January 25, 2015 - Ascension School

A Stewardship Parish, Sharing Our God -Given Gifts in Service
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 25, 2015
Take time this week to reflect on today’s readings:
First Reading — Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Psalm — Psalm 25:4-9
Second Reading — 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Gospel — Mark 1:14-20
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10;
Mk 3:22-30
Tuesday:
Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11;
Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20
Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25
Friday:
Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40;
Mk 4:26-34
Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41
Reflecting on God’s Word
First apprentice, then journeyman, and finally
master. That’s the way someone “travels” when
learning a trade. But before “setting out” one must
find a trustworthy master who will accept him to
study with her. Then he must commit himself to the
“journey” of learning the trade. By watching and
listening to the master, by imitating her example and
following her advice, the disciple gradually learns
her “ways.”
The Scriptures this week present a journeyman,
Jonah, and a master, Jesus. Why did people trust and
follow them? People responded to Jonah because he
was traveling the way of the Lord himself; he had
repented and set out on the journey of discipleship.
They responded to Jesus because he was a master
worthy of their trust and because he invited them to
be his disciples, to walk at his side and to study his
ways. People followed them not because of their
words, but because they knew the way.
—Virginia Stillwell
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To prepare for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
First Reading — Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm — Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
Second Reading — 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Gospel — Mark 1:21-28
From the Pastor
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 name @ascensionchurch.com
Web-sites
www.ascensionchurch.com
www.ascension-school.com
www.archdiocese-chgo.org
Pastor
Rev. Larry McNally
848-2703
Pastoral Associate
David Philippart
434-1533
Assistant Pastoral Associate
Gene Wesolowski
434-1555
Director of Institutional Development
Katie Moran Vanaria
434-1558
Director of Music
David Anderson
434-1535
Director of Youth Ministry
Julie Krakora
434-1546
School Principal
Mary Jo Burns
386-7282
Director of Religious Education
Diane Lawrence-Moriarty 848-3099
Religious Education Assistant
Kathy Marifjeren
434-1554
Development Associate
Marybeth Granholm
434-1541
Parish Office Support Staff
Office Manager:
Mary Pat Landa (M-F)
x221
Office Assistant:
Jim Wojcik (M-F)
x231
Sacramental Secretary:
Deedee Ralston (PM: M-Th)
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Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Robert A. Cross
Weekend Assistants
Rev. John Cunningham, S.J.
Rev. Ray Guiao, S.J.
Rev. Bob Hutmacher, OFM
Rev. Richard Woods, O.P.
Deacon Couples
Lendell & Tina Richardson
Roger & Betty Vandervest
Joe & Kathie Walsh
Mental Health Counselor
Bill Harrison - Claret Center
773-643-6259 Extension 24
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DEAR FAMILY OF ASCENSION,
Greetings and welcome to Catholic Schools Week! On behalf of
Mary Jo Burns, our school community and myself, please join us for
the Open House today after the 9 am Mass and continuing until 12:30
pm. Please come and pray with us on Tuesday at 9:30 am for School
Mass celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Angela Merici, Foundress of
the Ursuline Religious Order of Women who taught in our school for
decades.
As a parish with a Blue Ribbon School and almost acknowledged a
second time as one but for a few percentage points, we are certainly
blessed with what is happening here at Ascension because of a number
of things. We have a strong leadership base with Ms. Mary Jo Burns,
our noted and wonderful Principal. Thank you Mary Jo, you are the
best! I also thank our two very efficient and effective Assistant
Principals, Mrs. Pat Pesce and Mrs. Nell Agnew. We are also very
blessed to have faculty that are so dedicated and committed to our
Ascension School Program. I see your cars here early in the morning
and late into the evening, as well as on Saturdays and Sundays. I thank
you. We are also blessed with an active School Board that has certainly
advised and shared parental wisdom with Mary Jo and I for many,
many years. I thank you. Our parents have always had a vested
interest and pay good attention to our school. As I have said often,
“parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of the faith.
