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SCENSION
CATHOLIC
Rev. Eamon Tobin .........................Ext. 3070
Pastor, email: [email protected]
Rev. BK Tran ................................... 254-1595
Associate Pastor
Email: [email protected]
February 15, 2015
COMMUNITY
2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935
Tel. 321-254-1595 Fax 321-255-3490
www.ascensioncatholic.net
Deacon Sergio A. Colon...............Ext. 3082
Bereavement Ministry, Hispanic Community
[email protected]
Deacon Tom Stauffacher
[email protected], 321-242-4504
Deacon Bill Terneus
[email protected]—321-259-6168
Sr. Joseph Barden...........................Ext. 3003
Development Director
[email protected]
Sr. Immaculata ................................Ext. 3039
Pastoral Care
[email protected]
Doug Workman..............................Ext. 3001
School Principal
[email protected]
Betsy Glasenapp .............................Ext. 3080
Religious Education Director
[email protected]
Mary Birmingham ..........................Ext. 3068
Music/Liturgy Director, Catechumenate
[email protected]
Mark Kniepmann............................Ext. 3501
High School Youth Minister
[email protected]
Mary Blucker ...................................Ext. 3069
Middle School Youth Minister
[email protected]
Ashley Breaux..................................Ext. 3077
Contemporary Music
[email protected]
Monica Sutton.................................Ext. 3076
Volunteer Coordinator
[email protected]
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF
Teresa Romano.............................. Ext. 3050
Receptionist
[email protected]
Maria Sittig ..................................... Ext. 3072
Secretary/Bulletin,
[email protected]
Mary Russo ......................................Ext. 3078
Business Manager/Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Anne Dorros.....................................Ext. 3074
Assistant Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Brian Carley
Facilities Manager
[email protected]
Susan Esposito
Fingerprinting office ......................Ext. 3079
ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
U.S. Department of Education
School of Excellence
Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade
FAITH FORMATION
Religious Education (Pre-K - 6)
Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Religious Education (Grades 1-8)
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Youth Ministry
Sundays after 5:30 p.m. Mass
OUTREACH
Ascension Thrift Store: 259-7291
Ascension Social Concerns: 259-5685
BINGO
Mondays & Thursdays
6:00 p.m., Parish Hall
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
Saturday Vigil Mass
4:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses
7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. (free childcare)
11:30 a.m. (free childcare)
5:30 p.m.
Weekday Masses
Monday-Friday: 7:25 a.m.
Sat. 9:00 a.m
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:15 - 4:25 p.m.
Wednesday: 6:00 p.m.
(or by appointment)
As a good steward of the Lord’s blessings, please remember to consider
your Parish Family or School Endowment in your Last Will and Testament.
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truth is also that many of us, including myself, may be
blind to what needs changing in our lives. All too many
of us live ‘spiritually drowsy’ lives. We are so busy
living our daily lives that we become deaf or at least hard
of hearing when it comes to listening to the voice of the
Spirit who is constantly nudging us to change what needs
to be changed in our lives.
NEXT WEDNESDAY BEGINS OUR
LENTEN JOURNEY
This Wednesday, millions of Catholics across our nation
will go to their local church to receive ashes on their
forehead. Why ashes? In the religious realm, ashes have
a twofold meaning:
• They are a stark reminder of our mortality. Hence, the
words: “Remember, man, you are but dust and unto
dust you shall return.”
• Ashes are a sign of repentance. In ancient Israel, when
people felt convicted of sin and were moved to repentance, they put on ‘sackcloth and ashes.’ On Ash
Wednesday, as the minister places the ashes on our
forehead, he/she will say: “Turn away from sin and be
faithful to the Gospel.”
In the first reading next Wednesday, the prophet Joel will
say to us: “Render your hearts and not your garments.”
Commenting on this verse, Thomas Merton said:
“Rending only our garments lets in nothing but the cold
air, but rending our hearts lets out sin and lets in the
clean air of God’s spring.”
The word “Lent” means “spring.” Lent is intended to be
a new spring in our lives, a time when we invigorate our
faith. Lent calls us to a change of heart, attitude and
behavior. If we go through all the rituals and prayers and
Masses of Lent but nothing is changing in our attitude
and behavior, Jesus may say to us what he said to the
Pharisees: “This people honors me with their lips but
their hearts are far from me.”
