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The Ascension Herald
May 2015
To the Rev.
Stewart Mason Tabb
& her husband Bill
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension is a Eucharistically centered Christian community committed to sharing
the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ through worship, teaching, fellowship, outreach, and personal example.
http://ascension-norfolk.org
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Our Vestry & Staff
Vestry
Sr. Warden
Chuck Beers
Jr. Warden
Bob Motley
Register
Lana Butler
Building & Grounds
Mark Strickland
Communications
Bob Postle
Finance
Doug Thompson
Liturgy
Stacey O’Toole
Outreach
Nancy Long
Pastoral Care
Jane Hedgecock
Stewardship
Nancy Gibbons &
Sarah Munford
Administrative Staff
Bishop, Southern Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith, IV
Rector
The Reverend Stewart Mason Tabb
Interim Rector
The Reverend Alan Mead
Director of Religious Education
Lynn Farlin
Director of Music Ministries
Frank Whitman
Asst Director of Music Ministries
Sam Dorsey
Day School Director
Mark Hattler
Evangelism
Brian Beasley
Treasurer
Jane Webster
Secretary
Nellwyn Beamon
Financial Secretary
Lauren Craun
Sexton/Custodian
Vernon Fields, Jr.
Newsletter
Tracy Frank
From the Interim Rector…
There is much good news at Ascension! A new rector, The Rev.
Stewart Tabb, has been called and will begin in May. A music
director search team has been meeting and when Rev. Tabb is here,
will begin a search with her guidance. Holy Week and Easter worship
services were beautiful and well attended. The Flower Guild continues to outdo themselves in creating beautiful and thought provoking
arrangements for Altar and Chancel. Marilyn Meek has begun
leadership of Lay Readers, lectors and chalicers, following several
years of faithful leadership by Mel Phillips. Individuals have stepped
forward to run for Vestry. Ascension Day School is beginning
construction on the new playgrounds. Stewardship in every way is
excellent. And so much more!
The goodbye reception last Sunday was awesome! Everything was
beautiful, and it was wonderful to share this time with so many. I
remain profoundly thankful and privileged to have shared the past
eighteen months with you at Ascension. I am thankful for the leadership and friendship of Chuck Beers and Robert Motley who were
always available and gracious. I am thankful for the Ascension staff
who labor, often unseen, for the good of Ascension, and for the many,
many leadership, educational, and ministry functions carried out
faithfully by members of Ascension. This is a strong parish poised for
a significant future!
On a personal note, I will always carry within me your outpouring of
love to me and Pat when our son Alex died unexpectedly last summer. I began my ministry with you before I was fully recovered from
surgery and then with our loss, felt supported and loved in ways that
will always be remembered and cherished.
I am looking forward to beginning retirement again, to helping Pat
care for our grandson Emerson during the day while his parents work,
to writing and reading, to walking and kayaking, to some travel, and
to not spending quite so much time driving.
So, with trust in God who loves us, with joy in the present moment,
with thanksgiving for what is past, and with hope for the future, thank
you!
Farewell Alan
&
Thank you !
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A Tremendous “Thank You” to the Wardens …. from the Office
As the former Episcopal Bishop of Ohio said to a gathering of lay professionals "To survive working in the
church, your mantra must be, they don't have a clue."
As a full-time employee, I want to take this opportunity to point out that the leadership provided by the
Wardens Chuck Beers and Bob Motley as well as by the Interim Rector Alan Mead has been unparalleled.
They have been the “dream team.” Alan’s guidance to us during this time was perceptive but very understated. His gifts for Interim Ministry were invaluable to us. I cannot stress enough how fortunate we were
to be graced with his experience, compassion, and acumen.
Because he was part-time, however, much of the daily business of the church fell to the Wardens. I know I
speak for the other full-time staffers when I say it was a joy to see them take up issues that needed to be addressed and dealt with. The fact is that their hard work and sometimes unpopular decisions have put Ascension in a much better position as a healthy church and as a Christian community. I, for one, am thrilled by
their foresight, attention to detail, and unflinching commitment to the common good here.
We are in good stead as we welcome our new Rector. She has been given a great place to start her new
ministry, thanks to the work of the Wardens, Interim Rector, Vestry, and Staff along with the faithfulness of
the congregation. Together, we made it happen. Add to that the faithfulness of our Search committee in
making the process intentional and deliberate, again, for the well-being of the Parish.
