Roman Catholic Community

www.ascensionrcc.weconnect.com

19 SUMNER ST. • BATAVIA, NY 14020-3634

585-343-1796 • Fax: 585-343-0919 • office@ascensionrcc.com

Rev. David R. Glassmire, Pastor Sr. Mary Francine Fasano, RSM, Pastoral Associate

VISION STATEMENT: “United in Christ, Growing in Faith, Hope and Love.”

MISSION STATEMENT Ascension Parish seeks to be a community where: ALL ARE WELCOME!

ALL are INSPIRED to live the Good News of Jesus Christ where: • Worship leads to Service • Service leads to Love • Love leads to Eternal Life •

NEW PARISHIONERS: Please register by calling or stopping by the Parish Office. Be sure to inform your former parish that you are leaving.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements to be made at the rectory at least 6 months in advance. Church date and arrangement should precede all other wedding plans.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: In an emergency, contact the Parish Office. For Pastoral Emergencies at United Memorial Medical Center contact Reverend Kenneth Comer of UMMC Pastoral Care at 585-344-5291 (office) or 716-642-3525 (24 hr. pager). He will contact a priest if requested. The Eucharist is taken to the homes of the sick upon request. The office should be notified of the sick and aged confined to their homes or hospital requesting a pastoral visit or Eucharist.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: Will only be issued to parishioners in good standing. You must attend Mass regularly for at least three (3) months prior to the date you are requesting the recommendation for. To be eligible you must: Attend Mass Regularly (Weekly), Contribute to the well-being of the Parish, Be Fully Initiated into the Catholic Faith (You have received the Sacraments of Baptism/Confirmation/Eucharist), If married, you must be in a valid Roman Catholic Marriage.

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday−Thursday: 7:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Vigil & Holydays: As announced.

Devotions in honor of St. Anthony: Tuesdays following 7:30 a.m. Mass

CONFESSIONS

Saturday: 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

BAPTISMS Baptisms are celebrated during any Mass on Sunday. Preparation is required for parents. Godparents must provide a letter of recommendation if not a member of Ascension Parish. Please make arrangements 5 weeks in advance by calling the Parish Office. Catholics who do not qualify as sponsors may NOT be Christian Witnesses.

ASCENSION

The image of the Resurrection Window is from the Co-

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Archdiocese of Galveston-

Houston, Houston, TX. Used with permission 2014©

Roman Catholic Community

PARISH OFFICE

Monday−Wednesday: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon

(Closed Thursdays, Holy Days & Federal Holidays)

RELIGIOUS FORMATION

303 E. Main/2 Summit Street • Batavia 585-343-2459 • Fax: 585-345-9525

ASCENSION PARISH HALL

17 Sumner Street • Batavia - For rental information you may contact David Fasano at 585-356-2679 or email at rachelfasano@yahoo.com

May 13, 2018 • The Seventh Sunday of Easter

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10 Days in the Holy Land - October 21, 2019

Father David Glassmire is hosting a trip to the Holy Land in 2019. The trip will include these visiting sites:

HAIFA * TIBERIAS * NAZARETH * BETHLEHEM and JERUSALEM

The total tour price is $3,749.00 per person roundtrip from Toronto. Flyers are available in the Parish Office for those interested in accompanying him on this wonderful pilgrimage.

Working with the Word Seventh Sunday of Easter May 13, 2018

Reading I: Acts 1:1-11

Responsorial Psalm: 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Reading II: Ephesians 1:17-23 or 4:1-13

Gospel: Mark 16:15-20

Focusing the Gospel

Key words and phrases: proclaim the gospel, signs, those who believe

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To the point: Before he ascended to take “ his seat at the right hand of God,” Jesus entrusted his saving mission to “preach the gospel” to the disciples. When the gospel is effectively preached by “those who believe,” it is accompanied by signs. What signs accompany believers today?

Connecting the Gospel � �

...to the Second Reading: This reading explicitly spells out the virtues necessary for one to "preach the gospel" effectively: humility, gentleness, patience, love. It also shows us the signs in the community of effective preaching: unity, peace, building up the Body of Christ, knowledge. �

� to experience: Normally when someone leaves us, we experience a profound sense of absence. In the ascension Jesus leaves but actually remains present within us as we take up his mission to preach the gospel. �

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This year the annual celebration of Mother's Day occurs on the Seventh Sunday of Easter. What a wonderful day to celebrate those women in our lives who cooperated with God to create new life and those in our lives who have nurtured our lives with love and compas-

sion. Yes, we believe that when we are open to children we have cooperated with God in creation. In addition, those women who have said yes should be recognized. The “Book of Blessings” has a profound blessing of mothers that recog-nizes that all blessings come from God. The most recognized date for the first Mother's Day in our country was in 1908. It was created by Anna Jaris. She worked tirelessly to make this day a national day in the Unit-ed States. She even incorporated herself as "Mother's Day International Association" and worked for the rest of her life against the commercialism that had taken over her com-memorative day. There are many instances of marking cer-tain days for mothers in world history. However, for us it has deeper meaning because it falls during the Marian month of May. We hold our earthly mothers in high esteem and hold our heavenly mother, the Virgin Mary, in high esteem also. This Mother's Day take some real time and thank your Mom with more than just a box of candy; and if she is not living pray to her and for her.

