Familia 2011-12 December-January

Familia The Newsletter of the Ascension Parish Family

December 2011-January 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

The Call of Advent

Ascension Family Spotlight Page 3

Listening to the voice of the Scriptures

Birthdays and Anniversaries Page 4

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he scripture lessons of Advent come down to us like music across the centuries:

Oh that thou wouldst rend the heavens! That thou wouldst come down! That the mountains might flow down at thy presence! (Isaiah 64:1)

Ascension Book Group

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people! (Isaiah 40:1)

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The wolf and the lamb shall feed together. The lion shall eat straw like an ox. (Isaiah 65:25)

Pictures from the Thanksgiving Dinner

Thy house and thy kingdom shall be established forever. Thy throne shall be established forever.

(2 Samuel 7:16)

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December and January Lectionary Page 9

Celebrating the Epiphany Page 11

They come to us full of the promises of God…promises of a new heaven and new earth, of comfort for a weary world, and of universal peace and the enduring kingdom of God. And, above all, they come to us with the promise of salvation brought to us through the Child of Mary, Christ our Lord.

And we listen and wait—not merely to celebrate Christmas, but to experience the reality of God’s promise in our own lives.

This Advent, the Lectionary Study Group will meet each Sunday to reflect on and discuss the meaning of these scripture passages in our lives today: how God is breaking into our world to prepare us for his coming Kingdom.

We all know how challenging it can be to keep a watchful Advent in our mod-

ern world, as the demand of the holiday season seem to begin earlier and earlier each year.

But amid all our pre-Christmas activities, it can be helpful to take some time to listen to and reflect on what these scriptures are telling us.

The Lectionary group meets on Sundays at 10:00 in the lower level of the parish hall (below Wheeler Hall). The group is facilitated by a rotating team of discussion leaders, and everyone is welcome to join the conversation.

This Advent, why not pick up a cup of coffee in Wheeler Hall, and then come downstairs and join us?

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Familia The Newsletter of the Church of the Ascension Parish Family The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Lee Bishop of Chicago The Rev. Gary P. Fertig Rector The Rev. Kurt Olson Assisting Priest Michael Vales Senior Warden

St. Anthony of Padua Food Pantry seeks donations and volunteers The St. Anthony of Padua Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen meets the first Saturday of every month at 10:30 AM. Parishioners and other community volunteers spend a sociable morning making sandwiches, assembling lunches, and packing bags of dry groceries. These are distributed at noon to a client base that includes elderly, handicapped, homeless, and other needy community members.

The Food Pantry continues to fill an important need in the community. The number of clients served each month has increased from 120 in the early part of the year to approximately 150 now. Parishioners have generously contributed canned

David D. Schrader Junior Warden James Baran Avril Hector Scott Knitter Jett McAlister Doug Mose Carol Noren Cheryl Peterson Sylvia Sorgel Sonja Smith Members of the Vestry Charley Taylor Director of Finance and Administration Arelys Greene-Vasquez Director of Christian Education Susan Schlough Coordinator, St. Antony of Padua Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry Familia is produced and edited by Jett McAlister, Doug Mose, and Sonja Smith. To contact Familia, send email to: ascension.familia@gmail.com

fish and meat products so that we have been able to distribute them almost every month—thank you all! We have also been able to distribute toiletries, again thanks to the faithful contributions of parishioners each week. Another important source of help for the Pantry is the local Treasure Island store, which has generously contributed both plastic and paper shopping bags each month, allowing us to spend our money for food, not bags.

Please continue your terrific support for the Food Pantry. And, if you have time on the first Saturday of the month, come join the fun!

—Susan Schlough

 We remember those who have finished their course in Your faith and fear, especially, on the anniversaries of their deaths: December 1 Eugene H. Smith (grandfather of Scott Smith) 3 Richard Clark Taylor Ruth Amling Kolb (mother of Bill) 8 Anne Milano (mother of Michael) 9 Andrew Edward Holliday (father of Andrea Wikman) 10 Peter Fertig James Avery King (father of Judy Mintel) 18 James Ronald Clark Erik C. Muñoz (friend of Scott Smith) 21 Henry Klages 22 Ruth Ehlen (mother of Thom) January 2 5 6 8 11 12 15 31

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Meri Hirata Charles Borin Robert T. Brotherton Betty Reeves Norman Campbell Robertson Robert Warren Rohland Quentin Ebenezer Primo, Bishop Harry R. Carstensen Lawrence E. Gehrke (father of Gary)

Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: 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.

