We have given in the past and we are giving again. Ridding our church of its mortgage is paramount to its physical survival and passes along to the generations to come the security that, they too, have a spiritual and communal home in which to gather. August 15 is a big day for the Greek Orthodox Church and for the people of Greece, who celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin or Assumption of Mary. This is why our family has given not only our time and talents, but also financially to Ascension Cathedral. At the peak of their summer vacation period, Greeks celebrate the Virgin Mary and the country is transformed into one big church festival. An unwritten sense of knowing who we are and what we share as Orthodox Christians flows through Ascension Cathedral bringing us together under the dome of the cathedral and the world outside. It is also the anchor to the community with which our lives are so much richer. Paul puts it in our Second Reading: God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion. Sunny was attending the local Greek Orthodox Church and in addition to. It is the place where we married, our son was baptized, and is ultimately the place of our final blessing before we are received back into our Lord. First, the Ascension of our Lord tells us about Christ’s power. John Cox will be the new rector of Holy Ascension. The ties that our family has to Ascension Cathedral run deep and strong. It transforms you as you are passing by because for that moment no matter what you are thinking, the plans you are making, or the list in your head of the things you need to accomplish to make the day complete, you bring together the fingers of your right hand to cross yourself in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It’s there when you drive by on errands or walk by as you stroll the neighborhood. When you live in close proximity of Ascension Cathedral, our spiritual home, it becomes part of the fabric of not only your life as a whole but also your daily life.
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