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9510 W. 127th St. • Overland Park, KS 66213

(913) 681-3348 • www.kcascension.org • [email protected]

Sunday Masses Saturday: 4:30pm, (Includes Communion to Parking Lot Attendees unless there is rain, snow or ice, or below 20 degrees) Sunday: 8:15am., 10:00am., 11:45am, 5:00pm

Weekday Mass Monday-Friday: 7:00am, and 12:00pm Saturday: 8:30am

PERPETUAL

ADORATION Daily: 6:00am-9:00pm (with the exception of being closed Monday & Thursday from 2:00pm-3:00pm for cleaning). Code needed from 9:00pm-6:00am.

Reconciliation Thursday: 6:30pm-7:30pm Saturday: 3:00pm-4:00pm

Baptisms Please contact the parish office or website for information and scheduling.

Marriage Couples should contact one of the parish priests at least six months prior to the wedding date. Annulments: Contact Fr. Tom or Fr. Viet

Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:00pm Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm

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ASCENSION THIS WEEK

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sunday, November 29 AA Mtg., St. John Rm., 1:00PM Al Anon, Zoom Mtg., 4:00PM

Monday, November 30 RCIA Class, St. Mark Rm., 5:30PM Boy Scout Troop Mtg., Parish Hall, 7:00PM Project Chrysalis Mass, Church, 7:00PM

Tuesday, December 1 Holy Conversation Book Club, St. Mark Rm., 1:00PM Attached to Jesus (A2J), Youth Ctr.,, 5:30PM Advent by Candlelight, Church, 6:30PM Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 7:00PM Wednesday, December 2 Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 10:00AM Weekly YFF, School Classrooms, 5:30PM AA Mtg., St. John Rm., 7:00PM Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 7:00PM

Thursday, December 3 Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 9:30AM Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 5:30PM Disciples Dwelling Via Zoom, 7:00PM MOYC Meeting, Parking Lot, 7:00PM Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 7:15PM

Friday, December 4 Men of Ascension, St. Mark Rm., 6:00AM Calix, Church, 7:00PM

Saturday, December 5 Legion of Mary, St. Luke Rm., 6:15AM First Reconciliation, Church, 10:00AM Public Rosary, Parking Lot, 12:00PM Called to Love Again, Church, 7:00PM

Sunday, December 6 Rejoice Advent, St. Mark Rm., 9:30AM Baptisms, Church, 1:00PM AA Mtg., St. John Rm., 1:00PM Al Anon, Zoom Mtg., 4:00PM Yr 1, School Classrooms, 6:30PM

STEWARDSHIP

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.” (Mark 13:33)

We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for granted. We make our lives too busy. We plan our time, our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here. Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take time in silence, every day, and listen to how God is calling you right now to help build His kingdom on earth.

Weekly Offertory: November 29 (to be reported in December 6 bulletin)

Monthly Autodebit: October $210,714.81 697 Families on Autodebit

Fiscal YTD: October, 2020 $1,779,372.73

Registered Families 3,313

CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIALS Sign Up Now Deadline is December 3

Remember your loved ones by helping Church of the Ascension beautify our sanctuary with poinsettias for Christmas. Envelopes are available on the table in the gathering area. Please drop off envelopes to the parish office or parish mailbox by December 3, and print clearly so the information in the bulletin is accurate. Thank you.

Church of the Ascension 1st Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020

OUR NEW ADORATION CHAPEL IS OPEN!

Our Adoration Chapel is in need of Adorers: Hours especially in need of a weekly person or a sub:

Monday - 12:00am and 1:00am Thursday - 2:00am Friday - 1:00am Saturday - 1:00am wide open

Many other Hours could use a partner weekly. Please use VSP to sign up for a specific Holy Hour or to sub. Include name, address, phone and email so you can receive a personal entry code. https://kcascension.org/about/adoration/. If you have questions, then contact Debbie Engel at [email protected] or 913-485-8918 to see where you can assist.

Jesus, I trust in You! Let us say to our Lord, “I want whatever you want, I want because you want, I want as you want, and I want as long as you want.” --- Pope Clement XI(1649-1721)

PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR

We are currently accepting letters of interest from people who may desire to serve the parish as Coordinator of Parish Activities. This is a full time, salaried position with benefits. Role description available on request. For information contact Father Tom [email protected] or Sharon Weems [email protected].

