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This Week at Ascension + June 5, 2024
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96
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Weekday Mass Schedule
12 p.m. on Monday & Friday
8 a.m. on Tuesday & Thursday
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday
View the Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Live-stream Mass here
VIA YOUTUBE or FACEBOOK LIVE
Weekday Offices
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer via Zoom
6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer via Zoom
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From the Rector
“Families are complicated.” I can’t think of a more universally true statement. No matter the background, location, or age, every family system is complex. And whether it’s acknowledged or not, in every family system there are issues and struggles rooted in past behaviors and decisions. Including actions which transcend a household: decisions made by our forebears.
On Sunday, we’ll hear from our rich and complex family story: the fall of Adam and Eve. Much good and poor, and at times harmful, theology has been extracted from this foundational story. Nevertheless, it points out some basic human truths. Yes, it showcases human disobedience, but also our desire for more – beyond what God has provided for us. The quest for more – more knowledge, more influence, more wealth – is in itself not a bad thing. The problem is that we so often lose sight of their true purpose: to enrich and support the whole human family of God.
In response to our ancestor's actions, and through his grace, mercy, and love, God has gives us our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who disrupts the chaos of our ancient family system and uproots who belongs to who and what our true purpose is – Jesus said to the crowds, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” We belong to each other. We belong to God. Our true purpose is to do the will of God, that which restores and unites the whole human family of God.
—Fr. de la Torre
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Blessing of New Solemn Mass Vestments
Sunday, June 9 at 11a.m.
Thanks to a financial gift given for the commissioning of a new Solemn Mass vestment set, we will be blessing our new vestments at the 11a.m. Solemn High Mass. Our new bespoke set was designed and manufactured by Watts & Co, London. “You shall make holy garments for Aaron, for glory and for beauty!” (Exodus 28:2)
(Picture: The hood on our new green cope)
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1125 Open House Tours
Sunday, June 9 and 16
Following the Solemn High Mass on Sunday, June 9 and 16, we will be offering tours of 1125, the former Saint Anne's Convent. During coffee hour we will gather in the Our Lady of Victory garden and then head on a group tour. In order to accommodate parishioners, please RSVP using this link: http://bit.ly/3R4Vtwt
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Fr Larrabee, S. Anthony of Padua,
and Fr Lawler
Thursday, June 13 at 8:00am
Thursday, June 13 offers a significant liturgical and personal confluence at the Church of the Ascension. All in one day we will remember the Baptismal anniversary and year's mind of our 10th Rector, Fr Larrabee; the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, under whose patronage Ascension's food pantry operates; and the 80th birthday of our beloved priest associate, Fr Lawler.
Please join us as we celebrate this wonderful convergence at our weekly Thursday 8:00 a.m. Mass, followed by a festive breakfast in Wheeler Hall.
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Chrys' Closet: Children’s Summer Day
Saturday, June 15 from 10 - 11:30 a.m.
In preparation for summer, our partners at Chrys' Closet will be offering a children's activity day in the Our Lady of Victory garden. Families will receive summer care packages and a copy of a new bilingual book, The Place Where I Belong, written by a Chrys' Closet volunteer. We are looking for two to four volunteers from Ascension to help welcome families, assist with the distribution of snacks and care packages, and children's activities. If you wish to volunteer, please speak with Fr de la Torre.
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Consider being a Coffee Hour host
There are spots available for hosting Coffee Hour after either Sunday Mass! Look for the SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER sign-up sheets in Wheeler Hall.
If you are leary of what hosting a Coffee Hour might entail, speak to Hospitality Committee members Josh or Ellie Simpson, David Reeves, LaVerne Saunders or Carol Noren. They will be glad to help.
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The Prayers of the People
As part of our Sunday offering of the Mass, we bring to God our petitions and thanksgivings. As a community, we do this by bidding the parish’s intentions in the Prayers of the People. If you wish to have someone added to the Prayers of the People, please email Father de la Torre or Mother Murphy-Gill. You can also fill out the prayer request form in the link below. Names will remain on the prayer list for three weeks, unless otherwise requested.
Lord, hear the prayers of thy people; and what we have asked faithfully, grant that we may obtain effectually, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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For our prayers
Patricia & Jack Callahan, Malcolm Wood, Meg Brennand, Steve Legaut, Josh Sherrill, Becky Potter Welsh, Bram Bassford, David Winter, Randy Thomas, Ruby Woods, Carolyn Wiggins, David Schrader, Marlea Edinger, Terrence Kumro, John Barry, Jeanne Fitzsimmons, Mary Sliwinski, Ken McPhillips, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Lee Gould, Florence Jones Clanton, Suzanne Dines, MB Hwang, Juanita Malone, David S. Jones, Richard Francis Tracz, Victor Fernandez, Claire Green, Beth Hall, Sue Lenz, Brenda Martins
Birthdays:
James (Jim) T. Wilson, 6/2; Pedro Illas, 6/4
Anniversaries:
The Rev. Shane Patrick Gormley, Ordination to the Diaconate, 6/2/2012;
The Rev. Carol Noren UMC Diaconal Ordination, 6/4/1974;
The Rev. Meghan Murphy-Gill & Andrew Gill, Marriage, 6/3/2006
Requiescat in pace:
William Brewster Stoskopf, Priest, 11th Rector, 6/2/1951,
Donald C. Rubino, 6/4/1992;
Edgar F. Wells, Priest, 6/7/2020
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them;
May their souls and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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Organ and Choral Repertoire for
June 9, 2024
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ORGAN
Pièces en style libre, op. 31
I. Préambule II. Canon III. Arabesque
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Hymns
47 GOTT SEI DANK; 621 RHUDDLAN;
341 OMNI DIE; 542 ST. JOAN
ORGAN
Cortège à Augustin Barié
Louis Vierne
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Mass Setting
Congregational: Robert Powell
Introit
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)
Si iniquitates observaveris
Offertory Motet
Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) Cantabo Domino
Communion Motet
Jean Mouton (c. 1459-1522)
Ave Maria
Chanted Mass Propers
from the Graduale Romanum
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Between Masses, please don’t forget that The Choir of the Ascension has recorded upwards of 60 tracks that you can listen to anywhere you have an internet connection. They can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/choir-of-the-ascension
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Ascension Connections
(with your click and God's help)
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Weekly Ascension Schedule
For connections:
via Zoom (click here)
SUNDAYS
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer via Zoom
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
11:00 a.m. In-person and Live-Streamed Solemn Mass
VIA YOUTUBE or FACEBOOK LIVE
MONDAY-FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer via Zoom
6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer via Zoom
Weekday Mass Schedule
12 p.m. on Monday & Friday
8 a.m. on Tuesday & Thursday
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday
View the Wednesday Mass here
VIA YOUTUBE or FACEBOOK LIVE
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Wardens
David Reeves, Sr. Warden
David Reeves, Sr. Warden
David A. Robertson, Jr. Warden
David A. Robertson Jr. Warden
Vestry
Ian Barillas-McEntee, Jay Peterson, Joshua Simpson
Ken Cozette, Elizabeth Simpson, Samuel Sommers (Clerk)
Vicki Dvonch, Nancy Pardee, DiAnne Walsh
Susan Schlough, Treasurer
Finance@ascensionchicago.org
Br. Nathanael Deward Rahm BSG, Parish Office
Office@ascensionchicago.org
Approved minutes of Vestry meetings are always available online to parishioners who request the link. If you would like Internet access to these Vestry Minutes, please email the Parish Office and request the link. Once you access the web page, you can read all recent Vestry meeting minutes.
The link remains live indefinitely. Any parishioner who has the link will not need to request a new link from month to month.
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