This Week at Ascension

February 4, 2026

"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

February 8, 2026

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer on Zoom

9 a.m. Sung Mass

10:15 a.m. Confession

10:15 a.m. Holy Rosary

11 a.m. Solemn High Mass *

11 a.m. Buletin here.

12:45 P.M. Faith Formation: Glorious Companions (Library)

Iconography: Jesus Teaching

* VIA YOUTUBE or FACEBOOK LIVE 

✠ 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 Daily Offices

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer via Zoom

6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer via Zoom

Rector's Travel

Father de la Torre will be away on vacation from Tuesday, February 3 to Saturday, February 14. During this time, if a pastoral emergency arises, please contact the Wardens or Parish Office. They will immediately contact our designated priest on call for pastoral emergencies.

Vicki Dvonch, Senior Warden: 205-745-9726

Andrew Smith, Junior Warden: 214-412-9880

Br Nathanael Rahm BSG, Parish Office: 312-664-1271

Please return your dried palm fronds from last year’s Palm Sunday liturgy to the Church, where they will be burned to ash as part of our Shrove Tuesday liturgy. Baskets for the collection of palms are available in the narthex.



Ash Wednesday, February 18



8 a.m. Low Mass with Imposition of Ashes               

12 p.m. Low Mass with Imposition of Ashes

7 p.m. Solemn High Mass with Imposition of Ashes

Stations of the Cross &

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

6 p.m. on the Fridays of Lent

February 20, 27

March 6, 13, 20, 37

Epiphany Faith Formation

Glorious Companions

February 8 & 15 at 12:45 p.m.

“There is one body and one Spirit... one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” Our February formation series will introduce us to spiritual companions who have influenced our presenters' own spiritual journeys and the Church at large, renewing its Catholic faith, identity, and practice. A hearty lunch will be provided.

February 8 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dr. Michelle Harrington

Adjunct Professor of Theology at Loyola University Chicago

February 15 - Raïssa Maritain

Fr. Christopher Poore

Assisting Priest and Ph.D. Student in Theology at The University of Chicago Divinity School

2026 Flower Donations

2026 flower sign-up sheets are now available on the table in the narthex. Donations may be given in memory of departed loved ones or in thanksgiving for a birthday, anniversary, or an important milestone. The donation amount to cover the cost of flowers on the High Altar is $65 and on any one of the Shrines the amount is $35.



If you are interested in donating flowers, please fill out the sign-up sheet on the table in the back of the church and pay by check. You can also make a flower donation by Zelle or by visiting Ascension PayPal page. Once you’ve made your donation, please email the parish office your personal dedication.

Help out with Coffee Hour in February

If you're looking for a way to give back and support Ascension's robust parish life, we hope you'll consider serving as a coffee hour host. With our new online sign-up sheet, it's now easier than ever to sign-up for coffee hour: https://tinyurl.com/y66pztfz.

So, what does hosting coffee hour entail? We ask that you set-up, provide and prepare snacks, and clean up Wheeler Hall. You can provide any food items you wish and there are always pastries available in the freezer for easy thawing. Coffee and cold beverages are provided by the church. Reimbursement funds are available for coffee hour expenses, but please make sure to provide a receipt in order to complete a reimbursement request. 

If you have any questions about hosting coffee hour, please speak to Father de la Torre or Hospitality Committee members Josh or Ellie Simpson, LaVerne Saunders or Carol Noren. They will be glad to help and guide you.



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 the Parish Office.

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.



THE PARISH PRAYER LIST

William Van’tKruis, Gwen Hubbard, Shannon Ayala, Steve Schell, Dan Cox, Byron Marroquin, Andrew Reeb, Nicholas Stenson, Ernestine Sonsonia, Jose Vargas, Mary Callahan, John Berardi, Lola Soria, Lynette Ngumi, Leslie Sterk, Pamela Turner Greer, LaVerne Saunders, Marcela Simpson, Christina Kimmel, Daynen Heldt, Nate Cole, Ed Blatz, Marlea Edinger, Elizabeth McLaughlin, MB Hwang, Juanita Malone, Claire Green, Brenda Martins

Birthdays

Requiescat in pace

Michael Hammett, 2/2/2026; Alfredo Caliva, 1/31/2026; Mary K. Jones, 1/27/2026;

Kiyomi Kakiuchi, 2/4/2020; Robert Jeffrey Arnold, 2/6/2018; Renee Good, Alex Pretti,

Heber Domínguez, Luis Yañez-Cruz, Parady La, Victor Diaz, Geraldo Campos, Luis Caceres

Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them;

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.



Organ and Choral Repertoire for

February 8, 2026

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.