Lent Ikon - Church of the Ascension

Lent 2015
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The Ascension Messenger
St. Ottilien monastery. Photo taken by Ian Catley, during the parish Lent retreat
Anglican/Episcopal
Church of the Ascension
Munich, Germany
with Missions
in Augsburg and Nuremberg
Numbers to Note:
Rector: The Rev. Steven R. Smith
089 648 185 (office),
01525 459 9175 (mobile)
Visiting Priest: The Rev. Clair Ullmann
+43 64 6720107
Senior Warden: Ian Catley
089 543 9169
Junior Warden: Barbara Rushiti
089 141 6771
Vestry Secretary: Lois Stuckenbruck
089 0176 8461 7684
Treasurer: Kaye O’Connell
08456 2577
Ministry Coordinators:
Altar Guild: Trish Shaw
01525 641 9514
Box Office: Nathan Stuckenbruck
Coffee Fellowship: Malcolm Phillips
089 1306 0450
Choir: Jeff Leipsic
089 688 6567
Robert Gardner
0151 6337 6697
Community Building & Fund Raising: James & Maureen Fisher
089 8639 9977
Ecumenical Relations: George Battrick
089 688 1151
Financial Commitment: Deirdre L. Tincker
08141 70459
Greeters & Ushers: Steve Knowles
08102 72618
Hospitality: Esther Gebert
01523 425 6717
Ikon Editors: Dee Pattee
089 616227
The Rev. Steven R. Smith
089 648 185
Mission Committee: Yvonne Cockcroft
089 812 2262
Prisoner Support Group: Sue Morris
08122 228 3379
Refugee Program: Derek Mullinger
089 480 1129
Soup Kitchen: Joachim Zeller
089 2175 8575
Sunday School: Rachel Catley
089 543 9169
Taizé Evening Prayer: Rémy Bethmont
089 691 1120
Orchestra and Chorus: Margaret Hilditch
08161 538 2947
Youth Group: Albie Ashbrook
0157 7830 3677
John Breuer
089 3265 0810
Maureen Fisher
089 8639 9977
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
will hold its
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
on
Sunday, May 10, 2015
following the 12:00 service
Please Mark Your Calendars!
Church of the Ascension
Seybothstraße 4 • 81545 Munich
Telephone: 089 648 185
Email: church@ascension-munich.com
Website: www.ascension-munich.com
Editorial
“So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it because on it God rested from all the
work he had done in creation“ Genesis 2:3
Dear Friends,
This passage from Genesis makes it very clear that God intended us to take time off from
our labours at regular intervals. Coming as it does at the end of the creation process
somehow gives it even more emphasis.
Modern technology, more flexible working patterns and the encroachment of daily activities
into Sunday make it increasingly difficult to draw the line between night and day or activity
and rest with the result that our whole life and work balance becomes at risk. It is therefore
perhaps not surprising that more and more people are now looking for ways to redress
this balance and it is interesting to learn that retreats in one form or another are becoming
more and more popular.
Lent is a time for reflection and a time to create a much needed space in our busy lives. A
retreat at a monastery gives us a glimpse into life as it used to be - slow, simple, peaceful
and spiritual and thus in many ways quite alien to what we experience today. Yet much can
be gained from reverting to this old way of life even if it is only for a few days.
Barbara Norman
Rector's Epistle
We live in such a blessed place here in Munich. The taxis are all Mercedes-Benz, there
are expensive shops which sell clothes and foodstuffs all along the Kaufingerstraße, and
there are plenty of restaurants which seem to do a humming business. We are blessed. Of
course, not all people have such fortuitous lives. Many people in the world do not have the
homes, food, security and education that we have, let alone the chance to ride in a
Mercedes-Benz taxi. Each December 6 I go to the refugee center as St. Nicholas. There
are so many people at the center who are fleeing war in Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan.