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Ascension Family Spotlight Interviews with Parishioners and Friends of the Parish other regular “kitchen workers”: Susan Schlough, Carol Noren, Gail DePriest, David Reeves, Steve Dionne, Bill Flodin, Lynette and Avril Hector and James Baran. It’s truly a joint effort. Susan and I recently spent four hours reorganizing the kitchen. Anyone hanging out in the kitchen is always happy to lend a hand.

Come join us—we are a fun group!

Familia is featuring a regular series of interviews with members of the Ascension family, to help us get to know each other better. Maybe you‘d like to be interviewed!

Email ascension.familia@gmail.com to learn more.

This month, Familia talks with DiAnne Walsh, the chair of Ascension’s Activities and Hospitality Committee.

Familia: One the rest of us all appreciate.

You mentioned earlier that you stopped attending Ascension for a while, but then came back about 12 years ago—do you want to talk about that?

Familia: DiAnne, thanks for taking the time to talk with us—I know December is a busy month for the Activities Committee.

DiAnne: Yes, it’s one of the busiest times of the year for us, there is so much going on!

We’ve got the reception after the Lessons & Carols services on the First Sunday of Advent—Pat Johnston and her son Patrick and son-in-law Brad hosted that. Then, of course, there is our Christmas reception after Midnight Mass, which often runs way into the wee hours.

And this year, we’re planning two more parties: a reception for the anniversary of Father Fertig’s ordination to the priesthood on December 11 (that one’s being catered, so the committee gets a little bit of a break) and also an Epiphany party on January 6.

Plus the brunch for the annual meeting at the end of January! It’s definitely a full schedule—but I have lots of great helpers!

Familia: Wow—you’re going to be busy.

How did you get started leading all of this?

DiAnne: Don Rubino gets the credit (and the blame) for that. Jim (my husband) and I have been members of Ascension for a long time—since 1976. And when I first joined I got really involved, helping with

all the dinners and Mardi Gras parties, etc.

Then, in the late ’80s, I stopped coming for a while. Finally, about 12 years ago, I came back, and right away, Steve Dionne asked me to help cook for the picnic.

Then, a little while later, he called again and asked me to help make lasagna for another dinner. And, before I knew it, I was back in the kitchen! And I think it was around that time that Fr. Fertig asked me to lead the Activities & Hospitality Committee.

Familia: Sounds like it is a real labor of love.

DiAnne: With an emphasis on the labor!

No, I do love it—especially when I come out of the kitchen and see everyone in Wheeler Hall or the garden or wherever we’re having the party, and they are all enjoying themselves. It makes it all worthwhile. But I still say, “When I go to heaven, I hope I don’t have kitchen duty!”

Seriously—I’ve got to give credit to all the

DiAnne: Sure. It was in the late 80s, and some of the people who were around then will remember that there was still some controversy in the Church about the ordination of women. And people were having disagreements about that— some of them heated—here at Ascension.

And I decided I wanted to be away from that.

But, about 12 years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After my operation— which, thank God, was successful—I knew I needed to come back to church. Ann Cassidy invited me to attend the Saturday Healing Mass before my surgery—and I can’t tell you how glad I am that I did!

Familia: We’re glad you did too —and not just for the parties! DiAnne, you regularly attend the 9:00 Sung Mass on Sundays. What attracts you to that?

DiAnne: Well, first of all, I’m a singer— and I love the opportunity to sing not just the hymns but all the parts of the liturgy during the Sung Mass. Don’t get me wrong—I love our choir and really enjoy coming to the Solemn High Mass at 11:00 —but I also like the chance to sing the Kyrie and the Sanctus and all the rest Another thing I like about 9:00 is its See SPOTLIGHT, Page 5.

