Altar Society
Volunteers clean the Church and launder alter linens on a rotating schedule. For more information, contact Bev Menendez.
Ambassadors
This is a club open to all senior parishioners. There are both spiritual and social activities. Meetings are in the Parish Hall following the 8:45 AM Mass, rosary and benediction on first Fridays.
For more information, contact Betty Seeney.
Ascension Early Childhood Center (The Little School)
This is an independent parochial agency sponsored by the Ascension Catholic Church, serving 2, 3, 4 and 5 year old children. Details available at the Little School Website.
Contact Erica Argue or Mary Ellen Schweitzer, 636-532-3375 or via email at: littleschool@ascensionchesterfield.org
Ascension Employment Network
The Ascension Employment Network is an ongoing service to the Parish. AEN provides job search guidance and support for unemployed/underemployed Parishioners.
To speak with someone, please call (636) 530-9017 or e-mail to: aen@ascensionchesterfield.org. You can also visit our mini resume directory website at Ascension Employement Network.
Athletic Association
The Athletic Association manages youth and adult sports programs, as well as fund raisers. Sports for youth include basketball, golf, soccer, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Adult sports include volleyball (recreational and power) and 'pickup' basketball.
Details are available at Ascension Athletic Website.
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President
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Peter Lane
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(636) 519-0001
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Vice-President
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Cory Kirwan
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(636) 536-1590
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Treasurer
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Mike Kickham
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(314) 565-4914
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Secretary
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Charles Clemens
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(636) 519-1671
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Bereavement Committee
This is a support group designed to reach out in sympathy to fellow parishioners at the time of the death of a family member. Parishioners may call to volunteer, or to seek assistance.
Blood Donor Program
A blood drive is held in January and July each year. Volunteers are needed to donate and to assist donors on Drive Days.
Boy/Cub Scouts
Pack 597 serves our parish family at Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield, Missouri. While we draw primarily from Ascension Catholic School, we welcome any boy who wishes to join us in our Scouting adventures and ongoing spiritual development.
Boy Scout meetings are held every Wednesday in the lower level of the Parish Hall. Meetings are typically from 7 pm until 8:30 pm. http://www.scouts597.org
Cub Scout meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of every month in the Multi-Purpose Room. Meetings begin at 6:30 pm (premeeting activity at 6:15 pm) and generally last until 7:45 pm. http://www.ascensioncubscouts.org/
Cantors
Volunteers serve to facilitate congregational singing at liturgical celebrations.
Casserole Bakers
(A Reach Out Program) The casserole bakers prepare a casserole each month for soup kitchen. Recipes are provided.
CRHP
If you have attended a CRHP weekend, you are free to volunteer for future CRHP weekends. However, regardless of attending the weekend, we can always use help in providing food for the weekend. http://crhp.ascensionchesterfield.org
Ascension Fathers Club
The Ascension Fathers Club was organized in November, 1998. The initial intention for forming the group was, and still is, to provide periodic meeting times when the Dads of our school age children can meet and get to know each other. Many friendships have been formed with the assistance of the monthly “meetings”. Meeting times have been for watching a Monday Night Football game, playing cards or just sitting around enjoying snacks and talking.
In addition to our social charter, the group has focused its effort on a single, large-scale annual fundraising event known as the Mouse Race Auction. This event is structured as a Huge Party with the center of attention being focused around Mouse Races. In addition, there are numerous games and possibilities for bidding on silent and oral auction items. The proceeds from this event assist in funding our School’s Technology Fund. This money has been used to provide desktop and laptop computers as well as the school’s network infrastructure needed to support our computer lab classes as well as project research in the library or for a specific class. In addition, many administrative functions have become automated due to the placement of computers in the office and individual class rooms. Our children and their teachers also have access to scanning, printing, digital photo and projection equipment, as well as current, up-to-date software solutions from Microsoft and others.
Donations are always needed in order to make this event successful. Please consider making a donation.
All of our School Dads are already considered members of the Ascension School Fathers Club. All you have to do is get involved. To find out more or simply to be added to the Fathers Club email distribution list for meeting reminders and relevant information, just email the Fathers Club President.
Finance Committee
This committee assists the Pastor in the stewardship of the funds of the parish. This committee is a standing committee of the Parish Council.
Knights of Columbus
This is a fraternal organization of Catholic men, 18 years and older, dedicated to the Charitable work in the broader community. Monthly meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Details are available at the Knights of Columbus Website
Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary
These ladies are the wives, mothers and daughters of living and deceased Knights of Columbus. They work for various charitable causes and support the Knights in all of their charitable work. Their meeting is separate, but at the same time as that of the Knights.
Contact: Shirley Daubel
Lectors/Mass Readers
These ministers read the Word of the Lord at Mass.