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CALLED TO LOVE AGAIN December 5, 7:00PM Church

Called to Love Again Divorce Ministry invites you to a special holiday event on December 5 in the Church from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Join us for a speaker and dessert under the Ascension portico (weather permitting)!! Please feel free to invite others.

CALIX SOCIETY December 4, 7:00PM Church

The Calix Society (www.calixsociety.org) is a national association of Catholics in 12-Step recovery (AA, NA, OA, AlAnon’ etc.). For us, the spirituality of the 12-steps is greatly enhanced when practiced in the context of our Catholic Faith. If you have been active in your 12-step group for six months or more, and would like to talk with other Catholics about how they have incorporated their Catholicism into their steps, call Neil at 913-645-7244, or Mary at 913-747-5039.

PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY December 5, 12:00PM Parking Lot

Come join us as we pray the Rosary for God’s help with our country and its leaders with adopting God’s plan. The United States is suffering from our country's secularism attempts to remove God from our society. The public rosary is held the first Saturday of each month at noon. Please join us south of our parking lot at the northwest corner of 127th Street and Grant, adjacent to the Church.

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

-K-6th Grade “At-Home” – December packets are available outside the YFF office. -K-6 Grade “In-Person” – We will meet this Wednesday, December 2, in the classrooms at 5:30pm. -Year I Confirmation - No In-Person Year I class tonight, Sunday, November 29, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE HOUSE December 8, by 4:30PM Drop Off St. John’s Hallway Entrance

Our Lady of Guadalupe House is an organization run by the Sisters of the Fraternity Missionaries of the Poor of Jesus Christ. The Sisters reach out to the poor and homeless in Kansas City, Kansas, and Ascension provides them with supplies needed for their ministry. If you are interested in supporting the Sisters with their cause by donating supplies, please visit the Church of the Ascension website, kcascension.org, and click on the bookmark Volunteer Signups then click on Our Lady of Guadalupe House. Please drop off supplies to the St. John hallway entrance by 4:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. Our next date is Tuesday, December 8.

COVERED IN PRAYER MEETING December 10, 6:00PM (Note: Meeting Date Change) St. Luke Rm.

Covered In Prayer will not meet on its regular meeting date in November and December because the meetings fall on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Instead, we will have a combined November/December meeting on Thursday, December 10, at 6:00pm in the St. Luke room. Please mark this change on your calendar, and plan to join us to sort donations and prepare blanket kits. Completed blankets may also be dropped off at this meeting. Please remember to wear your mask to the meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MINISTRY December 12, 9:00AM (After Morning Mass) St. Luke Rm.

The Bereavement Support Ministry at Church of the Ascension meets the second Saturday of every month in the St. Luke Room, unless otherwise noted on the parish calendar, after 8:30am Mass for support and education. Our next meeting is on Saturday, December 12.

ST. MARY’S FOOD KITCHEN December 11, Before 8:30AM Drop Off by St. John Rm. Hallway Entrance

We need your help!! Due to the COVID 19 virus, St. Mary's Food Kitchen has discontinued their hot meal service for the homeless in our communities. In lieu of the hot dinner, sack lunches are being distributed to the hungry to take with them.

How can you help? We are looking for 15 individuals who are willing to commit to making 15 sack lunches. This will entail shopping for food items, preparing the sandwiches, assembling and delivering completed sack lunches to the hallway located outside of the St. John Room no later than 8:30am, December 11. A driver(s) will deliver the lunches to the food kitchen for further disbursement. To volunteer or for further information, please call Dee Winters at 913-681-6112.

Suggested lunch items are as follows: bread of any kind (except bread that is very dark or heavily seeded), ham, roast beef, chicken, turkey, lunch meat, cheeses, lunch size potato chips, fruit or pudding cups (please include a spoon and napkin), apples, oranges (no soft fruits that are easily crushed e.g. bananas), protein bars, packaged cookies or brownies, etc. Other creative ideas are certainly welcomed! Since paper tears easily, it is suggested that you use new one gallon Ziploc baggies to assemble these lunches. Please include a 12-16 ounce bottle of water (room temperature) in each bag. Please no peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, soft fruits or fresh vegetables. You are welcome to save your grocery receipts and present them to the parish office for reimbursement at a later date. Thank you so much and may God bless you!