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December Birthdays and Anniversaries 1| 2|

Bishop James Winchester Montgomery (Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood) Steve Powell Zachary Harrison Olson (grandson of Fr. Kurt & Nancy)

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Krzysztof (Kris) Sokol Bea Haapanen

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Thom Ehlen David Reeves

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Fr. Kurt Allan Olson (Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood)

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Joan Hedley

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Lynn Belding Mike Feuer (father of Michael and Alex)

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Florance Jones Clanton

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Susan Schlough Mike Milano Benjamin Karl Joo

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Katherine Baar

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Fr. Gary Fertig (Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood)

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Alison Wallace Jim Walsh Anthony Paul (husband of Dedra)

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Jake Matthew Keller

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Nancy McChesney

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Sr. Barbara Louise, OSA (Anniversary of Life Profession)

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Clara Ahn

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Sally Luery

January Birthdays and Anniversaries 3|

Kevin & Cynthia Perrizo (wedding anniversary)

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Michael Bertiaux Bob Sheridan & Jana Holt (wedding anniversary)

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Elaine Wilson Esther Joo

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Emma Victoria Sokol (daughter of Krzysztof & Sylvia)

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Freya Kรกradรณttir Ragnarsson Patrek Kรกrason Ragnarsson

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Robina Johnson

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Phillip Reinert

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Patrick Johnston James Baran

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Rod Luery Sonja Smith

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Betty Smith

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Jay Jacot

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Emil A. Malick

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Ascension Book Group Group to discuss Dickens on Thursday, January 5 Almost everyone is familiar with Charles Dickens’ great Yuletide classic “A Christmas Carol”—perhaps no other story has been adapted more often for stage or screen. But how many know that Dickens wrote five Christmas novellas, publishing one every year for much of his career?

The Ascension Book Group will read one of those lesser known Christmas stories for its January 5 meeting, “The Cricket on the Hearth.” First published two years after “A Christmas Carol,” “The Cricket on the Hearth” was for many years Dickens' most popular Christmas story—in fact, it was made into a movie before A Christmas Carol (by D.W. Griffith in 1914).

Join us on Thursday, January 5, to help close the Christmas season by discussing the book and enjoying some Christmas cookies and cheer. The book group meets at 6:30 p.m. (after Evening Prayer) in Wheeler Hall. Copies of Dickens’s collected Christmas writings are available for sale in Wheeler Hall (and can also be found at area bookstores, libraries and online).

For our February meeting, we will read Fawn Brodie’s No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith. This classic biography is a provocative study of the life of the founder of the Mormon church, and raises questions about the boundaries be-

SPOTLIGHT, from Page 3 quiet familiarity—we’ve formed a nice sense of community among ourselves (including quite a few other singers), and I appreciate being part of that.

Familia: What about outside church? What do you enjoy doing?

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DiAnne: Well, family is important to me. My husband Jim and I have been married 35 years—we were married right here at Ascension. We live in Lakeview, and miss our daughter, Courtney, who lives in New York City. My mother

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Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

—Psalm 110:4 The Vestry and People of the Church of the Ascension congratulate

FATHER GARY P. FERTIG as he celebrates thirty-five years in the Sacred Priesthood

Please join us for a special reception in honor of Father Fertig tween prophecy, revelation, and imagination. As a history of the early years of the Mormon movement, Brodie’s book also provides a compelling snapshot of religious life in nineteenth-century America.

We will meet to discuss this book on Thursday, February 9, at 6:30 (following Evening Prayer).

All are welcome!

recently moved back to Chicago after my father’s death, so I’m also thankful to have her close by.

And I enjoy spending time with my friends. I love to cook and entertain — even outside of church—and have them over for dinner and parties. I guess I’m the caregiver of the group. I love to go sailing with David Reeves on his boat, along with all the other friends here at Ascension and outside of church that he invites.

And, like I said, I love to sing and enjoy

Sunday, December 11 Gaudete Sunday in Wheeler Hall following the 11:00 a.m.

Solemn High Mass

music, of all kinds…opera, blues, jazz, country.

Familia: One last question—how would you describe Ascension to someone outside the parish?

DiAnne: It’s a holy place. It’s a community that cares for and watches out for each other. And it’s a place where everyone—no matter where they are in their spiritual journey—can find a home, just like I did.

—Interview by Doug Mose

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Images from

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any thanks to everyone who contributed a roasted turkey, a check for groceries, and/or their hard work to make Ascension’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner for our Neighbors a success. It seemed very fitting that the day's Gospel reading, Matthew 25:31-46, spoke of feeding the hungry and giving drink to the thirsty. We seated over 100 guests at a time in St. Michael’s Hall, and there was a second seating at several tables, as well as people who wanted their meals “to go.” It was hard to tell whether the guests or the workers were having the most fun, as photos taken of the day will attest. God bless all of you who helped make this a special day for Ascension’s neighbors.

