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April 21 & 22, 2018
WELCOME TO ST. LUKE THE
EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH
If you are interested in joining St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, please pick up a New Member Packet in the gathering space or download at www.slte.org
Parish directory
Parish Office 1102 NW Weigel Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023
Parish Phone 515-964-1278
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Summer Hours (June & July ) 9:00am - 2:00pm
Website
www.slte.org
Pastor Fr. Lawrence Hoffmann ([email protected])
Associate Pastor Fr. Adam Westphal ([email protected])
Deacons
Dan McGuire ([email protected]) Fred Cornwell ([email protected])
Secretary
Kendra Smith ([email protected]) Director of Faith Formation
Pete Haack ([email protected])
Bookkeeper Jenifer Mulcahy ([email protected])
Music Ministry
Cari Higgins ([email protected])
School Directory
Principal Tonya Eaton ([email protected])
Mass Schedule
Saturday Masses 8:30 am & 4:30 pm
Sunday Masses
8:30 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Daily Mass
Tuesday 7:45 am & 5:30 pm
Wednesday 7:45 am & Noon
Thursday 6:30 am & 5:30 pm Friday 8:30 am & Noon
Vintage Hills Mass
9:30 am - First Friday of the month
Sacraments
Reconciliation
9:00 am - 10:00 am on Saturday
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm on Saturday
Baptism
Baptism prep classes are required before the baptism of your first child and are held the first Saturday of the month in February, May, August and November. Call the office to register.
Marriage Contact the church office at least six months prior to the desired wedding date.
Eucharistic Adoration Schedule
●First Wednesday of the Month during Religious
Education: 4pm - 8pm
●Thursday Evenings after 5:30pm Mass: 6pm - 7pm
●Friday Mornings after 8:30am Mass: 9am - 10am
●Saturday Mornings after 8:30am Mass: 9 - 10am 2
▲▲▲ PARISH NEWS
▲▲▲ WEEKLY CALENDAR Sunday, April 22 9:30 am/11:30 am - Capital Campaign Dialogue Event in gym after Masses
4:00 pm - MISC Dinner Club/Primetimers Dialogue Event Monday, April 23 6:30 pm - Knights of Columbus Meeting
7:00 pm - Gardening Angels Meeting
Tuesday, April 24 6:30 pm - School Board Meeting
7:00 pm - Confirmation
Wednesday, April 25 6:30 pm - Steering Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 26 7:00 pm - Social Concerns Team Meeting
Friday, April 27 5:00 pm - LeMar/Cain Wedding Rehearsal
Saturday, April 28 1:30 pm - LeMar/Cain Wedding
Sunday, April 29 1:00 pm - First Communion
GARDENING ANGELS
The St. Luke's Garden Committee will be meeting on Monday evening, April 23 at 7 pm in Meeting room 1 to begin planning for the 2018 garden season (if it ever arrives!!). We will discuss garden goals, materials needed and schedules for the summer. No experience needed--just a desire to enjoy God's blessings! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Margaret Spikes at 515-418-3460 or [email protected].
MAY BAPTISM PREP CLASS
The next baptism prep class will be held on Saturday, May 5th at 9 am in St. Luke’s Meeting Room 1. The class is required for all parents wanting their first child baptized. Please call Kendra Smith at 515-964-1278 to register for the class.
ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Looking for something more in your child's education? Consider St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School, where high academic results pair with faith formation in a nurturing environment. Registration continues for grades K-6 for the 2018-
2019 school year! Visit us online at slte-school.org or call 515-985-7074.
BIKE WALK RUNRegister today for the Lady’s to Luke’s Bike Walk Run on May 20th at stluke.fundmonkey.com. All sponsorships must be received by May 5th to be included on the event t-shirt. Register by May 9th to be guaranteed an event t-shirt. Would you like to help out at this event? We are looking for volunteers! Please see the church website http://www.saintluketheevangelist.org/ladys-2-
lukes for the volunteer Sign Up link.
FR. LARRY’S RETIREMENT PARTY
All are invited to attend the retirement celebration of Fr. Larry on Sunday, July 8. The 8:30 Mass that morning will be led by St. Luke's students. Donuts will follow. Father Larry's final Mass will be at 10:30 AM. Open House/luncheon will be from 12:00 - 2:30 PM; Program begins at 1:00 PM. Father Larry will be moving to the Dowling Catholic priest residence. Look for further information on how to donate to his retirement fund.
