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July 2005
HOLY COMMUNION
Lutheran historical documents referring to Holy
Communion:
“It
is taught among us that the true body and blood of Christ are really present in
the Supper of our Lord under the form of bread and wine and are there
distributed and received.” (Augsburg Confession, Article x)
“We
are talking about the presence of the living Christ, knowing that ‘death no
longer has dominion over him.’” (Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Article
xxiv)
“The
‘how’ of Christ’s presence remains as inexplicable in the sacrament as
elsewhere. It is a presence that remains
‘hidden’ even though visible media are used in the sacrament. The earthly element is … a fit vehicle of the
divine presence and it, too, the common stuff of our daily life, participates
in the new creation which has already begun.” (The Sacrament of the Altar and
Its Implications, United Lutheran Church in America, 1960)
On Sunday, July 3, 2005, BRENDEN BARTOSEK, WADE LAWSON, GRIFFIN SCHROCK, LODEN SNELL and AMELIA WARNOCK received the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time. Prior to receiving Communion, they attended classes where they learned about the roots of this celebration in the Jewish festival of Passover and learned how Jesus first used this Sacrament to teach his disciples how he would always be with them. They learned how Christians see Communion as Jesus’ way of being with us now and forgiving our sins.
We congratulate them on their very special
day.
BIRTHDAYS
July 7 Joshua Michael
Emily Michael
July 10 Carolyn
Thrush
July 11 Karl
Abrams
Linda
Gordon
Samuel Titone
July 12 John
Hancock
July 13 Christy Boggan
Cheryl Johnson
July 16 Matthew Aurand
July 17 Jason
Kitchens
July 18 Thom Tarquinio
July 19 Kelly
Maxwell Rice
July 22 Kyle Errickson
Jacob
Rinker
Zdenko Slobodnik
Jackie Von Pingel
July 26 Zachary
Thrush
Debbie Aurand
July 27 Josh
Gordon
Ron Morrison
July 29 Jean Kidd
July 30 Lynn
Morrison
July 31 Rick Tawwatters
Anniversaries
July 3 Bill & Amelie
Ferimer
July 5
Mark & Debbie Aurand
Joanne
& Tommy Fedrick
July 15 Joe & Debbie Hines
July 18 Vinod & Susan Anand
July 21 Josh & Lorraine Gordon
July 23 Jack
& Betsy Pryor
Thomas&Tammy
Conerly
July 27 Phil & Tona Becker
ASCENSION CALENDAR – JULY
2005
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. WORSHIP .SCHEDULE 9:00am Sunday School 10:00am Worship |
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3 7th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST *Healing & Anointing* . |
4 .NO BIBLE STUDYAA-8:00 p.m. |
5 Investment Club 7:00 p.m. |
6 Bible Study-6:00 p.m.AA-8:00 p.m. |
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10 8th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST |
11 Bible Study-10:00 amAA-8:00 p.m. |
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13Bible Study-6:00 p.m.AA-8:00 p.m. |
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16 Council Retreat 8:00 am to 12:00 noon |
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17 9th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST |
18 Bible Study-10:00 am
Council 6:30 p.m.AA-8:00 p.m. |
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20 6:00 pm-Meal/Praise/BibleAA-8:00 p.m. |
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24 10th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST _________________ 31 11th Sunday After Pentecost *Birthday Sunday* |
25NO BIBLE STUDY
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27 NO BIBLE STUDY.AA-8:00
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30 YARD SALE 7:00 AM TO 12:00 NOON |
Prayers &
anointing for healing…
will be offered during the services on the first Sunday of each month.
If you would like
Pastor to pray for you or for someone else,
come to the altar when
invited and kneel.
Pastor will listen as you quietly make your
request known.
Also, if you would
like, we will be happy to add your name or someone else’s
to our regular prayer
list in the bulletin.
Names remain in the
bulletin for four weeks and then are removed
unless we are otherwise
instructed.
Coffee
COFFEE HOSTS/HOSTESSES STILL NEEDED:
The coffee host/hostess sign up sheet for 2005 has been posted in the hall and on the kitchen cabinet.
Please sign up for a month sometime this year to come to put on a few pots of coffee each Sunday morning.
A little extra time will be needed for Birthday Sunday, the last Sunday of each month.
Call
Sandy Kitchens at 601-956-7652.
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
¨ WORSHIP ASSISTANTS ARE NEEDED in all areas for the coming year of 2005.
Call Joanne Olson-601-981-6066, or Jo Beth Abrams-601-845-3056 to serve our
Lord through service to our church.
There is a need for volunteers in all areas. Note the worship assistant categories on the
back of this bulletin and give Joanne or Jo Beth a call.
¨ 2005 FLOWER CHART IS HUNG ON HALL BULLETIN
BOARD. Feel free to sign up for the date you choose
in honor or memory of loved ones or celebrations. It is a beautiful way to adorn our sanctuary
while remembering special ones in your life.
¨ COFFEE HOST AND/OR HOSTESS
SIGN UP SHEET is posted
on the hall bulletin board and in the kitchen for the upcoming 2005 calendar
year. Please help to give our members
and visitors a ”taste of Ascension” on Sunday mornings by signing up for a
month in 2005. Call Karen Lewis at
856-2052.
