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Dear Friends in Christ, As the wind/Spirit gently murmured, vigorously rushed, or surprised in , the good Like the murmur of the dove’s song, news or was heard in a multitude of lan- like the challenge of her flight, guages and known in a multitude of hearts. The like the vigor of the wind’s rush, Way opened to all and a new way of Pentecost like the new flame’s eager might: celebration was born. And while some wondered come, , come. what was happening…many more responded to the movement of the Spirit and became followers To the members of Christ’s Body, of The Way. to the branches of the Vine, to the in faith assembled, Followers of The Way, soon to become to her midst as gift and sign: Christians, the Body of Christ, the Church began come, Holy Spirit, come. in this spontaneous, lively, and unorthodox way. Our inheritance is in the Spirit that blows where With the healing of division, it wills as it renews the face of creation, the with the ceaseless voice of prayer, Church, and our own individual lives. The Spirit with the power to love and witness, cannot be controlled or ordered about or made with the peace beyond compare: to serve our own purposes. It can be followed, come, Holy Spirit, come. honored, heard, trusted as it moves to bring about t the vision and mission of God. Pentecost is upon us. The celebration of the beginning or one might say the emergence of On that first Pentecost, the early church was “The Way,” the way that is truth and life. The called to give good news: that , Messiah, way given to us, oh, so graciously given to us in died and rose again. They were called to witness the birth, life, ministry, death, resurrection and to the love of God in the way they loved each ascension of our Savior Jesus. As followers of other: living in community, sharing their wealth The Way, we are—as were the first followers— and goods and homes, giving according to the inheritors and recipients of the abiding gift of the needs of each. They Holy Spirit. were called to follow the spontaneity of the The Way began as a movement within the Jewish Spirit, responding in tradition, a movement of the Holy Spirit calling word and deed to those folks to see that God’s call to new life and to the whom the Spirit brought Reign (Kingdom) of God was unfolding among to be with them. On that them already and not only at the culmination of first Pentecost, the early all things. The Way was revealed in the murmur- church was excited and ing of the Spirit whose presence was both gift eager to give voice to and sign of God’s reconciling, forgiving and the hope that lived with- redeeming love given in Christ Jesus, the in them; to proclaim in Messiah. word and deed the love of God shed abroad in Continued, page 3

Church of the Ascension and Holy Trinity Website: http://www.ascensionpueblo.org 18th Street and Grand Ave., Pueblo, CO, The Rev. Christy Shain-Hendricks 81003 Phone: (970) 485-4766 Phone: (719) 543-4253 Fax: (719) 546-1024 E-mail [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

You are cordially invited to the Dancing Ladies’ 27th Anniversary Celebration & Potluck Tuesday, May 29, 2018 ~ 6:00 pm Parish Hall ~ Episcopal Church of the Ascension & Holy Trinity No charge for this meal, but please bring a salad or a dessert for the buffet. All women are warmly welcome! R.S.V.P. Ginger Quinn, 547-2998

Ascension’s Dancing Ladies

The Dancing Ladies are women of middle age who are young in spirit, and who are willing and able to meet weekly to sing and dance. We began using the music and folk dances of Findhorn, Scot- land, after Lynn Strachans visited there and shared them with us. We also sing and dance using music from “Dances of Universal Peace,” as well as from various spir- itual traditions including Christian, Native Ameri- can, Jewish, and Buddhist.

We celebrate “ in July” and in December, along with birthdays and memorials. When asked our goals and objectives, my friend answered,“ Joy!” Could there be a better goal than that? If you are interested in dance, exercise, and maintaining a strong body, feel free to join us on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall. All are welcome!! —Ginger Quinn

2 The Dead Sea Scrolls

I recently drove to Denver to see the Dead Sea portions of the scrolls are on display. The scrolls Scrolls on exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature were written on animal skin parchment and are and Science. very fragile. No photographs of any kind are allowed, with or without flash. The Scrolls were discovered by a shepherd boy in 1947 as he explored a dry cave above the Dead The Dead Sea Scrolls are open from 10 a.m. to 5 Sea. They had been packed into large jars and p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. sealed tightly sometime between 150 B.C. and 70 Saturday and Sunday, with the last entry at 4 p.m. A.D., which means that parts of the collection are each day. Timed tickets are required. Tickets are more than 2,000 years old. There are 972 scrolls in $25.95 for adults, $21.95 for seniors (65+), $17.95 total, although they are never all on display at the for juniors/students (ages three to eighteen or same time. with a student ID), and include general museum admission. For tickets, call (303) 370-6306. They are some of the oldest remaining documents of written human history and help explain the For more information and photos, visit this web- roots of Judaism, , and Islam. They are site: https://303magazine.com/2018/03/dead-sea- so fragile that very few are allowed to handle the scrolls-denver-photos/ actual scrolls. The last room in the exhibit contains — Carol Feickert a circular display case, sealed completely, in which