Thank you parents for the sacrifice you make in order to send your
children to a Catholic School, any Catholic School not just ours. MY
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING ASCENSION SCHOOL
SUCH AN EXCELLENT PARISH SCHOOL. TO OUR PARISH
CHILDREN I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART
OF YOUR YOUNG LIVES. YOU ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR
CHURCH. MAY ALL OF YOU CONTINUE TO GROW IN AGE,
GRACE AND WISDOM AS DID THE CHILD JESUS. THANKS
EVERYONE.
What is also so great here at Ascension is the blending and working
together of our wonderful School Program and our wonderful
Religious Education Program. That doesn’t always happen in parishes,
but it does here. So thank you Mary Jo Burns and Diane Moriarty for
having such a very good working relationship that assures the
successful blending of these programs.
It is great to prepare the
parents and children for the Sacraments as one unit and more
importantly to celebrate these Sacraments together as one parish
family. Thank you to all who make that happen.
We are also fortunate to have Katie Vanaria as our Director of
Institutional Advancement, as well as her assistant Marybeth
Granholm. Thank you both for your commitment and your hard work
for Ascension School, and thank you to all of our alumni and
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benefactors.
I also thank our School and Religious
Education Office Staff: Deb Morawski, Laura
Allen and Kathy Marifjeren.
TO ALL OF YOU HAPPY CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS WEEK!
Thanks to your compassion and generosity
from last year’s Lenten Operation Rice Bowl
Project in which we collected $14,000, we have
been awarded one of two Catholic Relief Services
Operation Rice Bowl Challenge Grants for the
Most Expanded Participation Parish. We will be
receiving a $2,000 check to help Ascension expand
knowledge of the CRS Operation Rice Bowl. This
indeed was a whole parish effort. How we will
spend and share the grant money will be discussed
and I will inform you on what we will do.
The Parish Information Fair was quite
interesting this past Tuesday night. Each parish
had a table. I thank Christian Golden, Walter
Healy, Elva Valdivia-Lynch and Bill Skalitzky for
being there for us and representing Ascension. I
was interviewed by three different parishes and in
return interviewed them.
I found this duo
interview process to be quite helpful and
informative. This process is going to continue a bit
longer now as more parishes have openings for
pastors. An expanded list is coming out this week
so the process will continue into the first week of
February.
I will keep you updated weekly
concerning this transition. Let us all pray to the
Holy Spirit for guidance for all who are involved in
this process.
can be reached at 434-1555. I recommend both
Gene and Bill to you if you are feeling the need to
talk.
I am still waiting for the second rebid from the
other boiler company. Unfortunately for us the bid
from the first company came in higher than their
original bid.
This project, as well as the
refurbishing of our second floor of the Parish
Center will be on the agenda at the Finance
Committee meeting on Tuesday of this week.
On behalf of our Finance Committee and
myself we thank you for your generosity week
after week. As a result of it we are on schedule to
pay off our debt next month. WE THANK YOU!
Elsewhere in our Dome is a summary of last
week’s Offertory collection. Thank you for your
generosity. Thank you for ALL that you do for
God’s people everywhere both near and far.
I pray for you every day.
If you remember a few weeks ago the Morton
Salt warehouse gave way to an avalanche of white
crystal on a good number of cars parked next door.
As it turns out, supposedly these Acura cars were
all repossessed from the owners. Talk about
pouring salt into your wounds!
Have a good week and as always it is very,
very nice to be back home with you.
GOD’S BLESSINGS!
I see where the U.S. Forest Service has decided
not to spend ten million dollars on trying to come
up with something to brand themselves with. I
would think that would be pretty simple with
saying, “you can’t see the forest for the trees”, but
we can!
A reminder to our parishioners that Bill
Harrison, from the Claret Center, is still with us as
our parish counselor using my second floor office
at the Parish Center. Bill can be contacted at (773)
643-6259 or [email protected]. Gene
Wesolowski, our Assistant Pastoral Associate, is
also available for you to come and talk with. Gene
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Be Part of the
2015 Annual Catholic Appeal
“Entrusted with
Responsibility”
Many of you may have already responded to
the Annual Catholic Appeal mailing from
Archbishop Cupich. On behalf of those served by
the ministries and services funded by the ACA, we
thank you for your gifts.