Quite honestly, the crush of children and adults last December was a bit overwhelming for
St. Nicholas. Most of the refugees are Muslim. Despite their Islamic faith, they recognized
St. Nicholas and that he might have a gift for them, no matter how small. Many of us from
Ascension visit the Soup Kitchen run by the Sisters of Charity. There we work to prepare
and serve meals to those without a home or food. Some of the guests seem mentally or
emotionally unwell, some have a ripe smell. Ascension members visit Romania, including
15 of us who will go to the Bucharest area in August to live and be with economicallydisadvantaged children, taking them to the parks, making crafts and playing football. We
also will stay at a home for teens with HIV and AIDS, and try to learn about their lives,
dreams and frustrations, and just “be” with them.
So much need, so many questions regarding what we can do to walk alongside those who
do not have the material or emotional comforts that many of us in Munich have.
Lent reminds us that during these 40 days we are called to strip bare our lives of plenty
and focus on what is “really real.” Lent is the time to refocus our lives and question our
priorities. Lent asks us to dig deep within ourselves and imagine: what it is like to be a
refugee fleeing one’s home because of war, to be hungry or without a warm place to sleep,
to be a poor child in Romania or a teen with HIV/AID? Lent asks us, “how do I live? How
do I serve others? What does God expect of me?
Many of us have our own struggles – children who are astray, lack of employment or fear
of impending unemployment, serious physical illness, parents who are elderly and need
care. So much need, so many questions regarding what to do.
May you use the time remaining in Lent to take a deep breath, find some silence, and
ponder your journey in life and give God thanks for your blessings. May you also in these
remaining Lenten days consider how your life can be a gift to others who need your love,
compassion and companionship.
Rev. Steve
Worship and Music
Taizé – Taize is a time of quiet prayer and reflection, using chant, candles and silence to
allow God’s Holy Spirit into our lives. It is a holy and meditative time. Taize is next held in
the Upper Room of the parish house, Friday, March 20, 17:30
Evensong and Tenebrae – Evensong is held at St. Willibrord Church, Blumenstraße 36,
near the Sendlinger Tor. upcoming services: April 1, May 6, June 3. The April 1 service is
Holy Wednesday of Holy Week, and that night we will try something new – the medieval
liturgy of Tenebrae.Tenebrae is a service with candles lit throughout the church, and as
each Scripture reading is read, a candle is extinguished. The service ends with total
darkness, except for one candle. Then a loud bang resounds in the church, to help us
remember the nailing of Jesus to the Cross. Tenebrae is a good way to enter into Holy
Week, because of the memory of how Scripture predicts the death of the Messiah, and the
Messiah is put on the Cross to show the love of God in the midst of all suffering and pain.
Maundy Thursday – We have been invited to join the St. Willibrord service, Thursday,
April 1, 19:00. The service begins with an Agape meal (potluck) and worship in the parish
hall, in the basement of the St. Willibrord building, Blumenstr. 36. At 21:00, we go upstairs
into the church for Taize chant and meditation. Please let the Ascension church office
know whether you will attend the 19:00 portion of the service, so the St. Willibrord
congregation can plan for the meal. There is no need to reserve for the 21:00 portion of
the evening.
Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 12:00, we gather at Emmauskirche to remember our
Savior’s death on the cross. The service will include the Good Friday liturgy, with spoken
meditations by Rev. Steve and the singing of Jesus’s “Seven Last Words” on the cross by
Cesar Franck.
Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 5, 12:00, we offer a festival service with brass and choir,
and the flowering of the cross by the children. The service is followed by an Easter egg
hunt for kids on the church lawn. Ascension will provide flowers for the kids to use to
flower the cross, but please also bring flowers on the day. We also ask for donations of
any Easter candies and chocolates for the kids to find hidden in the lawn. Please drop
your donations of candies and chocolates on a Sunday or during the week at the church
office.
Spiritual Formation
Sunday School – Sunday school is held 11:45 each Sunday during the school year, in the
Gemeindesaal. Sunday school is open to children ages 4-10. The children meet until
about 12:40, and then join the worship service for Holy Communion.
