ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST

STAFF Pastor Father Peter M. Blake 314-644-2144 ext. 11 pastor@stlukestl.org In Residence Monsignor C. Eugene Morris 314-644-2144 ext. 21 msgrmorris@gmail.com Deacon Deacon Dave Osmack cell phone: 314-941-2412 Business Manager Donna Mueller 314-644-2144 ext. 10 office@stlukestl.org Music Director Frank Jorns cell phone: 314-406-3724 Wedding Coordinator Cathy Laskowitz celaskowitz65@gmail.com cell phone: 314-566-6996 Funeral Organist Sue Vonderheid cell phone: 314-398-4851 Maintenance Amir Tadzic Finance Council Tom Kubsh Parish Council Julia Beaudoin Mike McBride Megan Daake Daniel O’Sullivan Anne Feise Julie Schulte The Parish Council meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month (except for July, August, and December) in the rectory dining room at 7:00pm. Parishioners are invited to attend the meeting as non-participants. If you have an item you would like to be on the agenda, please submit the item to Donna one week prior to the meeting.

Parish Council members will serve as liaisons to the following committees (TBD):

Altar Society ~ Helping Hands, Bread for Life, Giving Tree ~ Men’s Guild, Finance Committee ~ RCIA, Adult Education, Retreats ~ St. Vincent de Paul ~ Women’s Guild, Worship, Music, Respect Life ~

CONTACT US

St. Vincent de Paul 314-289-6101 x2237 Parish Office 7230 Dale Avenue Richmond Heights, MO 63117 phone: 314-644-2144 fax: 314-644-4624 Email office@stlukestl.org Office Hours M/T/Th/F, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Website www.stlukestl.org Facebook www.facebook.com/stlukestl

“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: Tuesday - Friday at 7:30am Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesday at 8:30am Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday (8:30am-1:00pm) 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 x10).

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 x10) to schedule an appointment with Fr. Pete prior to your hospital stay.

MASS & SACRAMENTS

New Members: We welcome new parishioners and are thankful God has sent you. Please visit our website to register online (www.stlukestl.org). Sunday Masses: Saturday Evening Vigil at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Morning Mass at 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:00 a.m. Tuesday - Friday in St. Francis Chapel (effective July 1, 2019) Holy Days and National Holidays: Please see schedule/calendar for times.

Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 4:15-4:45 p.m.

Baptisms: Please see Fr. Pete after Mass. Baptism classes are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the rectory. Please call Donna to register. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months before your anticipated marriage.

Bulletin Deadline: Please submit material in writing to Donna by Friday at 12:00 noon. email to office@stlukestl.org Homebound Parishioners: Please call Donna if you know of anyone in the parish who needs the Eucharist brought to the home. Alcoholics Anonymous: Please call Rhonda for more information, 314-810-2709.

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October 6, 2019 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

43rd ANNUAL RESPECT LIFE APOSTOLATE CONVENTION

The 43rd Annual Respect Life Apostolate Convention will be held at the St. Charles Convention Center on Sunday, October 13.

Keynote speaker Abby Johnson, a national pro-life advocate and author, will share her powerful story of con-version, healing and hope. Abby, a convert to both the Catholic faith and the pro-life movement, was featured in the 2019 film Un-planned. She is also the founder of And Then There Were None (ATTWN), a ministry that has helped over 500 clinic workers leave the abortion industry and that number continues to rise. In addition, Abby is the author two books, Unplanned and The Walls are Talking. The day begins with 9:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Mark Rivituso followed by the Keynote Lunch-eon/Awards Ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Two rounds of inspiring workshops – starting at 2 p.m. – feature local, state, and national pro- life leaders, including:

Mind. Body. Soul. Three Things Catholics Need to Know about NFP (Tiffany Hoeckelman, Archdio-cese of St. Louis) After Unplanned: What's Next? Consistent and Compassionate Pro-life Messaging (Brandy Meeks, ATTWN) Pro-Life Success in the States: Winning Strategies in Missouri and the Rest of the Nation (Michael J. New Ph.D., Catholic University of America/Charlotte Lozier Institute and Deacon Samuel Lee, Campaign Life Missouri) Pro-Life Bioethics (David A. Prentice Ph.D., Charlotte Lozier Institute)

o Session 1: Overview of Current Challenges to Pro-Life Bioethics o Session 2: Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Saving Lives Now

Emotional Virtue for a Drama-Free Life (Sarah Swafford, Emotional Virtue Ministries) Screen Addiction: Why You Can’t Put Down That Phone (Sr. Marysia Weber RSM DO MA, Archdio-cese of St. Louis)

Cost for the keynote presentation and luncheon is $50 per seat, $500 per table of 10, and $25 for students,

seminarians, and religious in formation. Online pre-registration for the keynote luncheon is required on or by October 1 at https://prolifestl.regfox.com/2019-respect-life-convention

For questions or online registration help, please contact the RLA at prolife@archstl.org or 314-792-7555.

