St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic ChurchSt. Luke the Evangelist Catholic ChurchSt. Luke the Evangelist Catholic ChurchSt. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church
Pastor: Rev. Fr. Paul Kochu Assisting Priest: Rev. Fr. Matteo Rizzo Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. Dennis Cronk, Rev. Mr. Joe Reid, Rev. Mr. Mike Waldron
St. Luke Mission Statement: The people of God in the parish of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, in union with our pastor and parish staff, are centered on the Eucharist and are a welcoming and diverse
community. We are committed to proclaim the Good News of God’s love by developing the spiritual growth of our parish family, encouraging active participation, personal stewardship and community outreach.
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O God, throughout the ages you have called women and men to pursue lives of perfect charity
through the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. During this Year of Consecrated Life, we give you thanks for these courageous witnesses of Faith and models of inspiration. Their pursuit of holy lives teaches us to make a more perfect offering of ourselves to you. Continue to enrich your Church by calling forth sons and daughters who, having found the pearl of great price, treasure the Kingdom of Heaven above all things. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Solemn Vespers Celebrating Consecrated Religious Life
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015, 7:00pm St. Michael the Archangel Church, Clearwater
The parishes in the Central Deanery of the Diocese will honor Religious women and men during this year which Pope Francis has dedicated to Consecrated Life. All are invited
to St. Michael Parish, 2281 State Road 580, Clearwater, to pray Solemn Vespers with the Religious in thanksgiving for this profound vocation within the Church. Pope Francis has challenged Religious to “Wake up the World,” but they cannot do it alone. Come and lend your supportive, appreciative presence and prayer.
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Prayerful greetings dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Welcome to the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today is also Grandparents Day and we wish all our grandparents a very special day as our nation celebrates the great role they play in the lives of their grandchildren. Remember, your greatest role is to instruct them in the way of the Church. No doubt by now you have heard much news and publicity on the Pope’s visit to Cuba and the United States. What an energizing time for the Church and the people of America! Much excitement is building as we near the date he arrives on American soil. He departs Rome this upcoming Saturday on September 19th with his first scheduled stop in Cuba. We can expect the event coverage to be well carried in news media, especially Catholic stations, for example, EWTN. I am also informed that the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) will be providing on-line reporting with live-stream coverage of all events. Other television stations, as well as radio, will be in the mix, too. Check your local listings for details. As of the writing of this newsletter – which as you may know by now is written nearly two weeks before its publication – following is the anticipated agenda as announced by the Vatican.
“…The Pope will depart from Rome's Fiumicino airport at 10 a.m. on Saturday 19 September and is expected to arrive at 4.05 p.m. in Havana, Cuba, where …” Due to space limitations, we will skip to his arrival in the US. “…Tuesday 22 September will depart by air for Washington D.C., U.S.A., where he will be received at the Andrews Air Force Base. On Wednesday, 23 September, there will be a welcome ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, where the Pope will pronounce a discourse and pay a courtesy visit to the president of the United States. At 11 a.m., the Pope will meet with the bishops of the United
States in St. Matthew's Cathedral. In the afternoon he will celebrate Mass for the canonisation of Blessed Fr. Junipero Serra. On Thursday, 24 September, Pope Francis will visit and address the United States Congress. He will subsequently visit the charity centre of the St. Patrick's parish where he will meet a group of homeless people. In the afternoon he will transfer by air to New York, where at 6.45 p.m. he will celebrate Vespers with priests and men and women religious in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Friday, 25 September, will begin with an address by the Holy Father at the seat of the United Nations in New York and, at 11.30 a.m., he will participate in an interreligious meeting at the Ground Zero Memorial site. He will then visit the ‘Our Lady, Queen of Angels’ school and meet with families of immigrants in Harlem. The day will conclude with Holy Mass in Madison Square Garden. On Saturday, 26 September, the Pope will travel by air to Philadelphia, where at 10.30 a.m. he will celebrate Holy Mass with the bishops, clergy and men and women religious in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. In the afternoon he will participate in a meeting for religious freedom with the Hispanic community and other immigrants in the Independence Mall, Philadelphia. Sunday, 27 September, will begin with a meeting with the bishops invited to the World Meeting of Families in the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, after which the Pope will visit the detainees in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, Philadelphia. He will go on to celebrate the concluding Holy Mass of the Eighth World Meeting of Families at the B. Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. In the late afternoon, before the farewell ceremony, he will greet the organising committee, the volunteers and benefactors at the international airport of Philadelphia, from where he will depart on his return flight to Rome. The aircraft carrying the Holy Father is scheduled to land on Monday 28 September at 10 a.m.”
