St. luke catholic church San Antonio, texas october 9, 2011

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

12:00pm † Carmen Mata {Mario Mata} † Angelita Ochoa {St. Luke Catholic Community}

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

12:00pm † Brian Haby {Haby Family} † Miguel & Juliana Blanco {Daughter Estella}

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

12:00pm † Francisco Colunga Jr. {Kevin & Maria Miller} † Eric Prieto {Prieto Family}

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

8:15am † Henry Sanchez {Family} † Bessie G. Fuentes {Roger & Esther Macias} 12:00pm † Evangelina Lopez {Angie Saenz} Billy Stewart {St. Luke Catholic Community}

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 — Saint Callistus I, pope and martyr

12:00pm In Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart of Jesus {Emma Ortiz} Dolores Valdez {St. Luke Catholic Community}

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 — Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church

5:30pm † Petra Trevino {Flores Family} † Mario & Ruben Flores {Flores Family}

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

8:30am † Peter Czaja {Bob & Ann Leland} † Mr. & Mrs. Louis Babin {Allen Family} 10:00am Ian J. Richards {Medina Family} † Evelia Garza Macias {Frank & Ann Sitterle} 11:30am In Thanksgiving to All New & Current Bulletin Advertisers {Fr. Jim Barlow} † Gary Milam {Roger & Esther Macias} 1:00pm † Celia y Jose Chavez {Maria Briones} † Isidro Briones {Maria Briones} 4:00pm Johnny Bruce — Birthday Blessings {John & Theresa Bruce} † John H. Cavazos {Roger & Esther Macias}

PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES

1. † Eric Prieto {Prieto Family} 2. Julius Kahn {Maxine & Floyd Christiansen}

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9, 2011

Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Rom 4:1-8; Ps 32; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MONDAY, October 10

9:00am Senior Exercise Parish Hall 10:00am Rosary Parish Hall 12:45pm Senior Activity St. Joseph’s 6:00pm St. Thomas Committee Meet Teacher’s Lounge 6:30pm Men’s ACTS (English) Room 211 Pack Planning Room 210 Spanish Choir Church St. Teresa of the Child Jesus St. Joseph’s

TUESDAY, October 11

10:00am Senior Adult Ministry Line Dancing Parish Hall 11:45am Twinkle Room 211 12:30pm Over 55 Parish Hall 6:30pm Building & G Room 210 7:00pm Boy Scouts Cafeteria English Baptism Class Room 211 Spanish Baptism Class Faith Formation Faith, Formation & Spiritual Fellowship Parish Hall RCIA Church & St. Joseph’s RCIA (Spanish) Faith Formation 8:00pm Young Professionals Room 212

WEDNESDAY, October 12

10:30am Deanery Parish Hall 12:45pm Senior Mixer St. Joseph’s 6:30pm Boy Scout Committee Room 210 PTC Board Teacher’s Lounge 7:00pm Amigos de Jesus St. Joseph’s Assemblea Parish Hall Choir Church Spanish Children Room 211 Spanish Youth Room 212 Stewardship Meet Cafeteria

THURSDAY, October 13

8:00am Altar Society Retreat Parish Hall 9:00am Senior Exercise Parish Hall 10:00am Rosary Parish Hall Thursday Morning Scripture Class Room 211 7:00pm Bilingual Prayer Room 211 KC Meet St. Joseph’s

FRIDAY, October 14

7:00pm Young Adult Meeting Parish Hall

SATURDAY, October 15

8:00am Fashion Show Cafeteria 9:00am Centering Prayer Room 210 7:00pm School Homecoming Dance Cafeteria

SUNDAY, October 16

9:00am KC Taco Sale Church 10:30am Choir St. Joseph’s 11:15am Faith Formation Classes 4:30pm Syro-Malabar Room 212 5:00pm Life Teen Cafeteria 5:30pm Pilgrimage Meet St. Joseph’s

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: Oct. 15th 5:30pm Fr. Francis Sunday: Oct. 16th 8:30am Fr. Barlow 10:00am Fr. Barlow 11:30am Fr. Anguiano 1:00pm Fr. Anguiano 4:00pm Fr. Barlow 6:00pm Fr. Kuruvilla (Syro-Malabar)

Providence Catholic School is offering online campus tours at www.providencehs.net. The college preparatory school for girls has a 100% college acceptance rate, and the class of 2011 earned over $8 million in scholarships. For more information, call Nora Walsh at

224-6651 ext. 210.

