ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST

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1 ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST

2 MASS & SACRAMENTS New Members: We welcome new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you. Please visit our website to register online ( Sunday Masses: Saturday Evening Vigil at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Morning Mass at 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:00 a.m. Monday - Friday in St. Francis Chapel (effective July 2, 2018) Holy Days and National Holidays: Please see schedule/ calendar for times. Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 4:15-4:45 p.m. Baptisms: Please see Fr. Pete after Mass. Baptism classes are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the rectory. Please call Donna to register. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months before your anticipated marriage. Bulletin Deadline: Please submit material in writing to Donna by Friday at 12:00 noon. to office@stlukestl.org Homebound Parishioners: Please call Donna if you know of anyone in the parish who needs the Eucharist brought to the home. Alcoholics Anonymous: Please call Rhonda for more information, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ~ Matthew 7:7 Devotions at St. Luke the Evangelist Rosary: Monday - Friday at 7:30am (St. Francis Chapel - effective July 2, 2018) Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesday at 8:30am Communion Calls: Friday Communion Calls-Visit the Sick If you would like to be put on the list for a home visit please call Donna ( ). Anointing of the Sick If you are being scheduled for surgery or will be checking into the hospital for any reason and would like to receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, please call Donna ( ) to schedule an appointment with Fr. Pete prior to your hospital stay. 2 S. L E Pastor In Residence Deacon Business Manager Music Director Wedding Coordinator Funeral Organist Maintenance Finance Council Parish Council Anne Bisch Anne Feise John Nighbor STAFF Father Peter M. Blake ext. 11 pastor@stlukestl.org Monsignor C. Eugene Morris ext. 21 msgrmorris@gmail.com Deacon Dave Osmack cell phone: Donna Mueller ext. 10 office@stlukestl.org Frank Jorns cell phone: Cathy Laskowitz celaskowitz65@gmail.com cell phone: Sue Vonderheid cell phone: Amir Tadzic Tom Kubsh Daniel O Sullivan Julie Schulte John Weiler The Parish Council meets on the 4 th Tuesday of the month (except for July, August, and December) in the rectory dining room at 7:00pm. Parishioners are invited to attend the meeting as non-participants. If you have an item you would like to be on the agenda, please submit the item to Donna one week prior to the meeting. Parish Council members serve as liaisons to the following committees: Altar Society ~ Anne Feise Helping Hands, Bread for Life, Giving Tree ~ John Nighbor Men s Guild, Finance Committee ~ Tom Kubsh RCIA, Adult Education, Retreats ~ John Weiler St. Vincent de Paul ~ Dan O Sullivan Women s Guild, Worship, Music, Respect Life ~ Anne Bisch CONTACT US St. Vincent de Paul x2237 Parish Office Office Hours Website Facebook 7230 Dale Avenue Richmond Heights, MO phone: fax: office@stlukestl.org M/T/Th/F, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