In addition to providing for ministries and
services throughout the Archdiocese, the appeal
also funds services that are of great help to
ministries here in our parish. For example,
religious education, capital grants, continuing
education for priests, recruitment, education and
formation of lay ministers and deacons, SPRED,
and the Office of Respect Life to name a few.
This year, the theme of the Appeal is Entrusted
with Responsibility. God pr ovides each of us
with many gifts. We have a responsibility not only
to recognize these gifts but also to nurture them.
When our parish reaches its goal of $68,747 in
paid pledges, 100% of the additional funds will be
returned to us for parish use. Please consider
giving to the 2015 Annual Catholic Appeal.
Lent 2015
begins this year on
Ash Wednesday,
February 18th.
Save the Dates for these
Lenten Activities
Mardi Gras and Palm Burning –
Tuesday, February 17, 6:45 pm
in the Pine Room.
Fish Fry – Fr iday, Febr uar y 27,
5:30 pm to 9 pm in the Pine Room.
Fish Fry – Fr iday, Mar ch 27,
5:30 pm to 9 pm in the Pine Room.
Proceeds from all of these events will benefit
the Children’s Lenten Project –
Change for Chimbote.
More information to follow.
Make Your Easter Plan
The heart of our year as Catholics is the threeday celebration of the passion, death, and
resurrection of Jesus. Make a New Year resolution
to participate in all three of the major liturgies of
the Easter Triduum this year: Holy Thursday,
April 2, 7:30 PM, Good Friday, April 3, 7:30 PM
and the Great Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, April
4 at 8:00 PM. Could you take Good Friday and
Holy Saturday off from work so that you can fast,
pray, relax and rest up for the evening liturgies?
These liturgies are longer than Sunday Mass. And
you may not be a night person. But making this
effort once a year is so good for the soul! And your
participation is a blessing for the rest of us. Bring
the kids! (Of course they’ll squirm, cry, and get
fidgety—that’s how they praise God.) We as a
parish are at our best when we all come together.
Are Your Palm Branches
Looking Old?
Now is the time for us to start gathering last
year’s palms that we received on Palm Sunday in
anticipation for burning on the Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday, February 17th. Beginning next
weekend, January 31st and February 1st, ther e
will be a basket next to the Baptismal Font to
collect them. We’ll even take those branches from
two years ago!
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Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service
Ascension School celebrates Catholic Schools Week. All current and
prospective families are welcome to an Open House, TODAY, SUNDAY,
JANUARY 25th, following the 9 am Mass and continuing until 12:30 pm.
All are welcome to our all-school Liturgy on Tuesday, January 27th at
9:30 am. Other activities are planned throughout the week.
Celebrate the blessings of Ascension Catholic School
with us this week!
Please Join Us: AWC Winter Bunco this Wednesday Night
Calling all women of the parish!!
Ascension Women's Cooperative's Winter Bunco is Wednesday night!
Grab a friend and join us for a night of great fun and laughs
as we enjoy snacks, drinks, and BUNCO. This is a simple yet very entertaining game.
No experience required, and prizes are awarded to winners!
Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pine Room.
Questions? Contact Jessica Nowicki at [email protected] or 708-297-5532.
Protecting God’s Children Virtus Training
Protecting God’s Children Virtus Training will be held this Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7 pm in the
Pine Room. This training is mandatory for all employees and volunteers at Ascension Parish who work with
children. If you have not already attended a Virtus session and would like to attend, please log onto
www.virtus.org and register. Keep a note of your user name and password for future continuing education
on the Virtus website. Please arrive promptly at 7 pm. Latecomers are not allowed into the session. Please
call Kathy Marifjeren at 708-434-1554 if you need help with registration or have any questions. Thank you.
Gathering for Those with a Degree in Religion
Based on replies thus far, our gathering of parishioners who have a degree in religion will meet this
Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Par ish Center dining r oom. We will pray together, share
drinks and dessert, and have a brief discussion on two points: How can the parish support your continuing
faith formation? And are there ways you would like to use your degree and talents in the parish? If you
have not already done so, please contact Gene Wesolowski with your contact information: 708-848-2703 or
[email protected]. We are looking for all Ascension parishioners who have a degree of
any level in religious studies, theology, pastoral arts, liturgical studies, or ministry.
