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SCHEDULE OF MASSES
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses 7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. (free childcare) (choir)
11:30 a.m. (free childcare)
5:30 p.m. (Contemporary Music)
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)
ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL www.ascensioncatholicsch.org U.S. Department of Education
School of Excellence Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade
FAITH FORMATION Religious Education
Pre-K3 - Gr. 1 Mondays 12:30-2:00 pm & 3:30-5:00pm
Pre-K3-6 Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Gr. 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 Thursdays
6:00 p.m., Parish Hall
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.
ASCENSION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935 Tel. 321-254-1595 -Fax 321-255-3490
www.ascensioncatholic.net
SERVED BY:
Rev. Eamon Tobin ....................... Ext. 3070 Pastor, email: [email protected]
Rev. BK Tran ......................... 321-254-1595 Associate Pastor Email: [email protected]
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
Deacon Chris Meehan [email protected] —321-242-8003
Sr. Joseph Barden ........................ Ext. 3003 Development Director [email protected]
Sr. Immaculata ............................. Ext. 3039 Pastoral Care [email protected]
Anita Brady ................................... Ext. 3001 School Principal [email protected]
Betsy Glasenapp ........................... Ext. 3080 Faith Formation 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]
Mary Russo ................................... Ext. 3078 Business Manager/Bookkeeper [email protected]
Maria Sittig ................................... Ext. 3072 Secretary/Bulletin [email protected]
Anne Dorros ................................. Ext. 3074 Assistant Bookkeeper [email protected]
Brian Carley Facilities Manager [email protected]
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Humility The foundational virtue of the spiritual life
and a wonderful help in our daily life
The opening verse of today’s first reading exhorts us all
to:
Conduct your affairs with humility and
you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.
Humble yourself the more, the greater you are,
and you will find favor with God.
In the Gospel, Jesus proclaims:
Everyone who exalts himself
will be humbled,
but the one who humbles himself
will be exalted.
Spiritual masters tell us that humility is the foundational
virtue of the spiritual life. It is the virtue on which all other
virtues are built. Just as pride is often seen as the root of all
sins, humility is seen as the root of all other virtues. St.
Augustine, the great spiritual master, observed:
It was pride that caused the fall...
If you ask me what are the ways of God,
I would tell you that the first is humility,
the second is humility and the third is humility.
What is humility?
In his Summa Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas, the great
medieval theologian, described humility as seeing ourselves
as God sees us. Humility means knowing that every good
we have comes from God as gift, that we depend on him for
everything. The Little Flower, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, wrote:
"The beginning of all holiness is humbly admitting that
without God we can do nothing, but that with, in and
through him, everything is possible."
St. Teresa of Avila defined humility in one word: truth.
Humility is accepting the truth about ourselves. This means
accepting our strengths, limitations and weaknesses,
knowing, of course, that our strengths come from God.
Denying either our strengths or limitations is a form of
pride.
A.A. spirituality is built on humility. A.A. people know that
at the heart of their program is the humble and honest
admission that they are powerless over their addiction and
that God can and will grant them the power to overcome
their struggle with a particular weakness.
C.S. Lewis said: “Humility is not thinking badly about
yourself. It is thinking less about yourself. Humility is at
work when we are the last thought on our minds. However,
this does not mean neglecting appropriate self-care, such
as a good night’s sleep, proper diet and time for
relaxation.”
Humility - a practical virtue
The practice of humility will be enormously helpful to our
daily lives.
The humble person doesn’t get upset if he/she is
overlooked or not recognized.
The humble person doesn't care that others get the credit
for his/her work.
The humble person has no problem accepting his/her
need for help, be it God's help or human help.
The humble person knows his/her limitations and
weaknesses, and acts accordingly.
The humble person doesn’t have a problem accepting
criticism or affirmation from others. After all, humility
is truth and we should rejoice if others can help us to see
our limitations and strengths.
The humble person readily admits any wrongdoing and
doesn’t hesitate to ask for forgiveness.
