MAY 8, 2016 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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2 MAY 8, 2016 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER St. Luke Parish Rev. Danil Srian Pastr Religius Educatin Tel: 630/ Parish Office Tel: 630/ Parish Office PROXIMO TRAVEL Travel with Father Srian t Rme, Assisi, Tuscany, Flrence, Venice, Lurdes and Fatima. Witness the Cannizatin f the Blessed Mther Teresa f Calcutta. business. Gd des nt give us a ten-day hliday, and the readings tday make this clear. The martyrdm f Stephen, which is als celebrated n the day after Christmas, is recunted tday. T hear that stry tday shuld get us up ut f ur chairs and mve us t wrk fr the kingdm. We have already been baptized; we have already received the Hly Spirit. And if at Pentecst we receive a special infusin f that Spirit, it shuld nly help us t d what we already knw we need t d. And why shuld we nt wait? Because with Jesus telling us in the Bk f Revelatin that his cming sn, every secnd cunts. The Gspel tday, the great prayer f Christ fr unity shuld help t direct ur effrts. We shuld nt simply run ff madly in all directins, rather we shuld wrk t becme part f a single vice in the wrld the vice f Christ. Anything that we d that des nt help t achieve this deepest wish f Christ is flawed. We cannt drift further apart, if that is what we are ding. As Christians this prayer fr unity means that we need t be lking fr ways t bring all wh are disciples f Jesus tgether int ne. If we d this, then we will be ready t accept the gifts f the Spirit, which make f the many languages f the wrld a single vice t praise Gd. 2004, OCP. All rights reserved. Printed by Liturgy.cm OCP , All Rights Reserved. The trip is frm September 1 14th and csts $4, It includes, yur flight, htel, guided turs, transprtatin n luxury buses, breakfasts, all dinners and much mre! Fr mre infrmatin visit Prxim Travel s website at r send an t anthny@prximtravel.cm. Make sure yu mentin yu want t travel with Father Srian. By Glenn CJ Byer, MA SLD In thse places where the Ascensin f the Lrd is celebrated n a Thursday, this Seventh Sunday f Easter is celebrated. Otherwise it is suppressed. In these days between the Ascensin f the Lrd and the descent f the Hly Spirit at Pentecst, it is imprtant that we nt lse sight f ur call t be abut ur Father's

3 MASSES CELEBRATED DURING THE WEEK ARE HELD IN THE CHURCH SATURDAY MAY 7 4:15 4:45pm Cnfessins 5:00 Rita Lewek req. by her children SUNDAY MAY 8 8:30am The Peple f St. Luke Parish 11:00 Ann Neff req. by Mary Breinig Please pray fr the sick in ur parish especially, Pat Angel, Cecile Beauregard, Jhn Capezi, Bill Clift, James Curnck, Disabled Vets, Angel Faulkner, Emily Giving, Sndra Majy and Teresa Seidel. Please remember ur belved dead, especially and the men and wmen wh have given their lives fr ur cuntry. MONDAY MAY 9 Mass will nt be celebrated tday TUESDAY MAY 10 WEDNESDAY MAY 11 THURSDAY MAY 12 FRIDAY MAY 13 SATURDAY MAY 14 2:00pm Baptisms 4:14 4:45 Cnfessins 5:00 Rn Kulesza req. by mm & dad and fr Bienvenid Datuin and Rgeli Datuin req. by Beminda Datuin-Pal SUNDAY May 15 8:30am St. Luke Parish Memrial Sciety 11:00 The Peple f St. Luke Parish May 1, 2016 REG. CHURCH SUPPORT 127 SUN. ENVELOPE CONTRIBUTIONS =$3, LOOSE CONTRIBUTIONS =$ TOTAL COLLECTION =$4, AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION =$ EXPENSES =$6, FINANCIAL FREEDOM =$ Thank yu s much fr yur n-ging generus financial supprt f St. Luke Parish! Every amunt cntributed helps, s we respectfully ask that yu cntinue t regularly use yur church supprt envelpes. It is yur genersity that allws us t d what we d. Please give as yur financial needs allw.