Thanks!
Gene Wesolowski and David Philippart
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PADS help needed
for 5th Friday
P.O.L.O. Happenings
This coming Friday, January 30th is the 5th
Friday of the month. This means that we have
to recruit a special slate of volunteers for our
overnight shelter commitment at St. John's
Lutheran School in Forest Park.
The dinner shift requires many hands, but a
particular need this month will be for our 5am. to
8am. breakfast shift (Saturday, January 31st.)
Please call Kathie Walsh (708-366-0884) if you
can help. Thank you.
Religious Education
No Class
Tuesday, February 3rd
The Tuesday, February 3rd Religious Education
classes will not meet due to Catechist formation.
Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 10th.
First Eucharist and
Reconciliation Parent Meeting
Thursday, February 5 at 7 pm
All parents preparing their children for First
Eucharist and Reconciliation (4th grade) are invited
to a parent meeting where we will explore the
Sacrament of Reconciliation, an encounter with
God’s unwavering love for us. This is a night to
delve into a deeper understanding of God’s
forgiveness and our need for reconciliation. Please
plan on attending at 7 pm in the Pine Room.
Parents of Little Ones is geared for families
with children aged newborn to kindergarten. We
hope to see you at an upcoming event. Older
siblings are always welcome!
Playgroup -- Wednesday, 1/28
Head over to the Gymnastics Center
for the Family Open Gym from 1011:30am. ($6/child). Email Turie at
[email protected] for more
information.
Guys' Night Out -- Thursday,
1/29 at 7:30pm. Hang out at
O'Sullivan's Public House! (7244
Madison Street, Forest Park)
Contact Erik at [email protected]
to RSVP.
To find out more about P.O.L.O or these
upcoming events, please contact Laura Moglia
Kelley at [email protected]
Identify your talents
and grow them:
Sign up for a session of
Living Your Strengths
COMMAND: Command leads you to take
charge. Once you form an opinion, you need to
share it with others. Once your goal is set, you feel
restless until you have aligned others with you.
You are not frightened by confrontation; rather,
you know that confrontation is the first step toward
resolution. You push others to take risks. People
are drawn towards you as you take a stance and ask
them to move in a certain direction.
While we wouldn't "command" you to do, we
do invite you to learn more about Gallup's
internationally-acclaimed Living Y our Strengths
program offered -- at no cost to you -- by
Ascension. To learn how Living Y our Strengths
can help you identify the five areas of your greatest
God-given talents,
visit http://ascensionstrengths.eventbrite.com,
where you will find the dates and times of the
sessions scheduled throughout the year.
FIND IT. BUILD IT. LIVE IT!
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Ascension Youth Ministry
Contact: Julie Krakora: [email protected] or 708-434-1546
Youth Ministry is about the teens, but it is also about reaching out to parents supporting teens and
reaching out to young adults who are growing in their faith post college and finding a place to belong. At the
end of a recent meeting of young adult women – all different ages first discussing youth ministry and then
sharing life and faith – it ended with a comment. “This was like a much needed soul conversation!” As two
of us were familiar with the Jesuit CLC model, it made me wonder if there are women (adults age 25 and
parents of any age youth, ideally junior high and high school) who might want to meet once a week for a
Lenten Small Faith Community. If this calls to you, please contact me via email. Should this happen we
would probably start the week of Ash Wednesday and go through Holy Week. Share times you are free in
the evening so we can accommodate the majority of interested people and your schedules.
Open Gym night THIS Sunday January 25th for High School Teens. Waiver s will need to be signed
for anyone under 18. So if you know you want to come, please email me beforehand to get the form. They
will also be provided at the door (parent signature is required with insurance info.) Once signed, these
waivers will be good for the rest of this school year.
