Join us on Christmas Day for a service of Scripture, prayer, and carols, with music by Dietrich Buxtehude and J.M. Bach.

Join us for a service of Lessons and Carols for Advent led by the Ascension Choir. Music by Palestrina, Willcocks, Jeanne Demessieux, and more. Coffee and light snacks offered after the service. All are welcome.

Artwork: “The Annunciation” by Henry Ossawa Tanner

Please join us for our annual Harvest Dinner in Reinhart Hall. Look for sign up sheets in the parlor.

Sunday, October 8, we will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with a Blessing of the Animals offered after our 9 A.M. service, around 10:30 A.M.

Bring your faithful or faithless animal companion, or perhaps a picture of them if you'd rather- for their sake or ours!

Blessing is outdoors, rain or shine.

The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Bishop of Oregon, will preside at our 9 A.M. service and meet with the Vestry afterwards.

Please join us for our Summer Barbecue on the patio. All are welcome. Bring a dish or drink to share.

Choral Evensong for the Sunday after the Ascension.

Ascension Choir leads a service with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C Major, with anthems and hymns by Thomas Tallis and Vaughan Williams.

A reception will follow the service.

Rite I Mass for Easter Sunday, led by the Ascension Choir. The service will include music by William H. Harris and Erik Routley. A reception will follow the service.

Rite I Mass for Maundy Thursday, led by the Ascension Choir. The service will include music by Herbert Howells and J.S. Bach.

Join us for an Episcopal Mardi Gras tradition - a Pancake Dinner served up by the gentlemen of Ascension Parish in Reinhart Hall!

This Sunday, we will offer one combined Said Mass with Hymns at 9 A.M. After the Peace, we will take a break in our service to hold our Annual Meeting.

All are welcome to our Choir-led Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve. Traditional carols and beloved Anglican choral music will be interspersed with Scripture readings telling the story of the Nativity, followed by Holy Eucharist and a candlelit singing of “Silent Night.”

The service will include music by J.S. Bach, Reginald Jacques, Thomas Ravenscroft, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and David Willcocks.

Artwork: “The Annunciation to the Shepherds” by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Join us for a service of readings and carols for Advent. The Ascension Choir will sing music by Stephen Cleobury, Peter Warlock, and Elizabeth Poston.

Artwork: “The Annunciation” by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Please join us for our annual harvest dinner in Reinhart Hall. Sign up in the parlor to bring a main dish, salad/side, dessert or drinks. Or email Kris at communications@ascensionepiscopalparish.org

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A concert of French carols for Advent and Christmas. The program includes Michel Corrette’s charming Baroque mass for sopranos and organ on traditional French carol melodies. This free concert will be livestreamed from Ascension Episcopal Parish on our website, as well as on Facebook.

Due to COVID social distancing guidelines, a limited number of seats are available for a live audience at this concert. To attend in-person, please RSVP to music@ascensionepiscopalparish.org!

Charlotte Engler, soprano
Emma Mildred Riggle, soprano
Hannah Brewer, organ

Program

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Il est né, le divin enfant
Noël des enfants

TRADITIONAL FRENCH CAROLS newly arranged for sopranos and organ by Emma Riggle

NOËLS d’ORGUE by Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier and others

MICHELE CORRETTE (1707-1795)
Messe pour le tems de Noël

Tips are gratefully accepted, and will be shared between the performers.
Venmo: @EmmaMRiggle
PayPal: https://paypal.me/EmmaRiggle

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