Please join us in welcoming

The Schmidt Family

John, Heather & Amelia

and

Zach Haffner & Jessi Gallardo

to St. Luke’s!

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Does our database have YOUR family membership record correct?

It is time for us to update our database with any chang-es, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published? Please let us know now so that the infor-mation in the Guide Book & Directory is correct.

Please email all changes to office@stlukestl.org Thank you for your help!

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday October 7 ~ Our Lady of the Rosary 8:00am NO MASS Tuesday October 8 8:00am NO MASS Wednesday October 9 ~ St. Denis and Companions; St. John Leonardi 8:00am NO MASS Thursday October 10 8:00am NO MASS Friday October 11 ~ St. John XXIII 8:00am NO MASS Saturday October 12 ~ Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00pm Special Intention Sunday October 13 ~ 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:00am People of the Parish

The sick and shut-ins of our parish, especially Alice Beck, Lily Becker, Fr. Boisaubin, Michaeleen Cradock, Susan Droege, Paul Eigelberger, Betty

Gerst, Ursula Hand, Roman & Bonnie Hass, Ed Heath, Patricia Heneghan, Mary Ann Hentschel,

Joyce Hyland, Patty Mainz, Nancy Long Mueller, and Henry Russell.

the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, may they rest in peace.

In your charity, please Pray for:

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PLEASE PRAY for our PARISHIONERS and/or LOVED ONES SERVING in the

UNITED STATES MILITARY

Richard Brady, Marine Corps Michael Frame, Navy

Kevin O’Brien, Marine Corps Thomas Raybuck, Army

To add your loved one’s name(s) to the list please contact Donna at the office.

READINGS for the WEEK

Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4

Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13

Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26

Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28

Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19

CALENDAR of EVENTS Monday October 7 6:00 pm SVDP Meeting Wednesday October 9 7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal ~ Church Thursday October 10 5:30 pm Wedding Rehearsal Friday October 11 4:30 pm Wedding Saturday October 12 11:00 am Baptism 5:00 pm Mass 6:00 pm AA Meeting ~ St. Joseph Hall Sunday October 13 8:00 am Latin Mass 10:00 am Mass 11:30 am Latin Mass

MOVIN’ ON GROUP 1065 AA Meeting ~ SATURDAYS @ 6:00 p.m. ~ St. Joseph Hall

please note: NO DAILY MASS:

Tuesday, October 1 - Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Daily Mass will resume on Wednesday, October 16th.

BAPTISM CLASS

Baptism classes, for first time parents and Godparents, are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the Rectory and last approximately 35 minutes. The next class is scheduled for November 5. (NO CLASS in OCTOBER)

Please call Donna to register.

Consider how living a GRATEFUL and GENEROUS lifestyle

can TRANSFORM not only YOUR OWN LIFE, but the LIFE of our PARISH COMMUNITY.

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October 6, 2019 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

CHOIR Choir rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at approxi-mately 7:15pm in the church. If you would like to join the choir, please come to rehearsal. The choir sings on Sunday at the 10:00 Mass.

For more information, contact Frank Jorns at 314-406-3724.

WOMEN’S GUILD GIFT CARD RAFFLE

Be sure to get your tickets for the Women’s Guild Gift Card Raffle! Several baskets of gift cards from local res-taurants, services and stores will be raffled. Each basket is valued at $350. Tickets are $1 each or 6 chances for $5. Tickets will be available at McMahon Fest on 9/28, in the church bulletin, and at the entrances to church. Ticket money can be placed in the Mass collection bas-ket in a sealed envelope labeled Women’s Guild Raffle. The winners will be announced Sunday, October 13.

Any questions, please contact Dee Brockman at 314.781.5574.