The late Fr. Henri Nouwen said: “Jesus does not speak of
a change of activities…or even a change of pace. He
speaks of a change of heart. This makes everything
different, even while everything appears to be the same.”
So, ideally, when we come to church next Wednesday to
receive ashes on our forehead, we are publicly saying to
the Lord: “I want, with the help of your grace, to change
my heart where change is needed.”
We may think we are pretty good and decent people and
may wonder what it is we need to repent of. This is not
an easy question to answer. Despite the fact that the vast
majority, if not all of us, live good and decent lives, the
How many of us take time to come aside from our busy
schedules to be quiet before the Lord? How many of us
take time to ask the Holy Spirit to help us hear what he
may be saying to us in the events and encounters of daily
life? How many of us live life reflectively? We can be
sure that God is always seeking to communicate with us.
But who is listening? How tuned in are we to the Holy
Spirit? There are so many voices seeking to get our
attention that the voice of the Holy Spirit may be
drowned out.
The first thing many of us may need to repent of is our
failure to take time to sit quietly before the Lord so that
we can hear and discern his word for us. I realize that
that can be a tall order because we may feel that God
never speaks to us. If we feel that way, we can assume
that, spiritually, we may be hard of hearing.
If we feel that God rarely or never speaks to us, our first
Lenten prayer might be: “Lord heal my spiritual deafness. Open the inner ears of my heart so that I can hear
your word and promptings and call to conversion.” That
prayer in itself is wonderful because it expresses a desire
to hear and respond to our Lord. Literally millions of
people have no such desire. They are too busy with other
stuff. When it comes to following the Lord’s direction
for my life, I am comforted by the following well known
words of Thomas Merton: “I believe that the desire to
please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that
desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do
anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do
this you will lead me by the right road though I may
know nothing about it.”
Spiritual smugness
I believe that one of the biggest dangers that we who are
‘good and decent Catholics’ have to face is the tendency
to fall into a kind of ‘spiritual smugness.’ We may feel
that there is little or no need for change in our lives
because we say our prayers, go to Church, contribute to
the support of our parish, and try to be nice to everyone.
What more could be asked of us? The gospel answer
is—uncomfortably—a lot more.
As Christians, our model is always Christ who gave his
whole life that we would escape hell and enjoy eternal
life with him. When we look at our lives through the lens
of the Gospel, we are always falling short. I don’t say
that to make you feel bad about your Christian walk. I
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say it because the reality is that we are always falling
short of who or what we ought to be as disciples of Jesus;
hence, the need for what we call ongoing conversion.
Our ‘life in Christ’ is always calling us to change our
hearts, attitudes, mindsets and behaviors that are not fully
conformed to those of Jesus. Our life in Christ is always
calling us to be more something . . . more generous, more
forgiving, more compassionate, more loving, more
humble, more gracious and more prayerful. One reason
saints often went to confession is because they were
deeply aware of their need for a deeper conversion in
their walk with Christ. A little prayer I recently came
across goes:
Disturb us, O Lord,
when we are too well pleased with ourselves,
when our dreams have come true
because we dreamed so little;
when we have arrived in safety because
we sailed too close to the shore.
Lent’s Bapsmal Focus
In the early church, Lent had a strong baptismal focus.
For the Elect (i.e., those discerned by church leaders to be
spiritually ready to receive the Sacraments of Initiation,
Lent was their final period of preparation before receiving
the Easter Sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) at the Easter vigil. This final period of preparation was and continues to be called the Period of Purification and Enlightenment. Through fasting, penance, almsgiving and scrutiny rituals, the Elect are purified of sin.
Through ongoing reflection on God’s word, they are enlightened by the wisdom of God.
This Lent, we have 10 adults and 7 children preparing for
the Sacraments of Initiation on Easter. Our role is to
support these brothers and sisters with our prayers and
good example.
In the early church, Lent for the already baptized was a
time to look at how well they were living their baptismal
call to be faithful disciples of the Lord. For us who are
already baptized, the primary focus of Lent is repentance.
This year, as we reflect on the Cycle B readings, our
focus is renewing our covenant with the Lord. All of us
become distracted and lose that total focus we should
have on the Lord. As a result of our Lenten journey, each
of us, ideally, should find ourselves a little more committed to the Lord. If we don’t, Lent this year will be have
been in vain. We may have gone through the motions but
nothing on the inside or in our behavior may have
changed.
