Ascension Accents

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 22, 2022

Dear Siblings in Christ,   

Welcome again to Ascension Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northern California and welcome to our Online Worship being "livestreamed", using the ZOOM platform.    Our In-Person Service begins at 10:00 am, May 22 2022 . For those who opt to do online worship, you may go on your Facebook Account and search for my account (Ascension Episcopal Church Vallejo,CA) or you may log in on your ZOOM Account as early as 9:30 am, using the following:    

Meeting ID:  896 2972 1177  

Passcode: 915818    

The liturgy today continues to be concerned with exploring the consequences of Christ’s resurrection and our new life in him through Baptism and the Eucharist.     

In our First Reading from the Book of Acts (Acts 16:9-15), we read how Paul responds to a vision to go to Macedonia, arrives at Philippi, and finds opportunities for witness and a leader (Lydia) ready to begin a congregation in her house.    

The appointed Psalm (Ps 67) tells of how God's way is made known in all nations.     

In our Second Reading from the Book of Revelation. (Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5) we read of how, in the Spirit, John sees a vision of the New Jerusalem and the way the whole world works in the fullness of God's kingdom.     

Our Gospel Reading for today tells how Jesus teaches that the Holy Spirit will guide his disciples to understand, remember and live out his teaching in all Truth.    

Our “Order of Worship” continues to follow the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the 1982 Hymnal along with other music resources (GIA and Taize) albeit in mp3 format. In addition to occasional services of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, the Holy Eucharist functions as our main worship, we hope to provide you a meaningful time of communing with the Holy. Our service includes readings from the Holy Bible, a Sermon, Intercessions, prayers and the Communion of Bread and Wine. We hope also to provide you with a blended church music – honoring our traditional hymns as well as contemporary praise songs.     

All baptized Christians are welcome to receive the Blessed Bread and Wine which we believe to be the Real Presence of The Risen Jesus Christ. Anyone who has not been baptized yet may come up during communion and ask for blessing with arms crossed.    I also have incorporated the "Anointing and Blessing" immediately after Communion.

*THANKS TO:  

O Betsy Rico as Lector 1 abd LEM 

O Linda Blanchard as Lector 2    

O Peter Krewko as VOW  

O Terry Kenney as Greeter and Usher 

O Ben Cezar as Techolyte. 

O Rudy Francisco as Acolyte 

O Peter Krewko as Crucifer 

O Group 1 Altar Guild (Nancy and Joe Jazuk and Shirley Rabold)  

*WE PRAY FOR: 

O People impacted by the COVID-19 and the Omicron Variant. 

O Birthday Celebrants (Betsy Rico, Genevieve McQuilling, Wellington Dew, Justin Snow, Michael Spriggs) 

O Wedding Anniversary Celebrants (Mark and Sharon Theus) 

O The sick, the homebound and those who sent in their prayer requests (Alex, Gloria, Genevieve, Dorothea, Jess, Donna, Ann-Mari, Cathy, Deacon Katie, John, Fr. Guillermo,  Alphonso, Stephanie, Tony, Patrick, Renee, Lea, Chris, Nichole, Cathy, Madison, Emma, Charlotte) 

O For our departed (Jean and William Wilson, Aurora Dionisio ) 

O For peace in Ukraine  

HAPPY EASTER to everyone!  God bless.   Fr. Bayani

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