Vestry Reports
Greetings from the Sr. Warden
Chuck Beers
Greetings from the Senior Warden
What good news that we have a new Rector!!! The very hard work of the Search Committee has really paid
off. Please come to her first service on 3 May…. and stay for the reception that follows.
What a great reception the Stewardship commission put together for Alan's last Sunday!! Nancy Gibbons
and Sarah Munford led the effort that was wonderful…. and the Vestry presented Alan with a purse from the
people of the parish with a total of over $4,000. Thank you all very much!!
Vernon, our Sexton for MANY years, is retiring which caused the Vestry to look at the cleaning of the
church. Richard Drumwright and Ed Johnston (who retired from the commercial cleaning business) have
reviewed all the requirements and recommended that we employ a cleaning company. They looked at 4
companies of various sizes and recommended Al's Cleaning Service…Al met with us and he is very good, so
we have signed Al up to clean the church. The biggest change to a cleaning service will be there will be no
Sexton to arrange tables and such in Rose Hall. It will fall to each group that uses Rose Hall to set it up as
they desire.
The new playgrounds are under revision and construction. The new one in front of the Christian Education
wing will be for the very little children while the existing playground, which has served faithfully for 30
years, will be updated for the newest ideas in creativity for older children. The entire project will be developed in 3 phases, but the first phase is underway right now.
The Annual Meeting will be held on 17 May and we elect 3 new Vestry members. There will be updates
from the Music Director Search Committee, the School, a financial update, and reports from the Wardens.
Please plan on attending and enjoy breakfast prepared by the EYC.
(continued on the next page)
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Greetings from the Senior Warden
(continued from previous page)
We are making up a schedule for Stewart to meet with each group here at the church. We will try to not
overwhelm her and arrange meetings over the next month.
I could not close out my last Newsletter without thanking Bob Motley for his superb service as the Junior
Warden; his tireless efforts to serve the church and improve the process for the past 2 years has made all the
difference. The Vestry has accomplished a great deal but it is the leadership of Bob Motley that made it all
possible. Thanks very much for everything, Bob.
Jr. Warden’s Corner
Bob Motley
Spring weather has finally arrived and the Church yard is starting to be covered with yellow flowers, dandelions! Don't worry, they will be treated shortly. It certainly is a bumper crop! We want the place to look particularly good for the arrival of the Reverend Stewart Tabb and her husband Bill. We have painted her office
and new carpet has been ordered. We have a transition team in place for Admin and Hospitality and are
working hard on a smooth transition. Many thanks to the Search Committee for finding Stewart and taking
on hospitality and the arrival reception May 3rd, her first Sunday.
Shortly after we get Stewart settled we hold the Annual Church Meeting, May 17th. EYC will provide a pancake breakfast followed by Vestry elections. We will have a few Commission reports and comments by the
Rector. I promise we will be concise, comprehensive and quick! So please join us at 9:30 AM on May 17th.
Lastly, I want to thank the Congregation for giving me a very special gift. And that is, the opportunity to
serve. I rotate off the Vestry with the greatest respect for all of you. See you in Church.
Building & Grounds
Mark Strickland
Before sharing information, on behalf of the Building and Grounds Commission, we want to thank everyone
that participated in our Spring Clean-up. The Grounds look great.
The Commission has been busy with activities:
 Interior Ramp – We are following up to needed repairs to framing and tile.
 Lounge Draperies/Hooks – AAA Blinds will evaluate hooks deteriorating due to sun exposure.
 Handyman services – With Sexton retirement June 30th, on-call minor repair sources are being sought.
 Day School Heating/Cooling – Planning to relocate thermostat from Nursery.
 Floor tiles – Entryway and bathroom for disabled bathroom repair complete.
 Door weather-stripping – Doors at Rose Hall entryway vestibule and along class north wall complete.
 Lighting repairs – Outside lighting repair complete including safety lighting for parking lot at dark.
 Cleaning services – With Sexton retiring June 30th, contract cleaning services will start with a deep cleaning in May, and weekly cleaning service beginning in June. It takes a company to replace Vernon Fields, our
Sexton for thirty years. Please take time to thank him for his years of support and love of our church.
Rector –elect Stewart Tabb will be invited for a briefing by Building and Grounds Chair.
Given ongoing needs we can always use additional help. If interested please contact Mark Strickland or attend our next meeting Tuesday May 12th (second Tuesday monthly) at 6:00 in the conference room. Thanks
for your support!