Youth Group – Youth group is held every during the school year, in the Upper Room of
the parish house. Youth group begins at 11:45. The kids join the main worship at about
12:40 to share Holy Communion. Youth group is open to young people ages 10-18.
Youth Gatherings – Save the Dates: the annual youth gathering of the Episcopal
Churches in Europe are over the Ascension weekend, Wednesday, May 13-Sunday, May
17 in Munich (hosted by Ascension) for teens 13-18 years, and Thursday, May 14-Sunday,
May 17 at Emmanuel Church in Geneva for youth 10-13 years.
Wednesday Bible Study – Rev. Steve leads weekly Bible study Wednesdays, 10:45, in
the Upper Room of the parish house. The Bible study explores the lectionary readings for
the upcoming Sunday and is preceded by Morning Prayer. All are welcome to join us for
our engaging discussions.
Lenten Retreat 2015 –
“The Heart’s Time”
This is how our Lenten retreat in St. Ottilien, a huge, venerable but still cosy monastery
close to the Ammersee, started – with a poem out of “the heart’s time” (by Jean Watt),
getting us into the mood of stripping bare to the very essential, of getting relentlessly
empty and abstinent, but only to allow our perspectives to be rearranged, to make way for
a broader vision of life, to set free our spirit to look “beyond” and to allow the eternal to
meet our desires.
When we, a group of 11 women and men from Ascension, were together from Friday
evening to Sunday afternoon, listening to both informative and provoking statements by
Rev. Steve on our topic “Heaven: What have others said it is? What do we hope it is?”,
reflecting on this and exchanging our own ideas, hopes and visions, sitting in prayer and
meditation but just as well sharing laughter, snacks and drinks, delicious cake and coffee
when socializing, or finding recreation by walking in the enchanting surroundings, this
retreat truly turned out to be “the heart’s time”. It was a time full with intense moments of
being touched, of being awakened and inspired, but at the same time of being comforted
and eased.
I’m very grateful for this very special introduction into Lent. I’m grateful for Rev. Steve’s
thoughtful planning and leading, for Jeremy’s and Mitchell’s touching music and for each
other’s upright company and sharing!
Petra König
“Heaven”
What’s your idea of
heaven? Is it living
the monastic life in
Kloster St. Ottilien?
Well, we were
certainly at St.
Ottilien to find out
what we all thought
heaven might be,
and we even touched
on the chances of
any of us getting
there, but it was not
in any way a
monastically frugal
experience. The
Kloster is a little north of the Ammersee and set in lovely rolling countryside, looking even
more beautiful in the snow. Our rooms were of a great standard and we were very well fed
on three meals a day. At the end of the days, we gathered to talk, share, eat and drink.
The fact that there are “sessions” twice
a day sounds a little
daunting, but in fact the
content comes from the
participants themselves
and the conversation
revolved around what we
all wanted to discuss.
Again you might think that
compline (or night prayer)
with meditation each
evening might be too
pious for you, but this is
not how it works. Along
with our discussion
sessions and our Sunday
Eucharist, these helped
form the framework within
which we could have such
a great time. You can pray about what you heard in the sessions in the night prayers and
you can talk about how you felt in the meditation in the next session. The result is a very
rounded experience. I shouldn’t forget to mention the walking we got in on Saturday
afternoon and Sunday morning which was a good way to burn off the calories supplied by
the friendly, helpful and efficient staff at the Kloster. It really felt like they were on our side
and they managed to supply an oasis of calm - maybe even a little piece of heaven on
earth.
Jeremy Hamer
Mission & Outreach
Collection for the Ministry of Rev. Dorothee Hahn – Rev. Hahn is a missioner of the
Episcopal Church, serving in the Romania Orthodox diocese of Husi, Romania. Rev. Hahn
will be in Munich the weekend of March 15, and the Mission Committee has offered to
provide a collection for her ministry. Rev. Hahn requests the following items: new school
materials, especially pens, pencils and A5 exercise books, and gently used children’s
clothing and shoes. Items may be left in the parish house on a Sunday; the last day to
donate is Sunday, March 15.
