The Dome - Ascension Catholic Church

The Dome
Ascension Catholic Church
of Oak Park
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION
OF THE LORD - March 27, 2016
Mass Schedule
Monday - Friday: 8:15 AM.
Vigil Mass for Sunday:
Saturday - 5:00 PM.
Sunday:
7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM
and 5:00 PM.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 4:00 - 4:30 PM.
Rosary
Monday - Friday: 7:45 AM.
ASCENSION CHURCH
Parish Center: 808 S. East Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
Phone: 708-848-2703
Fax: 708-848-2773
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Thursday: 8 AM - 8 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 8:30 AM -1:30 PM
Bulletin Articles
[email protected]
E-Mail
Personnel can be reached by first
initial.last [email protected]
Web-sites
www.ascensionoakpark.com
www.archchicago.org
Pastor
Rev. James F. Hurlbert
848-2703
Director of Music
David Anderson
434-1535
Associate Organist
Elizabeth Coffman
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School Principal
Mary Jo Burns
386-7282
Director of Religious Education
Diane Lawrence-Moriarty 848-3099
Religious Education Assistant
Kathy Marifjeren
434-1554
Business Administrator
Tom Denten
434-1546
Financial Secretary
Mary Fitch
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Director of Institutional Advancement
Katie Moran Vanaria
434-1558
Development Associate
Marybeth Granholm
434-1541
Office Administrator
and Liturgy Coordinator
James Wojcik
434-1531
Office Assistant Sacramental Records
Deedee Ralston
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Head of Maintenance
Rey Dominguez
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Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Robert A. Cross
Weekend Assistant
Rev. Bob Hutmacher, OFM
Deacon Couple
Lendell & Tina Richardson
From the Pastor
Dear Friends,
Welcome to all who join us this weekend to celebrate the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
This Holy Week we experienced our annual encounter with the
“hinge of history.” The time before the Passion, Death and Resurrection
of Jesus was different from the time after, and the events that we have
engaged in opened up the door for a new kind of relationship with God.
The fact that so much is compressed into such a short period is
maddening for preachers, who would love to unpack in a leisurely and
methodical way the various events and themes of the week. But as it
goes, each year we are simply plunged into the intensity of it all so that
the liturgies of the week can go to work on us with little time or
opportunity for commentary.
It is Easter Sunday that draws most to church, a day when we rejoice
in the ultimate vindication: Christ’s triumph over death. This triumph,
manifested through the One who shares our nature, offers access to all
who believe to the benefits of said triumph. It is what gives us hope
when those we love have died, and allows us to approach our own death
with reverent joy and solemn expectation. Jesus’ resurrection from the
dead means that the baptized have absolutely nothing to fear, except for
sin (though we know a remedy for that is also available to us). As Saint
Paul wrote: “if Christ has not been raised then our faith is useless.” We
profess Christ’s victory over the grave every day, but on Easter this
proclamation resounds with force across the face of the earth.
It is interesting to consider how the resurrection of Jesus from the
dead seems so “second nature” to us. We are not scandalized by the
cross the way the first generation of Christians was, and we are not
particularly surprised by the resurrection. We speak of the cross and
resurrection in an almost hyphenated way. On the one hand, there is
something kind of beautiful in that. On the other, we risk losing our
sense of the radical intensity of its meaning. I pray that our celebrations
today, and throughout the coming fifty days, may fill us with a renewed
sense of awe and wonder as we encounter anew the living presence of
our Redeemer.
Mental Health Counselor
Bill Harrison - Claret Center
773-643-6259 Extension 24
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May your week reflect the encounter with Christ
we experienced at Mass today!
