Wednesday, March 10, 2010: Lenten Evenings of Faith - Art And Worship

Mentor to many artists and a well-known liturgical designer with a studio in River North (and a member of the Assumption worship community), John David Mooney was one of 250 invited participants at Pope Benedict’s Summit on the Arts in November, 2009. He will give the next presentation in our Evenings of Faith series Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Mr. Mooney will report on the Rome meeting and will offer visual examples of the role that art has played in the history of Christianity and of its role today.

Mass will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m. every Wednesday evening during Lent. There will be a Lenten meal in the Parish Hall at 6:30 p.m., followed by the talk at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are required only for the meal (a donation of five dollars is suggested for the meal). Please make your meal reservations by noon on the Monday preceding the presentation. Call the parish office or email lent@assumption-chgo.org.

Friday, March 12, 2010: “Red Cat” Fridays For Young Adults - Fourth Night

As a Lenten activity some of our Young Adults are meeting on Friday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to discuss Matthew Kelly’s book Rediscovering Catholicism. To get on board with the discussion group, contact Jason Pagsisihan at pagsisihan19@gmail.com.

Sunday, March 14, 2010: Mass and a Movie - Gran Torino

Our movie series continues with a screening of the 2008 film 'Gran Torino'. A bitter and bigoted retired auto-worker (played by Clint Eastwood), mourning the death of his wife and his blue-collar way of life, finds himself being shaken back to life by his new neighbors. This film speaks to issues of racism, generational change, the plight of our rust belt cities, and the economic future of the U.S. The screening will be followed by a twenty minute guided discussion of the issues raised by the film. The Movie will be shown in the lower church at 6:00pm, following the 5:00 Mass. The movie and refreshments are free, but reservations are requested. To reserve your seat, call the parish office (312-644-0036) or RSVP on-line. -- Click 'here' for more information about the series.

Saturday, March 27, 2010 to Monday, March 29, 2010: Men's Retreat

Assumption’s annual Men’s Retreat will take place on the weekend of March 27-29. As usual it will be held at the Jesuit Retreat House in Barrington. For more information, call Don Fumo at 708-771-5756.

Sunday, April 11, 2010: Mass and a Movie - Sugar

Our movie series continues with a screening of the 2008 film 'Sugar'. This film follows the path of a hot-shot but dirt-poor pitching prospect from the Dominican Republic as he starts his baseball career in Iowa and deals with culture shock. It invites us to think about the manipulation and exploitation that help feed our appetite for sports as well as the place of sports in our culture. It stars Alegenis Perez Soto. The screening will be followed by a twenty minute guided discussion of the issues raised by the film. The Movie will be shown in the lower church at 6:00pm, following the 5:00 Mass. The movie and refreshments are free, but reservations are requested. To reserve your seat, call the parish office (312-644-0036) or RSVP on-line. -- Click 'here' for more information about the series.