Church of the Ascension - Johnstown, Ohio

Homily 10/16/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 10/09/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 02/22/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Lazarus dies and goes to heaven.  He is asked to send Moses to save a man's brothers.

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time The steward reduces debts to his master to buy goodwill from the debtors.

Bishop Fernandez discusses the flaws in Jesus Christ.  Not economically or mathematically correct.

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  A lost coin, a lost lamb, a found prodigal son.

Fr. Smith does not like Brussels sprouts

Homily 08/28/2022 - Deacon Byron Phillips

Homily 08/20/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 08/14/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 08/07/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 2022 07 30 4 PM Dcn Byron Philips 18th Sunday after Easter The farmer has a phenomenal harvest but cannot see that he is investing in the wrong wealth. His silos full of grain cannot go to heaven with him.

Sodom & Gomorrah complete with bargaining, the Our Father, The persistent good friend who needs 3 loaves of bread - what a weekend of scriptures!

Abraham is promised a son even though his wife is beyond normal childbearing age.

Homily 15th Sunday after Easter on 9 JUL 22 at 4 PM by Fr. Stephen Smith The Good Samaritan donates 2 pieces of silver for the care of the injured person

Deacon Byron Philips on 2 JUL 22 at 4 PM

Homily 06/12/22

Homily 06/04/22 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Fr Smith celebrates the sixth anniversary of his ordination today. The Mass is from Ascension Thursday.  We will skip the 7th Sunday of Easter.

6th Sunday of Easter The young Church grows 

5th Sunday of Easter. Love one another.

4th Sunday of Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday

third Sunday of Easter

Homily 04/24/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Easter Sunday Homily 04/17/2022 8:30 a.m. - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 04/10/22 11:00 a.m. - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 04/03/2022, 8:30 a.m. - Fr. Mark Ghiloni

4th Sunday of Lent - The prodigal son. The younger son wishes his father was dead so that he would have his inheritance.  He throws it away and returns to find a way to survive the famine in the far away country he had visited.

3rd Sunday in Lent.  Do not look for God, He will find you. He said to call him "I AM".

2nd Sunday of Lent Jesus is transfigured with Moses and Elijah.  Peter, James and John accompanied Him to the mountain. How good is your cotton?  There are several ways to the cotton mill. Some longer, straighter, smoother than others.   

First Sunday in Lent Jesus spends 40 days in the desert and then is tempted by the devil.

Homily 2/27/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 02/20/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 02/13/2022 - Deacon Byron Phillips

Homily 02/06/2022 - Fr. Stephen Smith

4th Sunday in Ordinary time God comes to those who need Him (poor, in the Bible) Jesus is run out of town because he criticizes those in the temple.

Homily 2022 01 22 4 PM Fr Smith third Sunday in ordinary time. Jesus is the fulfillment of the scriptural prophecy.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The wedding feast at Canna

Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ

First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homily 12/26/2021 8:30 Mass - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 12/19/2021 - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 12/12/21 11:00 am - Fr. Stephen Smith

Homily 12/05/2021 - Fr. Bill Hahn

Homily 2021 11 27 4 PM First Sunday in Advent History of saints from war zones (WWII)

Homily 2021 11 20 4 PM Fr. Smith Feast of Jesus Christ King of the Universe Also in this segment is some feedback on the first models for the diocesan reorganization. Real Presence, Real Future Zoom meetings which were held this past Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Homily 21 11 13 4 PM Deacon Phillips 33rd Sunday of Ordindary Time

Homily 2021 11 06 4 PM Fr. Stephen Smith 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Poor widow gave all she had.  Similar to religious vocations.

Homily 10/31/2021 - Fr. Stephen Smith