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This Season

Christ the King, Thanksgiving & Advent at Ascension

The church year draws to a close around the Feast of Christ the King and a new church year begins on the First Sunday of Advent.

Feast Days & Special Observances

The Feast of Christ the King 

Sunday, November 22

9 a.m. Sung Mass
11 a.m. Procession, Station at the Rood & Solemn High Mass

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 26

10 a.m. Sung Mass with Schola 

The First Sunday of Advent 

Monday, November 29

9 a.m. Sung Mass
11 a.m. Solemn High Mass
4 p.m. A Service of Advent Lessons & Carols 

Immaculate Conception

Tuesday, December 8

8 a.m. Low Mass
7 p.m. Sung Mass with Schola

Fellowship & Prayer

Weekday Masses

12 p.m. Monday & Tuesday
8 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday 
6:30 p.m. Wednesday 


Fellowship

The Second Friday of the Month
November 13 & January 8, 2027 at 8 p.m.
Young People's Compline

Join the Ascension young people’s cohort at 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month for a chanted service of Compline. A light reception will follow the service; no prior chant experience is required. Please note, there will be no Compline on Friday, December 11.

Sunday, November 22 at 1 p.m.
An Afternoon with Saint Leonard’s Ministries

Join the chaplain of Saint Leonard’s Ministries for a presentation on their work accompanying individuals returning from incarceration. Discover how faith, community, and compassion foster healing, hope, and new beginnings.

Choral Services

Sunday, November 29
The First Sunday of Advent 

4 p.m. A Service of Advent Lessons & Carols 

Sunday, December 6
The Second Sunday of Advent 

3:30 p.m. Organ Recital
4 p.m. Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Sunday, January 3
The Second Sunday after Christmas 

3:30 p.m. Organ Recital
4 p.m. Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Learn

Anglicanism in the Time of Reformation 

The 16th and 17th centuries were a formative period in the life of the Church of England, as the English Reformation gave shape to the worship, theology, and music of the Anglican tradition. Over the course of three weeks, we will consider the people and works through which the Anglican tradition took shape. Join us in the parish library for a hearty lunch at 12:45 p.m., followed by a presentation from 1 to 2 p.m.

October 25 - The Book of Common Prayer

Samuel Bray, Professor of Law and the Walter Mander Research Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School 

November 1 - William Tyndale and the English Bible 

Fr. Christopher Poore, Assisting Priest and Ph.D. Student in Theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School 

November 8 - Orlando Gibbons and the Music of Anglicanism 

David White, Parish Organist and Composer, and David Schrader, Organist Emeritus