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Second Sunday of Easter—Divine Mercy Sunday B April 8, 2018

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. 3 Mondays 3:30-5:00pm—Tuesday2:00-3:30pm

Pre-K3– Gr. 6 Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Gr. 1-6 Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Gr. 7-8 Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 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

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SERVED BY:

Rev. Eamon Tobin....................... Ext. 3070 Pastor, email: [email protected]

Rev. Martin Fitzgerald ........ 321-254-1595 Associate Pastor

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]

Mary Cunningham ....................... Ext. 3044 School/Parish Technology Director [email protected]

Betsy Glasenapp .......................... Ext. 3080 Faith Formation Director [email protected]

Mary Birmingham ....................... Ext. 3068 Music/Liturgy Director, Catechumenate [email protected]

Cara Giuliano ............................... Ext. 3501 Middle/High School Youth Minister [email protected]

Shelly Wackley ............................ Ext. 3080 Faith Formation Assistant [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]

Anne Dorros ................................. Ext. 3074 Assistant Bookkeeper [email protected]

Maria Sittig .................................. Ext. 3072 Secretary/Bulletin [email protected]

Brian Carley Facilities Manager [email protected]


Anglican bishop and biblical scholar responds to questions about the Resurrection and its

implications for the first disciples and for our lives

Before I share with you the questions and responses about the Resurrection, a word about the Easter Season and its readings.

Liturgically, we are celebrating the Fifty Days of Easter, a season that speaks about the impact of the Resurrec-tion of Jesus in the lives of believers and unbelievers.

During the Easter season, our first reading is not from the Old Testament but from the Acts of the Apostles, sometimes called the first Church History or the Gospel of the Holy Spirit. In Acts, we witness how a fear-filled group of Apostles became fearless in their proclamation of the Gospel.

In Cycle B of the Easter season, the second reading is always from the First Letter of John, which was written towards the end of the first century to a church undergo-ing traumatic internal struggle concerning faith and the person of Christ.

In all three Cycles in the Easter season, the Gospel is always from the Gospel of John, with one or two exceptions.

The following article on the Resurrection appeared in the July 2004 edition of U.S. Catholic Magazine which interviewed Anglican bishop and scholar, N.T. Wright of Durham, England. The following are some of the questions and responses.

Did the disciples expect Jesus to rise from the dead?

Absolutely not. When Jesus says to the disciples, “We’re going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man is to be executed and on the third day be raised,” I think they’re scratching their heads saying, “We don’t know what he’s talking about. Obviously, he doesn’t mean literal death because whoever heard of a Messiah who dies?” As far as they’re concerned, the resurrection is the big thing that’s going to happen at the end of the world. Jesus, however, seems to be describing a Resurrection that would happen only to him. That’s just not on their radar screen.

Think of the road to Emmaus where Jesus says to the two disciples, “Don’t you realize this is how it had to be?” The only way they can realize it is by having another trip right through the Old Testament to see the pattern of suffering and vindica-tion woven all the way through. Then they realize this had to happen even to the Messiah. Nobody had dreamed of that.

What was the significance of Jesus’ Resurrection for his disciples?

The first thing the Resurrection meant was that Jesus really was the Messiah. Messiah is not a specifically divine title—it really means he was the one in whom Israel’s destiny and God’s purpose for Israel were summed up.

Second, if he really was the Messiah, then somehow his death must have been a victory, not a defeat. It must have been a saving event. I mean, a crucified Messiah would normally have been very bad news.

And third, since he is the Messiah and since his death was a saving event and not a disaster, then therefore he is now constituted as the Lord of the whole world.

This is a deeply Jewish belief found in Psalms 2 and 89 and in many other places: that when the Messiah comes, he will be the one to rule the nations. The early Christians didn’t give up on this Jewish belief, they just said that now the Messiah’s rule will be shaped and defined by the cross and Resurrection. So the early Christians redefined power and redefined empire, and that gave them a peculiar and previously undreamed of mission.

