Bishop Brian preached at Church of the Ascension, Knoxville, for their 5:00 and 8:00 pm Christmas Eve services. You can listen or read below. Audio Recording Sermon Text Christmas Eve 2019 The Church of the Ascension, Knoxville Luke 2:1-20 The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole So, we are here. Another year has come and gone and we are here, in this sacred space, on this most sacred evening. In this space, on this night, my prayer is that you
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In June, St. Stephen’s Oak Ridge reunited with friends in the Clearfork Valley community as they began their 4th year of Reading Camp in the area. Reading Camp seeks to assist children from nearby small elementary schools. Breakfast and lunch are provided every day, as well as take-home bags. Children play games, do crafts or other activities related to a theme, and wind up the camp with a special field trip. This year’s Reading Camp theme was “The Write Stuff.”
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“Thou art there within the cloud to challenge us to love. Show to us the glory in the grey. Awake for us Thy presence in the very storm till all our joys are seen as Thee and all our trivial tasks emerge as priestly sacraments in the universal temple of Thy love.” –A portion of a prayer from the Iona Community A few Sunday evenings ago, I participated in a Celtic Eucharist at Church of the Ascension, Knoxville. The nave
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