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Temple City, CA SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST Catholic Community Temple City, CA MISSION STATEMENT St. Luke the Evangelist Parish is a Roman Catholic Community dedicated to carrying out the Gospel message of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission is to - welcome, evangelize and educate; provide spiritual nourishment; promote Christian values; foster peace and justice; encourage service to others. 5605 Cloverly Ave., Temple City, CA 91780 • (626) 291-5900 • www.stluketemplecity.org • September 5, 2021 PARISH INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS Confessions Schedule Reminder Confessions have returned to being held inside the church on Saturdays, 4:00-4:45 pm. ST. LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH The Drive-thru option has been discontinued. 5605 Cloverly Ave. Temple City, CA 91780 Holiday Office Closure Reminder (626) 291-5900 The Parish and School Offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. (626) 287-2332 (FAX) Morning Mass will still be held at 9:00 am. The Hour of Devotionwill not be held on this day. www.stluketemplecity.org Servants of God Prayer Community Meetings – Update ADMINISTRATOR The Servants of God Prayer Community will not be resuming in-person prayer meetings Fr. Robert Victoria at this time. (626) 291-5900 x233 A Prayer Meeting is held virtually on Zoom the first and third Saturdays of the month [email protected] at 10:00 am. Please e-mail Anne Marie at [email protected] if you are interested in attending. SEMINARIAN Joseph Morrell Upcoming VIRTUS Class The Protecting God’s Children VIRTUS class will be offered Monday, Sept. 13, 6:00-9:00 PASTORAL OFFICE HOURS pm in the Parish Main Hall. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to register. Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm All clergy, paid parish/school personnel and volunteers (including Eucharistic Ministers, (Closed Noon-1:00 pm) Ushers, Lectors, Sacristans and Music Ministry members) who work regularly in a supervisory role with children or youth must be fingerprinted and VIRTUS trained. The class is only open to St. Luke parishioners and school families at this time. MASS SCHEDULE New Bereavement Sessions Beginning WEEKEND MASSES St. Luke Parish will offer a seven-week Bereavement Support Program for those who have lost someone dear. The program is open to all faiths, non-threatening, caring and Saturday Mass (In person) very loving toward those who have suffered a loss. 5:30 pm The two-hour sessions will begin on Thursday, Sept. 23, and continue weekly at 7:00 Sunday Mass (In person) pm on Thursdays through Nov. 4. Sessions will be held in the Parish Resource Center 6:30 am • 8:30 am • 10:30 am (located in the Rectory). The only cost involved is $12.00 for the workbook. Please call the Pastoral Office at (626) 291-5900 to sign up or for additional information. WEEKDAY MASSES 9:00 am (In-person) Paper Drive Fundraiser The next Paper Drive Bin for recycled items will be on campus Friday, Sept. 24 (6:00-8:00 pm) and Saturday, Sept. 25-Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:00 am-7:00 pm) in the North Parking Lot. Newspapers, books, magazines and cardboard boxes are welcome. Bulletin Content Submission Deadline PUT YOUR FAITH INTO ACTION: Support the Annual St. Vincent de Paul September 12 Bulletin: Due Tuesday, Sept. 7 Friends of the Poor® Walk The Los Angeles Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is sponsoring a Please deliver submissions Virtual Friends of the Poor® Walk on Saturday, Sept. 25. Please help the Saint Luke Team raise funds to assist people in poverty in our local community of Temple City. [email protected]. to the Pastoral Office or send to It’s easy to donate! Go to the Friends of the Poor (FOP) Walk website at https:// Please submit information by the www.fopwalk.org/. Click on the green DONATE button. Under ‘Find a Walker,’ type Monday before the publication date; Saint Luke and click Search. In the box for Saint Luke, Temple City CA, click ‘Donate printed as space allows. to a Walker’ and follow the instructions to donate. Thank you and God bless you! 2 Pastoral Office • (626) 291-5900 Scripture Reflection “Ephphatha” -that is, “Be Opened” n the Gospel this Sunday we hear the story of Our Lord healing and felt them as if he was going through them himself. In fact, Ithe deaf man with a speech impediment. The way Jesus with his perfect imagination and sensitivity, He was able to feel healed this man was different from all other healings that He such things even more deeply than the actual sufferers. And did. He healed him going through seven ritual-like steps. then