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Take time this week to reflect
on today’s readings:
First Reading — Acts 10:34a, 37-43;
Psalm — Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23;
Second Reading — Colossians 3:1-4 or
1 Corinthians 5:6b-8;
Gospel — John 20:1-9
Jubilee Year of Mercy
Last year on this Sunday, Pope Francis declared
this year a Jubilee Y ear of Mercy. Saint John Paul
II named the Second Sunday of Easter “Sunday of
Divine Mercy” in response to Saint Faustina
Kowalska’s Divine Mercy devotion, which offered
spiritual comfort to hearts worldwide. But Francis
challenges us to make that comfort we receive a
gift we gladly share: “We are called to show
mercy because mercy has first been shown to us.”
The clearest expression of merciful love, says
Francis, is pardoning others. “At times how hard it
seems to forgive!” he acknowledges. “And yet
pardon is the instrument placed into our fragile
hands to attain serenity of heart” (Misericordiae
Vultus, 9). The necessary condition for living
joyfully? “To let go of anger, wrath, violence, and
revenge.” May Divine Mercy Sunday in this
Jubilee Year of Mercy remind us that Jesus made
mercy our life’s ideal and a criterion for our faith’s
credibility: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will
be shown mercy” (Matthew 5:7).
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Papal quotes Copyright © 2015,
Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.
To prepare for the 2nd Sunday of Easter /
Sunday of Divine Mercy:
First Reading — Acts 5:12-16;
Psalm — Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24;
Second Reading — Revelation 1:9-11a,
12-13, 17-19;
Gospel — John 20:19-31
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11;
Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday:
Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22;
Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48
Friday:
Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27;
Jn 21:1-14
Saturday:
Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15
Please join us for
Taizé Prayer
this Friday, April 1, 2016
at 7:30 pm in Church.
Additional Prayer Opportunities
during the Easter Season
We will continue to have Eucharistic
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following
the 8:15 am Mass, for one hour, on Wednesday
mornings during the Easter Season.
In addition, the 6:00 pm Evening Mass will
continue through the Easter Season on
Wednesdays. Fr. Hurlbert will be available for
confession after Mass.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
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Ascension School still has openings in most grades for the 2016-2017 school year. Our outstanding,
Blue Ribbon School offers classes for children aged 3 by September 1 through grade 8. Our excellent
Kindergarten offers parents the flexibility of a full-day program or a half-day morning
option. Parents can take advantage of a “home away from home” by enrolling in an affordable
Extended Day Program which is open from 7AM to 6PM all school days. Ascension School has a
wonderful community spirit, a strong Catholic identity, rich tradition in the fine arts, and a strong
academic curriculum.
All of our current 8th grade students have been accepted into the high schools of their choice,
including St. Ignatius, Fenwick and Trinity. Alumni have gone on to some of the nation’s top
universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Notre Dame and Georgetown. Call 708-434-1558 to arrange a
tour, or learn more.
Religious Education
No Class March 29, March 30 or April 3
Religious Education classes will not meet on Sunday April 3, Tuesday, March 29 or Wednesday, March
30 due to District 97’s Spring Break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 5, Wednesday, April 6 and
Sunday April 10. We wish all families a very blessed Easter!
Confirmation 2016
The third meeting for the 2016 confirmation candidates will take place on Sunday,
April 10, 2016 from 10 am to 11 am or Tuesday, April 12 from 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm. Fr.
Hurlbert will lead a discussion on “Creed, What Do We Believe?”. This session is
primarily for the candidates but parents or sponsors who are interested in hearing this
message may also attend.
—Children’s Liturgy of the Word—
There will be no Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 9:00 am Mass next Sunday, April 3. We will
resume on Sunday, April 10.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
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The Parish Office
is closed on
Easter Monday, March 28th.
The office will be open on Tuesday, March 29th
at 8:00 am.
Happy Easter!
—Children’s Lenten Project—
Pay for Play:
building playgrounds
in Guatemala
We are now collecting your Lenten boxes to
help the children of Guatemala.
Please be
generous in helping these children have a better
quality of life. The goal of this project is $10,000
which will help build four playgrounds in
Guatemala. We have a terrific start in the three
events where the proceeds are entirely benefitting
this project. The Children’s Mardi Gras, the Feb.
