CATHOLIC CHURCH 5235 SOUTH AVENUE BOARDMAN, OH 44512 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 17, 2019 Office: 330-782-9783 Fax: 330-782-1574 Email: saintlukes@zoominter net.net Website: www.saintluke-parish.org Early Childhood Learning Center: 330-782-4060 School Lobby: 330-788-0025 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.
Parish Office Business Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:304:00pm, Friday 8:30am-2:00pm. Closed on weekends. SANCTUARY LAMP IN HONOR OF FRANK MAGUSIAK 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 NANCY BAUGHMAN PRESIDER S 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. 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 March 17, 2019 Sunday Second Sunday of Lent Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 4:1; Lk 9:28b-36 Monday Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21; 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Wednesday Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Mt 20:1728 Thursday Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 1112; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday Third Sunday of Lent Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Monday Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Thursday Friday 6:00 p.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY 8:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. MONDAY 6:45 p.m. TUESDAY 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2019 COMMUNION SERVICE ANN & DAN FLOOD AND MICHAEL WEAVER ST. ANTHONY NOVENA JOESPHINE GROSSO COMMUNION SERVICE VERA BIACONI STATIONS OF THE CROSS KAREN DEVINE ROBERT MCDERMOTT PARISH ACTIVITIES CCD... SCH JOURNEY... MMR BINGO... PH BOCCE DINNER... OUT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS... FMR SOUP SUPPERS... MMR SOCIAL CONCENRS... MMR UNAVAILABLE... PH GIRL SCOUTS... SPR JOURNEY... MMR K OF C FISH FRY CARRY OUT BINGO... PH AA MEETING... MMR Saint Luke Church Stations of the Cross Friday Evenings at 6:00 pm in the Church
A Message from: Sister Mary Alyce September MARCH 17, 16, 2019 2018 Ten days of Lent are behind us already. Have you tried to change your heart in any way during this past week and a half? For some reason, I was so moved by the liturgies on the weekend of March 2 and 3 that I can t get them off my mind. I saw people in church who had been away during the cold winter months. Attendance seemed fuller than the previous weeks and the music, prayer responses and singing sounded so animated and jubilant that I actually stopped singing at one point to take it all in. I know, you say, each mass is supposed to be that way and I know that in my mind but in reality it isn t. So I ask, what made those two weekend masses so moving, for me at least? Maybe it was the Mardi Gras anticipation on Saturday and the Mardi Gras after celebration on Sunday. Maybe it was my personal reflection on how far Saint Luke Parish has come in the past 18 months that I have been here as the Parish Leader. Maybe it was the fact that we have many liturgical ministers who take their roles seriously and who minister from the heart whether they are greeting people at the door, collecting offering baskets, approaching the altar so reverently to distribute the Eucharist, singing in the choir or serving mass so attentively (added to the fact that we have a number of new altar servers to carry on this important role at liturgy). I heard and saw children and grown-ups singing and listening and standing and sitting at appropriate times. Today s gospel of the Transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9: 28-36) speaks directly to this point. Why were the apostles able to see a radiant Jesus even though they had been with him for three years? Because they saw with new eyes, too. They were touched by the divine in a way that made the human signs and symbols and person of Jesus take on a transcendent meaning. They couldn t fully understand it but they knew it when they saw it. I don t know why those two liturgies were so moving for me but I knew it when I saw and heard it. That s what the time of Lent can do for us. For the next three Sundays at 10:00 a.m. mass, Dawn Marie Estrate and Julianna Bresko, our catechumens, will participate in the ritual of the Three Scrutinies in preparation for their Baptism at the Easter Vigil. Historically, the scrutinies took place as the catechumens conduct was scrutinized by the priest to determine if their conduct was becoming of a soon-to-be-baptized individual. In effect, this has already been done by their sponsors in the Rite of Election on March 10. The ritual has been revised over the years to reflect not only the scrutinies but also the exorcism of spirits that might deter the catechumens from following Jesus, followed by a period of silent prayer and litany for the catechumens as a sign of the congregation s willingness to support the newly baptized and finally by the laying on of hands. We who are baptized have already been clothed with Christ; the