just like He brought about the whole creation with His words of command, He said the healing words of command: First, Jesus led the man away from the crowd. Second, He put “Ephphata!,” meaning “Be opened!” His fingers into the man’s ears. Third, He spat on His own fingers. Fourth, He touches the man's tongue with the spittle. Fifth, He These seven ritual-like steps that Jesus did in this miracle teach looked up to the Heaven. Sixth, He sighed. And seventh, He us two points: First, when Our Lord heals, He uses natural spoke the healing command: “Ephphatha” (Be opened). means and customary ways that are familiar to the people. His miraculous cures sometimes happen without any drama or Jesus had to lead the deaf away from the crowd, so that spectacle but in a simple, ordinary way or event in life. the deaf man could better hear the voice of Jesus and His command without any distractions from the noises around Second, sometimes the healing does not happen immediately. them. He put His fingers into the man’s ears because it is the It may happen instantly or after some time. But it always customary way by which a healer transmitted His healing happens in God’s time, which is always better than our time. power to the deaf man. We just need to allow God to do His miracles as He wills it and when and where He wills it. Then Jesus spat on His fingers and then touched the man’s tongue with His spittle because that is the common Middle In the same way, when we pray for healing or conversion for Eastern precaution against evil. Also, it is a belief in non-Jewish ourselves or for our families, we should not always expect culture that a person’s spittle had certain healing qualities. immediate answers. Because sometimes God wants us to persevere in prayer or the person whom we are praying for When Jesus looked up to the Heaven, we know that He was does not respond to God’s grace. Eventually with humility and praying to the Father just like He did when He multiplied perseverance, we will see and appreciate better God’s timing the loaves and fish and when He was praying to the Father and answers to our prayers. in the garden of Gethsemane. It is very touching that the deaf man was brought to Jesus by the Jesus sighed before He uttered the healing command, people. We do the same thing when we pray at Mass, especially “Ephphatha” because it was a sigh of compassion. Jesus during the Prayers of the Faithful when we pray for all the needs saw the destruction brought about by sin to God’s creation, in the world. Right after we hear the Word of God, we bring to so He sighed with sympathy and empathy. the Lord those who are sick, the poor and homeless, the leaders “He took our sicknesses and carried our sorrows” (Matt. 8:17) of the church and nations, for the souls of the faithful departed, meant that He entered such diseases, disabilities, and ailments and the needs of those present at Mass. -Fr. Robert As a community of faith, we are called to bring to the Lord our brothers and sisters who are deaf to the truth of the Gospel. May He heal their “spiritual deafness” so that they may hear His voice and speak of His mercy and compassion to others. 3 • September 5, 2021 Religious Education NEWSand NOTES Preschool | Family Catechesis | Home Church Youth and Adult Confirmation Registration for St. Luke Catholic Community’s 2021-2022 Religious O Gracious God, Education Program is open. Our programs include Preschool, Family We turn to you for peace Catechesis/Home Church, and Youth/Adult Confirmation. and refuge as we recall the The Program focuses on Sacraments and enriching the events of Sept. 11, 2001. spiritual needs and growth of the Parish Community. We thank you for the bravery Registration forms and the deposit are due to and the sacrifice of those the Pastoral Office by September 10, 2021. who saved lives. We ask that the family and friends Program Packet is available at www.stluketemplecity.org of those who died find (under the Faith Formation tab). comfort and strength. Amen. A member of the Religious Education Office will contact you once the registration materials and deposit are received. AROUND TOWN Regional Congress 2021 Questions? Please contact Barbara Hansen, Director of Religious Education, at The 2021 Virtual Regional Congress will (626) 291-5900 Ext. 227 or (213) 948-3307, or [email protected]. be held on Saturday, Sept. 25. The virtual event will feature engaging workshops and experiences planned with teachers of the God Bless You and Your Family! faith (such as catechists) and parents in mind. All parishioners are welcome to attend. For more information and to register, visit https://lacatholics.org/regional-congress/.
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