Great Lent 2025 | Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church

Great & Holy Lent 2025

Fr. Sotiri will hear confessions throughout Great Lent up until the Friday before Holy Week. Click HERE to schedule or call the office.

Ascension's 2025 Lenten Lecture Series
Wednesday evenings through April 9

The Salutations to the Theotokos
Friday evenings through April 4

PARTICIPATE IN ASCENSION'S ANNUAL PASCHA GREETING CARD

Koinonia Pascha Card 2025

Deadline to participate: March 28, 2025

Philoptochos Pascha Bake Sale!

Order by March 30, 2025

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PARISH & METROPOLIS LENTEN EVENTS
Check back often as events will continually be updated

Click to see the schedules for His Eminence & His Grace

ASCENSION 4th - 12th GRADERS! Do you like to write? Draw? Chant? Present in front of an audience? Don’t miss the opportunity to show your God-given talents and express your faith as a writer, speaker, artist and vocalist by participating in the 2025 St. John Chrysostom Oratorical and Fine Arts Festival. This year, Ascension's Parish Festival will take place on Wednesday, April 2. Submissions are due to Ascension on March 26.

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A RETREAT BY FAMILIES, FOR FAMILIES - HOSTED BY ASCENSION! Registration open for the Metropolis of Chicago Family Synaxis Lenten Retreat on Saturday, April 5th, a unique opportunity for Orthodox Christian families to gather and grow together on our journey to Christ and His Kingdom. Through concurrent sessions, the retreat will include engaging activities, Lenten discussions, and fun games and activities for our K-12 youth, as well as thought-provoking talks, topics, and tips for parents on raising strong, faithful Christians in today’s world. The retreat theme is "Following Christ Together: Strengthening Families through the Bond of Community", and Fr. George Dokos of Holy Apostles Church (Westchester, IL) will be the keynote speaker. The cost of the retreat is $75/family and will take place right here at Ascension.

More information Register Here

2025 PASCHA OFFERING

DONATIONS FOR LENT & HOLY WEEK

REFLECTIONS BY FR. SOTIRI

Article: On the Lenten Journey
Article: On the Sacrament of Confession
Article: The Salutations to the Theotokos

THE LIGHT OF LENT - METROPOLIS OF CHICAGO

This new program was developed to help participants grow spiritually and to reflect on what Lent means to them.
Youth and young adults in the Metropolis of Chicago are welcomed to participate by attending or assisting services, doing charity work and attending the Fanari Lenten Retreat.
Parents and Parish Leaders: Click graphic to download program materials and learn more!

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