Now think of what I haven’t said. I haven’t mentioned forgiveness of sins. I haven’t said, “The Resurrection means that we go to heaven when we die.”

People today sometimes talk about Easter as if the great message is that there really is life after death after all. That’s a very modern perception, which would occur only to somebody who had been brought up with the secularist denials of life after death. If that’s where you’re starting from, Easter is still good news.

But for the early Christians, that was not their issue. They knew if they were God’s people they would be raised from the dead. For them the issue was, is Jesus the Messiah or is he not? Had God’s kingdom been decisively launched or hadn’t it? The answer was yes, he was, and yes, it had; and here we go.

The dominant note in the early Christian worldview was joy, because something has happened as a result of which the world really is a different place. They’re living out of that; they don’t really care if they get put in prison or beaten up or what-ever because something has happened that now determined who they are.


How should our belief in the Resurrection affect our re-action when someone we love dies?

In Britain, there is a reading that has become enormously popular with people planning funerals. It goes something like: “Death is nothing at all. I have just slipped away in the next room. Think of me, speak to me just as you always did. I’m just close by. All is well,” etc. Many people think that because it seems to be comforting in a time of grief, this must be a good and Christian thing. In fact, it is profoundly unchristian.

The Christian faith is about facing the reality of evil, the reality of death, the reality of pain, of loss. Then we name it as a beaten enemy, and we claim the defeat of death by the Resurrection of Jesus as the ground for future hope. That gives us a much more robust way into a proper grief process than the denial of saying, “I shouldn’t grieve because this person went to heaven.”

Sometimes we even misinterpret what job it is that the Resurrection gave us. We think our job is telling other people they’re going to have a ticket to heaven, too, whereas the real job presented to us by the New Testament is much tougher than that.

And it is?

Implementing “on earth as it is in heaven.” At the end of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus says, “All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.” If you believe that, it means that Jesus is actually in authority over Great Britain and the European Union and North America and Saudi Arabia and Africa and every-where else. What does that mean?

Our clue is in what Jesus says next, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The way to implement Jesus’ authority is to make disciples.

Now because we are so attuned to the dangers of triumphal-ism, we fear what that vision asks of us. The fear of triumphal-ism can scare us into making Christianity just a private spiritual option. That really isn’t the New Testament’s vision. The new project that begins at Easter is very open-ended and it depends on us.

So how do we recognize when Christians are succeeding at the job that Easter gave us?

Since I became a bishop, I’ve visited a dozen projects in my diocese that nearly make me weep when I see them because I think they’re an example of what you’re asking.

There’s a really rough area in Gateshead which is very socially deprived. Ten years ago, a priest at St. Chad’s Church in Gateshead realized that many of the children in the area were quite literally out on the street from morning til night. This priest bullied and harried the church and raised enough money to start a children’s project right beside the church. It’s become a

place of enjoyment and education and security, where children can come after school and stay until their mothers get home.

I could name half a dozen places like this that offer child care, literacy classes, job training, credit unions. The people say, “Nobody told us to do this, but as we were praying about it and celebrating the Eucharist, we found we had to do something about these problems. We knocked on a few doors and to our surprise they opened.” I can just see resurrection happening in these communities. It’s hugely powerful.

You’ve said that the Resurrection is an event with political consequences. What does that mean?

Let me begin by saying that when people talk about politics in the Western world, we always fall into a spectrum of political opinion, the basic left and right. At one end of the spectrum you’re in favor of strong government, the “powers that be” being very powerful and everyone obeying and not revolting. At the other end, you’ve basically got anarchy. Whenever you talk about the political implications of the gospel, people assume you’re going toward the left end of the spectrum. We need to move beyond this.

It seems to me that the church needs to develop a more robust theology of how to critique the powers that be without collaps-ing into the trivial left-winged end of the spectrum. And we need to affirm the fact that God wants there to be authority without collapsing into the trivial, shoulder-shrugging right-wing end of the spectrum.

