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THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sunday Masses 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. (free childcare) (choir) 11:30 a.m. (free childcare) 5:30 p.m. (Contemporary Music) Weekday Masses Monday-Friday: 7:25 a.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:15 - 4:25 p.m. Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. (or by appointment) ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL www.ascensioncatholicsch.org U.S. Department of Education School of Excellence Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade FAITH FORMATION Religious Education Pre-K3 - Gr. 1 Mondays 12:30-2:00 pm & 3:30-5:00pm Pre-K3-6 Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Gr. 1-8 Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. YOUTH MINISTRY Sundays after 5:30 p.m. Mass OUTREACH Ascension Thrift Store: 259-7291 Ascension Social Concerns: 259-5685 BINGO Thursdays 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall As a good steward of the Lord’s blessings, please remember to consider your Parish Family or School Endowment in your Last Will and Testament. ASCENSION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935 Tel. 321-254-1595 -Fax 321-255-3490 www.ascensioncatholic.net SERVED BY: Rev. Eamon Tobin ....................... Ext. 3070 Pastor, email: [email protected] Rev. BK Tran ......................... 321-254-1595 Associate Pastor Email: [email protected] Deacon Sergio A. Colon ............. Ext. 3082 Bereavement Ministry, Hispanic Community [email protected] Deacon Tom Stauffacher [email protected]—321-242-4504 Deacon Bill Terneus [email protected]—321-259-6168 Deacon Chris Meehan [email protected] —321-242-8003 Sr. Joseph Barden ........................ Ext. 3003 Development Director [email protected] Sr. Immaculata ............................. Ext. 3039 Pastoral Care [email protected] Anita Brady ................................... Ext. 3001 School Principal [email protected] Betsy Glasenapp........................... Ext. 3080 Faith Formation Director [email protected] Mary Birmingham........................ Ext. 3068 Music/Liturgy Director, Catechumenate [email protected] Mark Kniepmann ......................... Ext. 3501 High School Youth Minister [email protected] Mary Blucker ................................ Ext. 3069 Middle School Youth Minister [email protected] Ashley Breaux............................... Ext. 3077 Contemporary Music [email protected] Monica Sutton .............................. Ext. 3076 Volunteer Coordinator [email protected] PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE STAFF Teresa Romano ............................ Ext. 3050 Receptionist [email protected] Mary Russo ................................... Ext. 3078 Business Manager/Bookkeeper [email protected] Maria Sittig................................... Ext. 3072 Secretary/Bulletin [email protected] Anne Dorros ................................. Ext. 3074 Assistant Bookkeeper [email protected] Brian Carley Facilities Manager [email protected]

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Page 1 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Masses 7:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. (free childcare) (choir)

11:30 a.m. (free childcare)

5:30 p.m. (Contemporary Music)

Weekday Masses Monday-Friday: 7:25 a.m.

Sat. 9:00 a.m

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:15 - 4:25 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. (or by appointment)

ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL www.ascensioncatholicsch.org U.S. Department of Education

School of Excellence Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade

FAITH FORMATION Religious Education

Pre-K3 - Gr. 1 Mondays 12:30-2:00 pm & 3:30-5:00pm

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

YOUTH MINISTRY Sundays after 5:30 p.m. Mass

OUTREACH Ascension Thrift Store: 259-7291

Ascension Social Concerns: 259-5685

BINGO Thursdays

6:00 p.m., Parish Hall

As a good steward of the Lord’s blessings, please remember to consider your Parish Family or School Endowment in your Last Will and Testament.