19 Fish Fry and the March 4 Fish Fry contributed
$2,880.26 in total net proceeds from the events.
Thank you to all who attended these events to
make them so successful! Thank you for your
generosity.
We encourage you to return your Rice Bowl
contribution in the collection basket, to one of
the ushers or bring it to the parish office in the
next few weeks.
Thank you for being so
generous in this Lenten almsgiving project.
—Blood Drive—
Sunday, April 10th
"The Lord is Risen" and we are glad!
Imagine the excitement family members will
feel when their sick relative is getting better
because of some stranger's generous donation of
their life giving blood. Remember, blood cannot be
made, it can only come from healthy donors who
are willing to gift others. Will you be one of our 40
donors on April 10th?
Please call the Parish Office, 708-848-2703, or
go online to register: heartlandbc.org. Keep in
mind, we love walk-ins who come during Mass
times: 9 and 11 am. The drive ends at 12:15 p.m.
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—32nd Annual CROP WALK —
THE HUNGER WALKATHON
Sunday, May 1st
This year’s CROP WALK is on May 1.
Like other years, we are looking for Walkers and Sponsors.
Members of the Peace and Justice Committee will be at
all the Masses next Sunday to solicit walkers and sponsors.
One billion people around the world go to bed hungry each night.
When people are hungry, have no clean water, whether by climate disaster ,
warfare or no work, they need our help.
To walk in this walk gives us a chance to co-operate with our
non-catholic friends from neighboring churches.
Date: May 1; Time: Register at 1:30 and step off at 2:00pm;
Location: Congregational Church at Lake and Scoville Streets in Oak Park
For more information call Char McAnany 383-0415,
Mary Strudeman 848-4944 or Doug Wyman 848-9070.
YOUTH RALLY
High schoolers please save the date of Sunday April 17th, 2016 from 2pm-6:30pm (which includes mass
for the day) for an archdiocese wide Youth Rally at St. Catherine/St. Lucy in Oak Park (on the corner of
Austin and Washington). The topic is Hope, Love, Forgiveness, & the Joy of Faith. It will be a fun and
exciting time to meet new friends and get closer to God. More information will be forthcoming!
“Do you know a recent AmeriCorps or Peace Corp Volunteer?“
Kathleen Marian Garrigan Leadership Award
Amount: $1,000 award to individuals between the ages of 18-25 who participated in a domestic
community service project.
Description: The Kathleen Marian Garrigan Leadership award was established to commemorate the life
of Kathleen Garrigan and inspire individuals to participate in domestic service programs. Kathleen, an
alumnus of Oak Park and River Forest High School and St. Joseph College, Indiana was participating in a
year-long service project in Alaska at the time of her death in 2007.
Eligibility: Individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 with an uplifting attitude and a desire to serve
others, one's community and one's nation. Applicants are required to complete a brief application and
essay.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2016.
For more information and how to apply go to: http://www.oprfcf.org/for-students/collegescholarships.
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This Week
Easter Vigil
7:30 pm
Fr. Hurlbert
Next Week
5:00 pm
Fr. Hutmacher
7:30 am
Fr. Hurlbert
Fr. Hurlbert
9:00 am
Fr. Hutmacher
Fr. Woods
Fr. Hurlbert
Fr. Hurlbert
No Mass
Fr. Hutmacher
11:00 am
5:00 pm
"Create A Clean Heart:
Defeating the Poison of
Pornography in our Parishes and
in our Culture."
St. Luke Parish in River Forest is sponsoring
this one day conference based on a document
that the USCCB published on it in November.
The conference is a pastoral response to the
terrible affliction of pornography that poisons
families, marriages, youth, and many people in
our parishes and the world.
While this
conference will of course address the spiritual
problems of porn, but it will especially explore
the "brain science" of porn use in ways lay
people can understand so people can find
deliverance and healing from this habit or
addiction.