Ascension’s Prayer Chain
Ministry
Your Prayer Chain:
Elsie Hawkinson,
leader
Persons wanting prayer through chain
should contact her first.
601-956-4867
Ethel Jones 601-919-2272
Judy Marsh 601-992-1820
Jo Rudsenske
601-856-1739
Tammy Sutter 601-636-8171
Jo Beth Abrams 601-845-3056
Linda Gordon 601-856-2864
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GEORGE MORI & BRIGITTE LUEGER…
Have announced their upcoming marriage on July 16, 2005, at
5:00 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church.
All members are invited to come and witness their vows.
CONGRATULATIONS to George and Brigitte.
We all wish them a long and happy life together.
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Baptisms
On June 26,
JASPER MARIE JONES (daughter
of Katie and Brent Jones) and
DOROTHY IRENE BOSWELL (daughter
of Megan and Tom Boswell)
were received
into the Ascension family through Baptism.
We thank God for these precious new members.
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ANNUAL GARAGE SALE
JULY 30, 2005
6:00 am – 12 noon
For Information, call
Rudy Molinaro at
601-856-3964
Begin cleaning out your closets, attics, storage rooms,
etc. and
on or after July
11, 2005, bring items to the church for
our Annual Yard Sale.
Clothes (clean and on hangers PLEASE), furniture,
jewelry, books, kitchen appliances, dishes, computers, toys, cars...
just about
anything which may be someone else’s treasure will be accepted.
Please call Rudy for anything you need picked up.
Below is the schedule of hours the church will be open for deliveries:
Daytime:
9:00am-1pm Monday,
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
Evenings:
6:00pm-9:00pm
Wednesdays
On the day before the sale,
6:00pm-9:00pm Members Only Pre-Sale
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PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP!
STORYBOOK PROJECT.
Imagine not being able to guide, give words of
encouragement,
or tell
your children or grandchildren
how much
you love them.
Storybook Project, a program of Lutheran-Episcopal
Services of Mississippi,
enables inmates
– both women and men –
at Central
Mississippi Correctional Center
to
communicate with their children through the media of voice and print.
Volunteers distribute books, record inmate’s readings,
package,
and mail tapes
and books to children that may not visit their parents for months, or even
years.
These men and women are sincerely grateful
for the opportunity
to reach out and
feel a part of
their child’s life.
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To volunteer, contact Ron Tillman at 601-605-0839 or Email
rtillman@jam.rr.com.
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A big “THANK YOU”
to the teachers, assistants and helpers who helped make
Vacation Bible School so successful. A
special “Thank You” goes to Brett and Nora Lawson for all the food they
donated.
Nobody went hungry and the food was
enjoyed by all!
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Meal/Praise/Bible Study
The first “Meal/Praise/Bible Study” was a great
success.
Jim Groff and his “staff” gave us a tasty meal in the
fellowship hall beginning at 6:00 pm.
We then all gathered in the church for singing several
hymns lead by Johnson George,
then a
short Bible study was led by Pastor.
The next “Meal/Praise/Bible Study” is
scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, 2005, beginning at 6:00 pm.
Everyone is welcome – the fellowship, singing and Bible study is
a wonderful experience we will all enjoy.
Hope to see everyone on 7/20/05!
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FIELD TRIP!
Sunday, July
17th,
Join us at the Natural Science Museum from 2-3pm and see “Sue”, the T-Rex.
Advance sign-up possible for “Behind the scenes” tour 3-3:45pm.
Bring cooler for picnic in the park from 4-5:00pm.
Contact Sonia Bartosek
601-981-0928.
You may E-Mail
information
to the Church Office
Secretary
at this address:
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Christ calls everyone to a ministry.
What’s yours?
For information about
ministries call:
Musician: Terry Fletcher (choir director) 601-857-5265
Worship (scheduling):
8:30-Jo Beth
Abrams 601-845-3056 10:30-Joanne
Olson 601-981-6066
Worship (informal): Johnson George 601-605-2852
Social Ministry
: Mary Tarquinio 601-898-1161
*Camp Noah: Sonia Bartosek
601-981-0928
*Christian Cancer Center (Kakinada,
India): Mary
Sagar 601-919-1957
*Disaster Ministry: Ken Bartosek
601-981-0928
*Stewpot Ministries (helps homeless, needy families): Christine Morrison
601-605-6638
*Storybook Project (prison ministry): Ron
Tillman 601-605-0839, Mary
Atchley 601-982-4394
Evangelism: Christine Morrison 601-605-6638
Care of members: Sandy Kitchens 601-956-7652
Volunteer Coordinator: Jean Smith 601-605-2701
Education: Judy Marsh 601-992-1820
SS Superintendant:
Sapna Miichael 601-992-4807
Stewardship: James Warnock 601-856-8209
Property: Ryan Tillman 601-672-8853
Strategic Planning: Al Sagar 601-919-1957
Public Relations: Robert Vinson 601-977-1079
Youth: Karen Lewis 601-856-2052
Fellowship: Jim Groff 601-829-2477
Ascension Officers:
President: Ron Tillman
601-605-0839
Vice President: Jim Groff
601-829-2477
Secretary: Barbara Kent
601-856-4564
Treasurer: David Lang
601-824-4037