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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 16, 2022 |
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Exodus recounts the journey of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to the land promised to their ancestors. It was not an easy journey. In today’s reading, they are attacked by Amalek and his soldiers, members of one of the peoples who live in the land through which the Israelites are traveling. Read more...
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Night of Remembrance
All parishioners are invited to attend St. Luke’s Night of Remembrance Mass on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 pm. We will have a Mass to remember all those who have passed away. Names will be put in the program for all those who have died since November 2021 up to the present. (Anyone who was buried from St. Luke will automatically be listed in our program).
If you have family/friends who were unable to have a funeral because of the Pandemic or were buried from somewhere other than St. Luke, please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 by Friday, Oct. 21, to add their names to the list to be remembered. Refreshments will follow the service in the Parish Hall.
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Poinsettia Religious Education Fundraiser
The Religious Education Program is hosting a Poinsettia Fundraiser to support scholarship funds for Religious Education and our Christmas Environment. Orders can be placed through the Pastoral Office or with a parishioner involved in Religious Education Programs. Orders with payment must be placed by Friday, Nov. 10. Plants can be picked up on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Great gift idea for the holiday season! Add to your home or office seasonal decor. Purchase a plant as a donation to the parish for our Christmas Season environment. Plants purchased in honor of someone will have the name placed on a keepsake with the plant and will be returned to you at the end of the Christmas Season. Thank you for your support! >Download Order Form
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Legion of Mary Welcome New Members
Interested in joining Legion of Mary? The Legion is an apostolic organization of lay people. We meet weekly on Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm at St. Luke in Room 404. The Legion of Mary makes better Catholics, first of all, through a balanced program of prayer and service in union with the Holy Spirit as he operates through Mary, the Mother of the Church.
Works include door-to-door evangelization, parish visitation projects, youth work and other spiritual needs of the parish & community. For details, contact Net Dull at (626) 614-4721.
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Holy Day Information
All Saints Day
Tuesday, Nov. 1, is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be held Tuesday, Nov, 1, at 9:00 am and 6:00 pm (No Vigil Mass). Eucharistic Ministers to the Altar are needed for the additional Mass. Please support our holiday schedule and contact your Mass Ministry Chairperson to sign up. Thank you.
All Souls Day Envelopes
All Souls Day (Nov. 2) is when we commemorate the souls of all the Faithful Departed. All Souls Day envelopes are available at the church exits and may be brought to the Pastoral Office or placed in the collection baskets during weekend Masses. The faithful departed will be remembered at daily Masses during the month of November. Envelopes are also in the envelope packet mailed to parishioners.
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St. Vincent de Paul St. Luke Food Pantry
Our St. Luke Food Pantry has resumed operations! Food is available by appointment. If you know of anyone in the community in need of food or assistance, please have them call St. Luke SVdP at (626) 684-2914.
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The Crib Project/St. Vincent de Paul Diaper Drive
October is Respect Life Month, and pregnant and parenting mothers and their families need our help! During the month of October, we are collecting baby items and diapers to benefit the Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley.
Visit the baby crib in the vestibule of the church. Please take a tag from the crib or consider donating diapers, especially sizes 3, 4, 5 & 6. Bring the items and your donation of diapers to the crib throughout the month.
The Pregnancy Help Center, https://pregnancyhelpsgv.com, helps mothers who are pregnant or who think they might be pregnant, and provides them with support and resources during and after the pregnancy. Their phone number is (626) 309-0788.
Questions about the Crib Project and St. Vincent de Paul Diaper Drive? Please contact Judy McCarthy at (626) 443-6496 or Wendy McGrail at (626) 233-0786.
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Your Gifts Support Our Parish
Our thanks to the many generous individuals and families of our parish!
These gifts benefit the parish in so many ways, including helping to meet everyday expenses for liturgy, faith formation, and operations. For your convenience, gifts may be made several ways:
Envelope Users: Offertory envelopes can be placed in collection baskets during weekend Masses, mailed to the Parish Office, or dropped in the office mailbox.
