January 31, 2021 ASH WEDNESDAY – February 17, 2021 There will be two Ash Wednesday Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time services with both Liturgy of the Jesus, who spoke in the name of the Word and ashes at 12:15 PM and 6 PM Lord, taught with authority. Do we in front of the church. Due to Covid, listen to His voice and adhere to ashes will be sprinkled on the head Him and His teachings above all instead of the usual rub on the else? forehead. Please bring your own chair.

Readings for Feb. 7, 2021 Fifth Sun. in Ord. Time

1st Job 7: 1 – 4, 6 - 7 CHRISTMAS, EPIPHANY, LENT??? 2nd 1 Corinthians 9: 16 - 19, 22 - 23 How fast time flies! Ash Wednesday is less than a Gospel Mark 1:29-39 month away! ’t let it take you by surprise! Begin to think about how the upcoming Lenten MASS INTENTIONS: January 31 –February 6, 2021 season can help you deepen your spiritual life. St. 10:00 AM + Edelberto Antonio Melchor Luke’s will soon receive copies of + Mary Pabingwit, + Philamer Bitanga Bishop Barron’s Lenten Reflections for + Mendrado and Remedios Quidolit 12:00 PM + Daniel Bustos 2021. (Due to a warehouse snafu 4:00 PM + Danette Curtis they’ve been delayed… but should be Monday* 6:45 AM – Spec. Intention MSC Sisters & here any day!) His 2020 Reflections Lay Association were enjoyed by many of our 8:30 AM - + Thongsy Phovixay parishioners. Watch the bulletin for their arrival Tuesday* 6:45 AM – Spec. Intention MSC General date… they’ll go like hotcakes (well, maybe like Chapter 8:30 AM –Spec. Intention - Desiree Galindo Lenten hot cross buns!) Suggested donation will be Wednesday 6:45 AM – + Tony Peria $5.00. Lenten Reflections also available in Spanish. 8:30 AM – + Virginia Ruiz Garcia Thursday 6:45 AM – + Alejandro Piano 8:30 AM – + Amelia Agagon ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE! Friday 6:45 AM – + Souls in Purgatory Click the icon on our website to 8:30 AM – + Dominador and Fausta Pilor begin. It’s easy and convenient! Saturday 8:30 AM +Joe Artesi & deceased family members 4:00 PM + Charles B and Dorene Ravera CRAB FEED GLITCH Unfortunately due to REQUIESCAT IN PACE circumstances beyond our Please pray for the souls of Danilo control, the crab feed at St. Luke’s will have to be Mendoza, Cesar Barmejo and Luis Ong who reorganized. We are working to see if another passed away recently. May God grant them event can be scheduled. Details will soon be made eternal rest and bring consolation to their families. available. Keep checking the bulletin/website or Facebook page.. PLATE COLLECTIONS January 24, 2021 $ 8,697.00 IT’S CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK Support for America $ 741.00 We want to express our appreciation

SECOND COLLECTIONS for the teachers, staff, parents & January 30 & 31 - Envelope Offering children of St. Luke’s School, Best of Helps to offset the expenses of sending out mailing San Joaquin Private Schools 2020. We’re proud of envelopes (printing, postage, etc.) all you do for our children and our parish.

February 6 & 7 – Diocesan Assessment The fee the Diocese charges each parish for “What is this? managerial support. A new teaching with authority!” -Mark 1: 27

