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News from the Ascension

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Holocaust Memorial Service
Holocaust Memorial Service
Published by Anne Bennett on Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:35
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How can we be the light in the darkness #HolocaustMemorialDay?The Open Table online service will reflect on the theme of Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2021, which falls on ...
In Memoriam Ralph Quartano
In Memoriam Ralph Quartano
Published by Anne Bennett on Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:04
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RALPH NICHOLAS QUARTANO died on New Year’s Day 2021, at the age of 93He is survived by his wife Kate, his daughters Katie and Henrietta, his granddaughters Bonnie, Rebecca, ...
Greetings from Norwich!
Greetings from Norwich!
Published by Anne Bennett on Thu, 7 Jan 2021 12:40
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Dear friends at the Ascension, 
We have thought of you often during the month we have been living in Norwich.  It was very sad that we could not see you properly to ...
Walk'n'Talk - the Roots of our Heritage
Walk'n'Talk - the Roots of our Heritage
Published by Anne Bennett on Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:23
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“Walk 'n Talk - roots of our heritage ” with Richard SylvesterSaturday 2nd January, 11amWe are developing a “local heritage” project to explore the history of the church, the local ...
A video for CRISIS this Christmas
A video for CRISIS this Christmas
Published by Anne Bennett on Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:59
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As the annual Blackheath Procession has been cancelled, you are invited to watch our Christmas video and donate to CRISIS.Our main video is here. Do play it in HD if you can.Please ...
Letter from Canon Peter Farley-Moore
Letter from Canon Peter Farley-Moore
Published by Anne Bennett on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:18
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Dear Church of Ascension, I was really touched by your kind and thoughtful leaving gift presented to me last Sunday, thank you. Andrea and I will look forward to cooking meals in ...
Trinity Laban workshops
Trinity Laban workshops
Published by Anne Bennett on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:13
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The Learning & Participation department at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance have let us know about their really exciting partnership launching with Tomorrow’s ...
Face coverings
Face coverings
Published by Anne Bennett on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:42
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We have some washable face masks available and have supplied some to foodbank users. They are double layer cotton, fitted to the face, and are better for the ...
Letter regarding the Pastoral Guidance of the House of Bishops
Letter regarding the Pastoral Guidance of the House of Bishops
Published by Anne Bennett on Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:05
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The Vicar has written a letter to our Diocesan Bishop, the Right Reverend Christopher Chessun, and the text is below. If you would like to add your name to this letter please sign ...
House of Bishops Pastoral Guidance
House of Bishops Pastoral Guidance
Published by Anne Bennett on Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:59
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The House of Bishops Pastoral Guidance on opposite-sex civil partnerships is to be found here. https://www.churchofengland.or... The Vicar of the Church of the Ascension ...
The Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting
Published by Anne Bennett on Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:25
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The Annual Meeting took place on the 7th April 2019. We welcomed Richard and Eileen to the PCC (the Parish Council which governs the local church along with the clergy and the ...
Why we shouldn't run a Passover Seder in Church
Why we shouldn't run a Passover Seder in Church
Published on Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:33
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Advice from the Council for Christians and Jews, the leading Christian-Jewish interfaith body in the UK, originally published as a Twitter thread.At CCJ, we sometimes come ...
Eternal Word
Eternal Word
Published by Anne Bennett on Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00
Weekly newsletter
This Sunday we are looking at Jesus.  We do that every week, of course, but this week we are specifically looking at Jesus as a person of the Trinity, the eternal Word, ...
Dunk, Splash, Ripple!
Dunk, Splash, Ripple!
Published by Anne Bennett on Tue, 5 Feb 2019 17:24
Sermons and talks
Those of us who were at Southwark Splash, the Diocesan Messy Church, might like to see this video (click below).  It was a great day! ...
A joyful sprinkling
A joyful sprinkling
Published by Anne Bennett on Tue, 5 Feb 2019 17:20
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This is a special week in the life of the Ascension.  Little Lydia, daughter of Jennie and Frank, will be baptised into the family of the church.  Her baptism will ...
A light in the darkness
A light in the darkness
Published by Anne Bennett on Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:00
Weekly newsletter
This week is the lovely festival of Candlemas, when we remember Mary and Joseph taking the baby Jesus up to the Temple in Jerusalem, forty days after his birth.  In the Temple ...