This Week at Ascension + April 6, 2022
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." - Psalm 96
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April 6, 2022
Wednesday in the
Fifth Week of Lent
Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.
In-person and Live-streamed Said Mass at 6:30 p.m.
Image: Jesus Christ, detail from Deesis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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Sunday, April 10, 2022
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
9:00 a.m. In-person Sung Mass
with Organ and Hymns
11:00 a.m. In-person &
Live-streamed
Solemn High Mass
Image: Jesus enters Jerusalem and the crowds welcome him,
fresco in the Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi, Pietro Lorenzetti, 1320
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GUEST PREACHER
On April 10th we will welcome The Rev. Stacy Alan as our guest preacher for both the 9a.m. and 11a.m. Masses. Mtr. Alan is the Chaplain at Brent House, the Episcopal Center at the University of Chicago.
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Do you realize that it has been three full years since we were able to observe Holy Week and Easter without any substantial modifications or restrictions? I am looking forward to returning to some long standing routines and practices, and to a steadier, more predictable flow through the Triduum.
Are there specific moments or experiences you have missed? Have you been aching for a specific choral work or hymn sung (live!) in its liturgical context? I’d love to hear about it. What I missed most during the pandemic was seeing you in the pews. As recently as Christmas, we were suffering through the Omicron wave, and many of you stayed away. But now that we are mostly back to the traditional look, feel, and sound of our worship, I hope you will join us as often as possible.
—Benjamin Rivera
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
April 10 - Palm Sunday
9 a.m. Sung Mass
11 a.m. Palm Procession & Solemn High Mass
April 13 - Wednesday of Holy Week
6:30 p.m. Low Mass
April 14 - Maundy Thursday
7 p.m. Solemn High Mass and Foot-washing
Watch at the Altar of Repose
11 p.m. Compline
April 15 - Good Friday
12 p.m. Stations of the Cross (no organ accompaniment)
7 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday
April 16 - Holy Saturday
10 a.m. Liturgy of Holy Saturday
(in the Our Lady of Victory Garden)
8 p.m. Easter Vigil and the first Mass of Easter
April 17 - Easter Sunday
9 a.m. Sung Mass
11 a.m. Solemn High Mass
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Important Update on Covid Safety Guidelines |
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Beginning Sunday, April 3, both masks and registration became optional for all liturgies. This decision was made by Ascension’s leadership team that meets weekly. The Celebrant will continue to mask when distributing communion.
If you are unvaccinated, we strongly recommend that you wear a mask for your own safety as well as make an appointment to get vaccinated.
If you are experiencing any symptoms associated with Covid, even if you have tested negative, please wear a mask until you no longer have symptoms.
The leadership team will continue to keep up with the guidelines issued by the CDC and will return to mandating masks should the need arise.
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Help with Holy Week Liturgies
Sunday, April 10
10:20 a.m. Palm Sunday Acolyte and Clergy Rehearsal
Setup for Maundy Thursday following the mass. Lunch will be provided.
Thursday, April 14
6 p.m. Maundy Thursday Acolyte and Clergy Rehearsal
(Please sign up here to help with altar stripping if you’re not planning to serve as an acolyte.)
Friday, April 15
5:30 p.m. Good Friday Acolyte and Clergy Rehearsal
Saturday, April 16
1 p.m. Lunch provided for set up volunteers
2 p.m. Set up for Easter Vigil
6 p.m. Easter Vigil Acolyte and Clergy Rehearsal
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Confessions
Mtr. Murphy-Gill will be available to hear confessions this Sunday between 10:15 and 10:45 am. She is also available by appointment.
If you have never made a confession before, don’t worry! The sacrament of Reconciliation is not about getting it “right” but about experiencing the presence of God in a very concrete and real way. Your simply showing up contributes to a holy moment.
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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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Organ and Choral Repertoire for April 10, 2022 |
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ORGAN
O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß
BWV 622
Fantasia: Valet will ich dir geben
BWV 735
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
At the First Procession. (Palms)
VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
At the Second Procession
(Entry into 'Jerusalem')
THE KING'S MAJESTY
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke
At the Offertory
HERZLIEBSTER JESU
At the Communion
HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN
At the Retiring Procession
CROSS OF JESUS
ORGAN
Symphonie-Passion, op. 23
III. Crucifixion
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
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Mass Ordinary
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
(c. 1525-1594)
Missa Lauda Sion
Antiphon
Orlando Gibbons
(1583-1625)
Hosanna to the Son of David à6
Antiphon
Tomás Luis de Victoria
(c. 1548-1611)
Pueri Hebraeorum
Offertory Motet
Giovanni Battista Casali
(1715–1792)
Improperium exspectavit
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, Georgia Schell,
Edith Cole, Lee Gould, Gertrude Isaac
Birthdays:
Victor Lofgreen, 4/4; John Smolinski, 4/8
Requiescat in pace:
Charles Clifton Eden, Priest, 4/8/2009; Thomas Kelly Rogers, 4/9/1983;
Mary Lillian Grimm, 4/9/2008
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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