Remember that the Messiah of Israel is supposed to be the Lord of the whole world. Other power structures are okay, but they need to know that they are not divine. In Romans 8, Paul says that the powers that be are ordained by God and that Christians should submit to them. It would have been news to Caesar—if he ever read Romans, which he didn’t—that he was there because the Jewish God put him there.

You see the same when Jesus stands before Pilate. Pilate says, “Don’t you realize that I have the power to have you killed or released?” Jesus says, “You couldn’t have any power over me unless it were given to you from above.”

God wants there to be power structures, otherwise the bullies will always win. If you take away all constraint, all law, it’s only five minutes before someone says, “Whoopee, I can go rob that little old lady in the next street because nobody will stop me.”

[Reprinted by permission of U.S. Catholic magazine (http://www.uscatholic.org). U.S. Catholic is published by the Claretians. Call 1-800-328-6515 for subscription info.]

Have a blessed week, [email protected]


Next Sunday’s Readings April 15, 2018 B

Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 3:13-15, 17-19

Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-9

1John 2:1-5 - Luke 24:35-48

Speak of your life as a mixture of belief and

lack of faith at the same time.

Ascension Catholic Teens Action Nights begin after 5:30pm Mass

7:00 - 8:30pm Any high school teen is welcome!

For more information, contact [email protected].

EDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY

For all 7th & 8th graders on Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm, in the Youth Room. Please make sure to fill out

a registration form if you haven’t already done so. For more information, contact Cara Giuliano at

254-1595 ext. 3501 or [email protected].

Ascension Catholic Teens have secured spots for Life Teen Sum-mer Camp Hidden Lake in Dahlonega, Georgia, from Monday, July 16, to Saturday, July 21. Each week, hundreds of high school teens gather together at the different Life Teen camps throughout the country. Any teen enrolled in 9th-12th grade for the 2018/2019 school year is welcome to register. Registration info and paper-work can be found at ascensioncatholic.net.

For more information, contact Cara Giuliano at [email protected].

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY

Ascension Catholic School Mission Statement

Ascension Catholic School is committed to maintaining a Catholic Community of

companion on the journey toward academic excellence, global service and lifelong learning. We live this out by showing respect to all people, by being responsible for our actions, by showing reverence, and by making right choices.

Note to all Ministries It’s that time of year!

Please stop by the Church Office to fill out the Building Use form to save your rooms and dates for the next calendar

year (July 2018-June 2019). Sign up early for the best selection! See Teresa in the Church Office for the form.

Remember: If you don’t fill out the form, you will not be on the schedule.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER

SAVE THE DATE FRIDAY, APRIL 27, @ 6PM

A NOTICE OF THANKS

I wish to thank the many parishioners, school teach-

ers, staff, parents, all those who sent letters, cards,

Mass intentions, and e-mails to ask God for my

speedy recovery. I especially want to thank Fr.

Tobin and Fr. Fitzgerald for their prayers and kind-

ness too. I am beginning to feel a lot better, but it

will require a little more time to be able to walk

independently. I am under the capable hands of

“Home Health Care of Florida” who send represent-

atives to the house several times a week to perform

physical and occupational therapy. They give me

homework to do during each visit and return to see

that I am completing the exercises. Without Sr.

Immaculata, I would not be healing so fast, so thank

God for the gift of her time and patience.

It is during a time like this that one discovers how

many kind and generous people we have at

Ascension and I thank God for all of you each day.

Sister Joseph Barden

http://ascensioncatholic.net

mailto:[email protected]


VOCATIONS CUP

The Vocations Cup for April will go out

at the Sunday 7:30am Mass. Dan & Teresa

Romano will take the Cup on April 8.

If you’d like to sign up, please contact Jim

Chatman at 321-223-8963 or

[email protected].