Prison Worship Service – The English Speaking Prisoners Support Group will lead
worship Saturday, March 21 at the prison in Landsberg. If you would like to join this
service, please contact Sue Morris, 08122 2283379 or sue.morris@web.de by Sunday,
March 15 so you can be added to the admittance list.
Serve at the Soup Kitchen – Help us serve at the Missionaries of Charities Soup Kitchen
in Munich. The Sisters who run the Kitchen need volunteers every day except Thursday,
when the Soup Kitchen is closed. The morning shift is 9:30-12:00; during this shift
volunteers help the sisters prepare a hot lunch for their guests. The afternoon shift is
14:30-16:45; during this shift volunteers serve lunch to the guests, chat with them and
clean up. To sign up, please contact Joachim Zeller, jzeller_ka@yahoo.de.
Food Collection for the Soup Kitchen – Each Sunday we collect food for the
Missionaries of Charity to use in their lunch preparation and to distribute to the hungry and
homeless. They also request rice, pasta, cooking oil, coffee, tea, sugar, bread, UHT milk,
beans and lentils (in plastic bags, not tins), toilet paper, general cleaners for floors, kitchen
and toilets, washing-up detergent, kitchen rolls/paper towels, and latex gloves. The sisters
request that we not donate tinned foods. Please bring donations on Sunday and place
them in the wicker offering basket at the Ushers’ table. Many thanks to Rosie Mayer who
transports our donations each week to the Sisters who run the Soup Kitchen.
Collection of Used Eye Glasses – We collect used eyeglasses for distribution through an
eye doctor in Munich to those in Africa who otherwise would not have them. You may drop
any used or new eye glasses in the collection box is at the ushers’ table each Sunday.
Council of Anglican and Episcopal Churches in Germany
From March 5-7, 2015, the biennial CAECG (Council of
Anglican and Episcopal Churches in Germany,
http://www.caecg.de ) meeting was held at the Anglican Church
of St Thomas Becket, Hamburg (http://www.anglican-churchhamburg.de ). Rev. Steve Smith and two lay delegates (Martin
Schaeffer and Barbara Rushiti) participated in this meeting.
After the clergy & laity business meeting on Friday, the highlight
of the meeting was Rev. Steve’s talk on Mission and Charity on
Saturday, March 7, 2015.
Defining mission clearly from charity and outlining it as
companionship and mutual transformation in faith, Rev. Steve
opened a new dimension of how mission could be understood
and lived across the Anglican and Episcopal Churches in
Germany. In his talk he gave a multitude of examples from his vast experience of mission
in Africa, Haiti and Romania.
Although most of the CAECG congregations are suffering from financial shortages, he
found encouraging words and showed hands-on examples for how mission as one of the
foundation pillars of Christianity could be practiced even on low budgets. Church of the
Ascension now is clearly role modelling by its local, national and international partnerships
especially with the asylum seeker centers in Munich, the Sisters of Charity’s soup kitchen
and our partners in Romania.
After his talk, all of the attendees – including our Bishop Pierre Whalon – were very moved
and excited to go out and make a new mission approach. Ideas were exchanged and
examples found in our dialogue during and after Rev. Steve’s talk.
After the meeting, we felt that Rev. Steve’s motivating talk and the Holy Spirit had moved
all of us to the wider dimensions of mission.
Barbara Rushiti
On Thursday March 5th our Rector, followed a day later by 2 lay delegates (Barbara
Rushiti and Martin Schaeffer), went to CAECG, the Council of Anglican and Episcopal
Churches in Germany. This Council met this time In Hamburg at St. Thomas Becket. The
council is rather unique as only in Germany the ‘expatriate’ Churches of the Church of
England and the Episcopal Church of the USA have formed an organization to meet and
share common concerns. The council was attended by both Bishops responsible for
Europe, Bishop Pierre and the newly appointed Bishop of the Church of England Diocese
in Europe, Dr. Robert Innes.