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CANDIDATE/SPONSOR SESSION December 13, 1:30PM or 3:15PM Gathering Area

A candidate/sponsor session will be on December 13, for all Confirmation candidates at 1:30pm or 3:15pm. Begin in the gathering area.

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STATIONS OF THE NATIVITY

MEDITATIONS ON THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST

“And the Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us.”

December 11, 7:00PM

Church

Everyone is familiar with our Friday evening Stations of the Cross during Lent which help us understand Christ’s redemptive suffering and death on the cross. You are all invited to Ascension’s “first ever” STATIONS OF THE NATIVITY on Friday evening, December 11, at 7:00pm. Please mark your calendars!

This hour-long Advent service is for everyone—children, adults, families. From the first Station (the angel appears to Zechariah) to the fourteenth Station (The Holy Family journeys from Egypt back home to Bethlehem) the Gospel Scripture and reflective music tells the story of the Incarnation, helping us all better understand the wonder of God becoming human for our sake.

Our Pastor, Deacons, lectors, singers, musicians, and youth are all participating in the creation of this unique Advent Service. With your presence and participation, we can together affirm God’s great Love for us in the gift of His Son, Jesus.

LET US ALL PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD COME LET US WORSHIP

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MEALS FOR PRIESTS

Do you love to cook? We have two priests with hearty appetites! Meals for Priests is a ministry that provides meals two days per week for our beloved priests. If you are interested in cooking and providing a meal, please visit our webpage at kcascension.org and click Volunteer Sign Ups, Meals for Priests. If you have questions, please contact Patty in the parish office at 913-681-3348.

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THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER Sign up by December 2

Too many Catholics do not know where to get faithful, dependable news content from a Catholic perspective, in print. Increase your knowledge, and deepen your faith, with the National Catholic Register. The NCR is the oldest Catholic newspaper in the United States and it is owned by EWTN. Act now and you will receive 26 issues of the NCR, delivered biweekly and filled with national, world, and Vatican news, revealing interviews, in depth commentary, and features. If interested in receiving this wonderful resource through our discounted bulk shipment program, saving you greater than 50% off the newsstand price, please complete the information requested on the envelopes for the NCR in the gathering area and include your check for $25.00 made out to Church of the Ascension. Deposit that envelope in the wooden box by December 2, and your first issue should arrive by late December. This is the only opportunity to order for 2021. Please contact Joyce Grashoff , (913-271-0266), for any questions. There are sample issues on the table for you to peruse if you wish to do so before placing an order.

SENIORS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND OR SHUT-IN

If you are a senior and are homebound or shut-in and are in need of assistance to get groceries or prescriptions, we have volunteers who are willing to help. Please notify Patty in the office at [email protected]. Stay in and stay healthy.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

INVITATION

As baptized Catholics we are called to go out and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others. When was the last time you invited a family back to church or to become involved again in faith formation? Consider reaching out to invite a friend back to practicing their faith. The little things can make a big impact.

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November 30 +Juliette Dang +Deacon Jack Thesing by Family

December 1 Ralph McElroy by Chuck Jansen +Pat Ward by Family

December 2 +Teresa Weiser by Cathy Weiser +Mary E. Dinneen by Bob Dinneen

December 3 +James Tank by the Davis Family The Arnold Family +Jim Maher by Judith Mueller +Mary Ann Markovich by Vi McFarland +Jim Maher, +Roy Belk, +Sandy Nadlman by Frank & Mary Kessler Reconciliation

December 4 +Ed & Edith Gast by Mark & Glenda Gast December 5 +Linda Kesler, +Gary Whyte Reconciliation +Janice Sutton Fr. Tom by Craig & Judy Arnold

December 6 +Kathleen Higley by David Fr. Viet +Bob Banach by Fr. Tom Myron Yasiejko Ascension Parishioners +Charles McDowell Fr. Viet by Robert & Sally Ann James +George Jansen Fr. Tom by Larry & Michele Gress

