Announcements

Office Hours

Mondays: 9:00 a.m. – noon

Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

If you plan to stop by the office, please call first to make sure someone is present. The office number is: 717-464-5683.

Joseph’s Table Community Meal

Joseph’s Table is Ascension’s monthly take-out only community meal. During the summer, Ascension will be offering bagged lunches.

The next take-out only meal will be held on Thursday, September 17th from 5:30-6:00 p.m. Menu: Hot Dog, Corn on the cobb, Bake Beans, and Dessert. (Please note: Menu is subject to change!)

Sign up sheets are posted two weeks prior to the meal for preparation and distribution volunteers; parking lot attendants; and congregational donations (if needed).

God’s Work/Our Hands Weekend

Ascension will be observing God’s Work/Our Hands the weekend of September 5th and 6th. You are invited to join us as we complete the project to assemble care kits for Lutheran World Relief. There will be two opportunites to gather:

Saturday, September 5th at 5:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
Sunday, September 6th following worship. Gather for Fellowship first and then project following that time.

Organ Update

The organ has been installed and was played for the first time on the weekend fo August 15 and 16!

There are sitll a few more details to complete: Installation of special cabinets for the subwoofers at the chancel area; installation of speakers above the choir loft; and the process of “voicing” the organ. These updates will occur over the next few months.

There will be a special dedication, organ program, and concert to highlight the gift of the organ to Ascension. More details to come in the email blast and future newsletters.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to date! Your gifts will continue to enrich the music ministry at Ascension.

Men’s Group

The next gathering of the Men’s Group is scheduled for Saturday, September 5th. Cooking begins at 7:45 a.m. with breakfast to follow at 8:30 a.m.

Lydia Circle

The next gathering of Lydia Circle (a group open to all women of hte parish) will be Tuesday, September 8th. Pastor Maureen will lead a presentation on Father Thomas Merton – Trappist monk, spiritual writer, and mystic.

Tenfold Collections (September): Non perishable food products; Microwavable items; and low sugar snack and breakfast bars, drinks.

WASS Group

The Widows and Senior Singles Group meets on the THIRD Wednesday of each month.

The group will gather on Wednesday, September 16th at noon. The group will gather at Dienner’s Country Restaurant (2855 Lincoln Hwy, Soudersburg). Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend.

Casting Our Nets Prayer Shawl Ministry

Casting Our Nets, Ascension’s Prayer Shawl Ministry, provides beautifully knitted and crocheted prayer shawls to members, family, and friends of the congregation. If you would like a prayer shawl to give to someone experiencing illness, loss, or another need, please stop by the church. Prayer shawls can be found in the closet located in the church library.

Casting our Nets will continue to meet every 1st and 3rd Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room.

Church Directory/Offering Envelopes Updates

If you would like to update your contact information, please use the cream colored survey located on the Welcome Center. Fill it out and return it to the office (or place in the offering plate).

Please see the list on the Welcome Center. 1. Find your offering envelope number.

2. Check “yes” or “no.”

3. If your number is not on the list, add it to the back page and check “yes/no.”

4. If you do not have a giving number, contact the church office.

First Sunday Fellowship

The next First Sunday Fellowship will held on Sunday, September 6th following worship.

Would you consider being a host/hostess for one of our upcoming Fellowship Hours? The 2026 sign up is posted on the bulletin board. Please sign up in the narthex and see the bulletin board for details to contact Julie S, the Fellowship Hour Coordinator.

We need worship for our spirit and fellowship for our soul.

Youth Ministry

Sunday, September 20th – Meet at the church at 5:00 p.m. The group will travel to Water’s Edge for mini golf.

Sunday, October 26th – The group will meet at church at 5:00 p.m. to make care packages for college kids.

Solanco Food Bank Donations

Food items: SPAM; Triscuits/Wheat Thins; Mayonnaise; Mustard; Seafood Soup/Chowder (cans); Assorted Soups (canned); Fruit Cups; Pudding Cups; Granola Bars.

Non-Food Items: Baby Wipes, Diapers (size 5, 6, and 3T, 4T, 5T)

You may also make monetary donations to the food bank by:

1. Making a donation through your giving envelope (Please write “Solanco Food Bank” on the envelope).

2. Sending a check directly to Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (write “Food Bank” on the memo link), 14 S. Church St., Quarryville, PA 17566.

3. Visiting their website and making an online donation (click here).

Devotional Materials

Copies of the Upper Room devotionals for September/October are available at the Church Office or on the Welcome Center.

Devotions for Lent will be available on the weekend of February 7 and 8.

USPS Mailing Address

The postal service has asked that all correspondences sent to Ascension should use the P.O. Box address:
Ascension Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 635
Willow Street, PA 17584

Adventurer Newsleter

Thenext issue of the Adventurer will be a November/December edition. Please email your articles to the church office by Monday, October 12th.

Fostering Hope – Lancaster

Ascension Lutheran Church hosts Fostering Hope, a ministry which serves the needs of foster children in the foster care system and their caregivers.

Fostering Hope will have open shop days on the following dates:

February 28 – 11:00am-1:00pm
March 14 – 11:00am-1:00pm
March 28 – 2:00-4:00pm

For more information, visit their website by clicking on Fostering Hope.

Lutheran World Relief

Please keep in your prayers for all people impacted by natural disasters.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to support the work of LWF, you may click here. Your gifts will be used to deliver urgent support and care, like: food, shelter, and other critically needed items; mission quilts and kits for families who have fled their homes; and medicine and supplies for clinics.

Water Street Mission

If you would like to make an in-kind donations to the “Needs List” at WSM, Ascension will be collecting the following items for May (please place items in the designated box): Dish Detergent, Bottle Brushes

You may also make a donation to Water Street Mission by clicking here.

Bridge of Hope

Churches Respond. Homelessness Ends. Hope Begins.

The Neighboring family has graduated from the program and we commend them for their hard work! Thank you for your support throughout the past year!

You may still make gifts for rental assistance – they will be donated to the general rental assistance fund. Please label your offering “BOH Rental Assistance.”

Email Blast

If you would like to be placed on our weekly email blast, please contact the church office via telephone or email.

Ascension Lutheran Church

Willow Street, PA

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