Three tradional Lenten pracces to help us on our way
In the Gospel on Ash Wednesday, Jesus will speak to us
about praying, fasting and almsgiving. During his forty
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days in the desert, he was engaged in extensive prayer
and fasting.
Prayer
Prayer is turning to God. It involves making space for
God in our lives. Authentic prayer involves “allowing
God to have his way with us.” In prayer, we stand, sit or
kneel, vulnerable before God, asking him to show us
where and how we need conversion and healing in our
lives. During Lent, a special form of prayer is the Stations of the Cross. We prayerfully accompany Jesus on
his road to Calvary. Consider coming at least one time to
our Friday Stations at 5:30 pm. Or you can meditate on
the Stations of the Cross daily or weekly with family
members or by yourself using the insert in this bulletin.
After the Stations, there will be a Lenten soup supper in
the parish hall. As a daily devotional, you can read the
small Lenten booklet available after Mass today which
contains a series of reflections on the Daily Mass Readings for Lent. You can join a Small Group that reflects
on the upcoming Sunday readings. Also, see today’s
bulletin for information on “Conversion – Following the
Call of Christ”; or join Keiron Hylton for his six-week
study of the “Purpose Driven Life”; and/or consider
coming to a Women or Men’s Retreat weekend. Today’s
bulletin has information on all of these wonderful opportunities.
If you prefer to do your own personal prayer and study,
check out our website for articles I have written on the
Books of the Old Testament, the Catechism, Church
History, and more.
Fasng
If Jesus fasted, we need to fast too (unless our doctor
tells us not to). Fasting can take many forms: less TV,
alcohol, Internet, shopping, negative talk. But we should
all consider doing some form of fasting from food (and
sugary drinks). Food is what Jesus fasted from. We need
to experience some hunger in the belly to identify even
just a small bit with starving people and to get in touch
with the hungers of the soul. Ideally, our fasting is a
means to an end. We fast from some shopping so that
we may give to the poor. We fast from a half hour of TV
to make space for prayer.
Almsgiving
Almsgiving is our way to reach out to the poor by
sharing our money, clothing and food. We can give gifts
of food, money and clothing to our Thrift Store and
Social Concerns office (both located on Aurora Road, a
half mile west of U.S.1). Another form of almsgiving
that we might consider for Lent is forgiving someone
who may have hurt us. Of this important kind of almsgiving, St. Augustine said: “There are many kinds of
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alms, the giving of which helps us to obtain pardon for
our sins; but none is greater than that by which we forgive from our heart a sin that someone has committed
against us.”
On Ash Wednesday, we will have an A lmsgiving Collection which will go to Social Concerns.
Operation Rice Bowl is a ministr y of Catholic Relief
Services, designed to help the poor in our world. On Ash
Wednesday, you will be offered a Rice Bowl, a Lenten
calendar (which includes a prayer ritual, a thought for the
day and other practices). You may return your Rice Bowl
donation on Palm Sunday or Holy Thursday.
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving, like three legs of a
tripod, make up the traditional Lenten practices. Prayer
nourishes our spirits. Fasting disciplines our bodies,
helps us seek the Lord with greater intensity, and puts us
in solidarity with those who suffer. Works of charity
enlarge our hearts as we commit ourselves to the good of
others. Properly utilized, fasting, prayer and almsgiving
can bring about a change of heart. They are not the point
of Lent but rather spiritual aids that help us ‘put on
Christ’ a little more.
Many possibilies
Many spiritual exercises are available to us this Lent.
Each of us has to decide which one(s) will help us to
renew or deepen our relationship with the Lord. I encourage you to seek the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit as
you think about a Lenten focus: “Holy Spirit, help me to
see where conversion and a change of heart is needed in
my life.” If we suffer from a bad temper, a decision to
work on controlling it more would be an excellent Lenten
exercise. If we are still carrying a resentment, we should
consider “giving it up.’ What better thing to give up than
a resentment which daily hurts us emotionally, spiritually
and even physically. If we only pray in a rote way and
rarely take time to sit quietly and speak before the Lord
from our hearts; if we rarely engage in spiritual reading;
if we seldom take time to just listen to our Lord—maybe
this Lent we should consider changing all that and strive
to grow closer to our Lord each day. If we are a doer type
of person, we can volunteer some of our time each week
at our Thrift Store.
