Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
26 Mass (ASC Boy Scout Christmas Wreath Pick-Up) 8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Spirit and Light Advent Sale after Mass 9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Campus) Parish Calendar Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Mass (ASC Boy Scout Christmas Wreath pick-up) 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Spirit and Light Advent Sale after Mass 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus) Parish Calendar Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church) Parish Calendar	27 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Drama Club Practice 3 PM – 4:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar H.O.M.E. 7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	28 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Chorister Rehearsal 3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center) Parish Calendar Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar High School Confirmation 7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Rooms 4 and 14) Parish Calendar	29 Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar 50+ Social Club 11 AM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Drama Club Practice 3 PM – 4:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Chorister Rehearsal 3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar ASC Choir Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar	30 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Advent Evening of Reflection (Women's Cooperative) 6 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar The Threefold Way Lecture 7 PM – 9 PM (St. Giles Campus - McDonough Hall) Parish Calendar	1 Parish School - First Grade 8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel) Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Christmas Tea (set-up) 9 AM – 5 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Parish School - Second Grade 12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium) Parish Calendar Cookie Walk and Boutique set-up 6 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium) Parish Calendar Taize Prayer 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	2 Diaper Collection Parish Calendar Contemplative Prayer 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom) Parish Calendar Art and Environment 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Cookie Walk and Boutique 10 AM – 1 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium) Parish Calendar Christmas Tea (set-up at 9am) 1 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Baptisms 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar
3 Diaper Collection Parish Calendar Mass 8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar CGS 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Mass 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church) Parish Calendar	4 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Early Childhood Prayer Service 9 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Drama Club Dress Rehearsal 3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar LLAFFC 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar	5 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Faith Sharing 1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar 2024 Lent meeting for Oak Park Catholic Community 3 PM – 4 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center) Parish Calendar Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar High School Confirmation 7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Rooms 4 and 14) Parish Calendar Schola Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Spiritual Classics (set-up at 7:00pm) 7:30 PM – 10 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar	6 Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level I 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Drama Club Performance 3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Chorister Rehearsal 3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #1 6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar ASC Choir Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar SE Choir Practice 7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	7 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Parish Life 6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - McGivern Parish Center) Parish Calendar Knights of Columbus 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Spirit and Light Board 7 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Parish Calendar Parish Offices Closed 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM Parish Calendar Parish School - First Grade 8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel) Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar School Mass 10 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Parish School - Second Grade 12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium) Parish Calendar Bake Sale Set-Up 6 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Cub Scouts 6 PM – 7:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Green and Pine Room) Parish Calendar Mass 7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	9 Contemplative Prayer 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA) Parish Calendar Bake Sale 9 AM – 7 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Spirit and Light Toddler Advent Event 9 AM – 10 AM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall Annex) Parish Calendar Creative Crafters 11 AM – 12:15 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Drama Club Performance 12 PM – 5 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar
10 Mass 8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Bake Sale 9 AM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Mass (and Children's Liturgy of the Word) 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Baptisms 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church) Parish Calendar ASP Formation Meeting (set-up at 6:30pm) 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room and Kitchen) Parish Calendar	11 School - Early Dismissal Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Peace and Justice 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Advent Reconciliation Service - Oak Park Catholic Community 7 PM – 8 PM (St. Giles Church) Parish Calendar	12 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar School Mass 10 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Faith Sharing 1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center) Parish Calendar Our Lady of Guadalupe/Early Childhood Christmas Program 5 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer and Sweets 6:30 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar Schola Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	13 School Assembly (time tbd) Parish Calendar Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level I 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Chorister Rehearsal 3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #2 6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar ASC Choir Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar SE Choir Practice 7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	14 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Parish School Confessions 9 AM – 11:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar School Christmas Program 1st-3rd Grade (call-time at 5:00pm) 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Confirmation Preparation #4 Meeting 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room) Parish Calendar Women's Spirituality 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar Baptism Preparation 7:30 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Room 4) Parish Calendar	15 Parish School - First Grade 8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel) Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Parish School - Second Grade 12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium) Parish Calendar Choir Party 1 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	16 Food Drive for St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA) Parish Calendar Contemplative Prayer 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom) Parish Calendar Men's Spirituality 8:30 AM – 10 AM (P C Dining Room) Parish Calendar Art and Environment - Gaudette Sunday 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Hospitality 6 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium) Parish Calendar
17 Food drive for St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA) Parish Calendar Mass 8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Hospitality 9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium) Parish Calendar Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Mass (and Children's Liturgy of the Word) 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Art and Environment Christmas #1 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Hospitality 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium) Parish Calendar Baptisms 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA) Parish Calendar 50+ Social Club 2 PM – 4 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church) Parish Calendar	18 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Mom's Faith Sharing 7:30 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar	19 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Faith Sharing 1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center) Parish Calendar Book Club 6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Schola Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE) 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms) Parish Calendar	20 Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level I 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Chorister Rehearsal 3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III 4:30 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #3 6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar ASC Choir Rehearsal 7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Nativity Prayer Service (time tbd) 7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Room 10) Parish Calendar SE Choir Practice 7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	21 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Third Day Peace Garden 6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar School Orchestra Concert 7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Kitchen) Parish Calendar	22 Parish School - First Grade 8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel) Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Parish School - Second Grade 12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium) Parish Calendar	23 Art and Environment #2 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Creative Crafters 11 AM – 12:15 PM (Off-site) Parish Calendar Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar
24 Mass ASC 8 AM – 8:45 AM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA) Parish Calendar Art and Environment #3 9 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar No 10:30 AM mass today 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Parish Calendar Christmas Eve Mass with Ascension Schola 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States) Parish Calendar Christmas Eve Mass with St. Edmund Choir 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (St. Edmund Catholic Church, 188 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, USA) Parish Calendar Christmas Eve Family Focus Mass with Choristers and String Ensemble 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States) Parish Calendar Christmas Eve Mass at Night with Ascension Choir 12/24/2023, 11 PM – 12/25/2023, 12 AM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States) Parish Calendar	25 Christmas Day Mass 9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Christmas Day Mass 11 AM – 12 PM (St. Edmund Church) Parish Calendar Christmas Eve Mass at Night with Ascension Choir 12/24/2023, 11 PM – 12/25/2023, 12 AM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States) Parish Calendar	26 Parish Offices Closed Parish Calendar Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	27 Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar	28 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	29 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	30 Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar End Gun Violence Vigil 6 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus) Parish Calendar
31 Mass 8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II 9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center) Parish Calendar Mass 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Church) Parish Calendar	1 Mass 9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Taize Prayer for Peace 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	2 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Faith Sharing 1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Sunday 5 PM Mass team 4 PM – 5 PM (STE McGivern Center) Parish Calendar	3 Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar ASC Choir Party (and/or 1/10 - tbd) 6 PM – 8 PM (tbd) Parish Calendar RCIA 7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar SE Choir Practice 7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	4 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Liturgy Staff/Planning Meeting 11 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room) Parish Calendar Spirit and Light Board 7 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar	5 Mass 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Mass 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (St. Edmund Church) Parish Calendar Taize Prayer 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar	6 Diaper Collection Parish Calendar Contemplative Prayer 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom) Parish Calendar Creche Display Set-Up 10 AM – 12 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall) Parish Calendar Cub Scouts 12 PM – 2 PM (Ascension Campus - Green and Pine Room) Parish Calendar Baptisms 5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church) Parish Calendar Mass 5 PM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Church) Parish Calendar

