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ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST COVID-19 IS STILL AROUND! PARISH TITHING ` According to the Diocese of Manchester and Our Parish needs to take in $9700.00 each week the best practices outlined by the State of in order to make ends meet. This amount New Hampshire, masks are strongly represents an adjusted budget offertory of recommended for all who are able to wear $8500.00 per week plus the combination of them. budgeted Property and Fuel second collections ($4800.00 per month divided into 4 weeks or The obligation to attend Sunday Liturgy remains $1200.00 weekly). Your weekly contribution helps suspended in the Diocese of Manchester for all who ensure that the Parish remains a vibrant are health compromised. No person who has been ill community. Please remember to submit your or exposed to someone who is ill should be attending weekly gift even if you will be away. Consider Liturgy. signing up for electronic giving (see below). Especially in these trying times, your Parish Anyone who has had recent symptoms of fever, any depends on your responsible stewardship and respiratory symptoms (runny nose, nasal congestion, support! sore throat, cough, shortness of breath), chills, severe fatigue or changes in sense of smell or taste may have May 23, 2021 been exposed to COVID-19. Testing is encouraged. Offertory $7,074.84 Please refrain from attending any liturgical service. Fuel $1,348.87 Liturgy online or on TV… Boston Catholic Television catholictv.org Sunday Mass from Notre Dame catholictv.org/masses/notre-dame-mass Salt & Light TV saltandlighttv.org Eternal Word Television ewtn.com COVID VACCINE CONCERNS Beware of fake news! There are reports that call into Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish uses Parish question the moral and ethical validity of Covid-19 Giving to provide parishioners with an opportunity vaccines. Do not be misled. Right click on the to make your offertory and other contributions following tab and open the hyperlink to read what the through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Parish Bishops of the Unites States are saying about the moral Giving is a simple, secure, and convenient way to permissibility of the current Covid-19 vaccines: Click Here for the Memo manage your stewardship without weekly envelopes and without worries. This program is available to parishioners at no cost. Log on to the St. Luke the SANCTUARY CANDLES Evangelist Parish website at http://stlukenh.org, click The Sanctuary Candles in both Newton and Plaistow on the Parish Giving logo, and follow the easy may be offered in memory or honor of a loved one. The registration instructions. suggested offering for each is $10.00. Please call the UPCOMING SECOND & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Parish Office at 382-8324. May 30 No Second Collection June 6 Property Management Out of respect for the Lord and in June 13 No Second Collection consideration of fellow parishioners, June 20 Fuel please remember to silence or turn of June 27 Works of the Holy Father your cell phones during Mass. Thank you! page one 957 HOLY IS HIS NAME PARISH NEWS FOR OUR RECORDS NEWTON CAMPUS CLOSING We need your help to keep our records current. With painting scheduled for the buildings on the If there are any births, deaths, marriages, moves, or Newton campus beginning the week of May 24, address changes in your family, please notify the all Liturgies held at Newton are moved to Plaistow Parish Office at 603-382-8324 or by email at for the duration of the project. This means that [email protected]. If you are new daily Mass at Newton will be transferred to to our parish, registration forms are available at the Plaistow, and Thursday Eucharistic Adoration will entrances of both churches. You can also find a registration form on our website at http://stlukenh.org. also transfer to Plaistow. This does not change Sunday Liturgy, which will continue to be celebrated at 8 am in Newton as usual. Please BABY BOTTLE ENVELOPES visit our Parish website at www.stlukenh.org for The Pregnancy Care Center (PCC) offers loving, further updates. confidential support to those facing an unplanned pregnancy. The goal of the PPC is to journey alongside women to let them know they are not alone. Additionally, BLESSING OF FATHERS they provide sexual integrity education, post abortion counseling, and material assistance (baby items, food). A special blessing of Fathers The PCC has locations in Haverhill, Lawrence, and will be given at all Masses on Lowell, MA. On June 20, we will begin a Baby Bottle the weekend of Father’s Day, (Envelope) Campaign which will be used to raise funds June 20, 2021. for the PCC ministry. Please visit www.pccfriends.org to fill a virtual baby bottle or use the addressed baby bottle envelopes provided to mail in your donation. Be sure to SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS! note St. Luke the Evangelist on your