Ascension of Our Lord Church

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1 Ascension of Our Lord Church 1 S 314 Summit Avenue, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 12, 2017 Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet Father Jose Kadukunnel Pastor Deacon Peter Rooney Deacon Office Phone: (630) Fax: (630) OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Parish Website: WEDDINGS Bride, groom or parents must reside in parish area and be registered parishioners. Please contact the parish office to prepare for your wedding at least six months in advance of your proposed wedding date and before making any preparations for a hall. BAPTISMS Parents must be registered parishioners. Please call the parish office for information about our baptism schedule and preparation requirements. CONFESSIONS Saturday: 3:15-3:45 p.m. MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Monday - Friday: 12:00 p.m.

2 Ascension of Our Lord PARISH STAFF Pastor: Father Jose Kadukunnel Deacon: Deacon Peter Rooney Business Manager: Mr. Richard M. Kaffka Coordinator of Religious Education: Ms. Marcia Velon Music Director: Dr. Solveiga Palionis Parish Secretary (W-Th-F): Mrs. Lynda Klazura Parish Secretary and Bulletin Editor (M-T): Mrs. Jean Palasz Priest/Minister Assignments: Ms. Sandra Wittrock PARISH ORGANIZATIONS The following are our parish societies and organizations. If you are interested in joining or helping with any of our activities, kindly contact the person listed below. We welcome and encourage all members. Administration Commission Mr. Richard M. Kaffka Children s Liturgy of the Word Mrs. Jan Naborowski Choir and Cantors Dr. Solveiga Palionis Council of Catholic Women Mrs. Mary Thon Lectors Mrs. Paula Rooney Legion of Mary Ms. Joan Salvato Ministers of the Eucharist Mrs. Pauline Mitchell Pastoral Care Ministers Mrs. Pauline Mitchell Prayer Group Ms. Nilda Cinco Ushers Mr. William Cizek, Sr Liturgies for the Week Sunday, March 12, :00 AM Intention of the Parish Family 10:00 AM Gerri Letteri - Family Mariano Christofano - Dr. Barbara Santucci Intention of William Morris - Daughters Intention of Nancy Supena - Marc & Mary Michalica Monday, March 13, :00 NN Robert A. Cynowa - Loving Wife Intention of Cyril Finnegan - The Caruso Family Tuesday, March 14, :00 NN Frank Peluso - Loving Wife Intention of the Lolli Family - The Caruso Family Wednesday, March 15, :00 NN Sam Agliato - The Mariani Family Helen Yan - Cynthia Yap Thursday, March 16, :00 NN Living and Deceased Members of the Tumino and Demma Families - K&M Demma Walter Watts and Steve Coughlin - Veronica Watts Friday, March 17, :00 NN Paul Gordon - John and Sara Gordon Diane Klazura - Loving Family Saturday, March 18, :00 PM Diane Klazura - Loving Husband Paula Maniscalco - Family Living and Deceased Members of the Vacco and Varco Families - Connie Vacco Sunday, March 19, :00 AM Intention of the Parish Family 10:00 AM Dr. Michael Gagnon - Loving Mother George Panzeca - Linda Panzeca Norma Afable - Nilda Cinco Thrasilla Martinson - Pamela Hoehl Phyllis Hoehl - Pamela Hoehl Intention of Nancy Supena - Marc & Mary Michalica St. Vincent de Paul

3 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 12, 2017

4 Minister Schedule SATURDAY, MARCH 18-4:00 PM Presider: Father Jose Euch. Min.: Schmid, Bane, Palmer Lector: Santucci SUNDAY, MARCH 19-8:00 AM Presider: Father Jose Euch. Min.: Morrissey, R. Soderstrom, C. Soderstrom Lector: Bojan SUNDAY, MARCH 19-10:00 AM Presider: Father Jose/Deacon Peter Euch. Min.: Deacon Peter, Stephens, J. Palisoc Lector: G. Palisoc PARISH NEWS We wish to offer our sympathy and a promise of our prayers to family and friends on the recent death of Karl Rick F. Effgen EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS WE WILL HAVE A MEETING IN THE CHURCH AT 10:30 A.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 18th. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND. ST. JOSEPH S SWEETS TABLE AND BAKE SALE Once again our C.C.W. will be hosting their annual St. Joseph s Sweets Table the weekend of March 18th & 19th after all Masses. They are in much need of donated baked goods. Drop off is AFTER 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18th. As always the C.C.W. appreciates your support. Proceeds will go to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and the York Food Pantry. Contact Mary Thon at with questions. STEWARDSHIP March 6, $9,569 ParishPay - $1,542 Ash Wednesday - $1,026 Thank you for your generosity and ongoing support. Lifetouch Photographers will return in May! Don t be left out! Sunday, May 21st, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 22nd, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23rd, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sign up now! Call the parish office at OR Visit DURING LENT AT Ascension of Our Lord CONFESSIONS EVERY DAY AFTER NOON MASS BEGINNING MARCH 13th. CONFESSIONS DURING HOLY WEEK BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. STATIONS OF THE CROSS EVERY FRIDAY AFTER NOON MASS.

