Ascension Parish

The annual diocesan appeal is underway. Let’s make sure to come Together as One!

USCCB, (United States Catholic Conference of Bishops) just released the summary of the Synod gatherings that has been sent to Rome. I include a few general highlights of the report (though you may read its entirety on our parish website). “In the Fall of 2021, the local churches in the United States of America joined the worldwide Catholic Church in entering the diocesan phase of the 2021-2023 Synod - For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. The Church in the United States is made up of an estimated 66.8 million Catholics spread across one hundred and seventy-eight (178) Latin Church (arch) dioceses, including the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Each household received a letter from Bishop Nickless this past week, asking for your support of the 2022/23 “Together as One,” our Diocesan Annual Appeal. Please prayerfully consider making a gift and know that your offering will help fund ministries that benefit the more than 25,000 Catholic households and especially our own parish. As St. Paul reminds us in his letter to the Romans: “so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."(2 Corinthians 9:7)