Continued from Page 1 their hearts; to love as they had been loved with the gospel in deed, as well as word, in mercy and the compassion and forgiveness of Christ. compassion—the Biblical notion of justice—and by sharing of ourselves in such a way that life is As we approach the season after the Pentecost given to others. So, in this season of practice, living with the Spirit who challenges, vigorously how might you engage the murmuring, rushing, rushes, and surprises in new flame, how might flaring, enthusing Spirit of the Living God? we engage in new ways? What would it be like to serve on a Laundry Love Team? Or to work with Faithfully yours, Vacation Bible School? or help form our young people by supporting Children’s Chapel? How Rev. Christy might we follow the Spirit into the practice of justice and mercy that was embedded in the character of the early church as they shared all things in common?

The season after the Pentecost, or the season of Time, is the season of practice. It is the season to put into practice the tenets of living

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2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6:00 pm—Dancing 11:00 am - Holy 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed 8:00 am—Men’s Ladies, Parish Hall Eucharist Rite II Parish Hall Breakfast, Pueblo (with healing service Country Club, RSVP (Chapel, Education to Hank Anton at

Bldg.) 542-7306

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9:30 am—Holy Com- 5:30 pm—Monday 6:00 pm—Dancing 11:00—Holy Eucharist 1:00 pm—Ranson Office Closed 10:00 am— munion Rite II, Nave School, Rectory Rite II (Chapel) Service, Women’s Coffee, Ladies, Parish Hall Nave 10:45 approx,—Coffee (Final meeting for 5:45 pm—Handbell Marita Draeger, Hour, Parish Hall season) Rehearsal, Music 6:00 pm—AA, 1346 29th Lane Parish Hall 3:00 pm—”Time to Room Sing,” Nave 7:00-8:00 pm—Adult Choir Rehearsal 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9:30 am—Holy Com- 6:30 pm—Vestry 6 pm–Dancing 5:45 pm—Handbell 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed munion Rite II, Nave Parish Hall Meeting, Education Ladies, Parish Hall Rehearsal, Music 7:00 pm—Colorado Following service: Library Room (Final for Season) Mountain Club, Mother’s Day Brunch, 7:00-8:00 pm—Adult Parish Hall hosted by HeBrews, Choir Rehearsal (Final Parish Hall for Season) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 12:15 pm—Care for 9:30 am—Laundry Sunday of 6:30 pm—Prison 6:00 pm— 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed Pentecost Family Support the Caregivers, Parish Hall Love, Excell Laundry, Parish Hall PreSchool Gradua- 9:30 am—Laundry 122 W. Abriendo 9:30 am—Holy Group, Parish Hall tion, Parish Hall Love, Excell Laundry, Rite II, 6:00 pm— 122 W. Abriendo Nave PreSchool Gradua- Last Adult Sunday tion, Parish Hall

Class until fall

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Trinity Sunday Office Closed 6:30 pm—Dancing 9:30 am—Holy Ladies 27th Anni- Communion Rite II, versary and Potluck Nave Dinner, Parish Hall RSVP to Ginger 10:45 approx.—Coffee Quinn at 547-2998 Hour, Parish Hall (See page 2)

F Sunday Service Schedule The Mother’s Day Brunch on May 13 was great! The menu 9:30 am Holy Communion Rite II 10:30 am Coffee Hour included crustless quiche, 10:30 am Ascension Singers (Children’s bacon, and French toast, Choir) - Choir Room 11:15 am Adult Sunday School, Guild Room along with juice, coffee, and Mimosas. The brunch was hosted by The HeBrews, our group of men who are brew- ing beer on some Monday nights, beer brewed exactly (well, almost) as it was made in biblical times. If you missed the Brunch, put a note to watch for it next year. A big thanks goes to all who helped make Mother’s Day special for the mothers of Ascension. 4 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2

Office Closed

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9:30 am, Regular 8:30 am—Centering 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed Sunday Communion Prayer, Chapel Parish Hall 7:00 pm—CSU- Service, Rite II Pueblo Flute Recital, 10:45am (approx.) - Nave Coffee Hour