3 January 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. In the liturgical year today officially ends the season of Christmas as Jesus is manifest once again. On Monday we return to Ordinary Time until our next major season, Lent, which starts late this year on March 6 th. Last Sunday s feast of the Epiphany was the first of three of manifestations of Jesus as the Lord. With the revelation at the Jordan of Jesus as God s beloved Son, and the Miracle at Cana, changing water into wine, Jesus is manifest as Immanuel, God-with-us. When a baby is clothed with the white baptismal garment, the priest or deacon prays, You have become a new creation, and have clothed yourself in Christ. See in this white garment the outward sign of your new Christian dignity. With your family and friends to help you by word and example, bring that dignity unstained into the everlasting life of heaven. At Jesus baptism God s voice resounds, You are my beloved Son, with You I am well pleased. (Lk. 3:16) He did not become a new creation, as we do. In His baptism people had a new awareness of who He was, God s beloved Son. When we were baptized, we became God s adopted sons and daughters. Baptism clothes us in Christ. We are to bring the Christian dignity of that garment unstained into everlasting life. Today s 2 nd reading from St. Paul s Letter to Titus tells us how to do that. We are to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age. We are to live with self-control and balance, growing in mercy as God is merciful, loving Him above all things and our neighbor as ourselves. We are to be people of prayer and holiness. By being holy, we will fill the world with the comfort, tenderness, and care which Isaiah speaks in our first reading. Thank You to all helped with taking down the Christmas decorations last Sunday. It s always a blessing to see our community at work. After a spectacularly beautiful Christmas here at St. Luke s it was sad to dismantle it and pack it up for another year, but we can look forward to seeing it again next Christmas. Now that we have begun 2019 in earnest, I want to once again thank our newly formed Festival Choir for all their time and talents shared with our parish this Christmas. With just 11 voices it was a blessing to many souls and the comments I heard were all impressive. Thank you too to our Organist, Frank Jorns, for his dedication and leadership. The Festival Choir will start up in late February to prepare for the great celebration of Holy Week and Easter. We have some outstanding music prepared for our next season. Please consider joining us. We can always use more voices. (The choir loft is equipped to hold 30 voices comfortably. Wouldn t that be a sight to behold? Kind of like the old days of volunteer parish choirs.) As promised during Advent, St. Luke Parish will be conducting a survey beginning this weekend asking your input on the current life of the parish and giving all parishioners an opportunity to share their thoughts. The Parish Council is setting goals and priorities for the coming year. We are hoping to have three main goals to accomplish in this New Year and developing Action steps to achieving them. Your input is very important in order for us to all embrace this. Please take time, either online or by use of the paper copies at the doors of Church. These can be placed in the regular offertory and they will make it to the Council. Thank you in advance for your time and your input. I am looking forward to the Lenten Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in March Currently we have 18 pilgrims signed up. That s a good number, but there is still room for more. You may have seen the advertisement I placed in the St. Louis Review to encourage more pilgrims to sign up. If you, or someone you know, might be interested in joining me and other parishioners from St. Luke, Immaculate Conception, and beyond, please contact me by the end of January. The ten days walking where Jesus walked and experiencing the Holy places of the Holy Land will be an incredible way to experience Holy Week this year. Someone once said that the Holy Land is the Fifth Gospel, where people experience the Good News and have a special encounter with the Risen Lord. God Bless! Have a great week! Remember those 3 Hail Marys (Fr. Pete).. 3

4 Monday 8:00am MASS INTENTIONS January 14 ~ First Week in Ordinary Time NO MASS Tuesday January 15 8:00am Marianne Slojkowski Wednesday January 16 8:00am Christopher Green Int. Thursday 8:00am January 17 ~ St. Anthony Ryan Vallet Int. Friday January 18 8:00am Virginia Cassidy Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 10:00am January 19 ~ Blessed Virgin Mary Glennon Curran January 20 ~ 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time People of the Parish Please join us Monday through Friday at 7:30am to pray the rosary. In your charity, please Pray for: the sick and shut-ins of our parish, especially Alice Beck, Lily Becker, Fr. Boisaubin, Michaeleen Cradock, Paul Eigelberger, Patricia F. Heneghan, Mary Ann Hentschel, Mary Guyon Hill, Joyce Hyland, Bob Jacquin, Rose Kopp, Nancy Long Mueller, Lili Ramirez, Debra Reid, Henry Russell & Carole Stempien. the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, may they rest in peace. PLEASE PRAY for our PARISHIONERS and/or LOVED ONES SERVING in the UNITED STATES MILITARY Richard Brady, Marine Corps Michael Frame, Navy Thomas Raybuck, Army 4 S. L E BAPTISM CLASSES Baptism classes, for first time parents and Godparents, are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the Rectory and last approximately 35 minutes. The next class is scheduled for February 5. Please call Donna to register. To add your loved one s name(s) to the list please contact Donna at the office READINGS for the WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11 CALENDAR of EVENTS Monday January 14 NO 8am MASS 6:00 pm SVDP Meeting Wednesday January 16 ~ Parish Office Closed 7:00 pm RCIA Meeting ~ St. Joseph Hall Thursday Friday January 17 ~ Parish Office Closed January 18 ~ Parish Office Closed Saturday January 19 5:00 pm Mass 6:00 pm AA Meeting ~ St. Joseph Hall Sunday January 20 8:00 am Latin Mass 10:00 am Mass 11:30 am Latin Mass The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of MLK Day. ** IMPORTANT NEWS** The PARISH OFFICE will be CLOSED January 16-18, 2019 Donna and Grace, her oldest daughter, are heading to Washington, DC with a group from Cor Jesu Academy for the March for Life. Please pray for safe travels! 2019 CALENDARS Bopp Chapel was most gracious in supplying us with beautiful complimentary 2019 calendars. If you have not picked up your 2019 calendar yet, they are available at the Church entrances.

