Saint Luke Catholic Church 1111 Beach Park Boulevard • Foster City • California 94404 (650) 345-6660 • Fax (650) 345-8167 jxÄvÉÅx4 Our warmest welcome to all who worship with our faith Community here at St. Luke Parish. Whether you are a long time resident or have newly arrived in the parish, we thank God for you. If you are not registered, please stop by, or call the parish office. `|áá|ÉÇ fàtàxÅxÇà The Mission of St. Luke’s Catholic Faith Community is to provide the environment where the community joins together to fulfill the spiritual and social needs of all by living and sharing the message of Christ. www.saintlukefc.org gãxÇàç@x|z{à{ fâÇwtç |Ç bÜw|ÇtÜç g|Åx bvàÉuxÜ DE? ECDG I can do all things in him who strengthens me. — Philippians 4:13 cÜtçxÜ Lord Jesus, King of our hearts, prepare us for Your coming. Embellish our hearts with the garment of Your Holy Love and make us worthy to share in Your Heavenly Banquet. Amen. Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. CHAPEL: Open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM everyday Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Jonathan G. Paala Special Associate Rev. Kieran McCormick Deacons Deacon Paul Lucia Deacon Mar Tano Parish Manager Deacon Paul Lucia Coordinator of Religious Education/Youth Ministry Oliver Meneses Secretaries Maria Teresa Alvarez Maryvee Estacio Sheila O’Neill Bulletin Deadline: All announcements must be approved by Father Jonathan and must be submitted two weeks prior to the desired bulletin of your choice. Thank you. Month of October is dedicated to the UÄxááxw i|Üz|Ç Éy à{x [ÉÄç eÉátÜç Schedule of Sacraments Eucharistic Celebrations Monday through Saturday - 8:30 a.m. Saturday 5:00 p.m. - Anticipated Mass Sundays - 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism (Infants) Baptismal Preparation Class - every 2nd Saturday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament of Baptism - every 4th Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday - 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment Sacrament of Marriage Please call the Parish Office at least six (6) months before the desired wedding date. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please call the parish office at (650) 345-6660 October 12, 2014 COME TO THE FEAST “On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines” (Isaiah 25:6). That’s what Isaiah tells us today. God is putting together a huge party for “all peoples,” to “wipe away the tears from every face” (Isaiah 25:8). And what does Jesus tell us? The reign of God, he says, “may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son” (Matthew 22:2). When the guests didn’t come, the king had his servants go out “into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find” (Matthew 22:9). We are called to deliver that invitation. One of the themes woven into today’s liturgy is that of divine generosity. Asleep to reality, people often think they have “earned” what they have. In our better moments, though, we know that all our gifts—even the spiritual gifts—come through God’s generosity. Our vocation is to invite people, to remind them the tickets aren’t for sale. We can only show up and say thank you. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The confessional is a familiar setting in literature and drama. Everyone from Doestoevsky and Shakespeare down the line to Seinfeld has used the sacrament to tragic or comic effect or to reveal aspects of character otherwise hidden. All of this theater, from world classics to slapstick, has had a numbing effect on our own expectations, and has skewed how the culture looks at us and our struggle with sin and forgiveness, hope and healing. Yet the artists are on to something. The reconciliation chapel is a place where hearts are laid bare, where honesty is the watchword, and people confess their deepest needs. It is also a place of rebirth, or at least realignment. It is, like the baptismal font, a place where something dies, and where something else is born. Today, although literature has barely caught up, the place is usually not the dark and gloomy cabinet of old; rather it is a chapel that speaks of peace, serenity, and the comfort of a welcome home. People in one parish were astonished recently to see their children skipping with delight as they left the place of their first confession. We have to wait a bit for world literature to catch up with this reality, but at least we can experience the joy of penance, the thrill of a new beginning, the assurance of God’s love.—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch “The Sacred Heart of Christ is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure.” —St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Mass Celebrants Saturday, 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30am 5:00 pm October 18, 2014 Fr. Jonathan Mario & Co. October 19, 2014 Fr. Jonathan Fr. Jonathan Childrens’ Choir Fr. Joe Burning Bush Choir Fr. Jonathan Kevin’s Flock Mass Intentions for October 13, – October 19, Date Time MON 13 8:30 a.m. TUE 8:30 a.m. 14 WED 15 8:30 a.m. Maia Grace Mead . Fr.Frank Piro † Dario Rianzares Fr. Lech Piechota † Jeanne Stoyko 5:00 p.m. Fr.Martin Fr.Benildo Pilande 5:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Pray for your Priests † Ricardo Consunji 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. SUN 19 .