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:30 am, Regular 6:30 pm—Vestry 8:30 am—Centering 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed Parish Hall Sunday Communion Meeting (Library) Prayer, Chapel 7:00 pm—Colorado Service, Rite II 6 pm–Dancing Mountain Club, Ladies, Parish Hall Parish Hall 10:45am (approx.) - Coffee Hour 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Father’s Day 8:30 am—Centering 6:00 pm—AA, Office Closed Prayer, Chapel Parish Hall 9:30 am, Regular 12:15 - Care for the Sunday Communion Caregivers, Parish Service, Rite II Hall

10:45am (approx.) - Coffee Hour 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9:30 am, Regular 8:30 am—Centering 6:00am—AA, 6:30 pm—Prison Prayer, Chapel Office Closed 9:30 am—Laundry Sunday Communion Parish Hall Family Support 9:30 am—Laundry Love, Excell Laundry, Service, Rite II 6:30 pm—Dancing Group, Parish Hall Ladies, Parish Hall Love, Excell Laundry, 122 W. Abriendo 10:45am (approx.) - 122 W. Abriendo Coffee Hour

The Grammar Scribe

Hang has two different meanings. The first is "to attach (or hang) something in a high position" (e.g., on the wall or on a hook). In this case we use the verbs Hang-Hung-Hung. (Say I hang today, I hung yesterday, and I have hung before—quick check of tense.)

BUT when hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around someone's neck and leaving them in a high position without any support," we use different verb forms: Hang-hanged-hanged. This verb is typical of public executions in the past. (e.g., They hanged him in the main square.) Never say “they hung him yesterday.” Say “they hanged him yesterday.

I hope the tips in this column have helped you. Please submit your own suggestions to [email protected].

5 OUR GARDEN NEEDS SOME LOVING CARE Have you looked at our garden area on Grand Avenue lately? It really needs some tender loving care. So we are asking members of Ascension to please consider bringing a Hosta flowering plant, helleborous, or Lilies of the Valley plant to the church on June 3. If they are unavailable, any flowering plant that grows in shade and sunshine is fine. The plants will be put into the garden box the week of June 3. We hope you will join us in beautifying Ascension. Thank you, The Vestry

MESSAGE FROM THE VESTRY Thank you Ascension and Holy Trinity members for your generous pledges for 2018! Your pledges will help us main- tain a strong standing during this year filled with inspiring change. Please remember to pay your pledges in full each month, if you are able, as this helps the Vestry plan for the year. Pledge statements are available in the back of the church. If you have questions about your pledge or wish to make a new pledge, please don't hesitate to reach out to the parish office via [email protected] ( ) or to the Treasurer, Lillian Dypold. Thank you again for

The Christian holiday of Pentecost, which is cele- where traditionally the next day, Whit Monday, was brated on the 50th day after the weekly Sabbath also a public holiday (now fixed by statute on the last during the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Leviticus Monday in May). In Germany Pentecost is called 23:15), commemorates the descent of the Holy "Pfingsten" and often coincides with scholastic holi- Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus days and the beginning of many outdoor and spring- Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating time activities, such as festivals and organized the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the outdoor activities by youth organizations. The Apostles. Some Christians believe this event repre- Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many sents the birth of the Christian Church. European nations.— Wikipedia

In , Pentecost can also refer to the entire fifty days of through Pentecost inclusive; hence the book containing the liturgical texts for Paschaltide is called the "." Since its date depends on the date of the weekly Sabbath during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost is a moveable feast.

The holy day is also called "White Sunday" or "Whitsunday," especially in the United Kingdom,

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Thanks again to all at Ascension for your Laundry who see our ministry while they do support through donations and/or your their laundry. volunteering at our monthly Laundry Love (LL) The change to our LL schedules seems to be sessions. working for both the homeless and volunteers. Laundry Love: Our May schedule is: LL continues to grow! We have assisted in Friday, May 25, 2018, 9:30 am thru excess of 76 needy individuals/families this year 11:30 am with an increasing number of people taking Saturday, May 26, 9:30 am thru 11:30 am advantage of our ministry. We had 36 guests in our April sessions and our volunteers were How about volunteering? Your Outreach Team stretched! We assist people with, on average, would love to have you join us for an hour or $10 worth of quarters. This is not much when two. If you are so moved, contact me on one observes that this pays for two wash loads Sundays or e-mail me at and then drier time. When you are needy and [email protected]. living in rented accommodations without a Disbursements: washer or if you are homeless, keeping clothes Hygiene Kits: We have assembled in excess of and bedding clean is expensive. We who are 45 Hygiene Kits with more to spare! We will more fortunate tend to forget; and take our continue assembling kits as items are received. washers, driers, and the water and electricity to We are disbursing kits to the homeless/needy drive them very much for granted. at Laundry Love and where appropriate on the We are also increasing our network of contacts streets. and seem to be growing organically with other Foot Hygiene: We are now collecting anti- groups and individuals. Example: During our bacterial foot powder and (white?) socks for April Saturday session, a young single mom, the summer and will assemble packs for distri- hearing of our LL ministry, came in offering iced bution to those coming to Laundry Love. If you water, tangerines and burritos to our clients as feel so moved, your Outreach Team would they waited to do their laundry! We also welcome these items! receive donations from customers to Excell — Harry Tournay

