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Second Sunday of Advent | December 5, 2021
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Last Sunday we began a new year in the church calendar with the season of Advent. Advent signifies our waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth on that first Christmas morning. Advent also reminds us that we are waiting for Jesus’ Second Coming in glory when He will judge both the living and the dead as we profess in our Creed. Read more...
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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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Religious Retirement Fund Collection
The Retirement Fund for Religious Collection will be held next weekend, Dec. 11-12. Your tax-deductible donation supports the day-to-day care of thousands of elder sisters, brothers, and religious order priests.
Give thanks for religious sisters, brothers and priests. A parishioner writes, “We thank God today and every day for every religious sister who taught us in school, not only our ABC’s, but also to love God.” Share your gratitude for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who made a positive difference in so many lives. Please give generously to this collection.
Donations may be deposited in the regular collection. Envelopes are at the church entrances. Please make checks payable to “St. Luke Church.”
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Poinsettia Order Pick Up
Plants ordered by the Nov. 19 deadline can be picked up Sunday, Dec. 5, 9:30 am-Noon in Room 401. REMINDER: Pick-up is for RE participants who took orders (they are responsible for their deliveries) or if you ordered plants directly through the Pastoral Office. Thank you for your support!
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Senior Citizen Bingo
Join us for fun and fellowship! The next Senior Citizen Bingo will be Monday, Dec. 6, 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. We invite everyone to bring a sack lunch or fast-food lunch. Coffee and cupcakes will be provided. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle. Please invite your friends to join us. All are welcome! To RSVP or if you have any questions, please call Joan Sutton at (626) 824-2105.
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is Wednesday, Dec. 8. Mass will be held at 9:00 am and 7:00 pm on Dec. 8. The feast day is a holy day of obligation that celebrates Mary’s conception without sin.
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Labors of Love
As we ready our hearts and homes for the coming of Christmas, the Church too must get ready. All are invited to help prepare the church for our Advent and Christmas Masses. Join us on Saturday, Dec. 11, 9:00 am-Noon. Coffee & donuts will be served 8:30-9:00 am.
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Advent Penance Service
Prepare your hearts for Christ. The St. Luke Church Penance Service will be held Monday, Dec. 13, at 7:00 pm in the church. Come and let the God of mercy and compassion prepare your hearts for the Savior’s birth at Christmas. Additional priests are available.
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Join Us for a Simbang Gabi Celebration!
All parishioners are invited to join us for St. Luke Parish’s first Simbang Gabi on Friday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 pm. Traditional singing of carols with the choir will begin at 6:00 pm.
Simbang Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is a series of nine dawn/evening Masses on the days leading up to Christmas. It begins on December 16 and ends at midnight on the December 24 when a midnight mass is held. However, we will only be celebrating on Dec. 17. The Filipino Community is proud to have this first celebration of Filipino tradition with the parishioners of St. Luke Community. Traditional Filipino Christmas dinner will be served in the Parish Hall after the mass. All are invited!
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Enthronement Weekend: Jan. 8-9, 2022
Parishioner are invited to participate in a Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Packets will be distributed on the weekend of Jan. 8-9. They will include a beautiful picture of Jesus and Mary, prayers, enthronement scroll, and instructions. You are encouraged to frame the picture and then come together as a family to place the picture in a place of honor. Together, you are encouraged to say the prayers to enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your home and consecrate your family to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
To help us estimate how many packets to order, please contact Kerrin in the Pastoral Office (kerrin@stluketemplecity.org or 626-291-5900) if you are interested.
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Life, Justice & Peace Spotlight |
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Celebrating Family
With Thanksgiving just behind us, and as we await the “coming” of our Lord this Advent season, it's an opportune time to reflect on the role of marriage and family in the Catholic Church.
The family is often called the "small church" or domestic church. "The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of the community of marriage and the family." (Gaudium et Specs-The Church in the Modern World)
Pope Francis talked about the role of family as a "small church" in one of his many speeches on this topic. "It is the place where one learns to love, it is the natural centre of human life. It is made up of faces, of people who love, dialogue, make self-sacrifices for one another and defend life, especially of the most vulnerable and the weakest. One could say, without exaggeration, that the family is the driving force of the world and of history.
Our personality develops in the family, by growing up with our mom and dad, our brothers and sisters, by breathing in the warmth of the home. The family is the place where we receive our name, it is the place of affection, the space of intimacy, where one acquires the art of dialogue and interpersonal communication. In the family, the person becomes aware of his or her own dignity and, especially if their upbringing is Christian, each one recognizes the dignity of every single person, in a particular way the sick, the weak and the marginalized."
For more resources to support couples and families, see the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' Office of Marriage and Family Life's website at https://familylife.lacatholics.org.
How can I make positive contributions in my family and in my community?
~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 December 5, 2021
Sunday
Second Sunday of Advent
Monday
St. Nicholas
Tuesday
St. Ambrose
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Wednesday
The Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday
St. Juan Diego
Friday
Our Lady of Loreto
Saturday
St. Damasus I
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God has commanded
that every lofty mountain
be made low.
— Baruch 5:7
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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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