This summer, Ascension is excited to host her first ever annual summer picnic! All are welcome to join us! Tables and chairs will be set up on the front drive. Various lawn games and activities will be made available for all ages. Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, as well as cold beverages, will also be provided. Participants are asked to please bring a side, salad, or dessert to share. Thank you to the Men’s Group for helping to cook, set up, and tidy up after the event!
Date: Sunday, July 13 following Holy Mass (Rain Date: July 20)
Location: Church front lawn
God has blessed us with His inspired Word in the canon of Holy Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation, God has given us everything we need to establish the doctrine of His Church. Nevertheless, there are ecclesiastical texts that, while not inspired by the Holy Spirit, are still helpful in recording the history of God’s people and clarifying biblical contexts. Even Martin Luther retained many of these texts in his German translation of the Bible. Lutherans since have also included them in their daily lectionary. And the Jews in Jesus’ day made frequent use of them in their Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament).
This might explain why the Bible itself makes references to them. For example, when Jesus calls Himself “the Light of the world” (John 8:12), it’s in the context of Hanukkah which originated in 1 Maccabees. And the author of Hebrews refers to Tobit when he says, “some have entertained angels unawares” (13:2), and 2 Maccabees when Hebrews says, “women received back their dead, raised to life again” (11:35).
Concordia Publishing House (LCMS) has compiled The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes. It is available for purchase at $44.99 through its website (cph.org). This is a nice companion volume to your Lutheran Study Bible. However, a bare bones version of the texts is also available at no cost online via apocrypha.org.
Dates: Sundays at 9:00am starting July 13
Location: Church fellowship hall
Join the guys for a time of fellowship over breakfast, as well as feasting on God’s Word. This time we’ll be looking closely at the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit as they are laid out in Isaiah 11:1-3. Considering these gifts, does the Holy Spirit give these gifts to us as believers? If so, how and why? Consider the power of the Holy Spirit already at work in you! We will talk about these things and more. Please join us!
Date: Saturday, July 26 at 9:00 A.M.
Location: Church overflow room
Missed a sermon? Had to walk out halfway through? Want to hear it again? No problem! Most sermons are now being recorded and posted to an official Ascension YouTube channel for you to watch at your leisure.