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Throughout Lent, Fr. Jack is leading us through Morning Prayer, Monday-Friday.
Join at: facebook.com/groups/ascensiononlinechurchfamily
Throughout Lent, Fr. Jack is leading us through Morning Prayer, Monday-Friday.
Join at: facebook.com/groups/ascensiononlinechurchfamily
Lenten Midweek Study begins Wednesday, February 24
The Great Divorce, a novel by C.S. Lewis
Our resident C.S. Lewis expert, Dustin Adams, will be leading us through an online 5-week study of Lewis' The Great Divorce. Class will be on Zoom from 6:30 to 8:00pm, Wednesdays, beginning February 24.
From the back cover:
In The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis again employs his formidable talent for fable and allegory. The writer finds himself in Hell boarding a bus bound for Heaven. The amazing opportunity is that anyone who wants to stay in Heaven, can. This is the starting point for an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment. Lewis's revolutionary idea is the discovery that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. In Lewis's own words, "If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell."
As part of our Exploring Christianity series, the book is free to participants. We'll have them available to pick up on Ash Wednesday. If you need other arrangements, contact us.
Our resident C.S. Lewis expert, Dustin Adams, will be leading us through an online 5-week study of Lewis' The Great Divorce. Class will be on Zoom from 6:30 to 8:00pm, Wednesdays, beginning February 24.
From the back cover:
In The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis again employs his formidable talent for fable and allegory. The writer finds himself in Hell boarding a bus bound for Heaven. The amazing opportunity is that anyone who wants to stay in Heaven, can. This is the starting point for an extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment. Lewis's revolutionary idea is the discovery that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. In Lewis's own words, "If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell."
As part of our Exploring Christianity series, the book is free to participants. We'll have them available to pick up on Ash Wednesday. If you need other arrangements, contact us.
Prayer and Share Women's Zoom Time
A new time for the women of Ascension to share their lives and pray together is on the first and third Mondays each month (in between the women's Bible study group). Contact us to receive the Zoom link.
Ladies' Bible Study
CURRENT ONLINE LADIES BIBLE STUDY
If you've not joined us before, we hope you'll join us in January through the spring on Zoom. We meet the second and fourth Mondays of each week at 7pm. Contact us for details.
Study on the Prophet Elijah
from Best-Selling Author Priscilla Shirer
Description from the publisher:
Old Testament heroes are best known for their most celebrated moments: Moses dividing the Red Sea; David slaying Goliath; Gideon routing an insurmountable army; Joshua marching around the defiant walls of Jericho.
And Elijah—calling down fire on Mount Carmel.
Blinded by the remarkable narratives of our biblical heroes, we can forget they each had a backstory—months and years of development, even difficulty, which fortified their spiritual muscle and prepared them for the tasks that made their lives unforgettable.
Every serious believer longs to summon up the kind of boldness and faith that can stand firm on Mount Carmel and pray down heaven into impossible situations. Yet few are willing to go through the process required to get them there. Strength of faith, character, and boldness can only be shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity. Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness emerge with their holy loyalty cemented, their courage emblazoned, and their confident belief in Him set afire.
Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. And how the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life right now.
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Men's Breakfast
SUSPENDED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The last Saturday of each month, 8:30 to 10:00am, you'll find our men sharpening one another over coffee and eggs. Join them at Denny's on Mt. Vernon near Columbus.
The last Saturday of each month, 8:30 to 10:00am, you'll find our men sharpening one another over coffee and eggs. Join them at Denny's on Mt. Vernon near Columbus.