Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | February 7, 2021
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Reflections with Fr. Mark |
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Today, we continue our faith journey with exorcisms and healings. Jesus restores the health of Simon Peter’s mother-in-law and helps her up. Notwithstanding all the “mother-in-law” jokes, I always wondered if Peter was grateful on this day! LOL! Read more...
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Sunday "Drive-thru" Communion Reception Line
12:00-12:45 pm in the church parking lot (New time starting today).
Communion offered only in hand. Masks must be worn in car.
In-person Masses Resume (in the church):
Weekday Masses: 9:00 am Daily Mass as of Feb. 1.
Sunday Masses: 8:30 am and 10:30 am Mass beginning today.
Sunday Virtual Mass will continue to be available online.
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Weekly Offering
As we navigate through these unprecedented times we appreciate your continued support with your weekly offering for our parish operations. Please know your contribution is vital to our mission as a church. We have a small budget and need to continue paying our bills.
Contributions can be mailed to the Pastoral Office, dropped in the office mailbox, or contributed through our online giving program.
You can 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).
Thank you for your generous support!
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A Message from Our Music Ministry
Dear Brothers and Sisters: It is indeed with great joy that we return to public worship as we continue “on the journey” toward the end of this Pandemic. But as we know, many aspects are not the same and our music is no exception. For the public celebration of Sunday Mass at 8:30 am and 10:30 am, in accordance with the guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, our repertoire of music will not be including many of the hymns and service music that would normally be conducive to our Parish tradition of strong congregational singing.
However, we will be featuring more of a meditative repertoire, which we all would like to heartily encourage you to “sing in your heart” and to actively participate by actively listening. As we know, Music in the Liturgy is not just a functional “tradition,” but a very real part of our experience in joining together as community in our common worship of God.
For the virtual Sunday Mass, we will be sticking with the more familiar repertoire and wherein we would also encourage you to sing out to your heart’s content as is safe for your household!
The Lightshine Choir continually hosts our weekly Bible Study on Zoom on Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm, where we join in common reading, prayer and discussion on the readings for each upcoming weekend. Please e-mail Justin Senneff, choir director, at senneffj@yahoo.com for more information.
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St. Vincent de Paul Bundle Sunday
Sunday, Feb. 7, is Bundle Sunday for St. Luke Parish. The St. Vincent de Paul truck will be on site from 9:00 am-Noon to receive your donations. Please bring usable clothing, shoes, appliances, household items, linen, books, jewelry, etc.
Please drive south on Cloverly Avenue from Live Oak to enter the car line along the curb. SVdP volunteers will unload items from cars at the North Parking Lot driveaway entrance off Cloverly. This will be a contactless event, so please remain in your vehicle as we off load your items. Masks are required to be worn upon arrival.
We are also in need of all furniture and large appliances which can be arranged for a special pick up at your home by calling 1-800-974-3571.
Thank you for your support!
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Virtual Bereavement Sessions
St. Luke Church is offering a virtual eight-week Bereavement Support Program for those who have lost someone dear. The program is open to all faiths, non-threatening, caring and very loving toward those who have suffered a loss.
Sessions will be held virtually at 7:00 pm on Zoom (Thursday, Feb. 4, through March 25). The only cost involved is $12.00 for the workbook. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to register. Please provide your e-mail address and phone number. Reservations are required.
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'Drive-thru' Confessions
'Drive-thru' Confessions are offered at 1:00 pm on Saturdays. Please wear a mask and drive through the church parking lot where you will be directed through the back alley to approach one of the priests who will hear your brief confession from outside the passenger side of the car.
If there are multiple people in the car, the passenger/s may exit and stand at a safe distance and we will come to them after hearing the driver’s confession. This is not a prolonged counseling moment: we want anybody who wants a brief confession following these months of lockdown to have the opportunity, so please be prepared and expedient. Please drive out safely through the rear gate onto Live Oak Avenue. Confessions may not be held on inclement weather days.
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Mass and Prayer Intention Requests
Mass Intention requests have resumed for the 9:00 am weekday Masses and the 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday Masses. Names will be acknowledged during the Prayer of the Faithful and included in the Parish Bulletin. Offerings greatly appreciated. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900. Mass Intentions cannot be submitted online.
Parishioners may also submit requests for Prayer Intentions to be offered during our Virtual Sunday Mass. Prayer requests made by 5:00 pm on Wednesday of each week will be a part of the upcoming Sunday Mass, offered during the Prayer of the Faithful. Offerings appreciated. Visit www.stluketemplecity.org to submit a Prayer Intention request or call the Pastoral Office.
The names of individuals who are being remembered during the Virtual Mass will be listed in the Parish Bulletin (Names will not be said during the Mass).
A card is available for you to send to the person for whom you have requested a prayer intention.
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LIFE, JUSTICE & PEACE SPOTLIGHT |
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International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking
February 8 marks both the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita and the Catholic Church’s International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking.
