Ascension Happenings November 01, 2026

Happenings at Ascension!

November 01, 2026

www.AscensionEpiscopalChurch.org

Celebrating and Preaching

with us this Sunday:

The Rev. Trent Pettit

My Church, My Home

As the 2027 Stewardship Campaign draws to a close, we would like to thank those who have committed to the future of Ascension and submitted a pledge. We would also like to remind everyone that stewardship is all year round; it is never to late too submit a pledge to help Ascension fulfill its mission in service to Christ.

2027 Pledge

Trunk or Treat

Rain or shine it is still on!! The AES hosted trunk or treat will be moved to the Parish Hall if the weather outside is too icky, but we will still pass out goodies and admire the littles costumes. Today, October 30, 6-8pm.

End of Daylight Savings

“Fall Behind”

Don’t forget to change your clocks back one hour on November 1st! We get an extra hour

Celebrate All Saints Sunday with us

Join us this Sunday for the All Saints service.

Salvation Army Christmas - “Forgotten Senior” Program

The bags are ready for pick-up today!

Bags will need to be returned by Sunday, Nov. 29th, so they may be placed at the Altar for blessing. The Salvation Army has a very well organized procedure for this wonderful program.

The tags have gift suggestions but good common sense comes in handy. There are no limits of how many or how few gifts you place in the bags. ($75 is a good rough estimate per bag, though some requests are small and some big ticket items can cost more. ) After the Angel “tags” are picked up, the gifts purchased and returned to Ascension, they will be picked up by the Salvation Army and distributed to the neediest of “Forgotten Seniors.”

Definition “Forgotten Senior” is an older person who meets the federal minimum poverty guidelines and is not registered with the Salvation Army with any program. They have fallen thru the cracks and in many cases have no advocates. That is the reason for the term “Forgotten Seniors.”

Please give this wonderful program your support to help others who have not been as blessed.

Let’s continue the success of this program!

A Special Invitation

Next Sunday, Nov 8, we will be baptizing Chijoke, son of Nelson and Yustinah. We, of course, will hold a small reception during the post service coffee, but their family will be hosting a much larger event at 1pm at the Sterling Banquet Halls located at 5475 W Sam Houston Pkwy N, Houston, TX 77041. All are invited to attend!

Join us Every Sunday for the Children’s Bridge Worship

at 10:30 a.m.

Each Sunday, we continue to invite our youngest worshippers a dedicated children's time during the service. They simply follow the service leaders from the front of the church to the narthex for a special service, and they return at the Peace. This is one more way we welcome and support young families at Ascension!

Small Groups

Interested in joining a neighborhood small group at Ascension? We’re exploring the idea of putting two types of groups—mixed-age and young-family—that would bring together people from Ascension Church and School and St. John the Divine for Bible study, prayer, meals, friendship, and service. This is also a great opportunity to invite our neighbors to share life with us at Ascension. We will provide curriculum (conversational teaching on the Book of Acts) and discussion questions. Interested or know others who would be? Contact Rev. Trent: tpettit@sjd.org

Ascension Renewal Prayer Group

The members of the Ascension and St John the Divine Prayer Group meet in the church library from 12:15 to 12:45 on Tuesday prior to the Ladies Bible Study. ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend, so if you are nearby, on your lunch break, or have a free moment, PLEASE meet in the church library from 12:15 to 12:45. We have provided a Zoom link to those who would like to join but can’t do so in-person. Click HERE!! Hope to see you there!

Christian Formation

Tuesday Ladies Bible Study!

All Ladies are welcome! They meet each Tuesday at 1pm in the church library and look forward to seeing some new faces. Click HERE to join the meeting!