Call of the Sons of Zebedee, Marco Basaiti, 1510, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
Newsletter: January 20, 2021
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Annual Meeting prep! Two kinds of sermons; Owen Raymond; Amanda Gorman; and more ..
Read The Rector's Sermon for The Second Sunday after the Epiphany here.
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Annual Meeting prep! Two kinds of sermons; Owen Raymond; Amanda Gorman; and more ..
Read The Rector's Sermon for The Second Sunday after the Epiphany here.
Nathanael under the fig tree, artist unknown
Newsletter: January 13, 2021
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Politics & religion, Mother Anna's due date, the Curate's Corner,
a poem from Lincoln's Secretary of State, and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for The Feast of the Epiphany here.
Read the Rector's Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ here.
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here.
Politics & religion, Mother Anna's due date, the Curate's Corner,
a poem from Lincoln's Secretary of State, and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for The Feast of the Epiphany here.
Read the Rector's Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ here.
The Adoration of the Kings, Jan Gossaert, ca. 1510-1515
Newsletter: January 6, 2021
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Epiphany!, Words to the Wise (Annual Mtg.), Joseph's Dreams, Poinsettias, and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day here.
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Epiphany!, Words to the Wise (Annual Mtg.), Joseph's Dreams, Poinsettias, and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day here.
The Flight Into Egypt, c. 1864, Jean Francois Millet, French, 1814-1875.
Art Institute Chicago
Newsletter: December 30, 2020
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Christmas Thanks; Healing Mass tonight; the Deacon in Dalmatic; and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for Christmas Eve here.
Read Deacon George Arceneaux's Christmas Day Sermon here.
Read The Rector's Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas Day here.
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here.
Christmas Thanks; Healing Mass tonight; the Deacon in Dalmatic; and more ...
Read The Rector's Sermon for Christmas Eve here.
Read Deacon George Arceneaux's Christmas Day Sermon here.
Read The Rector's Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas Day here.
Mystical Nativity, Sandro Boticelli, ca. 1500, National Gallery, London
Newsletter: December 23, 2020
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Christmas schedule; Vestry news; Four Calling Birds; Poinsettias; and more ...
Read The Rector's Homily for Advent IV here.
Read The Rector's homily for the December 16 Advent feria here.
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Christmas schedule; Vestry news; Four Calling Birds; Poinsettias; and more ...
Read The Rector's Homily for Advent IV here.
Read The Rector's homily for the December 16 Advent feria here.
detail from the 1925 Annunciation window at Church of the Ascension
Newsletter: December 16, 2020
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Order of St. Anne Christmas Letter; Bishop Election; Christmas Worship; and more ...
Read The Rev. Dr. Robert Petite's sermon for Advent III here.
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's sermon for the Conception of the Blessed Virgin here.
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here.
Order of St. Anne Christmas Letter; Bishop Election; Christmas Worship; and more ...
Read The Rev. Dr. Robert Petite's sermon for Advent III here.
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's sermon for the Conception of the Blessed Virgin here.
John the Baptist, detail from the Ghent altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, 1432
Newsletter: December 9, 2020
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Bishop election Sat.; Farewell (for now) Fr. Pruitt; Your questions answered; and more ...
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's Advent II sermon here
and his sermon for Commemoration of St. Andrew the Apostle here.
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here.
Bishop election Sat.; Farewell (for now) Fr. Pruitt; Your questions answered; and more ...
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's Advent II sermon here
and his sermon for Commemoration of St. Andrew the Apostle here.
St. John the Baptist holding the Lamb, woodcut, Hans Buldung, cA. 1517
Newsletter: December 2, 2020
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Lessons & Carols, Joan of Arc, New Technology, Outreach Invitation,
and more ...
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's Advent I sermon here.
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Lessons & Carols, Joan of Arc, New Technology, Outreach Invitation,
and more ...
Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's Advent I sermon here.
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Newsletter: November 25, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Together! Thanksgiving; church giving, a poem, and more ... Read Deacon George Arceneaux's November 22nd sermon here. Newsletter: November 18, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. In-Person Masses Suspended, Connecting for the Holidays, Mintel Archive, Joey Keegin, and more ... Read the Rector's November 15, 2020 sermon here. Newsletter: November 11, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Voting for Bishops, More Attendance Cautions, The 'Other Convention,' and more ... Read the sermon by Seminarian Bonnie Scott for Sunday, November 8, 2020 here. Newsletter: November 4, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. The 'next' election! Henri's baptism. Hear our choir. And more. The Rector's sermons: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Oct 28 All Saints' Day, Nov. 1 All Souls' Day, Nov. 2 Newsletter: October 28, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. All Saints' Day, Deacon Arceneaux's pastoral invitation, new reduced attendance limit for In-person worship and more... The Rector's October 25, 2020 sermon may be viewed here. Newsletter: October 21, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Scheduling volunteers; A wedding, a baptism and a columbarium committal; And more... The sermon for October 18, 2020 by The Rev. Dr. Robert Petite, may be viewed by clicking here. Newsletter: October 14, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Community Thanksgiving meal? Hosting coffee hour? Saturday Vestry; and more... The Rector's sermon for October 11, 2020, may be viewed by clicking here. The Rector's message from Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the commemoration of the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may be read here. Newsletter: October 7, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Bishop Candidates! An Ascension Seminarian! and more... The sermon for October 4, 2020 (St. Michael and All Angels observed) by The Rev. George Arceneaux, may be viewed by clicking here. The Rector's message at the October 3 requiem mass for John Mulcare may be read here. Newsletter: September 30, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Funerals, grieving; a wedding!; Solemnity of Michaelmas; and more ... Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's sermon from 9/27 here. Read The Vere Rev. Patrick Raymond's Our Lady of Walsingham Sermon here. Newsletter: September 23, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Navigating the new reality: Diocesan headlines; geniuses; and more... Read The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's sermon from 9/20 here. Newsletter: September 16, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. An abundance of caution, reservations and updates, personal altars, and more ... Newsletter: September 9, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Reservations for the 9/13 In-Person Mass, Bishop Search, Banns of Marriage, Fr. Louis Schuyler and more ... Newsletter: September 2, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Sept. 13th Expectations, Some Re-Opening Basics, Requiems scheduled for Sr. Barbara Louise & John Mulcare and more ... |
Fiddle leaf fig, watercolor, unknown artist
Parable of the Talents, Andrei Mironov, 2013
Ten Bridesmaids, by Jorge Cocco Santángelo
Communion of Saints, by Philippine artist Notitzki Tremonto
Emperor Tibirius 'Tribute Penny' early 1st Century C.E.