St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of trafficking victims, was kidnapped by Arab slave traders in Sudan when she was only nine years old. Josephine suffered years of brutal beatings and even torture and yet, when she finally gained her freedom and became a Catholic nun, she was known for her light-hearted spirit, ready smile, and unceasing prayer. She said, “With God in our heart, we can bear all things.”
Even before Josephine learned of Christianity, she said, “Seeing the sun, the moon, and the stars I said to myself, ‘Who could be the Master of these beautiful things?’ I felt a great desire to see him, to know him, and to pay him homage.” St. Pope John Paul II said that, “Josephine Bakhita’s life points to the victory of God’s love over the ravages of sin and evil.”
Sadly, there are an estimated 40 million people being trafficked in the world today – more than at any time in history. Pope Francis has called for an end to this modern-day slavery and is asking Catholics to pray for the intercession of St. Bakhita.
Please join us in praying:
“St. Josephine Bakhita, you were sold into slavery as a child and endured untold hardship and suffering. Once liberated from your physical enslavement, you found true redemption in your encounter with Christ and His Church.
O St. Bakhita, assist all those who are trapped in a state of slavery;
Intercede with God on their behalf so that they will be released from
their chains of captivity.
Those whom man enslaves let God set free. Provide comfort to survivors of slavery and let them look to you as an example of hope and faith. Help all survivors find healing from their wounds. We ask for your prayers and intercessions for those enslaved among us. Amen.”
To learn what the Archdiocese of Los Angeles says we as Catholics can do to end human trafficking visit https://lacatholics.org/human-trafficking/. If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or Text: 233733.
“St. Josephine BaKhita, pray for us!”
~St. Luke Life, Justice & Peace Ministry
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Twice a year, 40 Days for Life (https://40daysforlife.com/) uses a peaceful approach of prayer, fasting, vigils and community outreach to change hearts and minds to choose life. The 40 Days for Life campaign begins on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and ends on March 28.
During these 40 days, you are invited to pray and fast for an end to abortion. We also ask you to consider joining with others from St. Luke and neighboring parishes to peacefully pray (wearing a mask and socially distanced) in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood El Monte, at 4786 N. Peck Rd. (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa) during the 40-day vigil.
Our group needs your help! To volunteer, please contact our area’s 40 Days for Life coordinator, Glendy, at (626) 756-6934 or by e-mail at latinaglendy@gmail.com. For more information, or if you have a question, please e-mail stlukesjc@gmail.com or leave a message for Wendy at (626) 442-9862.
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Habitat for Humanity Catholic Coalition BUILD DAY Saturday, Feb. 20
St. Luke is looking for 10 volunteers to help Habitat for Humanity Catholic Coalition build an Accessory Dwelling Unit in West Pasadena. Our tasks will be demolition, removing things from the site and yard, and prepping to get the site ready. Habitat will teach us everything we need to know on the build site. Face masks are required, and we will follow all CDC safety protocols. Volunteers can work a half day shift, 7:45 am to 11:30 am, or 11:45 am to 3:30 pm., or even work a full day, 7:45 am to 3:30 pm.
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Coronavirus Vaccine Resources for Catholics
The Vatican’s doctrinal office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has determined that it is “morally acceptable” for Catholics to take
these vaccines against the COVID-19 Virus. This judgment is deeply rooted in the Catholic moral tradition.
On December 21, 2020, the CDF stated: “All vaccinations recognized as clinically safe and effective can be used in good conscience with the certain knowledge that the use of such vaccines does not constitute formal cooperation with the abortion from which the cells used in production of the vaccines derive” … “the morality of vaccination depends not only on the duty to protect one's own health, but also on the duty to pursue the common good.” “In the absence of other means to stop or even prevent the epidemic, the common good may recommend vaccination, especially to protect the weakest and most exposed.”
Thus, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles strongly encourages Catholics to receive a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for the sake of ourselves, our loved ones, and the common good.
If some of the faithful choose not to take the vaccine for reasons of conscience, the Vatican says those persons “must do their utmost to avoid … becoming vehicles for the transmission of the infectious agent.” Read more...
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Important Updates About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Residents in this high-priority age group should visit VaccinateLACounty.com to schedule their appointments. Residents who don’t have computer access may call (833) 540-0473 between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm for assistance with reservations.
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Saints and Observances
Week of February 7, 2021
Sunday
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
World Day for Consecrated Life
Scout Sunday
Monday
St. Jerome Emiliani
St. Josephine Bakhita
International Day of Prayer and Awareness
Against Human Trafficking
Wednesday
St. Scholastica
Thursday
Our Lady of Lourdes
World Day of the Sick
Friday
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
Lunar New Year 4719
Saturday
Blessed Virgin Mary
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“[The LORD] tells the number of the stars and calls them by name.”
— Psalm 147:4
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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
Pastoral staff are available to assist parishioners by
phone or e-mail Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The Pastoral Office is currently closed to the public.
(626) 291-5900 |(626) 287-2332 (FAX) | www.stluketemplecity.org
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