The humble person knows his/her strengths and offers to
use them where they can benefit the community. The
falsely humble person doesn’t recognize his/her
strengths.
The humble person is not concerned about his/her
image before others.
The humble person is comfortable with who he/she is
and doesn't care much if that is not acceptable to other
people. The humble person also seeks to improve and
grow in maturity.
Talking about not worrying over what people think of us
reminds me of the story of two senior citizens who were
discussing on the wisdom and humility that come with age.
One volunteered, "When I was young, I was very proud. I
was constantly worrying about what other people thought
about me. When I got older and wiser, I said to myself, 'I
don't care what they think about me.' And now that I'm
even older and wiser, I realize they weren't thinking about
me at all."
A wonderful by-product of humility is the freedom to be
who we truly are. Humility is indeed a wonderful virtue to
cultivate. The practice of humility will make our lives and
relationships much easier. Just think about it, when we can
humbly admit wrongdoing, we pull the carpet from under
the devil who wants to keep us stubborn and righteous and
whose aim is to destroy our relationships. When we
practice humility, we do not feel resentful whenever we are
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overlooked or slighted in some way. We should regularly
pray for the grace of humility and be grateful for the
opportunities that come our way to put it into action. A
good one-liner prayer is:
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto thine.
Reflecting on today’s first reading, Indian priest Fr. Vima
Dasan, S.J., writes:
Genuinely humble people look at the heights and depths of their personalities without becoming proud or discouraged and win favour with God and men.
Do we want to be happy, successful, with a good
reputation? Then, we need to “conduct our affairs with
humility” (Sir 3:17). The clothing of humility can never go
out of style in a Christian world. But the fact is that
humility as a virtue has fallen on hard times in our day, while arrogance and aggression, pride and pomp, self-
righteousness and self-assertiveness are being paraded as
marks of the modern culture, which abhors all simplicity and simplification. Yet humility remains at the root of the
Christian life, in which the great Gospel reversals still rank
first: to lose one’s life is to find it; the last shall be the first; “the humble shall be exalted” (Lk 14:11). However, Sirach
and Jesus are teaching us not some kind of pseudo-humility, but genuine humility. Pseudo-humility is
pretentious self-effacement and a phony denial of all our
gifts, virtues and talents; and hence it is like a good apple rotten at the heart.
Genuine humility is not something forced from outside.
At times, you see some people playing a humble role,
because they have to. I am reminded of the man and his
wife who went to church one day. Out loud, the man prayed: “Oh, Lord, make me successful and please keep me
humble.” His wife kneeling beside him, chimed in with a
somewhat corrective plea: “Oh, Lord, you make him successful; I will keep him humble.” True humility is one’s
own personal recognition of one’s true status before God. As Christians who have personally recognized our true
status, we will joyfully accept all our gifts, talents and
abilities as coming from God and will use them for our own enrichment and for the glory of God. But at the same time
we will not deny [our] human limitations and weaknesses;
we will not rely solely on our own strength, neither will we
“seek things beyond [our] strength” (Sir 3:21); we will
candidly admit that we are sinners, but forgiven sinners, while at the same time recognizing our continued need for
forgiveness. Thus genuine humility is like darkness that
reveals the heavenly light, in which humble people look at the heights and the depths of their personalities without
becoming proud and discouraged. It is wise to stay humble, lest we stumble. We need to
stay humble also for the rewards it brings. A humble
person “wins esteem of his fellow guests” (Lk 14:10); sincere humility attracts but lack of it detracts. Besides, the
humble person who often looks up to God rarely looks
down on anyone, especially if they were poor, and thus the
humble can have more friends. This is why the world
considers an able yet humble person as a jewel worth a kingdom. Also humble people “find favour with God” (Sir
3:18), because humility is that low, sweet root from which
all heavenly virtues shoot. Pope John XXIII once remarked, “Anybody can be Pope, the proof of this is that I
have become Pope.” Any great personality like him is
humble, for greatness goes with humility. Anyone puffed-up by their “greatness” is like an empty vessel that rattles its
small coins noisily. Pride goes before destruction and hence must be kept deflated. A big truck got stuck under a
low overhead bridge. Nobody knew what to do, until a
small boy suggested that they let the air out of the tires. This done, the truck, now a couple of inches lower, grazed
through. A bit of deflation can help us all at times (His
Word Lives, pp 369-370).
