This Week at Ascension + August 3, 2022
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96
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The Treasurer will be out of town from August 10th through August 20th. No checks will be written during that time. If you have a reimbursement request, please submit it by 5PM on Monday, August 8th, so it can be processed before the Treasurer leaves.
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Tonight, August 3
Wednesday in Proper 13
In-person and Live-streamed Said Mass at 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, August 7
The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Transf.)
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
with Organ and Hymns
11:00 a.m. In-person & Live-streamed
Solemn High Mass
Image: The Transfiguration, (1518-1520) Raphael, Oil on wood, Vatican Collection
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Sabbath Rest
In The Sabbath, Rabbi Abraham Joseph Heschel writes that God didn’t create the seventh day and then rest but created it for rest. The day is holy, and indeed the world depends on the holiness of this day–and our willingness to keep it holy by tending to ourselves.
I’ve been with you all for more than a year now, and as I approach my one year anniversary of my priestly ordination, I have realized I need a little time for rest as we head into a busy fall. I’m grateful for the time we have spent together over the past year or so working hard through many transitions, and so I’m grateful for this opportunity to tend to the restoration of myself.
I look forward to being with you again in September.
—Mtr. Murphy-Gill
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Fall Programs at Ascension
While the parish has been experiencing its typical summer down time, I’ve been busy planning for our fall together. As I begin to embark on my second year with you all (hard to believe!), I’ve been focusing on providing monthly opportunities for spiritual formation and for Christian education each month during our program year as well as chances for fellowship and fun. I’m delighted to share with you all what we have planned for September:
September
Church music of the Elizabethan Era to the Commonwealth with David Schrader
Tuesdays, Sept 6, 13, and 20
On Zoom at 7 p.m.
David Schrader will lead us in a conversation about the history of the music held dearly by our tradition.
Bible Study
Fridays beginning Sept 9
On Zoom at 10 a.m.
In September we will study the Book of Revelation in collaboration with a group from St. Chrysostom’s.
Life of the Beloved Half-Day Retreat
Saturday, September 24
8 am to noon
Inspired by Henri Nouwen’s important text, we’ll reflect on how we are each God’s beloved and how to live with this knowledge.
In October, we’ll do pet blessings in honor of St. Francis on Saturday, October 9 and provide hospitality and blessings to runners and spectators of the Chicago Marathon the next morning. We have also been invited by Church of the Atonement to participate in a half-day retreat on Anglo Catholicism currently planned for Saturday, October 15. In November, we’ll spend a few weeks talking about death, and specifically our own and how to prepare ourselves and our loved ones for it both spiritually and practically.
More details will follow on all of the above events and opportunities as we move into fall. I look forward to continuing to grow in faith with you.
—Mtr. Murphy-Gill
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Ascension Heritage Conversations
The interim and transition work in a parish begins with an exploration of the history and heritage of the institution. We are the culmination of our beginning and the development of the culture that has brought us from that first Sunday of 1857 to who and where we are today. Our beginning was rocky, and beset with difficulties as well as triumphs. Through the years, the events in the life of Ascension have formed us, and at the same time, burdened us with recollections of the difficult times.
Beginning in September, we’ll combine the 9 o’clock coffee hour with a time to talk through what’s happened in the past and think about how it shapes us today. In Saint Michael Hall, with folks from the 11 o’clock, I invite you to come, learn, and share in exploring our history. We’ll start on 4 September with an introduction and overview. We’ll take the 11th off, as I will be out-of-town, and resume on the 18th and 25th. I hope our time together will be a spark for more conversations as we think about who we, as the people of Ascension, are called to be and do for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
—Fr. Heard
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Ordination of the 13th Bishop of Chicago
At long last, a date has been set for the ordination of Paula Clark as Bishop of Chicago. The service will be Saturday, 17 September at the Westin Chicago Lombard hotel in Lombard, IL. Only 2000 will be able to attend the liturgy, so the diocese has allocated 8 tickets per parish or mission. It is up to Ascension to distribute them. We must turn in the names of the attendees from Ascension on Monday, 15 August.
If you are interested in attending, there will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex after services on 7 and 14 August for you to indicate your interest. If there are more interested than can attend, we’ll draw names.