Peasant Wedding Dance, Pieter Brueghel II (Flemish, 1564-1637),
After Pieter Bruegel I (Flemish, ca. 1525-1569), The Walters Art Museum
Needlework on Church of the Ascension's Saint Michael Cope
The Red Vineyard, Van Gogh,
1888, Pushkin Museum
The weight of forgiveness, Sona Yeghizaryan, 2020
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Newsletter: August 26, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Re-Opening September 13, Raymond Family Update, 125 W Maple question, and more ... Fr. Raymond's homily for the mass last Wednesday, August 19, provided an opportunity to include the appointed Scriptures for Proper 16 (which we had set aside the prior Sunday as we celebrated the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Assumption). You may read that sermon here. |
Christ Carrying the Cross, Hieronymous Bosch
(or follower), ca. 1510, now in the
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
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Newsletter: August 19, 2020
Read the Church of the Ascension Newsletter here. Town Hall Meeting 8/23, A prayer for sleep, A mystery in the alley solved, and more ... Joshua Heath's Assumption sermon may be read here. The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration may be read here. The Very Rev. Patrick Raymond's homily for the Commemoration of Florence Nightingale may be read here. |
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Message from the (travelling) Rector
Dear People of Ascension,
This past Thursday evening our son Owen, age 21, was involved in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco, as he was evacuating from the fires near Santa Cruz, California. He is in acute care at a hospital in San Francisco with serious injuries to his lower right leg. A first surgery early Friday morning will be followed by others, including one on Monday the 24th.
Brooke and I learned of Owen's accident early Friday morning, and I boarded a plane for San Francisco a few hours later. I will remain through Owen's surgery on Monday and longer if needed. Owen is, of course, my first concern for the moment. Brooke and I will be grateful for your regular prayers, for Owen and all in our family.
I deeply regret that circumstances won't allow for a mass to be offered tomorrow, Sunday, August 23. What I could offer remotely from the Formica desk in my economy hotel room here would not do at all. The timing and other logistics and concerns make it implausible, I feel, to call on one of our faithful and able assisting priests.
Please join as you are able in what will be offered on Sunday, and consider as well participating in virtual worship elsewhere at 9:00 a.m. I imaging that your doing so might be of value not only for your individual faith but also for our ongoing exploration of how to remain faithful in these strange times. Some links are provided below.
I do hope to take part, if feasible, in tomorrow's Town Hall Meeting at 10:15 a.m. Whether or not I can do so, please know I'll be doing my best in the coming days to remain in touch with the Wardens, to communicate if and when possible and appropriate, and to keep our parish family in my prayers.
- Fr. Raymond +
Dear People of Ascension,
This past Thursday evening our son Owen, age 21, was involved in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco, as he was evacuating from the fires near Santa Cruz, California. He is in acute care at a hospital in San Francisco with serious injuries to his lower right leg. A first surgery early Friday morning will be followed by others, including one on Monday the 24th.
Brooke and I learned of Owen's accident early Friday morning, and I boarded a plane for San Francisco a few hours later. I will remain through Owen's surgery on Monday and longer if needed. Owen is, of course, my first concern for the moment. Brooke and I will be grateful for your regular prayers, for Owen and all in our family.
I deeply regret that circumstances won't allow for a mass to be offered tomorrow, Sunday, August 23. What I could offer remotely from the Formica desk in my economy hotel room here would not do at all. The timing and other logistics and concerns make it implausible, I feel, to call on one of our faithful and able assisting priests.
Please join as you are able in what will be offered on Sunday, and consider as well participating in virtual worship elsewhere at 9:00 a.m. I imaging that your doing so might be of value not only for your individual faith but also for our ongoing exploration of how to remain faithful in these strange times. Some links are provided below.
I do hope to take part, if feasible, in tomorrow's Town Hall Meeting at 10:15 a.m. Whether or not I can do so, please know I'll be doing my best in the coming days to remain in touch with the Wardens, to communicate if and when possible and appropriate, and to keep our parish family in my prayers.
- Fr. Raymond +
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This Week At Ascension
'TWAA' is our parish newsletter. It is sent by email most Wednesday afternoons throughout the year, and it is linked below by the end of the day on Thursdays. Submissions for TWAA are encouraged, though subject to approval and editing. Submissions are due to the Parish Administrator by noon on the Tuesday before publication. 'Apart and Together' is the name of occasional updates provided by the Rector, starting in March 2020, arising from Covid-19 matters and indicating some of our responses. Sermons from Sundays, Holy Days and some other occasions are linked in the newsletter when available. |
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"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness."
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Sunday Worship Schedule
8:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer, via Zoom 9:00 a.m. - Stay-at-Home Mass via Zoom 11:00 a.m. In-person said Mass with Organ (registration is required for all in-person services) Full Schedule
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Our free parking lot is located on the northeast corner of La Salle Boulevard and Maple Street.
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