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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) NO MASS on MONDAY, August 27, 8:00am CHAPEL WILL BE OPEN FOR PRAYER! LABOR DAY, September 3, 9:00am MASS on the GRASS, McMahon Field 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 Wedding Coordinator Funeral Organist Maintenance Finance Council 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 Cathy Laskowitz celaskowitz@aol.com cell phone: Sue Vonderheid cell phone: Amir Tadzic Tom Kubsh Parish Council Anne Bisch John Nighbor John Weiler Anne Feise Daniel O Sullivan Rich Kurz Julie Schulte 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 Young Adults ~ Rich Kurz CONTACT US St. Vincent DePaul ext.22 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.

August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Today we celebrate the 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today we hear once again from the masterful teacher.

3 August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Today we celebrate the 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today we hear once again from the masterful teacher. For a fifth week we hear Jesus tell the crowds that He is the Bread of Life, the Living Bread come down from Heaven, real food and real drink. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. The Eucharist is Wisdom s sumptuous feast that teaches us to forsake foolishness and advance in the way of understanding. This feast fills us with the Holy Spirit, who gives us understanding and new life. At each Mass we gather, sing hymns, psalms and spiritual songs and then taste and see the goodness of the Lord in the Body and Blood of Jesus becoming one with us. Our sharing in this mystery gives us the spiritual food for life s journey to the eternal banquet feast we ll share one day in Heaven. How can this man give us His flesh to eat? He can and does. We see this through eyes of faith and know He does this for one reason; Love! In a few weeks we will be returning to having our weekly Children s Liturgy of the Word during the 10:00am Mass. For several weeks we have been seeking one more generous parishioner who could offer their time and talent as a catechist/liturgist. Our current team could use one more volunteer who can help bring the message of the scriptures to our parish children. If God is calling you to this ministry, please contact Donna in the parish office ( ). She will put you in contact with one of our regular leaders for more instructions. I want to especially thank parishioners, who during the past several weeks, have joined in donating to the campaigns for School supplies and new/gently used shoes. As you saw in last week s bulletin, the generosity of SLE parishioners for students at Our Lady of Guadalupe was again a huge success. The box for the Shoeman project was also filled several times. Thank you for being generous stewards of God s gifts. Today at 2:00pm I am hosting a special Meet and Greet Informational Meeting for the pilgrimage I will be leading to the Holy Land in March. Our travel guide from the travel company will be here to answer questions and have brochures for anyone interested. Refreshments will be served. All are invited. Even if you re just interested to hear about the details of a visit to the Lands Where Jesus Walked, I want to encourage you to attend. We will meet in St. Joseph Hall. Beginning this month I joined online giving as my way to give each week to our parish. I was reluctant at first as I try to tithe each week. Donna helped me to see how easy it is to set this up and I have been pleasantly surprised how much easier it is than writing a check. If you haven t signed-up for online giving, I just want to let you know I am doing it; it s easy, I highly recommend it! Our final Mass on the Grass for this season, weather permitting, will be on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3 rd at 9:00am. Hope to see you there as we unofficially end summer and begin our round of regular meetings and programs. Finally today, did you know that St. Luke s has a weekly meeting for anyone suffering from alcoholism and is interested in maintaining the path of sobriety. Movin On Group 1065 meets every Saturday at 6:00pm in St. Joseph Hall. If you have family members, friends, or neighbors who are looking for a local meeting, please contact Rhonda for more information: God Bless! Have a good week! Remember those 3 Hail Marys (Fr. Pete) ** IMPORTANT NOTE** RE: MASS - MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018 There is NO MASS on Monday, August 8:00am! The Chapel will be open for prayer!.. 3

Monday 8:00am Tuesday 8:00am MASS INTENTIONS August 20 ~ St. Bernard Kathleen Boehmer August 21 ~ St.

Rose of Lima John J. Lang August 24 ~ St. Bartholomew Kathleen Boehmer August 25 ~ St. Louis; St.

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.

the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, may they rest in peace.