check. Thank you! We appreciate the gracious support of our bulletin by our Advertisers! Please be sure to support our advertisers by calling them first. If you have a business and would like to place an ad, call 1-800-333-3166, ext. 161. Maybe …. it’s time To re-connect with your Church To re-new yourself and others EVICTION & EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE through the unique power of the If you or someone you know are facing eviction or need Holy Spirit emergency rental assistance, help is available. Please If you are a baptized Catholic, call Catholic Charities at 603-889-9431. have received your First Communion, but decided against Confirmation as a teen, mabe ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NOW IS THE TIME for you to re- A Men’s AA Step Meeting is being held on Sunday mornings consider Confirmation. from 7:00 to 8:00 AM at the St. Luke the Evangelist Parish Hall (Holy Angels). Masks are required. Bring your own God does care about you. For coffee. For more information, call Joe at 617-921-9899. some reason, God chose you to be born into a family that would to be born into a family that would bring you to the AmazonSmile.com is the same market platform as Catholic Church for Baptism. So maybe – just Amazon.com, but with the added benefit of allowing maybe – now…it’s time…t o make your own choice. customers to donate 0.5% of the price of items purchased Confirmation. If you are 18 or over and were never to a charitable organization. Please register today to start Confirmed, contact the Parish Office (603 - 382- 8324) shopping and donating at www.amazonsmile.com. For or www.stlukenh.org. With little time and reflection, questions, please call the Parish Office at 603-382-8324. Be sure to choose: practicing Catholics can be prepared to celebrate the gift of the Spirit in their lives. Maybe it’s your time. St Luke the Evangelist Parish, Plaistow. WHILE AWAY THIS SPRING… We appreciate all of you who reme mber to send in your Parish Offertory during the Spring even when on vacation or visiting other parishes. Thank you for remembering that our expenses also continue through the Spring months. We invite others to consider doing the same before or even after you return home. page two 957 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY WEEKLY CALENDAR MASS INTENTIONS Monday, May 31 Saturday, May 29 ~ The Most Holy Trinity PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 4:00 PM Verna Carbone Wednesday, June 2 by Raymond and Beverley Viglione Holy Angels Church Plaistow open for Plaistow private prayer all day Sunday, May 30 ~ The Most Holy Trinity Thursday, June 3 Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM Eucharistic Adoration Plaistow 8:00 AM Gemma Martin by Janice Bettencourt Newton Saturday, June 5 10:00 AM Veronica Webster (13th Anniversary) 3:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Plaistow by her daughters Plaistow Because of COVID restrictions, many Parish events and Monday, May 31 ~ Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary groups are currently cancelled. We will begin more Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Lk 1:39-56 Parish programs, with all precautions, as restrictions 8:00 AM Mark Robinson (Month’s Mind) ease. Plaistow Tuesday, June 1 ~ Justin, Martyr Tb 2:9-14; Mk 12:13-17 8:00 AM Raymond and Anna Lynch and son Vincent by their family RESTROOM BREAKS DURING MASS Plaistow Attention Parents Please be sure to accompany your young children when Wednesday, June 2 ~ Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs they need to use the restroom during Mass. This is for Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Mk 12:18-27 nd their safety and your peace of mind! 6:30 PM Glen Davis (2 Anniversary) by the Brotz family Plaistow Thursday, June 3 ~ Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs PRAYER LINE Tb 6:10-11, 7:1bcde, 9-17, 8:4-9a; Mk 12:28-34 St. Luke’s offers a prayer line as a resource for those 8:00 AM Wayne Bates by Bob Lonergan seeking prayer assistance. To submit your prayer Plaistow request please call Cathy Smith at 603-382-8324, ext. Friday, June 4 ~ Weekday 314 or email her at [email protected]. Tb 11:5-17; Mk 12:35-37 No Mass Saturday, June 5 ~ Boniface, Bishop and Martyr Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Mk 12:38-44 (Day) ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 (Vigil) FOOD PANTRY 4:00 PM Stanley Plonowski by Pat Zakiewicz Plaistow Thank you for your generosity Sunday, June 6 ~ The Most Holy Body and Blood of towards the hungry of our area! Christ (Corpus Christi) Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Non-perishable food or 8:00 AM Thomas Antczak by the Burge family personal care items are Newton always needed – 10:00 AM Michael Gerard Lyons (4th Anniversary) and Bryan Paul Lyons (1st Anniversary) donations can be dropped by Gerard Lyons off at Church or are Plaistow welcome at the Parish Office during regular business hours.