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Church of the Ascension
4603 Poplar Avenue • Bal more, Maryland 21227
March 15, 2015
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Rev. John A. Williamson............................ Pastor, Vicar Forane
Deacon Thomas Yannuzzi
Deacon Robert Smith
MASSES:
Weekday: Tues, Thurs. 9 A.M. (Church)
Weekday: 5 P.M. at Good Shepherd
Chapel (4:30 P.M. Wed.)
Saturday: 4 P.M. (Church)
Sundays: 8:15 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. (Church)
Center
St. AugusƟne Masses
Weekends: Saturday 5 P.M., Sunday 7:30 A.M., 9:15
A.M., 10:45 A.M., 12:15 P.M. and 5:00 P.M.
Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:00 A.M.
Mr. Robert Sutliff ......................................... Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Kelly Coyle .........................Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Ms. Bonnie Kabara............................................. Music Director
Mrs. Cathy Carlin ............... Coordinator of Religious EducaƟon
Mrs. Mary Jane Thomas............... Coordinator of Bereavement Ministry
Mrs. Brenda Miller ..................................................... Secretary
Parish Center
4603 Poplar Avenue • Bal more, MD 21227
Phone: 410-242-2292 • FAX: 410-242-6807
www.ascensionbalƟmore.org
Early Learning Center
4601 Maple Avenue • Bal more, MD 21227
Phone: 410-242-5498 • Brewer Hall: 410-247-4982
EucharisƟc AdoraƟon: First Monday of the Month
Confessions: 3:30 P.M. on
arrangements by appointment.
Saturdays.
Other
BapƟsms: Sundays by appointment. Please call the
Parish Center for informa on concerning Bap smal
Prepara on Program and regula ons.
Marriage: Couples planning to be married should contact
Robert Sutliff six months in advance. Engaged couples are
expected to take the preCana course.
Religion Classes - (C.C.D.): Pre-Kindergarten thru 5th
grade - Sundays 9:10-10:20 a.m.; Grades 6 thru 8
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. @ St. Augus ne.
Sick Calls & Communion Calls: Please contact the Parish
Center.
Bereavement: Contact Mrs. Mary Jane Thomas 410-5642395
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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Chronicles 36: 14-16, 19-23
Psalm 137: 1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
Ephesians 2: 4-10
John 3: 14-21
PASTOR’S CORNER
FROM FATHER JOHN
On this fourth Sunday of Lent the Gospel is the
most well known and quoted line in all of Scripture: For
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so
that everyone who believes in him might not perish but
might have eternal life.
This famous passage from St. John’s Gospel really reminds us half way through Lent what this season
is all about, re-connecting to that transforming power of
God’s love that comes to us in Jesus. Our fasting and
added prayers is all about re-kindling that fire of love
that St. John is talking about so that our hearts and lives
can be changed.
We need to remember during Lent that it is not
so much about what we are doing, but what God is doing in us. The Gospel reminds us that Jesus came so that
we can live in the Light of His Love. All we need to do
is to stop getting in the way of what God is trying to do
in each of us!
Simple Lenten Practice:
How about we fast from complaining! About
our aches and pains, what is not going right or what
others are doing to annoy us. Part of Lent is bearing
our crosses patiently and silently. Everyone else is
dealing with things as well, and don’t want to listen
to us anyway!
When we bear things patiently and silently
that becomes a powerful act of penance we can offer
during Lent.
Easter Vigil
Since we have now brought our 2 parishes RCIA program together. This year we will be celebrating just
one Easter Vigil between the 2 parishes. It will rotate
back and forth each year, for 2015 it will be at Ascension beginning at 730 pm.
March 14-15, 2015
Liturgical Calendar:
March 17th St. Patrick-Bishop
March 18th St. Cyril of Jerusalem-Bishop and
Doctor of the Church
March 19th Solemnity of St. Joseph
REGULATIONS FOR FAST
AND ABSINENCE
Fasting, almsgiving and prayer are the three traditional
disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should
undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance
and of preparation for Baptism or of renewal of Baptism
at Easter.
Fasting is to be obser ved on Good Fr iday by all 18
years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their
59th birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed.
Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be
taken according to each one’s needs, but together they
should not equal another full meal. Eating between
meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and
juices, are allowed.
Abstinence is obser ved by all 14 year s of age and older. On days of abstinence no meat is allowed. Note that
when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday are days of abstinence.