Pope Francis says:
Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray for the conversion of
our hearts and to give up a culture of indifference which
is becoming more prevalent. “During this Lent, then,
brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis says, “let us all ask
the Lord: Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum—Make
our hearts like yours. In this way we will receive a heart,
which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a
heart which is not closed, indifferent, or prey to the
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globalization of indifference. It is my prayerful hope that
this Lent will prove spiritually fruitful for each believer
and every ecclesial community.”
A LENTEN PRAYER
Loving God,
You formed us from the clay of the earth
and breathed into us the Spirit of life,
but we have turned from your ways and sinned.
Bring us back to you.
Change our hearts. Renew our spirits.
Loving God, in a special way,
bless our brothers and sisters
who are preparing for Baptism
and entrance into our Church.
Purify and enlighten our minds and hearts.
This we pray through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE
7:00am, 8:30am (School Mass), 7:00pm
GUIDELINES FOR LENT AND EASTER
Ash Wednesday, February 18
and Good Friday, April 3,
are days of fasting and abstinence.
Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.
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 observed 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 observed by all 14 years 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. When in doubt concerning fast and
abstinence, the parish priest should be consulted.
Have a blessed week,
[email protected]
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Next Sunday’s Readings - February 22, 2015 B
First Sunday of Lent
Genesis 9:8-15, Psalm 25:4-10
1Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:12-15
Describe a me when you were challenged
to confront a weakness in your life.
Middle School
Ministry
For all 6th, 7th, & 8th graders,
no matter where you attend school
February 18: Wednesday after School
Need Confirmation service? Call Mary.
For more info, check website www.ascensioncatholic.net
or contact Mary Blucker at 254-1595 ext. 3069 or
[email protected]
February 15, 2015
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
Action Nights after the 5:30pm Mass
Bible Study: Monday evenings, youth room, 7:00
to 8:30pm. All high school teens are welcome to
come, socialize with friends, learn and talk about
our faith.
For info regarding Youth Ministry, contact Mark Kniepmann at
[email protected].
CONFIRMATION STUDENTS
On Fire! Retreat
Friday, February 28, at 6:30 pm till Sunday, March 1
following the 11:30am Mass.
Remember, this will be the last retreat option for
confirmation. Please contact Mark at
[email protected].
Don’t forget to give him your t-shirt size.
Faith, Knowledge, Service
Catholic Schools Week 2015
Collected almost 1400 boxes of cereal for
Food Pantry
GREAT CEREAL CHALLENGE
• Reveal guest speaker Olga Kelly from Social Concerns
• Surprise visit from Henry Fortier, Superintendent of
Schools, for the Cereal Challenge
• Sunday morning Open House & Donuts for parishioners
Other Events
Student led Sunday & Wednesday Liturgy
- Letters to Pope Francis offering
children’s solutions to hunger
- Storytelling Night – K-2nd grade
- Brain Bowl – 3rd-5th grade
- Geography Bee – 6th-8th grade
- Tea Party for Friends of Pre K 3 and Pre K 4
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Looking for a Lenten practice to deepen
your relationship with our Lord?
Sign up at all Masses February 14 & 15 for 1½-hour sessions
once a week for six weeks immersed in the Sunday readings
and Fr. Eamon’s Commentaries. Small groups meet days and
evenings in homes or at the parish. On Friday evenings, groups
meet at the parish and childcare is available. Come for soup
supper, come for food for body and soul! We already have three
groups signed up for after Soup Supper!
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Conversion
following the Call of Christ
This bible study can help us understand
the power of an encounter with Jesus and
recognize when He is calling us personally. Dan & Teresa
Romano will lead the group with Fr. Robert Barron as the
guide, to growing in relationship with Christ. This Word on
Fire DVD study series explores the stories of six ordinary
biblical figures who changed in response to God’s call. The
bible study is on Thursday nights in the Buescher Center,
Room 410 from 7:00 to 8:30pm, starting Feb. 12. Call Teresa
at the office (254-1595 ext. 1) if you are interested.