This will be a very exciting and informative time for us. As we wait in anticipation, wishing you a week filled with God. ~ Father Paul
Scripture Readings for the Week
Prepare and Pray the Word of God
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Today’s Readings: September 13, 2015 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6,8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35
Monday, September 14 - The Exaltation of the Cross Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
Tuesday, September 15 - The Nativity of Mary 1 Tm 3:1-13; Ps 101; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35
Wednesday, September 16 - SS. Cornelius & Cyprian 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 7:31-35
Thursday, September 17 - St. Robert Bellarmine 1 Tm 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-10; Lk 7:36-50
Saturday, September 19 - St. Januarius 1 Tm 6:13-16; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 8:4-15
Next Sunday’s Readings: September 20, 2015
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 2:12,17-20; Ps 54:3-8; Jas 3:16-4:3; Mk 9:30-37
First Reading — The wicked say: With revilement and torture let us put the just one to the test (Wisdom 2:12, 17-20).
Psalm — The Lord upholds my life (Psalm 54).
Second Reading — The wisdom from above is full of mercy and good fruits (James 3:16 — 4:3).
Gospel — W hoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me (Mark 9:30-37).
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Christ in the Eucharist (Part 8)
About A.D. 150, Justin Martyr, wrote, “Not as common bread or common drink do we receive these; but since Jesus Christ our Savior was made incarnate by the word of God and had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so too, as we have been taught, the food which has been made into the Eucharist by the Eucharistic prayer set down by him, and by the change of which our blood and flesh is nourished, . . . is both the flesh and the blood of that incarnated Jesus” (First Apology 66:1-20). Origen, in a homily written about A.D. 244, attested to belief in the Real Presence. “I wish to admonish you with examples from your religion. You are accustomed to take part in the divine mysteries, so you know how, when you have received the body of the Lord, you reverently exercise every care lest a particle of it fall and lest anything of the consecrated gift perish. You account yourselves guilty, and rightly do you so believe, if any of it be lost through negligence.” (Homilies on Exodus 13:3) Cyril of Jerusalem, in a catechetical lecture presented in the mid-300s, said, “Do not, therefore, regard the bread and wine as simply that, for they are, according to the Master’s declaration, the body and blood of Christ. Even though the senses suggest to you the other, let faith make firm. Do not judge in this matter by taste, but be fully assured by faith, not doubting that you have been deemed worthy of the body and blood of Christ.” (Catechetical Discourses: Mystagogic 4:22:9)
~ Theresa Capricci
St. Luke’s Bible Study Program - Thursdays mornings, 9:30am to Noon.
It will be a school year long program. The cost is ONLY $ 35.00 for the whole year. We have money set aside for shipping costs. We just need you! For info and registration, phone Chris B. at 785-0510 or Sharon at 254-4286 and leave your info. A Special Thank
You to St. Ignatius for the free loan of the class DVD.
We are very excited for the Jeff Cavin "Bible Study" to begin. Jeff has revamped his presentation, so it will be a new look at our Bible. The presentation begins with Genesis, God's creating hand, and ends in Revelation with foreboding images. Remember this is a full year of Bible time! All are welcome!
ST. LUKE PARISH HEALING MASS with the Sacrament of the Sick
Join us on First Fridays at 11 AM for Mass and Anointing of the Sick
Mark your calendars:
October 2 ���� November 6 ���� December 4
Please be aware: the starting date for Bible Study has been pushed back to October 8th. The Deacon in charge is sorry, so we forgive him. Still, this should give us time to invite more friends to our class and allow time for our Snowbirds to come home. Please sign-up with Sharon 254-4286 or come on Thursday morning to the Assembly Room at 9:30am.
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Anna & Angelo Mastromarino Eileen McInerney Noelle Muratore
Dave Murray Owen O’Donnell
Ana Ortiz Ricky Ortiz
Juanita Pagani Albert Palancia Gloria Palancia
Juli Parreas Ron Patell
Deacon Joe Reid Jorge Ruiz
Stacy Schroer Henry J. Schum Fred Serrano
Betty Sheridan Neil Smith
Theresa Smith Cynthia Swanson Barbara Sweede Kathie Tessier Lisa Wheeler
Carolyn Young Sherry VanderZandem
Angie Vdakakes Daivd Whitney Edwin Whitney
Josephine Zarke
FALL 2015 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Campaign
Let’s take advantage of the anti-abortion sentiment that’s sweeping the nation. Let’s keep the heat on the abort ion industry and awaken our Pinellas County citizens to the truth that in every abortion a child is killed and his mother is scarred for life.
Write or call your Senators and request the defunding of Planned Parenthood. Press Congress to pass two key pieces of legislation:
• “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act”
• “Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act”
Register to vote and vote pro-life values on Election Day.
Pray for the upcoming 40 Days for Life campaign (September 23rd to November 1st).
Join us at the Countryside site. (Sign up on Sept. 26-27 after all Masses.) St. Luke’s days: Oct. 3rd, 7th, 10th, 17th, 21st.
