Visit

Where: You’ll find us here: 810 Austin Av, Albion MI 49224.

When:  See our service schedule.

First visit? You might appreciate this article: 12 Things I Wish I’d Known when visiting an Orthodox Church.

GUESTS
  • Please know that you are welcome at Holy Ascension.  We are always honored to have guests to our church.
  • On Sunday mornings in particular you may find that we are a bit crowded, but feel free to find yourself a spot.  We stand in prayer during our services except for during the sermon, so there are no pews, only seating on each wall.  Feel free to use the seats there if you need to sit.  There is also more seating in the balcony.
  • You won’t be asked to do anything you would be uncomfortable doing.  You are free  simply come and observe, but we’d love to get to know you after the service.  On Sundays we always eat lunch together afterward which is a great opportunity to get to know one another, so please join us.
  • We don’t expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial support of our parish, we do not pass a donation basket during services.
  • Our children worship with us. If you have young children, they are welcome here, too. We have many young children, and we count them a joy and a blessing, even when they fuss.  There are changing tables in our restrooms. Feel free to leave and return during services as you need to (you will not be alone!).
  • Unfortunately our old building is NOT handicap accessible, which is one of the reasons we are working on building a new temple.
  • All of our services are in English.
  • If you are an Orthodox Christian, and you have prepared yourself to receive Holy Communion according to your Spiritual Father’s direction, you are welcome to approach the chalice.  But it would be best to send Fr. Joshua a quick note if you are planning to visit and would like to commune.
  • If you’re interested in becoming an Orthodox Christian, glory to God! There is a process to becoming Orthodox; you can read about it here. The very first steps, however, are these: come to the church, attend actual services, meet flesh-and-blood Orthodox Christians, and talk with Fr Joshua. As St Andrew said to St Peter, “Come and see.” Please do not rely exclusively on reading books or websites for information about the Faith; in every case it will be inadequate. Orthodoxy is life. We don’t get it by reading about it. We get it by living it. Come and let us help you to enter into the abundant life that Christ promises us.