ASCENSION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935 Tel. 321-254-1595 -Fax 321-255-3490

www.ascensioncatholic.net

SERVED BY:

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

Rev. BK Tran ......................... 321-254-1595 Associate Pastor Email: [email protected]

Deacon Sergio A. Colon ............. Ext. 3082 Bereavement Ministry, Hispanic Community [email protected]

Deacon Tom Stauffacher [email protected]—321-242-4504

Deacon Bill Terneus [email protected]—321-259-6168

Deacon Chris Meehan [email protected] —321-242-8003

Sr. Joseph Barden ........................ Ext. 3003 Development Director [email protected]

Sr. Immaculata ............................. Ext. 3039 Pastoral Care [email protected]

Anita Brady ................................... Ext. 3001 School Principal [email protected]

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

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

Mark Kniepmann ......................... Ext. 3501 High School Youth Minister [email protected]

Mary Blucker ................................ Ext. 3069 Middle School Youth Minister [email protected]

Ashley Breaux ............................... Ext. 3077 Contemporary Music [email protected]

Monica Sutton .............................. Ext. 3076 Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE STAFF

Teresa Romano ............................ Ext. 3050 Receptionist [email protected]

Mary Russo ................................... Ext. 3078 Business Manager/Bookkeeper [email protected]

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

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

Brian Carley Facilities Manager [email protected]

Page 2 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Roe v. Wade 44 years later

The following article by Archbishop Chaput, O.F.M., appeared in Columbia (the Knights magazine) in March 2016.

The January 22, 1973, U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision is important for two reasons: its flawed reasoning and its destructive effect. In practice, Roe legalized abortion on demand. It has enabled the killing of tens of millions of unborn children, an entire American generation. Abortion “procedure”—a sanitized understatement worthy of George Orwell—have emotionally scarred millions of adult women and men.

Abortion supporters talk a good line about reproduc-tive health care. But there’s very little health care in homicide. There’s simply no way around the living, developing unborn daughter or son—visible on any ul-trasound machine—who ends up dead at the end of the abortion industry’s doublespeak.

Abortion supporters press the importance of reproductive rights. But they systematically violate the most basic human right of all: the right to life. Americans support abortion rights. But polling data are easily misused or misunderstood. Key information is often overlooked or omitted because it doesn’t fit the preferred storyline.

The most recent Marist Poll, commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and released in January, found that 44 percent of surveyed Americans describe themselves pro-life, while 51 percent describe themselves as pro-choice. But the really telling data emerge from beneath those broad labels.

More than 80 percent of Americans, including two-thirds of pro-choice supporters, would restrict abortion to—at most—the first trimester of pregnancy. By a 25 point margin, Americans believe abortion does women

more harm than good. Sixty percent believe abortion is morally wrong. And 77 percent believe that our laws can protect both a mother and her unborn child. Nearly 70 percent oppose public funding for abortion.

In an immediate sense, these facts change nothing. Forty-three years after Roe, the abortion industry has grown fat on public money and pious in its own deceits. Its leaders really don’t care what Americans think, because they’ve been ideologues from the start, playing the long game of changing people’s attitudes through aggressive court action and sympathetic media. It’s an intelligent strategy. It should have worked. So it’s understandable that industry leaders are annoyed and baffled—and increasingly paranoid—that pro-lifers have not gone away. Because they haven’t. Quite the opposite.

We see the proof every January. Year after year the March for Life’s pro-life numbers keep coming and keep growing. They also kept getting younger.

Here’s why. Abortion is not like other social issues. It’s visceral; instinctively repugnant; and obscenity in the present and a refusal of the future. It can’t be reduced to a theoretical dispute or a smokescreen of laundered language about “reproductive health.” Health can never mean homicide. No matter how good the verbal gymnastics, no “pro-choice” PR firm can escape the flesh and blood violence to mother and child, and the lying to women, that occur in every abortion.

The unborn child is alive, innocent and now observa-ble, thanks to the same medical technology that the abortion industry perverts in every killing. Today’s young people may differ from previous generations in many ways, but killing innocent life isn’t one of them. And that simple fact can be the beginning of a new and better culture that respects the sanctity of human life at every stage. May we, with God’s help, make it so.

[This article appeared in the March 2016 issue of Columbia magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CN]

The following two pieces are by Julianne Stanz, the mother who gave our parish mission. The “Eleven Commandments” of Parenting 1. Thou shalt be consistent: Do as you say you will.

Children know where they stand when you are con-sistent, follow through and mean what you say.

2. Thou shalt expect children to contribute (without being paid): Expect children to help at home but don’t expect them to do so graciously all the time.

