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Second Sunday of Lent | March 5, 2023 |
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Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck
Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck is Monday, March 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. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle. All are welcome! Questions? Contact Joan Sutton at (626) 824-2105.
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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 continues through Sunday, April 2.
We have dedicated this campaign in memory of our beloved Bishop David O’Connell. Bishop O’Connell was a staunch defender of the unborn and had visited this vigil site many times to bless our prayer warriors and lead us in the Stations of the Cross.
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.
You may sign-up online at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/el-monte/, or you can contact our area’s 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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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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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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St. Vincent de Paul St. Luke Pantry
Thank you for your generous support of our Food Pantry last month! The pantry is again well stocked. For this reason, St. Luke St. Vincent de Paul conference will not have a Pantry Weekend in March.
During the month of March, we request your support of St. Vincent de Paul in other ways: 1) Please consider a monetary donation to St. Vincent de Paul to help us help others with rental assistance and emer-gency motel stays for people who are homeless. Please use the blue St. Vincent de Paul envelopes found in the pews. 2) Refer individuals and families to our Pantry.
The Pantry operates on an “as needed” basis and food is available by appointment. If you know of anyone in the community in need of food, please have them call (626) 684-2914. Thank you!
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St. Vincent Bundle Sunday
Our parish will have a Bundle Sunday for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Sunday, March 26, 8:30 am-2:00 pm (rain or shine). Please bring your usable clothing and usable household items to their truck here at our church in the North Parking Lot.
They are also in need of all furniture and large appliances that can be arranged for a special pick up at your home by calling 1-800-974-3571. Thank you for your continued support!
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Easter Egg Hunt – Candy Donations Requested
The St. Luke Family Ministry will be once again host an Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 10 and under following the 10:30 am Mass on Easter Sunday (April 9) in the Parish Courtyard.
We are seeking donations of Easter candies and plastic eggs to help defray the costs (candies are mostly needed). Donations can be brought to the Pastoral Office. We appreciate your support! Please contact Jim Keelin at (626) 672-7069, Sandy Keelin at (626) 672-7068, Dan Andrews at (626) 475-8643 or Ella Andrews at (626) 475-3138 for additional information.
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TURN CLOCKS FORWARD NEXT SATURDAY!
Daylight Saving Time starts next Sunday, March 12. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour next Saturday night – “spring forward.”
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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 in the church. This devotion began as a practice by pilgrims, who would travel to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Christ to Calvary.
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Eventually, for those who were unable to make that journey the practice took the form of the 14 stations found in most Catholic Churches. |
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Lenten Fish Dinners Return
The Knights of Columbus St. Luke Council #9128 will host Fish Dinners on Fridays during Lent through March 17 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. 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.
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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 offerings, bingo, raffles, kid games, vendors, boutique items, a plant booth, live entertainment, beer/wine and more!
It will be a great day of family, 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 here to give electronically one-time or make a recurring gift.
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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40 Days for Life – Prayer and Fasting Work!
We are now a week and a half into Lent and the spring 40 Days for Life campaign is in full swing. As we reflect on our own sins and our great need of repentance and mercy during this Lenten season, please pray for the largest spring 40 Days for Life campaign ever, in 604 cities across our nation and around the world.
The mission of 40 Days for Life -- and the persecution faced by those who support life -- has grown rapidly because we are made for a post-Roe world, and the abortion industry knows it. As a result, the onslaught of physical and spiritual attacks is higher than ever before; it is a sign that prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigils are ending abortion.
The best confirmation that 40 Days for Life is effective at hurting the bottom line of local abortion facilities does not come from 40 Days for Life, but from the leaders of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood of Northern California's director of operations recently admitted to local media that when 40 Days for Life participants stand vigil outside Planned Parenthood facilities, the appointment no-show rate more than doubles. Former Planned Parenthood workers say that the no-show rate for an abortion appointment goes as high as 75% when we're out there praying.
The Devil is real. Satan loves abortion, and so do his followers. And because the 40 Days for Life vigils are so effective, Satan has become more blatant. Recently, the Satanic Temple opened "The Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic" in New Mexico, which is just one of the many examples of the Devil no longer concealing his role in the barbaric slaughter of innocent children. So, we have a lot of work to do…and a lot of praying and fasting!
This weekend, Southern California 40 Days for Life vigils are pleased to host 40 Days for Life Director of Medical Affairs and Education and former abortion provider Dr. Haywood Robinson. Dr. Robinson had performed hundreds of abortions until he had a profound experience and a conversion to Christianity. He is speaking at local 40 Days for Life rallies this weekend. His schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 4:
· 9:00 am in El Monte – public right-of-way in front of Planned Parenthood at 4786 Peck Road, El Monte
· 2:00 pm in Glendale – Holy Family School Auditorium, 400 S. Louise St., Glendale; followed by a vigil in the public right-of-way in front of Glendale FPA, 425 E. Colorado St., Glendale
· 5:00 pm in Pasadena – public right-of-way in front of Planned Parenthood, 1045 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena
Sunday, March 5:
· 2:00 pm in West Covina – public right of way in front of FPA Women’s Center, 501 S. Vincent Ave., West Covina Vigil will be followed by an event at St. Christopher Church Hall (629 S. Glendora Ave.)
Please continue to support our local 40 Days for Life campaign. Our vigil site is the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood El Monte, at 4786 N. Peck Road, El Monte (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa). Hours are 7:00 am and 7:00 pm daily during the 40-day vigil. You can sign up for specific hours at https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/elmonte, or just show up!
A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation;
Rachel weeping for her children, and she
would not be consoled, since they were no more.
-Matthew 2:18
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
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Saints and Observances
Week of March 5, 2023
Sunday
Second Sunday of Lent
Tuesday
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs
Wednesday
St. John of God, Religious
Thursday
St. Frances of Rome, Religious
Next Sunday
Third Sunday of Lent
Daylight Saving Time begins
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He saved us and
called us to a holy life.
-2 Tm 1:8-9
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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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