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Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s second reading, St. Paul thanks the Philippians for being willing to share in his hardships and promises that God, in turn, will fully supply all their needs. Our God truly cannot be outdone in generosity!

Vigésimo Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

En la segunda lectura de hoy, San Pablo agradece a los Filipenses por compartir de buena voluntad en su penuria y promete que Dios, a su vez, les proveerá de Ileno en todas sus necesidades. ¡Verdaderamente nuestro Dios no puede ser superado en generosidad!

The Second Collection for this Weekend: Hope for the Future

The Second Collection for Next Weekend: Saint Vincent de Paul

Weekly Collection:

Regular Collection: $28,019.58 Maintenance: $1,937.00

Automatic Withdrawal Regular Collection:

For the Month of September: $4470.00

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Thank you for your continued

support of our St. Luke Community!

St. Luke Catholic Church

4603 Manitou Drive ● San Antonio, Texas 78228-1899 Parish Office: (210) 433-2777 ● Fax: (210) 433-2778

Email: office@stlukecatholic.org ● Website: www.saintlukeparish.com

Pastoral Staff Priests: Fr. Jim Barlow, Pastor........................................X.113 Fr. Jesus Gerardo Anguiano Rivera, Parochial Vicar…X.144 Fr. Peter Francis OFM, Priest in Residence Deacons: Hugo V. Chavez Robert M. Garza Jack Nichols Oscar J. Valdez

Antonio Ramirez Ph.D., D.Min, Pastoral Associate…X.140 Marty Vermales, Office Manager…..…………...X.115 Lizzette Lucero, Office Asst……………………..X.110 Rose Rodriguez, Business Manager…………...X.112 Patsy Baumann, Facility Manager……………...X.116 Elyse Stirton, Communications/Database.........X.146

Faith Formation Staff Gloria Clayton, Director of R.E………………….X.138 Rick Olivarez, R.E. Coordinator…...……….…...X.147 Liz Ortiz, Youth Minister………………………….X.119 Vivian Cantu, Senior Adult Minister…………….X.119 Sr. Imelda Phelan, CSB Young Adult Minister..X.142 Ruth Flores, Office Asst………………………….X.118

St. Luke School: 434-2011 Marcella Salazar, Principal………………………X.124 Jodi Reagan, Asst Principal……………………..X.125 Claudia Vasquez, School Finance Mgr………...X.141 Dora Calderon, Principal Secretary…………….X.126

Community Services St. Vincent de Paul, Mon-Fri 10am-2pm………431-7794 Marc Alonso, CYO………………………………..771-4338 John Tedrowe, Boy Scouts……………………...909-6465 Angela Alonzo, Girl Scouts………………………316-8320 Javier Aguilar, Cub Scouts……………………...355-8309 Sheryl Strezishar, Child Development…………431-9994 Counseling Services…………………………….X.140

Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm

Mass Times: Thurs: 8:15am: Communion Service Mon.-Fri.:12:00 noon Sat.: 5:30pm Sun.: 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm (Español) 4:00pm, 6:00pm (Malayalam)

Communion Service: Mon—Wed., Fri. & Sat.8:15am Adoration: Open from 5:00am to midnight seven days a week until further notice

Confessions: Saturday 4:30-5:15pm in the Church

Baptisms: Contact the Faith Formation Office at ext. 118 to register for classes.

Weddings: Contact the Parish Office at ext. 115 at least 9 months in advance.

Quinceañeras: Contact the Faith Formation Office at ext. 118

Hope For the future catholic

school special collection

THE SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR OCT. 9 is in support of Hope for the Future and the Catholic schools and stu-dents within our Archdiocese. Your support will help fund tuition assistance and grants for the 45 schools in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Jesus...said to them, “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:14-16)

Your contribution will help more children in our community receive a priceless Catholic school education where they can grow academically and spiritually.

Thank you for your support!

