Pastor Tim Muller
Vicar Bob Swanson's Message
Our Services
Traditional Service: 9:00 a.m. Sanctuary
Sunday Adventure (Children) &
Sunday School Buffet: 10:10 a.m.
Contemporary Service: 11:15 a.m. Haimerl Center
Join us 10:10 a.m. Children and Adults
There's something for everyone on the Buffet!
 Quality Education Since 1965
Order your "Valentine Cookie Gram” from ALP and help raise money for
our Scholarship Fund. Order
deadline is Monday, February 8th. Cookie Grams include three professionally made and decorated
heart shaped cookies, and a couple pieces of candy. They are placed in a decorated bag and tied up with a
ribbon. You can even add your own
special Valentine message which is typed on a label and placed on the outside
of the bag. Cookie Grams are $4.00
each and orders can be placed by contacting the preschool office at
268-2010.
We do have just a few openings
in our preschool classrooms for this preschool year. We have had new students enroll with us in January in the past. If you know of anyone looking for an
amazing early childhood program, please have them contact the preschool office
at 268-2010. Open Enrollment for
the 2010-2011 Preschool year will begin on March 1st.
Recently in an online poll,
ALP was voted by Suburban Newspaper subscribers as their "Reader's
Choice" of Preschools in the area. This was listed in the November 18th issue of
the Suburban News. Just one more thing that ALP has to be proud about!! Way to
go ALP staff!!
 What do Lutherans believe?
This link will take you to the ELCA Website
Online Catalog
 ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES
WE'RE AN OFFICIAL HOSTING
SITE!!!!!!
Angel Food Ministries helps provide food for over
500, 000 families throughout the country each month. Ascension is a proud
member church now, serving the local community.
Angel Food offers a variety of food - the Signature box costs $30 and has
enough meat to feed a family of 4 for a week. The menu changes monthly.
Ascension's Host Site Director April Grant says, "I think what I like
best...is there is no limit to how much you can order and now you can order the
monthly "specials" without ordering a regular "Signature"
box. Prices vary, but nothing is over $35. Everyone is welcome to order - there
are no income requirements."
The Angel Staff (April Grant, Ingrid Robb, Celeste
Schnabel) will be in the
church office to take your order (cash, EBT, money order) 9 a.m. - noon on
Tuesdays and 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thursdays throughout the month, except for the
week of distribution and holidays. Check the NYCU for specified dates and times.
We're adding a Sunday to each month when I will take cash and Food Stamp orders during the 10 a.m. Sunday School hour.
All orders you place with our church will be distributed on a Saturday in
Acton Hall. All orders are paid for in advance. Sorry, no checks.
For a $2 convenience fee, you can order online using a credit or debit
card. Go to , select "More", then
"Find a Local Site" and select Ascension Lutheran. If you need help
placing an online order, call the Angel Cell and April will walk you through
it. The Angel Cell is 614-390-4419.
February Distribution: Saturday, February 20th, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. in
Acton Hall
Ordering information:
We'll be in the church office on Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - noon and Thursdays, 10
a.m. - 1 p.m. through February 11th.
On Sunday, January 31st, we'll be in the Assembly Room - 10 - 11 a.m.
during the Christian Education hour and…
On Friday, February 5th, we'll be at Helping Hands Clinic, 4 - 6 p.m.
Online ordering will be open until February 14 at 11:59 p.m.
Council News
From Bev Cook-Finley - The 2009 church council (voted on at the January congregational meeting) is at work. Our purpose is to provide general oversight of the life and activities of the congregation, and we want to keep you well-informed. We meet the second Tuesday evening of each month, and minutes of the meetings are recorded. These minutes are posted below after they are approved, and you will find some copies on the information tables, too.
When you have concerns or suggestions about our congregation, please feel free to let any one of us know. We are interested in your input. Better yet, join one of our committees and share your time and talents. Watch the NYCU in the Sunday bulletins to find meeting dates, and plan to attend. You will be welcomed! 
2008 Archive
The Ohio Benefit Bank is a web-based computer program to connect low and moderate-income Ohioans with access to work supports such as tax credits and public benefits. The OBB is offered through a public-private partnership between the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks and more than 400 faith-based, non-profit, governmental and private-sector partners.
Ascension Lutheran Church is an Ohio Benefit Bank partner. We have trained counselors available to help you determine your eligibility for assistance services and to help fill out applications. For more information, or to see if you are eligible, contact the church office, Pastor Tim, or Vicar Ramona.
Other Sites of Interest
Daily Devotionals
Join us on Facebook. Search for Ascension Lutheran Church.
We can help each other grow closer to God through the Discussion Board. Check the ALC FB site from time to time as Discussion Board questions change. If you have photos from Ascension, feel free to put them on the side. It's your FB site, have fun with it!
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 LENT 2010
Ash Wednesday is February
17th
Wearing ashes on our forehead, we begin another
Lenten journey with two services on Ash Wednesday at 12:15 in the
Assembly Room and 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Both services will
include Holy Communion and imposition of ashes, as we remember that we are but
dust with this symbol of penitence and purification.
We will continue our tradition of
Wednesday services throughout Lent.
Beginning February 24, we will have services on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. in
the Assembly Room and 7:15 p.m. in Acton Hall. The 12:15 service will include
Holy Communion. The evening services will be preceded by a simple supper at
6:30 p.m. Dates are: February 24, March 3, 10, 17 and 24.
This year, our Lenten theme is "Lenten Characters". Pastor Tim and Vicar Bob
will bring the events leading up to the passion of our Lord to life by
exploring the different characters involved.
HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY - March 28
Regular worship times
plus
7:00 p.m. Service of Healing
Quiet reflective music, readings, and healing prayer with the anointing of oil.
MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 1
7:30 p.m., Sanctuary
includes Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar.
GOOD FRIDAY – April 2
12:00 Noon Service of readings and
prayers, at the time of the crucifixion.
7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service
EASTER SUNDAY – April 4
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service
7.45 a.m. Breakfast in Acton Hall
9:00 a.m. Traditional Easter
Celebration worship with Holy Communion and St. Helen's Youth Brass Band from
England
10:10 a.m. Fellowship Hour
11:15 a.m. Contemporary worship in Haimerl
Center with Holy Communion
 NOW the great need is for FLOOD BUCKETS.
Please talk to Ida Ford or get a list of flood bucket items from the
office, then hit the thrift and dollar stores and fill a bucket to help
families survive yet another onslaught of water, mud and mold coming in later
winter and spring. Please help if you are able with a bucket or two.
ASCENSION'S GOT TALENT II
Coming this spring!
Admission is
free. Donations will be accepted for the Good Samaritan Ministry.
 COMMUNITY MEALS
beginning
February 24th
6:30 p.m.
Haimerl Center
Lenten worship and discussion
Please see attendance form to sign up and/or help with set-up and tear-down and to let us know you're coming!
Please sign up on the attendance form in the bulletin, so that we know how much food to make.
Youth Ministry: Check us out!
The Young Lutheran
Read a Sermon--Updated list of past recorded sermons
Today
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9:30 AM - Bible Study in Adult Lounge
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February 28, 2010: Is This Gathering, Gathered?
You and I may not fully understand what God wants from us at certain times in our lives, but we need to remember that when the dealings are God's they will not be shaken. (2/28/2010)
WELCA Bids Adieu
WELCA has accomplished many things over the years and I wish to truly thank all the women who have been active and given so much of their time and talents.
(1/25/2010)
Saints and Shepherds
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