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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 3, 2021
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In Jesus’ time, people tried to adjust the laws of nature and the laws of God to the situation that people find themselves in. The rabbinical schools discussed the “question of marriage” in the Gospel today. Read more...
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Weekly Offering
Your continued support with your weekly offering for our parish operations is appreciated. Please know your contribution is vital to our mission as a church. We have a small budget and need to continue paying our bills.
Contributions can be mailed to the Pastoral Office, dropped in the office mailbox, or contributed through our online giving program.
You can call Vanco at 1-800-675-7430 Monday-Friday between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm to make your contribution as well (Our parish client ID is ES11182).
Thank you for your generous support!
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Communion Procession Update
We will now begin the Communion line from the front of the church rather than the back. Our ushers will guide parishioners on where to go. Thank you.
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Our Lady of Fatima Holy Hour, Conference & Procession |
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Come join us! On Wednesday, Oct. 13, our 3:00 pm Holy Hour devotion will be in the Church (not the chapel) in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, the Miracle of the Sun.
Following the Holy Hour, Fr. Robert will lead a Conference on Our Lady of Fatima at 4:00 pm and a Procession around campus at 5:00 pm.
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Knights Host Annual Intellectual Disabilities ‘Tootsie Roll’ Drive
The Knights of Columbus, St Luke Council 9128, will host its Annual Intellectual Disabilities “Tootsie Roll” Drive the weekend of Oct. 16-17 after all of the Masses. This collection is in support of the Lincoln Training Center (LTC), a sheltered workshop for adults with special needs.
The Lincoln Training Center (LTC) is a not-for-profit, 501c (3) organization based in South El Monte that teaches simple production work to hundreds of adults with disabilities and service-disabled veterans throughout California and helps them find meaningful work.
This is the ninth year that your St. Luke Council 9128 has supported the Lincoln Training Center, so look for our yellow tabards and donation cans outside of the church exits after the weekend Masses. Checks should be made payable to the “Columbian Foundation.” The Columbian Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax deductible foundation. Donations can also be mailed to: St Luke Council 9128, Knights of Columbus, PO Box 93, Temple City, CA 91780-0093. Thank you!
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Planned Giving Seminar
Save the date! A Planned Giving Seminar will be offered on Friday, Oct. 22, at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Come learn about the process of Catholic Estate Planning.
Topics to be Covered: How to Prepare for Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney, Considerations for Charitable Gift Planning, Catholic Teaching on Healthcare Decisions, Legal Steps Required to Safeguard Your Property, Homes, & Businesses, Guardianship of Minors and Special Needs Children, Learn About Probate Procedures, and Court Costs & How to Avoid these Costs.
Guest Presenters include representatives from the LA Archdiocese Planned Giving Office, an estate planning attorney, and a financial advisor.
This is a free seminar. No solicitations will be made. An RSVP is required, as seating is limited. Contact Kerrin at the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 or kerrin@stluketemplecity.org to reserve a seat.
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Night of Remembrance
All are invited to attend St. Luke Catholic Community’s Night of Remembrance Mass on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 pm. We will have a Mass to remember all those who have passed away in 2020 and 2021.
Anyone who was buried from St. Luke’s will automatically be listed in our program. If you have family/friends who were unable to have a funeral because of Covid or were buried from somewhere other than St. Luke’s, please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 by Friday, Oct. 29 to add their names to the list to be remembered. Refreshments will follow the service in the Parish Hall.
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Mass Ministry Volunteers Needed
Have you considered how you can contribute to your St. Luke parish community? Here’s your chance. We are in need of volunteers for all our Mass Ministries: Eucharistic Ministers to the Altar, Lectors, Sacristans, Ushers, and Altar Servers
These ministries offer a wonderful way to volunteer and be a part of the Eucharistic experience. There is no extra time commitment outside your usual Mass attendance. Please prayerfully consider volunteering and call Kerrin at the Pastoral Office if you feel called to serve St. Luke. NOTE: Volunteers are required to be fingerprinted and be up to date with VIRTUS training.
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LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE SPOTLIGHT |
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October is Respect Life Month
Pray for an End to Abortion
When you pray at a local 40 Days for Life vigil, you might see a powerful response to your prayers. Or you might not...at least not immediately. But behind the scenes, your prayers ALWAYS take a massive toll on the abortion business.
Your prayers have helped close 114 abortion facilities throughout the country. We might be able to add to the list of closed abortion facilities soon!
We invite you to join with others from St. Luke and neighboring parishes to peacefully pray (wearing a mask and socially distanced) in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood El Monte, at 4786 N. Peck Road, El Monte (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa) between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm during the 40-day vigil. To volunteer, please sign up at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/el-monte/, or contact our area’s 40 Days for Life coordinator, Glendy, at (626) 756-6934. For more information or questions, please e-mail stlukesjc@gmail.com or leave a message for Wendy at (626) 233-0786
October is also the Month of the Rosary. If you can’t join the 40 Days for Life vigil, join with over a million Catholics, Relevant Radio, EWTN, and the Napa Institute to pray a daily Rosary for life this October. Invite your family and your friends to tune in every evening to the Family Rosary Across America at 5:00 pm PT at Relevant Radio on 930 AM, on the Relevant Radio app, or at RelevantRadio.com. People who pray together have the potential to change the course of history!
Life is sacred and has a purpose from womb to tomb, no matter the circumstances in which life came to be. God is the giver of life and we have no say in that. By killing generations of babies through abortion, we go against His plan and destroy peace.
The King will answer and say to them,
“Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one
of the least of these my brethren,you did it to me.”
—Matthew 25:31-46
Gracious and merciful Father, we renew our dedication to
defending the unborn and all whose right to life is compromised
by our godless society’s selfish lack of concern. Free us from our own
failures and sins so that we will be truly pro-life in every area of our lives.
We can change this culture of death and promote LIFE! Will you help us?
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared a Jubilee Year.
The “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year will run from Sept. 11, 2021, through Sept. 10, 2022.
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Saints and Observances
Week of October 3, 2021
Sunday
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respect Life Sunday
Monday
St. Francis of Assisi
Tuesday
Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos
Wednesday
St. Bruno
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher
Thursday
Our Lady of the Rosary
Saturday
St. Denis and Companions
St. John Leonardi
Blessed Virgin Mary
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Let the children come
to me; do not prevent them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
— Mark 10:14
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Parish Mission Statement
St. Luke the Evangelist Parish is a Roman Catholic Community
dedicated to carrying out the Gospel message of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our mission is to - welcome, evangelize and educate; provide spiritual nourishment;
promote Christian values; foster peace and justice; encourage service to others.
Pastoral Office
5605 Cloverly Ave., Temple City, CA 91780
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm (Closed Noon-1:00 pm)
(626) 291-5900 |(626) 287-2332 (FAX) | www.stluketemplecity.org
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