SISTERS OF STRENGTH Survivors of abuse journeying together toward heal-

ing and holiness through God’s grace and mercy

Prayer and support group for women who have experi-

enced abuse. Join us and deepen your relationship

with God and receive his gift of Healing.

Meetings are every other Monday at 6:30pm to 8pm

in the Ministry Bldg, Rm 302.

Next meeting: April 16, 2018

Contact Tracey Mahoney with any questions at

475-298-6121 (call or text) or at

[email protected].

MILITARY MINISTRY

We are so very thankful for the support of Ascen-

sion’s parishioners. The traveling Vietnam Wall will be at

Wickham Park starting April 15.

Our next meeting is Monday, April 9,

in Ministry Building, Room 300. Join us!

The Good News of the Holy Spirit

Please pray about joining the Monday night men's

group (AFCM) for our next Bible study, The Good

News of the Holy Spirit, as we study the Acts of the

Apostles. This Six Weeks with the Bible series will

help you to discover all of the drama and conflict that

was the founding of Jesus' church here on Earth.

We will start our journey April 23 at 7:00 pm in the

Buescher Center, Room 410. The cost of the book is

$8, but if you have trouble paying that, don't let that be

the only thing holding you back. We have a fund to

cover the cost. If you have any questions or would like

to pick up a book early, please contact Dan Romano at

321-952– 7053 or [email protected].

14: When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent

them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Helping Haiti’s Children

The Helping Haiti’s Children ministry will meet on Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 pm in Ministry Building, Room 305. Parishion-ers are invited to come and join this ministry. For more infor-mation, please call Tony Cortes at 795-9489.

New Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) Training

The Diocese of Orlando training for new EMHC is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 9:00am until noon at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Cocoa.

Prerequisites are that you must be 16 years old or older; be confirmed; be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church; if married, must be married in the Church or have had your marriage blessed by the Church; and that you be a registered member of Ascen-sion Parish.

The Diocese has also issued new procedures for apply-ing for the training. A written application must be sub-mitted two weeks prior to the training date and be signed by the Pastor. No walk-ins will be allowed.

To accomplish this, contact Frank at 321-255-2392 or conley [email protected] no later than April 19, 2018. He will take your application, provide information on other requirements and answer any questions you might have. Failure to submit the application by April 19, 2018 will prevent you from attending the training session.

There is no refresher training for existing EMHC at this time.


ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY

Rosary Ministry meets Sundays, 1:00-3:00 pm

in Buescher Center, Room 410

Next meeting: April 15

If interested, call Michi Davis at 242-8092.

Contemplative Prayer (Prayer of the Heart)

“Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps 46:10)

Tuesdays at 7:00pm Ministry Bldg, Rm 304

For info, contact Pam Lackie at 259-2431.

Ascension Council of Catholic Women Scholarship

The Ascension Council of Catholic Women is

offering a $300 scholarship to an active Catholic

student, who is also a member of the Ascension

community, and will be a graduate at the end of the

2018 school year.

For an application and criteria, please call Cara

Giuliano, High School Youth Director of Ascension,

at 321-254-1595 ext. 3501. All applications are due

back by midnight, April 16, 2018.

DAILY BREAD VOLUNTEERS

Daily Bread is a located at 815 Fee Ave. Please consider volunteering with one of our teams from 10:30am to 2:15pm. New volunteers are needed and welcomed. We volunteer as a group on the following days every month (2nd Monday, 2nd Thursday, 2nd Saturday, 4th Tuesday and 5th Friday). Contacts for these days are listed below:

Monday, April 9: Contact Betsy or Bill Hampton at 321-254-0418

Thursday, April 12: Contact Stella Warnock at 321-757-9653

Saturday, April 14: Contact Monika Counts at 321-480-0226 or Joan Johnson at 321-779- 1894

Tuesday, April 24: Contact Betsy or Bill Hampton at 321-254-0418

ATTENTION: WOMEN OF ASCENSION

Are the daily challenges becoming too great? Come experi-ence a weekend retreat at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center to recapture your peace of mind and the joys of God’s creation. You will return home relaxed and renewed, better able to cope in a busy world. Our Lady of Florida Spir-itual Center offers us time off to celebrate life, love, hope, joy, faith and fellowship. The date for the Retreat is April 13-15, 2018. We carpool. Please join us.