catechumens have not yet been reborn as new creations. That is why those who have already been baptized are able to pray for the Elect with such fervor. Fr. Keehner had surgery on Friday, March 15. He will be recuperating for a few weeks. Please keep him in your prayers. Until next time..sister Mary Alyce A Note from Fr. Keehner: Brothers and Sisters in Christ: By the time you read this note, I will have undergone surgery and will hopefully be on the road to a full recovery from the illness which sidelined me in November and December. Please pray for me that I am able to return to my duties at both St. Christine and St. Luke parishes in a timely manner. I ask that you not try to visit me or call me in the hospital or during the first week or two of my recovery at home. Know that I will be in the care of my brother and sister and my dog Arwen, and that they will take very good care of me as they did after I was released from the hospital in December. My hope is that at the very latest, I will be back at the altar, celebrating Mass in time for Holy Week. Know that I am truly grateful for your prayers and support. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John Keehner Please pray for our Christian Initiation Catechumens, Julianna Bresko and Dawn Estrate as they continue their Catholic faith formation sessions that will end at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 20th.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession. (Genesis 15:7) St. Luke Parish has been asked to join together with parishes throughout the Diocese of Youngstown in offering our support to the 2019 Annual Bishop s Appeal. Our financial need is $4.2 million. The Saint Luke Parish goal this year is $65,880.00. There are many ways in which you can participate. Please PRAY for the success of the Annual Bishop s Appeal. Your prayers are meaningful and critical to our success as a Church family. DONATE to the Appeal. VOLUNTEER your time and talents to any of the ministries of the Church. Use the response card you received in the mail OR use an envelope found in the narthex to respond. Please submit a response card or envelope even if you are unable to make a gift of any dollar amount. Your response will count towards our parish participation goal. We ask every family to prayerfully participate in the Annual Appeal. If you use WeShare for your donation, Saint Luke will send a list of WeShare contributors to the Bishop's Appeal office at the diocese. You do not need to complete a card or an envelope. Thank you in advance for your reflection and generous response. COLLECTION REPORTS FOR March 10, 2019 Sunday amount needed to meet budget... $12,240.00 Sunday Collection... $7,209.00 WeShare Sunday Collection... $680.00 Loose Money... $204.00 Children s Envelopes... $5.00 Red Envelope (including WeShare)... $114.00 Total... $8,212.00 VISION Just as the Lord gave Abraham, Moses and the Israelites a land to possess, He has also given each of us a home. Whether your home is grand or humble, it is a gift from God. Abraham prepared a great sacrifice to the Lord in gratitude for the home God gave him. How do you show your gratitude to God for the home He has given you? Do you make a sacrifice of any kind? Do you return any of your finances to God, investing equally in your eternal home just as you invest in your earthly home? VOCATIONS: This is my chosen Son, listen to him. Is our Lord asking you to follow him in tending His flock as a priest, deacon, sister or brother? If this call is in your heart, contact Fr. Christopher Luoni at (330) 744-8451 or by email: cluoni@youngstowndiocese.org. That our priests, who bring us to the mountain of Christ at every Mass and feed us with His transforming love in the Holy Eucharist, will be strengthened in their life and vocation, we pray to the Lord. A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar Jesus went up to the mountain to pray and he was changed. Prayer has the power to change us. This lent set aside a few minutes each day to pray for members of your family. Pray before each meal and if you are married, spend five minutes in prayer together. Something to think about this week Do things for others not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are. -Mother Teresa SAINT LUKE BOCCE LEAGUE will meet on Tuesday, March 19th at 6pm at the Fireplace. RSVP Bill Schiraldi at 330-726-6079. Vision 20/20 Goal... $250,000.00 Total Pledged and In-kind Gifts... $226,043.02 When is my quarterly payment due? Your first quarterly payment should be made on or before March 30; second quarter on or before June 30; third quarter on or before September 30th; and fourth on or before December 31st. OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: Two adjoining rooms, can be separated. Approximately 800 sq. ft. each. One room has a private office. Rent includes utilities, and janitorial services. Private area inside school building. Separate entrance from school. Call 330502-2997 for details and rental information, ask for Rick.
