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LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH EASTON ROAD & FAIRHILL AVENUE GLENSIDE, PENNSYLVANIA OCTOBER 16, 2011 MISSION STATEMENT CHURCH AND RECTORY OFFICE 2316 Fairhill Avenue We, the parish family of St. Luke the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Glenside, PA 19038 respecting our tradition, affirming our strong family ties, and valuing our diverse community, are called by Baptism to commit ourselves to: 215-572-0128 fax: 215-572-0482 • Give glory to God by liturgy which unites and strengthens the community [email protected] of faith; • Build a church community that welcomes all, encouraging each home to be Office Hours: a domestic church; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, MONDAY • Listen to the Gospel of Jesus, live it in our daily lives, and share it with 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, TUESDAY-THURSDAY one another; and 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, FRIDAY • Serve others as Jesus did, especially the poor and those in need. www.stlukerc.org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:30 AM Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 8:30 AM Holy Day: varies; Holiday: varies SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Wednesday: 7:30 - 8:00 PM Saturday: 4:00 - 4:30 PM 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE QUESTION OF THE WEEK 2330 Fairhill Avenue Glenside, PA 19038 “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” 215-884-2080 Matthew 22:21b What are you doing to bring Caesar’s world ST. LUKE SCHOOL OFFICE 2336 Fairhill Avenue into harmony with God’s world? Glenside, PA 19038 215-884-0843 FORTY HOURS fax: 215-884-4607 www.saintlukeschool.org SUNDAY—TUESDAY 061 St. Luke - cover - page 1 ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, GLENSIDE, PENNSYLVANIA TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 16, 2011 MASS INFORMATION FOR WEEK THIS WEEK AT ST. LUKE Sunday, October 16 – Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Sunday, October 16 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Ordinary Time Time Isaiah 45:1,4-6; Psalm 96;1,3-5,7-10; 8:30 am Eucharistic Ministry at Abington Hospital 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 11:30 am Forty Hours Opening Mass 3:00 pm Youth Group, FFH Monday, October 17 – Ignatius of Antioch, 7:30 pm Evening Prayer (40 Hours) bishop, martyr Monday, October 17 Romans 4:20-25;(Psalm ) Luke 1:69-75; Luke 12:13-21 Forty Hours 6:30 am Members of the Terrenzio Family St. John’s Hospice Donation Day Tuesday, October 18 – Luke, evangelist 4:15 pm PREP Classes 2 Timothy 4:10-17b; Psalm 145:10-13,17-18; Luke 10:1-9 7:15 pm PREP Classes 8:30 am Owen Ferry 7:30 pm Evening Prayer Wednesday, October 19 – John de Brebeuf and Tuesday, October 18 – Feast of St. Luke Isaac Jogues, priests, martyrs and their Forty Hours companions, martyrs 1:00 pm Over 50’s Board Meeting, Lyons Den Romans 6:12-18; Psalm 124:1-8; Luke 12:39-48 1:30 pm Living Rosary, Church 6:30 am Bob Gibson and Margaret McLaughlin 4:30 pm Tutoring, Lyons Den 7:30 pm Boy Scouts, FFH Thursday, October 20 – Weekday / Paul of the 7:30 pm Forty Hours Closing Mass Cross, priest Wednesday, October 19 Romans 6:19-23; Psalm 1:1-4,6; Luke 12:49-53 6:45 pm Calix Holy Hour and Mtg., Chapel House 8:30 am Rocco Nigro 7:00 pm Music Ministry, MMR Friday, October 21 – Weekday 7:00 pm Cub Scouts, FFH Romans 7:18-25a; Psalm 119:60,68,76-77,93-94; Thursday, October 20 Luke 12:54-59 6:30 pm Camp Fire, FFH 6:30 am Xenia Zagala 7:30 pm Choir, MMR Saturday, October 22 – Weekday 7:30 pm Venture Crew, Lyons Den Romans 8:1-11; Psalm 24:1-6; Luke 13:1-9 Friday, October 21 8:30 am Bob Gibson and Margaret McLaughlin 7:00 pm Trivia Night, FFH Sunday, October 23 – Thirtieth Sunday in Saturday, October 22 Ordinary Time World Mission Collection Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-4,47,51; Villa Chances 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 Sunday, October 23 – Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time MARK YOUR CALENDAR World Mission Collection October 25 Clothing Drive Villa Chances November 5, 6, 13 First Communion 1:00 pm Baptisms November 18 Silent Auction November 22 Glenside Thanksgiving Service The Pro-Life Rose, November 26/27 First Sunday of Advent placed before the statue of Mary, and November 26/27 First use of the the St. Vincent de Paul Carnations, Revised Roman Missal placed before the statue of St. Joseph, February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday are in loving