Dear Friend of Annunciation Parish & School,

On October 18th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Luke. This is a

very special day, especially in the life of

Annunciation Parish, as it is the Anni-

versary of the Dedication of Annuncia-

tion Church. (Our parish church was

dedicated on October 18, 1931.)

Saint Luke is an Evangelist, or a Gospel

writer. Both the Gospel of Luke and the

Acts of the Apostles are attributed to

Luke. How fitting that our parish church

- the Church of the Annunciation of the

Blessed Virgin Mary - was dedicated on

the Feast of Saint Luke, as it is only in

Luke’s Gospel that we find the story of

the Annunciation. Because Saint Luke,

in his Gospel, tells us stories of Mary

such as the Annunciation and Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth that we find no where

else in Scripture, tradition says that Saint Luke wrote (or painted) the first icon, or

image, of Mary. Saint Luke is also one of the patron saints of our art classes here at

Annunciation Parish.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sandi Chakeres

Director of Faith Formation

Saint Luke

Special points of interest:

Parents and teachers, help children better

understand the Scripture Readings at Mass by

preparing ahead for the upcoming Sunday’s

Readings. Sunday Connection from Loyola

Press has online resources to assist both

families and teachers. Check out their Sun-

day Connection!

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1st Grade Learns about Saint Thérèse

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October 13, 2017

FIAT: Faith In Action Today

Annunciation Parish & School

Religious Education/Faith Formation News

Dr. Sandra Chakeres

Director of Faith Formation

513-861-1295

faithformation@annunciationbvmparish.org

www.annunciationbvmparish.org

www.facebook.com/annunciationbvmparish

**Icon at top left of page: Archangel Gabriel (Annunciation), 16th Century, Russian Heritage, Location: Andrei Ru-blev Museum in Moscow. Used with permission of St. Isaac of Syria Skete (Orthodox Byzantine Icons, Inc.); 25266 Pilgrims Way, Boscobel, WI 53805 www.skete.com

Annunciation Catholic School first graders

learned about their class patron saint, Saint

Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Saint Thérèse of

Lisieux, the Little Flower), last week. Saint

Thérèse’s feast day was October 1st.. They

listened to a story about her life, viewed a stat-

ue of her, participated in a Saint Thérèse craft, and also celebrated with cookies! They were

very excited to learn about Saint Thérèse !

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Saint Luke Painting the First Icon

Serbian 1672-73

Moraca Monastery, Montenegro, Serbia

Thursday, October 19, 9:30-10:15 a.m..: Morning

Prayer & Rosary

Wednesday, October 25, 7:00-8:00 p.m.: Eucharistic

Holy Hour

Thursday, October 26, 9:30-10:15 a.m..: Morning

Prayer & Rosary

Wednesday, November 1, 8:15 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.: All

Saints Day Masses (Holy Day of Obligation); Soul

Cake Social follows 7:00 p.m. Mass

Thursday, November 2, 9:30-10:15 a.m..: Morning

Prayer & Liturgical Catechesis

Thursday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.: Salt & Light Com-

mittee Meeting

Sunday, November 5: Remembering and celebrating

the Holy Women of Annunciation

Tuesday, November 7,

7:30 p.m.: St. Vincent de

Paul Conference Meeting

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Upcoming Events

Was Your Pet Blessed Last Week?

Our Annunciation Catho-

lic School students, pre-

school-3rd grade, joined

together to celebrate

Saint Francis of Assisi’s

October 4th feast day.

They started out with

reading a book and hav-

ing a discussion based on

what they had learned about

the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

Then they listened to music

and decorated animal masks

while students went to another

table to receive animal

“tattoos”. After the craft, all prayed the Prayer of St. Fran-

cis together.

Animal Masks!

It’s Happening at

Annunciation!

On October 4, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, we celebrated our annual Blessing of Pets. Parishioners, school fami-

lies, and other neighbors and friends brought their pets for the celebration. You can view all of the photos here.

Text copyright 2017 by Sandra A. Chakeres, Cincinnati, Ohio. All rights reserved.