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WEEKLY PRAYER

Monday 7:00AM 12:00PM Tuesday 7:00AM 12:00PM

Wednesday 7:00AM 12:00PM

Thursday 7:00AM 12:00PM

6:30PM

Friday 7:00AM 12:00PM

Saturday 8:30AM 3:00PM 4:30PM

Sunday 8:15AM 10:00AM 11:45AM 5:00PM


Pray for Our Sick Please let us know when your loved one is better! Parishioners: Hudson Coffman, Bill Culpepper, Karen Elliott, Megan Freking, Scott Graham, Carol Grego, Mary Pat Harpenau, Baby Harrison Higginbotham, Jackson Hirt, Richard Howell, Pete Ingles, Corky Jacobs, Joan B. Johnson, Larry Judy, Dorothy Kapler, Jerry and Pat Klimas, John Krim, Mary Ann Lane, Mary Lausten, Dale Marti, Joe Martin, Kelly Mayer, Michael Mayerske, Sarah Millsap, Mike Moeller, Don Moore, Alice Mumford, Fred Nelson, Cathy Oxley, John Rakos, Becky Reed, Mark Reed, Steve Roth, Vince and Suzy Santa Maria, Barbara Schulte, Tony Severino, Celeste Sharp, Fr. Tom Tank, Bill Thomas, Sally Virgo, Marilyn Wheeler, George Winkler, Emy Yabut Relatives & Friends of Parishioners: Salma Akhter, David Angelo, Paul Armijo, Tom Bales, Lynn Baldwin, Colleen Barbour, Pam Bond, Robert Bozk, Amanda Brower, Colton Joseph Brower, Adalynn Brunton, Dianne Burns, Ardith Cantral, Brian Cavanaugh, Edwina Chaney, Molly Debocelle, Mike Diekemper, Debbie Duddleston, Kay DuPree, Roberta Edgett, Randy Edwards, Harold Ehlert, Cole Fletcher, Michael Fong, Jim Fredrickson, Kat Fredrickson, Kelly Fry, Larry Furguson, Martha Gazley, Larry Giovannoni, Jim Gloriod, Maureen Godar, Trisha Godar, Jim Gottardi, Carol Grago, Tucker Graham, Greg Gundlach, Tim Hanlon, Ernie Hansford, Martha Hansford, Laurie Harris, Judy Hotze, Sean Kavanaugh, Stephanie Klein, Ellen Loschke, Chris Lundgreen, Jack Maher, Judy Malnar, Martin McGuire, Carol and Don McClemmons, Suzie McKinley, Maurya McLellan, Sr. Marie Micheletto, Jenn Miller, Rodney Moyer, Deana Muth, Kevin Nestor, Jeanette Noakes, Machel Perry, Bobbi Peterson, Ray Peterson, Alex Pujado, Sue Radke, Mary Radliff, Lori Rathert, John Rempel, Nancy Rohla, Robert & Dianne Rottinghaus, Barbara S., Pete Sahm, Catherine Shario, Janis Schneider, Jim Schultz, Rita Sheftall, Peggy Shukairy, Lou Sinos, Julie Sleszynski, Nicholas Staber, Dana Stehno, Ed Stehno, Clare Steinlage, Max Strube, Mitch Thomas, Pat Trumm, Mickey Tylicki, Ernesto Valencia, Cindy VanLeeuwen, Ellen Weber, Rick Weber, Courtney White, Jane Wise, Tera Wolfe, Mary Pat Wood

PLEASE NOTE: SICK LIST Due to privacy laws, only names requested by a family member will be added to the sick list.

We will retain the names on the prayer list for 6 months. The names of those removed from this publication will be sent to the Ascension Prayer Line for ongoing prayers. If you have any updates, please email Patty at [email protected].

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WEEKLY PRAYER

First Sunday of Advent Watch Out! In Advent, we celebrate our hope that the Lord might come more fully into our lives. The first reading from Isaiah voices the hope of sinners for a redeemer. As sinners, we too hope for forgiveness. Unlike Isaiah, we know that God has come to bring us back, when the Father sent his Son, Jesus, to save us. And God's power was manifest in the raising of Christ from the dead. Our faith in Jesus leads us to a new way of looking at the world. We can see what God is doing as well as remembering what God has done. The Gospel reminds us to look constantly for signs of God's work. Jesus says simply, "Watch!" Like the gatekeepers in Jesus' short parable, we need to keep our eyes open for him. Just as we expect people driving cars to turn off their cell phones and keep their eyes on the road, so we can stop looking for whatever makes us comfortable and watch for ways to love others as God loves us. When we only look out for ourselves, we may miss the signs of God's presence around us. Instead of looking at the difficulties of life as obstacles, we can watch for them as opportunities to stretch our faith, to rely on God, or to show God's love to a friend. The recent re-translation of the prayers of the Mass can be an opportunity to stretch our faith and our understanding of the Eucharist. The Corinthians were also watching for the Lord to come. Paul encourages them (and us) by his reminder that we "are not lacking in any spiritual gift" (1 Corinthians 1:7). The Holy Spirit gives us all we need to help each other prepare for the Lord's coming. They were thinking of Jesus as coming in glory. Though we don't see the full glory of the Lord, part of that glory is his presence in the sacraments. In them we celebrate not just the coming of the Lord, but his working in the world. He shares his life with us in baptism, gives us his Spirit in confirmation and himself in the Eucharist, heals us in reconciliation and the anointing of the sick, and calls us to make him present to others in holy orders and matrimony. You could almost say his second coming is taking place now. Watch for it.