VOYAGE NIGHT (aka a J HYM event) for 7th and 8th Grade students
Friday January 30th there will be pizza and a movie. Time: 6:15 – 9pm. An RSVP is appreciated simply
so I can make sure we have enough food. As this is a movie night, it will also count as a Faith Booster for
those currently enrolled in the Confirmation process. 8th graders, come just to come AND because I miss
seeing your happy faces.
Dates to keep in mind:
February 18th: Lou Malnati’s Pizza Fundraiser…it’s CHEESE pizza day for Ash Wednesday!
February 21st: Kids Night Out – led by HS teens and for the younger kids of the parish. This is an ASP work
crew Fundraiser.
January 22, 2015 marked the 42nd anniversary for Roe v. Wade. Forty two
years later our country is still fighting for the rights of the most vulnerable, the
unborn. Recently Pope Francis stated that "The right to life is the first among human
rights." Our country is making progress in recognizing these rights. During the 2014 state
legislation session lawmakers introduced 335 provisions aimed at restricting access to
abortion. By the end of the year, 15 states had enacted 26 new abortion restrictions. Over
the last 22 years, the number of surgical abortion mills operating in the United States has dramatically
decreased from 2,176 (in 1991) to 551. The current Congress will vote on a bill in the coming week that
would ban abortions 20 weeks and beyond, the bill is called the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection
Act. While these are all great strides in protecting the unborn, we can not and should not forget that each
year over one million babies are lost to abortion in this country.
Our most beloved Pope has told us to, "Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of
every human life from conception to natural death." This issue should not to be coined conservative or
dismissed as archaic by the liberals. It is a human rights issue. It is an issue that scientifically can no longer
be debated, the information available to us through ultrasounds and in-utero testing was not available when
Roe v. Wade was before the courts. Factually, it is untenable to argue that the 12 week old is not a
baby. Furthermore, it is not acceptable that people continue to dismiss the pro-life movement as antiwomen; it is in defense of women. Pro-life people say this is an issue that has long term mental (and perhaps
physical) detrimental effects on the woman agreeing to abort. When we give women other options in
dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, such as adoption, keeping the baby, ultrasound, foster care, etc., we
empower women. When we promote abortion as the only true option for women faced with an unplanned
pregnancy, we marginalize them. Let's remember to continually pray for the unborn and for women faced
with an unplanned pregnancy.
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Save the Date
Ministry Fair Planning Meeting - Tuesday, February 10th from 7-9 pm in the Pine Room
Come share the love!
We know you are passionate about your ministry and we love you for it!
To help your ministry be all that it can be, we invite our ministry leaders and members to join us for
desserts as we exchange ideas and plan together a successful May Ministry Fair.
Minister of Care Services
The winter weather can make it difficult for getting to church on Sunday. If you can not get to church
and would like a Minister of Care to bring Eucharist to you in your home, please call the parish office, Susie
Cahill 925-1512, Linda Dunne 848-5574 or CeCe Masella 383-3785 to make arrangements. Also, if a loved
one is hospitalized, please contact the Pastoral Care Office in the hospital (almost all have one) and tell them
there is wish to receive Eucharist. In case of serious illness, we will be happy to pray for your loved one at
all the weekend Masses at Ascension; just call the Parish Center, 848-2703 and ask that their name be added
to the weekend petitions.
St. Martin’s Pantry
The men who run the Pantry at St. Martin are always grateful for the food and money you send them
each month. Without you, they would not be able to feed as many people as they do. Your donations of
food can be brought to the church anytime during the month and left in the baskets in the vestibule on East
Ave. Your checks made out to “St. Martin Catholic Church” and “pantry” on the memo line can be dropped
in the collection basket anytime during the month. With that money the men buy products that we do not
donate. They give their clients a large Aldi’s bag full of groceries and sometimes they have to buy food to
make up a wide selection of food for those bags.
The clients love our fresh vegetables that are donated in the growing season from the Parish’ raised
beds behind the parish center and from individual donations that add to that offering. Everything Ascension
does to help the men feed the hungry from their area of Austin is always appreciated.
THANK YOU ASCENSION.
