This Week at Ascension + April 20, 2022
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96
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April 27, 2022
Wednesday in Easter II
In-person and Live-streamed Said Mass at 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 1, 2022
The Third Sunday of Easter
Blessing of the Interim Ministry of
The Rev. Thomas Heard
May Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
with Organ and Hymns
11:00 a.m. In-person & Live-streamed
Solemn High Mass
Image: Rosary window Crown, Church of the Ascension
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In the Afternoon
3:30 p.m. Organ Recital by David White
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Musique en L'Honneur de la Sainte Vierge [1918/1920]
4 p.m. Choral Evensong and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Gloucester Service (1946)
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem (1910)
David White (b. 1959) O salutaris Hostia & Tantum ergo
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In-reach
One of the best things I’ve learned about Ascension in the past several months has been how members care for each other. Parishioners provide rides to and from church, call one another up to check in after a surgery or doctor’s appointment, share homemade treats to brighten a day. I’ve noticed that there are a handful of souls who do most of this quiet and noble work. It’s taken me months to learn about it in fact, so quietly are they tending to fellow members.
I’m reminded of a ministry that took place at my sending parish, where members had created a sort of “phone tree” that some of us may remember our mothers having pinned near the wired telephones in our homes, a list of families in the neighborhood or church to call should there be an emergency or a death or a new baby. The ministry worked just like that. “Good Samaritans,” they were and still are called. Every week, a different person or family would be “on call” should a need arise. Those needs were often in the form of a few delivered meals throughout the week, picking up groceries, or even just several phone calls to check in.
I had wondered if this sort of “in-reach” could work at Ascension. And then I discovered that, in a more impromptu way, it already is. This is important work, especially in a parish experiencing a period of transition. It’s the kind of work that has to continue on even as leadership comes and goes.
I plan to spend some more time in the coming months organizing an “in-reach” network. The pastoral listening sessions mentioned later in this newsletter offered by Fr. Petite are a part of this effort. Would you like to be a part of such a network? The commitment could be as much or as little as you want. Please send me an email or give me a call to talk about how you could contribute to Ascension’s “in-reach.”
—Mtr. Murphy-Gill
P.S. Two beloved members of our community, Burton Nelson and Robert Browning, are celebrating birthdays this week. Perhaps your “in-reach” could start by sending these nonagenarians birthday cards. Their addresses can be found in the Ascension Directory or by calling the church.
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Confirmations and Receptions |
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This spring, Bishop Chilton Knudsen will preside at four diocesan confirmation and reception services open to candidates from all congregations in the Diocese of Chicago. At least one member of Ascension will be received into the Episcopal Church on June 11 at St. James Cathedral. If you are interested in being confirmed or received or have questions about what this might look like for you in the future, please reach out to Meghan Murphy-Gill via email or by calling the church.
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Pastoral Listening Learning Opportunity |
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Fr. Bob Petite, a Supervisor in Clinical Pastoral Education, has offered to lead a 3- to 4-session training series on pastoral listening for those interested in learning or improving listening skills. This will likely take place over the summer. If this is something that interests you or you would like to hear more about it, please reach out to Mtr. Murphy-Gill or respond to this survey here.
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Read Mtr. Murphy-Gill's sermon for
The Second Sunday of Easter here.
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A few pics of the Stevenson Baroque Ensemble
April 24th Concert at Ascension
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Organ and Choral Repertoire for May 1, 2022 |
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ORGAN
Ave, maris Stella [ca. 1699]
Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
At the Entrance Procession
SALVE REGINA CÆLITUM
At the Offertory
DAILY, DAILY
At the Communion
LAND OF REST (9 a.m.)
CHADDERTON (11 a.m.)
At the Retiring Procession
LASST UNS ERFREUEN
ORGAN
Fuga sopra il Magnificat BWV 733
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Mass Ordinary
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Missa Salve Regina (1954)
Composed for the Midnight Mass at
Notre-dame de Paris
Offertory Motet
Julio Morales (b. 1987)
Salve Regina (2014) U.S. premiere
Chanted Propers of the Day
from 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: 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, Edith Cole, Lee Gould, Gertrude Isaac, Ken Kelling
Birthdays: The Rev. Gordon John Stanley BSG, 4/24; Bob Rogers, 4/26; Amber Zelazny, 4/26
Anniversaries: Arthur & Jeanne Kreymer, marriage, 4/25/1992
Requiescat in pace:
Danny Reeves, 4/26/2015; Dow John Harter, 4/29/2006, Lori Lowe, priest
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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