Some other quotes on humility
As long as you are proud, you cannot know God. - C. S. Lewis
There is something in humility
which strangely exalts the heart. - St. Augustine
True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us
from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far
we have come short of what we can be. - Ralph W. Sockman
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.”
- Swami Sivananda
You should not gloat about anything you have done;
rather you ought to keep going
and find something better to do. - David Packard, Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
Something happens when we approach situations from a perspective of humility: it opens us up to possibilities,
as we choose open-mindedness and curiosity over protecting our point of view.
- Bruma Martinuzzi
I have learned from the lives of great leaders that true
greatness comes from humility. - Patrick Daniel, CEO
I believe we have seen the truth of the above sayings in the
papacy of Pope Francis.
Have a humble-filled week,
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Special reflections by Pope Francis
on Humility
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Middle School
Ministry
For all 6th, 7th, & 8th graders, no matter where you attend school
Our first Wednesday After School will be on August 31. We meet from 3:15 to 6:00pm in the Ministry Bldg, Room 313 . You can stay for an hour or all 3! RE/Faith Formation for middle schoolers follows from 6:30 to 7:45pm, so come early for snacks and social time before class starts. New Forms for the new school year are needed. The 3 forms are on the bulletin board in the Ministry Bldg outside Room 302 and on the parish website: www.ascensioncatholic.net/Middle. Please bring them with you to your first meeting. November 19-20, Fall Retreat “Rise” in conjunction with Our Lady of Lourdes Middle School Youth Group. This overnight re-treat will be here at Ascension. More information to come
Check out www.ascensioncatholic.net/Middle . For more information, contact Mary Blucker at 254-1595. ext.
3069 or [email protected].
Next Sunday’s Readings September 4, 2016 C
TWENTY-THIRD
Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Wisdom 9:13-18, Psalm 90:3-6, 12-14, 17 Philemon 9-10, 12-17, Luke 14:25-33
How has your commitment to follow Christ affected your decisions?
Bible Study: Monday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm, youth room. All high school teens are welcome to come, socialize with friends, learn and talk about our faith.
All high school teens are invited to join our ACTion night Sunday, August 28, after the 5:30pm Mass in the Buescher Center. We will have an introduction to the Bible as well as games and food. Bring a friend!
No ACTion nights Sept 4 (Labor Day weekend) and Sept 11 (Rock the Universe).
Rock the Universe is Saturday, Sept 10. We will leave Ascen-sion around 3pm and return about 2am for a lock-in until 7:30am. Cost is $75 which includes bus transportation and admission to Universal Studios. Musicians featured include: Lecrae, Toby Mac, and Colton Dixon. Tickets are limited so contact Mark ASAP if you are interested—and you can bring a friend!
For info Youth Ministry, contact Mark Kniepmann at [email protected].
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
FAITH FORMATION
REGISTRATION
Sessions have started but you can still register for classes!
If you have not registered, applications are available in the Religious Education Office OR
you can download the registration form from the Ascension website at
http://www.ascensioncatholic.net >> Faith Formation >> Grades PreK—8
Parish Religious Education
Questions or feeling led to help? Contact Betsy Glasenapp or Shelly Wackley at
[email protected] or at 254-1595 x3080.
PREPARATION FOR
FIRST RECONCILIATION AND
FIRST COMMUNION
BEGINS IN FIRST GRADE
Please be aware that preparation for the
Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First
Communion begins in first grade. So if you know a
Catholic family with a first grader who is not
attending first grade Religious Education classes,
please pass this information along to them. If the
child is not baptized, he/she needs, of course, to be
baptized. If the child has been baptized in another
Christian church, we accept that baptism as long as
the parents have a baptismal certificate. Such a
child will need to make a Profession of Faith in the
Catholic Church—a very simple matter. We
depend on relatives, neighbors and co-workers to
get this word to Catholic families with a first grade
child.
