The Ascension, Lavender Hill
@ascensionsw11
Anglo-Catholic Parish in @SouthwarkCofE near Clapham Junction, serving Lavender Hill & Queenstown Road. Sunday Mass: 11am
After our Dedication Fest. last Sun, a welcome return to the green of Ordinary Time 8 sets of Banns called today. Lovely to welcome 3 of the couples and their families today to hear their Banns being called; prayers & good wishes to them as they prepare for their celebrations!
🙏#TodayWePray for the parish of @ascensionsw11 & Battersea, St Philip with St Barts; Ministers & Congregation & Benedictine Oblates Regular of Christ the King OSB. #Pray for the Bishops, priests, deacons & people of the Diocese of Namibia, The Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
Looking forward to hosting this event on Saturday. - 12 noon Sung Mass -Lunch - 1.30pm Keynote address from Fr Paschal Worton - 3.00pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction There’s still time to register: bit.ly/adoremusmeetup
A really joyful celebration of Pentecost yesterday. During the Mass we baptised T, whose parents had their banns called here last year. Lovely to welcome so many of their families, friends and supporters, some of whom had travelled from Australia and Singapore for the occasion
A really joyful weekend of celebrations for the Ascension. Thank you to those who joined us and for the prayers and good wishes of many friends. Thanks to all from the home team who helped bring the weekend together, and also to @symbelchoir who were fantastic!
Thanks so much for joining us! Great to have members of @FideliumLondon join us over the weekend.
Also, great company and a glass of wine afterwards! All churches I have been to are friendly, but I think this one was particularly so. Multiple lovely people came up to me to say hi and make sure I hung around for a chat. (Terrible photo inserted just to prove wine was had)
Some glorious singing this evening at @ascensionsw11! The perk of sitting back in the nave was getting to stare up at this lovely carved crucifix and screen during vespers
Wonderful to join Fr Chris and the people of St Nectarios, Battersea today for Matins and Divine Liturgy for Ascension Day A joy in this anniversary yr of the Council of Nicaea that the Church, east and west, makes the journey from Holy Week through the season of Easter together
News and notices for this weekend - looking forward to our Feast of Title, and hope you can join us! mailchi.mp/bb526c4de969/t…
✅ Copes collected ✅ Rehearsal with organist ✅ Wine ordered ✅ Orders of service printed Preparations well under way. We hope you can join us. Thanks to the home team for all their help and hard work, and to Anthony and members of @symbelchoir who’ll be with us on the day.
Much looking forward to this! Join us on Saturday at 5.00pm.
We’re returning to @ascensionsw11 for their Patronal Festival on Saturday, singing our first ever service of Vespers! Music by Victoria, Allegri, and the fascinating Mel Bonis 🎶
On Saturday 21st June, there will be a summer meet up for those who have been part of the annual pilgrimage for young adults each November to the Shrine, and those who might be interested this year. For more information and a link to register please visit bit.ly/adoremusmeetup
Looking forward to welcoming parishioners, colleagues from the Deanery, ecumenical guests, friends of the Parish, and Anthony Chater and the singers from @symbelchoir as we begin our celebrations for the Solemnity of the Ascension on Sat 31 May at 5.00pm.
Mass offered here, concluding with the Te Deum, this evening to ask God’s blessing, wisdom and strength upon Pope Leo XIV.
Second Sunday of Easter - news and events: mailchi.mp/99add4db5bcc/t… NB Mass tomorrow at 7.30am (Saturday in the Octave of Easter, offered for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis) Ascension Day celebrations on 31 May and 1 June, both at 5.00pm.
Wishing all our friends and followers a happy, blessed Easter. We gather today for the Mass at 12 noon, and will pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis, who died this morning. May he rest in peace.
Wonderful Easter Vigil this evening. Christ is risen. Alleluia!
Further joy to join the Vigil and Easter Divine Liturgy at the Community of St Nectarios in our Parish - and on the same day! Our greetings to them and to members of all Orthodox and Oriental Churches celebrating Christ’s Resurrection!