Sources of Help
Helping Someone in Mental Crisis
Advice from the National Institute of Mental Health: "If you have a family member or friend who is suicidal, do not leave him or her
alone. Try to get the person to seek help immediately from an emergency room, physician, or mental health professional. Take
seriously any comments about suicide or wishing to die. Even if you do not believe your family member or friend will actually
attempt suicide, the person is clearly in distress and can benefit from your help in receiving mental health
treatment." www.nimh.nih.gov Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling
1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7. Resources,
including live chat: ww.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS)
721 N. LaSalle, Chicago IL 60654; 312-655-7283
A free, non-denominational program sponsored by Catholic Charities that supports individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved
one to suicide. LOSS Program for Children and Y outh Program addresses the unique needs of children and adolescents, ages three to
18, impacted by suicide of a family member or a person close to them.
Trained in Domestic Violence?
Have you successfully completed the Illinois 40-hour domestic violence training, perhaps because of your work? If so, could you
please let us know? We would value your consultation and insights about our Domestic Violence Outreach Ministry here at
Ascension.
Contact: Lori Thomas (708.829.4906) or David Philippart 708-4341533or [email protected]).
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Mass Attendance
Meetings and Events
Mass Attendance ........................................... 1317
Financial Update
Total Weekly Offering .................. $20,443.00
Weekly Need ................................... $19,275.00
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YTD Budget ................................... $558,975.00
YTD Offering ............................... $497,328.00
Deficit .......................................... ($61,647.00)
Today
Monday
Contribution Statements were mailed this week
to registered parishioners who made
contributions of $250 or more in 2014. Please
call the Parish Office if you have questions.
Wednesday
CH
PR
School
LL/CP
DR
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Thursday
PR
PR
215
DR
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7:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
January 30
Junior High Voyage Night PR
6:00 pm
Gathering of Parishioners with Degrees in Religion
DR
7:00 pm
Sunday
The Nature Suite is a new orchestral
recording
by
Fr.
Bob
Hutmacher,
ofm. Recorded in Italy last summer, there are
16 movements, all musical reflections on
various creatures or places in nature significant
in Fr. Bob’s life in the Midwest. Only $15,
available in the Parish Office. Please make
checks payable to Fr. Bob Hutmacher.
10:00 am
3:45 pm
3:45 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
January 29
School Drama Club
Virtus Training
Liturgy Committee
Bible Study
Friday
9:30 am
3:00 pm
6:45 pm
6:45 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
January 28
RCIA Returning Catholics 215
Cub Scout Webelos Meeting PR
RE Good Shepherd
CP/LL/DR/215
AWC Bunco Night
PR
Bible Study
DR
January 31
Work Ministry
Contemplative Prayer
Choristers
THE NATURE SUITE
New orchestral recording
by Fr. Bob
A N U A R Y
January 27
School Mass
School Drama Club
Religious Ed Classes
RE Good Shepherd
Finance
Closed AA Meeting
Saturday
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January 26
School Staff Development
No School for Students
School Drama Club
PR
3:00 pm
Stewardship Meeting
DR
7:30 pm
Tuesday
The above is the report for your weekly and holy
day contributions which represent approximately
40% of the overall parish operating income. The
additional 60% of operating fund income comes
through tuition, fees, fundraising and designated
giving. Ascension Parish is entirely funded by
private donations. Thank you for your kind and
generous support of all the ministries of our
community.
