Ascension Day

• 40 days after Easter Day (a Thursday)
• Bible Reading: Acts 1, 1-11
• Jesus appears to his disciples for 40 days after his death. He tells them not to leave Jerusalem and they see him ascend to heaven.
• The service is a Eucharist
• Hymn: Hail the day that sees him rise - celebrates Christ's ascension to heaven
• Anthem: God is gone up - the anthem celebrates Jesus' ascension to heaven, ascending to his throne in heaven