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Communications
Bob Postle
THE SETUP: We have so many members of Ascension who are military that I
was thinking of suggesting that we change the lounge to a Ward room. Just kidding. My service was in the Air Force maintaining all the electronics on the F106…for four years. I have been tasked with maintaining the Military Board but
am out of the loop on who’s who and who is active and who is not. I would love
to see the military board reflect an up to date status of all who serve and have
served.
THE HOOK: You knew it was coming, didn’t you? I need someone or maybe two someones to help me get
things up to date. I have a couple of ideas on how we can have a “retired section” and an “active” section. The active being so important for prayer lists. Once the board is up to date, then maintenance should
be easy. This should be a one-time project with a little maintenance work to follow.
THE CLOSE: Remember, I can do all the photography and graphics work, I need folks that can help me
with the content.
CONTACT: email:
[email protected]
Liturgy
Stacey O’Toole
The Liturgy Commission recently discussed the following article. It sparked such inspired conversation that
we thought we would share it with the entire congregation.
What is the purpose of worship? Why does it exist and is it relevant in today’s world for 21st century
Christians?
Simply stated, the purpose of worship is to glorify God. We gather together bringing Him our songs
of praise, our heartfelt prayers, our hard earned gifts, and our minds to receive a message from His Word.
From the beginning to the very end, worship should have this common theme: it’s all about God and it’s all
for God. God is the audience and we present our praise to Him. If we come away from our worship services
and say, “I didn't get anything out of the service,’ then there’s nothing wrong about that: Worship is about
what we give and is never about what we get.
Because we live in a consumerist society, we expect something in return for our time, our talents, and
our gifts. If that’s how we view worship, then we’re no longer worshiping; we’re actually shopping for something spiritual to take with us. This is why some people shop from one church to another – they’re looking
for what they can get, instead of seeing what they can give. They end up with something bland and dissatisfying, and can never truly find what they are looking for.
Worship challenges our consumerist mentality and makes us honestly look at our faith. If we’re too
preoccupied with ourselves, we’ll miss the point. If we’re too focused on something else during worship,
we’ll become distracted, and eventually disconnected to God. God never expects to be worshiped nominally,
vainly, or disinterestedly. He expects us to focus on Him, to praise Him, to keep our hearts and minds tuned
to Him, in order to truly worship Him.
So, next time we find ourselves at a worship service, let’s forget about us and totally worship Him.
Written by John Stuart, pastor of Erin Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Rogation Days
Nellwyn Beamon
Rogation Days
The Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day are rogation days (taken from the Latin rogare
to ask). The Archbishop Mamertus proclaimed a fast and ordered special litanies after a series of natural disasters in France in 470. The people processed around the fields asking for God’s protection and blessing on
the crops. The service gradually evolved into a spring festival, and the route took the form of marking the
boundaries of the parish—which was a civil as well as religious location. This was a way of teaching folks
where the parish lay. Young boys learned these lessons by being thrown against the boundary markers or
other significant landmarks as a way of impressing upon them where they were. They were also thrown into
the water, held upside down over fences, thrown into bramble patches, or beaten with willow wands. However, the reward was treats of “Ganging Beer” and “Rammalation Biscuits.” The practice of abusing the
boys evolved to the less harmful “beating of the bounds” with willow branches.
George Herbert gave several reasons for walking and beating the bounds:
1. A blessing of God for the fruits of the field
2. Justice in the preservation of the bounds
3. Charitie, in living, walking and neighbourliy accompanying one another, with reconciling of differences at
that time, if they be any
4. Mercie, in relieving the poor by a liberal distribution of largess which at that time is or ought be made.
The Sunday before Ascension Day is Rogation Sunday. This year we will observe Rogation Day with a procession to the Talbot Garden and prayers for God’s providence after the second service on May 10.
Ascension Day
Nellwyn Beamon
Ascension Day is always 40 days after Easter Sunday and commemorates the ascension of Christ into heaven
from Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives or Bethany (depending on which Gospel account you read). Ascension
Day this year falls on May 14. There are several customs associated with Ascension Day, most notably the
events of rogation-tide which include the beating of the parish boundaries. (We will celebrate Rogation Sunday on May 10 with a blessing of the Talbot Garden.)
Some superstitions associated with Ascension Day: A Welsh superstition says no work should be done on
Ascension Day. Rain collected on this day is good for inflamed and diseased eyes. Gifts to the blind or lame
made on this day will result in a return of great wealth within the next year. If you suffer from a goiter, you
should bite into the bark of a peach tree at midnight and thus transfer the disease to the tree.