Choose one day and pray with us for an hour.
Especially for Pope Francis, All Seminarians & Military Service Members
Names currently on the Prayer List, will stay on till 9/27/15 Bulletin. If you wish to keep a name on the list or to add a new name, please call the Parish Office at 727-786-3648.
Youth Ministry Inspirational Quote:
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13
Is the Spirit moving you to more personal holiness?
We all know that our world is in need of prayer! So please join us in an hour of prayer and inspiration with the St. Luke's Lay Apostles and learn of the rescue mission of Jesus Christ the Returning King. We meet every third Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the St. Francis Building. All are welcome! For more information, contact Patty 410-375-6081 or Peggy 727-781-9263.
The Rosary Makers of St. Luke are seeking men and women interested in making rosaries for the military and world missions. We meet Monday mornings at 10am in St. Clare Room 1. For info, contact Andrew Carpenter at 692-6890. Supplies donated by the Knights of Columbus.
Rosary Makers: Are you good with your hands?
All are invited — Pray the Rosary during the month of October
The Ladies Auxiliary and The Knights of Columbus will be reciting the Rosary
every Friday night for the month of October at 7pm. We would like to invite any member of the parish to join us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Our mission is to provide the foundation for a lifelong love of learning by nurturing the
whole child through exploration and creativity
in a Catholic spirit.
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Registering for the 2015-2016 School Year
Please visit our website at www.StLukeECC.com
for more info. To schedule a tour phone 727-787-2914
Celebrating over 28 years of quality Preschool Education!
EXTENDED HOURS: 7:30AM-6:00PM
Kathleen Mitchell, Director (727) 787-2914
Serving Children • 2-5 years old • Part-time program • Full day program • VPK Provider Peanut free campus
SCHOOL OF FAITH
Classes begin this weekend:
Sunday, September 13th at 10:20am Monday, September 14th at 6:00pm
Parents, Friends/Family of the Incarcerated are invited to monthly Support Group meetings at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Wednesday, September 16, 7-8:30pm. Robert Lee, MA, Ed.S, will moderate and touch on issues including but not limited to feelings of loss and grief affiliated with this situation. Confidentiality assured. This faith based meeting is open to persons of every denomination, but the format is Christ-centered. Everyone will be given time to speak, privacy respected. If you know of someone who would benefit, encourage them to attend. NO RSVP required. Contact Prison Ministry 727-344-1611 x5414 or [email protected]. St.
Catherine of Siena is located at 1955 South Belcher Road.
‘Round the Diocese
Parents, Friends/Family of the Incarcerated are invited to monthly Support Group meetings at St. Ignatius of Antioch, Parish Life
Center, Wednesday, September 23, 7-8:30pm. Deacon John Edgerton, will moderate and touch on issues including but not limited to feelings of loss and grief affiliated with this situation. Confidentiality assured. This faith based meeting is open to persons of every denomination, but the format is Christ-centered. Everyone will be given time to speak, privacy respected. If you know of someone who would benefit, encourage them to attend. NO RSVP required. Contact Prison Ministry 727-344-1611 x5414 or [email protected] or contact Deacon John Edgerton at 727-937-4050, ext. 222. St. Ignatius of Antioch is located at 715 East Orange Street, Tarpon Springs.
Introduction to Discalced Carmelite Spirituality Course. Is God calling you to a deeper prayer life? Mary Queen of Carmel Community is seeking those whom God is calling to deepen their life of prayer, while living in the secular world, according to the tradition of Sts. Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and Therese of Lisieux. Mary Queen of Carmel Community (Secular Discalced Carmelites) meets monthly in Clearwater and is offering an introductory course in Discalced Carmelite Spirituality starting September 27, 2015. For more information, feel free to call 727- 328–4632 between 9:00am and 8:00pm.
"El Señor te hace un llamado a vivir un sabroso encuentro con El, a través de un Taller de Oración y Vida. Una mejor relación
con El, te hará más feliz". Para más información puedes comunicarte
con Víctor y Ruby García: Tels: 813-713-0993; 813-713 0783.
If you would like to name St. Luke Catholic Church as one of the beneficiaries of your
will, life insurance policy or IRA account, please ask your lawyer to use the following form:
“ I give devise, and bequeath (amount, article, stock, etc.) to Robert N. Lynch, as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, and his successors in office, a Corporation Sole, for the use of St.
Luke Catholic Church, Palm Harbor, FL”.
Please consider leaving a legacy for the good of the Church and for the future of our parish family!
