WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 17, 2018 17545 Huber Avenue N.W. Clearwater, Minnesota 55320 Father Dennis Backer, Parochial Administrator Pastoral Emergencies 320-291-5678 Parish Office Hours... Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 am-3:00 pm Fri. 8:30 am-12:00 pm Phone... 320-558-2124 Email... office@churchofstlukes.com Father Backer... Ext1or fatherbacker@churchofstlukes.com Website... www.churchofstlukes.com Prayer Line... 320-558-6169 Trustees... Judy Lashinski & Steve LaFond Finance Council Chairperson... James Lieser Pastoral Council Chairperson...David Herzan Parish Staff Parish Administrator... Sue Miller Ext 3 or admin@churchofstlukes.com Director of Faith Formation... Marilyn Popp Ext 2 or stlukefaithandlife@gmail.com Music... Tammy Reinert Mass Schedule Weekend Sat. 5:00 pm; Sun. 8:00 & 10:00 am Weekday Masses Tuesday Friday 8:00 am Saturday 9:00am Chapel Hours Sun. Sat. 5:00 am to 9:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Fri 9:00 am 9:00 pm Hospitality after Mass Join us in the gathering area for coffee Sacraments Reconciliation 1/2 hour before Daily Mass Tues-Sat Before weekend Masses: Sat.- 4:15 PM; Sun. 7:15 & 9:15 AM And by appointment Baptisms/Baptism Prep Classes Prep class required before each baptism, please call parish office to make arrangements. Weddings Contact the parish office one year prior to your requested wedding date. RCIA Contact: Bruce Fladebo 320-260-3303 brucefladebo@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ ChurchOfStLukes
2 P A S T O R S R E F L E C T I O N S I feel like we skipped right over spring and now we are into summer. We went from cold to heat and humidity. I see this past week many of you did some spring cleaning and brought items in for the Parish Garage Sale. I am always impressed how many people are lined up out front waiting for the doors to open. I have told a few people that I try and bring more to the sale, than I get from the sale. I would like to thank everyone who donated items for the sale. And a thank you to Marlene Imholte and all her helpers who always do an amazing job of setting up and checking out. I often will wonder about the history of some of the things that come in for the Garage Sale. Five years ago I started playing chess with a friend when I was on medical leave. It was one of those NEW things when I was trying to get my mind working right again. As I got into it, I picked up a few books and a few different chess sets. I tend to go a little over board, one of my faults. You may have seen that there were some nice chess sets at the sale. Time to let them go! As I walked around looking at things, I could not help but thinking some of these items were gifts people received, some they may have bought and just don't use anymore, I know of a few people who were moving and downsizing. Some times when someone dies, the history of an item dies with them. I have a set of pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, that hang over my bed. I received these from my mother for my ordination. They were her mother's mother's wedding gift. It would be easy enough to only see them as old pictures, yet knowing the history, they mean more to me. When I make a rescue at an Antique store, I often wonder about my purchases, like the Baptismal Font, 1935 or the priest traveling wake kit, etc etc. I have heard stories of family members getting emotional over an ice cream scoop! Yet the things that really matter the most are not things that will ever make it to a Garage Sale. A wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ. Faith is something that we should hold near and dear. The Love of a dear friend, someone who is always there for us when we need them. I remember when my mother passed and we had to go through her belongings, finding cards that I made in elementary school. 30 copies of a flyer for the Garage Sale we had to support me in seminary (Flyers for an event that took place 8 years earlier). Yet all of these were priceless treasures for my mother. Faith in Jesus Christ is something my mother gave to me, that I am most grateful for. That relationship is most important to me. Faith is something that no one can take from us. It is only when we walk away from it, that we lose our faith. Something, we should never give up. Blessings, Fr Backer ***Youth Bake Sale! This weekend, June 16 th -17 th the Youth will be having a bake sale after all the Masses to raise money for the Steubenville St Paul Youth conference. Please come prepared to purchase some delicious treats. We Thank you for helping us out! ***St Luke Garage Sale! Today is your last chance for a bargain! Fill a bag for $5 or Items are ½ price on large items that don t fit in the bag! It s a great deal! Stop on over at the parish center. V I S I O N S T A T E M E N T The Church of St. Luke is a Catholic Community, centered in Christ through baptism and formed by the Eucharist. We strive to always be a community where every heart is touched by our Christian fellowship.