Online Donations: Click the Make a Donation button on the Homepage of the parish website to give electronically one-time or make a recurring gift (or click on the button below).
By Phone: 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).
May God Bless You and Your Family for Your Continued Generosity!
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World Mission Sunday Collection
Next weekend, Oct. 22-23, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. There will be a special collection for World Mission Sunday, and we will celebrate that day by remembering the revitalizing mission at the heart of our Christian faith — to bring the Gospel to all!
This second special collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith ensures the work and service of the Mission Church, as it supports priests, religious, and lay leaders who offer the Lord’s mercy and help to the most vulnerable communities.
Special envelopes will be in the church pews. Please make checks payable to Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Thank you for your generosity!
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LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE SPOTLIGHT |
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Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is on the rise and will not end until the demand for sex workers goes down. How can we, as ordinary people, help drive demand down?
Here are some very important questions that Rebecca Bender, a sex trafficking survivor, has for parents. “How are you raising your sons? How are we raising our young men to become defenders and protectors, to honor and cherish and not exploit and objectify and demean? How do you teach self-control? How do you teach kids to turn away from pornographic material that they might come across as they grow?...How do you teach self-control in the locker room to stand up and say, I don’t want to get into these conversations?”
A member of the Life, Justice and Peace Ministry reflected on her own experience. She says, “In my former job, I read emergency department records. I dreaded the day I’d have to read an account of sexual assault. To my shock and horror, the case was the assault of a four-year-old girl by a ten-year-old neighbor. In my thirteen years of reading thousands of charts, there were many similar stories and sadly, most assaults were perpetrated by family members and friends of the victim.”
Why is this happening? Could it be that people are being bombarded by media, video games, music, etc. that glorifies ultra-sexualized, self-absorbed, and violent behavior?
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says, “While some [video] games have educational content, many of the most popular games emphasize negative themes and promote such behaviors as the killing of people or animals, the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol, criminal behavior, disrespect for authority and the law, sexual exploitation, and violence toward women, racial, sexual, and gender stereotypes, and foul language and obscene gestures.”
Sadly, we have a lot of work to do to turn this culture around. What can we do? Parents need to be aware of what their children are watching and listening to. For example, listen to or read the lyrics to some of the top hits on the Billboard Charts. Learn about the explosion of sextortion of minors and how children are “accidentally” exposed to pornography online or introduced to it by friends. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-888-373-7888 to speak with a specially trained Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocate.
Fundamentally, we must raise our children and grandchildren to know that they are beloved sons and daughters of God, and that, in baptism their souls are eternally marked, and they will forever remain God’s children. We must teach them to respect themselves and to respect others as brothers and sisters in Christ. We must encourage boys to live up to their natural calling to be strong, generous, courageous, trustworthy men who grow up to be loving husbands, devoted fathers, and the spiritual heads of their families. We must encourage girls to be strong, compassionate, humble, wise women who grow up knowing their self-worth and dignity.
Also, parents need to parent their children, rather than trying to be friends with their children. They need to set limits and make household rules.
We might not be able to influence everyone nor stem the growing tide of sex trafficking, but we can educate ourselves about the dangers in society and exert a positive influence within our own families.
Holy Mary, Queen of the Family and St. Joseph, Pillar of Family Life,
Pray for us!
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Saints and Observances
Week of October 16, 2022
Sunday
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday
St. Ignatius of Antioch
National Boss’s Day
Tuesday
St. Luke
Wednesday
Ss. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues,
and Companions
Thursday
St. Paul of the Cross
Saturday
St. John Paul II
Blessed Virgin Mary
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"I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? My help is from the Lord, who made heaven
and earth." — Psalm 121:1‑2
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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: 8:30 am-4:30 pm (Closed Noon-1:00 pm)
(626) 291-5900 |(626) 287-2332 (FAX) | www.stluketemplecity.org
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