Because it is our name day, we celebrate this event with a service in the Cox garden preceded usually by a
meal. We won’t be biting into peach trees, however! It is a fun time together when we sing songs that are
not usually sung on Sunday mornings. We have a short homily, Holy Eucharist, and bubbles! Potluck meal
starts at 6:15 and the service at 7:15 on Thursday, May 14. It is an informal time. Come!
Ascension Day Fellowship
Sally Todd
Ascension Day Pot Luck Dinner
May 14
Time - 6:15 dinner in the Parish Hall
7:15 Ascension Day service in Cox Garden, weather permitting
8:00 Ascension Day birthday cake and ice cream in the Parish Hall
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Pentecost
Nellwyn Beamon
The In the Old Testament, Pentecost was the feast that celebrated the giving of the Ten Commandments, and
it was celebrated 50 days after the Passover. It was during this festival—50 days after the resurrection of
Christ which occurred during the Passover festival—that the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples with
tongues of wind and fire. Today, the Christian church celebrates Pentecost 50 days after Easter Sunday (10
days after Ascension Day) as the commemoration of the “birth of the church.” The events of the first Pentecost were amazing.
Holy Spirit poured out upon the people giving them the ability to speak in unfamiliar languages. The people
who were there that day heard the Gospel proclaimed in their own tongues. It was a reversal of the story of
the Tower of Babel. It was also a watershed event in the life of the church, and in the liturgical churches is
considered one of the three major Holy Days (along with Christmas and Easter). The early disciples were
transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit and went out to evangelize their worlds.
Ascension celebrates Pentecost by combining both services into one at 10:00 am to symbolize how the
church became unified. We usually have a birthday cake. The music is special for the day, and the Evangelism commission decorates the church in red which is the color of the day. Everybody is encouraged to wear
red clothes, and everybody is encouraged to bring a friend with you that Sunday.
See you on Sunday, May 24, at 10:00 am in your red clothes!
Directors Report
Director of Religious Education
Lynn Farlin
After months of waiting and wondering where Appalachian Service Project (ASP) will send us, our mission
trip team has finally learned the location of our work center. This year we will be working in Rutherford
County, North Carolina. The good folks at ASP have informed us that this is their first year working in
Rutherford County - so we get to be trend setters!
During our week in Rutherford County we will be staying at Trinity Christian School. It sounds like it’s a
very small school. However, the good news is that we will have hot showers. Thank you God for answering
that little prayer!
ASP reports that Rutherford County has a per capita income of $16,270 with 13% percent of the population
living below the poverty line. As we get closer to our trip you will be able to follow our center’s Facebook
page and watch the weekly transformation as ASP volunteers make homes warmer, safer, and drier. Thanks
Ascension for your support of our mission trip team!
Support Your Mission Trip
Team with a Flock for your
Family & Friends
Ask Lynn for details
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Day School
Mark, Jane & Patti
April/May 2015 at Ascension
April has been a busy month in the Day School. It started with an Easter Egg Hunt and reception in Rose
Hall. Parents and children enjoyed hunting for eggs and fellowship. All the classes have been enjoying learning about spring, flowers, and transportation. The Infants made sun catchers with flowers and
made cars and sailboats from their foot prints. The Toddlers painted with sunflowers, made a
garden out of muffin cups, and used their fingers to make train tracks after reading the book,
Freight Train. Grass is growing in the Preschool. They will have to mow it soon! They made
boats out of painted paper rolls and a picture of an airplane in the clouds. The Pre-K 3 class
made handprint flowers and compared real and artificial flowers. They make boats out of clay and conducted
a sink/float experiment. They also used toy cars to paint train tracks. The Pre-K4 class planted flowers and
are sorting flowers and insects. They discussed transportation and what moves on land, water, and in the air.
Then they made pictures of a neighborhood with roads made with paint on toy car wheels and added building
and cars, boats and planes.
Parent Association Playground Fundraising: The Day School is very excited
about the capital campaign for the new proposed playground. For information
you can call the Day School Office at 757-351-0566. Mark or Jane would be
happy to answer any questions. However, as we move forward in planning our
Casino Night and Auction, to be held on Saturday, June 13 from 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. in Rose Hall at the Church, we are looking for your support in the following ways.
Save the Date! We hope to see your family and friends at this event! Invite the grandparents, your neighbors
and friends to come out and support this great initiative, while having a blast!
