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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time | February 19, 2023 |
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Join the 40 Days for Life Campaign
The spring campaign of 40 Days for Life, forty days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion begins this week on Ash Wednesday, February 22.
Please consider joining others from St. Luke and neighboring parishes to stand and peacefully pray in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at El Monte at 4786 N. Peck Road (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa) during the 40-day vigil. Hours are 7:00 am and 7:00 pm daily, Wednesday, February 22, through Sunday, April 2.
You may sign-up online at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/el-monte/, or you can contact our area’s 40 Days for Life coordinator, Glendy, by phone at (626) 756-6934 or by e-mail at latinaglendy@gmail.com. For more information or questions, please e-mail stlukesjc@gmail.com or leave a message for Wendy at (626) 233-0786.
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Upcoming VIRTUS Classes
The following VIRTUS classes have been scheduled. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to register.
• Protecting God’s Children (Initial Training):
Saturday, March 11, 9:00 am-Noon | Main Hall
• Keeping the Promise Alive (Recertification):
Wednesday, March 15, 7:00-8:30 pm | Main Hall
Wednesday, April 12, 7:00-8:30 pm | Main Hall
(For those who have taken the VIRTUS class in the last 4 years and need to update their status.)
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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Lector Training Scheduled
Lector training has been scheduled for Sunday, March 12, in the Church from Noon to 1:30 pm. If you are interested in this beautiful ministry of proclaiming God’s Word, please contact Kerrin at (626) 291-5900 or kerrin@stluketemplecity.org.
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Ash Wednesday - February 22
On this day of fasting and abstinence, we are signed with ashes and reminded to turn away from sin and follow the Gospel. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our 40-day Lenten journey of repentance in preparation for Easter.
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Mass & Ash Distribution
9:00 am • 6:00 pm
Prayer Service & Ash Distribution at 2:00 pm
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Join Us for Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross will be offered at 4:30 pm on Lenten Fridays beginning March 3 in the church.
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Lenten Fish Dinners Return
The Knights of Columbus St. Luke Council #9128 will host Fish Dinners on Fridays during Lent from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall (Feb. 24-March 17). Come join us for this annual gathering for the St. Luke Community.
Helpers are needed for preparation and serving. Preparation is the Thursday before the dinner from 1:00-3:00 pm. Server helpers begin at 5:00 pm on the Fridays of the dinners.
Menu: Baked Salmon Dinner: Baked Salmon, Baked Potato, Vegetable Medley, Coleslaw, Dinner Roll, and Dessert. Coffee, Lemonade and Water.
Fish Taco Dinner: Two Beer Battered Cod Fillets in Soft Corn Tortillas, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice, Coleslaw, and Dessert. Coffee, Lemonade and Water Included.
Children’s Meal (Use Salmon Line): Macaroni and Cheese, Coleslaw, Dinner Roll, and Dessert, Lemonade and Water.
Donation: Adults: $14; Seniors (ages 65+): $13; Youth (ages 7 – 14): $10;
Children (to age 6): $4.
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Lenten Penance Service
A Lenten Penance Service will be held on Monday, March 6, at 7:00 pm in the church. Regular Confessions are also held on Saturdays, 4:00-4:45 pm (no confessions on Holy Saturday, April 8).
Neighboring Parish Penance Services: Immaculate Conception Church, Monrovia: Monday, March 13, at 7:00 pm; Annunciation Church, Arcadia: Wednesday, March 15, at 7:00 pm; Holy Angels Church, Arcadia: Tuesday, March 28, at 7:00 pm.
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An Evening of Lenten Reflection
All are invited to attend an evening of Lenten reflection, “Eucharist: Communion, Sacrifice, Presence” on Monday, March 20, at 7:00 pm in the church. The reflection will be presented by Fr. Parker Sandoval.
Fr. Parker Sandoval was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2015. He served as associate pastor of Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights and then as Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation for the Archdiocese. He currently serves as Vice Chancellor and Senior Director of Ministerial Services of the Archdiocese and his passion remains the ministry of the word: preaching the Gospel and teaching the Catholic faith. He resides at Incarnation Church in Glendale.
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ST. LUKE FAMILY FUN DAY 2023 (FIESTA)! |
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Our St. Luke Catholic Community is excited to announce our St. Luke Family Fun Day 2023 on Saturday, April 22, 10:00 am-10:00 pm. The fun-filled day will include delicious food offeirngs, bingo, raffles, kid games, vendors, boutique items, a plant booth, live entertainment, beer/wine and more!
