Feast Days & Special Observances
All Saints' Day
Sunday, November 1
9 a.m. Sung Mass
11 a.m. Procession, Station at the Font & Solemn High Mass
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Thomas Poynor, Episcopal Chaplain to UC Berkeley
3:30 p.m. Organ Recital
4 p.m. Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
All Souls' Day
Monday, November 2
12 p.m. Low Mass of Requiem
7 p.m. Solemn High Mass of Requiem & Absolution of the Catafalque
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Thomas Poynor, Episcopal Chaplain to UC Berkeley
Fellowship & Prayer
Weekday Masses
12 p.m. Monday & Tuesday
8 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Fellowship
All Hallows' Eve Office of the Dead
at Graceland Cemetery
Saturday, October 31 at 11 a.m.
Join us in commemorating All Hallows’ Eve with an Office of the Dead at the family gravesite of the Rev. Edward Allan Larrabee, tenth Rector of the Church of the Ascension, at Graceland Cemetery. Following the service, we will share a picnic luncheon and enjoy a tour of the cemetery. Kindly let us know you plan to attend by completing this form: https://forms.gle/YookHf3Xa34cVyYZ6
The Second Friday of the Month
November 13 & December 11 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.
Sunday, November 22 at 12:45 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 1
All Saints' Day
3:30 p.m. Organ Recital
4 p.m. Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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
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