STEWADSHIP CARDS When we use our gifts the way God intended, we experience a supernatural joy others notice! What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? Share the Joy ~ place your trust in God and feel His joy! Please return your complet-ed stewardship card this weekend and next in the collection basket...or mail to the parish office!

If you have not returned your card, please do so. As of October 1, we have received 28 cards.

Our next First Friday Adoration will be Novem-

ber 1st after the 8:00am Mass until 1:00pm in St. Francis Chapel. We need at least one adorer for every time slot. Please consider spending an hour with Jesus.

PROJECT RACHEL & PROJECT JOSPEH

“There is no grief like the grief that does not speak” ~ Henry Longfellow

The grief over an abortion experience is often so deep that it seems to be silent. Women and men may bear this burden for years thinking that there is no hope for forgiveness or peace. It’s not only moms and dads, but also grandparents and siblings who may also feel the pain of this experience. As we begin our observance of Respect Life Month, we offer brochures in church today with information about Project Rachel and Project Joseph, which offer private, professional counseling at no charge for any-one who is suffering because of an abortion experi-ence. Feel free to pick one up in church today, if only to learn about this important ministry which does so much good. You never know when you might have the opportunity to share this information just when someone needs it.

RESPECT LIFE MONTH HOTEL TOILETRIES COLLECTION

A friendly reminder from the parish Pro-Life Com-mittee that “Respect Life” means ALL life and does not refer only to the unborn. The poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed deserve our respect and support. We will be collecting “hotel toiletries” which will be taken to a local shelter for their overnight guests. Clear out all of those little bottles, bars, and tubes that you brought back from summer travels and de-clutter your cabinets! Travel sized toiletries sold in your neighborhood store of choice are also welcome and appreciated! Collections will take place October 19 & 20. Please place your

items in the designated containers in the main vestibule.

AN ADOPTION LOVE STORY

Read the full version at respectlifeprogram.org/adoption-love-story

Having children and raising a family had always been our expectation. We soon learned, however, that our chances of becoming preg-nant were small. It wasn’t long before we started talk-ing about the possibility of adoption. I wondered if my heart was big enough to love an adopted child as I would have loved a biologi-cal child. But with prayer-ful discernment, we decided to start the process. On Christmas Eve, Bill* and I left the hospital with An-drew. It didn’t take long before there was no doubt in our minds that he was our son, the greatest gift from God! We can’t imagine loving a child whom we con-ceived more than we love Andrew. *Names changed for privacy. This is a summery of a USCCB Respect Life Program article by the same name and is reprinted with permission. © 2019, USCCB, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.

We can’t imagine loving a child whom we conceived more than we love Andrew.

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“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power

and love and self control.”

~ 2Timothy 1:7

Many of us compartmentalize our Faith, we bring it out only when we attend Mass or when we at-tend a parish event. Being a good steward requires discipline and striving to put God first in every-thing, all the time. The next time you are at a neighborhood party, at work or out shopping, would your actions signal to others that you are a good and faithful serv-ant of our Lord?

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Online giving is available on our website. Please remember St. Luke in your estate planning.

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A LITTLE FAITH

Today our readings are about faith, frustration, and how much is enough. Habakkuk is a com-plainer having an argument with God. Timothy is encouraging a community challenged by cow-ardice and the apostles want more faith than they have. Things aren’t happening fast enough for any of them or for us. All of them and we want God to do something sooner rather than later and we want God to give us a reason to believe that it will all work out. What does God do? God puts it back on them—and us—telling Habakkuk to de-scribe the world he wants; telling the apostles to do more than the expected. Doing more with less is a familiar phrase today and a reminder that a little faith may be enough even for the most dif-ficult times. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Neil Clavers, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly

Julia Beaudoin, Ann Deer, Suzie O’Sullivan & Charlene Talir

Gift Bearers Patty Kelly Feise Family

Children’s Liturgy ~ Julia Beaudoin

Greeters Joann Frame & Marianne Erickson

Tommie deArmas, Bibiana Ledes-ma, Pat Mullally & Charlene Talir

Ushers Tim Day, Kevin Kelly & Patty Kelly

John Cronin, Paul Eigelberger, Mike McBride & Dan O’Sullivan

Prayers of the Faithful

That our ACTIONS and our WORDS reflect our LOVE

for GOD EVERY day.

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