It will be a day of family fun, community and fundraising for our parish and school. More details coming soon! Check the Parish Bulletin and Website, www.stluketemplecity.org.
Event Updates
Booth Captain Needed
We are in need of a captain for our Face Painting Booth. If you are interested, please contact Sharron Diot at sharronevans2@gmail.com.
Volunteers Requested for Security Team
Volunteers are needed for our Family Fun Day Security Team. We are requesting the help of current or retired law enforcement personnel, or individuals who have worked or volunteered as Security in the past. Volunteers will be stationed at event entrances and at key locations and help out as needed (including checking ID's for alcohol sales) in shifts. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Matthew Venturo at mventuro@gmail.com or (323)359-1616.
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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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2023 Together in Mission Campaign
Last weekend, Archbishop Gomez invited all Catholics to make their annual commitment to the 30th Anniversary of Together in Mission Annual Appeal. This year’s theme of “Shine His Light” and St. Luke Catholic Community has been asked to raise $58,769.
We look forward to the continued generosity of our parishioners to help us meet our goal in support of the Together in Mission campaign.
Your gifts to Together in Mission ensure that every Catholic living in the Archdiocese has a parish to celebrate their faith and access to Catholic school education. You are living your faith through your actions when you support Together in Mission.
Please prayerfully consider your pledge with the information that was mailed to your home, a pledge envelope found within the pews, or online at www.ourmissionla.org/give.
If you write a check, please make it payable to Together in Mission.
Thank you for your generosity!
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LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE SPOTLIGHT |
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Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving
Can you believe Lent is almost here? Lent begins in just 3 days, on February 22, Ash Wednesday. Lent is a season of preparation that includes prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Lent is essentially an act of prayer spread over 40 days. As we pray, our journey hopefully brings us closer to Christ and leaves us changed by the encounter with him. Our prayer is about finding aspects of ourselves that are less than Christ-like and letting them die. The suffering and death of Christ are foremost on our minds during Lent, and we join in these mysteries by suffering and dying with Christ and being resurrected in a purified form.
As we experience weakness and suffering through our fasting during Lent, we should be renewed in our compassion for those who are hungry, suffering, or otherwise in need.
The third part of the Lenten formula is almsgiving. This should be about more than just throwing a few extra dollars into the collection basket; it’s about reaching out to others and helping them without question as a way of sharing the experience of God’s unconditional love. Giving of ourselves in the midst of our suffering and self-denial brings us closer to loving like Christ, who suffered and poured himself out unconditionally on the Cross for us.
How will you live out prayer, fasting and almsgiving during this Lenten season? Here are some ideas.
Prayer:
· Draw closer to God with Hallow’s Pray40 series. Each week they will focus on a theme from the Sunday Gospel and pray with related passages from the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. You can try it for free this Lent at https://hallow.com/lent/.
· Learn more about living our faith. Join Relevant Radio and Fr. Rocky for Lenten Lessons on the Mass. Sign up for free daily content all through Lent at https://relevantradio.com/lent.
Prayer and Fasting:
· Take a stand for LIFE: fast and pray for the lives of the unborn. Participate in our 40 Days for Life campaign. Peacefully pray in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood, El Monte at 4786 N. Peck Road (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa) during the 40-day vigil. Hours are 7:00 am and 7:00 pm daily, Wednesday, February 22, through Sunday, April 2 (see announcement in this bulletin).
Almsgiving:
· Support pregnant and parenting mothers by donating to or volunteering at the Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley, 902-904 East Main Street, Alhambra, Ca 91801. Their phone number is (626) 309-0788.
· Show mercy to our neighbors in need and to our unsheltered neighbors. Support our St. Luke St. Vincent de Paul conference. You can donate by using the blue envelopes in the pews. If you know of anyone in the community in need of food or other assistance, please have them call (626) 684-2914.
Lent is a journey through the desert to the foot of the Cross on Good Friday, as we seek out Our Lord, ask His help, join in His suffering, and learn to love like Him.
Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger,
rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.
Joel 2: 12-13
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Saints and Observances
Week of February 19, 2023
Sunday
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday
Presidents’ Day
Tuesday
St. Peter Damian
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Thursday
St. Polycarp
Bishop and Martyr
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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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