The conference is especially attractive to
catechists, youth ministers, teachers, pastoral
associates, counselors, pre-cana couples and
presenters, DREs, people who can also help
minister to others, etc. The conference makes
the Church the Field Hospital of hope, healing,
and new life that Pope Francis calls for in this
Year of Mercy.
The conference is on Saturday, April 2nd.
For more information:
www.CreateACleanHeart.org.
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Meetings and Events
Today
March 27
Easter Sunday
Parish Office Closed
Monday
March 28
Easter Monday
School closed until Monday, April 4th
Parish Office Closed
Tuesday
March 29
Easter Tuesday
Closed AA Meeting
LI
7:30 pm
Wednesday
March 30
Easter Wednesday
Eucharistic Adoration
Following 8:15 am Mass (one hour)
Cub Scout Den Meeting PR
5:00 pm
Mass/Confessions
CH
6:00 pm
Thursday
March 31
Easter Thursday
Thursday Morning Bible Study DR
9:00 am
Friday
April 1
Easter Friday
Taizé Prayer
CH
7:30 pm
Saturday
April 2
Easter Saturday
Work Ministry
DR
7:30 am
Minister of Care Training PR
8:30 am
Contemplative Prayer CH
8:30 am
-ASP Stock Sales-CROP Walk SponsorshipOutside Church
After 5:00 pm Mass
Sunday
April 3
2nd Sunday of Easter
ASP Stock Sales-CROP Walk SponsorshipOutside Church
After All Masses
Extending the Word
DR
10:15 am
Welcome to Ascension Church
If you are new to our church or just visiting, please stop and
introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in this
celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or
your church is not a home to you, we invite you to become part of
our parish family. If you are not Catholic, have questions about the
Catholic way of life, or would like to explore the Catholic faith,
please call the Parish Office at 708-848-2703.
Our church is open to anyone looking for a spiritual home.
Parish Registration forms are at all church entrances, at the parish
office, or you can register online at www.ascensionoakpark.com.
We are so glad you’re here and hope you will come back again
for Mass or to become a parishioner.
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Ascension Sunday Mass on the Radio
Ascension has been invited to record our weekly Sunday Mass (sometimes the 9 am, sometimes
the 11 am) for a 6 pm re-broadcast on WPNA Radio 1490AM, just prior to the Doris Davenport
Show. In order to do this we need a volunteer (or more than one) who can manage the CD recording
equipment in the sacristy, and then do some basic computer editing to create a one-hour program
that can be delivered (or emailed) to the station by 2:30 in the afternoon. This could be an adult, or
even a responsible high school or college-age student. For more information please contact Fr.
Hurlbert at the parish center.
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- REMEMBER IN PRAYER THOSE WHO
ARE SICK IN MIND, BODY OR SPIRIT Eduardo Acevedo, Silvia Balderes, Brad Barth, David
Bihler, Sarah Bowman, Linda Brown, Ann Callaghan,
Josephina Carmona, Nancy Case, Joe Cassidy, James
Cincinelli, Mary Coppin, Geri Cundari, Ann Dant,
Danny Doyle, Bill Dwyer, Mary Grennan, Meri Hale,
Veronica Hanessian, Patricia Hanley, Bill Hansen,
Sharon Hart, Helen Kelly, Jimmy Konrad, Margaret
Kostopulos, Thomas P. Kragie, Gerry & Mary Logan,
Benoit Magrin, Rosita Malmis, Josh Marchetti, Patty
Marino, Joe Massura, Infant Joshua McGrane, Mary
Ruth McGrath, Ted Medina, Nora Meewes, Kaden &
Kameron Moore, Brendan O’Connor, Carol Ojala, James
Orlando, Emilia Ortiz, Estelle Pargulski, Margaret Perez,
Nina Petrosinos, Theresa Powers, Peg Prendergast,
Colette Rehor, Philip Rice, Lisa Roche, Anne Sandow,
Elsie Smith, Steven Sobie, Mildred Stefanski, Elizabeth
Stohl, Mary Strenski, Matthew Strudeman, Mary
