This Week at Ascension + March 6, 2024

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

Wednesday, March 6

Lenten Feria

Evening Prayer on ZOOM at 6 p.m.

In-person and Live-streamed

Said Mass at 6:30 p.m.



VIA YOUTUBE or FACEBOOK LIVE

Daylight Saving Time begins at

2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10th.

Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed on Saturday night. You wouldn't want to be late on Laetare Sunday ... or miss the Simnel cake. (see below)

The Fourth Sunday in Lent: Laetare

March 10, 2024

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer via Zoom

9 a.m. Sung Mass

11 a.m. Solemn Mass,

In-person & Live-streamed

followed immediately by the Rosary

The 11 a.m. Bulletin may be found here.

Click to join us VIA YOUTUBE

or VIA FACEBOOK LIVE

Image: The Miracle of the Five Loaves and Two Fish, Lucas Cranach,

National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

Stations of the Cross

& Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

on the Fridays of Lent at 6 p.m. 

March 8, 15 & 22

Following Stations & Benediction, a vegetarian soup and bread supper will be offered in Wheeler Hall

New Weekday Mass Schedule

Be present, be present, O Jesus, our great High Priest,

as you were present with your disciples,

and be known to us in the breaking of bread.

On Monday, February 19, we instituted a new weekday Mass schedule. We hope you will make our new weekday Mass schedule part of your Lenten journey. 

12 p.m. on Monday & Friday

8 a.m. on Tuesday & Thursday

6:30 p.m. on Wednesday

From the Junior Warden

1125 N. LaSalle Update – A continued call for response

Last summer and again in the early fall, the Wardens sent out a call to everyone in the parish to share their ideas about the future of the former St. Anne’s Convent. This call was repeated by the 1125 Sub-Committee at our January 28^th Annual Meeting presentation. The ideas expressed to the wardens, at the parish meeting, and ideas that have since been emailed to us are helping form a fuller and more inclusive plan for the future of the 1125 building. We are gratified that the conceptual drawings we shared have inspired both specific suggestions about interior space uses and a broader vision for the building, its surroundings, and relationship to the Church Hall.

As we announced at the Annual Meeting, this spring we intend to move forward with schematic design and development for the building and launch a formal Request for Proposals to area architectural firms to undertake detailed structural, mechanical, and architectural work.

This ship will eventually need to set sail and we dearly want everyone on board before that happens, so let us know what recommendations you have in mind in the weeks ahead. We would also appreciate any words of encouragement you might share as we undertake this important work. Please send your ideas to me, Jay Jacot, Ken Kelling (emails below) or Father de la Torre at cdelatorre@ascensionchicgo.org.

We look forward to your response!

David Robertson, Chair 1125 Sub-Committee

davidnorthwestern@yahoo.com

Jay Jacot

jayjacot@gmail.com

Ken Kelling

kjjjk07@gmail.com

Between now and May 15 is the time to share

any further ideas you have for the future of 1125 N. LaSalle. 

Lenten Quiet Morning Saturday,

March 9, from 8 a.m. - Noon

What’s so good about a crucified God?

Mtr. KJ Oh, priest associate at St Paul and the Redeemer, Hyde Park and Emerita Professor in Practical Theology at Bexley Seabury Seminary, Chicago, will lead us as we reflect on what it means to follow a savior who was so easily exterminated and how Jesus’ sacrificial act results in our salvation. Our conversations, while framed by theology, are offered as a time for personal, spiritual exploration rather than as a theological exercise.

Mtr. KJ requests retreatants simply come as they are in comfortable clothing. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m.

This retreat is free of charge. Please register using this sign up form so we can plan appropriately plan for food and space. 

Because He First Loved Us: Holy Week for Families w/Children

Saturday, March 23 | 10-11:30AM

Households with young children are invited to journey through a “mini” Holy Week, in preparation of this most important week in the Church year. Through interactive activities, crafts, and mutual learning, families will experience the power and glory of Holy Week. We will begin by entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, learn about our Lord’s institution of the Eucharist and his command that we love one another, walk the way of the Cross, and receive the light of Christ. Snacks and lunch will be provided for the entire family. We hope to see you there! 

In order to offer this programming, we need at least two families to sign up. Please confirm your attendance by registering here: https://forms.gle/mxregL2ULx3HULo5A



Simnel Cake Recipe & A Short History

For those of you baking for Laetare Sunday Coffee Hour on March 10, you will find TWO Church of the Ascension Simnel Cake recipes and a short history HERE.

Consider being a Coffee Hour host

There are spots available for hosting Coffee Hour after either Sunday Mass! Look for the new MAY & JUNE 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.



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.

Share your prayer requests here.



For our prayers

Malik Gillani, Marlea Edinger, Terrence Kumro, John Barry, Jeanne Fitzsimmons, Mary Sliwinski, Neha Nikita Andrade, Ken McPhillips, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Marilyn Labkon, Lee Gould, Robert Pischke, Florence Jones Clanton, Rachel Smolinski, Sara Reece Glanman, Suzanne Dines, MB Hwang, Juanita Malone, David S. Jones, Richard Francis Tracz, Victor Fernandez,

Claire Green, Beth Hall, Sue Lenz, Brenda Martins

Birthdays

MB Hwang, 3/3; Benjamin Rivera, 3/5; Luis Vargas, 3/9 

Requiescat in pace

Bill Johnson, Ellen Ginsburg, 2/28/2024; Bob Marks, 1/26/2024;

Betty Jane Nordstrom, 3/9/1987

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.



Organ and Choral Repertoire for

March 10, 2024

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

Ascension Connections

(with your click and God's help)

Our website home page --

often with up-to-date info/links.

Participate in Ascension masses at our YouTube Channel. (Look for other connections options soon.)

Our Facebook page:

Videos, upcoming events and more.

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 High 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

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.