“CAN DO” SUNDAY Next weekend, Oct. 15-16, our St. Vincent De Paul Society will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable items. Suggested canned items are: vegetables, dry soups, meats and fruits. Non-perishable items can be: peanut butter, boxed jello/puddings, boxed cereals and rice. Personal hygiene items needed are: toothbrushes, tooth paste, bathroom tissue, laundry and hand soaps. Items will be collected in the Church entrance.

St. luke catholic church San Antonio, texas october 9, 2011

Gym Update:

Our new gym is more than halfway done!

Our AC units are in, tile is being laid, and painting has begun!

ALL SOUL’S DAY MASS

All Soul’s Day is Wednesday, No-vember 2. You and your family are invited to attend a Mass at 7 p.m. The parish will have a vigil candle lit in honor of each person buried out of this parish between October 28, 2010--November 1, 2011. The vigil

candle will be placed on the altar steps. You are invited to take the candle home after the Mass.

As in previous years, we invite you to bring a picture of your loved one(s). The picture(s) will be displayed on a table in the church in the old overflow section (the area just below the stained glass window). We ask that the pic-ture(s) be on a standing frame and no larger than 5 x 7. Please make sure your name/phone number is on the back of the picture when it is placed on the table. You may drop them off Friday, October 28 in the Parish Of-fice from 8 a.m.-5p.m. or you may bring the picture(s) to any weekend Mass, October 29/30. The picture(s) must be picked up after the 7 p.m. All Soul’s Day Mass. We will not be responsible for any pictures left behind. A Novena of Masses will be offered from November 2 to November 10, 2011 for the deceased. These envelopes, which include the names of the deceased, will be placed on the altar. A special “All Soul’s Day” envelope was in-

cluded in your monthly contribution envelopes. If you need a special envelope, please stop by the Parish Office.

2012 MASS INTENTIONS

Mass Intention scheduling for 2012 will begin on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, in the Foyer of the

Administrative Building from 9:00am—12:00 noon. Requests for dates will be on a first come, first serve basis. We are able to schedule two intentions per Mass. The suggested Mass stipend is $10 per intention. Perpetual Candles are available for $5

each. 12 Masses per parishioner per year (only 3 may be Sunday Masses). For further information, please

contact the Parish Office at 433-2777.

TACO SALE!

Our Knights of Columbus will have their monthly Breakfast Taco Sale, next Sunday, October 16, after all morning Masses. Join us for fellowship and breakfast near the St. Luke statue.

ST. LUKE CHURCH & SCHOOL

FESTIVAL

11am-3pm NOV. 13

GREAT NEWS! FOOD, FUN & FELLOWSHIP!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR—SUNDAY, NOV. 13, 2011!

ENJOYENJOYENJOYENJOY - RIBBONRIBBONRIBBONRIBBON----CUTTING CEREMCUTTING CEREMCUTTING CEREMCUTTING CEREMONY ONY ONY ONY to unveil

OUR NEW GYM!OUR NEW GYM!OUR NEW GYM!OUR NEW GYM!

- GAME & FOOD BOOTHS GAME & FOOD BOOTHS GAME & FOOD BOOTHS GAME & FOOD BOOTHS (sponsored by our

P.T.C. and benefitting P.T.C. Projects).

- BBQ CHICKEN DINNERBBQ CHICKEN DINNERBBQ CHICKEN DINNERBBQ CHICKEN DINNER

Serving from 11am-3pm in the Parish Hall

(includes 1 chicken leg quarter, sausage, rice,

beans, bread, dessert and a drink). PREPREPREPRE----SALE TICKETS: SALE TICKETS: SALE TICKETS: SALE TICKETS: $6

AT THE DOOR: AT THE DOOR: AT THE DOOR: AT THE DOOR: $8

Only a limited number of tickets will be sold at the door. Attendees are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. BBQ Chicken Dinner

Tickets will be sold after all Masses on

Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 5-6. You may also

purchase tickets in our Parish Office or our

Faith Formation Office. Proceeds will benefit

our GYM.

- ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT includes LIVE MUSIC from:

CINDY VEGA GALO GUTIERREZ

Our Senior Ministry will also hold a Zumba

demonstration.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALLTIONS, PLEASE CALLTIONS, PLEASE CALLTIONS, PLEASE CALL

THE PARISH OFFICE ATTHE PARISH OFFICE ATTHE PARISH OFFICE ATTHE PARISH OFFICE AT 433433433433----2777 EXT. 115.2777 EXT. 115.2777 EXT. 115.2777 EXT. 115.