Note: If a per son is unable to obser ve the above r egulations due to ill health or other serious reasons, other
suitable forms of self-denial are encouraged.
PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING
IN YOUR PRAYERS
If you have any sick among you for whom you would like
us to pray, please contact the Parish Office at 410-242-2292 to
request their name to be put on the prayer list. Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks or unless otherwise notified. This week we remember the following:
Robert Raley, Sharon Zinkand, Meredith Day, Jack Ward, Angela Marinelli, Martha Blue, Bruce Fox, Pat Lowman, Gary Raley, Heidi Hemler,
Kathy Kramer, Ed Schimbauer, Dominic Didomenico, Cole Gabriel
Newman, Philip Petty, Tim Kraft, Cindy Bowen, Sr. Mary Catherine
Lewandowski, Bernard Trescott, Paula Bullinger, Helen Hansard, Bill
Jacob, Paul Carnes, Dawn Sellers, John Hoban, Rita Spitzler, Glen Taylor, Jr., Joseph Saurusaitis, Barbara Gilley, Jennifer Morgan, Arnie
Penaloza, Alexyss Ekas, Mary Keyes, Paul Arca, Jennifer Mathias, Betty
Smith, Bud Lucas, Carol Jacober, Edmund Smith, Patrick Reilly, Chris
Moran, Chuck Payne, Debbie Thomas, Joseph Alvey, Heath Dobson,
Dean Milnor, Joan Bartels, Gerri Wisniewski, Terry Forgacs, Gertrude
Kramer, Shawn Hayes, Carl Bernhardt, Larry Durham, Susan Smith,
Michele Miyasaki, Shawn Ellis, Janice Fitzsimmons, Irene Miller, Ginny
Neese, Dolores Gallagher, John Kordusky, Timothy Bolesta, Jr., Brian
Gallizzo, Josephine Shiflett, Sadie Wetheral, Jean Spliedt, Stephen Miller, Lynn Gorman Brose, Mary Corn, Stanley Clark, Pat Edelen, Nancy
Saraullo, Josephine Meehan, Ernest Wolf, Jr., Terry Moran, Rachel
Monda, Frank Moran, Barbara Hare, Dorothy Roedel, Edwin Schmidbauer, Leola Kohlhaus, John Hardesty, Joann Coolahan, Richard Hays,
Ann McDevitt, Fran Purper, Frances Blob, Karen Mellott, Theresa
Spliedt, Joan Ward, David Mertes, Jeannie Leidig, Shirley Beyer, Helen
Schmidt, and special intention.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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LITURGY
Mass Intentions For the Week of
March 15, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
8:15 am ~ Frances Walsh
10:30 am ~ Nora Wallace
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
9:00 am ~ Richard Keyes
5:00 pm ~ Bill McHale
4 pm
E. Angell
K. Angell
March 22
10:30 am
Emma. Lawrence
Jim Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence
Julia Lawrence
COLUMBARIUM NEWS COMING SOON!
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
4:30 pm ~ Brandon Kelly, living
Thursday, March 19, 2015
9:00 am ~ John Cullen
5:00 pm ~ Andrew Palm, living
Friday, March 20, 2015
5:00 pm ~ Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cerkez, living
Saturday, March 21, 2015
4:00 pm ~ Dr. Charles Peters
The Columbarium for St. Augustine Cemetery is finishing the
initial stages and construction will start this spring. There will be
artist’s renderings and plans for all to see this April or sooner.
The preconstruction prices will begin at $2700 a niche and will
inter the remains of two people. A meeting for those interested in
purchasing will be scheduled and announced both in the bulletin
for St. Augustine and Church of the Ascension.
What is a columbarium? Add yourself to the email list. To be
placed on our mailing list for updates and questions, please forward you name, address, phone number and email address to
[email protected]
FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Sunday, March 22, 2015
8:15 am ~ Mabel Hlafka
10:30 am ~ Parishioners
Children’s Liturgy of the Word: March 22nd - 9:15
Mass at St. Augustine.