Consider donating an item for the auction. Here are some ideas:
Gift cards and certificates for local restaurants and businesses;
Donated services from businesses or your connections-including parents, family members, friends, etc.
Vacation home stays, time shares, tickets to sporting events or concerts, we really need some bigger ticket
items! Artwork, furniture, décor, and jewelry
Company Sponsors. We are looking for local companies to sponsor either the Casino Night & Auction or the
Playground Fund directly. We will have marketing benefits for the companies and all donations are taxdeductible. Please let us know if you have any contacts at local companies who may support these initiatives.
If you are able to help in any of the above ways, please respond to any of us and we will make sure you are in
touch with the right person.
In addition to the casino night, we are also hoping that you might strongly consider a tax-deductible donation
to the Playground Fund. We will be sending out info shortly on how to contribute, or you can go to the church
website (www.ascension-norfolk.org), push the "donate to Ascension" button, and specify the playground
fund in the proper space.
If you have any questions about the upcoming event or the Playground Fund, please contact Mark Hattler,
Director, ([email protected]), Jane Spohn, Administrative Assistant, ([email protected]), or Patti Glowatsky, Chair of the School Board, ([email protected]).
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Director Of Music Ministry
Frank Whitman
Come down, O Love divine
Come down, O love divine, seek Thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with Thine own ardor glowing.
O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear,
And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing.
This much loved hymn has a long history, the original Latin text (VENI, Sancte Spiritus, … ) known as "The Golden Sequence" was most likely composed by Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton (d 1228). Bianco da Siena (d. 1434)
included it in his "Laudi spirituali del Bianco da Siena". Bianco da Siena died before the discovery of printing but fortunately some of his manuscripts survived and were collected and published by an Italian scholar – Telesforo Bini, in
1851. Bini's work came to the attention of Richard Frederick Littledale.
It is Littledale's translation set by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to the Tune of Down Ampney that is sung today.
Down Ampney is a medium-sized village located in Cotswold district in the English county of Gloucestershire. Down
Ampney was notable in medieval times as one of the principal seats of the powerful Hungerford family at Farleigh, Hungerford, Somerset. A number of elaborate family monuments survive in the village church.
The Old Vicarage in Down Ampney was the birthplace of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1872. A tune
he composed, used for the hymn Come Down, O Love Divine, is titled Down Ampney in its honor. The Ascension
Church Choir will sing an anthem using the Down Ampney tune, composed by Phillip Dietrich, on Pentecost Sunday,
May 24th.
And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long,
Shall far outpass the power of human telling;
For none can guess its grace, till he become the place
Wherein the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.
Music Director Search Committee
Emily Dale
The Music Director Search committee met for the second time and finished an overview of the position, as
well as a job description. We will begin interviewing qualified candidates in May. If anyone has any input for
the committee please contact me.
Committee & Staff Reports
Book Club
Ann McMellin
Ascension Book Club members are reading The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore.
The author tells the story of his own life and his personal struggles of growing up. At the
same time he researches and documents the life story of the other man named Wes Moore.
They were born months apart in the same neighborhood and faced some of the same
challenges. One is now serving a life sentence for murder and the other a Rhodes Scholar,
decorated veteran, and business leader. This is a short book – less than 200 pages – and a
compelling story. Please join us for our discussion on Monday, May 11th at 6:30 pm at the
home of Don and Sally Miller. For more information, contact Ann McMellin or any book
club member.
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Flower Guild
Sarah Munford
The Flower Guild enjoyed bringing back the Easter tradition of ladies wearing Easter bonnets!!
Thank you for participating, we counted about 21 lovely hats at the 11:00 service!! Next year we will have a
larger display of decorated hats in the foyer…to wear and return!!
Flower Guild at Work During Lent
ROMEO’s
Bill Willey
The Ascension ROMEOs will continue to get together on the 2nd Monday of each month. This month we
will meet for lunch on Monday, May 11th at 11:30AM at The Surfrider Restaurant in East Ocean View, 8180
Shore Drive, Norfolk VA. Please come and join us for good food, fun and fellowship. If you need a ride,
please call Bill Willey at 423-8896, and we’ll make sure you get there.
Ascension ROMEOs and JULIETs
The JULIETs and ROMEOs got together for lunch to bid farewell to The Rev. Alan Mead and thank him for
his time with us. We had a very spirited group of 27 for lunch at the Surfrider on April 13th. It was a record
crowd, and a lot of fun. We hope that maybe the J and R’s can get together again sometime.
