Praise God from whom all blessing flow…..If y’all could have been with us today you would have felt the Holy Spirit! The calla lilies at the foot of the altar were actually crying! Each leaf had a drop of dew hanging from its tip and I immediately felt they were tears…..tears of joy! The mission Church of the Ascension was lit up with glory as we celebrated the renewal of worship in that building. The owner of the building even told me to change the sign out in front of the building to show The Episcopal Church of Wise County–because he said, “your people will want the service times posted.” We never even asked him.Twenty people worshipped today and we sang our hearts out. We were honored to have Father Bruce Coggin celebrate and preach and his sermon was wonderful as he told us about Jesus’ ascension and how his disciples may have reacted to such an event. Also, we are supposed to go on doing what Jesus has taught us and touch others as we have been touched by Him. Very inspiring and comforting. We had four folks drive from Wichita Falls to be with us, several from the Decatur area, and a few others from Peaster and Weatherford.JD Todd brought 6 blessed prayer shawls for us to have and to use for those who are ill, in need of special prayers or even for warmth when the church is a little too cool. What a wonderful ministry this is and we are very thankful that JD shared these beautifully crochets shawls with us.Mark made an an announcement that Bishop High will be with us on May 31 for Holy Eucharist and Confirmation…..Mark’s Confirmation! We are so excited! You might not realize it but we will have had Holy Eucharist 3 times in May. May has 5 Sundays; we had Canon Janet on the first Sunday, Father Bruce today, and we’ll have Bishop High on May 31. WOW!I am attaching a few pictures for you to see the work in progress and then how the church looked with the altar prepared and ready for Holy Eucharist.Thank you all for your prayers and support of our journey. Like I mentioned to Bishop High, “When God starts to work when His timing is right, He doesn’t mess around, does He? We are so thankful.”Love,For His Sake,Ellen
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Well folks, today it sounded like we had a full house. Eighteen strong, we were, and we sang our hearts out as Sarah Walker played beautiful tunes to some lovely hymns. It was an emotional service for me because the hymns spoke of such love, and I felt the outpouring of love of all who are praying for us.
We had Canon Janet Waggoner preaching and celebrating along with Deacon Tracie Middleton. Canon Janet’s husband, Ed, and their children, Wynne and Ben also came to worship with us. It was so nice to have them. We were blessed to have three additional people with us and it is our hope that they again join us for worship–good to have you with us Hailey Hollingsworth, Mildred Bolin, and Elinor Normand.
During the announcements Mark spoke from his heart as he offered the portable altar he constructed. He told of how it is a work in progress, just as our church is in the beginning stages. The forty-inch tall altar has removable legs and still has much sanding, wood filling, more sanding, and then staining to be done. There are no screws or nails; he fashioned pegs to hold all the pieces together. He said that it was a work of love and it was extremely important for him to give back for all the love we as a community have been shown. He also constructed a Paschal candle holder we are already using and an altar book stand which still needs finishing.
After the service we had refreshments and fellowship. Canon Janet and Deacon Tracie told us they are available to help us in any way possible to get the word out that we are having services every Sunday. Deacon Tracie fashioned some cards for us to use to get the word out with our name and location of services. It will also show a website address that will take people to a page with pictures, perhaps some of my updates, and ways to contact us to get further information. We will decide the final format of these cards and let Deacon Tracie know. She has volunteered her time to help us set this all up and to also set up a Facebook account.
All in all, things are moving right along. Our Lord is guiding us in the right direction and we are very, very thankful.
Love,
For His Sake,
Ellen
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