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All are invited to participate in our Tuesday Evening Sessions which will feature Spirit-Filled Music, great Presenters, and Community Activities. The Theme for these for sessions is “RELATIONAL SPIRITUALITY.”

Topics that will be discussed are:

OCTOBER 11 “Mary in the 21st Century” presented by GLORIA CLAYTON, ST. LUKE’S PARISH, DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

OCTOBER 18 “Jesus, the Galilean” presented by DR. ARTURO CHAVEZ, PRESIDENT & CEO OF MEXICAN AMERICAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE

OCTOBER 25 “Living a Spiritually Balanced Life” presented by SR. IMELDA PHELAN, CSB, ST. LUKE’S PARISH, YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Our sessions are open to all members of your family. We will gather at the Parish Hall for 3 more consecutive Tuesdays (Oct. 11, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25) from 7-8:45 pm. For

more information, contact Marty Vermales at 433-2777 ext. 115 or Dr. Antonio Ramirez at 433-2777 ext. 140.

FAITH, SPIRITUAL FORMATION, & FELLOWSHIP

We’re Back!We’re Back!We’re Back!We’re Back!

ENDOW Class

Endow (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) is a Catholic edu-cational program that brings women together to discov-er our God-given dignity and to understand our role in humanizing and transforming society. We will begin our study with "Letter to Women." Pope John Paul II wrote this letter in 1995 for the occasion of the 4th Unit-ed Nations Conference on Women. This papal letter continues today to reaffirm the dignity of all human per-sons. Our study will begin on Thursday, October 27th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For more information contact Ti-na Balderrama @681-1658 or see the ENDOW web-site.to register. Space is limited. This study has no homework and is an opportunity for busy women to gather and to deepen our faith by providing knowledge and fellowship in an intimate small group setting.

Eucharistic Adoration

Brothers and sisters: Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, pene-trating even between soul and spirit (Heb 4:12).” As in today’s gospel, the rich man that approached Jesus and

asked him what he should do to inherit eternal life, we too are faced with similar decisions to make of right and wrong in everything that concerns us in our lives to gain eternal

salvation. This is where the word of God slices through the soul and spirit. The spirit keeps on giving us life to live, but we become spiritually dead when the soul becomes sinful and thus abhorrent to God. To avoid this, let us come to-

gether and pay homage to the second person of The Holy Trinity and ask for guidance at the Adoration Chapel. The Adoration Chapel is located on the left side of the church, accessible from outside. It is open from 5am—midnight,

daily. It is here that one may spend time with Our Lord, pre-sent in the Holy Eucharist. Please call Ken Green at

435-3886 if you have any questions.

SECOND ANNUAL DAY OF ORIENTATION FOR NEWLY

RECRUITED COMMUNION MINISTERS IN PASTORAL CARE

This day is for hospital, detention centers, nursing homes,

and homebound ExtraOrdinary Ministers of Communion

who did not attend last year’s Day of Orientation, or those

who feel they are in need of a refresher on their ministry. The orientation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. It will begin with Mass at 8am, continue with presentations, and close with prayer at 12:30pm. Donation: $5, payable at the event. To register,

call our Parish Office at 422-2777 ext. 110.

The Over 55 Club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 12:30pm in the Parish Hall. Lunch will be served at 1:00pm. Everyone is asked to bring a side dish of a vegetable, salad, or dessert. There will be card games following the lunch.

For more information contact Bernice Schulze

@ 684-6767 or Gilda Mazzurana @493-3859.

St. luke catholic church San Antonio, texas october 9, 2011

ALTAR SOCIETY’S

ANNUAL RETREAT

OUR ALTAR SOCIETY will hold their

annual morning retreat on Thursday,

Oct. 13. Mass will be at 10 am. The speak-er will be Fr. Eric Ritter from St. Dominic

Church. Lunch will be served. Cost per person is $10. Checks can be made paya-ble to St. Luke’s Altar Society, and will be accepted in the Parish Office. Deadline for

payment is Monday, Oct. 10. Doors will open at 9:15 am. Please join us and bring

your friends!

We look forward to greeting you!

