2016-08-21 final-a - St Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIS T
MASS & SACRAMENTS
STAFF
New Members: We welcome new parishioners and are Pastor
Father John-Paul Hopping
cell phone: 314-828-0442
johnpaulhopping@gmail.com
thankful God has sent you. Please visit our website to register
online (www.stlukestl.org).
Sunday Masses: Saturday Evening Vigil at 5:30 p.m.
(as of August 27) Sunday Morning Mass at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
Priest in Residence
Fr. Anthony Anike
Deacon
Deacon Dave Osmack
cell phone: 314-941-2412
Weekday Mass: 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday
Business Manager
Holy Days and National Holidays:
7:00 p.m. (vigil, evening before) & 9:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 6:30-7:00 p.m. (August 27)
Thursday 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Donna Mueller
cell phone: 314-610-9939
Director of Music
Donna Owen
cell phone: 314-308-8195
Funeral Organist
Sue Vonderheid
cell phone: 314-398-4851
Baptisms: Please see Fr. John-Paul after Mass.
Marriages: Please see Fr. John-Paul at least six months before Wedding Coordinator
your anticipated marriage.
Maintenance
Bulletin Deadline: Please submit material in writing to Donna
by Monday at 2:00 p.m. email to stlukesdale@sbcglobal.net
Finance Council
Homebound Parishioners: Please call Donna if you know of Parish Council
anyone in the parish who needs the Eucharist brought to the Anne Bisch
Anne Feise
home.
Cathy Laskowitz
cell phone: 314-566-6996
Amir Tadzic
Tom Kubsh
Rich Kurz
Dan O’Sullivan
John Weiler
Phil Winter
CONTACT US
Parish Office
7230 Dale Avenue
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
phone: 314-644-2144
fax: 314-644-4624
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“For behold, some are last who
will be first and some are first
who will be last.”
~ Luke 13:30
ANNUAL CATHOLIC
APPEAL UPATE
Email
Office Hours
Website
stlukesdale@sbcglobal.net
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
www.stlukestl.org
Our standards in society are so different from God’s standards.
We often rate or rank people by what they have, how powerful
they are, or how successful they are. Jesus reminds us that
God will not judge us by the same earthly standards.
PARISH COLLECTIONS
08/14/2016
Total Envelopes Used/Issued: 41/353
We are pleased to share with you
that the grand total collected for
St. Luke, as of August 2, 2016, is:
$ 24,754.00
Envelope Total
Loose
Parish Maintenance
St. Vincent de Paul
Special Collections
$ 1775.00
$ 279.00
$ 45.00
$ 58.00
$ 25.00
Thank you to everyone who has
participated! Please be sure to return your pledge card this week!!
Our Challenge Goal is: $29,193
(August 8-14, 2016)
Online Giving
$ 580.00
Total Collections
$ 2762.00
“A Holy Hour in front of the Blessed
Sacrament is worth more than a thousand years of human glory.”
~ St. Padre Pio
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION is
held in our Church from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. every Thursday.
All are encouraged to come and
spend whatever time you are able to
in the Divine Presence of God.
Confession is available
(6:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.) during
Eucharistic Adoration
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 21, 2016
Mass Intentions
Dear People of God,
What a rain storm this last week! I hope your
basement is dry and that you did not suffer any
damage.
If you remember, we prepared one young man for
his First Holy Communion last Spring. Keith will
be seen at our Masses as an Altar Server in the
months ahead, which brings us to the upcoming
season: how many young people do we have who
want spiritual formation this year? One family
has approached me for Holy Communion, and
post Holy Communion formation for their children. Fortunately we have young adults who are
willing to help with spiritual formation. At this
time, I will start a list of names and contact information so that we can get started. If you have, or
you know someone eighteen years or younger
who needs spiritual formation, please get with me
after Sunday Mass, or leave a note with our Office Manager, Donna so that we can organize to
serve these young people.