BISHOP’S MINISTRY APPEAL 2020 SPEAKING OF THE BMA 2021 St. Luke Parish has raised $91,379 against our 2020 Implementing an appeal’s campaign calls for a BMA goal of $88,549. The extra $2,830 will be team approach. “Many hands make light work!” If returned to the parish, where it is much needed! you would like to help in the implementation of our Thanks to those who generously participated 2021 campaign, please call Laura in the Parish Office, 948-3450, and see how you can be a part of making ministry happen! CONFUSED, PERPLEXED, & PUZZLED? The 2nd Collection next weekend is for the Diocesan Assessment. In If you or someone you know is suffering after an the item above we thanked all abortion, confidential and compassionate help is who contributed to the Diocesan available. Visit HopeAfterAbortion.org. Bishop’s Ministry Appeal for 2020. And now it’s time for the Diocesan Bishop’s Ministry Appeal for BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT SPIKE IN COVID CASES: 2021. What’s it all about? ALL ST. LUKE WEEKEND MASSES WILL CONTINUE  Assessment: annual fees paid by each OUTSIDE in front of the church parish for necessary managerial support. (weather permitting).  Bishop’s Ministry Appeal (BMA) 2020 Reservations are NOT required. …(it’s all in the name) a pledge drive to Please bring your own chair. aid ongoing parish and diocesan ministries The benches are reserved for elderly or disabled and outreach. (The diocese has been a parishioners. huge help to St. Luke’s during the pandemic, especially in the areas of media Saturday and Sunday evening masses will move communications and training in online up to 4 PM. The first Sunday morning mass will teaching for our school teachers, CRE be celebrated at 10 AM. The Spanish Mass will teachers, RCIA and Teen Sacrament Prep. continue to be offered at Noon. The diocese has also kept us up to speed Please remember that if you have a fever or any on how best to deal with the spread of signs of the virus, or have been in recent contact Covid 19 and still make it possible for with someone who has COVID 19 please remain people to have access to Mass and the home! Sacraments.) Also, at this time there are NO indoor WEEKDAY  Bishop’s Ministry Appeal (BMA) 2021 morning masses. Our priests continue to Covid or no Covid the diocese continues to livestream Mass at 8:30 AM on our website as work with parishes to provide deacon well as our Facebook page. formation, seminarian education, Religious Education training, & much more. The work of diocesan offices like TO OUR SALESIAN PRIESTS & … Ethnic Ministries, Life and Dignity, Liturgy (and of course, Lucky, Br. Joe’s dog). On this, the Feast and Worship, and Catholic Schools enrich Day (Jan. 31) of your founder, St. , we thank the ministries provided by all parishes. you for the guidance, care and joy epitomized by Don Bosco and lived out and shared with all of us through “Well didn’t we just finish the last Appeal?” Yes, your vocations. St. Luke’s is truly blessed. Our prayers but that began a year ago. Some parishes today, through the intercession of completed their appeal in the first months of Mary, Help of Christians, go out for 2020. With the help of special collections, we you, and for Salesian communities around the province and the world. exceeded our goal this past December. (see our added online Over the next few weeks you’ll hear more about bulletin page the 2021 Appeal. Keep an eye, ear & heart open ‘What Do You Know About Don Bosco?) to the details as they are shared.

Affectionately known as Servite Domino in Don Bosco, he is renowned laetitia! for his work in educating “Serve the Lord joyfully!” and rehabilitating poor and -Salesian Motto

disadvantaged youth. Born The Salesians: into a poor family, he took In 1859, John Bosco up odd jobs to help his founded the 'Society of St. widowed mother. He was ’ (now spiritual from a young age popularly known as and a devotee of Mother ‘.’) Mary. At the age of nine, Don Bosco’s inspiration What do you know John Bosco had the first of was St. Francis de Sales, a series of divine dreams whose characteristic virtues of charity and that guided his work for about Don Bosco? kindness he wanted its You know our Salesian the rest of his life. members to acquire and to community of priests and perfect. The congregation brothers, but do you know “In every young person, a point is comprised of priests, about the saint who continues of goodness is accessible.” seminarians, and lay to inspire their vocation? -Don Bosco brothers. Along with the Salesian Sisters they form Meet St. John Bosco In 1830, a young priest, one of the largest religious , saw a congregations in the world. Quick Facts: bright spark in him and You can find their Youth Birthday: August 16, 1815 supported his education. Oratories and Centers, Born in: Becchi, . John Bosco became a parishes, mission teams, priest, after which he schools, and camps Family: dedicated his life to throughout the globe. F: Francesco Bosco looking after street Their emphasis is still on M: children and their serving youth and families, Older Brothers: Antonio especially the poor. and Giuseppe betterment. Using . reformative teaching Died: At age 72 in January 31, 1888 methods like the ‘Salesian Cause Of Death: Bronchitis Preventive System’ he set Founder: Salesians Of Don up an oratory to educate Bosco, Salesian Sisters Of and instruct the boys on Don Bosco, and Salesian the path of righteousness. Cooperators By 1847, he was living Feast Day: January 31 with his mother in the

Valdocco slums where Fun Fact: they took in orphans. The number of orphans living In parts of the world “Give Me Souls…” with them swelled to Catholic stage magicians

…Take away the rest… almost 800 in the next 13 give free shows to poor -Don Bosco years. children on his feast day.