March 26, 2007

Welcome

Greetings to you, and may grace be with you all. It is a pleasure to welcome you to the community of Christ Ascension. We hope you will find time to join us for worship, and share in the ministry in the world around us. Enjoy browsing!

"Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God."  1 Corinthians 4:15

A particular word of welcome. We proclaim that the Gospel is God’s gift to all people, to be shared unconditionally, without regard to age, race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic or family status, physical or mental abilities, or one’s appearance. We know that the world is often an unloving place and that the experience of alienation is all too common. To those who have felt excluded here and elsewhere, we ask and pray for forgiveness, and extend a particular welcome in Christ’s love. We rejoice that because of our baptism, diversity has enriched, nurtured, and challenged the life and ministry we share as members of the body of Christ and workers in God’s world. We are a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation.