November 2021

Ascension Stewardship Update

Beloved Parishioners of the Ascension of our Lord,

Please see the attached charts as we are literally $3,000 off of our budgeted number for 2021!  With God’s blessings we have an opportunity to come together and finish a COVID year wherein we generated zero income from our festival or rental of our facilities.  Please take the time to ensure your recurring payments are being deducted, and consider making generous Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts.  Let us cry out to the Theotokos, “Hail, fulfillment of the Creator’s dispensation,” as we celebrate The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple where she was consecrated to God.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!

I also wanted to thank the Ascension Prayer Team who continue to pray on a daily basis for living individuals with special needs and for those who have departed this life.  We will recognize this team in church very soon and reload by bolstering the team to begin worship services for intercessory prayers and needs of the community in 2022.  This is a great opportunity for parishioners to pray for our hierarchs, clergy, church ministries and those with special needs. Please consider introducing this weekly commitment to your child, Grandchild or Godchild.  While we have all of the days of the week covered, the power of communal prayer helps us continue to spread the Gospel by increasing our prayer life at Ascension.

Yours In Christ,

JD, Efthalia and Michael (Parish Council Stewardship Team)