Prayer Partners Intention Voicemail Number

1-888-684-6555 Thank you!

Please pray for our active duty service members:

Captain David Baska, USAF; First Lieutenant Tyler H. Cordry, US Army, Captain Stephen Cuff, US Army; PFC Matthew Fischbach, USMC; PVT Jacob Hearron, US Army; Senior Airman Courtney Hinemeyer, USAF; Larry Homan, Army; Captain Jacob Morin USAF; Captain Dan Prior, US Army; Lance Corporal Jonathan Scavuzzo, USMC; 2nd Lt. Tom Stivers, US Army; Sergeant Luke Talken, USMC; Captain Mitchell R Willis, Pilot, USAF.

November 30-December 6

Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

Alyssa Dold and Jerome Tujague

Banns of Matrimony


Alexis Leikam and Tyler Aden

Together for Life

Bob Weast, Father of Karen Kellerman

Logan Shank, Son of Brian and Theresa

Monsignor Charles McGlinn

From Death to New Life


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RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY An Advent Prayer for Life

God of Life, We rejoice in the promise of your coming. You have sent your Son, born in Bethlehem. He is the Prince of Peace, and The one in whose name all oppression shall cease. May we welcome his coming each day And prepare for his coming at the end of time. May we build a culture that welcomes him By welcoming every child, born and unborn. We pray through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Join the Knights! - The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men’s fraternal organization open to all Catholic men ages 18 and over. Interested in joining the Knights? Contact Brian Kellerman at [email protected] or 913-515-6454.

Knights Choir - Contact Dan Tira at [email protected] or 913-451-2341 if you are interested in joining.

Charity Football Season Raffle Knights of Columbus football season raffle tickets are still available! Tickets are $15.00 each or five for $60.00. Five weekly drawings remain for thirteen prizes each week ranging from $50.00 to $500.00; a total of $1,300.00 each week in give-aways! The last week one prize of $1,100.00 is awarded! Please contact Phil Glasser at [email protected] or call 913-663-1971 for information or to purchase tickets.

Christmas Social The Advent and Christmas season is upon us already! Time for the Knights Christmas Social Sunday, December 6, at Cinzetti’s Italian Market Restaurant at 91st and Metcalf. Cost is $20.00 per person. Knights and their guest(s) are invited. Social hour will start at 5:30pm, and dinner will start at 6:30pm. Sign-up is on the Knights’ website, ascensionkofc.org.

Two Christmas Volunteer Activities Are Available. Knights, wives, fellow parishioners, and children over 12 are welcome. If interested, please sign up on the Knights website or contact Ralph Vosters at 913-244-5071 or [email protected].

Christmas Volunteer Opportunity #1 We need 32 volunteers to help pack 4,500 food boxes for Salvation Army on Saturday, December 12, from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Due to COVID-19, there will be morning and afternoon shifts limited to 50 volunteers each, temperature checks, and pulse oximeter readings. Box building and potato bagging will be done on December 7 and 8. This a busy but enjoyable assembly-line activity.

Christmas Volunteer Opportunity #2 We need 12 volunteers (2 shifts of 6) to help hand out toys and food at a Salvation Army location on Tuesday, December 22. Volunteers to be divided into shifts, 8:30am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm. See smiles on families less fortunate than us.

UPCOMING EVENTS (Sign up on our website www.ascensionkofc.com for activities). -Knights’ Mass every Friday morning at 7:00am. -Officers’ Meeting: Monday, December 7, at 7:00pm (Talk of the Town; 135th & Nall). -Stations and Supper-Prior to Stations of the Nativity in the Church on Friday, December 11, please join us for dinner in the parish hall at 5:30pm. We will be serving Italian favorites. Cost is a goodwill donation to the Knights of Columbus. -Council Meeting Monday, December 14, at 7:00pm (parish hall and remote) preceded by the Rosary at 6:30pm.

