Photo above: Our active Youth program includes this musical ensemble, "Leap of Faith," seen here practicing in February, 2008.
Sunday Schedule
- 8:00 a.m.
Traditional Service - 10:00 a.m.
Contemporary Service
Child care provided. - 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School for children to ages 0-11. - 12:00 Noon
Domingo La Misa (Spanish-language service)
- 5:00 p.m.
Youth group (ages 11-16) every first & third Sunday
YOUth Calendar
Click here to see the May events.
Air Guitar Contest
Friday, May 9
7:00 p.m.
Parish Hall
Individual and air band categories. Air guitar is all the rage! Here's a chance to 'perform' and help others! Teens are invited to bring a CD with their favorite air guitar song and perform for the judges, or just come see this event and have fun! $5 donation suggested. Proceeds benefit COTA YOUth Ministry and Zoe, our old 'Rock Angel'. Flyer you can print and post.
Yard Sale
Saturday, May 10,
10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
Proceeds will help offset the medical expenses of one of our youngest church members. Donations welcomed! Tables available for $25. For details, call 762-6734 or 798-6683. Click here for a flyer you can print and then post.
Blessing of the Bikes
& Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, May 17,
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
After breakfast, we will have a brief service in memory of friends, fellow bikers, and military personnel in recognition of Armed Forces Day, followed by the blessing of the bikes. All bikes are welcome! Breakfast is $8.00 for adults; one child (10 and under) is free with each paid adult. Click here to download a flyer you can print and post.
Welcome!
Whatever your background, you have a place with us. We are a congregation drawn from many ethnic, theological, economic, and political backgrounds. We are young and old, single and coupled, poor and rich, conservative and liberal, catholic and protestant, native born and immigrant, white and people of color, gay and heterosexual. We truly are house of prayer for all people.
The Church of the Ascension is blessed with an historic church building and an active congregation that emphasizes ministry to young people. Our warm and vibrant worship blends the Episcopal tradition with contemporary spirituality. We are active in the broader life of our community and support numerous outreach projects.
Please join us as we worship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Our order of worship is drawn from the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church in the United States. The Book of Common Prayer is made up entirely of direct quotes and paraphrases of Holy Scripture. Our music is drawn from a variety of traditional and contemporary praise sources. We want our hymns and songs to be prayers set to music. During worship, everyone present is encouraged to share Christ’s peace and to receive the bread and wine of communion. We believe these actions of community inclusion are fundamental to Christian worship. At 10:00 a.m., we join hands with those around us for the Our Father, another act of community inclusion. Also at 10:00 a.m., children of all ages are encouraged to participate as fully as possible in our worship and are typically invited to join the presiding priest at the altar for the prayer of consecration, which is the focal point of our Sunday worship.
We also worship on Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and, in Spanish, at 12:00 Noon.
Our 8:00 a.m. service is an hour-long spoken service without singing. Our 12:00 Noon. Spanish-language service includes singing. Misa en español.
To learn more, visit us or give us a call:
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
3717 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, Delaware
(302) 798-6683