HELP NEEDED -Administrative Assistant – St. Luke the Evangelist Parish
We currently have an opening for the position of administrative assistant and are accepting resumes. This position is full time. This position requires a high amount of interaction with people so the ideal candidate would be personable, energetic and welcoming. It also requires a working level of knowledge with Microsoft Word, Excel and other office programs. This position is responsible for publishing the bulletin and other parish communications, sacramental recording and our parishioner databases. This position will also be responsible for keeping the parish updated in all facets of social media and will be responsible for spearheading various parish marketing initiatives. Working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite is highly recommended. Qualified candidates must be able to take initiative, communicate effectively and work with many interruptions. Submit your application materials and resume to: Search committee, c/o Fr. Larry Hoffmann, St. Luke the Evangelist, 1102 NW Weigel Dr., Ankeny, IA 50023
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2018
Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 [22]/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18
Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 [cf. 3a]/Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [117:1a]/Jn 10:22 -30
Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-
7, 16-17 [2]/Mk 16:15-20
Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 [2]/Jn 13:16-20
Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-
9, 10-11ab [7bc]/Jn 14:1-6
Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1, 2-
3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 14:7-
14
Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8
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▲▲▲ COMMUNITY EVENTS
▲▲▲ PARISH NEWS CONTINUED
▲▲▲ PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
7:45 am - People of the Parish
5:30 pm - NO MASS
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
7:45 am - People of the Parish
12:00 pm - People of the Parish
Thursday, April 26, 2018 6:30 am - People of the Parish
5:30 pm - Deacon Dave Wadle
Friday, April 27, 2018
8:30 am - People of the Parish
12:00 pm - People of the Parish
Saturday, April 28, 2018
8:30 am - People of the Parish
4:30 pm - Marian Roeder
Sunday, April 29, 2018
8:30 am - People of the Parish
10:30 am - People of the Parish
6:00 pm - People of the Parish
If you would like to have a Mass said for a loved one, please contact Kendra Smith at
515-964-1278.
SUNDAY EVENING MASS
We have added the Sunday evening 6:00 pm Mass as part of our weekend Masses.
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
This Sunday is the 55th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Please keep in your prayer our young men who are studying for the priesthood and any others in our parish who may be thinking that God might be calling them to priesthood.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
St Luke’s is partnering with the Catholic Circle of Faith to help Habitat for Humanity build a house with a refugee family in Des Moines. You do NOT need any construction experience; in fact over 90% of the volunteers do not. Workers 16 and 17 years old are eligible if their parents are with them. If you can help on either Wednesday, May 2 or Saturday, May 12 please contact Dave Clarke at [email protected] or Paul Carlson at [email protected]
CATHOLIC YOUTH CAMP 2018
Registrations for Catholic Youth Camp (CYC) continue to run slightly ahead of last years numbers. Register now to ensure your campers have a spot. Go to https://stmcenter.com/ to register online or get more information about CYC.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL
Many thanks to our parishioners who have already made a pledge for the Annual Diocesan Appeal. Our goal is $53,961 and we have already received $45,159 in pledges from 136 out of our 520 registered families (27%). Please continue to pray for the success of the appeal. If you haven’t already made your pledge, please consider a gift of any size. Our goal is 100 percent participation! Funds from the appeal provide service and ministry to thousands of individuals across our faith community. Annual operating expenses that cover priest medical insurance, health care, and retirement benefits are included as well as education for seminarians. The ADA supports our Catholic schools, religious education, marriage and family ministry, Hispanic ministry, diaconate formation, Catholic Charities and many more diocesan-wide initiatives.
April Pastoral Council Summary
Several songs by Cedar Rapids Xavier High School’s Voce Chamber Choir served as the opening prayer. Committee updates were reviewed. For Old Business, a new smoking and vaping policy was approved and 2017 Pasta Dinner funds were approved to be allocated to a convection oven and an informational to set-up for the Narthex while other kitchen equipment needs were tabled for next meeting pending additional costing. There was a great turnout at the Meat Feast. Reminders for name tag weekends (first weekends of the month) were discussed. The Diocese is working on security and safety and a parishioner is on that committee; more updates to come. In New Business, a letter writing campaign for Bread for the World was discussed as well as lead commitments for the capital campaign; hearing assistance for Mass; and new parish positions. Prayer closed the meeting. May 10th at 7PM is the next meeting.
FAITH RESOURCES
Are you looking for faith resources as a source of motivation? Inspiration? Check out the St. Joseph Educational Center at sjeciowa.org. There are blogs, books, articles, videos and more at sjeciowa.org.