† † All Souls Narcisa Torres BD † All Souls Butch Unson BD 8:30 a.m. SAT 18 † Vince Herrera . THU 16 8:30 a.m. FRI 17 Intention Nona Jones BD Roy Fong (Healing) Daisy and Cesar Cadiz Fr. Edward Phelan Fr. Ngoan Phan Fr. Jonathan Paala Pastor,St. Luke Catholic Church Foster City Legend: † - Deceased, SI-Special Intention, BD-Birthday TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — On this mountain the LORD will make for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines (Isaiah 25:6-10a). Psalm — I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life (Psalm 23). Paul admits that he has learned how to live and accept joy and sorrows, pleasures and pain. This lesson he has learned in Jesus. Second Reading — God will supply whatever you need (Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20). Gospel — I have prepared my banquet, and everything is ready. Come to the feast! (Matthew 22:1-14 [1-10]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. October 12, 2014 Let us pray for the sick members of our parish: Elena Santiago Josie Kozloski Riane Acer Acero JosephElisha Touchstone Ruth Tabnick Lydia Xavier BrianLolita FranksLopez Catalina Omar Kanaan Nokom Fong Bahn Roy Karan David Landwehr Valeria Russell LuisSham Iriarte Jameson Riveres MargePam Cowart David Reba VeneciaAllen Sally & Larry Solari Aida Albano Amanda Theodosy Bonifacio Tiu RonCerdan Galasi Gerada Karen Wickham Kelly Eagleton Jane Schmidt Carol Fitzgerald Moran PeterJoIverson Rose Roy Fong & Hal Tanforan OP Raffoul & Hanna Asmar Diana Lambert Kathleen Guillory Susan & Stephen Sabellano Palanca Ray Nati & Denise Garibaldi JudithPamela Culver&McClain Grandma Luke Cynthia Connor For: Henry Young, Carina Capil, Emeterio Dela Cruz, Laurens Reyburn and Delfin De Leon that they may rest in peace and be brought to the final resurrection where God will be all in all; and for those who mourn, that they may be consoled. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Columbus Day; Canadian Thanksgiving Day Tuesday: St. Callistus I Wednesday: St. Teresa of Jesus Thursday: St. Hedwig; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; National Boss Day Friday: St. Ignatius of Antioch Saturday: St. Luke READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21 "Even if the fire of love seemed to have gone out, I would keep on throwing fuel in it and Jesus would take care to light it up again." —St. Teresa of Jesus Pray for Pope Francis’s Intentions General: “That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence.” Mission : “That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world.” The ADULT FAITH FORMATION program is ongoing. We meet every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. here at the Church. This program addresses enhancement of your spiritual growth and increases your knowledge of the teachings of the Catholic Church. Refreshments are provided. If a particular meeting is being cancelled, it will be announced during the prior Sunday Masses. All are invited to attend. Contact Kevin Lucia at 740-9072 for further information. Collection Report Sunday 10/5 Parish Building Fund $ 5,041.00 $ 2,424.00 Your generous contribution helps to make our ministries possible. Thank you! “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” Proverbs 22:9 Second Collection Next Sunday, Oct 19, 2014 is for World Mission Sunday. ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL Update as of August 31, 2014 The 2014 Annual Appeal has reached 66% of our $ 65,800.00 goal or $ 43,518.00 pledged. From the $ 43518,.00 pledged, we have collected 92% or $ 40,152.00. To complete our goal, we need to collect an additional $ 25,648.00. If you have not filled out your pledge form or have not yet submitted your contributions, please do so. We need everyone’s support to meet our goal. Forms are available on the table in our community center. Your loving sacrifices and commitment to the AAA allows the Archdiocese of San Francisco to continue serving the Universal Church and the local community. Thank you very much for prompt response to our appeal. God bless you for your generosity. Office Closed on October 13, 2014 COLUMBUS DAY Regular office schedule will resume the following day, October 14th, Tuesday. God bless you with a safe and grace-filled holiday! October 12, 2014 Office of Religious Education & Youth Ministry Oliver Meneses Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wed: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tel. No. (650) 574-9191 E-mail address: [email protected] RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHEDULE October 2014-2015 RELIGIOUS ED