A Lenten Offering on
The Purpose Driven Life
The Purpose Driven Life by Pastor Rick Warren is the No.1
best selling non-fiction book after the Bible in publishing history. The book has brought millions back to God and church.
Congratulations to Chris Meehan
who recently received his
Master of Arts degree in Theology
from St. Leo University!
Chris will be ordained a Deacon in June.
RELIGIOUS ARTICLES ROOM
We will be open on Feb. 23 at 5:00pm for anyone interested in
purchasing items for First Communion. We have a few dresses,
veils, ties (dark blue and white) and many other items. We will be open
on the 1st Thursday of every month, 9-11am, and on Saturdays in
March, 10am-2pm. I will be happy to meet with anyone interested in
these items at a time that might be more convenient. Call me, Rita
Billingsley, at 254-3865 or email me at [email protected].
MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Confession, Mass and Anointing to the Sick and Homebound parishioners will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Ascension
Catholic Church. Confession at 10:30 AM, Mass at 11:00 AM, followed by a luncheon in the Parish Hall.
To MTS team: Your presence and assistance in the Church and in
the luncheon are much appreciated. Please invite your homebound
parishioners to join with us. RSVP by March 2, 2015 to Pat Apfelthaler, 321-254-2865.
The book is divided into five weeks of reflection on the Five
Purposes of our lives: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship,
Service and Mission. We have scheduled a six-week study
session consisting of an Introduction and followed by five
sessions on the Five Purposes. It will be held on Thursdays
beginning February 19 in the Ministry Center, Room 307,
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
The presider will be Keiron Hylton, a parishioner and Professor of Management at FIT. Keiron will need to know if you
plan to attend the Introductory Session on February 19. You
can call or text him at 917-660-6814 or contact Teresa at the
church office, 254-1595 ext. 1.
VOCATION CUP
The Vocation Cup for February will go out at the
11:30 am Mass. Ray, Sandy & Kylie Sepulveda
will take the cup home on February 15, 2015. If you’d
like to sign up, please call Marc Worchel at 757-3451 or
email [email protected].
Ascension Council of
Catholic Women
The Ascension Council of Catholic Women is
offering a $200 scholarship to an active Catholic student, who is also a member of the Ascension
Community, and will be a graduate at the end of the 2015
school year. For an application and criteria, please contact Mark Kniepmann at 254-1595 ext.3501 or email
[email protected] or Teresa at the
church office at 254-1595 ext. 1. All applications are due
back by midnight March 30, 2015.
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RUN FOR LIFE - ASH WEDNESDAY
SOUP SUPPER
The Ascension Catholic Church Knights of Columbus & Pro-Life
Committee will host a Lenten Soup Supper in their Parish Hall on
Wed., Feb. 18, 5:00 - 6:30 pm. This is a great way for your busy family to observe your Ash Wednesday fasting and abstinence obligation
and support area crisis pregnancy centers through Run for Life.
Run for Life is a dedicated group of men and women running from the
Miami area to St. Augustine. Some of the runners will be present at
the Soup Supper to share their “road stories.” The suggested offering
is $5 per person, $3 for children (8 & under), $20 max/family, for your
choice of soup, bread, beverage. Reservations not necessary, but
please call Cindy Iezzi @ 259-2677 with questions.
ADORATION CHAPEL
“When Our Lord sees pure souls coming eagerly to visit him in the
Blessed Sacrament, he smiles on them.” -St. John Vianney
Vacations, illness, absent snowbirds and just life take a toll on the
availability of adorers. If you can find an hour to commit to Jesus,
consider the Adoration Chapel. Jesus wants you there and through
the Holy Spirit is calling you! For information, please contact Sam
Rodríquez at 321-795-9813 or [email protected].
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1am, 2am, 3am, 5am, 1pm, 4pm, 5pm, 10pm,
11pm
1am, 3am, 4am, 12pm, 10pm
1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 1pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm,
11pm
1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 5pm, 6pm
12am,1am, 3am, 10am, 1pm, 2pm, 11pm
1am, 2am, 3am, 10am, 1pm, 2pm
1am, 3am, 5am, 12pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm,
8pm
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Knights of Columbus
40 CANS FOR LENT Program
The members of the Knights of Columbus Martin B. Power
Council 14573 are challenging all parishioners to join them in
their 40 CANS FOR LENT food drive program this year. The
plan is simple: purchase and donate one can of food per day for
the 40 days during the Lenten season, starting Ash Wednesday, February 18, and ending Good Friday, April 3. Please bring
your cans to the church and place them in the baskets already
designated for food collection. You may bring them all at once
or a little at a time. Our goal is to increase the donations given
to our food pantry while living the Gospel value of feeding the
hungry.