ASCENSION MARCH CLERGY SCHEDULE
Sat
Mar 21
4 pm
Sun
Mar 22
8:15 am
Fr. Williamson (DTA)
10:30 am
Msgr. Lizor (DTA)
Fr. Williamson
ST. AUGUSTINE MARCH
CLERGY SCHEDULE
Sat
Mar 21
5 pm
Sun
Mar 22
7:30 am
Fr. Brown (DBA)
9:15 am
Fr. Hammond (DBA)
10:45 am
Fr. Williamson
12:15 pm
Fr. Williamson
5 pm
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE
March 21
8:15 am
M. Leidig
N. Leidig
Monday, March 16, 2015
5:00 pm ~ Jean Hewins
March 14-15, 2015
Join us next Sunday, March 22nd for Family Stations of the
Cross at 2 pm at Chur ch of the Ascension. J our ney with
Jesus along the Way of the Cross as we pray, sing and collect
mementos at each station to remember God's loving sacrifice
for us. RSVP is requested but not required. Register by March
19th to take an active part at each station. Email us at [email protected] or call Laurie at 410-747-2804.
FAMILY MINISTRY
Fr. Spacek
Fr. Larrivee
DTA-Deacon Tom Assisting/DTP-Deacon Tom Preaching
DBA-Deacon Bob Assisting/DBP-Deacon Bob Preaching
The final dates for Mommy and Me this year are March 18,
April 15 and 29 and May 13. Time is still 9:30 to 11:30 am.
The group will be taking a break for the summer. Watch the
bulletin for when the group will resume in the fall.
FAMILY RETREAT IN THE CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS –
September 18-20 at Camp Greentop in Thurmont. Fun for everyone but not something for everyone – kid’s activities included.
Mark your calendars and look for planning and registration
information soon. Questions can be dir ected to Deacon Tom
Yannuzzi.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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March 14-15, 2015
YOUTH MINISTRY
MARRIAGE MINISTRY
Upcoming Events in Youth Ministry!
For middle and high school students. More details
can be found on the youth ministry website:
www.ayouthministry.org
Your Marriage Matters - Join us for our 3rd Annual
Enrichment Night on Saturday, March 21 6:30 -10
PM - Full course dinner with wedding cake & champagne, renewal of vows, anniversary dance, and more!
Just $35 a couple. Call Mirian Cuevas to register: 410302-9169.
Sunday, March 15th
Living Stations of the Cross practice: 3-5pm, St.
Augustine Hall. Information below.
Life Night: Ultimate Food Challenges Social
Night!
Monday, March 16th
Middle School PREP Homeschool Work #3
DUE
Pilgrimage Permission Slip and Payment DUE
Tuesday, March 17th
Confirmation GPS, 6:30-8:00pm, Brewer Hall
Friday, March 20th
Stations of the Cross practice: 5-6:30pm, St.
Augustine Church
High school teens: sign-up now for the 2015
youth and young adult Pilgrimage on Saturday, March 28th. Join hundreds of other
teens from Maryland walking through the
streets of Baltimore with Archbishop Lori to
commemorate Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem at the start of Holy Week. It is a fun
day with adoration, stops at different holy
sites along the way, witnessing to your faith,
a concert, and Mass. Cost is $17. Payment
and permission forms are DUE Monday,
March 16th. Further information and forms
can be found on the youth website. Invite
your friends, and plan to join us!
Due to the recent weather, an extra make-up
GPS has been scheduled for all Confirmation candidates for Tuesday, March 24th. A
new schedule has been mailed home to all
candidates and their families.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Ladies in Faith Together (LiFT) Did you miss all the
fun and formation we had for ladies this year? Well, don’t
miss out again! Get your name on our contact list!
[email protected] or 410-796-8150.
Watch here for one more book club before summer.
Religious education news
It’ll be hot outside but cool at VBS! Join us July 6-10 as we
conquer challenges by God’s mighty power at Everest.
Registration begins in late April. If only we could have saved
this winter’s snow for VBS decorations!
ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
TMIY – That Man Is You men’s group continues to meet on
Thursday mornings, weather permitting, through end of
April in Ascension Parish Center basement from 6:30-7:40
am or 7:00-8:10 pm
SOCIAL CONCERNS
SERVE AT OUR DAILY BREAD on Wednesday,
March 18 and Saturday, May 2 fr om 9:00 am to
1:00 pm – sign-up by contacting Bob Sutliff at [email protected] or 410-242-2292 or 410-796-1520.
SPRING DAY OF SERVICE – Saturday, May 2 – 9:30
am until 2:00 pm – small projects around your home, service projects in Brewer Hall at Ascension or serve at Our
Daily Bread. Applications for work to be done can be found
on parish websites and bulletin boards.