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▲▲▲ MINISTRY SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 - 4:30 PM Altar Servers: Benny, Caleb & Ethan Ledyard Commentator: Nancy Deranleau
Cross Bearer: Ben Ledyard
Eucharistic Captain: Jason Hatch
Eucharistic Ministers: Becky Hatch, Lee Jasinski, Bob & Kathy Lickteig, Mike Roarty & Tom Schilmoeller Hospitality: Curtis Netcott, Rhonda Schilmoeller, Linda Tallman & Pat Wadle Lectors: Reta Althaus & John McPherson
Music: Amy Thiel, Tonya Althaus/Cari Higgins
SCRIP: Jean McPherson & NEED VOLUNTEER
SUNDAY, APRIL 29 - 8:30 AM Altar Servers: Miranda Geest, Olivia Madison & Mason Royal Commentator: Courtney Huber Cross Bearer: Jon Utterback
Eucharistic Captain: Paul Moritz
Eucharistic Ministers: Jody Geest, Brian Hartung, Nate Meier, Angie & Dan Stillmunkes & Annette Utterback
Hospitality: Jason Madison, Licia & Tom Pettit & Adam Royal Lectors: Holly Madison & Nicholas Otis
Music: Mary Johnson/Cari Higgins
SCRIP: Marie Ott & Kelly Royal Vintage Hills: Kris Bode
SUNDAY, APRIL 29 - 10:30 AM Altar Servers: Katelyn & Luke Phillips and Brynn Pierce Commentator: David Rafferty Cross Bearer: James Gordon
Eucharistic Captain: Karen Bishop
Eucharistic Ministers: David & Judy Jones, Kelli Juravich, Meghan Rupiper, Meg Schon & Amy Thompson
Hospitality: Christina Carballo, Dave Clarke, Jacob Schon, VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Lector: Dani & Ryan Schon
Music: Margaret Spikes & Cory Cornwell/Cari Higgins
Money Counters: Bert Geerdes & Kathy Johnson
Bridges: Deacon Fred Cornwell
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
April 22, 2018 4th Sunday of Easter
Today's Gospel occurs in the middle of Jesus' ministry. At first, Jesus' words seem to be about the value of self-sacrifice in a leader. "I am the Good Shepherd ? I will lay down my life for the sheep." The Apostles likely would have accepted these words easily enough. But then comes something more strange. "I lay down my life in order to take it up again ? I have power to lay it down and power to take it up again." Only later, when Jesus opened the Scriptures to them after his resurrection, would the Apostles understand his words. Only then would they understand why such an act was necessary for the salvation of the world.
Even now, we may struggle with the necessity of Holy Week. How often do we hear complaints against the silence of God, as if He is the "hired man" who "runs away" from suffering? Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is our redemption in fact.
God himself bears the full weight of sin's consequences. The Paschal Mystery is also a sign that happens in full view of the human experience. We have seen Jesus lay down his life. We have seen him accompany others. "I know mine and mine know me." We have seen him reach those outside the traditional flock, "sheep not of this fold." Jesus is the Good Shepherd, not only in Scripture but in our daily lives.
While we can't experience physically walking alongside him like the Apostles did, the grace of our redemption continues through the Church. We are shepherded by the sacraments, by faith formation, by good mentors. At the same time, we are not only the sheep. In imitating Jesus, we, too, are invited to lay down our lives for others. We can be the hands, feet, and shepherd's crook of Christ.
ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL AND
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW!!! We are now in the process of registering students for next year, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Registration forms have been sent home with current students and are also available on the website at www. slte-school.org. If you would like a tour or have questions about the school, please contact Tonya Eaton at 515-985-7074 or [email protected].
Catholic Tuition Organization Families can apply in our second round for tuition assistance through the Catholic Tuition Organiza-tion. The deadline is July 31. Families will be notified of their award before the start of school.
▲▲▲ SCHOOL
▲▲▲ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Confirmation Mass: Tuesday, April 24, 7:00 pm at St. Luke’s with Bishop Pates
First Communion Masses: Sunday, April 29, at 1:00 pm and Sunday, May 6, at 1:00 pm at St. Luke’s.
SUMMER HAPPENINGS – REGISTER NOW! Vacation Bible School at St. Luke’s: June 4-8, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Children who will be in grades K-5 this fall, come join Daniel, who is torn from his home and forced into the king’s service, on a faith-filled adventure. You’ll explore exotic sights and smells in a Babylonian bazaar! Through this exciting VBS, you’ll find that you’re not much different from Daniel and his friends, who kept their faith in a faithless culture. Register online at www.slte.org (there is currently a waiting list).
High School Colorado Conference and Retreat: June 22-26
There is still room for any students who will be in high school this fall (or who are graduating this year) to come with us for a 2-day youth conference in Colorado followed by a 2-day retreat in the mountains. The “Steubenville of the Rockies” conference is an amazing way to be re-energized in your faith with great speakers, music, and time with God (and a thousand of your new closest friends). Contact Pete or see www.slte.org for more information. Space is limited!
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Phase II includes the following:
· Expansion of our current worship space (just north of the altar) that will also double as two larger meeting rooms
· 10 additional classrooms for our school and RE program
· Multipurpose room
· Three school offices
· Commons area
· Doubling our current parking spaces
We will not borrow any more money to complete Phase II of our long-range plan. Once we know how much money we will raise in our campaign, we will outline our plan more completely. Below is our list of priorities:
· The first $1.5 million will be spent on the school expansion. We will be able to construct four classrooms and three offices.
· The next $1.1 million will be spent on the church extension adding overflow room north of the altar that will double as meeting rooms, and we will add 80 addition parking spots.
· Every dollar over $2.6 million will be spent on completing Phase II of our planned school expansion and fulfilling our parking needs.
The Capital Campaign Steering Committee has set a parish campaign goal of $1.5 million. Don and Charlene Lamberti are offering to match every dollar raised by the parish up to $1 million.
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