The next class is scheduled for September 4. Please call Donna to register.

L E To add your loved one s name(s) to the list please contact Donna at the office READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30,

43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 SEE GOD in the FACES of the POOR ~ St.

Items needed for August are: Breakfast Cereals, Box-Sealed Milk, Beef Soups or Stews, Carrots, Corn, Potatoes, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pop-Top cans of Spaghetti, Spaghetti O s & Ravioli, Granola

4 Monday 8:00am Tuesday 8:00am MASS INTENTIONS August 20 ~ St. Bernard Kathleen Boehmer August 21 ~ St. Pius X Glennon Curran Wednesday August 22 ~ The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00am Gilbert O. Eschelbach Thursday 8:00am Friday 8:00am Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 10:00am August 23 ~ St. Rose of Lima John J. Lang August 24 ~ St. Bartholomew Kathleen Boehmer August 25 ~ St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz; Blessed Virgin Mary Milhouse/Wuesthoff Families August 26 ~ 21 st 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, Nancy Long Mueller, Henry Russell, & Carole Stempien. the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, may they rest in peace. 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 September 4. Please call Donna to register. PLEASE PRAY for our PARISHIONERS and/or LOVED ONES SERVING in the UNITED STATES MILITARY Richard Brady, Marine Corps Michael Frame, Navy Richie Murphy, Marine Corps Thomas Raybuck, Army 4 S. L E To add your loved one s name(s) to the list please contact Donna at the office READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 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! Items needed for August are: Breakfast Cereals, Box-Sealed Milk, Beef Soups or Stews, Carrots, Corn, Potatoes, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pop-Top cans of Spaghetti, Spaghetti O s & Ravioli, Granola or Breakfast Bars, Fruit Snacks, Low- Sugar Drink Mixes (kool-aide, tang, etc.), Deodorant, Toilet Paper, Feminine Products. 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! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday August 20 6:00 pm SVDP Meeting Thursday August 23 6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal Saturday August 25 2:00 pm Wedding 5:00 pm Mass 6:00 pm AA Meeting ~ St. Joseph Room Sunday August 26 8:00 am Latin Mass 10:00 am Mass 11:30 am Latin Mass 1:00 pm Baptism

August 19, 2018 DON T THROW THEM AWAY! When you come across all of those hotel toiletries you brought home from vacation, please save them for our collection next month.

Purchased sample sizes of any toiletries are welcome as well. Watch for collection details in September. Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time WELCOME HOME!

Pete for an informational meeting about the Pilgrimage on August 19th @ 2:00pm in Saint Joseph Hall. March 18-28, 2019 Spiritual Leader: Fr. Peter Blake Please join Fr.

5 August 19, 2018 DON T THROW THEM AWAY! When you come across all of those hotel toiletries you brought home from vacation, please save them for our collection next month. Instead of clogging up your cabinets and drawers, they can actually be doing good. They will be taken to a shelter and given out in care packages to the residents. Purchased sample sizes of any toiletries are welcome as well. Watch for collection details in September. Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time WELCOME HOME! We are blessed to have new parishioners join our parish family! Please join us in welcoming them to St. Luke s! The Martinez Family PILGRIMAGE to the HOLY LAND Please join Fr. Pete for an informational meeting about the Pilgrimage on August 2:00pm in Saint Joseph Hall. 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! INCLUDED FEATURES: Roundtrip airfare from St. Louis; 8 nights in 1st Class Hotels (Jerusalem - 5 nights; Tiberias - 3 nights); Baggage handling in/out of hotels; Daily Mass at Holy Sites Guided by a Christian guide; Private deluxe motor coach Breakfast & dinner daily & lunch; Escorted by a person from Travel Tyme Brochures with more information are available in the parish office. Please call Donna ( ) or visit stlukestl.org ST. PATRICK S PICNIC OLD ROCK CHURCH The Historic St. Patrick s (Old Rock Church) in Catawissa, Missouri is hosting their picnic, come rain or come shine. Sunday, August 19, :00 am Chicken and beef dinners are served family style 12:00-6:00 pm Adults $13, Child (4-12) $6 Live country western music ~ Missouri Valley Boys 2:00-6:00 pm. There will be amusements, refreshments, and free dancing. All proceeds to be used for the maintenance of the church & cemetery grounds. St. Patrick s is six miles south of Pacific, MO. Take Hwy F to Hwy O, Hwy O to Hwy NN to Rock Church Road, and follow the signs. pictured left to right: Spencer, Christy, Isaac, and Jason Martinez WEW FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION Our next First Friday Adoration will be on September 7 after the 8:00am Mass until 1:00pm in St. Francis Chapel. Please sign up for an Adoration time on the sign-up sheet in the main foyer this weekend. We need at least one adorer for every time slot. 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 will be on Wednesday nights starting September 5, 7:00pm in St. Joseph Hall. If you are interested or know someone who is, please call Donna for more information... 5