5 January 13, 2019 SUPER SUB SANDWICH? Well let me tell you... it is the Sandwich Beyond Compare!! Over thirty years ago it started in the kitchens of our Super Luker Scout Parents! Home Baked Roast Beef! Onions sliced to perfection in a Luker Dining Room (yes, the aroma filled the house for days). Lettuce...frozen overnight but rescued the next day with new fresh lettuce!! Tomatoes, sliced to perfection in the school cafeteria volunteer workers beyond compare and the Bread yes, the Bread! Freshly baked on The Hill and picked up by a Scout Parent and delivered at 6am to our Super Luker School assembly line. The assembly began with the Super Luker Workers at 6am and continued through the morning until all orders were fulfilled. It WAS A HUGE SUCCESS and the word spread the next year the orders doubled and the faithful Scout Parent Workers were at it again. NOW 30+ YEARS LATER the success of the The Super Luker continues! Be on the LUKER Team and order for your Super Bowl Party. You will be a SUPER LUKER forever!!!! The Original 24 is $15 on or before January 21; $18 afterward. Sub includes Beef, Ham, Salami, American, Swiss-American cheeses, shredded lettuce-tomato-onion, and Scout secret sauce on the side. Pickup is February 2 at St. Mary Magdalen in Brentwood between 1-3pm. Mail check and order to: Troop 361, c/o Molly Hodge, 1264 Willow Creek Lane. St. Louis, MO Or order and pay with PayPal online at subsales For more information please call Molly Hodge at The Baptism of the Lord The Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Columbus will be selling St. Louis Cardinals Baseball calendars for 2019 after Masses on the week end of January 26/27. Calendars are $15.00 each and include many coupons for use at the stadium PILGRIMAGE to the HOLY LAND March 18-28, 2019 Spiritual Leader: Fr. Peter Blake Please join Fr. Pete as he makes a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The itinerary includes: visiting the Summit of Mt. Olives; Bethlehem; the Holy Grotto of the Nativity; Church of All Nations at Gethsamane; the Old City of Jerusalem; praying the Way of the Cross along the same streets, and among the markets and shops, that Jesus traveled on His journey to Calvary; Mt. Zion; Bethany; the Tomb of Lazarus; Cassarea Philippi; the Sea of Galilee; Cana; and much more! Brochures with more information are available in the parish office. Please call Donna ( ) or visit stlukestl.org RITE of CHRISTIAN INITIATON of ADULTS The RCIA process is for adults who are: Not Catholic & seeking information on what the Catholic Church doctrines & beliefs are. Baptized active Catholics, seeking to update their knowledge of the Catholic Faith. Baptized Catholics, but not practicing, who would like to connect again with the Catholic Church. RCIA meetings are held on Wednesday 7:00pm in St. Joseph Hall. If you are interested or know someone who is, please call Donna for more information. SEE GOD in the FACES of the POOR ~ St. Vincent de Paul Your generous donations enable us to help the needy in our community. You are the face of Christ to so many in need. Thank you for your support! Donations can be dropped off in the containers located in the vestibule/entry ways of Church after daily or weekend Masses or at the rectory (Monday through Friday 9:00am-1:30pm). If you have questions, please contact the parish St. Vincent de Paul office at ext.22. Please remember to pick up your copy of Our Sunday Visitor! Thank you for your continued support of the needy in our community!.. 5

