, who helped the wreath delivery at 8am on Sunday and who bagged and distributed festive greens throughout the day! Through your hard work and the generosity of Pittsburgh we raised nearly $3,000 for mission trip scholarships! Any ideas how to improve things further … Continue reading Thanks! Plus a door thing.

Friday 6:30-8:30pm. Middle School Youth Group includes special Festive games with Jack Harper plus making Christmas Cards for the residents of Canterbury Place. Sunday 9:00am-3:00pm. Christmas Wreath & Tree Collection Day! Do join the team in the glass corridor helping folks collect their festive greens before and after the 9am and 11am services. Find out how … Continue reading A Festive Feast Ahead

I’m looking forward to sharing how thankful I am for YOU at Ascension’s Thanksgiving service this evening (7pm)! But sadly there are… No Youth Group events this weekend. Still, we will be back together again on Friday the 1st and Sunday the 3rd of December. Middle schoolers will be creating some festive treats and High … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving! And…

Christmas Trees! 30 Trees. $30 each. And the first three families who volunteer to help the Walkers chop down and bag them on SATURDAY DECEMBER 2ND get theirs free! For more info, and to make your order [BEFORE SUNDAY 19TH!], click here.  And this SUNDAY is your last chance to order your Christmas wreath, Hanging Basket … Continue reading Trees! Wreaths! Last Chance!

Which makes it a great time to say hi to neighbors and invite them to SAVE MONEY and SUPPORT OUR YOUTH through the Christmas Wreath Fundraiser! Bring 10 completed order forms to youth group and receive your reward! All order forms need to be returned, with checks, by Sunday Nov 17th. You can download them … Continue reading Sunny Tomorrow!!

Want to save money and support our youth group? Order a Christmas Wreath from us! You’ll be saving up to 25% off regular retail price as we buy wholesale (Premier Foliage on Baum) and add a minimal mark up. Profits provide scholarships to support Ascension’s youth group serving with Friendships.org (June 17-24). Order form scan be … Continue reading Need a Christmas Wreath?

Do pray for me and the other youth pastors meeting in Texas, both at the Anglican pre-conference gathering and the larger Rooted conference. Pray that I would come back refreshed with helpful ideas and a bigger network of supportive allies! Friday 6.30-8.30pm. Middle School Youth Group continues as normal as we have a great team! … Continue reading Flying Far To Be Rooted Deep

Our CAYG Ski Trip is set for the Martin Luther King Jr Weekend (Sunday 14th-Monday 15th). Places are limited so first come first served. Download the application form CAYG 2018 SKI APPLICATION PERMISSION and your place is guaranteed when the completed form and payment have been returned to me! Our Grand Attendance Draw happens at the Overnight … Continue reading Ski Trip Applications Open!

Friday Night Middle School Youth Group is back! 6.30-8.30pm, with snacks. And you can come in the BACK DOOR ENTRANCE AGAIN! Saturday Morning! You know how satisfying lunch is after a morning of hands-on serving… Well, enjoy that satisfaction, with friends, this Saturday! 8.30am- Lunch at Church of the Ascension. Join in our Parish Workday! … Continue reading Hooray! Because…