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Requiescat in pace Theodore (Ted) Dudley Saunders, Jr.
On Saturday, August 6th, there will be visitation in the narthex of Church of the Ascension at 10 a.m. followed by a Requiem Mass at 11 a.m. A brief reception will follow. The Requiem Mass will be live-streamed. Ted's interment will be on Saturday, September 3 at Holy Sepulcher Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum, Alsip, IL.
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Requiescat in pace Michael Paul Clark, Sr.
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10 a.m. A brief reception will follow.
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Acolyte Retreat
All who serve as acolytes in our parish are invited and encouraged to gather after worship on Sunday, August 7 at 1:00 PM for an acolyte retreat and workshop. Lunch will be served! We hope this will be an opportunity to recognize your service, clarify liturgical questions or notes, and enjoy a bit of fellowship together. We'll also have a chance to talk with Fr. Heard, find out how we can best assist him, and discuss ideas that may make it easier for us all to serve together. Please mark your calendars and RSVP by clicking here to reserve a meal and share your questions with us ahead of time.
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Food Pantry Moved to August 13
We will again gather to assemble bags of shelf-stable groceries and personal items for our neighbors in need, but we will meet on the second Saturday of the month in August rather than the first. Please note this change. We begin filling bags in St. Michael Hall at 9:30 am and start distributing them at 11 a.m. We need the most help between 9:30 and 11 am, but welcome your help for however long you are able to stay.
Come be the hands, heart, and feet of Christ in our own neighborhood and enjoy some fellowship as well.
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From the Rector Search Committee |
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Progress
The Search Committee is in the process of developing the Parish Profile. The Parish Profile will be placed on the Ascension website as soon as it is finalized. More information will be forthcoming. Stay tuned.
Cynthia Perrizo and David Schrader
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Do you have a need for special prayer in your life? Whether your prayer needs are because you have an upcoming surgery, an ill family member, or you’re just feeling particularly lonely lately, Fr. Heard and Mtr. Murphy-Gill would like to know.
We’ve created a way for letting us know about your requests for prayers in a way we hope makes it easy for you to reach out, though you can always call the church or reach out to one of the priests personally.
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Organ and Choral Repertoire for August 7, 2022
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ORGAN
Toccata and Adagio BWV 564a
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
At the Entrance Procession
137 WAREHAM
At the Offertory
427 LAUDES DOMINI
At the Communion
133 ELMHURST
At the Retiring Procession
542 ST. JOAN
ORGAN
Fugue à4 BWV 564a
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Mass Setting
White/Powell Congregational
Offertory Motet
Peter Philips (c. 1560-1628)
Hodie in monte à8
Communion Motet
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
O nata lux à5
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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Meeting ID:
792 031 7452
Password: 1133
Join-by-Phone Option: (312) 626-6799
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Weekly Ascension Schedule
For connections:
SUNDAYS
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
11:00 a.m. In-person and Live-Streamed Solemn High Mass
MONDAY-FRIDAY
WEDNESDAYS
6:30 p.m. Said Mass
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For our prayers: Winslow, Pablo Illás, Victor Fernandez, LaVerne Saunders,
Beth Hall, Sue Lenz, Brenda Martins, Lee Gould, Gertrude Isaac, Marty Stenson, Anthony Couchman, Priest, Paula Clark, Bishop-elect
Birthdays: Jeanne Kreymer, 8/2; Ronald Augustine Fox BSG, 8/5;
Kenneth Francisco Greene, 8/5; Kasandra Soucie (Cassie) Zelazny, 8/6/2019
Requiescat in pace: Theodore (Ted) Dudley Saunders, Jr., 7/24/2022;
Michael Paul Clark, Sr., 7/20/2022; Ellie DeCrescentis; Michael Berkshire, 7/31/1997; Mary Lou Devens, 8/5/2020
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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The Rev. Thomas Heard, Interim Rector
The Rev. Meghan Murphy-Gill, Curate
Susan Schlough, Treasurer
Br. Nathanael Deward Rahm BSG, Parish Office
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Vestry of Church of the Ascension
Ian Barillas-McEntee, Jim Lo Bello, Ken Cozette, Marlea Edinger, Sean Hansen, George Pineda, Joshua Simpson, Sam Sommers, Enrique Vilaseco, Vestry
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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