Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Feb. 9, 2025

Coffee and Donuts this Sunday!

You are all invited to stop by our Fellowship Room this Sunday after the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses to spend time together over coffee and donuts with your fellow parishioners. We welcome a donation to help cover the cost. Hosted by the Marian Eucharistic Ministry.

Family Fun Day Planning Meeting



Our next Family Fun Day Planning Meeting is Thursday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 pm in Room 404 of the Parish Hall. All are welcome to join who are interested in helping to plan the event, which will take place on Sunday, May 4. For more details, contact Sharron Diot at Sharron@sharrondiot.com.

St. Vincent de Paul Pantry Weekend Coming Up

Thank you, dear parishioners, for your generosity! Our St. Luke St. Vincent de Paul conference is very appreciative of your help with keeping our pantry shelves well stocked. Our next Pantry Weekend is Feb. 15-16.  

These are the items we especially need this month: brown rice, pinto beans (1# bags), canned refried beans, chunky beef soup, peanut butter and strawberry jelly/jam, pasta sauce in jars, 6-packs of water, vegetable oil, non-dairy milk (almond, oat, etc.), Cup of Noodles. We will have shopping carts at the church exits after all the Masses next weekend to collect your donations. Thank you for your support! The St. Luke Food Pantry provides food, by appointment, to anyone who needs food. If you know of anyone in the parish or the community in need of food, please have them call (626) 684-2914.

Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck  

Now on Saturdays! The next Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck is Saturday, Feb. 22, 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. Upcoming Dates: Saturday - March 22, April 12, May 31 and June 14. Parking is available in the North Parking Lot near the Parish Hall. Enter off of Cloverly Avenue. 

St. Vincent Bundle Sunday



Our parish is hosting a Bundle Sunday for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Sunday, March 2, 8:30 am-2:00 pm. 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!

Donations Requested for Burning of the Palms



Parishioners are invited to turn in their palms received on last year’s Palm Sunday to be burned for ash distribution on this year’s Ash Wednesday (March 5). The palms can be brought to the Pastoral Office. Thank you!

Want to Help as an ALTAR SERVER?

Share in the celebration of the Sunday Liturgy!  

All young people - grade 4 to high school - are invited to sign up and be trained as an altar-server/acolyte. We will be training young people this month.

All adults are also invited to be an altar-server/acolyte. We will have training sessions this month. If you are interested, call the Pastoral Office this week and leave your name and phone number.

Archdiocese Fund Supports Parishes, Schools

and Those Impacted by the Local Fires

As we continue to pray for those affected by the local fires, we share the following... The Archdiocese has created the Wildfire Victims Emergency Relief Fund to support parishes, schools, and community members impacted by the fires.

A link is available at https://lacatholics.org/california-fires/ for all who wish to donate. The site also has various resource information.

Family Fun Day 2025

Save the Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 9:00 am–8:00 pm

We are excited and grateful to bring you our third annual Family Fun Day event – May the Fourth Be With You. This is a day of togetherness, family and community fun, as well as fundraising for our beautiful parish and school.

There will be food (including a new booth!), music, vendors, raffles, auctions, face painting/crafts and more! We are ecstatic to welcome back John Villa from The Dance Syndicate as our DJ/MC.

Volunteer and Committee member positions are still open. Please contact Sharron Diot at sharron@sharrondiot.com if you are interested in joining us.  

Upcoming Special Masses

Chinese (Mandarin) Mass

Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3:00 pm

Misa en español

 La próxima misa en español es el próximo domingo,

2 de marzo, a las 12:30pm. (con convivencia después)

Glass Display Cases and Desk for Sale

These items from the Gift Shop are available for purchase.

Please contact the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 if interested.

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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.

May God Bless You and Your Family for Your Continued Generosity!

Saints and Observances

Week of February 9, 2025

Sunday

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

World Marriage Day

Monday

St. Scholastica, Virgin

Tuesday

Our Lady of Lourdes

Friday

Sts. Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Valentine’s Day

Next Sunday

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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