3. Thou shalt encourage regularly and persistently:

Remember that you will get a lot more with honey than with vinegar. Encouragement and praise

Roe v. Wade 44 years later

The “Eleven Commandments” of parenting by Julianne Stanz

Six ways to pass on the Faith to children, also by Julianne Stanz

Page 3 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

will get children a lot further than criticism and punishment so be your child’s best encourager rather than his fiercest critic.

4. Thou shalt put responsibility where it belongs: Treat children and young people as you want them to be. If you want responsible, capable children then treat them as if they are responsible. The best way to develop responsibility is to give it to children.

5. Thou shalt know that children and young people only see one side of any issue. Thou shalt take everything they say with a large grain of salt. Not that children and young people lie, but they have been known to exaggerate or see facts only from their side. (Remember that there are often 3 sides to a story—yours, theirs and “the truth”).

6. Thou shalt show love and affection to your children. Thou shalt say you love each of your children at least once a day. Knowing they are loveable is the basis of self-worth, regardless of their age.

7. Thou shalt catch children and young people behav-ing well. Pay attention to your children’s positive behavior more than their negative behavior. What you focus on expands so if you focus on the positive behavior, that is what you generally get.

8. Thou shalt develop independence in children from the earliest possible age. Never regularly do for a child the things he or she can do for him or herself.

9. Thou shalt set limits and boundaries for children and expect that they will push against them. Children and young people need limits and boundaries as they make them feel secure.

10. Thou shalt keep a sense of humor when dealing with children. This will help you keep things in perspective.

The 11th (and most important) commandment: Thou shalt be a good role model for you children. Show rather than tell children and young people how you want them to communicate, behave and live. Children learn what they live and, as parents, your actions speak louder than your words. Six Ways to Pass on the Faith to your Children

1. Teach them the basics. Your children need to have an understanding of the basics from a young age. Basics such as understanding (as much as they can) the Trinity, the True Presence in the Eucharist, why we have Saints, what the Mass is all about, and the amazing blessing the Bible is to all Christians! Understanding these basic principles is going to help in the future lessons we teach them so they can have a greater understanding of everything later on.

2. Saturate the home. Fill your home with prayers, love, Christian virtues, and yes, even statues, pic-tures, medals, and other reminders of our religious heroes. These things can’t just exist at church, they need to be in the home.

3. Make religion relatable and engaging for children. Meet them at their own level! Crafts, activities, and songs are great to reach younger children; older children can enjoy more discussions, starting prayer journals, and reading more books.

4. Make sure they really get good Catholic formation. This formation should not just come from the school or religious education program; it has to come from you, the parent.

5. Weave the faith into your life. Do not let the faith be like a puzzle piece in your life that could be plucked out and tossed aside. The faith should be so interwoven into your life that if you tried to remove it, you wouldn’t even know where to start, and if you succeeded in removing it, the whole masterpiece would be destroyed.

6. Lead by example. The whole do-what-I-say-and-not-what-I-do thing? That’s not going to cut it! Walk the talk and your children will see and emulate your attitude, actions and behavior.

[Articles used with permission, Julianne Stanz]

Stewardship Pew Card Update

127 parishioners say that they would increase. 55 parishioners will consider increasing. 20 people want to be registered. 25 parishioners sign up for Direct-Giving.

Have a blessed week,

[email protected]

Page 4 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Middle School

Ministry

For all 6th, 7th, & 8th graders, no matter where you attend school

Wednesday After School, January 25.

Check out www.ascensioncatholic.net/Middle . For more information, contact Mary Blucker at 254-1595.

ext. 3069 or [email protected].

Next Sunday’s Readings January 29, 2017 A

Fourth Sunday

Ordinary Time

Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12:13; Psalm 146:6-10 1Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12

In Matthew, Jesus’ recipe for happiness differs from the world’s. Think of a time

when you tried to live according to one of the Beatitudes. How did it affect you?

Sunday Action Nights after 5:30pm Mass Youth Room 411 in Buescher Center

Come out and join us for fun & food and bring a friend.

