The
Church of the Ascension, Patuxent Parish is in the
Episcopal
Diocese of Washington. Our mission is to respond to God's love for
us through Jesus Christ. We do this by joining together for Worship in
the Anglican tradition; Prayer; Study of Holy Scriptures; Social Outreach;
Pastoral Care; Christian Education and our Music Ministry.
The church's motto expresses its love and hospitality,
which is “All are welcome here!” We are a diverse community representing
many different theological positions from traditional to evangelical which
is held together by the faith of this community and its dedication to express
its love for one another and to encourage each other in our various ministries
and vocations. Our community is a broad cross section of all ages from
young to old. This is a church that expresses God's Agape love for one
another and to reach out into the community by both in word and action.
Our church has an active
Sunday
School Program for all ages,
Acolyte Program
and Youth Groups. The welcoming nature of
this community includes new members rapidly into its parish life and seeks
ways to invite others. We reach out into the community by serving the poor
in our social outreach ministries. We are concerned
for evangelism and take the Christian formation of our children seriously.
We foster fellowship among our members by having
Foyer
Groups.
The
church was built
by the Diocese of Washington in 1952 to be a mission to the new community
of Lexington Park and the new Naval
Air Station at Patuxent River. Many of our families have close ties
with the base by serving in the active military, or being retired Navy,
government workers or contractors. Yet we also have many who work in the
community as educators, lawyers, dentists, farmers, raising families, probation
officers, electricians, etc.
I have been the Rector since 1989 and followed
our Rector Emeritus, the Rev. Charles Daugherty. Chuck started this parish
as a mission in 1952 and preaches about once a month in the parish. We
hope that you will join us for
worship on Sundays
and look forward to meeting you at Coffee Hour immediately following the
service.
With all best wishes,
The Reverend Rona R. Harding, Rector
The Reverend Charles R. Daugherty, Rector Emeritus
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