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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | February 20, 2022 |
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Our Gospel today continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, in which we heard Luke’s version of the Beatitudes. This week, Jesus gives us new “commandments,” telling us how to live and act in the world as his disciples, rooted in the radical love of God for humanity. Read more...
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With faith and in the promises of our Lord Jesus Christ, we regret to inform you of the passing of Reverend Robert S. Victoria, who went home to the Lord on Friday, February 18.
He was 56 years old. Father Robert was ordained a priest on June 8, 1991 for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. While serving as a priest, these were his assignments:
- Associate Pastor, St. Anthony Church, Oxnard
- Associate Pastor, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Rowland Heights
- Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Los Angeles
- Administrator, Sacred Heart Church, Altadena
- Pastor, Administrator, St. Anthony Church, El Segundo
- Administrator, St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Temple City
Please pray for Father Robert, his family and friends, and our parish community. Funeral information will be shared once it is made available.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
-Romans 8:14
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Parish Office Holiday Hours
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of the President’s Day holiday.
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Burning of the Palms - Donations Requested
Parishioners are invited to turn in their palms received on last year’s Palm Sunday to be burned for the ashes for Ash Wednesday. The palms can be left at the Pastoral Office front door. The Burning of the Palms and Prayer Service will be held in the Plaza area on Sunday, Feb. 27, following the 10:30 am Mass.
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Ash Wednesday Schedule
Ash Wednesday is March 2. The following services will be held:
9:00 am • Mass with Distribution of Ashes
2:00 pm • Prayer Service Distribution of Ashes
7:00 pm • Mass with Distribution of Ashes
Ash Wednesday is a day of Fast and Abstinence, not a Holy Day of Obligation.
(Fast one full meal; two smaller meals. Abstinence: No meat.)
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Spring Bereavement Support Sessions
St. Luke Catholic Community will be offering an eight-week Bereavement Support Program for those who have lost someone dear. The program is open to all faiths, is non-threatening, caring and very loving toward those who have suffered a loss. The two-hour sessions will run from Thursday, March 3, through April 28 (No session on April 14).
Sessions will begin at 7:00 pm and are held in the Parish Resource Center (located in the Rectory). The only cost involved is $12.00 for the workbook. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to make a reservation or for additional information.
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COVID-RELATED PARISH UPDATES |
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The following changes will take effect starting Feb. 22:
Office Now Open to Public: Business Hours: M-F, 8:00 am-5:00 pm; closed Noon-1:00 pm. Items can continue to be left in the mailbox.
Adoration Chapel Now Open: The Adoration Chapel is open weekdays, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (Limited to 15 people maximum at a time). The 3:00 pm Weekday Devotion Hour will resume (No Benediction at this time).
Ministry Meetings: All on-site ministry meetings/activities can resume.
Communion Distribution: Communion on the tongue will be offered. Please come up at the end of the priest’s line so he may sanitize in between parishioners.
State and County Mask Indoor Guidelines are still being followed.
Please do not attend Mass if you are sick or not feeling well.
As a reminder, the 10:30 am Sunday Mass is livestreamed. Visit the Parish Vimeo Channel at https://vimeo.com/stluketemplecity to view or www.stluketemplecity.org.
The Mass can be replayed and viewed at any time.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during
this challenging time. Please stay well. God Bless.
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Together in Mission – Commitment Sunday
This weekend, Archbishop Gomez invites all Catholics to make their yearly commitment to the Together in Mission Annual Appeal. Our theme this year is “As One We Believe,” which is special because it reminds us that we are one family with Christ.
We are grateful to those parishioners who have given generously in the past to the Archdiocesan annual appeal and have helped us meet our campaign goals.
Today is Commitment Sunday and this year’s Parish Goal is $61,636. Please prayerfully consider sharing the abundant gifts that God has shared with each of us. Pledge Envelopes can be found in the pews. Please make checks payable to “Together in Mission.”
This year there are four ways to give:
1) Complete the pledge form and drop it in the collection basket;
2) Scan the QR Code on the pledge envelope to make an electronic gift;
3) You may also make a gift by texting ‘Believe’ to 213-397-0682;
4) You may visit togetherinmission.org to make an online donation.
If you have made a gift in the past, a letter should arrive in your home soon asking you to renew your support. You can return that pledge card via mail or make your pledge online.
On behalf of the more than 15,000 students, and their families attending the schools this campaign supports, as well as the approximate 525,000 families living in the 67 parish communities and 75 Catholic schools that will benefit from your generosity, we would like to thank you for your support.
Together, let’s make a difference for our schools and parishes.
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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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California Might Expand Abortion Funding.
What About Help for Mothers Who Carry to Term?
The San Diego Union-Tribune recently published an op-ed article entitled “What California needs is equity for the choices of pregnant and parenting women as they pursue motherhood.” This op-ed piece was written by Maria Valencia, Gina Vides, and Maria Martinez-Mont, who each work for one of the three major California Catholic dioceses, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
We want to share with you some highlights of this op-ed:
The writers of the article respond to the California Future of Abortion Council report, released by the state of California in December 2021. In the report, more than 40 California organizations, including the offices of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, offered 45 recommendations to expand abortion access. These organizations and lawmakers want California to be an abortion sanctuary by providing gas, lodging, transportation, childcare, doula support, food, and lost wages to women seeking abortions. Their recommendations include funding for abortions, loans for physicians for performing abortions, and increased “abortion care later in pregnancy.”
These recommendations target poor Black and Brown women in the name of “reproductive justice.” The writers point out, however, that many of these women of color don’t want an abortion. They say that according to the most recent Gallup poll, taken in May, the majority of low-income people identify as pro-life. Another recent poll by the Knights of Columbus/Marist shows that 68 percent of Latinos and African Americans support restrictions on abortion.
The writers state, “As Latinas, our community celebrates children and families as central to our culture. But instead of listening to our communities, the state wants to force taxpayers to decimate our population. Pushing unwanted abortion on our communities is exploitative and is reproductive coercion.”
They point out that there is nothing in the report to support women who want to carry their unborn children to term or to provide for resources for their children after birth. They note, “The $61 million of additional abortion funding in the governor’s budget solves none of the reproductive justice issues we see. It leaves a woman still housing insecure, or poor, or in an abusive relationship, or unsupported in some other fashion.” The op-ed writers express that what California needs is equity for the choices of pregnant and parenting women as they pursue motherhood. They suggest that the state’s budget surplus be used for creative responses to female and maternal challenges, rather than “caving to the abortion lobby and focusing solely on the quick fix of abortion.”
“Our immigrant communities, low-income women and women of color deserve empowering, nonviolent solutions. Instead of funding policies that will destroy families, we need the governor and legislators to enact meaningful change for women and families that uphold and support them. In the meantime, through our Catholic Charities, Catholic health care, pregnancy centers and churches, we will continue advocating for women in need and being a resource for them. That is our California dream.”
In just a week and a half, beginning on March 2, Ash Wednesday, we begin the next 40 Days for Life Campaign. Mark your calendars and plan to join us then in prayer, fasting and vigils for life and an end to abortion.
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Saints and Observances
Week of February 20, 2022
Sunday
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday
St. Peter Damian
Presidents’ Day
Tuesday
The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
Washington’s Birthday
Wednesday
St. Polycarp
Saturday
Blessed Virgin Mary
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"Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness."
— Psalm 103:8
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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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