Bible Study: Join us for Bible Study on Mondays, 7:00 - 8:30pm in the Buescher Center.

Spring Retreat “Love Works”— Mark your calendar for the spring retreat, Feb.24-26. See Mark for more information.

For more information, contact Mark Kniepmann 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.

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

January 25, 2017 5:00-6:00 pm, School Cafetorium

MENU: Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy,

vegetables, salad, assorted desserts, and hot & cold drinks

Adults: $7.00; Kids under 12 years old: $3.00

Sign up in the parish hall or by calling the Church Office no later than noon of January 24.

2016 Donation Statements

Statements for donations made to Ascension Church and Ascension School

will be emailed or snail-mailed to donors by January 31, 2017.

(Please check your junk email if you have not received your statement by January 31, 2017.)

For additional information, please contact: Anne Dorros at

[email protected] or (321) 254-1595 x3074.

Statements for donations made to Our Catholic Appeal and Alive in Christ will be mailed to donors directly from the

Diocese of Orlando. For additional information, please contact Marta Sweeney at [email protected]

or (407) 246-4840.

Ascension is planning to bring back Children’s Liturgy for every

Sunday’s 9:30am Mass. To make this possible, we need a dedicated team of parishioners willing to take turns

leading on Sundays for scheduling flexibility. Also needed

are assistants to chaperon the children in the chapel at that time.

Leading (sharing the Word) with children during Mass once a month or less is a learn-as-you-go involvement and the readings and questions for the children are provided to leaders in advance. Leaders are required to complete Safe Environment Training which includes watching a training video online, taking the quiz, and being fingerprinted.

If interested, please contact Jeanne Bovenkerk, who is coordi-nating this ministry, at [email protected] or 336-689-3820 (leave voicemail or text).

Page 5 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Bereavement Support Group

Monday, January 23 1:00 - 2:30 pm—Church Library

For more information, contact Carol Gessler at 779-7850.

Ascension Fellowship of Catholic Men

New Study Starting

Join us for an exciting look at our Lord's Passion as

written by St John. The new study, My Peace I Give

You, is a six-week look at the drama of how the Lord

went from being ushered into town with palm fronds,

to being scourged and hung from the Cross. This is

another Six Weeks with the Bible study that will chal-

lenge and enlighten us. The cost of the book is $8.

Our study starts on Monday, January 23.

I look forward to seeing you then.

For information, contact Dan Romano at 952-7053 or

[email protected].

New Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) Training

The Diocese of Orlando training for new EMHC is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2017, from 9:00am until noon at the Ascension Parish Hall. 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 ap-plying for the training. A written application must be submitted 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 [email protected] no later than Feb. 6, 2017. He will take your application, provide information on other requirements and answer any questions you might have. Failure to submit the application by Feb. 6 will prevent you from attending the training session.

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

SOCK SUNDAY Needed: new socks and white t-shirts

Please place your donations in the box in the church vestibule this Sunday or next. From Brevard United Way: “Each year, in order to receive federal, state and local funding to help assist the end of homelessness in Brevard County, the local commu-nities gather to support and conduct the homeless census. This is a day where community volunteers take a census of all the homeless people living in Brevard County. The Faith Com-munity helps us accomplish this formidable task by providing donations to provide the homeless during the census. Volun-teers distribute goody bags and resource information and com-plete the annual homeless census for Brevard County.”

Contact Mary Blucker at [email protected].

A big Thank You to ACCW for coordinating the reception

each evening following our parish mission

Sunday night - Holy, Healthy, Happy Families Thanks to Kelly Wells and FISH; Deb Walden and American Heritage Girls; Rebecca Breaux and Home Schoolers; Cindy Kelly and Boy Scouts. Not only did they provide the sweet treats, but the children were won-derful greeters - hosts and hostesses!

Monday night - Celtic Spirituality A big thank you to our Irish Sisters—Sr. Immaculata and Sr. Maureen—and all our children who dressed as their favorite saints and acted as our hostesses and hosts; Rita Billingsley and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians; Ed Reilly and the Men’s Ancient Order. Their home-made treats of Irish soda bread and coffee were deli-cious!