—Carol Noren Joan and Fr. Barry Cotter (left to right)), Carol Noren, Renée Bogan, Jim LoBello, DiAnne Walsh, Anna Marie Piwko, take some time out in the kitchen at the parish’s Thanksgiving dinner.

Parishioners David White, Benjamin Joo, Esther Joo, Doug Mose, (David Allen and Avril Hector [obscured]), Jim Berger, and Lynette Hector (clockwise from left) prepare plates for our Thanksgiving dinner guests.

Happy and hungry guests from the neighborhood enjoy Thanksgiving dinner in St. Michael’s Hall.

Residents from buildings around the neighborhood awaiting dinner outside St. Michael’s Hall. Parish volunteers served Thanksgiving dinner to well over a hundred guests.

Joan and Barry Cotter and Jim LoBello prepare to whip up a few boxes of stuffing.

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Ordo Kalendar—December 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, 1637 Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910 Francis Xavier, Priest and Missionary to Japan, 1552 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Low Mass at 8:00 a.m., Sung Mass at 9:00 a.m., Solemn High Mass at 11:00 a.m., Evensong and Benediction, 4:00 p.m.)

Clement of Alexandria, Priest, c. 210 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 397 (Wednesday Low Mass at 6:20 p.m.)

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

Votive of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: GAUDETE SUNDAY (Low Mass at 8:00 a.m., Sung Mass at 9:00 a.m., Solemn High Mass at 11:00 a.m.)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Lucy, Martyr in Sicily, 304 John of the Cross, Priest and Friar, 1605 (Wednesday Low Mass at 6:20 p.m.)

The Raising of Lazarus, 1st Century (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.); O Sapientia THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT; O Adonai Advent Feria; O Radix Jesse Advent Feria; O Clavis David ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.); O Oriens Advent Feria; O Rex gentium Advent Feria; O Emmanuel Advent Feria THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS (Solemn Procession to the Crèche and the First Mass of Christmas at 11:00 p.m.)

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: CHRISTMAS DAY (Sung Mass at 10:00 a.m.)

ST. STEPHEN, DEACON AND MARTYR (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

ST. JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

THE HOLY INNOCENTS (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170 Josephine Butler, 1906 Sylvester, Bishop of Rome, 335 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

“Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”

—Isaiah 40:1-2

The Second Sunday of Advent, December 4 Solemn High Mass with the full choir, 11:00 a.m.

Music of Palestrina, Titcomb, and Dering Recitation of the Holy Rosary following the Mass Organ recital from David White, 3:30 p.m.

Solemn Evensong and Benediction, 4:00 p.m.

The Third Sunday of Advent, December 11—Gaudete Solemn High Mass with the full choir, 11:00 a.m.

Music of Charles Wood, Charles Villiers Stanford and Titcomb Festival Celebration of the Rector’s 35th Ordination Anniversary to the Sacred Priesthood

The Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18 Solemn High Mass with the Ascension Schola, 11:00 a.m.

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December Lectionary December 4 — THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 40:1-11 2 Peter 3:8-15, 18

Mark 1:1-8

December 8 — THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38 December 11 — THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: GAUDETE SUNDAY Isaiah 65:17-25 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

John 3:23-30

December 18 — THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2 Samuel 7:4,8-16 Romans 16:25-27

Luke 1:26-38

December 21 — ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE Habakkuk 2:1-4 Hebrews 10:30-11:1

John 20:24-29

December 25 — THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: CHRISTMAS DAY Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 December 26 — ST. STEPHEN, DEACON AND MARTYR Jeremiah 26:1-9, 12-15 Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51c-60

Matthew 23:34-39

December 27 — ST. JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST Exodus 33;18-23 1 John 1:1-9

John 21:9b-24

December 28— THE HOLY INNOCENTS Jeremiah 31:15-17

Matthew 2:13-18

Revelation 21:1-7

January Lectionary January 1 — THE HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Exodus 34:1-8 Romans 1:1-7

Luke 2:15-21

January 6 — THE MANIFESTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE GENTILES: THE EPIPHANY Isaiah 60:1-6, 9 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 January 8 — THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY: THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 1 Samuel 3:1-20 1 Corinthians 6:11b-20 John 1:43-51 January 15 — THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Ezekiel 34:11-17 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Matthew 25:31-46

January 18 — THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE Acts 4:8-13 1 Peter 5:1-4

Matthew 16:13-19

January 22 — THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Jeremiah 3:21-4:2 1 Corinthians 7:17-23

Mark 1:14-20

January 25 — THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE Acts 26:9-21 Galatians 1:11-24

Matthew 10:16-22

January 29 — THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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Celebrating 30 years of The Hymnal 1982 New seminar series on the riches of our hymnal to begin Sunday, January 8

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ext year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of The Hymnal 1982. In order to observe this anniversary, Church of the Ascension organist David Schrader will offer a series of monthly seminars highlighting seasonally appropriate hymns and other service music.