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6 ACTUAL NEEDED DIFFERENCE Envelope Total... $ Loose... $ Online... $ Total... $ $ $ YTD Total... $ 27, $ 26, $ Parish Maintenance... $ St. Vincent de Paul... $ Special Collections... $ STEWARDSHIP GIVING 08/12/2018 Total Envelopes Used/Issued:41 /326 Online giving is available on our website. Please remember St. Luke in your estate planning. Dynamic Catholic, Alive! Giving Thanks Always and for Everything The Gospel today is critical for our lives as Catholics, as it illuminates the truth of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Read John 6 again and again! However, since I touched on the first part of this passage last week, I want to focus on St. Paul s letter to the Ephesians today. In this letter, he provides us with a hallmark of the Christian life: rejoicing and giving thanks in all circumstances. We find ourselves in all types of situations during our earthly life. These include sick times and healthy times, sad times and cheerful times, times of defeat and times of victory. The crux of the matter is that we must always give thanks to God for whatever He sends our way. The apostles and early Christian martyrs rejoiced that they were found worthy to suffer for the sake of Jesus Christ. They glorified Him in life and death. Similarly, we are called to be a people who do not despair or embrace a cynical perspective on life in the midst of trials. In our workplaces, our families, our neighborhoods, and all our endeavors, we are called to manifest the goodness of God and the truth that He uses us to accomplish His will in all things. Jesus, thank you for EVERYTHING. archstl.org/dynamic LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ~ August 25 & 26, 2018 August 25 5:00 p.m. August 26 10:00 a.m. THIS EUCHARISTIC FEAST Some things about human nature don t change, even over the course of centuries. When we celebrate a holiday, we have a meal; when we celebrate a significant event, we have a feast. In today s first reading, Lady Wisdom is setting a feast, a sign of celebrating the covenant that Israel has with God. Israel s central remembrance of its saving Exodus covenant is the Passover meal. So it is natural and not coincidental that the Christian celebration of the new covenant sealed by the blood of Christ on the cross happens at a meal, our Eucharist, offered first by Jesus in the context of Passover remembrance. It is easy for us, sometimes, to forget the very long and rich religious and human origins of our eucharistic feasting on the bread and cup that are the Body and Blood of Jesus. Today, and for the next few Sundays that we hear the Bread of Life discourse from John, let us bring to mind the loving covenant that God makes with us, and be filled with great joy at this marvelous feast that we have come to attend! Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise. ~ Ephesians 5:15 Servers Panzer Beaudoin Lectors Patty Kelly Julia Beaudoin Eucharistic Ministers Neil Clavers, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly Tom & Rose Kopp, Tom & Charlotte Kubsh Gift Bearers Joann Frame Sheri & John Cronin Children s Liturgy ~ ~ A wise person recognizes that all we have and all we are comes from God. A wise person thanks God continually throughout the day for all His many blessings. A wise person realizes that God has blessed us for a reason and that He wants us to help Him build His kingdom of earth. Greeters Joann Frame & Patty Kelly Sheri & John Cronin, Dee & Ron Brockman Ushers Tim Day, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly John Cronin, Paul Eigelberger, Mike McBride & Dan O Sullivan 6 S. L E

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August 19, 2018 Labor Day MASS on the GRASS Monday, September 3 rd at 9:00am Please join us for Mass on the Grass on Monday, September 3 rd at McMahon Field at 9:00am.

