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This Week at Ascension + July 3, 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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July 4 Independence Day
Parish Offices closed
8 a.m. Low Mass not affected by this closure
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From the Rector
This Sunday’s Gospel passage concludes with our Lord going about among the local villages to teach and preach. However, he doesn’t go on this journey in response to an appeal or to follow a great address, but in response to his utter rejection in his hometown of Nazareth and his inability to do any deed of great power. In this story, it's failure that motivates our Lord.
Failure is part and parcel of what it means to be human. It is interwoven to our human story and threads our individual and collective lives. Yet, as people of faith, as followers of a risen and conquering Lord, what defines us is not our failures (or accomplishments), but what we do with our failures (and accomplishments). Our productivity is not gauged by how high we climb, but by how often we fall and get up – by how often we embrace the cycle of dying and rising. Our Lord’s death and resurrection not only offers us a powerful image for this practice, but it’s its very source.
As we journey through the warm summer days of Ordinary Time, I invite you to take inventory of your lives. To see what in your life needs pruning, burying, and resurrection. Because when we stop and let go we create space for God to breathe new life and new possibilities. Then, like our Lord, we can get up and move on to all that God has in store for us.
—Fr. de la Torre
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Food Pantry is Saturday, July 6
We will again gather to assemble bags of shelf-stable groceries and personal items for our neighbors in need. We begin filling bags in St. Michael Hall at 9 a.m. and start distributing them at 11 a.m. We need the most help between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., 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, following in the wake of the Cross, and enjoy some fellowship as well.
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Curate's Farewell Purse
As we bid farewell to Mother Murphy-Gill, the Rector and Wardens invite you to make a donation to the Curate's Farewell Purse in thanksgiving for Mother's ministry at Ascension. Donations may be made by cash, check, or Zelle (online) — contact the Treasurer, Susan Schlough, at Finance@AscensionChicago.org for the parish's Zelle information. Please make sure to write on your check, envelope, or online donation, "Curate's Purse" in order to properly designate your gift. Donations must be received no later than Sunday, June 14. Thank you for your generosity!
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Ascension Parishioners March with Pride
at Chicago's 53rd Annual Pride Parade
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Walking in the sun and breeze, I saw families of all kinds—young and old, straight, gay, a spectrum of cultural backgrounds, parents with children, and groups of friends uplifted in the shared joy of celebrating our diverse tapestry. Enthusiastic cheers were like waves of love poured over us throughout the parade. I felt joy in offering an affirming wave or high-five to complete strangers. And it struck me that we never know whose life we might impact in a positive way with the momentary embrace hidden in a smile.
—James Baran
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James & Ellie from Church of the Ascension and Brock from Church of the Atonement walked representing the Diocese of Chicago | |
Marching in the Pride Parade on behalf of Ascension and the Diocese of Chicago was profoundly moving. The sight of so many LGBTQ+ affirming churches united in support is both beautiful and unforgettable. The joyous faces in the crowd, cheering us along the entire parade route, lifted my heart and feet for the journey. As we marched, we distributed pride flags and stickers. I vividly recall one young lady who started crying when I handed her a pride flag and said, “Happy Pride.” This poignant moment embodies the beauty of churches marching in Pride — a step toward healing the wounds inflicted on many wonderful queer individuals by religious communities.
—Ellie Simpson
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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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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
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:
Gary MacDougal, 7/3; Albie Gill, 7/3; Jahari Sean Moore, 7/4; William Ford, 7/5;
Judi Di Zhao, 7/6
Requiescat in pace:
Francesco Arena; Despina Karpouza, 6/9/2024; Charlie Geyer, 6/11/2024; Robert M. Susman, 6/30/2018; Mary Frances Green, 7/1; Raymond Mulcare, 7/1; Elizabeth Josephine Smith, 7/1; Bernard Markwell, 7/2; Doris Mae Horne, 7/6/1980
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 7, 2024
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ORGAN
Variations on God Save the King WoO 78
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Opening Hymn
686 NETTLETON
At the Offertory
636 FOUNDATION
At the Communion
439 WONDROUS LOVE (9 a.m.)
DENNYSVILLE NEW (11 a.m.)
Closing Hymn
671 NEW BRITAIN
ORGAN
Variations on America [1891]
Charles E. Ives (1874-1954)
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Mass Setting
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Jägermesse
Offertory Motet
David White (b. 1959)
Jubilate Deo (1988)
Psalm 100
Communion Motet
David Hurd (b. 1950)
Creating God (1986)
Text: Jeffery Rowthorn (b. 1934)
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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