As we continue on our journey into the desert with Jesus for Forty Days to find our true selves again in him, to deepen our faith in him and to die and rise with him to a new level of life, Saint Luke Parish offers these opportunities to grow in spirit: Reconciliation every Wednesday following the 5:30pm Mass. Wednesday Evening Mass: Mass will be celebrated at 5:30. Additional opportunities listed in upcoming bulletins. Soup Suppers every Wednesday evening in the Martha and Mary Room at 6pm. Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at 6pm in the Church. Saint Anthony Novena following the 8am Mass on Tuesdays beginning March 19th. Please make time for this sacred time of the year! On Wednesdays of Lent, we will have our Soup Suppers in the Martha and Mary Room, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Why not volunteer to bring a pot of soup or a loaf of bread to share. Bring the family, your place settings, and put the money saved on dinner in your Rice Bowl. CRS RICE BOWL: Encounter Annet: In Uganda, we encounter Annet and her family, children forced to flee violence, searching for stability. How are we called to welcome the stranger in our midst? How can you support those worldwide who are forced to flee their homes to find safety or better opportunities? Visit crsricebowl.org. for more information. Area Communal Penance Services Communal Penance Services will take place at area parishes. The service allows individual confessions within the context of community, preparation, and thanksgiving. Listed bellow are several: Monday March 18th at 7pm at Saint Christine Church, Youngstown Tuesday March 19th at 3pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Austintown Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm at St. Joseph, Youngtown Sunday, March 31st at 3pm Saint at Charles Borromeo, Boardman Fridays During Lent From 5 to 7pm in the Pole Barn $10.00 per dinner, which includes fried or baked fish, cole slaw, roll, and CHOICE of one side: macaroni and cheese, haluski, or pierogi. Extra sides available at $4.00; fish sandwich $3.00; or fish sandwich with cheese $3.50. Call 330-397-9293 to place your order BEFORE 5pm. EASTER ENVIRONMENT You can send in your Altar Decoration envelope at any time. For a minimum donation of $10.00 you can list up to THREE names on the envelope. If you send more than three names, only the first three will be published. Lists will appear in the Easter Sunday bulletin, therefore you are asked to turn in your envelopes before April 15th. SAINT ANTHONY NOVENA: A Novena in Roman Catholic practice is a period of time specifically put aside to pray for particular needs, asking God s direction and help in those needs. The first Novena is rooted in sacred scripture, in the Acts of the Apostles, as the Apostles and Mary the Mother of Jesus waited and prayed together in the upper room after Christ s ascension into heaven until the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The Latin word Novena means nine and refers to that prayerful waiting of nine days for the outpouring of God s spirit. Saint Anthony of Padua, the Franciscan priest who served the poor, challenged the corrupt, preached the Gospel with power and by God s grace worked miracles of conversion and healing, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, June 13th, 1231A.D. and so instead of nine days, a novena in honor of Saint Anthony is held for thirteen Tuesdays. Our Saint Anthony Novena this year begins on Tuesday, March 19th. Bring a specific intention and focus on it in prayer with Saint Anthony for thirteen Tuesdays and trust that God will answer in God s mysterious but perfect way! The Novena will be held in Saint Luke Church in the morning after the 8am Mass and in Saint Charles Church in the evening after the 6pm Mass. Pease come!
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 ~ Ron s Tree Service 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 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 Parish Contacts Celebrating the Sacraments 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 330-792-3829*** 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.