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CHRISTMAS TO DATE .................. $121,912.00
LOAN DEBT ...................................... $3,225.00
January 25
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
All this week
Catholic Schools Week Mass CH
9:00 am
School Open House
After 9:00 am Mass - 12:30 pm
RCIA
215
9:30 am
SPRED
LI
10:00 am
Extending the Word
DR
10:15 am
YM-ASP Teen Leader Meeting PR
3:00 pm
YM-Open Gym
Gym
6:15 pm
DR
CH
PR
February 1
RE Good Shepherd
RCIA
Religious Ed Classes
Extending the Word
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7:30 am
8:30 am
10:00 am
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LL/CP 8:45 am & 10:00 am
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9:30 am
School
10:00 am
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- REMEMBER IN PRAYER THOSE WHO
ARE SICK IN MIND, BODY OR SPIRIT Patty Ast, Silvia Balderes, Sarah Bowman, Linda
Brown, Ann Callaghan, Josephina Carmona, Joe
Cassidy, James Cincinelli, Mary Coppin, Geri Cundari,
Ann Dant, Bob Doyle, Danny Doyle, Bill Dwyer,
Jennifer Fischer, Don Hager, Meri Hale, Rebecca
Hanessian, Patricia Hanley, Bill Hansen, Sharon Hart,
Jane Hedges, Dominic Iannaccone, Evelyn Kelly, Helen
Kelly, Jimmy Konrad, Thomas P. Kragie, Scott
Krusinski, Eileen LaVoid, Gerry & Mary Logan, Benoit
Magrin, Rosita Malmis, Bobby Marino, Joe Massura,
Mary Ruth McGrath, Ted Medina, Nora Meewes, Kaden
& Kameron Moore, Len Mueller, Carol Ojala, Emilia
Ortiz, Estelle Pargulski, Nina Petrosinos, Regan Pierce,
Theresa Powers, Peg Prendergast, Lupe Ramirez,
Colette Rehor, Philip Rice, Lisa Roche, Anne Sandow,
Tom Slott, Elsie Smith, Steven Sobie, Elizabeth Stohl,
Mary Strenski, Matthew Strudeman, Sharon Sugrue,
Mary Jo Tenca, Mary Thomas, Jesse & Sonia Vasquez,
and Baby Brennan Walsh.
SUNDAY - January 25
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00
(Sat)
7:30
9:00
11:00
5:00
Rev. James McKitrick and
Deceased Members of the McKitrick Family /
Terry Allen
All Deceased Parishioners
Tom Strudeman / Marie Belmonte /
Bud & Mary Bennett
Armand Chausse / Iras Fuiton /
Davey Winston / Edward Thorne
Mary Ellen Kabat
MONDAY - January 25
7:45
Sts. Timothy & Titus, Bishops
Rosary (Monday—Friday)
8:15
Jerome Dunne
TUESDAY - January 27
Please pray for all of our deceased
brothers and sisters, especially:
8:15
9:30
St. Angela Merici, Virgin
Peggi Masella Pooler / Pauline Atkins
School Mass
WEDNESDAY - January 28
Jeanne Nosek, Mother of Richar d
Retired Air Force Colonel Anne Fitch,
Ascension School Graduate
8:15
St. Thomas Aquinas,
Priest and Doctor of the Church
Manuel Guerrero / Jose Guerrero, Jr.
THURSDAY - January 29
Ordinary Time Weekday
8:15
Ted Jage / James & Jane Foy
FRIDAY - January 30
8:15
Ordinary Time Weekday
Pauline Atkins
SATURDAY - January 31
This Week
Next Week
5:00 pm
Fr. Larry
Fr. Larry
7:30 am
Fr. Ray
Fr. Larry
9:00 am
Fr. Larry
Fr. Larry
11:00 am
Fr. Bob
Fr. Bob
5:00 pm
Fr. Bob
Fr. Bob
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A N U A R Y
5:00
Vigil: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ted Rapacz
SUNDAY - February 1
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30
All the People of Ascension Parish
9:00
Marie Belmonte / Jerome Dunne
11:00
5:00
2 5 ,
James & Vincenzo LaGaglia /
Kay Madden
Seraphino Ruffalo / Julie Stephens
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PARISH INFORMATION - Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday
4:00 - 4:30 PM. Infant Baptism: Our parish celebration of infant
Baptism takes place at 1 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 David Philippart,
ext 233. Weddings: Please make an appointment with Fr. Larry to
pick up a wedding information packet at the Parish Office at least a
year prior to selecting a date or reception hall. Sick Calls: If there 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 newcomers are welcome to the Ascension family
and are asked to pick up a census/registration envelope at the entrance
of the Church or by downloading a form from 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. Infant & Toddler Care: Available during
9 & 11 a.m. Mass in the Cry Room of the Church.
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 708-8482703 and ask to speak with: Fr. Larry McNally, Mr. David Philippart,
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]