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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 2, 2022 |
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Faith is a gift. When the disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith, they were going to the source of that faith with their request. God is the giver of all good gifts, including faith. Read more...
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Our 2022-23 Faith Formation Program for this year has begun.
Registration is still being accepted, pending space availability.
Please contact Barbara Hansen, DRE, at (626) 291-5900 Ext. 227 or
Barbara@stluketemplecity.org or Luis Valdez, Confirmation Coordinator,
at (626) 291-5900 Ext. 229 or Luis@stluketemplecity.org.
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Fiesta 2023 Returns!
Save the Date - Saturday April 22, 2023! After three years, we are excited to announce that we are relaunching our annual St. Luke Fiesta. It will be a day of family fun, community and fundraising for our beautiful parish and school.
The one-day event is a change we made this year in consideration of time to plan the event, committee membership and volunteerism.
More updates to come in future bulletins and e-mails. We hope you will join us in making this event a success. Volunteer and Committee member positions are still open. Please contact the Pastoral Office at 626-291-5900 if you are interested in joining us.
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First Friday Masses & Adoration
First Friday Morning Mass on Oct. 7 will be held at 9:00 am. The Temple of God Prayer Group will host a Mass at 7:00 pm in the church. All are welcome. Adoration will be held 9:00 am-Noon in the Chapel in the Pastoral Office.
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Blessing of the Animals
Msgr. Jim will lead a Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 10:00 am in the Plaza. All parishioners are welcome to bring their animals to be blessed. Leashes are required for dogs; small animals should be in pet carriers.
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Halloween Fun Night - Donations Also Requested
St. Luke Family Ministry to Host Halloween Fun Night on Saturday, Oct. 8. Click here for the event flier. We are also seeking donations of Halloween candy. Donations can be dropped off at the Pastoral Office. Thank you!
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Next Weekend is St. Vincent de Paul St. Luke Pantry Weekend
Help us stock our pantry shelves! We are requesting donations of the following items: canned fruits and vegetables, tuna, canned chicken, peanut butter, jelly, small bags of rice and beans and boxes of cereal and cookies.
Shopping carts will be at the church exists next weekend after all the Masses for your donations. Thank you for your support! The St. Luke Food Pantry is now open, by appointment. If you know of anyone in the parish community in need of food, please have them call St. Luke SVdP at (626) 684-2914.
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Senior Citizen Bingo – Potluck is Back!
Join us for fun and fellowship! The next Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck will be Monday, Oct. 10, at Noon in the Parish Hall. Cards are $3 each or 2 for $5, and they are good for the afternoon. Bingo games will follow lunch. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle. All are welcome! To RSVP (and sign up for what dish you will bring) or if you have any questions, please call Joan Sutton at (626) 824-2105.
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Autumn Bunco Party
All parishioners are welcome attend a fun afternoon of Bunco on Friday, Oct. 14, 11:30 am-3:00 pm, in the Parish Hall. Cost: $7 per person. Game prizes and door prizes will be awarded, as well as 50/50 drawings. A variety of homemade desserts will be served. Benefitting the St. Luke Family Ministry. To RSVP, call Ann at (626) 448-8991.
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VIRTUS Class
A Protecting God’s Children VIRTUS Class will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, 9:00 am-Noon in Room 404. The class is open to parishioners from other churches. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to register.
All clergy, paid parish/school personnel and volunteers (including Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Lectors, Sacristans and Music Ministry members) who work regularly in a supervisory role with children or youth must be fingerprinted and VIRTUS trained.
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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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LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE SPOTLIGHT |
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October is Respect Life Month
Every October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. The first Sunday of October is observed as Respect Life Sunday. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning to the end of their lives and at every point in between.
During this month of October, the Church asks us to prayerfully reflect on the dignity of every human person. We contemplate more deeply why every human life is valuable and we consider how we build a culture that protects life from conception to natural death.
Respect for life means we cherish and protect the baby in the womb, we support the mother facing an unexpected or crisis pregnancy, we treat with dignity the person faced with physical or mental challenges, we comfort and assist the elderly man or woman, we recognize the dignity of the person who is unsheltered.
When a woman becomes pregnant, and her boyfriend threatens to leave if she continues the pregnancy, we lovingly walk with her. When family members or friends become seriously ill, we assure them that God still offers them something in this life, and they still have purpose. When someone is facing great trials, we need to meet them where they are, walk with them on their journey, intercede for them, and be open to sharing Christ's love however He directs.
Here are some ways we might participate in Respect Life month:
Support the Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley. Donate baby items and diapers to the Crib Project/Diaper Drive. The crib will be in the vestibule of the church through the month of October.
Pray and fast with 40 Days for Life for the protection of innocent life in the womb and an end to abortion. Join with others from St. Luke and neighboring parishes to peacefully pray 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, now through Nov. 6. To volunteer, 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.
Pray a daily Rosary for life this October and intercede for the needs of others. Invite your family and your friends to tune in every evening to Relevant Radio’s Family Rosary Across America at 5:00 pm on the radio on 930 AM, on the free Relevant Radio app, or at RelevantRadio.com. People who pray together have the potential to change the course of history!
Continue or start a Novena to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary to Defeat Proposition 1, from Sept. 29 to Oct. 7,the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It’s not too late to sign up at https://cacatholic.org/novena.
When watching the news and reading the headlines, we might feel helpless seeing the heartbreaking lack of respect for human life. Our charge is to respond to God’s call to treat every human life with dignity and respect. We must bring God’s love to His people. With God’s grace, we can change this secular culture of death into a culture of LIFE!
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
St. Joseph, Defender of Life, pray for us!
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Saints and Observances
Week of October 2, 2022
Sunday
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respect Life Sunday
Tuesday
St. Francis of Assisi
Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) begins at sunset
Wednesday
St. Faustina Kowalska
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Thursday
St. Bruno
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher
Friday
Our Lady of the Rosary
First Friday
Saturday
Blessed Virgin Mary
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"Come, let us bow
down in worship;
let us kneel before the
Lord who made us."
— Psalm 95:6
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The E-bulletin is a supplement to the Parish Sunday Bulletin and is sent weekly to the e-mail address(s) in parishioners' registration records in our Gabriel Software Database. To update your parish records, click here or call the Pastoral Office. Please do not use the "Update Profile" link below.
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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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