P A R I S H & C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T S 3 Faith and Family Happy Father day! The role of the father in the home is to love, and nurture his children and to show his children how much he loves God. Our society has done a disservice to the role of the father as the head of the house. Society has reduced the role of fathers to that as an extra parent that is placed on the level of the children. We read in scripture how important the father is in the family. Christ tells us in his word that the father is to be the head of the household as Christ is the head of the Church as we read 1Cor11:3. What this means is that it is the father who should be the leader with his wife to teach the children to know, love and serve the Lord with their whole heart, mind and strength. Ephesians 6:4 says: Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Children look to their dads and will model what dad does so if you show them that you are a man of God by your prayer, word and deed, they too will come to know the Lord and the importance of a loving father. It takes perseverance in daily prayer and reading God s word, regular Mass attendance and surrounding oneself with those who love the Lord so they have someone to hold them accountable to the Word of God. May God Bless you on this special day. My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children. - Saint Teresa of Avila Share the Glory! Personal Items for youth needed. Help the youth from St Luke who will be attending the Steubenville Youth conference in St Paul on July 27-29 th. The youth are asking their church family to partner with them and the Steubenville St. Paul Share The Glory movement by gathering items for People Serving People. Please Bring NEW items such as pants, shirts, tennis shoes, and other essentials, etc. (see list in gathering area) and drop them in the basket provided in the gathering area. Monetary donations/target gift cards are appreciated too. Thank you for your generosity. We will be collecting these items through July 25 th. VBS 2018 Splash Canyon! Jesus is by our side in life s wild ride! Get ready get set and mark your calendar August 5 th through August 9 th 6:00-8:30pm for a week of faith, fun and fellowship for youth in Preschool age 4 through 6 th grade! Volunteers Needed: VBS 2018 Splash Canyon will be held on August 5 th through August 9 th! Please sign up to help to make this fun and wonderful opportunity for our youth to walk closer with our Lord. There is a sign up in the gathering area. prayer team. Adoration: Consider giving Jesus one hour of your time each week by spending time with him in the adoration chapel. "When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now," St. Teresa of Calcutta Baptism Attendance at a one hour Baptismal Preparation Program is required and parish registration is expected. Please call the parish office to sign up for upcoming classes. The next class will be July 5, 2018 at 7 pm in the Parish Center. Weddings Contact the parish office one year prior to your requested wedding date and set up an appointment with Father Backer Marriage Preparation classes and a retreat are required. Archdiocesan Rural Life Sunday celebration Sunday June 24 th. The celebration begins with Sunday Mass at 1:30 p.m. (Fr. Charles Lachowitzer presiding) at Goldview Farms, 9156 Grover Ave. SW, Waverly. Following, there will be lunch, music, dance, and family-fun activities including barrel train rides, hay wagon rides, and a chance to see the farm animals. Join the parishioners from St. Mary in Waverly and others from throughout the Archdiocese to pray, remember, and celebrate all the good things God has given us in our rural way of life. All are welcome! For many more details, including a map and directions, visit archspm.org/events. Questions? Contact the Office of Parish and Clergy Services at 651-290-1647 Holy Hours for Vocations. The next gathering to pray for vocations is on Tuesday, July, 7 8 p.m., Divine Mercy, Faribault. Please take advantage of the opportunity to pray here in the Adoration Chapel at St Luke for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious. The Lord is working in many of the lives of our young people from St Luke; please take this time to pray for our youth for vocations to religious as well. Need a break? Check out what s happening at Christ the King Retreat Center. There are brochures in the resource center or visit www.kingshouse.com. You will find a complete listing of retreats and more Prayer team Date: As Catholics we are called to support one another in prayer and to bring that alive at St Luke, we will have a prayer team available the first Sunday of each month after the 10am Mass. There will be the opportunity for prayer Sunday, July 1 st. If you would like prayer for yourself, a loved one, or other needs, come to the adoration chapel for prayer with the prayer team. Young at Heart lunch will be at noon on Thursday, June 21, at Rejoice Lutheran Church in Clearwater, with a freewill donation. Program will be presented by a volunteer from Pioneer Park in Annandale. She will share memories of one room schools and tell us about some of the many events happening this summer at the Settlement. Reservations are encouraged. Call Rejoice at 320-558-6851 or email rejoice@rejoicelutheranchurch.org Keep in mind our Parish Festival is coming up on August 26th. So get those ideas in place for your Basket From Heaven. Quilt tickets are out on the tables so pick yours up and start selling. Grand Raffle tickets will be here soon! M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T We, the community of St. Luke, come together to worship with joy and unity, to guide our children in faith, to show compassion and love towards others, and to work together as a parish family, so that we may be instrumental in building a meaningful and everlasting community to God by sharing our time and talents and following our Lord Jesus Christ.