Seventh Sunday of Easter For the last three Sundays, we have been hearing Jesus' farewell discourse before he ascends into heaven. This Sun-day, Jesus concludes with a conversation with the Father where he petitions on behalf of his followers. In his words, Jesus' love for his disciples, then as well as now, shines forth. There is a sense that now we are all truly one with him. We are consecrated in truth, as he is consecrated as the truth. As our Easter draws to a close, it is good to reflect on how we represent Jesus Christ to the world. We are truly the body of Christ, the presence of Christ in a world that often-times does not know him. Can the world recognize him in us? Since we are protected and consecrated in truth, do we venture out boldly into a hostile world bringing real peace? Do we testify to the reality of the risen Lord each day, or do we treat that reality like another story, which we recall fond-ly? The season of Easter may be concluding next week at Pentecost, but we are to be Easter people all year through. May the risen Lord be with us as we seek to share the good news in our daily lives with all those we meet.

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Votive Candles Lit for the week of May 13, 2018

Blessed Mother + Al Attardi req by Jeanette Attardi

+ Antoinette DiMartino

req by Daughter, Mary

+ Monica Raphael req by Joe, Mary Ann, Jenna, Jared and Andrea Raphael

+ Dorothe Battaglia req by Norb and Pat

+ Leona Becker req by Norb and Pat

+ Ruth Kowalik req by Daughter Cheryl Kowalik

St. Anthony + Thomas Rosica req by Joe, May Ann, Jenna, Jared and Andrea Raphael

What’s Going On This Week?

Sunday, May 13, 2018……………….….Bingo Team 4

Monday, May 14, 2018……Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018…..…....Rosary 6:00 p.m.

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ADDITIONAL PARISH FUNCTIONS!

Altar and Rosary Communion and Rosary

Sunday, June 3 at 7:25 a.m.

Ascension Holy Name Society Rosary

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Church 6:00 p.m.

Msgr. William Kirby Knights of Columbus #325

Meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Rosary on third Thursday of the month at N.D. grotto

Ascension Respect Life Committee

Meets the First Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Office Conference Room. New members welcome.

Bible Study

Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the hall classroom. All are welcome!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed Thursday; Friday 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Chicken BBQ Immaculate Conception Church of Mary Immaculate Parish will hold their last Chicken BBQ of the season on Sunday, May 20 from 10:45 a.m. until sold out at the Church Hall, on Rt. 63 in East Bethany. Dinner includes a half chicken, baked pota-to, vegetable, coleslaw, roll and butter, coffee or tea with pie or cake for dessert. Cost is $10.00 for Adults, $6.00 for children 12 and under and chicken only take outs are $6.00.

Mothers Day Cards are available at the entrances to the church. The suggested offering is $15.00 per intention. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray for all mothers-to-be, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, both liv-ing and deceased. Your loved ones will be remembered at all weekend Masses

during the month of May.

Baby Bottle Drive

Fill up a baby bottle, a baby’s life depends on it.

~Bottles are at the entrances to the Church~

Bring your filled bottles back to church by Father’s Day. Your donation

will make a difference in a child’s life.

All Babies Cherished 445 Ellicott St, Batavia, NY 14020

(585) 344-5660

Please join the Msgr. William C. Kirby Knights of Columbus, Council 325, at the Grotto to Our Lady of Lourdes at Notre Dame High School on Thursday, May 17, 2018 for May Crowning of the Blessed Mother Statue and the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. The Rosary will be prayed at the Grotto the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., continuing until September 20. Please bring a friend and a chair. All are welcome.

Financial Report

Collection for May 5 and 6, 2018: Regular $4,863.41, Initial Offering $5.00, Candles $102.75

Diocesan Collection: Church in Latin America $365.00, Catholic Home Missions $17.00

Expenses: Computer Services $577.49, PDS Computer Support $93.00, Carpets for Church/Hall/Office $169.60, East-er Flowers $961.50, Repair Parts $17.25, Trash Removal $139.53, Extra Clergy $460.00, Payroll and Taxes $3,359.14

Income $4,971.16

Expenses 5,777.51

Difference ($ 806.35)

Mass attendance May 5 and 6, 2018 was 310.

Job Openings St Joseph School has need of a full-time Custodial/Maintenance Worker from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning July 1, 2018, and a part-time Business Manager (accounting experience preferred) for 19 hours per week. Please send a letter of interest and resume to St. Joseph School, Attn: Karen Green, 2 Summit St., Batavia, NY 14020.

Please Help the Holy Name Society You can help our Holy Name Society by returning your empty cans and bottles (deposit only) to the Redemption Center at Eastown Beverages in the Aldi Plaza. Please state that your deposit is to be credited to the Holy Name

Society of Ascension Parish.

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Saturday, May 12, 2018 Vigil of the Seventh Sunday of Easter

4:00 p.m. + Rose and Walter Szczesny req by Family

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Sunday, May 13, 2018 The Seventh Sunday of Easter

8:00 a.m. + Tom Rosica

req by Patty and Jack Chmielowiec

10:30 a.m. + Lillian Cina

req by Estate

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Monday, May 14, 2018 St. Mathias, apostle

+ James Philip Ambrose and Deceased Family Members req by Carm and Jim Ambrose ————————————————————————

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 St. Isidore

7:30 a.m. + Frank and Josephine Mager req by Estate

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Easter Weekday

\ 7:30 a.m. + Rose Cultrara req by Grace Renzo __________________________________________________________

Thursday, May 17, 2018 Easter Weekday

7:30 a.m. + Doreen Bogue req by Terri King and Family

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Saturday, May 19, 2018 Vigil of the Pentecost Sunday

4:00 p.m. + Victor “Bones” DiFilippo req by Bernie and Family

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Sunday, May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday

8:00 a.m. + Jennie Wiktorski req by Sandi and Jerry O’Geen

10:30 a.m. + Vincent and Virginia SanFratello

req by Terri

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During the Month of May,

The Altar and Rosary Society members will honor

Mary, the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth.

They will lead the Rosary on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in church.

Please join them on May 16, May 23, and May 30, 2018 and spend time

honoring Our Blessed Mother.