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Welcome to Ascension Parish

Our Parish is closing after the final Mass on Monday evening, November 5, 2007 and merging with St. Albert the Great Parish, Niagara Falls Blvd. and Majestic Lane, in North Tonawanda. You can visit their website by going to www.stalbertnt.org.
The Ascension website will be available until approximately April 2008, without further updates, because of the merger. This site will then be permanently be shut down.
 

Pictures of the last Mass, November 5, 2007

Pictures of the 120 Anniversary Dinner, November 5, 2007

 

Parish Staff
 Pastor, Rev. Edward "Ted" Jost
Administrative Assistant,
           Kathy Kocsis
 NTC School Principal,
          Sister Rosemarie Kutsko, CSSF
Rectory
168 Robinson St.
Phone 716-693-1211
Fax 716-693-1268

 Office Hours
 Monday-Thursday:
           9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
 Friday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
 July and August: Monday-Friday,
           9:00 a.m.-noon
 Closed Holy Days and Holidays
Mass Schedule
 Saturday evenings: 4:00 p.m.
 Sundays: 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
 TEENMASS 1st Sunday/month, 11 a.m.
Weekdays, Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.
 Holy Days: See bulletin or call for
           schedule.
The church is handicap accessible with
the installation of an elevator open
during all weekend Masses. If you
need transportation to Mass,
please call the Rectory or
Steve Ash, 716-694-4492.

Ascension Campus
Religious Education Office
71 Keil Street 716-694-3754
School
75 Keil Street
Phone 716-693-2828
Fax 716-693-0169
Msgr. Szabo Hall
381 Vandervoort St.
Phone 716-694-5382

FOR MORE PICTURES, go to OUR PARISH, then to FYI and YOUTH ACTIVITIES

NEW PARISHIONERS WARMLY WELCOMED!
PARISHIONERS MOVING, CALL RECTORY!

Please register at the Rectory during normal office hours, as soon as you move into the parish. If you move out of the parish or have a change of address within the parish, kindly notify the rectory immediately. This may be done by phone during normal office hours.

SACRAMENTS

Baptism
By previous appointment on the first Sunday of the month at 12:00 noon. Before any child receives the Sacrament, parents are to call for an appointment to attend a Pre-Baptismal Instruction Class. Call the Rectory office, 693-1211.  It is recommended that parents attend the class before the baby is born. Parents who have just registered must be active members in the church, practicing your faith and contributing in some way to the parish for at least ONE YEAR prior to their child's baptism.

Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Anytime by appointment

Confirmation
The Confirmation process begins in Grade 9, but reception of the sacrament is for those in the 10th grade or older. A candidate must have been baptized in the Catholic Church or have been validly baptized in another Christian denomination and received into Full Communion in the Catholic Church. If baptized at Ascension, a certificate is not needed. The family of the candidate must be registered at the parish, or the candidate can register independently.

Matrimony
Arrangements should be made at least 4 months in advance. Engaged couples are required to have some type of Pre-Nuptial Instruction. Please call the rectory, 693-1211 to make an appointment. You must be a registered member of the church, practicing your faith, and contributing in some way to the parish for at least ONE YEAR prior to setting a date for the marriage.

Care of the Sick
Please call the church office immediately (day or night) in case of serious illness or accident. The Rectory should be called to request Communion, Visitation for Confession or Anointing of the Sick for anyone who is confined to home, Nursing Home or a Hospital.

Letters of Recommendation
Recommendations to act as Sponsor for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation can be issued only to registered members of Ascension Parish who attend Mass and receive the Sacraments regularly. Regular use of the Sunday envelopes (even if empty) indicates regular attendance at Mass. In addition, they must either attend or have their children attend a Catholic School or Religious Instruction Classes (grades 1-12). If the person requesting the Letter of Recommendation is married, the ceremony must have been performed in conformity with the laws of the Church. Out of town college students and members of the military should receive the Letter from their campus ministry or military base chaplain.