Music at Christ Ascension

One of the primary ways that the good news of God in Jesus Christ is heard at Christ Ascension Lutheran Church is through music. We understand music to be a gift of God’s good creation. The primary musical ensemble at Christ Ascension is the assembly itself. We count it a unique privilege to sing God’s praises and proclaim God’s word with diverse music from all times and places, many peoples and tongues. Choirs and instruments assist our song.

Our congregation worships with Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), the core worship resource of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Through the use of this core resource, we are able to sing music rooted in the praise of God, in the proclamation of the Gospel, and in the prayer and ritual of a church committed to the scriptures, tradition, the confessions, mission, and renewal.

For our Sunday worship, our congregation sings a variety of ritual music throughout the year. In 2007-2008, we will sing through a rotation of the musical settings of Holy Communion in ELW as follows:

Our congregation often sings Evening Prayer from ELW at our midweek bible study and for our Advent and Lenten midweek services.

OUR CONGREGATION’S CHOIRS
The Adult Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. The Young Children’s Choir (Grades 2-4) rehearses on Wednesday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. The Older Children’s Choir (Grades 5-8) rehearses on Wednesday afternoons at 5:00 p.m. All rehearsals are held in the Church nave and run from September through May.