For more information, please call Margaret McDunnough at 321-253-3015, or email [email protected].

For applications, ask at the Parish Office. Give me a call, will pick up and send all together.

Monsignor Martin B. Power Council 14573 PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF

ASCENSION CATHOLIC CHURCH Looking for a way to follow our Lord in what He asked all of us to do.

Charity We volunteer in many efforts to “love thy neighbor.” Unity We support our parish and community. Fraternity We work together as brothers. Patriotism We love our country.

Our activities and projects are centered on the above 4 principles

Contacts: Grand Knight Gerry Grillo @ 321-652-2266

Deputy Grand Knight Charlie Hunton @ 502-762-1731 Membership Director John Miller @ 321-794-6620

Ladies Auxiliary Supporting the Knights of Columbus

Council 14573

We invite all ladies of the parish whose husbands are current or deceased members of the Knights of Columbus to please join us for our monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm in the Ministry Building Room 313.

For membership information, please contact Kathy Ameigh at [email protected] or

Sharon Hunton at [email protected].

Ascension Prayer Shawl Ministry

It’s easier to pray when you are wrapped in Love! We meet every Thursday, 9–11am, Ministry Building, Rm 304.

Bring your favorite needles and hooks. If knitting or crochet has passed you by, we’ll teach you how to do them. Prayer is said in

our hearts with every stitch we take. All yarn donations are greatly appreciated!

For more information, call Linda Webb at (321) 733-1536.



“Loaves & Fishes Challenge” Countdown

This is why it’s so important to us … this is whom we help at Social Concerns. In 2017 we helped over 13,000 local people: the working poor, homeless individuals, families, children, veter-ans, low-income elderly, and the list goes on. These are all peo-ple who live in our community. When they come to us, they don’t know where tonight’s meal is coming from. These are people in need who live in our neighborhood. Let’s fill our shelves right here in our own town. Everyone can help—here is how:

Please make checks payable to:

Ascension Catholic Social Concerns

Write in the memo: Loaves & Fishes Challenge and mail to 1238 Aurora Rd., Melbourne, FL 32935

—or drop in the offertory basket during Mass.

Without the help of this fundraising challenge, we struggle during the summer months when schools are out and the food donations drop. Thank you for being part of the Challenge Solution!

Until further notice, please no green beans or corn. Cereal, jelly, pork & beans, canned fruit and fruit juices.

Travel size toiletries (shampoo, soap deodorant)

Social Concerns & Food Pantry

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

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, 4am, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm,

10pm

Monday 3am, 8am, 4pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm

Tuesday 2am, 3am, 4am, 8am, 6pm, 11pm

Wednesday 12am, 1am, 2am, 11am, 11pm

Thursday 12am, 1am, 3am, 4am, 1pm, 2pm, 6pm,

9pm, 11pm

Friday 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 3pm, 6pm,

10pm, 11pm

Saturday 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 6am, 7pm,

8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm

COME TO THE FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY!

This Weekend

April 8, 2018, 3:00 pm, Ascension Catholic Church

Calling all parishioners, families and friends to the Feast of Divine Mercy on the Sunday

after Easter. Did you know that the Lord said that this feast would one day be the “last hope of

salvation”? In the 1930’s, our Lord Jesus Himself requested through St. Faustina that a very

special Feast of Divine Mercy be established in His Church and solemnly celebrated on the First

Sunday after Easter every year. In the Jubilee Year 2000, after many years of study, St. John

Paul II fulfilled the will of Christ by establishing this special Feast of Divine Mercy in the Catholic Church and

gave it the name “Divine Mercy Sunday”! By God’s Providence, St. John Paul II died on this feast in 2005.