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VOCATIONS CUP
The Vocations Cup for August will go out
at the Sunday 7:30am Mass. Richard &
Connie Furstenberg will be taking the Cup
home this Sunday, August 28.
If you’d like to sign up, please contact
Jim Chatman at 321-223-8963
FISH MINISTRY
& Parents Morning Out
Do you have a child between 18mos
and 4years? Do you need some time to
yourself, want to meet new families, or
looking to strengthen your love for
God? Then this is what you’ve been
praying for. We have 2 classrooms:
Mon-Thur, 8:15am-12:15pm.
More info? Contact Kelly Wells at
(321) 749-8644 or Katie Kohlmann at
(321) 536-5685
WOMEN OF FAITH
Please join us as we begin our exploration of
Acts of the Apostles with introduction and com-
mentary by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch. Our
study begins on Tuesday, August 30, from 8:45 to
10:30am in the Buescher Center, Room 410.
Cost of materials is $10.
Women of Faith is a sisterhood open to
women of all ages and backgrounds. We deepen
our faith through Scripture study and faith-
sharing.
For more information and to reserve your study
guide, please contact Colleen Amgott
(321) 259-8576 or [email protected].
HAVING A
MARY SPIRIT
A Mary Spirit is not
a personality type;
it isn’t about being
an extrovert or an
introvert.
Having a Mary Spirit is about our attitude toward
what God wants to do in our lives. The spirit behind
our response to Him makes all the difference.
Do you long for a Mary Spirit but find even your
best efforts falling short?
Join us, Women Of the Word, for this 14-week
study as we read and discuss bestselling author
Joanna Weavers’ book, Having A Mary Spirit.
Come and share your journey of faith and spiritual
growth with other women of the parish.
We begin on Tues, Sept 6, at 7:00pm in the
Buescher Center, Rm 410. To reserve your
book, contact Teresa Romano at (321) 254-1595
ext 1 or [email protected]. Cost
of the book is $11.
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ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY
Rosary Ministry meets Sundays, 1:00-3:00 pm in Buescher Center, Room 410
Next Meeting: August 28, 2016 If interested in joining, call Michi Davis at 242-8092.
Ministry to the Sick & Homebound
Summer break is over and hopefully everyone had a
memorable one. We look forward to a fresh start in the
Fall and to see all of you. We have a lot to discuss.
Our meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6:30pm in the
Ministry Building, Rm. 313. Please mark your calen-
dar for this very important meeting. For more infor-
mation, contact Pat A. at 321-254-2865.
A HOLY HOUR OF
INTERCESSORY PRAYER Your prayers are being
answered—Catholics are coming home!!!
Join us in a Holy Hour of Prayer for:
Father Eamon’s Door-to-Door Ministry
the Parish Census
your loved one to come back to church
Tuesday, September 6, 6:30 -7:30 pm
in Church
A beautiful hour of Evening Prayer, Taize
Songs, Adoration, the Rosary, and an inspiring
reflection by Father Eamon.
We pray that our glorious Holy Spirit will use
each of us as instruments to open the doors of
the hearts of all who are away, that they come
back home!
ACCW FALL CRAFT FAIR
The Ascension Council of Catholic
Women will be having a Fall Craft Fair on
October 22, 2016 in the school cafetorium from
10:00am to 2:00pm.
We are looking for vendors who would like to
participate in this Fall event. Please call Joanna
Cavalcante at (321) 507-2376 for information and
reservations.
Ascension Fellowship of Catholic Men
New Study Starting
Join us for an exciting look at how to put your Faith into
Action. We will be studying the letter of James during
this seven-week study. This part of the New Testament
is one of the areas that really shows how we are called to
express our faith in today's world. Please join us on
Monday, Sept 19, at 7:00 pm, in the Ministry Bldg,
Rm 307 for the start of this short study which could
change how you see your faith put into action. The cost
of the materials is $10.
For more information, please contact Dan Romano at
952-7053 or [email protected].
Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius
Is your relationship with our Creator casual?
The Spiritual Exercises are a compilation of medita-
tions, prayers, and contemplative practices developed
by St. Ignatius Loyola to help people deepen their
relationship with God. Join us for a 30-week personal
journey of a lifetime. Information night for outline and
questions is scheduled on Thursday, September 22, at
6:30 pm in the Ministry Bldg, Rm 302.
Any preliminary questions, contact Brian at
(321) 543-5732 or [email protected].
Do you know how to keep yourself safe?
Do you know what to do to keep from becoming
a victim?
“All too often we go through our daily travels, never
stopping to consider the various environments we are
in, such as parking lots and strange buildings. When
entering or leaving a store, mall, or other building,
always watch out for strangers parked in nearby cars
or who may be following you.” (Sheriff Wayne Ivey)
Sheriff Wayne Ivey will be sharing tips on personal
safety on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6:30pm at Ascension
Council of Catholic Women general meeting in the
Parish Hall. Business meeting to follow. All women
of the parish are welcome.
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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
Monday, September 12, 2016, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Church Library
For more information,
contact Carol Gessler at 779-7850.
Social Concerns & Food Pantry
REMINDER: Next Sunday is the First Sunday of the month and our Food Collection for the Social Concerns Food Pantry.
Your continued support helps our community of fami-lies in need. We thank you for all your continued support. Watch for those great sales at grocery stores—BOGO— we would love to have the free one! Take advantage of sales and reduced prices, and contribute to the Food Pan-try. The Food Pantry cannot accept any open food items or items that are several months past the expiration date. They all get tossed out. Please check items before send-ing them in. We appreciate your cooperation.
Food Pantry Needs: tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, pasta, instant mashed potatoes, pork & beans, peanut butter & jelly, canned fruits,
canned vegetables, canned meats, cereal, soups, pow-dered milk, snacks for children, dish and laundry deter-gents, diapers, baby wipes, toiletries
ADORATION CHAPEL
“Let weak and frail man come here suppliantly to adore the Sacrament of Christ, not to discuss high things, or wish to penetrate difficulties, but to bow down to secret things in humble veneration, and to abandon God’s myster-ies to Rod, for Truth deceives no man—Almighty God can do all things. Amen.” -St. Paul of the Cross
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 info, contact Sam Rodríquez at 795-9813 or [email protected]
Sunday 1am, 2am, 3am, 12pm, 1pm, 4pm, 8pm
Monday 12am, 2am, 3am,
Tuesday 12am, 3am, 4am,
Wednesday 12am, 1am, 2am,
Thursday 12am, 9am, 10am,
Friday 12am, 1am, 3am, 4am, 10am, 11pm
Saturday 1am, 2am, 4am, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm,
8pm
Knights of Columbus Council #14573
We meet every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in Ministry Building Rm 312. We pray the Rosary in Our Lady's Chapel at 6:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
For more info, call Grand Knight Will Davis at 242-8092, or Membership Director John Miller at 794-6620, or Jerry Grillo at 652-2266.
Ladies Auxiliary - Knights of Columbus #14573
We invite all Ladies of the parish whose husbands are current or past members of the Knights of Columbus to please join us for our monthly meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00pm in Ministry Bldg, Rm 311. Our mission is to support the men's Council #14573 Knights of Columbus.
For membership, please contact Doreen Boudreau at [email protected] or
Sharon Hunton at [email protected]
Attention
All 1st-5th Grade Boys!
Are you interested in having FUN
and learning cool things like
camping, archery, building things, visiting
police and fire stations, learning skills like
knot-tying, and racing wooden cars? If so,
then Cub Scouts is the place for you! For
more information and to join our Pack, please
contact Millie Ross at [email protected] or
321-246-1639.