To accept this challenge, please e-mail or call Doug Blair,
Grand Knight, so he can track your generous donations. Doug
can be reached at [email protected] or (321) 412-2191.
Thank you.
ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY
Rosary Ministry meets on Sundays, 1:00-3:00 pm
in Buescher Center, Room 413.
Next Meeting: February 22, 2015
If interested in joining, call Michi Davis at 242-8092.
Contemplative Prayer
Tuesday at 7:00pm, Ministry Bldg, Rm 304
Info: Pam Lackie 259-2431
Please Save the –Date
It’s almost Gala time for Ascension Catholic School’s friends and supporters to celebrate our
21st Annual Gala in support of the Ascension Endowment Fund.
Theme:
Date:
Where:
Time:
What:
Ascension School: Shaping our Global Future
March 28, 2015
Ascension Social Hall
5:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Delicious Home-Cooked Dinner, Special Desserts, Beverages, Live and Silent Auctions,
Music & Dancing
The proceeds go to building up the Endowment Fund for the benefit of Ascension School Students.
Come and enjoy a pleasant evening while helping to keep Ascension School an outstanding educational
institution of knowledge, community and service.
Tickets: $60 each. Reserved tables for 8: $75 per person. Tickets will be on sale at the school and
Church offices beginning on February 23. Tickets will be on sale outside Church on March 8.
This Gala is usually a sold-out event so we ask that you make your reservations early.
Sister Joseph Barden
Director of Development
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A Military Ministry Spotlight
One of our members is parishioner John G. Sheppard.
John enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1963. In 1965,
while assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii, he
sailed to Vietnam via Okinawa and came ashore in Chu Lai,
Vietnam, with Hotel Battery 3rd Battalion 12th Marines in the 3rd
Division. Coming back stateside, he was stationed at Quantico, VA.
It was there he was involved in a serious accident. In October 1971,
John was awarded full retirement as a Sergeant by the Commandant of the Marine Corp. We thank you, John, for your service to
our country! Consider joining our group—prior military service is
not required. Contact Peggie at 751-0408 or [email protected].
GRIEF RECOVERY G ROUP
Monday, February 23, 2015, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Church Library
For more information, contact Carol Gessler
at 779-7850.
Tickets available after all Masses February 14 & 15.
Childcare available—RSVP a must—please call Mary
Jo Strah at 242-7254. SCC Facilitators: Please note
that this is the annual Day of Reflection sponsored by the
Space Coast Alliance of Small Christian Communities.
FRIDAY FISH DINNERS
Friday, Feb. 20, begins our
Lenten Fish Dinners in the Parish
Hall (NOT the School Cafetorium)
Time: About 6:00pm (after Stations of the Cross)
What’s for Dinner: Fried cod or baked white fish
filets, French fries, cole slaw, mac’n’cheese, and
simple desserts
How Much: Adults–$7.00, Kids under 12–$3.00
Sign up in the Parish Hall or call the Church
office. Cutoff is 12:00pm, Thursday, February 19.
Social Concerns & Food Pantry
In our final numbers for 2014, we helped a total of 19,625 people
with food and emergency financial assistance. Included in that
number, 6,377 families were helped with food. We are so blessed
to have such amazing support. Thank you.
Are you ready? We are so excited! It begins in 2 weeks!
March 1st the Annual Feinstein Challenge Begins!
Our food pantry is invited again to participate in Alan Shawn Feinstein’s fundraising campaign. For the past several years, he has
been giving away $1 million each year to anti-hunger agencies
throughout the country. More information will be forthcoming.
Pantry food items: Tuna helper, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, pork &
beans, canned fruit.
Join us as we meet and
build relationships with
our legislative representative and Catholic
Bishops. Learn how to
make a difference. Let
your voice be heard.
Advocate on social issues and Church teachings. This is your
opportunity to put your faith into action. It is your chance to learn
about the challenges we face and the successes achieved. Join
the Bishops of Florida at the Red Mass of the Holy Spirit as we
pray for inspiration and guidance in our service to the people of
Florida.