MINISTRY NEWS

PARISH LEADERS: LEAD A SMALL GROUP

Calling all Church of the Ascension community leaders! We need your help! We are making some adjustments to our approach to high school youth ministry this year, transitioning to a small-group model with a large-group twist! We plan on meeting 3 out of the 4 weeks at the small-group level, diving deep into Scripture and Prayer, while meeting once a month at the large-group level, and gathering for some serious community building fun.

We need your help! Did you know there are over 1,400 teens registered at Church of the Ascension? We need your help in reaching them. With your leadership and wisdom, we could breathe life and transform the young Church. Consider leading a small group of 5-7 teens this year.

HIGH SCHOOL SMALL GROUPS

Parents: If your high school teens are interested in participating at all this year with Church of the Ascension Youth, please head over to our website and sign them up for a small group. Go to www.kcascension.org and under the “Ministries” drop-down, click on the Youth Ministry tab. Sign-ups will be the first thing on our page!

OUR COMMON HOME MINISTRY Sustainable Christmas Ideas

Switch to LED Christmas lights, which use up to 80% less energy, and recycle any old light strings you are no longer using. (Accepted in December and January at the City of Overland Park Recycling Center, 11921 Hardy.)

Get out that ugly Christmas sweater! Turn down the heat in your home, as well as your water heater, and turn off lights and appliances when not in use.

Take time to get outdoors and enjoy God’s wondrous creation!

“Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its decisive mitigation is a moral and religious imperative for humanity.” – Pope Francis

MONASTERY CREATIONS On-line in November

Due to 2020 limitations, we are hosting our own inaugural Fall Fest Online this November. Please visit us at Monastery Creations. There you will find several of our most popular products: our handcrafted soaps, lotions, sugar creme scrubs, lip stuff, our hand-poured candles and several Christmas gift boxes stuffed full of goodies. As an added bonus, each qualifying purchase will receive a free gift and we will donate a portion of our proceeds to area food pantries. Please join us in this very special shopping experience as we continue to keep each of you in our prayer. Blessings, Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and Sr. Cathleen Marie Timberlake ([email protected]) 816-385-7184. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Shop online - www.monasterycreations.com.

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THE CATHOLIC GUIDE FOR END-OF-LIFE AND ESTABLISHING OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

The Ethics Council that serves Archbishop Naumann has produced a comprehensive resource for end-of-life planning titled “Catholic Guide For End-Of-Life and Establishing Of Advance Directives”. The purpose of the guide is to assist the faithful in making wise decisions in accordance with the teachings of our faith about complex treatments in grave illness or as life’s end approaches. It also includes two Appendices for a Durable Power of Attorney and an Advance Directive form. For a free digital copy of the Guide, visit www.archkck.org/prolife-end-of-life-care.

ADVENT SILENT RETREAT WITH ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST December 4, 5:30PM Christ Peace House of Prayer, Easton, KS.

Join us for an Advent Silent Retreat with St. John the Baptist – Christ’s Peace House of Prayer, 22131 Meager Road, Easton, Kansas. This special retreat will be from December 4 at 5:30pm to December 6 at 4:30pm. Come, prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord this Advent as we look to St. John the Baptist to show us how to prepare the way. This will be a silent retreat. There will be conferences, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, Confession and time for private prayer, reflection and walking.

Cabins/Courtyard Rooms: $170.00, Single/$250.00 Couple or Single Guest Rooms: $100.00 (meals included). To attend, send an email to: [email protected] or call 913-773-8255.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST January 16-18 Prairie Star Ranch, Williamsburg, KS.

We made the difficult decision not to take a delegation to March for Life in January in DC. But this opens up the possibility for teens to attend the Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) retreat. We will provide a small group retreat experience for high schoolers on January 16-18, 2021 at Prairie Star Ranch (PSR). We will be following social distancing and other safety procedures that allowed Camp Tekakwitha to happen. TEC is a 3-day retreat based on the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. TEC involves 16 and older adolescents encountering Christ in a way that many have never experienced before. On a TEC retreat, you will have the opportunity to grow in your relationship with Christ through talks, group discussion, individual reflection, prayer, and sharing in the Sacraments. The weekend retreats are led by a team of youth, adults and a priest as spiritual director. To sign up go to: www.sunflowertec.org.

