Divine Mercy Sunday Celebrations

Mass at Ascension for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Divine Mercy Devotion starting at 12 noon on Catholic TV (pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament for 3 hours of quiet reflection, concluding with the chanting of the Divine Mercy Chaplet)
Chaplet of Divine Mercy on EWTN at 3:00 pm
Join Fr. Matt at Divine Mercy (Merritt Island) for Prayer at 3:00 pm

More on Divine Mercy Sunday

Click here for the answer to "Can one receive a Plenary Indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday if we have not gone to Confession beforehand?
See Deacon Sergio's invitation and brief introduction of the Divine Mercy observance
Want to learn more about Divine Mercy Sunday? Click here for resources from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
Watch this if you're wondering "What to do on Divine Mercy Sunday."

Other Notes:

Sunday Bulletin and Father Eamon's Column
Three options for Daily Mass (Pope Francis, EWTN and Word on Fire Chapel) are posted on our Parish Covid-19 Response page
Father Eamon and Father Martin are available if someone needs to talk about something, for confession and for the sacrament of the sick. They will sit 6 feet apart.
Our weekly Mass is taped on Tuesday. Please keep this in mind when you join us for Mass. Things may happen between Tuesday and Sunday which we would not be able to address in our homily or Prayers of the Faithful.
Please be aware that we do depend on you to help us get the word out about our weekly Mass and the info on our website. We have found out from our calling of parishioners that not all of our people are aware of our weekly Mass and the communications on our website So please help us get the word out.

Children's Hunger Project & Outreach Update

We are happy to report that the Children's Hunger Project Team at Ascension continues to pack and distribute 400 meal packets each week to the Brevard Public Schools food distribution sites at Creel and Sabal. This is 4x the usual 100 we normally give out. As of this Friday we will have given out 2,200 meals since the end of March!

That is the Good News and it is Great News.

The challenging news is that this wonderful Outreach Ministry is in need of more funds. We will give $1,000 from our parish tithe. Fr Eamon is going to give $250. If you are in a position to help send your big or small donation to please send you’re your donation to the Children's Hunger Project directly either online at thechildrenshungerproject.org or by mailing donations to:

The Children's Hunger Project
1855 West King Street
Cocoa, FL 32926

We are very grateful to Mary Blucker and her volunteers for coordinating this wonderful outreach to children in our backyard.

Thank you also to all who are continuing to support our Food Pantry through food and monetary donations.

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus in the United States of America who are giving $1 million dollars to Food Banks around the country and providing volunteers for relief efforts. Our parish Knights are an amazing part of this national organization.

Moments of Inspiration

We at the Church Office would love to know how YOU are doing and what is helping you to cope with this "new normal" that all of us are in. Please feel free to e-mail in response this e-escroll.

Thank you to Art Coradine and others for passing these along to us and help us cope. If you need a "pick me up," click below!

African Credo - I Believe (sung in English) https://youtu.be/QLxKgBHCIUM

Elvis "One Pair of Hands" https://youtu.be/SCDBwy_AkkQ

Great Quotes of Mother Teresa https://youtu.be/gsfE_gBOHPw

Cat and Ducklings - Unlikely Help https://youtu.be/aJOtGx5ue40

A lieutenant Gov who is blind will not seek re-election. Instead he intends to become a Jesuit priest. Click here to read more.

We are very grateful to all of you who continue to support the church financially either through Direct Giving, mailing your donation to the parish or bringing by your envelope to the drop box at the church office.

Be sure to like our newly updated Facebook Page!