Thomas, Jesse & Sonia Vasquez, Bonnie Von Ebers,
Baby Brennan Walsh, Lisa Weiland, Barbara Wyman.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
SUNDAY - March 27
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE
RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
MONDAY - March 28
Monday within the Octave of Easter
8:15
Patrick Gibbons William G. Hall
TUESDAY - March 29
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
8:15
All Deceased Parishioners
WEDNESDAY - March 30
Wednesday within the Octave of Easter
8:15
6:00
Dan Flanagan
All the People of Ascension Parish
THURSDAY - March 31
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
8:15
Eileen Stapleton
FRIDAY - April 1
Friday within the Octave of Easter
8:15
Norma Hutmacher
SATURDAY - April 2
Vigil: 2nd Sunday of Easter /
Sunday of Divine Mercy
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
Please pray for all of our deceased
brothers and sisters, especially:
5:00
David Wojcik
SUNDAY - April 3
2nd Sunday of Easter /
Sunday of Divine Mercy
7:30
Alice Wallis
9:00
Marilyn Trainor
Daniel Patrick Wilkinson,
Former Parishioner
11:00
Marty Costello Johnny Lattner
Tom Gardiner Andrew Brehm
Arlene Pech, Mother of Shar lyn Pech
5:00
All the People of Ascension Parish
Frank LoPresti,
Cousin of Rosemarie Nowicki
Mike Bowersock
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Collection for
March 13, 2016
MARCH 2016
Month to Date
2015 - 2016
Fiscal Year to Date
$15,528.00
$32,681.00
$625,603.80
$2,286.00
$6,362.00
$57,480.00
Total
$17,814.00
$39,043.00
$683,083.80
Goal
$20,000.00
$40,000.00
$740,000.00
Over (Under) Goal
($2,186.00)
($957.00)
($56,916.20)
Stewardship
of Treasure
Collection at Mass
Credit Card /
Bank Drafts
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OTHER PARISH INFORMATION — Infant Baptism: Our parish
celebration of infant Baptism takes place at 12:30 p.m., on the 2nd,
3rd and 4th Sundays of the month. A preparatory session for parents is
held on the second Saturday of the month in the Parish Center at 9:30
a.m. First-time parents are required to attend. To register for a
preparatory session, or to schedule a baptism, please call the parish
office. Adult Initiation: Adults interested in information about
the Catholic faith or wanting to become Catholic should
contact the Parish Office. Weddings: Please call the Parish
Office, at least one year prior to selection of a date or reception hall,
to request wedding information. Sick Calls: If ther e is anyone at
home who cannot attend Mass or receive the sacraments because of
illness or old age, please contact the Parish Office or one of the
Ministers of Care Coordinators: Susie Cahill, 925-1512, Linda Dunne,
848-5574, or Cece Masella, 383-3785.
Registration: All newcomer s ar e welcome to the Ascension family
and are asked to pick up a census/registration envelope at the entrance
of the church or by completing the online form on the parish website.
Parishioners who marry, have a baby, or move to a new address should
also notify the Parish Office.
Audio Devices: Are available for the hearing impaired. Please see an
usher or greeter before Mass. Toddler Care: Available during 9 am &
11 am Mass in the school kindergarten room (first floor doors just to
the right of the gym entrance).
Lost & Found Box: Is under the table in the chur ch vestibule.
Experiencing Domestic Violence: Call 911 or the NDV 24-hour
Hot-line at 800-799-7233. You can also call the Parish Center at
708-848-2703 and ask to speak with: Fr. James F. Hurlbert,
Ms. Katie Vanaria or Ms. Mary Jo Burns.
Relevant Radio Chicago-Talk Radio for Catholic Life: Listen and
be Inspired! WNTD-AM 950.
Bulletin deadline: Monday 5 p.m. Please deliver articles to Parish Office or email to [email protected]