Events

Dec 1 Fri
- 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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- Christmas Tea (set-up)
  9 AM – 5 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Parish School - Second Grade
  12:30 PM – 3 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center/Atrium)
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- Cookie Walk and Boutique set-up
  6 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium )
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- Taize Prayer
  7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 2 Sat
- Diaper Collection
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- Contemplative Prayer
  8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Zoom)
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- Art and Environment
  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Cookie Walk and Boutique
  10 AM – 1 PM (Ascension Campus - Gymnasium )
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- Christmas Tea (set-up at 9am)
  1 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Baptisms
  5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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- Mass
  5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 3 Sun
- Diaper Collection
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- Mass
  8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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- CGS
  9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
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- Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
  9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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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. Catherine - St. Lucy Church )
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Dec 4 Mon
- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Early Childhood Prayer Service
  9 AM – 9:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Drama Club Dress Rehearsal
  3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
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- LLAFFC
  7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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Dec 5 Tue
- Mass
  8:30 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Faith Sharing
  1:30 PM – 3 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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- 2024 Lent meeting for Oak Park Catholic Community
  3 PM – 4 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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- Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
  6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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- High School Confirmation
  7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center, Rooms 4 and 14)
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- Schola Rehearsal
  7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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- Spiritual Classics (set-up at 7:00pm)
  7:30 PM – 10 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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Dec 6 Wed
- 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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- Drama Club Performance
  3 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
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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 – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
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- Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #1
  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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- 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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Dec 7 Thu
- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Parish Life
  6 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - McGivern Parish Center)
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- Knights of Columbus
  7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
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- Spirit and Light Board
  7 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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Dec 8 Fri
- Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
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- Parish Offices Closed
  7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
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- 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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- School Mass
  10 AM – 11 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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- Bake Sale Set-Up
  6 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Cub Scouts
  6 PM – 7:15 PM (Ascension Campus - Green and Pine Room)
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- Mass
  7 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 9 Sat
- Contemplative Prayer
  8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA)
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- Bake Sale
  9 AM – 7 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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- Spirit and Light Toddler Advent Event
  9 AM – 10 AM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall Annex)
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- Creative Crafters
  11 AM – 12:15 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Drama Club Performance
  12 PM – 5 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
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- Mass
  5 PM – 6 PM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 10 Sun
- Mass
  8 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Bake Sale
  9 AM – 6 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
  9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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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 (and Children's Liturgy of the Word)
  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Baptisms
  11:40 AM – 12:40 PM (Ascension Church)
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- Oak Park Catholic Community Sunday 5PM Mass
  5 PM – 6 PM (St. Catherine - St. Lucy Church )
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- ASP Formation Meeting (set-up at 6:30pm)
  7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room and Kitchen)
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Dec 11 Mon
- School - Early Dismissal
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- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Peace and Justice
  6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall)
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- Advent Reconciliation Service - Oak Park Catholic Community
  7 PM – 8 PM (St. Giles Church)
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Dec 12 Tue
- Mass
  8:30 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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- School Mass
  10 AM – 11 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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- Our Lady of Guadalupe/Early Childhood Christmas Program
  5 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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- Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer and Sweets
  6:30 PM – 8 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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- Tuesday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
  6:45 PM – 8 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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- Schola Rehearsal
  7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 13 Wed
- School Assembly (time tbd)
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- 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 – 5:45 PM (Ascension Campus - Parish Center)
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- Evening Prayer Under the Wreath #2
  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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- 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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Dec 14 Thu
- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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- Parish School Confessions
  9 AM – 11:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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- School Christmas Program 1st-3rd Grade (call-time at 5:00pm)
  5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ascension Church)
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- Confirmation Preparation #4 Meeting
  7 PM – 8:30 PM (Ascension Campus - Pine Room)
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- Women's Spirituality
  7 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Dining Room)
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- Baptism Preparation
  7:30 PM – 9 PM (Ascension Campus - Room 4)
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Dec 15 Fri
- 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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- Choir Party
  1 PM – 9 PM (St. Edmund Campus - Murphy Hall )
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Dec 16 Sat
- 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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- 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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Dec 17 Sun
- 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)
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- Sunday - Traditional Religious Education (TRE)
  9 AM – 10:15 AM (Ascension School - Pine Room/Classrooms)
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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 (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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Dec 18 Mon
- 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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Dec 19 Tue
- Mass
  8:30 AM – 9 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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Dec 20 Wed
- 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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Dec 21 Thu
- 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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Dec 22 Fri
- 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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Dec 23 Sat
- 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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Dec 24 Sun
- 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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Dec 25 Mon
- 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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Dec 26 Tue
- Parish Offices Closed
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- Mass
  8:30 AM – 9 AM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 27 Wed
- 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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Dec 28 Thu
- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 29 Fri
- Mass
  8:15 AM – 9:15 AM (Ascension Church)
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Dec 30 Sat
- 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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Dec 31 Sun
- 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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