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Head in the clouds
The Spectator
; Margot Lawrence on how modern science corroborates the truth of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven THE most important of all the Church's festivals, I was told as a child, is Ascension Day (which this year falls on Thursday 1 June). `He ascended into Heaven' as the Apostles' Creed - and the
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Choir embarks on tower climb
Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; A Christian festival will be celebrated in song from a great height this week. The Gloucester Cathedral choir will climb to the top of the tower to sing on Ascension Day (Thursday) at the end of the 7am Eucharist. After getting their breath back following the strenuous ascent, choir members will
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GADFLY
Mail on Sunday
; THURSDAY is Ascension Day, until recently a special event for the officers of Customs Excise. From 1704, the oldest department of state would hold a service on Ascension Day, most recently at the Church Of All Hallows By The Tower on the City boundary. The axe fell in 2000, with Customs citing
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Day must be a celebration
Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK)
; Sir, - Thursday, May 17, is Ascension Thursday, when throughout the whole of Christendom, following the instruction given by the Apostolic Church in Acts 1.v3, Christ's ascension into Heaven is celebrated. But, believe it or not, not this year, by Catholics in England and Wales. And not any year in
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Out of our sight, but not minds
Citizen Gloucestershire, The
; Last Thursday was Ascension Day, the day in the Church's year when we remember the final event of Jesus' earthly ministry. Forty days after Easter - which is why Ascension Day always falls on a Thursday - we recall Jesus leading his disciples out to Bethany, blessing them and telling them '"You
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Special service.(News)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
; The 40 days of Easter will end on Thursday with an Ascension Day service at 7.30pm in Huddersfield Parish Church. The Rev Catherine Ogle, Vicar of Huddersfield, said: This is one of my favourite times. Ascension Day ends Easter celebrations on a high note, as we celebrate the ascension of Jesus
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Ascension day - and all is well
Gloucestershire Echo, The
; Preparations are under way in Bisley to celebrate Ascension Day. Children from Bisley Blue Coat CofE Primary will march through the streets with flowers for their well-dressing tomorrow. The tradition was started in 1863 by the Rev Thomas Keble, Bisley's vicar for almost 50 years, to give thanks
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Some schools still close for Ascension Day.(News)
Pretoria News (South Africa)
; BYLINE: Graeme Hosken and Barry Bateman Ascension Day is not a public holiday, but some schools still choose to close. At 8.45am yesterday the school bell rang at La Montagne Primary School for change of classes, but instead of the usual hustle and bustle, silence hung over the school. A parent who
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Ascension day climb.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; MORE than 350 pupils and staff from Christ College, Brecon, have climbed to the top of South Wales's highest mountain to commemorate Ascension day. After morning lessons, the whole school set off for Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons to mark the ascension of Christ to heaven 40 days after his
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Christina Cox.(Tenpercenteries)
Daily Variety
; Christina Cox ( Blood Ties ) has signed with Abrams Artists Agency. Her credits include The Chronicles of Riddick and Ascension Day.
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