26

Mass (ASC Boy Scout Christmas Wreath Pick-Up)
8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Spirit and Light Advent Sale after Mass
9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Campus)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Mass (ASC Boy Scout Christmas Wreath pick-up)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Spirit and Light Advent Sale after Mass
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus)
- Parish Calendar
Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church)
- Parish Calendar

27

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Drama Club Practice
3 PM – 4:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
H.O.M.E.
7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar

28

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Chorister Rehearsal
3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
High School Confirmation
7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Rooms 4 and 14)
- Parish Calendar

29

Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
50+ Social Club
11 AM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Drama Club Practice
3 PM – 4:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Chorister Rehearsal
3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
ASC Choir Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar

30

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Advent Evening of Reflection (Women's Cooperative)
6 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
The Threefold Way Lecture
7 PM – 9 PM (St. Giles Campus - McDonough Hall)
- Parish Calendar

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Parish School - First Grade
8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Christmas Tea (set-up)
9 AM – 5 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Parish School - Second Grade
12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium)
- Parish Calendar
Cookie Walk and Boutique set-up
6 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium)
- Parish Calendar
Taize Prayer
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar

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Diaper Collection
- Parish Calendar
Contemplative Prayer
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom)
- Parish Calendar
Art and Environment
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Cookie Walk and Boutique
10 AM – 1 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium)
- Parish Calendar
Christmas Tea (set-up at 9am)
1 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Baptisms
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar

3

Diaper Collection
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
CGS
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church)
- Parish Calendar

4

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Early Childhood Prayer Service
9 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Drama Club Dress Rehearsal
3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
LLAFFC
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar

5

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Faith Sharing
1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
2024 Lent meeting for Oak Park Catholic Community
3 PM – 4 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
High School Confirmation
7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Rooms 4 and 14)
- Parish Calendar
Schola Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Spiritual Classics (set-up at 7:00pm)
7:30 PM – 10 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar

6

Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Wednesday/CGS - Level I
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Drama Club Performance
3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Chorister Rehearsal
3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #1
6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
ASC Choir Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar
SE Choir Practice
7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar

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Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Parish Life
6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - McGivern Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Knights of Columbus
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Spirit and Light Board
7 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar

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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
- Parish Calendar
Parish Offices Closed
7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- Parish Calendar
Parish School - First Grade
8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
School Mass
10 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Parish School - Second Grade
12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium)
- Parish Calendar
Bake Sale Set-Up
6 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Cub Scouts
6 PM – 7:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Green and Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar

