THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 6, 2019

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1 CATHOLIC CHURCH 5235 SOUTH AVENUE BOARDMAN, OH THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 6, 2019 Office: Fax: net.net Website: Early Childhood Learning Center: School Lobby: CELEBRATING THE EUCHARIST Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday & Friday: COMMUNION SERVICE Monday & Thursday HOLY DAY SCHEDULE Please consult the bulletin.

2 Parish Office Business Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:304:00pm, Friday 8:30am-2:00pm. Closed on weekends. SANCTUARY LAMP IN MEMORY OF JACK DURKIN Parish Membership: Welcome to our Parish! Registration after all weekend masses. See an usher. Please notify the office for a change of address or phone number. ST. LUKE CANDLE IN MEMORY OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE PARISH Pastoral Care: Contact Parish Office for ministry to the hospitalized or homebound of the parish. Ministry includes Eucharist, Sacrament of Anointing, shared prayer or visitation. PRESIDER S Religious Formation at St. Luke: Grades K-8 (including Confirmation class). Sunday 8:30-9:50 am. Call the parish office for further information or to register. Readings for the Week of January 6, 2019 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, Tuesday 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22 Friday 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 2425, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. WEEK OF JANUARY 6, 2019 COMMUNION SERVICE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH COMMUNION SERVICE JOSEPHINE GROSSO EMIL STYKA IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF MEDJUGORJE PARISH ACTIVITIES SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. MONDAY 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY 6:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY CCD... SCH VIRTUS TRAINING... MMR CURSILLO... SPR EVANGELIZATION TEAM... MMR BINGO... PH ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY...CHPL/MMR KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS... FMR GIRL SCOUTS... SPR BINGO... PH AA MEETING... MMR Michael Fire Karen Devine

3 A Message from: Sister Mary Alyce September 16, 2018 The Work of Christmas When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken To feed the hungry, To release prisoners, To rebuild the nations, To bring peace among all, To make music in the heart. The Christmas season is full of poetic images and songs so I just could not resist sharing this poem on The Feast of Epiphany. The Star has appeared, the Light has come and now we have no excuse to not move out beyond our comfort zones and share the Light with others. It only takes a spark to get a fire glowing. For those of you who have access to the worldwide web on your computer or smartphone, try this search and sit for 3 minutes with the reflection on this song: Pass it on-it Only Takes a Spark by Nicole Denolo. This can be the theme song for each of us as we move into 2019 full of Hope and Vision for a grace-filled future for each of us and for all of us at Saint Luke Parish. How beautiful this song was at Mass this weekend! Thank you, Joe, for accommodating my request on such short notice. Until next time.sister Mary Alyce

4 COLLECTION REPORTS FOR... December 23, 2018 Sunday amount needed to meet budget... $12, Sunday Collection... $7, WeShare Sunday Collection... $ Loose Money... $ Children s Envelopes... $5.00 Red Envelope (including WeShare)... $83.00 Total... $8, ***CHRISTMAS including WeShare... $13,424,00 ***Christmas Flowers... $1, Vision 20/20 Goal... $250, As of December 27, 2018 Total Pledged and Gifts... $214, REMINDERS: VISION Please remember when sending in your pledge payments: Make checks payable to Saint Luke Vision 20/20. For accurate record keeping of funds we ask that you please write separate checks for Sunday collections (St. Luke Church) and the capital campaign (St. Luke Vision 20/20). For your convenience pre-printed Capital Campaign envelopes are available in the pews, vestibule, or parish office. Credit Card payments are gladly accepted at the parish office. Please DO NOT put your Sunday contributions in the St. Luke Parish Capital Campaign envelope. DID YOU KNOW??? The best way to make your contribution to the 20/20 vision campaign is through appreciated stock. If you own stock that has gone up in value, you can transfer the shares to Saint Luke. The market value of the stock will count towards your pledge without paying any capital gains tax. If you would like additional information on how to save on taxes and meet your pledge obligation please call Wells Fargo Advisors at and ask for Don Rodenbaugh or Randy Swartz. (Parishioners of Saint Luke). Lost and Found: For several weeks there have been two articles of clothing on the clothes hooks by the restrooms. Please claim them if they belong to you. Black quilted hooded puff vest (Aeropostale size XS); Black leather jacket (East 5 th size PL) LUKE S LUCKY LOTTO: Congratulations to the December and final Luke s Lucky Lotto Winners. Theresa Koken Maria Colon Joe Koken Dee Kountz It has been decided that the Luke s Lucky Lotto game will be discontinued. Thank you to all who supported LLL over the past several years. KEEPING THE PARISH DIRECTORY CURENT: As you know we are currently updating our parish data base. If you are a registered parishioner and have a change of address or phone number, if your adult children have moved out on their own or relocated, or if you are moving out of the parish, please notify the parish office at or saintlukes@zoominternet.net We have noticed that many families still have children who have moved away listed. Please help us keep the records current. Thank you Contribution Statements are available upon request. Please call Lisa at the parish office if you need your statement. KOLACHI BAKE 2018 Kolachi total sales $16, Expenses 3, Total Profit $12,956.84