The highlight of the meeting was the speech given by our Rector Steve on the topic of
mission, both its historical meaning and how it is seen and addressed today. Next to this it
was very nice to see and chat with ‘old’ friends as Rev. Chris Easthill now in Wiesbaden,
as well as all the other delegates from the Anglican and Episcopal parishes in Germany.
Martin Schaeffer
Fellowship
Shrove Tuesday – Pancakes!! Come and get
‘em!!! James and Maureen Fischer were part
of the kitchen crew on February 17 when we
celebrated Shrove Tuesday in the traditional
way, with pancakes, syrup and sausages.
This always popular event was held in the
Gemeindesaal of our church, and helpers
Mary Wulf and Marie Paule Ragheb kept the
pancakes – British style (thin) and American
style (sturdier) coming without cease.
Dee Pattee
Quiz Night – Malcolm Phillips offers Quiz
Night on Saturday, March 21, 19:00, at the
Wirtshaus Zum Wilden Mann, Anzinger Str.
40, Munich. Quiz Night is a lot of fun, with the
chance (if you are interested) for dinner and
beverages along with the Quiz. Malcolm
always donates a generous portion of the
proceeds to Church of the Ascension. Thank you Malcolm! Future dates: April 18, October
31, November 28.
Men’s Night Out – The men of the parish invite the women of the parish to join them
bowling Thursday, March 26, 19:00, at Olympia Bowling (http://www.olympiabowling.de/Olympia-Bowling), Klopstockstr 4, a 10 minute walk from the Scheidplatz UBahn. Future dates for the men: all from 19:00, Thursday, April 16, Blue Nile Ethiopian
restaurant, Viktor-Scheffel-Straße 22 near the Hohenzollernplatz U-Bahn; Thursday, May
28, Hofbräukeller am Wienerplatz Biergarten near the Max-Weber-Platz U4/U5;
Wednesday June 24, Al Paladino Italian restaurant, Heimeranplatz 1.
Inaugural Movie Night a Great Success! – On Saturday evening, March 7, the
Community Building & Fundraising Committee hosted The Church of the Ascension’s
inaugural “Movie Night.” A passionate crowd of movie enthusiasts braved the gentle, preSpring weather to view the movie “Millions” and enjoy the creature comforts of the
Gemeindesaal theater/lounge featuring a selection of chairs, pillows and beanbags.
The crowd was enchanted by the plot line of “Millions” – a story about a young man and
his older brother growing up near Manchester, England, who happen to find several
hundred thousand Pounds Sterling and then learn about life and values as they determine
what to do with the money. The Committee’s talented team of projectionists managed to
get the very best out of the Church’s audiovisual equipment with its big screen picture and
150 watt sound system. The next Movie Night will be Friday evening, May 8, starting at
19:30. We will watch "The Sound of Music", hosted by the Golden Girls. Admission to
Movie Night is FREE and all ages are encouraged to attend - bring friends and see you
there!
James Fischer
Ascension Women’s Book Club
We started this group late last year for the women of our community who love to read. At
our first meeting in November we had a lively discussion on “Caleb’s Crossing” by
Geraldine Brooks, a fictional account of the life of the first Native American to gain a
degree from Harvard University and his friendship with the daughter of a Christian
missionary. We also spent time making some decisions on how to run the group and
choosing our next book.
The second meeting in January was on the book “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent
Krueger. This tells the story of a year in the life of a teenage son of a Methodist minister as
tragedy hits the family and he moves towards adulthood. We all enjoyed this book,
sometimes for different reasons, but still managed to have a wide-ranging discussion on
the topics it raised.