Tuesday night - Listening to the Heartbeat of God Thank you to the body of Christ for providing a wonder-ful sampling of the diversity of their cultural treats: Giselle Marzano (Argentina); Joanna Cavalcante (Italy); Sashi Davis (Japan); Clarita Apelado (Philippines); Mary Banasik (Russia); Georgette Hoppenbrouwer (Syria); Kim Nguyen and Nga Nguyen (Vietnam); and the USA. So many contributors!

Our parish is truly blessed by your love.

VOCATIONS CUP

The Vocations Cup for January will go out at the Sunday 7:30am Mass. Virginia Price will

be taking the Cup home this Sunday, January 22.

If you’d like to sign up, please contact Jim Chatman at 321-223-8963 or [email protected].

Page 6 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Social Concerns & Food Pantry

We would like to give A BIG THANK YOU to the City of Indian Harbour Beach for their donation of a truck-load of food to our pantry right before Christmas. Holidays pose additional demands on our food supplies and this donation came in at just the right time. Thank you especially to the manager, Mark Ryan. We are very appreciative and blessed for this donation.

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS

Canned Goods: soups & stews, canned meats (ham, chicken), tuna, vegetables (all varieties), tomatoes, fruits Dry Goods: beans (all kinds), r ice, cereal, pasta/macaroni, tomato sauce, mac & cheese, peanut butter, jelly, instant mashed potatoes, shelf sustainable milk, juice, tuna helper Baby items: diapers, baby wipes Toiletries: deodorant, sample size shampoo, soap, toothpaste Travelers: If you are a frequent traveler and stay in hotels, we would love those unused toiletries and coffee packets the hotels put in your room each day.

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 more information, contact Sam Rodríquez

at 795-9813 or [email protected].

Sunday 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 10am, 12pm,

8pm

Monday 3am

Tuesday 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 11pm

Wednesday 12am, 1am, 2am, 8am, 9pm, 11pm

Thursday 12am, 1am, 3am, 7am

Friday 12am, 1am, 3am, 4am, 7am, 11pm

Saturday 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, 4pm,

5pm, 6pm, 8pm

ASCENSION

CATHOLIC SCHOOL “Great Gatsby Gala”

23rd Annual Gala

March 4, 2017, 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Ascension Parish Hall

Proceeds to benefit

“Ascension School Endowment Fund”

Tickets: $60.00 each

$70.00 P/P for Reserved Table of 8

Sponsors, Ads, Donations

are welcome.

Contact Sister Joseph Barden

at 321-254-5495 ext. 3003 or

[email protected]

JustFaith Community’s Prayer for the Poor

All are welcome to attend Prayer for the Poor in Our

Lady's Chapel from 6 to 6:30pm, each 2nd & 3rd

Tuesday of the month. We share Scripture, hymns,

intentions for all our brothers and sisters throughout our

world. Come and join us!

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER (Prayer of the Heart)

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

Ministry Bldg, Rm 304, every Tuesday at 7:00pm

We begin with 1/2 hour of silence (method explained).

For more info, contact Pam Lackie at 259-2431.

ATTENTION MINISTERS TO THE SICK

For any ministers to the sick whose mandate

expires this year or next year, there will be a

morning or an evening of reflection on “The Face

of God,” presented by Deacon Joe Gassman at

Holy Name of Jesus Life Center Hall on Tuesday,

January 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and on

Wednesday, February 1, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

By attending one of these sessions, you will

satisfy your mandate for another 5 years (until

2022).

Please RSVP to Paul Witte ([email protected])

or call and leave a message on 321-243-0161 not

later than January 24.

Page 7 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY

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

in Buescher Center, Room 410

Next Meeting: February 12, 2017

If interested, call Michi Davis at 242-8092.