6 6 S. L E STEWARDSHIP GIVING ~ 12/30/2018 Total Envelopes Used/Issued: 39/314 Total Online Giving Users/Households: 42/356 ACTUAL NEEDED DIFFERENCE Envelope Total...$ Loose...$ Online...$ Total...$ $ $ YTD Total...$ 106, $ 103, $ 2, Parish Maintenance... $ St. Vincent de Paul... $ Special Collections... $ Christmas Offering... $ January 19 5:00 p.m. Online giving is available on our website. Please remember St. Luke in your estate planning. January 20 10:00 a.m. Servers Paul Metzger Daniel O Sullivan Lectors Kevin Kelly John Nighbor Eucharistic Ministers Margaret Baxter, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly Tom & Rose Kopp, Tom & Charlotte Kubsh Gift Bearers Joann Frame Felice & John Nighbor Children s Liturgy ~ Rose Kopp Greeters Ushers STEWARDSHIP GIVING 01/06/2019 Total Envelopes Used/Issued: 69/314 Total Online Giving Users/Households: 42/356 Prayers of the Faithful That WE may FULFILL our own BAPTISMAL call by GIVING ourselves entirely to GOD and ANSWER His call to HOLINESS. ACTUAL NEEDED DIFFERENCE Envelope Total... $ Loose... $ Online... $ Total... $ $ $ YTD Total... $ 109, $ 107, $ 2, Parish Maintenance... $ St. Vincent de Paul... $ Special Collections... $ LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ~ January 19 & 20, 2019 Joann Frame & Patty Kelly Tim Day, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly Sheri & John Cronin, Dee & Ron Brockman John Cronin, Paul Eigelberger, Mike McBride & Dan O Sullivan CALLED TO SERVE For many weeks now, we have been celebrating the appearance of the divine presence in human form. As a child, he came to Mary and Joseph, was seen by the shepherds, and then by some wandering magi from the East. Today we celebrate another showing, later in time, to a group gathered at the Jordan River. John hesitated to baptize Jesus, whom he recognized as one mightier than I. But he did as Jesus asked, and the Holy Spirit descended and heaven s voice spoke to Jesus, You are my beloved Son. Jesus was beginning his public life of teaching and service. Soon he would start calling others to join him. Peter was one of the first to be called by Jesus. In today s second reading, he announces the heart of the message, peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Peter was called, and you and I are called to spread that message and to serve God s word. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. iblessed and gratefuli John answered them all, I baptize you with water; but He who is mightier than I is coming...he will baptize you with the Holy Spirt ~ Luke 3:16 The Catholic Catechism states that Jesus immersion in the water is a sign for all human beings of the need to die to themselves to do God s will. In other words, as baptized Catholics there is only one gift that we need to give Jesus ~ the gift of ourselves. Surrender yourself to God, place your trust in Him and allow the Holy Spirit to work through you for the greater glory of God.

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8 January 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord Continue your March for Life Pilgrimage with our Annual Roe v. Wade Memorial Mass the very next weekend on Saturday, January 26 at 10am at the Cathedral Basilica. WOMEN S SOFTBALL LEAGUE The women s recreational softball league is looking for players and/or teams. The season begins this May on Monday nights at 6:30pm at McMahon Field. This January marks 46 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion which has ended over 60 million unborn lives and harmed countless more women, men, and families. Please join the St. Louis Respect Life Community in praying for an end to abortion, healing, and forgiveness for those involved in abortion, and an increased respect for all human life. This special Mass features a Pro-Life Generation rose procession and a collection to benefit the LifeLine Coalition, a group of local Catholic and pro-life social service agencies who help more than 10,000 annually. Following Mass, a peaceful and prayerful Rosary Walk to and from Planned Parenthood will take place. The event concludes with Benediction back at the Cathedral. For more information, contact the Respect Life Apostolate at prolife@archstl.org or ROSES for LIFE The Knights of Columbus, Maplewood De- Soto Council 903, will be having their Roses for Life Campaign on January 12 & 13 at St Luke s. Please stop buy and fill out a rose slip and keep the rose as a reminder to pray for the unborn. Donations can be made but are not required. All proceeds collected will be donated to St. Luke s pro-life committee. Thank You for your support. MOVIN ON GROUP 1065 AA Meeting ~ 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Hall.. 8