For information, contact Georgette Hoppenbrouwer at 321537-9576 or [email protected]. Learn more at
www.flaccb.org.
Women of Ascension Parish!
Are the daily challenges becoming too great? Come experience a weekend retreat at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center
to recapture your peace of mind and the joys of God’s creation. You will return home relaxed and renewed, better able to
cope in a busy world. Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center
offers us time off to celebrate life, love, hope, joy, faith and
fellowship. The retreat will be held on April 17-19. Our theme
for this 2014-2015 is “BLESSED BE YOU.” We car pool.
Please join us. Contact Margaret McDunnough at (321) 2533015 or [email protected] for further information. Applications are available at the parish office.
Knights of Columbus Council #14573
We meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month In
Ministry Center Room 312. We pray the Rosary in Our
Lady's Chapel at 6:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. For
more information, call Grand Knight Doug Blair at 412-2191 or
Membership Director Marc Worchel at 757-3451.
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Wedding Anniversaries
John & Helen Walsh
Thomas & Katherine Corey
John & Katherine Sayles
John & Elizabeth Mack
Doug & Patti Wo rkman
57 years
57 years
57 years
55 years
37 years
Feb
Feb
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Michael Stitzel, David Humes, Ava Sophia,
CVS, LK Barone, Natalie Carle, Flo McCaffrey,
Daniel Walsh, Greg Grasso, Gerald Cardile, Harry Wright, Fred Barlow, Betty Elko, Aurora Arguiarro, Chuck Hegland, Madeline Maiello,
Magda & Claire Grasso, Lydia Vazquez, Ed &
Peggy Aubrey, Mia Moore, Grace Carlin, John & Nancy Walsh,
Brian Robinson, Catherine Reid, Darlene Liptak, Larry Kawa,
Kenneth Pearsall, Walker Alldredge, Cathi Hurd, Karen Kessler,
Judith Dourney, Christopher Linder, John Doyle, Caridad Mederos, Bettina Mondo, Margaret Donah, Karen Kessler, Theresa
Bryant, Angela Barber, Mary Robinson, Danilee Chin, Angela
Thompson, Kathy Jagdmann, Maybelle McGee, Leo Schumaker,
Flo Downey, Rose Blankenship, Peggy McKelvey, Patricia
Schemp, Anne McKelvey, Ragan Krupp, Donald Clifford, Mary
Carney, Frank Maiello, Gary Tam, Joann Monai, Donald Elko,
Trent Elko, Phyllis Owens, John Aranda, Michael Elko, Carol
Randolph, Ruth Cardello, Gene Parsons, Dale Haidet, Shirley
Bridge, Fred Barlow, Mike Bobitka, Mary Laird, Flo Wright,
Rosemary Kean, Bill Sears, Wanda Wagner, Joyce Evelyn, Ron
Davenport, Michele Cardella, Eileen Davis
Please pray for those in the nursing homes.
Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel overseas
Dan Murray, Steve Cabsky, Joseph Marci, Amanda Outly, Joshua Outly, Bryan Outly, Jesse Outly, Jason Brown, Andrew Grazing, Heather Schmitt, Paul Wells, Anthony Torres, Craig Static,
Jason Melbourne, Sherwin Separa, Jesse Catellier, Joseph
McDuffie, Samuel Luke, Michael Walsh, Robert Crowl, Bryan
Calenda, David Barlow, Dylan Traver, Brian Fleming, Wesley
Henry, Marty Martinez, Jonathan Martinez, Bryan Satterwhite,
Capt. Kyle McDermott, John Kinsora, Jason Baker, Nicholas
Owens, Nick Dorros, Josh Grier, Robert Grover, Rory O’Connor,
Shane O’Connor, Alex Ritner, Kyle Mimbs
The Southern Deanery of the Council of Catholic Women is
offering a $500 scholarship to an active Catholic student
who will be a graduate from any Brevard High School—
Catholic, public or private—at the end of the 2015 school
year. For an application and criteria, please contact Mark
Kniepmann, High School Youth Director, at 254-1595 ext.