Daily Bread Volunteers

Daily Bread is a local soup kitchen that serves a hot meal every day to our homeless and people in need. Ascension members are a huge part of making this happen. Daily Bread is located at 815 Fee Avenue. Please consider volunteering with one of our teams from 10:30am—2:15pm. Only available date for January:

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

Ladies Auxiliary - Knights of Columbus #14573

We invite all Ladies of the parish whose husbands are current or past members of the Knights of Columbus to please join us for our monthly meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm in Ministry Bldg, Rm 311. Our mission is to support the Men's Council #14573 Knights of Columbus.

For membership, please contact Doreen Boudreau at [email protected] or Sharon Hunton at

[email protected]

Knights of Columbus Council #14573

We meet every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in Ministry Building, Rm 312. We pray the Rosary in Our Lady's Chapel at 6:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month.

For more info, call Grand Knight Will Davis at 242-8092 or Membership Director John Miller at 794-6620

or Jerry Grillo at 652-2266.

MISSION TRIP TO HAITI

Would you like to help some of the poorest people in the Western Hemisphere, people who lack the very basics of life, including clean water, adequate nutrition, and health care? These people live in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

A medical mission of 15 personnel, including 5 Ascen-sion parishioners, will be travelling to Haiti in March to provide health care. This team is sponsored by Melbourne Medical Mission, a local non-profit charita-ble organization. In addition to the medical care our team will offer, we would like to collect the following items for distribution:

Adult & Children & Infant Tylenol (Acetaminophen)

Adult & Children & Infant Ibuprofen

Adult & Children Aspirin

Adult & Children Vitamins

Powdered Formula

Diapers

Travel Size Soap & Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Hand Sanitizer

Please place your donated items labeled HAITI MEDICAL MISSION in the box in Our Lady’s Chapel. Items will be collected throughout the month of February. Thank you very much for helping the people of Haiti.

For further information, please contact Dr. Richard Wilson at 321-242-2860 or

[email protected] or Margaret Nemethy at 321-536-6974 or

[email protected].

SAINTS ALIVE!

Saturday, February 11

9:00am till 3:30pm

A Spiritual encounter for all women of

the parish and their friends, presented

by Orlando Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

The day’s program gives you an insight into the

Saints’ lives, their successes and their failures;

also how they teach and inspire us. $20 per per-

son includes the program, continental breakfast,

lunch and refreshments.

RSVP to Joanna Cavalcante at 321-507-2376.

Save the Date 2017 Married Couples Get-Away

Ascension's Marriage Enrichment group is hosting the annual Married Couples Get-Away, April 28-30, 2017, at Silver Springs State Park in Ocala, Florida. Our theme this year is “Virtues for Married Couples.”

For more information please contact Ken and Kathy Jagdmann at 321-259-6951 or [email protected].

“Pizza with a Purpose” Helping Haiti’s Children

Pizza Gallery & Grill [at the Avenues in Viera]

Tuesday, February 21, 5:00pm - 9:30pm

Mention “Pizza with a Purpose” and we’ll donate 15% of your check

to the cause. So please help children in need!

Page 8 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Saturday, February 18, 2017, 11:00 am - 2:00pm At the Hilton | Melbourne Beach Oceanfront

Presented by the Ascension Council of Catholic Women

Tickets are $30.00 each Multiple levels of sponsorship available

Accepting raffle items For more information, please contact:

Georgette Hoppenbrouwer at [email protected] Margarita Pecoraro at [email protected]