Our next book in March will be “Lila” by Marilynne Robinson. The book is set in the midWest USA during the Depression. Lila is a young woman who has lived most of her life as
an itinerant. At the time she is setting down her thoughts, she has found some sort of
security and is trying to make sense of her life thus far and her new life. The ladies seem
to have very different opinions of this book, some disliking it and some loving it, so we are
looking forward to an interesting discussion when we meet. As well as discussing the
chosen book, we have fun choosing the books to read, swapping book recommendations
and sharing food and fellowship at our meetings. These are held in one of the group
member’s homes, currently every other month, on a Saturday afternoon.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Yvonne Cockcroft, 089 8122262 or
yvonne@cockcroft.de
Church Finances
Ascension closed 2014 with an 8,000 euro surplus. Income was higher than expected, and
many expenses were less than expected. Income was higher because of several
generous year-end gifts. Good management of expenses also contributed to our surplus.
The budget line for parish administrator was significantly reduced from budget because
Rev. Steve served as parish administrator for the first nine months of the year while we
searched of someone suitable to take the position. Other expenses that were below
budget were Rector travel, Sunday school, Mutual Ministry review and music.
At its February meeting, the vestry unanimously voted to roll the 2014 surplus into our
portfolio of bank accounts and stocks, rather than spend the surplus. The vestry did this
because 2015 does not look as financially promising. Financial commitments from
members have decreased from 2014 by almost 12,000 euro as a result of several families
leaving Munich and reducing or cancelling their pledge accordingly. In 2015, we also have
the extraordinary expense of an external audit, required by the Convocation of Episcopal
Churches in Europe, which will cost 4,000 euros. We also have hired a parish
administrator, and we must pay the connected salary and social expenses.
If you did not pay your 2014 financial commitment (there are a few of you!), or if you have
not committed to help us in 2015, please reconsider so that our financial stability is
maintained.
Ian Catley, senior warden
Community Building and Fundraising
Raffle of Spring Baskets – Spring is almost here! The Community and Fund Raising
Committee will be offering three baskets: a Grill Basket, (any item that may used while
grilling), a Garden Basket (any item for gardening), and a Childs Basket (any item for the
young). We will sell raffle tickets starting Sunday, March 15, 2015. We need your help with
donations to create three wonderful baskets. All donations may be placed in the
designated basket in the Church office. Think Spring! It is coming. If you should have any
questions, please see any member of the Community and Fundraising Committee. All
funds raised go to Ascension’s operating budget for 2015.
Maureen and James Fischer, Co-Chairs, Community Building and Fundraising
Vestry Elections
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Church of the Ascension is Sunday, May 10,
following the 12:00 service. Please mark your calendars for this annual meeting of the
parish. At the AGM we need to elect four, and possibly five, new members to the vestry,
the governing council of the parish. Please prayerfully consider whether you are called to
serve on the vestry. If you have questions regarding what the vestry does or would like to
stand for election, please contact Rev. Steve or members of the vestry nominating
committee, John Adeney, Ian Catley and Bartley Großerichter. Pursuant to Ascension’s bylaws, any member of Ascension can stand for vestry provided they fulfill the following
requirements: (1) 16 years of age or older, (2) have received Holy Communion three times
in the past year in an Episcopal or Anglican Church, and (3) a “contributor of record;” i.e.,
have made a written financial commitment to Ascension for 2015.
“Do whatever is needed most.” Meet Joachim Zeller
“It’s a long way from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to
Munich Harlaching, but that’s the path that brought
Joachim Zeller to Church of the Ascension.
Joachim was studying at the University of New
Mexico (Master’s and Doctorate in physics and
mathematics) when he joined St. Thomas of
Canterbury, the Episcopal church for the university
community in Albuquerque. As the son of a
Lutheran minister in Baden-Württemberg, he
appreciated what Ascension has to offer. He was
particularly attracted to the soup kitchen the church
supports, so he worked there, met the guests and
got to know his fellow parishioners a bit better.