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Contemplative Prayer
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
- Parish Calendar
Bake Sale
9 AM – 7 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Spirit and Light Toddler Advent Event
9 AM – 10 AM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall Annex)
- Parish Calendar
Creative Crafters
11 AM – 12:15 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Drama Club Performance
12 PM – 5 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar

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Mass
8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Bake Sale
9 AM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Mass (and Children's Liturgy of the Word)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Baptisms
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church)
- Parish Calendar
ASP Formation Meeting (set-up at 6:30pm)
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room and Kitchen)
- Parish Calendar

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School - Early Dismissal
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Peace and Justice
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Advent Reconciliation Service - Oak Park Catholic Community
7 PM – 8 PM (St. Giles Church)
- Parish Calendar

12

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
School Mass
10 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Faith Sharing
1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Our Lady of Guadalupe/Early Childhood Christmas Program
5 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer and Sweets
6:30 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar
Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
Schola Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar

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School Assembly (time tbd)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Wednesday/CGS - Level I
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Chorister Rehearsal
3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
- Parish Calendar
Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #2
6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
ASC Choir Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar
SE Choir Practice
7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar

14

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Parish School Confessions
9 AM – 11:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
School Christmas Program 1st-3rd Grade (call-time at 5:00pm)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Confirmation Preparation #4 Meeting
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
- Parish Calendar
Women's Spirituality
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
- Parish Calendar
Baptism Preparation
7:30 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Room 4)
- Parish Calendar

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Parish School - First Grade
8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel)
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
- Parish Calendar
Parish School - Second Grade
12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium)
- Parish Calendar
Choir Party
1 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
- Parish Calendar

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Food Drive for St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry
(Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
- Parish Calendar
Contemplative Prayer
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom)
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Men's Spirituality
8:30 AM – 10 AM (P C Dining Room)
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Art and Environment - Gaudette Sunday
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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Hospitality
6 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium)
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17

Food drive for St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry
(Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
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Mass
8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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Hospitality
9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
- Parish Calendar
Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center)
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Mass (and Children's Liturgy of the Word)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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Art and Environment Christmas #1
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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Hospitality
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium)
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Baptisms
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
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50+ Social Club
2 PM – 4 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church)
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18

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Mom's Faith Sharing
7:30 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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19

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Faith Sharing
1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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Tuesday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM (Ascension Parish Center)
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Book Club
6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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Schola Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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20

Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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Wednesday/CGS - Level I
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
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Chorister Rehearsal
3:05 PM – 4 PM (Ascension Church)
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Wednesday/CGS - Level II and III
4:30 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
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Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #3
6:30 PM – 7 PM (Ascension Church)
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ASC Choir Rehearsal
7 PM – 8:45 PM (Ascension Church)
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Nativity Prayer Service (time tbd)
7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Church)
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RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Room 10)
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SE Choir Practice
7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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21

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Third Day Peace Garden
6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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School Orchestra Concert
7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Kitchen)
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22

Parish School - First Grade
8 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Chapel)
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Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Parish School - Second Grade
12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium)
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23

Art and Environment #2
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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Creative Crafters
11 AM – 12:15 PM (Off-site)
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Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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24

Mass ASC
8 AM – 8:45 AM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
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Art and Environment #3
9 AM – 11 AM (Ascension Church)
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No 10:30 AM mass today
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
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Christmas Eve Mass with Ascension Schola
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States)
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Christmas Eve Mass with St. Edmund Choir
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (St. Edmund Catholic Church, 188 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, USA)
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Christmas Eve Family Focus Mass with Choristers and String Ensemble
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States)
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Christmas Eve Mass at Night with Ascension Choir
12/24/2023, 11 PM – 12/25/2023, 12 AM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States)
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25

Christmas Day Mass
9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Church)
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Christmas Day Mass
11 AM – 12 PM (St. Edmund Church)
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Christmas Eve Mass at Night with Ascension Choir
12/24/2023, 11 PM – 12/25/2023, 12 AM (Ascension Church 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, United States)
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26

Parish Offices Closed
- Parish Calendar
Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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27

Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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28

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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29

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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30

Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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End Gun Violence Vigil
6 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus)
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31

Mass
8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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Sunday/CGS Sessions - Level I and Level II
9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension - Parish Center)
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Mass
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Church)
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1

Mass
9 AM – 10 AM (Ascension Church)
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Taize Prayer for Peace
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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2

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Faith Sharing
1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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Sunday 5 PM Mass team
4 PM – 5 PM (STE McGivern Center)
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3

Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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ASC Choir Party (and/or 1/10 - tbd)
6 PM – 8 PM (tbd)
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RCIA
7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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SE Choir Practice
7 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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4

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Liturgy Staff/Planning Meeting
11 AM – 12:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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Spirit and Light Board
7 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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5

Mass
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Mass
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (St. Edmund Church)
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Taize Prayer
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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6

Diaper Collection
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Contemplative Prayer
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom)
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Creche Display Set-Up
10 AM – 12 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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Cub Scouts
12 PM – 2 PM (Ascension Campus - Green and Pine Room)
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Baptisms
5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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Mass
5 PM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Church)
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