Episcopal Church of the Ascension 726 First Avenue NW   •   Hickory, NC 28601-6062

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Episcopal Church of the Ascension links

• 2006 Expense vs. Budget statement (Feb 2007)


• 2007 Stewardship Committe presentation 2006 Oct. 1


• Strategic Committee/Vestry presentations 2006


• Parish Profile
       

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Episcopal and Diocese links

• The Episcopal Church (National) — A link to the National Episcopal Church site. Many different resources available.


• Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina — News, events, resources, calendar, and parishes for our diocese.


• The Highland Episcopalian — The Highland Episcopalian is newspaper for the Diocese of Western North Carolina


• Episcopalian.org — Worldwide news, commentary, and resources. It also contains a parish locator.


• Lake Logan — Lake Logan Episcopal Center     Canton, NC


• Kanuga — Kanuga Conference Center     Hendersonville, NC


• Valle Crucis — Valle Crucis Conference Center     Valle Crucis, NC

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References for worship or programs at Church of the Ascension

• The Lectionary Page — A link to the National Episcopal Church site. Many different resources available.


• The Book of Common Prayer — The Book of Common Prayer: HTML Edition (American, 1979); Version 1.0a; 1 May, 1998 .


• Biblical Words Pronunciation Guide — A Pronunciation Guide to Biblical Words.


• Satucket Software: The Lectionary — Daily schedule of Bible readings offered as a community service by a small web design firm.


• Forward Movement Publications — an official agency of the national Episcopal Church; Read Forward Day by Day on-line or other printed material to assist Episcopal churches in their mission.


• Morehouse Group — Morehouse Publishing publishes books on spirituality, liturgy and worship, prayer, the Bible, church history, theology, Christian education, marriage and family, church administration, lay and ordained ministry, homiletics, ethics and moral theology, contemporary social issues, stewardship, and women's issues.


• Via Media — via media represents a renewed commitment to evangelism in the Episcopal Church


• The Labyrinth Society (TLS) — The Labyrinth Society is made up of labyrinth enthusiasts from all over the world.


• Enneagram — Information on the enneagram.

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References for those who want to know more about being an Episcopalian

• Episcopal Diocese of Texas (Epicenter) — A helpful site for visitors or newcomers. Explanatory primers about Episcopalians, Common Prayer, The Sacraments, The Creeds and Scripture, Tradition, and Reason are online and also available in brochure form.



• Church of the Holy Cross in Sullivan's Island, SC — Another good site for newcomers. This one has a complete, cross-referenced dictionary of Episcopalian terminology.

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