Treasurer
Jane Webster
January 2015
2015 through March
Pledges
Total Income
Expenses
March
$31,003
$34,050
$26,089
YTD Actual
$81,820
$89,247
$88,270
YTD Budget
$77,000
$90,119
$94,562
March pledges exceeded the budget ($31,003 vs $27,000) by $4,003 and total income of $89,247 was only
$872 below the YTD Budget by $$90,119. Expenses also were under budget for the month by $2,538. Income vs expenses for the year are essentially even.
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Special Contributors
United Thank Offering, Sunday May 17, 2015
Marilyn Meek
Our annual UTO Ingathering will be at both services on May 17th. There will be
envelopes available both May 10th and 17th.
UTO is a long standing tradition in the Episcopal Church. Placing “thankful coins” in
the Blue Box is a tradition rich in spirituality and love. It began as a part of missionary efforts of the Women’s Auxiliary to the Board of Mission in 1889.
At the 1889 Triennial Meeting the offering was $2,188.64 and in the 1990’s between $2.5 – 3 million each
year. Every coin from every Blue Box and Blue Envelope is given away in grants.
Each member or your family can become a part of UTO by taking a few moments each day for prayer and
thankfulness. Keep the Blue Box where everyone can see it as a reminder each day for thankful giving and
prayer.
Vegetable Garden Volunteers
Richard Drumwright
Yes, the Ascension Garden can be a family fun. To help support the Ascension Food Pantry. Learn from
master vegetable gardener Ed Pahl. If interested in helping Saturday mornings one hour or less please call
Richard Drumwright.
The Stained Glass Window Project Continued….
I dedicate this window to all the men and women
who have and will give their lives to bring peace to
this world and to my beloved husband Tom.
Four generations of Tom‘s family served in the
United States Navy. The sea was loved and respected by Tom. From the age of five, he loved to go
fishing with his father (whose nickname in his Naval
Academy year book was “Fish”).
Commander Whaley served his country with valor,
and upon his well-earned retirement continued his
hobby with a vengeance in waters all over the world!
My selection of “fisherman of men” acknowledges
two of Tom’s loves,….
God and the Sea. Phyllis Whaley
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Happy Birthday!
May
1 Pam Todesco
May Birthdays, Anniversaries
& Announcements
2 Susan Motley
Taylor Hermann
William Hermann
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4 Elizabeth Jones
5 Sarah Barnhart
6 Laura Landis
8 Megan Newcomb
9 Jamie Payne
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11 Mathilde Liskin
13 Anji Harris
Puddy Sturtevant
Victoria Jones
15 Carl Trampenau
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17 Donna Killmon
Happy Anniversary!
Ascension Day
May
May 14
1 Mike & Cindy Jones
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5 Jim & Mary Louise O’Brien
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Remember Our
11 Jerry & Tricia Mahlau-Heinert
Homebound:
12 Jay & Cheryl Openshaw
Brian and Christie O’Connell
14 Wayne & Genevieve Nelson
Alma Halstead, Roy Burton, Jimmy Fields, Mary Fitzpatrick, Betty
Lou Johnston, Mimi Oliver, Marion
Keeter, James Hogge.
15 Garrett & Erin Blair
16 Michael & Andrea Murphy
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Pentecost
19 Vince & Susan Pilato
May 24
22 Nate & Sarah Stallings
Phillip Todd
Sherlyn Horton
Remember those who
Mark Hattler
Memorial Day
are deployed:
19 Sam Dorsey
Observed
Aletha Grugan
May 25
Christie O’ Connell
20 Genia Brandenburg
21 Jim Drew
We are thankful for the
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24 Suzy Allen
27 Jenna Hoden
28 Nellwyn Beamon
Shelagh Todd
Jaimon Jones
Clayton Blair
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31 Taylor Blair
safe return of
Life Passages
Congratulations to Anita Mitchell
on the arrival of greatgranddaughter Austyn Grace
Kovacyk.
Our condolences to Anji Harris
on the death of her husband
Ron, and to the family of Connie
Jean Hanna who was a friend of
many here.
Michael Jones
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Joe Doty
If your birthday or anniversary falls
within this month, but isn’t on this
list, please call the church office at
423-6715 or email to
[email protected]
to update your information in the
parish database.
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension
405 Talbot Hall Road
Norfolk, VA 23505
Phone: (757) 423-6715
[email protected]
Website: www.Ascension-Norfolk.org
Address Service Requested
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