KANSAS MASS, MARCH & RALLY FOR LIFE Save the Date, January 21 Topeka, KS.

The annual Kansas Mass for the Legal Protection of the Unborn, and the March & Rally for Life will take place this year in Topeka, Kansas on Thursday, January 21, beginning with 10:30am Mass with the Kansas Bishops – Livestreamed! The March to the State Capitol for the Kansans for Life Rally will be at 12:00pm. All are invited to join in the March for Life from the Topeka Performing Arts Center to the state capitol for the Kansans for Life Rally at the capitol steps. Stay tuned for more detailed information and the livestream links. Visit the www.archkck.org/prolife website for continued updated information and details on the day’s event.

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH

A special time to pray for and celebrate families that have grown through adoption. As people of faith, we know that adoption is a loving and beautiful way for a child to be welcomed into a family. We ask God to bless all of those whom adoption is a part of their life story – an adopted child or a child waiting for their forever home, parents placing their child for adoption, adoptive families, couples in waiting, and those with a loved one touched by adoption. This is also a time to raise awareness of the more than 110,000 children in foster care in the United States, waiting to be adopted. St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, please pray for us! Visit www.archkck.org/foster to learn more.


COMMUNITY NEWS


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Please go to kcascension.org to see a full listing of all our ministries under Get Involved/Ministry Directory/Ministry Guide.

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PARISH OFFICE Phone: 913-681-3348 Fax: 913-681-3517

[email protected] Pastor………………………………… Monsignor Thomas Tank 913-681-3348, x137 [email protected]

Parochial Vicar………………………. Reverend Viet Nguyen 913-681-3348, x138 [email protected]

Deacon……………………………….. Ken Billinger 913-634-4210 [email protected]

Deacon……………………………….. Kris Kuckelman 913-278-9393 [email protected]

Deacon……………………………….. John Stanley 913-488-8448 [email protected]

Business Manager…………………….Sharon Weems 913-681-3348, x135 [email protected]

Music…………………………………..Dorothy Brandwein 913-681-3348, x154 [email protected]

Ministry of Care……………………... Patty Billinger 913-681-3348, x131 [email protected]

Parish Life 913-681-3348, x134

Adult Faith & RCIA………………….Liz Willman 913-681-3348, x139 [email protected]

Adult Faith & Parish Life Asst……... Karen Newkirk 913-681-3348, x142 [email protected]

Adult Faith Coordinator…………….. Ed Bellamy 913-681-3348, x133 [email protected]

Family Life…………………………….Sarah Streitwieser 913-681-3348, x151 [email protected]

Young Adult Ministry……………….. Joe Passantino 913-681-7683, x115 [email protected]

Media/Messaging…………………….. Ray Martin 913-681-3348, x149 [email protected]

Receptionist……………………………Jan Montalvo 913-681-3348, x130 [email protected]

Communications……………………... Maggie Wright 913-681-3348, x132 [email protected]

Maintenance/Head Custodian……….Virgil Crumpton 913-681-3348, x145 [email protected]

ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Phone: 913-851-2531 Fax 913-851-2518

Principal………………………………Becky Wright 913-851-2531, x101 [email protected]

Vice Principal………………………… Luke Jennison 913-851-2531, x106 [email protected]

Preschool Director…………………… Lynnette Rempel 913-851-2531, x116 [email protected]

Administrative Assistant……………. Janet Eckert 913-851-2531, x100 [email protected]

Administrative Assistant……………..Molly Johnson 913-851-2531, x112 [email protected]

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION Phone: 913-681-7683 Fax: 913-681-7634

Director………………………………..William OLeary 913-681-7683, x105 [email protected]

Administrative Assistant……………..Tricia Baldwin 913-681-7683, x103 [email protected]

YOUTH MINISTRY

Youth Ministry………………………. Annastasia Eftink 913-681-7683, x104 [email protected]

Youth Ministry………………………..Lee McMahon 913-681-7683, x119 [email protected]

COUNCIL CHAIRS Parish Pastoral………………………..Dan Lorenz [email protected]

Finance………………………………..Michael Eagan [email protected]

School Advisory………………………Chad Cure [email protected]


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