memory of March 4, 2012 Spaghetti Supper Nicholas Fanelli, March 24 & 25 Art Show and Sale donated by Mella and John. April 8, 2012 Easter 10/16/11—061 St. Luke—page 2 October 16, 2011 Dear Parishioners, I ask you to recall the Year 2005 when St. Luke’s recalled for the entire year its 100th Anniversary—a year of Remembrance and Celebration for the founders of this great parish and all those who have helped it grow and kept it strong for those years and now for the years that have followed. I mention this because this year Maryknoll Priests and Brothers are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of their foundation. In 1911 the United States had recently been removed from the list of mission receiving coun- tries to those that could be mission sending countries because we were growing so rapidly. The “Catholic For- eign Mission Society of America” (the formal name) was founded by Father James Walsh and Father Thomas Price headquartered in Ossining, NY. The first missioners actually went to China in 1918. The Maryknoll Sis- ters were founded in 1912 by Mary Josephine Rogers for the same purpose. In 1975 Maryknoll Lay Missioners were formally established although they had been working informally with Maryknoll since the 1930’s. Today Maryknoll Priests, Brothers, Sisters and Lay Missioners are working throughout the world. Next weekend the Church asks us to celebrate World Mission Sunday. This weekend we welcome Brother John Blazo, a Maryknoll Brother who will share with us the nature of mission in the world today. We welcome Brother Blazo and thank him for his work in the missions. Next week will be the Second Collection for World Mission Sunday. Please be generous. This week is always a special time at St. Luke’s. This year as we celebrate our Annual Forty Hours we also celebrate the Feast of St. Luke. We welcome Father Jack Kolodziej, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, from Fa- ther Judge High School as our Forty Hours speaker. Sunday and Monday evening we will have Evening Prayer and a Homily and Tuesday evening a Closing Mass and homily. All Services will begin at 7:30. Tuesday is also the Feast of St. Luke. Our School children will celebrate the Living Rosary and have a treat Tuesday afternoon. Plan to make these days special for your family as well. At Sunday’s 11:30 Mass, in addition to the Opening of Forty Hours, we will install the Pastoral Council for this year. Please take note of their names in this week’s bulletin and speak to them if you have observations or concerns about the Parish. On Tuesday at the close of Forty Hours we will commission new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and bless all our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who are a big help at church, visiting the homebound and taking communion to Abington Hospital on Sundays. This is an important ministry in the Church. Following up on last week’s October Count report there was a slight improvement this past weekend: 2006-1,741 2007-1,831 2008-1,731 2009-1,577 2010-1,409 2011-1,397 I would be most happy to hear any insights you may have on these declines. I was very grateful to receive a phone call this week from a parishioner who shared honestly some thoughts. By phone or in writing I’d like to hear from you—no anonymous messages please. Finally this week I will make my last home visitations for this year. I thank those who arranged to be home and all those who welcomed me. I regret it was such a small part of the parish but will continue each year to visit sections of the parish. (Please note that Monday I will be visiting Brooke Road earlier: 2:00 - 4:00 if you can be available.) Enjoy this beautiful week and let us continue to pray for each other. Through St. Luke’s intercession may the faith and service of this beautiful parish continue to grow and spread the Kingdom of God. St. Luke, pray for us. Father Joe Brandt 10/16/11—061 St. Luke—page 3 WELCOME OUR NEWEST WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, PARISHIONERS! SECOND COLLECTION The words of our Lord, before Feanah Rose McVeigh, We welcome Brother John Blazo, returning to the Father, promised daughter of a Maryknoll Missioner who will His followers the Holy Spirit and entrusted them to follow His witness Malachy & Amy (Baumlin) speak at some of the Masses to- and example, “As the Father has sent McVeigh, day on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. me, so I send you” (John 20:21). and This mission is now addressed to Ryan Eugene Watson, Maryknoll is the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America.