For all adults, we will resume Bible Study soon;
announcements are coming. And we have a lecture series Thursday nights, 7:30 pm in the St.
Joseph (basement) room of the rectory, accessible
by exterior stairway. Young adults to ninety-nine
years old meet after the 10:00 am Mass (about
11:30 am) in the St. Joseph Room. Please feel
free to bring “nibbles” to share.
Thanks go to a parishioner couple who dropped
off a check for $2,000 for general purposes. I am
so grateful! We just suffered a short circuit in the
vestibule (entry-way). Thanks to this donation,
we can afford to get this problem resolved. The
vestibule lights are functional today, Monday; but
the shorted circuit will require a second visit from
the electrician. We are in your debt, kind donor!
Praised be Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Fr. John-Paul
Monday
8:00am
August 22 ~ The Queenship of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
Jerry French 
Tuesday
8:00am
August 23 ~ St. Rose of Lima
Andrew Metzger 
Wednesday August 24 ~ St. Bartholomew
8:00am
Rev. Steven Thoma, C.R.
Thursday
8:00am
August 25 ~ St. Louis, St. Joseph Calasanz
Anna Bisch
Friday
8:00am
August 26
William Soloy 
Saturday
5:30pm
August 27 ~ St. Monica
Michael Pedrotti 
Sunday
8:00 am
10:30 am
August 28 ~ 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Paul Metzger Family
People of the Parish

Please join us every morning at 7:30am to pray the rosary.
In your charity, please Pray for:
the sick and shut-ins of our parish,
especially Mary Beth Becker & her granddaughter,
Lily Becker, Xavier Penna, Sue Chisholm
& Joyce Hyland.
the repose of the soul of Mary Beth Becker, a
longtime parishioner of our parish, and all of
the souls of the faithful departed, may they rest in
peace.
Dear God, please bless Mary Beth’s family
and friends; bring them comfort and peace in their
time of sorrow. May they always know
your love and your mercy. Amen.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-5; Mt 23:1322
Tuesday:
2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13;
Mt 23:23-26
Wednesday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;
Jn 1:45-51
Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51
“A political society endures when it seeks, as a
vocation, to satisfy common needs by stimulating
growth of all its members, especially those in
situations of greater vulnerability or risk.”
~ Pope Francis, Address to the Joint Session of the U.S. Congress,
September 24, 2015
Friday:
1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11;
Mt 25:1-13
Saturday:
1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21;
Mt 25:14-30
Sunday:
Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11;
Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 21, 2016
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
~ Matthew 7:7
Devotions at St. Luke the Evangelist
Rosary: Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m.
Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday 6:30 p.m.-7:30p.m.
Communion Calls: Friday
Communion Calls-Visit the Sick
If you would like to be put on the list for a home visit
please call Donna (644-2144).
Anointing of the Sick
If you are being scheduled for surgery or will be
checking into the hospital for any reason and would
like to receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick, please call Donna (644-2144) to schedule an appointment with Father John-Paul prior to your hospital
stay.
DISCIPLINE
It is no accident that the words “disciple” and
“discipline” are nearly identical. Their relationship in
Christian faith and life, however, has fallen somewhat
out of favor in the past generation, as certain prescribed
Church rules and regulations have been reduced and relaxed. These rules were often referred to as
“disciplines.” We are mistaken, however, to think that it
no longer takes discipline to follow Christ. The Letter to
the Hebrews assures us of that today. Our discipline is
more like that of an athlete pursuing a victory or a personal best, or a musician striving for a concert career or
to master a new piece of music. This discipline comes
from desire, not from regulations. It was the desire to do
the will of God that led Jesus on the path to his cross. It
is that same desire he encourages in us today: to strive to
enter through the narrow gate, to find ourselves in the
kingdom with a surprising assortment of people who are
there not because of mere observation of rules, but out
of a genuine desire to recline at the table of the heavenly
banquet.
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LITURGICAL MINISTRIES August 27 & 28, 2016
August 27
5:30 p.m.
