This Week at Ascension + April 13, 2022
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96
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Beloved People of God
We’re already waist deep, in fact, wading through a river that leads straight to the Easter Vigil, when we will kindle a new fire, light the year’s Paschal Candle, renew our baptismal vows, welcome a new member into the Body of Christ, and finally, finally, sing joyful praises with those words we’ve collectively abstained from the many weeks of Lent.
Amidst all the liturgical fanfare that captivates me heart and soul every Holy Week, there is something else that stirs a certain awe in me: people. People who show up night after night to carry a candle to illuminate the cross as it is processed through the church. People who show up to haul a table from the undercroft or stacks of chairs from St. Michael’s Hall into the narthex to prepare a most reverent altar of repose. People who proclaim holy Scripture as we tell our story of salvation. People who welcome and greet all who enter our church. People who arrange flowers and beautify our space, both inside and outside. People who craft the bulletins so that all who join us in prayer can participate fully. People who have essentially been pulled out of retirement to celebrate the Eucharist and preach regularly. People whose voices recall a heavenly host of angels. People who prepare and support a new priest in more ways than I can even begin to count. All God’s beloved people.
It is a vision of God’s holy church at work, and I am so blessed to serve among you and to walk with you this Holy Week.
—Mtr. Murphy-Gill
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April 13, 2022
Wednesday in Holy Week
Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.
In-person and Live-streamed Said Mass at 6:30 p.m.
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April 14, 2022
Maundy Thursday
Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.
In-person and Live-streamed Liturgy at 7 p.m.
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April 15, 2022
Good Friday
Stations of the Cross at Noon
Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.
In-person and Live-streamed
Good Friday Liturgy at 7 p.m.
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April 16, 2022
Holy Saturday
In-person Liturgy at the
Garden Columbarium at 10 a.m.
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April 16, 2022
The Great Vigil of Easter and
The First Mass of the Resurrection
In-person and Live-streamed Liturgy at 8 p.m.
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Sunday, April 17, 2022
The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
with Organ and Hymns
11:00 a.m. In-person &
Live-streamed
Solemn High Mass
Image: Resurrection rosary window, Church of the Ascension
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From the Search Committee |
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Hello everyone and peace be with you,
As we begin to chart a course forward during this time of transition, the Search Committee has begun the search for the next Rector. We have had our first planning meeting. In the spirit of faith and prayer, one of our first decisions is to ensure that this process be both transparent and engaging. With this in mind, we ask that you join us at the 11:00 a.m. Solemn High Mass on April 24th where we will be officially commissioned to begin our service to you.
Those of us on the committee reflect the breadth of our community, from those who have joined us recently to others who have known Ascension as home for multiple decades. We are blessed to have the guidance of Father Kevin Caruso, the diocesan representative.
As the Search Committee begins its work, we ask that YOU keep us and the Church of the Ascension in your prayers. We will begin the process with a church assessment tool (CAT) to evaluate our past experiences, our present spirit and our needs as we look to the future. There will be multiple opportunities for you to offer your input, your prayers, and your voice. Please watch for these as they arise. Following the will of the Holy Spirit, we look to make this endeavor a joyful and positive path for our parish body.
—Ascension Search Committee
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UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE
Many of us are feeling helpless as to how to respond to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. One way to help Ukrainian families is by giving financially to Episcopal Relief and Development. Your donation will help provide cash, blankets, hygiene supplies and other needed assistance to families fleeing from violence in Ukraine.
And finally, pray. Pray hard for peace in Ukraine. For peace in all places of conflict and violence. And for peace in our own hearts.
Almighty God, kindle, we beseech thee, in every heart the true love of peace,
and guide with thy wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth,
that in tranquillity thy dominion may increase till the earth is filled with the knowledge of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Collect for Peace, Book of Common Prayer p 207
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STEVENSON BAROQUE ENSEMBLE AT ASCENSION |
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The Stevenson Baroque Ensemble led by Enrique Vilaseco and Morgan Little, will be performing works by Bach, Telemann, and Vivaldi on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at
4 p.m. at Church of the Ascension.
All of the performers are high school students at Adlai E. Stevenson High and play on period instruments tuned at A = 415. The ensemble is currently the only high school ensemble east of California that performs on period instruments at the secondary school level. The ensemble is humbly asking for your support in their fundraising efforts for their future trip to Spain in the summer of 2023. This tour will take these young performers on a musical and spiritual pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
Please join us or support us with your kind donations to help these young students make their way to this once in a lifetime experience!
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Organ and Choral Repertoire for April 17, 2022 |
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ORGAN & BRASS
Anon. 17th century
Sonata from Die Bänkelsängerlieder
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Hornpipe (arr. Sue Mitchell-Wallace
and John H. Head)
ORGAN
Sarabande for the Morning of Easter [1940]
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
At the Procession
EASTER HYMN
Easter Sequence
VICTIMAE PASCHALI LAUDES
At the Offertory
ST. KEVIN/GAUDEAMUS PARITER
At the Communion
ROSEDALE
ST. ALBINUS
At the Retiring Procession
ELLACOMBE
ORGAN & BRASS
Grand Cheour Dialogué [1881]
Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)
arr. Robert Wallace
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Mass Ordinary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
Missa brevis in C major
“Orgelsolo”, K. 259
Introit
William Byrd
(c. 1540-1623)
Resurrexi
Offertory Motet
William Byrd
Haec dies
Chanted Propers of the Day
from Graduale Romanum
BRASS QUINTET,
featuring David Cooper,
Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony
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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: The Rev. Canon Paula Clark, August 'Augie' Alonzo, Jim Berger,
Taffy Wehe, Beth Hall, Sue Lenz, Ben, David D. Jones, Gina, Tom Baer, Edward Minieka,
Brenda Martins, Bp. Daniel Martins, Claire Green, Marion Cantore, Georgia Schell,
Edith Cole, Lee Gould, Gertrude Isaac
Requiescat in pace:
Alice Lord Wheeler, 4/10/1896; Maria Devens, 4/10/2013; Charles ‘Charley’ Morgan Taylor, 4/10/2021; David Squire Belding, Priest, 4/11/2014; George Whitman, 4/15/1993
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. 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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