Discover the truth about the bioethical issues surrounding organ donation & transplantation and the
concept of "brain death." Dr. Paul Byrne, M.D., past
President of the Catholic Medical Association, will
discuss these critical matters as the featured speaker in
DEFEND LIFE’s March 2015 Lecture Tour. Come
hear Dr. Byrne’s talk (entitled What You Don’t Know
Can Kill You) on Friday, March 20 • 1 PM, Our Lady’s Center, 3301 South Rogers Avenue, Ellicott City,
Maryland 21043, Theresa • 410-461-5066,
[email protected]
Please note that Ascension and St. Augustine will now have an envelope
exchange policy. If you attend Mass at either parish you can drop in
your envelope and it will be returned to your home parish. This will
hopefully make it easier for you to support your parish even on those
times when you cannot attend Mass there.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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STEWARDSHIP
Finances for March 7-8, 2015
Envelopes
$6894.00
Loose Contributions
$1193.00
$166.58
Poor Box
Maintenance Collection
$1519.00
SECOND COLLECTION
The second collection next weekend, March 21-22, 2015,
will be for the Catholic Review Collection. All donations
help to defray the cost to the parish. Thank you in advance
for your generosity.
PARISH NEWS
Congratulations ~ Paul Bunting received the piano scholarship
to Mount St. Joe High school. Hannah Bangs has received
the Theater Scholarship to Seton Keough. We are so proud of
our former Ascension School Students. Paul attends Arbutus
Middle School and will enter Mount St Joe in the Fall. Hannah
Bangs attends St Augustine’s School and will also be entering
Seton Keough in the Fall.
ASCENSION PARISH
EARLY LEARNING CENTER
(A Maryland State Department of Education
Licensed Program)
Come and see what’s happening at Ascension Parish
Early Learning Center! Accepting registration for Day
Care and Pre-K. The Center is open from 7:30 am until
5:30 pm with flexible day/hour scheduling. There is a
year–round program, with open enrollment throughout
the year.
Full day Pre-Kindergarten is from 8 am to 3 pm with
before and after school care available. Half-day PreKindergarten is from 8 am until 12 noon.
To enroll in the Pre-Kindergarten Program, a child must
be four years of age by September 1st.
For more information, call 410-242-5498
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU –
to all who made our Lenten Mission a success by
serving at a Greeter, Musician, Usher, Book Sales
or most importantly – YOUR PRESENCE AND
PARTICIPATION.
NEW PARISHIONERS:~ Please r egister at the Par ish Office or online
at www.ascensionbaltimore. org
March 14-15, 2015
Remember to wear your green to the SOAP meeting and lunch
on Monday March 16 at noon in the basement of the Parish
Center. We will be sharing our traditional corn beef and cabbage lunch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
The Ascension Men’s Club will host one more Friday Fish
Frys during Lent on March 20 from 5 to 7 pm in Brewer Hall.
Menu will be a choice of fish fillets, fried shrimp (or a combo
of both), fried oysters, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes,
cole slaw, dessert, coffee and ice tea. Free grilled cheese sandwich with chips for children under age 7 when accompanied
by a paying adult. Cost: Adults $10, children under 12 years
of age $8. Carry-out available.
Attendance for March 7-8 2015
Mass
Attendance
4:00 p.m.
241
8:15 a.m.
108
10:30 a.m.
243
TOTAL
592
ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK OF
March 15
Sunday ~ 8:15 am ~ Mass
10:30 am ~ Choir Mass
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
PREP
Pre-Cana/PC
Catholic Relief Collection
Monday ~ SOAP Noon/PC
Tuesday ~ Confirmation 6-8:30 pm/BH
Wednesday ~ Mommy & Me 9:30-11:30 am/PC
Sodality 9:30 am/PC
Thursday ~ Women’s Lenten Bible Study 9:30 am/School
TMIY 6:30-7:40 am/PC
TMIY 7-8:10 pm/PC
Adult Choir 7:45 pm/CH
Men’s Club 6 pm/BH
Friday ~ Stations and Benediction: Ascension 12 Noon and
St. Augustine 7 pm
Fish Fry Dinner 5-7 pm/BH
Saturday ~ 4 pm ~ Mass
Marriage Enrichment/St. Augustine
Sunday ~ 8:15 am ~ Mass
10:30 am ~ Adult Mass
PREP
Catholic Review Collection
Family Stations of the Cross 2 pm
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