What is so special about this new Feast of Divine Mercy? It is the promise of total forgiveness of all sins and

punishment for any soul who would go to Confession [during Lent] and then receive Jesus in Holy Communion

on that very special Feast of Divine Mercy. Why would Jesus offer us something so great at this time? Jesus told

St. Faustina that she was to prepare the world for His Second Coming and that He would be pouring out His

Mercy in very great abundance before He comes again as the Just Judge and as the very last hope of salvation.

The Feast of Divine Mercy Service will consist of:

Exposition and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy Benediction Veneration of the Image of the Divine Mercy

Ask for Mercy. Receive Mercy. Be Merciful.


The Wild Goose Fr. Dave Pivonka Celtic symbol Holy Spirit Third Order Regular

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, recently guided us in our parish mission to a deeper experience of God’s

love for us, God’s grace and mercy in suffering and sin, and in a celebration of the Holy Spirit alive

within each of our hearts. He awakened a desire in so many of us for more knowledge and experience of

the Holy Spirit and so we will be offering three opportunities to participate in Fr. Dave’s Wild Goose

video series that explore what it is to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Using his study guide,

we’ll discuss in both small and wide group, and then listen to the Holy Spirit speak individually to our

hearts in the Sunday Gospel.

Join us for 1 of these 3 opportunities with the Wild Goose!

DAYTIME: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm beginning April 11 in Ministry Bldg, Rm 307

Contact Laura Dodson at 321-254-7896 or [email protected]

EVENINGS: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm beginning April 11 in Ministry Bldg, Rm 307

Contact Becky Richard at 412-779-9970 [email protected]

AND

FAMILIES: Every other Friday evening - pizza for all at 6:00 pm - sessions 6:30-8:30pm

beginning April 20. Parents in Buescher Center, Rm 411, and children in age-appropriate

groups with Sunday Gospel activities in the Ministry Building.

Contact Kari Stadelman at 321-795-2330 or [email protected]

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Wash what is unclean.

Water what is parched.

Heal what is diseased.

Bend what is rigid.

Warm what is cold.

Straighten what is crooked.

Immerse us in your love.

Come Holy Spirit…

THE WILD GOOSE IS LOOSE AT ASCENSION!

You asked for more of Fr. Dave & Holy Spirit

...and we heard!





Join us for Vacation

Bible School!

June 18th to June 22nd

Register online from March 1st to May 11th

Be sure to check our web-page for updated info! www.ascensioncatholic.net > Faith Formation >

V.B.S.

Questions? Contact Betsy at 254-1595 x 3080 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Senior Adventures In Learning (SAIL) April Term begins April 9 & 10

Join the fun! If you are 50 or over, Senior Adven-tures In Learning is just for you! We are an outreach ministry to senior citizens in Brevard County, and for the past 17 years, SAIL has provided classes and activities at a minimal cost. The courses are taught by volunteers who are giving back to the community by using their life skills and interests. SAIL’s Spring Session runs from April 9 through May 22, 2018. Classes will be held on Mondays and Tuesdays at Trinity Wellsprings Church. The address is 638 South Pat-rick Dr., Satellite Beach, and it is not far from the Pineda Causeway. We are offering a variety of exercise classes: Bridge Instruction/Bridge Play, Cribbage, History Classes, Fic-tion Writing, Current Events, Self Defense, US Coin Collecting, Magic for Grandparents, All Things Financial, and much more! We are also offering classes in French, Italian and Spanish. The cost for the entire term is $30 for one day of classes or $45 for two days of classes for the entire 7-week term. Scholar-ships are available upon request. For all the details, the Church Office has the brochure—or call 321-626-5062 to have a brochure/registration packet mailed to you. Visit our website: sailofmelbourne.org — review the schedule and print a registration form.

An Act of Contrition

Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins: the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul, the sins of my body, my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins, the sins I know, the sins I do not know; the sins I have concealed so long and which are now hidden from my memory.