Mass Schedule & Intentions Tuesday, June 19th 8:00 am Judy Heckmann Wednesday, June 20th 8:00 am Arnie & Maria Lanners Thursday, June 21st 8:00 am Steve & Amy Madsen Friday, June 22nd 8:00 am Nick & Raina Klisch Saturday, June 23rd 9:00 am Family of St. Luke's Saturday, June 23rd 5:00 pm Gertie Thole Sunday, June 24th 8:00 am Parishioners 10:00 am Roger Barthel Minister s Schedule For June 23rd & 24th Servers 5:00 pm Luke & Joseph Aasen 8:00 am Skyler & Rylee O Konek 10:00 am Russell & Grace Jarvis Lectors 5:00 pm Bonnie Quast 8:00 am Mary Lenk 10:00 am David Herzan Ushers 5:00 pm Ken & Mary Abraham 8:00 am Doc & Mike Gohman 10:00 am Brad & Nicole Wurm Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 pm Eileen Berg, Nicole Brix (P) & Jane Ergen 8:00 am Marie Gohman (P), Kathy Meir, Boots Skelton & Volunteer 10:00 am Amy Friedrichs (P), Donna Dovel (P), Benjamin Helget, Deb Yoerg (P), Greg Koenigs, Kathy & Mike Williams Sacristans 5:00 pm Julie Neisch 8:00 am Mary Lou Thompson 10:00 am Marilyn Popp Sound 5:00 pm Gene Post 8:00 am Mitch Imholte 10:00 am James Lieser Video 5:00 pm Judy Post 8:00 am Marlene Imholte 10:00 am Ryan Lieser Music 5:00 pm Paul & Jillian 8:00 am Choir 10:00 am Choir Hospitality 5:00 pm Sladky Family 8:00 am Mary Lou Thompson & Kim Smith 10:00 am Friedrichs Family Greeters 5:00 pm Mary Theede & Celestine Boyd 8:00 am Jim & Mary Nunke 10:00 am Steve & Amy Friedrichs Family 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4a
CEMETERY NOTICE A reminder that all decorations that are not attached to monuments must be removed by June 15 th. Items left after that date will be removed by cemetery maintenance people. Thank you for your cooperation. May Income General Contributions $21,298.00 Building Fund Contributions...$11,721.00 Building Debt Payment...$8,116.00 Extra Principal. $7,500.00 Total. $15,616.00 ** Thank you to everyone who helped in so many ways for the funeral of Jack Krocak. Music Director Position Opening Saint Henry, Monticello The Church of Saint Henry in Monticello seeks a part-time, 20-24 hrs./wk, Director of Music. Successful candidate will be a practicing Catholic with knowledge of liturgical music. This position will plan and coordinate all liturgies, lead some rehearsals and Sunday Masses as well as a majority of holy day liturgies. Some education in music or a minimum of three years of experience in music ministry in Roman Catholic liturgy is required. Proficiency in playing the piano, organ, guitar or other instrument is preferred. Flexibility in available hours, including daytime hours is required. Please consult the parish website, www.sthenrycatholic.info, for a more complete summary, a job description and application instructions. Thank you St Luke Garage Sale! Today is your last chance for a bargain! Fill a bag for $5 or Items are ½ price on large items that don t fit in the bag! It s a great deal! Stop on over at the parish center. Readings for the Week of June 17, 2018 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18 [13]/Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/Mt 6:24-34 Next Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Liturgical Publications Inc St. Luke s Calendar Monday, 7:00 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, 8:00 am Quilting Thursday, 6:00 pm Praise Company Friday, 9:00 am 9:00 pm Adoration Registration Welcome to the Church of St. Luke. Please call the parish office to become a registered member. Prayer Line 558-6169