ADORATION CHAPEL UPDATE
22 New Adorers
Happy to have so many new adorers
We now have 95 adorers doing one hour of
prayer in our chapel 24/7. You can visit our
chapel anytime. If you visit between the hours of
6:00pm and 7:00am, you will need the door
code. Any questions, please contact our coordi-
nator Sam Rodriquez at 795-9813 or
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Mon. 7:30 am † Ralph Coppola
† John Mastrangelo
Tues. 7:30 am † Dick Cross
† Susan Boucher Sutton
Wed. 7:30 am † Edward Meinrt
† George Caso
8:30 am † John Schneider
† Ray Kniepmann
Thur. 7:30 am † Tamiko Yamamoto
† Joyce James
Fri. 7:30 am Special Intention—Ebbitt Family
Sat. 9:00 am † Brian & Catherine Murtha
† Ramon Delgado
4:30 pm † Judy Kokernak
† Ken Pearsall
Sun. 7:30 am † John Schneider
† Josephine Tsark
9:30 am Special Intention—Joshua Passerella
11:30 am † Louise Lizzio
† Andrew Milmark
5:30 pm People of the Parish
SERVERS’ SCHEDULE – September 3/4, 2016
Sat 4:30 pm: Dominik & Emilio Quiroz
Rachel Bowes
Sun 7:30 am: Evan Bolin, Daniel Erb
Sun 9:30 am: Maria Vinson, Coleman Anderson
Carson Chavez
Sun 11:30 am: Daniel Pham, Emily Sturgeon
Samantha Tankersley
Sun 5:30 pm: Carolyne Guzman, Nicole Hogue
Christopher Kelly
Week beginning Monday, August 29, 2016
and ending Sunday, September 4, 2016
Michael Stitzel, Ava Sophia, Daniel Walsh,
Greg Grasso, Gerald Cardile, Harry Wright,
Fred Barlow, Betty Elko, Madeline Maiello,
CVS, Magda/Claire Grasso, Lydia Vazquez,
Mia Moore, Grace Carlin, Chuck Hegland,
Walker Alldredge, Caridad Mederos, Carmelia
Navarretta, Peggy McKelvey, Donna & Susan Baker, Mary
Moore, Jeanne Danenza, Helen Burzese, Michelle Tocci, Marie
Passarella, Cathi Hurd, Jim Eisenmann, Al Odorizzi, Bill Sears,
Patricia Shemp Robinson, Ted Stoner, Anthony Tynes, Betsy
Coradine, Flo Downey, Dottie Masucci, Teresa Tyson, Rose
Struzinski, Midge Sauer, Kathleen Troast, Nancy Legge, Mary
Ella Diamond, Tom Owens, Beth Mills, Linda Kohler, Hilda
Burchett, James Madigan, Eric Abrahamson, Loretta Allewelt,
Betty Stang, Skip Milligan, Jeff Adelman, Jemma Stiehle, Dan
Campana, Paula Irvin, Mark Mueller, Clotilde Ponce, Sharon
Bickford, Pat Cuccaro, Ron Gibbs, Jeannine Korecky, Ruth
Miller, Mary Sanders, Linda Salaka, Courtney Green, Helen
Rotyliano, Paul Tsark, A. Foreman, Corrine Prebble, Gary Wells,
Dorothy Levasseur, Rosemary Schultz, Clarence Riley, Walter
Jarswica, Antoinette McNeil, Amanda Powers, Jean Stickland,
Billy Kohler, Linda Williams, Fr. Frank Smith, Hedy Francisco
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, Nicholas Owens,
Josh Grier, Robert Grover, Rory O’Connor, Shane O’Connor,
Alex Ritner, Kyle Mimbs, Kristin Agresta, Andrew Nemethy,
Scott Loftin, Lance Freeberg, Theresa Mavity
Paul & Donna Ripley 65 years Aug 30
Dan & Mary Dooley 56 years Aug 28
Gerald & Jean Leech 53 years Aug 31
Tom & Jenny Hempstead 35 years Aug 29
Scott & Deborah Weaver 25 years Aug 31
Richard & Lorraine Tacy 65 years Sept 3
John & Lois Freix 60 years Sept 1
William & Mary Manfred 51 years Sept 3
Michael & Mary Pirolo 40 years Sept 3
Wedding Anniversaries
BAPTISMAL SEMINAR The next Baptismal Seminar
Mondays, September 12 and 19 If you are planning to have your child
baptized, this seminar is required.