5 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 12, 2017 Religious Education WORTH REPEATING!!! >ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!< I have been asked to pass this along to you from the Diocese of Joliet Council of Catholic Women. In 2016 they established the Father John M. Sebahar Servant Leadership Award in tribute of gratitude to Father Sebahar for his many years of spiritual guidance and support to the council. The award will present $500 to a high school senior boy and senior girl planning to attend a college or university this coming fall. The nominee must have displayed outstanding Christian Service to his/her parish and community throughout their high school years. If you are interested, please contact Marcia at for further information and necessary forms. GIVE SANDY A SMILE Sandy Lejcar will be here on Monday, March 13 to take photos of students in Grades 6, 7 & 8. EGG-CEPTIONAL PROJECT Mrs. Angie Lopez will teach a special Lenten lesson to Grades 6 and 7 tomorrow evening. Her session will start promptly at 7:20 PM. SACRIFICES: SEEN AND UNSEEN This weekend we spring forward and reduce the Lenten season by one hour. As we move through Lent and plan for coming Easter celebrations and special time with families and friends, we must not forget that both Lent and Easter commemorate Christ s supreme sacrifice for us. What we should do in turn in our Christian lives to recognize that redemption is left to each of us. We can sacrifice daily by foregoing something of pleasure during this time or by looking for ways to help others in a special way as Pope Francis has recommended. Last weekend our Members held out cups after each Mass for you to take and put in your alms for the poor during Lent and can return them to us the weekend after Easter. Instead of having the needy come with their cups or boxes to beg for your offerings, our Members instead ask for your kindness by thinking and making your own sacrifices for the Lenten season. The cups provide a way of making us aware of God s call for special works of mercy during Lent and simultaneously collect our alms for others in need. REMINDER Those students on Home Study are asked to contact Marcia to arrange a progress review. At the same time we ask that you heed God s request to make sacrifices on behalf of others in ways that are private between only you and God. Simply a prayer for help said and kept between you and Our Redeemer is a way of sacrificing with the intention of not being recognized by others. At this time we invite all of you to continue making sacrificial offerings both seen and unseen. HAPPY ST. PATRICK S DAY! Mo Ghrá Thu, Marcia

6 Around the Diocese and Parish Neighborhood Conference for the Divorced and Widowed on April 1, 2017 Whether a loss of a spouse is through death or divorce, it is a painful process and life transition. This conference will help you better understand your grief and the intense emotions that may accompany it. The goal of this program is to teach you how to move forward and begin to transform your loss and wounds into hope and healing. There will be opportunity to give and receive support from other grievers. We will conclude with a healing ritual. Our speaker, Tom Barkauskas, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been providing counseling services for over 30 years to all ages. For many years, he found a special niche in hospice work where he became the Director of Social Services. Last year Tom returned to his mental health roots and is now engaging in an outpatient private practice in Aurora and Yorkville. His passion for working with grief and loss has continued and led him to help individuals and families facing illnesses and life transitions. These have included health problems, loss of loved ones, divorce, job loss, relational issues, and other difficult life adjustments. Faith has been a core value guiding him throughout his life. As a Catholic, he offers the option of Christian counseling to his clients. The conference day begins with a 9:00 a.m. check-in at the Joliet Diocesan Blanchette Catholic Center in Crest Hill, and concludes with a Vigil Mass at 4:00PM. The suggested donation is $35 which includes morning coffee and refreshments, lunch, and materials. Please register by March 24 by calling the Office of Family Ministry at by using the enclosed registration form, or online at Please Participate! Your Gift Makes a Difference! If you have not made your contribution to the 2017 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal, please consider doing so. One pledge can make a difference, especially when combined with all of the other pledges made throughout the Diocese. Please prayerfully consider providing your inancial support to this year s Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal. You can also participate by going online at jolietdioceseappeal.org, or by mailing in your gift. Divine Providence Men s Golf League Each Monday at 2:30pm starting on April 24 (18 weeks) at The Oakbrook Golf Club. For more info call: Art Carani JOIN US EASTER TRIDUUM VOCATION DISCERNMENT RETREAT Catholic men between 18 and 45 years old are invited to a vocation discernment retreat to be held at St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL, during the Easter Triduum: from Holy Thursday, April 13 (4:00 PM) through Easter Sunday, April 16 (1:00 PM). Join the monks for prayer, work and meals as they prepare for and celebrate these holy days. This is an opportunity to share the way of life of the monks and prayerfully to consider whether God is calling you to the Benedictine way of life. Attendance is free, but space is limited. Please contact Fr. James Flint at vocations@procopius.org to reserve a spot. Meet Montini Montini Catholic High School will be hosting their March Meet Montini on Thursday, March 16 th at 8:30 am. Admissions and Administration departments meet with parents interested in Montini as a high school option for their students. This is a great opportunity to see the school during the day while classes are in session. The meeting begins at 8:30 am in DeLaSalle Hall and lasts about 2 hours. For more information please contact Kim Richmond at krichmond@montini.org or call at ext Montini Catholic High School is located at 19W th Street in Lombard.