In the event of inclement weather Mass will be held in Church. A MULTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!

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binders; AND MUCH MORE!! Thank you to each and every one of you who sacrificed your time and money for the school children and teachers at Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Joseph Room Week 1: AA; Week 2: AA; Week 3: Al-non; Week 4: AA; Week 5: Chair s Choice Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time LITTLE FLOWER DANCE Registration for the 2018-2019 dancing season Tuesday,

8 August 19, 2018 Labor Day MASS on the GRASS Monday, September 3 rd at 9:00am Please join us for Mass on the Grass on Monday, September 3 rd at McMahon Field at 9:00am. Please call Donna if you are able to help Fr. Pete set up. Bring your own lawn chairs! Please let our parishioners who need close parking have the premier spots! In the event of inclement weather Mass will be held in Church. A MULTITUDE OF GRATITUDE! THANK YOU to everyone who contributed so generously to the collection we had for school supplies for Our Lady of Guadalupe! WE collected over 6750 sheets of loose leaf paper; 38 spiral notebooks; 30 composition notebooks; 60 pocket folders; 3300 index cards; 76 glue sticks; 19 bottles of glue; 1352 crayons; 396 colored pencils; 30 markers; 24 expo markers; 267 erasers; 492 pencils; 278 pens; 42 sharpies; 46 highlighters; 42 Ziploc bags; 54 scissors; 24 rulers; 2 pencil sharpeners; 2,528 sticky notes; 11 3-ring binders; AND MUCH MORE!! Thank you to each and every one of you who sacrificed your time and money for the school children and teachers at Our Lady of Guadalupe. They are very grateful for your generosity and so are we! SAVE the DATE! Saturday, September 22, 1:30pm Norman K. Probstein Golf Courses at Forest Park MOVIN ON GROUP :00 p.m. in the St. Joseph Room Week 1: AA; Week 2: AA; Week 3: Al-non; Week 4: AA; Week 5: Chair s Choice Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time LITTLE FLOWER DANCE Registration for the dancing season Tuesday, August 28 3:00pm - 6:00pm Little Flower School Hall Classes begin Saturday September 8, 2018 For more information please us at littleflowerdance@gmail.com; call Amy S ( ), Amy M ( ) or Donna ( ) You can also visit the website at THE GARDEN of INNOCENTS The Garden of Innocents is two things. It is a group of caring people acting on the belief that every person is a child of God from the first moment of their existence and that they deserve to have the respect and dignity due them. It is also a place, a place in Calvary Cemetery where, thanks to the generosity of Msgr. Robert McCarthy and Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, abandoned children are laid to rest. That s the reason for the Garden of Innocents. Living out her Catholic faith, St. Peter-St. Charles parishioner Rebeca McKelvey filled a previously unmet need. She learned that when babies who have died are abandoned by their families, they were buried without the dignity and respect every person deserves. Without any rudiments, even clothing, they were buried in unmarked graves. She brought together like minded folks to provide what was needed to honor these innocent souls and express the love of God they enjoy together with all his creation. Today, although the Garden of Innocents has provided over 40 burials for these special children of God it remains a little known ministry in our midst. Realizing that there are many folks in our parishes who would be eager and willing to support this ministry the Garden is reaching out with this information. There are many ways you can be a part of this ministry. First by supporting it with prayer. You can also get on the Garden s list to be notified when a funeral takes place and attend the funeral joining in honoring these children. If your skills include knitting or sewing, you can contribute by donating the items used to lay these children to rest. You can help by providing financial resources and there are even more ways to support the Garden as well. For more details and contact information check out the Garden s website: or on Facebook... 8

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST MASS & SACRAMENTS New Members: We welcome new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you. Please visit our website to register online (www.stlukestl.org). Sunday Masses: Saturday