It’s not surprising that Joachim, who has been at
Ascension for some three years, soon found
himself peeling carrots and stirring soup at the
Sisters of Charity soup kitchen. Joachim is now the
coordinator for this outreach, which fits in with his
outlook on life. “Do whatever is needed most.”
He has helped out briefly with the Altar Guild (“I thought that this is something that men
should also do.”), serves as usher, and regularly helps a wheelchair bound parishioner
make her way to services. He joined the 2013 mission trip to Romania and afterwards
joined the mission committee. At our last Auction of Talents Joachim offered his tutoring
services in physics and mathematics. Joachim is an optics engineer, working for an
aerospace firm designing optical systems for space missions, e.g. telescopes.
If you press Joachim for more details about himself, he’ll tell you he imagines trying to sing
with the choir sometime and perhaps taking up the trumpet again, an instrument he
played as a teenager.
Dee Pattee
Did You Know?
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Ascension will host the annual Youth Across Europe gathering, May 13-17, when the
youth of the Episcopal churches in Europe meet for four days of fun, worship and a
walk for two days along the Jakob’s Weg, and that senior warden Ian Catley is
helping Rev. Steve organize the event?
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The confirmation class will be on retreat June 4-5 with Rev. Steve at the Benedictine
convent in Tutzing, and that Bishop Pierre Whalon will be at Ascension June 13 to
meet with the vestry and June 14 to confirm those in the confirmation class?
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Ascension hopes to host this summer a seminarian, Michael Dormany, a student at
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, approximately August 16-September 20. Michael can house sit
for anyone who might be away during these dates, including pet care. He also is
willing to take a single room in anyone’s home. If you might be able to host Michael,
please contact the church office or Rev. Steve.
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Ascension will host the Council of Anglican and Episcopal Churches in Germany
conference in March 2016?
The Church of the Ascension is a Parish of the Episcopal Churches
in Europe and of the Worldwide Anglican Communion
Parish House and Church Office
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00-17:00
Seybothstraße 4, 81545 Munich
Tel: (089) 648 185, fax (089) 644 428
E-mail: church@ascension-munich.com
Website: www.ascension-munich.com
Worship Services:
Sundays, Emmauskirche, Laurinplatz 1, 81545 Munich
10:15 Choir Rehearsal (Gemeindesaal)
11:45 Sunday School and Youth Group (during the school year)
12:00 Holy Communion, with Choir and Creche (Church)
Wednesdays, Parish House, Seybothstraße 4, 81545 Munich
10:45 Morning Prayer, followed by Bible study
First Wednesday of the month (October-June)
St. Willibrord Church, Blumenstraße 36, 80331 Munich
19:00 Evensong
Clergy:
The Rev. Steven R. Smith, Rector
E-mail: revstevesmith@ascension-munich.com
The Rev. Clair Ullmann, Visiting Priest
E-mail: revclair@gmail.com
The Rev. Henry H. Wilson, Rector Emeritus
In a pastoral emergency, please contact the Rector at 089 6993 7933 or 01525 459 9175.
The Church of the Ascension is exclusively supported by the contributions of its members and does
not receive funds from any governmental body.
Donations and Pledges to the Church can be made by bank transfer to:
The Church of the Ascension
Deutsche Bank
IBAN: DE49 7007 0024 0459 8702 00
BIC: DEUT DEDB MUC
Other Episcopal/Anglican Worship Services in Bavaria
St. Boniface, Augsburg - Evangelisch-Lutherischen Auferstechungskirche, Garmischer Str. 2a
16:30 Holy Communion (first, second and third Sunday of the month)
16:30 Evening Prayer (fourth Sunday of the month)
Website: www.st-boniface.de
St. James the Less, Nuremberg - St. Jakob Kirche, Jakobsplatz 1
17:00 Holy Communion (second Sunday of the month)
Website: www.st-james-the-less.de