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This Week at Ascension + July 10, 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
Thomas Wikman's Requiem Mass
Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 1 p.m.
On October 10, 2023, Thomas Wikman, choirmaster of the Church of the Ascension from 1984 to 2014, died at 81. While a decade has passed since Tom’s final Sunday in Ascension’s choir loft, his influence continues to be felt – both in this parish’s historic music program and in the hearts of many musicians and parishioners.
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I am heartened to share with you that Tom's Requiem Mass will take place at Ascension on Saturday, August 31 at 1 p.m. Over the last few months, I have worked with Andrea Holliday, Tom’s beloved wife, to finalize these funeral plans. As we grieve Tom’s death and give thanks to God for Tom’s zeal and legacy, my sincere hope is that this Requiem Mass will offer us all comfort and rest.
—Fr. de la Torre
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Ascension at the Orchestra
Friday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
After a long hiatus, we are happy to announce a parish outing to the Grant Park Music Festival on Friday, July 12. The evening concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Duruflé’s Requiem. Parishioners are encouraged to bring personal lawn chairs — a few picnic blankets will be available. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Rector.
A designated lawn area will be reserved by a member of the parish to ensure we sit together. For those interested in arriving as a group, please promptly meet at Ascension at 5:30 p.m. Whether you plan to get there on your own or wish to travel in a group, please RSVP for our outing by contacting Adam Bronson at adambronson14@gmail.com or 214-738-2131
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Missing items? Check in the sacristy.
As part of an effort to tidy up the sacristy, acolytes have been organizing and labeling vestments and personal items such as shoes and clothing. Has it been a while since you last saw an item that was stored (or possibly mislaid) in the acolytes' sacristy? We'll be gathering up long-untouched items into a lost-and-found container. We plan to donate or discard unclaimed items in the fall. Please stop by to take a look if you think something you've been missing might have ended up here, and please label any items you'd like us to keep. We have markers, labels, and shoeboxes available for use.
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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. 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
Samuel R. Gibbons, Christian Olson, Julie Jones, Kathryn Rowland, Patricia & Jack Callahan, Malcolm Wood, Bram Bassford, Randy Thomas, Carolyn Wiggins, David Schrader, Marlea Edinger, Ken McPhillips, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Lee Gould, Florence Jones Clanton, MB Hwang, Juanita Malone, Richard Francis Tracz, Victor Fernandez, Claire Green, Beth Hall, Sue Lenz, Brenda Martins
Birthdays:
Noah Riggenbach, 7/7; The Rev. Paul Ahn, 7/11
Requiescat in pace:
Francesco Arena, Despina Karpouza, 6/9/2024; Charlie Geyer, Raymond E. Harkness, 7/8/1995; Arthur Ritchie, Priest, 9th Rector, 7/9/1921; David Knitter, 7/9/2018; Betty Lodine, 7/11/2006; Oliver William Porter, 7/13/1999; Edward Jacobs, 7/13/2000; Jerry Haapanen, 7/13/2017
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
July 14, 2024
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ORGAN
Office Liturgique:
Huitième dimanche après la Pentecôte
Prélude à l'Introït; Offertoire;
Élévation; Communion
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) *
Opening Hymn
440 LIEBSTER JESU
Offertory Hymn
Lord, you give the great commission
BLAENWERN (9 a.m)
GARMOND CHAPEL (11 a.m.)
Communion Hymn
321 ROCKINGHAM (9 a.m.)
312 MALABAR (11 a.m)
Closing Hymn
376 HYMN TO JOY
ORGAN
Office Liturgique:
Huitième dimanche après la Pentecôte
Pièce terminale: Cinquième Alléluia
Charles Tournemire *
*Continuing the 2022-2025 series
of the Organist’s offering the complete
L’Orgue Mystique of Tournemire
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Mass Setting
Congregational: Missa Marialis
Offertory Motet
Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Cantate Domino
Communion Motet
Giulio Bentivoglio (1864-1939) Ave Maria à2
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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The Rev. Carlos de la Torre, Rector
cdelatorre@ascensionchicago.org
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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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