5 STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: the Gentiles are co-heirs, members of the same body, and co-partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. (Ephesians 3:6) Today we celebrate that Christ came to all of us, not just the Hebrews. He has given each of us unique gifts. We all have different yet equally valuable roles to play in the Body of Christ. Pray daily and ask God how He wants you to use your gifts so that we may all be one. VOCATIONS: The Epiphany -- January 6, 2019 Opening their treasure chests, they offered Him gifts. Are you beginning to see your life as a gift to be given to the Lord as a priest, deacon, religious sister or brother? Contact Fr. Christopher Luoni (330) , or by cluoni@youngstowndiocese.org. That, just as the Magi were inspired by the Holy Spirit, young men and women will be inspired to follow in the footsteps of the Lord as priests, deacons and consecrated religious, we pray to the Lord. WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRITE ONE LESS CHECK MONTHLY? Did you know you can make your weekly or monthly donation without writing a check? 1. Visit the parish website at and click on the WeShare link. or go directly to 2. Visit the Bill Pay or Pay Bills page on your personal banking website. You can set up a weekly, or monthly check sent to Saint Luke Church. Please indicate your envelope number on the memo line. Join the March for Life, January 18, 2019: Buses are being organized in various locations throughout the Diocese of Youngstown to take pilgrims to the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. To find a bus near you contact the Office of Pro-Life, Marriage and Family Life at dschmidt@youngstowndiocese.org or , ext Poland & Lithuania ~ Land of Mercy, Land of Saints! August 27th - September 8th, 2019 Please join us on a spiritual Catholic journey to Poland, the beloved homeland of St. John Paul II! Cost is $4,199 pp double occupancy including round trip airfare via British Airways from Pittsburgh. We are blessed to have the opportunity to experience this magnificent Pilgrimage with our own Father Matthew Roehrig from St. Paul's Monastery, Canfield, Ohio as our Chaplain. We are able to offer this Pilgrimage to you before it is available to the general public on the Mater Dei Tour website. For itinerary and additional information, please call: Miros and Theresa Maszczak or (Parishioners of St. Michael Church, Canfield).

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7 THANK YOU: This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity. PATRON OF THE WEEK ~ Temperature Technologies Pastoral Council Members: Jeanne Adams, Sonny Cascarelli, MaryAnn Dulay, Jesse Fire, Patrick Fire, Suzanne Gomochak, William Joyce, Jacob Lape, Robert Redig, Emilee Smrek, Valerie Sullivan, Sister Mary Alyce Koval, and Father John Keehner. Finance Council Members: Ed Sunseri, Molly Rizzi, Bob Lape, Karen Raghanti, Sandy Joyce, Don Rodenbaugh, Rick Clautti, MaryAnn Dulay, Rich Rizzi, Sister Mary Alyce Koval, and Father John Keehner. Parish Contacts Parish Leader... Sister Mary Alyce Koval, OSU Pastor... Reverend John Keehner, JCL Sacramental Minister... Reverend Zachary Coulter Pastoral Ministry... Deacons Richard Milanek and Bob Redig Coordinator of Religious Education... Mrs. Valerie Sullivan Music Director... Mr. Joseph McKim Liturgy Coordinator... Ms. MaryAnn Dulay Administrative Assistant... Ms. MaryAnn Dulay Bookkeeper... Mr. Richard Rizzi Office Assistant:... Mrs. Lisa Dray Maintenance & Grounds Supervisor... Mr. Richard Clautti Webmaster:...Mrs. Peggy Voytilla ECLC Director:... Mrs. Ann St. George ECLC Office:... Mrs. Coleen Dannessa ***Father Keehner and Father Coulter may be reached at *** Celebrating the Sacraments Sacrament of Baptism: Par ents to attend pr epar ation session offered quarterly. Call the Parish Office for dates. Sacrament of Marriage: At least 6 months notice Pre-marriage preparation required. Marriage Planning Guidelines available at Parish Office. Sacrament of Penance: Immediately following weekend Masses of the first weekend of the month or by appointment,. Christian Initiation of Adults: Individuals interested in learning about the Catholic Church and/or becoming Catholic, please contact the Parish Office. Inquiries welcomed at any time. Parish Mission Statement We are members of Saint Luke Parish, a Roman Catholic Christian Community of Faith within the Diocese of Youngstown. We are deeply rooted in both Scripture and Tradition. Born in Baptism and sustained by the celebration of the Eucharist, we embrace our life in Christ through prayer and sacrament, service and outreach, proclamation of the Word and formation in faith. Guided by the Holy Spirit and motivated by our love of God and of all people, we are both sign and an instrument of the Kingdom of Promise. Our unique blessing and gift is that we are a parish family which creates a warm and welcoming worship environment and participates fully in the planning and celebration of the Liturgy.