7 Get Acquainted with … Senior Warden Judy Weaver

Judy Weaver is a retired registered nurse who received her nursing degree from Southern Colorado State College, now Colorado State University-Pueblo. Her nursing career concentrated on health care professional development in Pueblo and throughout southern Colorado. She currently serves on several local community boards including Parkview Medical Center Board, Parkview’s Health System Board, and Pueblo Diversified Industries’ (PDI) Board. She has served on the Sangre De Cristo Hospice Board and the Colorado Public Radio Advisory Board, although her strongest interest in community service has been Pre K-16 public education. Judy was elected to Pueblo School District 60 Board of Education and served eight years (1993-2001). She was then appointed by Governor Bill Owens in 2001 to serve for six years as Commissioner on the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) as a representative of Colorado’s Third Congressional District. In 2005 she was elected to Pueblo City Council and served for seven years. She has been married to Ross Weaver for 48 years and has two adult children, Jason and Sarah. She adores her two granddaughters, Saja, 20, a UC Berkeley sophomore; and Olivia, 8, a second grader who can be seen at Ascension every Sunday helping herself to coffee hour treats! Judy enjoys gardening, reading and long walks with her cocker spaniel, Lucy.

Women of the church met on Saturday, May 12, at 10:00 at the home of Marita Draeger, 1346 29th Lane. Friends and guests enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of Marita's home and gorgeous yard. We enjoyed sharing the variety of dishes that were brought and know no one left hungry. This group resumes meeting in September.

Men’s May Breakfast

We hope you enjoyed the fellowship and humor of your fellow “Ascension-ites” as you met for a monthly breakfast at Pueblo Country Club on May 5. The breakfast was excellent, the company was spectacular, and the Country Club, as al- ways, was the best place to gather. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, September 8.

Hank Anton, 719-542-7306, or [email protected].

8 Annually, Sharon Wade (left), her daughter Myracle (right), and many friends honor us with a concert of moving music. Sharon calls it “Time to Sing” and invites audience partici- pation on many of the songs. Sharon sang for nine years as back-up for Diana Ross. Now Myracle is being introduced as another team member. Both of these ladies have beautiful voices. Accompanied by Shane Slade on the piano, Big Al Eberhardt on his hot jazz trumpet, and Eric Eberhardt on drums, the nave rocked with the Spirit of God as we clapped and sang throughout the concert.

Sharon and Myracle sang a beautiful duet of “The Lord’s Prayer,” by Albert Hay Malotte

Sharon and Myracle both sing with a group called “Music for the Cause.” Members of this group were present and joined the Wades to sing several great songs such as Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” and “Lord Don’t Move the Mountain” by Akers and Jackson.

A new face is Kennedy Reilly-Pugh, our host for the program. Ken- nedy also sings with “Music for the Cause,” where his vibrancy shines like a star.

Sharon at the piano, accompanying herself with

grace and love. Sharon really believes in what she

sings, which is so apparent as we listen.

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Our Clergy Church Staff Parish Coordinator The Rev. Christy Shain-Hendricks Roz White Rector Parish Bookkeeper The Rev. Deacon Karen Burnham Jan Parlett Deacon Music Director The Rev. Deacon Kenneth Butcher Dr. Zahari Metchkov Deacon, Retired Ascension Academy Staff The Vestry School Director, Roni Rael Senior Warden Junior Warden Judy Weaver Larry McIntyre Teachers: Jessica Blaha, Eva Marie Maestas, Vestry Members Erin Steckman, Miranda Romero Carol Feickert, Assistant Teacher: Don Gaylord, Chad Kinney Martina Fanning David Morris, Kathi Musso, Mark Rickman, Ed Tracey † We are a Haven for Everyone as We Lillian Dypold, Treasurer Jan Epinette, Clerk Seek to Be a Blessing in the Community.

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