Contact: The Rectory
LEGION OF 200
The Legion of 200 is an informal organization of parishioners and others who pledge regular, weekly visits to the Lord in the Little Church; there are no meetings. The visits are recorded by signature cards located in the rear of the Little Church.
Little for a Lot
(A Reach Out Program) A Little for A Lot provides an opportunity for parishioners to donate frozen leftovers to the Reach Out Centers. Collection is on the third Sunday of every month.
Martha Guild
The Martha Guild is an ongoing service to the Parish. Volunteers provide a meal for the bereaved family of a parishioner following the funeral. The special feature of this service is that the buffet meal and all this it requires is brought to the home while the family attends the funeral. When they return, everything is set up and ready to be served. The Martha Guild endeavors to assist the family and in doing so, express the concern and condolences of the whole parish.
To volunteer, please contact Barb Kelly.
Men's Retreat
A three-day silent retreat is scheduled each year at the Jesuit White House Retreat Center.
Contact: Dave Doering
Mothers’ Club
The Ascension Mothers’ Club is a social and fund-raising group that supports the parish school.
Mothers’ Club Committees
Annual Catholic Appeal
Art Fair
Ascension Angels
Book Fair
Carpool
Drama Club
Eye/Ear Testing
Fall Festival
Country Store
Games
Raffle
Turkey Dinner
Fall Open House
Grades 1-5
Grades 6-8
Field Day
Flower Sale
Food for Thought
Gift Wrap Sale
Hot Lunch
Market Day
Mothers’ Club Get-Togethers
Bunco Night
Christmas Get-together
Moms’ Trivia Night
Spring Dinner
New Parent Coffee
Parent Masses
Picnic – End of Year Presiding
Principal/Parent Coffee
Reading Moms
School Supply Packs
Teacher Appreciation Meals
Used Uniform Sale
Welcome Breakfast
Winter Open House
Nursing Home Auxiliary
Each week Eucharistic Ministers bring Holy Communion to the residence of area nursing homes, and lead the recitation of the rosary on those days when a Mass is not celebrated.
Contact: Kathy LaMantia
Parish Council
The Parish Council is a representative body of parishioners who provide input to the parish staff, help establish goals and priorities, and coordinate activities. The Council meets on the first Monday of the month, October through May.
Contact: Paul Carter or Fr. Stehly
Parish Elementary School
The Parish School offers Catholic quality education for grades K-8.
Complete details available within the Elementary Education Website.
Contact Principal, Mrs. Cathie Wayland, 636-532-1151.
Parish School of Religion
The Parish School of Religion provides religious education and preparation for the Sacraments for children grades K-8 who attend public or private schools. Classes are held on Sunday mornings and Monday afternoons.
Further details are available at the PSR Website.
Prayer Line
Volunteers pray for special intentions requested by parishioners.
Contact: Florence Flynn or Sue Schultz
Reach-Out Program
The Reach-Out Program is organized to collect food, clothing and money, on the third Sunday of the month, for the poor at St. Vincent's Parish and the MAT Center. Other projects include "Give-A-Meal-A-Month, where a special menu is provided, and collection of food and gifts during the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods.
Respect for Life
This organization supports respect for life from conception until natural death. It seeks to diminish and eliminate abortion and euthanasia through prayer and education. Legal protection for the unborn and practical help to women distressed by pregnancy is also offered. The organization raises funds and collects goods for homes which care for unwed mothers and disadvantaged children.
Contact: The Rectory
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
This is a program for those wishing to know more about the Catholic faith, whether unbaptized, members of another church, Catholics returning to practice their faith, or Catholics wanting to update their faith and practice. Volunteers assist the program director.
Contact: The Rectory
Servers
Servers assist the celebrant at Sunday and school Masses. They also assist at funeral and wedding Masses. Servers may be boys or girls, grade 5 or older.
Contact: The Rectory
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The Parish sponsors a branch of the worldwide lay organization to help the poor and needy of the area.
Contact: The Rectory
Sunday Pre-School
This program is for children age 3 (by August 1) through 5 (but not yet in Kindergarten). Classes are held during the 9:15 Mass. Our school year runs from the weekend after Labor Day to the first weekend in May. You may register at any time during the year, provided there are openings. The cost is $30 for the year.
Ulster Project
This is an ecumenical peace program which brings Catholic and Protestant teens from Northern Ireland to stay with host families for a month in the summer.
Contact: Raymond Bosenbecker
Ushers/Greeters
Volunteers welcome worshipers at Mass, collect and present the offerings, promote comfort and good order in Church.
Contact: Tony Ambrose
Visiting Statue of Mary
Several years ago we welcomed the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima into our parish. Since that time, the status has traveled throughout the parish visiting families and individuals for a week at a time.
If you and your family would like the opportunity to welcome Our Lady in your home, contact Mary Brewer.