August 28
8:00 a.m.
August 28
10:30 a.m.
Servers
Howard Kapp
Paul Metzger
Beaudoin
Lectors
Carmine Coscia
John Weiler
Eric Williford
Eucharistic
Ministers
Margaret Baxter, Sue Ferrara
& Kevin Kelly
Gift Bearers
Joann Frame &
Kathy Euson
Children’s Liturgy
~
Tommie Lee deArmas, Rich
& Sally Kurz, John & Felice
Nighbor
Mudd Family
~
John & Felice Nighbor
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Greeters
Joann Frame, Mary Ann
Hentschel & Mary Jane
Wendt
Julie Schulte
Tommie deArmas, Bibiana
Ledesma, Pat Mullally &
Charlene Talir
Ushers
Tim Day, Pat Dodd, Frank
Ferrara & Kevin Kelly
John Cronin, Paul
Jerry Cassidy, Rick Krohr
Eigelberger, Mike McBride
& Christian Rusteberg
& Dan O’Sullivan
FAREWELL RECEPTION
for FR. TONY
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We will be hosting a farewell reception for Fr. Tony.
Hope you can all join us as we share our gratitude for
all that Fr. Tony has given to us and shared with us
during his time at St. Luke’s. He will be missed!!
WELCOME HOME
We are blessed to have new parishioners join our parish
family! Please join us in welcoming them to St. Luke’s!
Maggie Bleitner & her
fiancé, Andrew Millman
Sunday, August 21, 2016
11:00 am (after 10:00 Mass)
St. Joseph Room
ST. LUKE’S
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Msgr. McMahon Field
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The average number of times that people say “no”
to temptation is about once, weakly.
~ Anonymous
PAT HOGAN SCHOLARSHIP ~
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 8/21/16
This scholarship is awarded to any eighth grade girl in our parish who is attending a Catholic High School as a freshman this
fall. Interested candidates need to submit an essay to Fr. JohnPaul indicating why they would like to be considered and share
what catholic education means to them.
and
Cara Hale
WEW
Stay tuned for more introductions in the coming bulletins!
RITE OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATON OF ADULTS
St. Luke’s is planning to begin weekly sessions
on the Catholic faith this fall. The RCIA process
is for adults who are:
Not Catholic and are seeking information on what the
Catholic Church doctrines and beliefs are.
Baptized active Catholics, seeking to update their
knowledge of the Catholic Faith.
Baptized Catholics, but not practicing, who would like
to connect again with the Catholic Church.
If you are interested or know someone who is,
please call Donna for more information at 644-2144.
MOVIN’ ON GROUP 1065
New Speaker Meeting
Saturdays @ 7:00 p.m. ~ St. Joseph Room
Week 1: AA; Week 2: AA; Week 3: Al-non;
Week 4: AA; Week 5: Chair’s Choice
YEAR OF MERCY ADORATION & PLAY ~ 10:30 - 12:00 (MONDAYS in AUGUST)
Join other moms and their children this summer for a weekly time of prayer and play. Every Monday during
the month of August, St. Luke’s will host Adoration and open up the playground for post-prayer playing and
picnicking. Adoration begins at 10:30 am. All are welcome, and kid noises are expected!
Contact Frannie Moen with questions: mary.f.moen@gmail.com, 314-750-1116
“SEE GOD IN THE FACES OF THE POOR.”
~ St. Vincent de Paul
Your generous donations enable us to help the needy in our community.
You are the face of Christ to so many in need. Thank you for your support!
Donations for St. Vincent de Paul can be dropped off in the containers located in the vestibule / entry ways of
Church after daily or weekend Masses or at the rectory (Monday through Friday 9:00 am-1:30 pm).