Page 9 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A January 22, 2017

Mon. 7:30 am † Larry Talley

Tues. 7:30 am † Ray Kniepmann

† Heihachi Kamimura

Wed. 7:30 am † Maria Hines

† Stacy Hanson

8:30 am † Ed Snow

† Edwin Weymouth

Thur. 7:30 am † Bob Storey

† Marie Claude Larviee

Fri. 7:30 am † Richard DelGallego

† Janet Wardman

Sat. 9:00 am † Inez McGovern

† Dan Chandler

4:30 pm † Dan Campana

† John Leofanti

Sun. 7:30 am † Jean Rockette

† Conchita Dulay

9:30 am † Ana Maria Soto-Lobos

† Linda Schmalhofer

11:30 am † Peter Pham-Phu

† John Al Nguyen

5:30 pm † Alice Marie Dieter

† Virginia Sheehan

Flowers on the altar

in memory of

Frank Jindrak

With love, His Family

SERVERS’ SCHEDULE – January 28/29, 2017

Sat 4:30 pm: Rachel Bowes, Jillian Fitch

Marissa McKinney

Sun 7:30 am: Erin & Kellen Fitzgerald

Sun 9:30 am: Benjamin & Douglas Gearhart

Jack Gander

Sun 11:30 am: Samantha Tankersley, Ben Vilardebo

Victoria Wilkie

Sun 5:30 pm: Carolyn Breaux, Hogan Cardile

Emma Cassidy

Week beginning Monday, January 23, 201

and ending Sunday, January 29, 2017

Michael Stitzel, Ava Sophia, Daniel Walsh,

Greg Grasso, Gerald Cardile, Harry Wright,

Fred Barlow, Betty Elko, Madeline Maiello,

CVS, Magda/Claire Grasso, Mia Moore, Grace

Carlin, Chuck Hegland, Walker Alldredge,

Caridad Mederos, Carmelia Navarretta, Peggy

McKelvey, Donna & Susan Baker, Mary Moore, Helen Burzese,

Marie Passarella, Cathi Hurd, Bill Sears, Patricia Shemp Robin-

son, Ted Stoner, Anthony Tynes, Betsy Coradine, Flo Downey,

Dottie Masucci, Rose Struzinski, Midge Sauer, Kathleen Troast,

Nancy Legge, Beth Mills, Linda Kohler, Eric Abrahamson,

Loretta Allewelt, Ron Gibbs, Jeannine Korecky, Billy Kohler,

Richard White, Margaret Dillard, Lou Nicolucci, Baby Abigail

Carney, Robert Loft, Bruce Voyer, Mary Sanders, Baby Zane,

Frances Moberly, Joan Millay, Guillaume Gardinal, Allyson

Riley, Barbara Teckerman, Mr/Mrs Walsh, Eduvides Bello, Gary

Rvett, William Schneider, Jane Moore, Jessica Rice, Theo

Reaves, Eileen Kehoe, Betty DelBalzo, Melissa Cooper, Stephen

McKinney, Barbara Moran

Please pray for those in the nursing homes.

Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel overseas

Dan Murray, Steve Cabsky, Joseph Marci, Amanda Outly, Joshua

Outly, Bryan Outly, Jesse Outly, Jason Brown, Andrew Grazing,

Heather Schmitt, Paul Wells, Anthony Torres, Craig Static, Jason

Melbourne, Sherwin Separa, Jesse Catellier, Joseph McDuffie,

Samuel Luke, Michael Walsh, Robert Crowl, Bryan Calenda,

David Barlow, Dylan Traver, Brian Fleming, Wesley Henry,

Marty Martinez, Jonathan Martinez, Bryan Satterwhite, Capt.

Kyle McDermott, John Kinsora, Nicholas Owens, Josh Grier,

Robert Grover, Rory O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, Alex Ritner,

Kyle Mimbs, Kristin Agresta, Andrew Nemethy, Scott Loftin,

Lance Freeberg, Theresa Mavity, Matthew Hammond

Charles & Lucretia Campbell 62 years Jan 23

Victor & Pat Belmont 59 years Jan 25

Ed & Eileen Mikulas 56 years Jan 28

Peter & Maureen Krausch 55 years Jan 26

Jose & Eva Torres 55 years Jan 27

Frank & Penny Conley 52 years Jan 23

Wayne & Marilyn Fogarty 50 years Jan 28

Alan & Kathleen Hutson 25 years Jan 24

Wedding Anniversaries

BAPTISMAL SEMINAR Next Baptismal Seminar

Mondays, January 30 & February 6 If you are planning to have your child

baptized, this seminar is required. Please call Teresa at the Parish office for information—(321) 254-1595 ext. 3050.

Thrift Store Books

In case you are not aware, there are a lot of great books available at our Thrift Store, priced from $1.00 each. Children’s books are 50 cents each.

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