Intended to help us enrich our understanding of our Anglican musical heritage, these informal seminars will help us explore the richness with which music is integrated into our liturgy at Church of the Ascension.

The Hymnal 1982 was put together to complement the introduction of the new Book of Common Prayer in 1979. The new hymnal featured an expanded section of service music and chant, and included hymns drawing on a number of cultural traditions.

The seminars will take place on the second Sunday of each month, beginning on January 8 (when we commemorate the Baptism of Our Lord) at 10:00 AM, in the choir loft.

Pick up a hymnal and a cup of coffee and join us!

CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY AT THE

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

Saturday, December 24 The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ 11:00 p.m. Solemn Procession to the Crèche and the First Mass of Christmas Mozart, Missa Solemnis in C, K. 337; Music of Lucignolo and Handel Reception to follow Sunday, December 25 The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ 10:00 a.m. Sung Mass Sunday, January 1 The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ 10:00 a.m. Sung Mass Friday, January 6 The Manifestation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Gentiles: The Epiphany 6:30 p.m. Sung Mass Parish supper to follow Sunday, January 8 The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ 11:00 a.m. Solemn High Mass

Experience the beauty and mystery of the season through the richness of traditional music and prayer. All are welcome!

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Celebrating the Epiphany Sung Mass at 6:30 p.m., January 6, followed by dinner for the parish family

PUBLIC DOMAIN/ROYAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ANTWERP

Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Magi (oil on panel, 1624).

Here at Ascension, we all know that—despite the music on the radio and the decorations in the stores—Christmas doesn’t really begin until the Midnight Mass on December 24. And we also know that it doesn’t end until 12 days later, on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, when we commemorate the visit of the three Magi from the East to our newborn Lord.

This year, we’re planning a celebration on Epiphany to make that more clear— Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m. and a festive Sung Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by a parish family dinner, with Christmas carol singing afterwards.

So, if you were out of town on Christmas Eve and Day and didn’t get a chance to celebrate Christmas with your Ascension friends—or just want one last chance to celebrate Our Lord’s Nativity—please plan on joining us for the Mass and party on Friday, January 6.

Parishioners are asked to bring a bottle of wine or a dessert (maybe the last of your Christmas cookies?)—or both! The rest of the meal will be provided.

A sign-up sheet will be posted in the narthex.

Ordo Kalendar—January 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31

THE HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Christmas Feria Christmas Feria Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1821 (Wednesday Low Mass at 6:20 p.m.)

Christmas Feria THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (Sung Mass at 6:30 p.m.)

Raymond of Penyafort, Priest, 1275 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Julia Chester Emery, 1922 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 Epiphany Feria (Wednesday Low Mass at 6:20 p.m.)

Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 367 Kentigern, Bishop and Confessor, 612 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Antony, Abbot in Egypt, 356 THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE ((Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 Fabian, Bishop and Martyr of Rome, 250 Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1893 Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, 1622 THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE (Low Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.)

Timothy and Titus, Companions of St. Paul Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Friar, 1274 (Saturday Public Mass of Healing at 10:00 a.m.)

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Charles Stuart, King of England and Scotland, Martyr, 1649 John Bosco, Priest, 1888

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 1133 N. LA SALLE BOULEVARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610-2601

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION WINTER WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sundays 7:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m.

Low Mass 9:00 a.m.

Sung Mass 11:00 a.m.

Solemn High Mass 4:00 p.m.

Solemn Evensong & Benediction (First Sundays, December and February) Evening Prayer (Other Sundays) Weekdays 6:40 a.m.

7:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:20 p.m.

Morning Prayer (M-F) Low Mass (M-F) Evening Prayer (M-F) Low Mass (W and Holy Days)

Saturdays 9:40 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Morning Prayer Public Mass of Healing Evening Prayer

ALL ARE WELCOME.