4 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Jesus tells the disciples that they will be witnesses t the ends f the earth (Acts 1:1-11). Secnd Reading Gd seated Jesus at his right hand in the heavens (Ephesians 1:17-23) r Hebrews 9:24-28; 10: Gspel As Jesus blessed his disciples he parted frm them and was taken up t heaven (Luke 24:46-53). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mnday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Wednesday: Jn 17:1-11a Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Sunday: IN-CARNATION Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 r Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b r Ez 37:1-14 r Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30; Rm 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cr 12:3b-7, r Rm 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 r Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 The fficial flwer f Mther's Day is the carnatin, the favrite flwer f the mm f the hliday's funder, Anna Jarvis. Over time, the custm arse f wearing a white carnatin n Mther's Day if yur mther has died and a red ne if she's living. cmes incarnatin, Gd s cming t earth in flesh. Thus, carnatins remind us f ur lving mthers as well as ur lving Savir. Cpyright 2016 by Cmmunicatin Resurces. All rights reserved The Newsletter Newsletter (ISSN ) is published mnthly by Cmmunicatin Resurces, Inc. PO Bx 36269, Cantn OH 44735, Phne: service@newsletternewsletter.cm. Web site: in: May 2012 FIRST COMMUNION CLASS The fllwing children received Cmmunin fr the first time n Sunday, May 1st at 1:00. Yur St. Luke Parish Family wants t cngratulate each f yu! Blake Beaulieu Ryan Beaulieu Jake Bczkwski Claire Fys Francesc La Barvera Brke Mackiewicz Andrianne Panasewicz May Gd cntinue t bless each f yu with jy! GARDENING ANGELS Please help keep the grunds arund ur parish lking beautiful. Cnsider being a gardening angel. Gardening Angels are assigned a sectin f the grunds and weed and water it n their schedule. N previus experience needed. We will train yu! If yu can't cmmit t the entire grwing seasn, just let us knw when yu culd help. We welcme peple wh can help nce a mnth, fr a few weeks, r even just a few times. T vlunteer, call the Parish Office. If yu have questins call Gail at In fact, many carnatin clrs have special meanings. Pink carries the richest Christian symblism. Accrding t legend, carnatins first appeared n earth as Mary wept while watching Jesus carry his crss. Where her tears fell, there appeared pink carnatins, symblizing a mther s undying lve. Accrding t ne thery, the English wrd fr carnatin cmes frm carnis, Latin fr flesh. Frm the same rt

5 WELCOME VETERANS Carl Stream VFW Pst nw meets at St. Luke Parish n the 2nd Tuesday f each mnth at 7:00pm. Eligible Veterans please jin us and help us help Vets in the lcal areas. June 6 th thrugh July 31 st (multiple sessins) T brwse the available camps, please visit: Any questins, cntact Janet Thelen at 630/ x1145 r jthelen@sfhscllegeprep.rg. WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER HELP OUR VETERANS The Veterans at DuPage Cnvalescent Center will be spnsring Bing fr the residents at: DuPage Cnvalescent Center 400 N. Cunty Farm Rad Wheatn, IL They culd use sme help n Wednesday, May 11th frm 6:30 t 8:30pm. 6:30-7:00 Help gather the residents Jesus raised his hands and blessed them. Jesus prayed fr his disciples and us t knw and believe the gd news f the Gspel! Open yur heart and allw Gd s lve t transfrm all areas f yur life including yur marriage. The next Wrldwide Marriage Encunter Weekends are June 10th 12th, August 12th 14th, r Octber 7th 9th, all at Elk Grve Village. Early registratin is highly recmmended. Fr reservatins/infrmatin, call Jim & Kris at 630/ r cntact us thrugh 7:00-8:00 Help residents play Bing 8:00-8:30 Help residents back t their rms Please cntact Mark Dnvan r Jim Benzin if yu can help. ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Our summer camps are: Open t students entering grades 3-12 Curricular and C-Curricular (63 camps) Sprts Theater Band Chir Academic And mre JOYFUL AGAIN! Fr widwed Men and Wmen Are yu widwed? Have yu reached a crssrads? Are yu at a turning pint? D yu want t mve frward with yur life, while still treasuring yur memries? The Jyful Again prgram brings understanding and hpe t help yu in yur life s new jurney. What: Wrkshp/retread fr Widwed Men and Wmen Where: St. Julie Billiart Parish, Tinley Park When: July 9th & 10th (Als n July 23rd & 24th, Hly Family, Inverness) Fr infrmatin r t register call Jyful Again Widwed Ministry at 708/ Early registratin is encuraged.