ACTS ACTS ACTS ACTS

RETREATRETREATRETREATRETREAT

How would you like to help your husband, dad, son, grandpa, brother, uncle,

cousin, friend or co-worker get reconnected to Our Lord and Savior? Our Parish is hosting a Men’s English ACTS Retreat. This retreat is open to all men 18 years and older. Applications will be availa-ble in the Church foyer. Also, look for our team members, who will be signing up men after every Mass the weekends of Oct. 8-9 and Oct. 15-16. Sign up s he e t s a re a l s o a v a i l a b l e a t www.saintlukeparish.com/#/acts.

For more information, contact:

Gary Sepulveda @ 215-3844 Stephen Garza @ 844-8881 Dennis Lopez @ 912-9011

Or email SLACTS2011@yahoo.com.

Men’s

English

ACTS Retreat

Nov. 17-20

WE’RE BAAAACK! It is time to start thinking of the St. Luke sponsorship for our 11th Habitat for Humanity House. The annual Hard-Hat collection will take place on the first weekend of November. Remember: Habitat for Humanity is a “Hand-up” not a “Hand-out” Ministry. It is a nonprofit Ecu-menical Christian housing organization that was created out of faith and desire to serve God by serving His people in need. Since the San Antonio affiliate began in 1976, HFHSA in partnership with thousands of contributors and volunteers have built over 700 simple, decent, and affordable homes. These have been built in partnership with and in service to very low-income families who must put in at least 300 “sweat-equity” hours help-ing build their homes and homes of their neigh-bors. The Habitat home buyers pay for an interest-free 20-25 year mortgage; they are not given their house. These families are families that otherwise would not have realized the dignity of homeowner-ship. HFHSA is unique in that it is the only non-profit that serves “the working poor” in this way. Please continue to pray for our partners and all the families for whom we have helped build, refer any questions or comments to Homer and Sue Fetzer @ 434-5475.

AND start saving for the November Hard-Hat collection!

St. Mary’s University Dept. of Theology & M.E.T. (A San Antonio Medical Ethics Team)

will host a presentation titled,

“WORDS THAT HARM? OR HEAL?”

BY ATTORNEY RITA MARKER

7:30PM THURSDAY, OCT. 13

AT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY, STUDENT UNION BUILDING, RM. A

Rita Marker will discuss important issues surrounding the law and end-of-life, such as:

advance directives, living wills, end-of-life options, futile care, aid-in-dying, death with

dignity, and doctor-prescribed suicide. She is an international spokesperson and critically

acclaimed author, who has appeared on CNN, ABC and NBC. She is also the

Executive Director of Patients Rights Council.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY MASS

WITH ARCHBISHOP GUSTAVO GARCIA-SILLER

All are welcome to join Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller for a special Mass with/for Missionaries on World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23, at 8 am at San Fernando Ca-thedral. Please RSVP to Mary Wisniewski at 734-1913

or mary.wisniewski@archsa.org.

St. Gerard will celebrate 100 years as a Parish with a Gala on Oct. 15, honoring the School Sisters of Notre

Dame, and an outdoor Centennial Mass Celebration, in front of the Church, at 11am Sunday, Oct. 16. For more

information, visit www.saintgerardchurch.org.

THIRD ANNUAL WHITE MASS

The third annual White Mass will be held at 9 am Saturday, Oct. 15, at San Fernando Cathedral, with Archbishop Garcia-

Siller as celebrant. All medical personnel and health care workers in the Archdiocese are welcome to attend, as well as other men and women in health care ministry. It will be fol-lowed by a brunch reception in the Cathedral Hall & Court-

yard. White coats and lab coats are encouraged. For questions, call the Catholic Physicians Guild of San Antonio at

338-0308.

St. Ann Catholic Church will hold their Fall Festival from 11am-11pm Saturday, Oct. 15. The day will include

live music, food & drinks, games, an antique car show, bin-go, an auction and more. For more information, call

734-6687 or visit www.stanncatholicchurch.com.

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Altar Society of St. Matthew Catholic Church will host a Salad Tasting Luncheon/Style

Show from 11:30am-1:30pm (reservations required; tick-ets:$15) and an Arts and Crafts Show from 10am-4pm. (free admission; open to all). To make a reservation for the Lunch-

eon/Style Show, call 344-4192 or 349-7655.