3501. All applications are due back by March 15, 2015.
The musical Brigadoon will be performed at
Holy Name of Jesus, Feb. 21–Mar. 1
For ticket information,
call George Kobosko 773-2783 x 121 or
[email protected]
Our former Deacon Mike McElwee is in the show!
Week beginning Monday, Fe bruary 16, 2014
and ending Sunday, February 22, 2015
Mon. 7:30 am
† Fredrick William Adams II
† Lou Klein
Tues. 7:30 am
† Helen Kornrumph
† Ginna Siconolfi
Ash Wed. 7:00 am † Josephine Jime nez
† Steve Werner
8:30 am
† John & Olga Toppa
7:00 pm
† Joseph Fitzsimmons
† Donna Foy
Thurs. 7:30 am
† Jimmy & Reid Prebble
† Roy C. Prebble Sr & III
Fri. 7:30 am
† Fr. Robert Hickey
† Shonda Daughtry
Sat. 9:00 am
Special Intention - Charles Funk
Special Intention - Harry Gruenthal
4:30 pm
† Lois Riley
† Robert Stein
Sun. 7:30 am
People of the Parish
9:30 am
† Bill Thorpe
† Carl Akin
11:30 am
† Rick Sittig
† Ramon Garcia
5:30 pm
† Zygmunt Rodak
† Stephen O’Rourke
SERVERS’ SCHEDULE – February 21/22, 2015
Sat 4:30 pm:
Dominik & Emilio Quiroz, Becky Payan
Sun 7:30 am:
Alex Kieu, Evan Bolin, Luke Dickinson
Sun 9:30 am: Cole man Anderson, Carson Chavez
Jimmy Corcione
Sun 11:30 am: Benjamin & James Armstrong
Michael Carley
Sun 5:30 pm: Katherine Laird, Gabriella McDermott
Peter Monteparo
Parish Office closed Monday,
February 16, for President’s Day
DAILY BREAD VOLUNTEERS
About 250 homeless and needy folks eat each day at Daily Bread,
Melbourne’s free downtown soup kitchen. Be a friend to them and
serve at the kitchen located at 815 Fee Ave. Let us know if you
can help on any of the following days from 10:30am to 2:30pm.
Sign up early to reserve your place on a serving team:
Contact Rachel Benevente at
[email protected] or [813] 735-0352
Tues, Feb. 24: Contact Betsy or Bill Hampton at 254-0418
Sat, Feb. 14:
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Experience a personal spiritual renewal and an abundance of love
in Christian Community.
Christ Renews His Parish is a retreat weekend open to every
adult member of ASCENSION Parish.
A retreat given “by” parishioners, “for” parishioners.
Christ Renews His Parish is a process designed to bring members of our parish together in Christ.
It is a multi-part gift to yourself that keeps on giving as you pass the gift of Christ to other parishioners and into your world:
This is an opportunity to spend about 36 hours away from the everyday world, a
time for listening, sharing, praying, fun and food. A team of parishioners, along
with a Spiritual Director, have formed in prayer and love to offer this gift to
you. They will share with you on our parish campus.
THIS IS NOT A SILENT RETREAT. The emphasis is on personal and community renewal:
sharing by the team and in small groups in a liturgical, scriptural, prayerful and relaxed atmosphere. There is no pressure to share or talk. Sensitivity to you and your needs is always respected.
Accommodations are simple but adequate. Arrangements can be made to accommodate your
special need or diet. All meals are prepared for you. Attire is casual and comfortable clothing.
WOMEN’S RETREAT:
MEN’S RETREAT:
March 7-8
March 21-22
For more information on the Women’s Retreat, contact Shirley Hurst at 321-543-2501 or
[email protected]—or Suzanne Kahn at 321-626-0413 or [email protected].
For the Men’s Retreat, contact Dan Barber at 321-246-4122 or [email protected]—or
Scott Gardiner at 321-759-8736 or [email protected].
CLIP AND RETURN TO THE CHURCH OFFICE OR PLACE IN THE COLLECTION AT MASS
Christ Renews His Parish Retreat
NAME ——————————————————————
PHONE (Home) _____________________
ADDRESS ————————————————————
PHONE (Cell)—————–—————
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E MAIL______________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME and PHONE NUMBER ________________________________________
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MEMBER OF ASCENSION:
YES _____
NO _______
SPECIAL NEED (Diet/Facilities/Etc.) ___________________________________________________________