I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial, for all the sins of my childhood up to the present hour.

I know my sins have wounded thy Tender Heart, O my Savior. Let me be freed from the bonds of evil through the most bitter passion of my Redeemer.

Amen.

Fr. Martin

was asked

about other

Acts of

Contrition

to express

our sorrow

for our sins.

Here is an

example.

Second Sunday of Easter—Divine Mercy Sunday B April 8,

Mon. 7:30 am † Cheryl Zimmerman

† Harland Nassan

Tues. 7:30 am † Eugene De Cerbo

† Paul Salvo

Wed. 7:30 am † Edmund & Dorothy Kalinosky

† Norma Valle

8:30 am † Maryann Bump

† Derek Fortmayer

Thur. 7:30 am † Lance Brownell

† Geraldine Cosaria

Fri. 7:30 am † Rita Gruessner

† Joseph James Greeley

Sat. 9:00 am † Lou Cicolucci

† John Adams

4:30 pm † Constance & John Corvello

† James Black

Sun. 7:30 am † Hank Smith

† Victoria Banks

9:30 am † Phillip Scarduci

† Frank & Clara Barone

11:30 am † Delena Schnieders

† Joe & Charlie Musante

Spanish 2:30 pm † Rogelio Sepulveda

5:30 pm People of the Parish

SERVERS’ SCHEDULE – April 14/15, 2018

Sat 4:30 pm: Dominik & Emilio Quiroz

Rachel Bowes

Sun 7:30 am: Evan & Olivia Bolin

Sun 9:30 am: Brian, Colin & Sean Kelly

Sun 11:30 am: Lauren & Michael Rigsby

Lyndsi Graham

Sun 5:30 pm: Blaine, Leila & C.J. Timmer

Week beginning Monday, April 9, 2018

and ending Sunday, April 15, 2018

Greg Grasso, Harry Wright, Fred Barlow, Betty Elko, Madeline Maiello, CVS, Natalie Carle, Claire Grasso, Mia Moore, Walker Alldredge, Caridad Mederos, Carmelia Navarretta, Peggy McKelvey, Cathi Hurd, Bill Sears, Ted Stoner, Betsy Coradine, Joan Barco, Rose Struzinski, Midge Sauer, Kath-

leen Troast, Beth Mills, Linda Kohler, Mary Moore, Anthony Tynes, Loretta Allewelt, Billy Kohler, Baby Abigail Carney, Ba-by Zane, Betty DelBalzo, Betty Berneski, Mary Laird, Eugena Krassel, John Kelly, Jim Eisenmann, John Ochu, Laurie Chatman, Marge Pearsall, Marilou Grimm, Jean Milmark, Terri Sills, Bob Mortimer, Paul Ripley, Gary Tam, Allison Riley, Richard Furst-enburg, Maybelle McGee, Susie Schumacker, Julie Bodicker, Amanda Oudwa, John Thorstad, Marian Sampieri, Robert Hin-nant, Leslie Selage, Grace Petersen, Vicky Ricca, Margaret Farides, Rosita Alcina, Mary Ellen Ritter, Maureen Kurtz, Theo Reaves, Leo Shumaker, Barbara Stivers, Paul Bobrowicz, Scott Blackshaw, Chuck Mitchell, Tony Cortes

Please pray for those in the nursing homes.

Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel overseas

Dan Murray, Joseph Marci, Bryan Outly, Anthony Torres, Joseph McDuffie, Samuel Luke, Michael Walsh, Robert Crowl, Bryan Calenda, David Barlow, Dylan Traver, Wesley Henry, Marty Martinez, Jonathan Martinez, Bryan Satterwhite, Capt. Kyle McDermott, John Kinsora, Josh Grier, Robert Grover, Rory O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, Alex Ritner, Kyle Mimbs, Kristin Agresta, Andrew Nemethy, Scott Loftin, Lance Freeberg, Theresa Mavity, Matthew Hammond, Daniel Amulong, Dr. Jerry Higman, Thomas Salmon, Margaret-Anne Sytxma, John Egan

Allen & Carol Allebach 57 years Apr 8

David & Irene Hallquist 51 years Apr 8

Robert & Janet Foster 47 years Apr 3

Robert & Denise Taylor 35 years Apr 8

Wedding Anniversaries

Our Pilgrimage to Italy is all set! Join Fr. B. K. and Deacon Sergio on a trip of a

lifetime. Yes to Italy! October 8-18, 2018

We will visit many sites of interest to include an audience with Pope Francis. We will visit the first reported Eucharistic Miracle, also the place where St. Francis of Assisi lived and the church where his remains are kept, also the place of birth of St. Padre Pio and where His Remains are kept. We will see the Crucifix that marked His body with the Wounds of Christ. A great experience for us all especially before Advent.

For more info, call Deacon Sergio at 321- 253-5443.

Ascension Women’s CRHP Alumni Cruise (Women Only)

August 24-27, 2018—3 Night Bahamas Cruise Royal Caribbean “Enchantment of the Seas”

Fares are per person, based on double occupancy. Fare includes: Cruise Fare, Port & Government Taxes.

Ocean View $380.01 pp, dbl. Currently ocean view is the lowest fare!

Deposit: $100 per person and due at time of reservation. Final Payment due May 25, 2018

To reserve your cruise, please contact Patty Toppa at Go Travel. 321-622-5955 ext.706

email [email protected] Mention Basics Retreat Cruise

To reserve your stateroom, you will need your name as it appears on your passport, date of birth—citizenship, address, phone, email.

Contact Iris Sweeny at 321-427-0037 or Nancy Pellerin at 757-748-8287 for more information.

Second Sunday of Easter—Divine Mercy Sunday B April 8,

2018 Married Couples

Get-Away

Ascension's Marriage Enrichment group is

hosting the annual Married Couples Get-Away,

April 27-29, 2018, at Silver Springs State Park

in Ocala, Florida. Join other like-minded cou-

ples for a weekend of faith-sharing and relaxa-

tion among majestic oaks and the crystal clear

waters of Silver Springs. We will also be cele-

brating Mass together at the park. The cost is

$225 per couple for 2 nights’ lodging and 6

meals. Couples can share a fully-furnished

two-bedroom cabin or choose among other

lodging arrangements.

For more information, please contact Ken and Kathy Jagdmann at 321-259-6951 or

[email protected]. Chuck & Karen Mitchell at 321-752-3838 or

[email protected].

HEALING THE WHOLE PERSON

Jesus responds today to brokenness, disease, and pain with transformative love and restora-tion. Through three days of teaching, worship, prayer, and testimony, you’ll encounter God in a powerful way, and experience deeper freedom as the Father speaks to you in the depths of your heart, and through the supernatural graces of the sacraments. Whether you’re struggling with life, or you just want “more” in your walk with God, this conference will empower you with tools, revelation, and a greater desire to live your life passionately on fire for God. Grounded in Church teaching, you’ll engage the topics of “Facing our Brokenness,” “Encountering the Father’s Love,” and “Living in Freedom.” Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community is hosting a Healing the Whole Person retreat on April 12-14, led by the John Paul II Healing Center. Learn more about this amazing retreat at http://jpiihealingcenter.org/.

Online registration is closed; however walk-up registrations will be welcome. For more information, email [email protected].

RETROUVAILLE

If your marriage has become troubled and

stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you

have grown cold and distant; even if you

are divorced or separated, or are thinking

about it, Retrouvaille can help, as it has

helped thousands of others. Our next pro-

gram begins in Orlando, April 20, 2018.

For more information, call 352-274-4614.

All calls and names are held in strictest

confidence. Not a counseling or group

therapy.

Please see our website at

Retrouvaille.org.


http://jpiihealingcenter.org/


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