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Giving

Walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2

Our 2024 Stewardship Campaign, Walk In Love, ends on Sunday, November 3 when we will gather and bless the pledge cards. Weekly reflections, posted above, are available to help us think about generosity. The theme, Walk in Love, comes from Ephesians 5:2: Walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God.

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This verse is one of the offertory sentences the celebrant can use to introduce the second part of the Eucharist. It’s a reminder that when we bring our offerings of bread, wine and money to the altar, we offer ourselves to the Lord as expressed in the Eucharist Prayer I, Rite I:
"And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies."
 

Stewardship is about time, talent and treasure. All are important. Ascension is blessed by the many volunteers who share their time and talents to support our mission. We are blessed to have 77 pledging units in 2024. We are also blessed by those who give generously without pledging.
 

During this Stewardship season, I invite you to think about the many blessings you have received through Ascension. I invite you to think about and give thanks for all those who generously have offered their time, talents and money at Ascension since 1844. All we have today, our beautiful buildings, grounds, and our community of faith, are testimonies of the generosity of those who came before us. It is now our turn to make the flame shine even brighter. Let us walk in love together, let us be as generous as we
can. And on November 3, let us gather joyfully as we offer our financial offering as a sacrifice to
the Lord to support Church of the Ascension.
 

Walk in love!
Rev. Pierre-Henry Buisson

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