Mass of the Angels. The Diocese of St. Petersburg and Catholic Charities invite you to attend a special Mass and Remembrance of children (born or unborn) who have gone to be with the Lord. Saturday, October 10, 2015; at 11:00am in the St. James Chapel at Bethany Center. (18150 Bethany Center Drive Lutz). Families are invited to bring a picture of their lost child/ren to be displayed at the reception following Mass. For RSVP's, information, or to have a child's name added to the program, please contact Diane at 727-344-1611 *5308; [email protected]. feel free to call 727-328-4632 between 9am and 8pm.
Tools to Listen, Act and Transform: Creating and Supporting Parish Ministry Leaders. Saturday, October 3rd; 9am–1pm. Optional session for pro-life leaders 1-2pm. Bethany Center. Free registration thanks to a grant from Catholic Relief Services. The first in a three-part workshop series designed to help parishes recruit, retain and develop parish ministry leaders. Each session will provide tools for current and potential leaders to develop their pastoral leadership skills. To register, visit: http://dosp.org/life/. Click on Events and News/Upcoming Events. Contact Sabrina Schultz [email protected] or Deb Close [email protected]; 727-344-1611.
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September 13 – Sunday
7:30am Morning Mass Church
8:00am-1:00pm Emaus (EDESA) St. Clare Room1
9:15am Choir Mass Church
10:20am-11:20am School of Faith Classes MB
10:20am-11:20am Confirmation Class AR
11:30am Children’s Mass Church
1:00pm-7:00pm Hispanic Mission with the Blessed Sacrament AR
1:30pm Spanish Mass Church
3:00pm-4:30pm Youth Ministry Back to School PartySt. Clare Room1
5:30pm Evening Mass Church
September 14 – Monday Parish Office Hours 8:30am-4pm
8:00am Daily Mass Church
9:15am-12:00pm ECC – KMO Program St. Clare Bresee Room
10:00am-12:00pm St. Luke Rosary Makers St. Clare Room1
1:00pm-3:00pm Faith Sharing Group St. Clare Room1
6:00pm-7:00pm School of Faith Classes MB
7:00pm-9:00pm RCIA Class St. Clare Room1
September 15 – Tuesday Parish Office Hours 8:30am-4pm
8:00am Daily Mass Church
9:15am-12:00pm ECC – KMO Program St. Clare Bresee Room
7:00pm-9:00pm K of C Officer’s Meeting St. Clare Room1
September 16 – Wednesday Parish Office Hours 8:30am-4pm
8:00am Daily Mass Church
Novena / Adoration / Benediction Church
9:15am-12:00pm ECC – KMO Program St. Clare Bresee Room
6:00pm-7:30pm Adult Choir Practice Music Room
6:30pm-8:30pm Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Church
7:00pm-9:00pm St. Luke Lay Apostles St. Francis
September 17 – Thursday Parish Office Hours 8:30am-4pm
8:00am Daily Mass Church
9:00am-12:00pm Bible Study Meeting AR
9:15am-12:00pm ECC – KMO Program St. Clare Bresee Room
7:00pm-8:00pm AA Meeting St. Clare Room1
7:00pm-8:30pm Band Practice Church
September 18 – Friday Parish Office Hours 8:30am-1pm
8:00am Daily Mass Church
9:15am-12:00pm ECC – KMO Program St. Clare Bresee Room
6:30pm-8:30pm Talleres de Oracion y Vida St. Clare Room1
September 19 – Saturday
3:00pm-3:45pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Church
4:00pm Vigil Mass Church
THE HOLY SACRIFICE
OF THE MASS
IS BEING OFFERED FOR ...
Saturday, September 12
4:00 pm † Carmela & Angelo Susi
† John, Barbara, Charles, &
Isabella Ferguson
Sunday, September 13
7:30 am St. Luke Parish Family
9:15 am † Daniel Germano
† Joseph Toporek
11:30 am Egon Arenberg Jr. (Living)
1:30 pm † Stephen Segura
5:30 pm † Theresa Rozance
Monday, September 14
8:00 am † Frank Sousa
Baby Zachary (Living)
Tuesday, September 15
8:00 am † Nonie Clancey
Raymond Robak Family
(Living)
Wednesday, September 16
8:00 am † Margaret Kelly
Thursday, September 17
8:00 am
Friday, September 18
8:00 am Matt, Lena, & BettyLou Jung
(Living)
† Michael Conte Jr.
Saturday, September 19
4:00 pm † Ciff Oestreich
† John Bohn
Sunday, September 20
7:30 am St. Luke Parish Family
9:15 am † Eugene Mansfield
† Charles Manning
11:30 am † Joyce Blome
† Jozef Wrobel
1:30 pm
5:30 pm † Ronald Michaels
† Mildred Bandur
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2nd Sunday - 2nd Collection BUILDING FUND
Please use your semi-green envelopes this weekend.
Your help is appreciated. This special collection goes for the much needed repair and tender loving care that is needed for our aging parish buildings and grounds. If you do not have a green envelope, just put your offering in the 2nd collection and we will know its purpose.