Please call Teresa at the Parish office for
information—(321) 254-1595 ext. 3050.
For those wishing to send a donation for the flood
victims in Louisiana, the Diocese has suggested that
checks be made payable to Catholic Charities USA,
and mailed to:
Catholic Charities USA
P.O. Box 17066
Baltimore, MD 21297-1066
—or via web link to:
https://support.catholiccharitiesusa.org/donatepage/
disasteroperations
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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 parish-ioners 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 atmos-phere. There is no pressure to share or talk. Sensitivity to you and your needs is always respect-ed.
Accommodations are simple but adequate. Arrangements can be made to accommodate your spe-cial need or diet. All meals are prepared for you. Attire is casual and comfortable clothing.
WOMEN’S RETREAT: Sept 10 & 11, 2016
MEN’S RETREAT: Sept 24 & 25, 2016
For more information, contact:
WOMEN’S RETREAT: Kate Midden at (321) 610-8210/[email protected] or
Nancy Pellerin at (757) 748-8287/[email protected]
MEN’S RETREAT: Dennis Vouglas at (321) 537-6405/[email protected] or
Marcus Chancery at (321) 537-7941/[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) ———————————
—————————————–—————–— EMAIL ______________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT and PHONE NUMBER _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
MEMBER OF ASCENSION: YES NO
SPECIAL NEED (Diet/Facilities/Etc.) ____________________________________________________________
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Memorial Mass for Father Rene W. Robert
(Diocese of St. Augustine) 1944-2016
Saturday, September 10, 2016, 11:00 am
Ascension Catholic Church
Presider: Father Michael Depcik (Archdiocese of Detroit)
All are welcome to celebrate and be renewed in our fellowship to
continue Father Rene’s good works with the deaf . A pot-luck luncheon
will follow after the Mass at Buescher Center, Room 411. If you can,
please kindly bring a dish to share.
For more information & RSVP,
contact Sherri (text only) at (321)-960-0664
or via email at [email protected] or 321-428-2032 v/p
Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Two Ascension parishioners to begin a year of discernment
for the Permanent Diaconate We are pleased to announce that two Ascension parishioners are about to begin a year of discernment
to help them decide if God is calling them to the Permanent Diaconate.
Thomas P. Warwick [Better known as Phil]
Phil and his wife Barbara
have been married 32 years.
They have three children:
Elizabeth, 31, married with 2
children and one on the way,
Katherine, 29, and Sarah, 25,
who both live in Richmond,
VA.
Phil was born in Western Pennsylvania and lived in
many different states before moving to Florida in
1984. The Warwicks have been Ascension parishion-
ers since 1989. Phil’s current occupation is Chief
Technology Officer for an Electronics Manufacturer.
His current ministries include:
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Minister to the Sick and Homebound/Spiritual
Care Volunteer
Youth Ministry Adult Leader, Ascension Teens
Men’s Prayer and Reflection group
Perpetual Adoration
What moved Phil to take this step:
Study, prayerful discernment and the encourage-
ment of some close friends—especially my wife—
have led me to participate in the diaconate discern-
ment process over this next year.
Ralph
Turingan
Ralph and his wife
Joy have been
married 29 years.
They have two
daughters: Erin, 27,
and Megan, 19.
Ralph was born Catholic and grew up in the Philip-
pines until he was 22 years old when he came for
graduate school in the United States. The Turingans
have been members of Ascension for 20 years.
Ralph’s current occupation is Professor of Biological
Sciences and Chair of the Marine Biology Program
at FIT. His current ministries include:
Christ Renews His Parish Continuing Committee
Philippine Community
Small Christian Community
What moved Ralph to take this step:
I could not say “No” to God. So when Fr. Eamon
told me I should consider the Permanent Diaconate,
I said, “Yes, Father!” I am blessed with a family
who supports my calling; thus this journey is a
family journey.