THANK YOU for the food donations as well as the cash donations that we received in July. Your donations
continue to enable us to help several local households with food and utilities. Items needed for August are:
Low-Sugar Breakfast Cereals, Box-Sealed Milk, Beef Soups or Stews, Carrots, Corn, Potatoes, Peanut
Butter, Jelly, Pop-Top cans of Spaghetti, Spaghetti O’s & Ravioli, Granola or Breakfast Bars, Dried
Fruit (apples, bananas, apricots), Low-Sugar Drink Mixes (kool-aide, tang, etc.), Deodorant, Toilet
Paper, Feminine Products.
Please remember to pick up your copy of Our Sunday Visitor! Thank you for your continued support of the needy in
our community! ♥
LITTLE FLOWER DANCE
Little Flower Dancing School will have registration for dance classes for the 2016-17 dancing season on
Wednesday August 31st from 3-7pm in the Little Flower School Hall.
Classes begin Saturday September 10th.
For more information please email us at littleflowerdance@gmail.com; call Lori @314-647-1938,
Amy S @314-753-9832, Kelly @314-288-6629 or Amy M @314-795-2569.
You can also visit the website at http://www.littleflowerstl.org/school-life/lf-dancing-school.html
MASS MOB XI
March 19, 2017
Mass Mob is a movement that generates support for churches by encouraging non-parishioners to attend Mass on a
specific Sunday. We are inviting people to worship at our beautiful St. Luke’s church. We want to fill up these
pews! Promote St. Luke, share our community, attract new parishioners. Reconnect with alumni and former parishioners.
Please pray for our success! Please consider how you can participate!
The next meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2016 @ 7:00pm in the St. Joseph room.
Questions ~ please contact Julie Schulte 314-781-0147 or julieschulte170@yahoo.com
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
(ages 19-99)
Our Young Adult Ministry meets every Sunday
in the St. Joseph room after the 10:00 Mass.
Coffee and food are provided and there is
discussion from 11:30-12:30 each week.
We welcome all young adults ages 19-99,
single and married couples as well.
The St. Joseph room is located in the basement of the rectory. The
entrance is on the south side of the rectory and there is a blue sign
pointing you toward the steps (which are below the steps that go
up to the rectory back door).
Please contact Rich Kurz (rich.kurz@gmail.com or
717-542-1481) if you have any questions.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday
10:30 am
6:00 pm
Wednesday
7:00 pm
Thursday
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Saturday
1:00 pm
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Sunday
8:00 am
10:30 am
11:30 am
August 22
Adoration & Play
SVDP
August 24
Choir Practice
August 25
Wedding Rehearsal
Eucharistic Adoration
Lecture Series with Chris Baer
August 27
Wedding
Mass / Drop off Meal-A-Month bags
AA Meeting ~ St. Joseph Room
August 28
Mass / Drop off Meal-A-Month bags
Mass / Drop off Meal-A-Month bags
Young Adult Meeting ~ St. Joseph Room
eScrip & Schnucks
Education is Everything
When you use the Schnucks Community
Card it will support our parish.
Here’s how easy it is to get started:
1. Pick up a card after Mass on the weekends
(available at scrip sales); pick up a card at any
Schnucks store, or stop by the parish office during the week.
2. To activate your card, please call 1-800-9316258 or log on to: www.secure.escrip.com/
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3. Present your card to the cashier each time you
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4. Schnucks contributes to our parish with every
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2% on monthly purchases between $301-$600
3% on monthly purchases between $601-$999
GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS
Shop n Save
Scrip is available for sale after all of the weekend
Masses and at the rectory during the week.
August 14, 2016
Scrip sold: $ 550.00
Profit:
$ 27.50
REMAINING INVENTORY
As of August 14, 2016
Shop n Save scrips ~ $3000.00
Once the inventory is depleted we will no longer be
selling scrips. Thank you for your support
through the years!!
MOVIE NIGHT
The Young Adult Group will host
Movie Night with Fr. John-Paul.
Please join us as we watch:
Little Boy
Friday, August 26, 2016
6:30 p.m.
St. Joseph Room
Please bring food & friends as you wish!
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