SCHEDULE of CLASSES 15 1st to 4th Grade: 5:30PM—6:30PM 5th to 8th Grade: 7:30PM—8:30PM 9:00AM SUNDAY MASS SPONSOR 12 3rd Grade and 6th Grade 19 2nd Grade and 7th Grade 26 4th Grade and 5th Grade Confirmation Candidates OCTOBER 19th 4:00PM: A Lesson on “Choosing a Sponsor and a Patron Saint” 5:00PM: Welcome Mass and Blessing of Confirmation Candidates 6:00PM: Lessons on the Sacrament of Confirmation and Holy Spirit 8:00PM: Dismissal Do you want to be of service to our Parish Community and build a mansion in heaven? JOIN THE CATECHISTS CLUB! (Open to Youth and Adults) We need RELIGIOUS EDUCATION VOLUNTEER TEACHERS/CATECHISTS No experience necessary...Training will be provided! Please call 650.574.9191 or visit the Office of Religious Education (O.R.E.), or email the O.R.E. Coordinator. ATTENTION: The Knights meet every 1st Monday of the month in the St. Luke community center at 7:30 PM. All men ages 18 - 30 are invited to attend. Thanksgiving Traditions Potluck and Food Donation Saturday, October 25th after the 5PM Mass St. Luke Community Center Come share your family’s Holiday traditions with the St. Luke Community. We encourage you to bring a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas main dish or side to share. Please consider bringing a donation of nonperishable food for our St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Needed items include: Pasta, sauce, canned tomatoes, cereal, rice, canned fruit, jam, jello, cake mix, sugar, flour canned chicken, tuna, chili, mayonnaise, salad dressing For more details, please email [email protected]. The St. Vincent de Paul Conference, of St. Luke, encourages all men and women to share in the important work of God and grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The next meeting is this Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00 pm., here at St. Luke Church. All are invited to attend. Respect Life Meeting will be held this Thursday, October 16th at 8:00 p.m. here at St. Luke, Room 3. All are welcome to attend and learn about their ministry. The Coordinator for Gabriel Project will be the guest speaker for this month. Refreshments will be provided. Happy Feast Day, St. Luke, remember us! LECTORS AND CAPTAINS... October 18th, Saturday, is the feast day of the patron saint of our parish. St. Luke wrote one of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Known as the “beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14), St. Luke the evangelist emphasizes God’s forgiveness and mercy to sinners and is represented by an ox—a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice for mankind. Let us continue to seek his intercession for God’s guidance, protection and blessings upon our community. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER SCHEDULE Welcome, New Members of St. Luke! Peggy Simkins will be preparing the Lector and Captain schedules for the next two months. If you know of dates that you will be unable to read or captain in Nov./Dec., please call her by October 23rd. Contact number (650) 573-5370. Leave a message if you do not speak to Peggy directly. Thank you. Our Pastor, Father Jonathan, our Deacons, Paul Lucia and Mar Tano, and our parishioners extend a very warm welcome to the newest members of our St. Luke community in the month of September:  Mary Jo Del Plato  Kathy Moorehead Queen of the most Holy Rosary, in these times of such brazen impiety, manifest thy power with the signs of thine ancient victories, and from thy throne, whence thou dost dispense pardon and graces, mercifully regard the Church of thy Son, His Vicar on earth, and every order of clergy and laity, who are sore oppressed in the mighty conflict. Do thou, who art the powerful vanquisher of all heresies, hasten the hour of mercy, even though the hour of God’s justice is every day provoked by the countless sins of men. For me who am the least of men, kneeling before thee in supplication, do thou obtain the grace I need to live righteously upon earth and to reign among the just in heaven, while in company with all faithful Christians throughout the world, I salute thee and acclaim thee as Queen of the Holy Rosary. This Week in Our Parish October 13, – October 18, 2014 Monday Office Closed Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adult Rosary Making 7:00 p.m. Faith Formation 7:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Conference Wednesday 7:00 -8:00 am Men’s Prayer Group 5:30pm(1-4th) & 7:30p.m.(5-8th) CCD Classes Thursday 9:00a.m. All - Day Adoration/7:30pm Benediction 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adult Rosary Making Friday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Adult Rosary Making 7:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Saturday 9:00 a.m. Legion of Mary/ 10:30 a.m. Jr. Legion of Mary 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Labor of Love Clean-Up Day 2:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. Jr. Rosary Making To help with your spiritual travel plans go to www.masstimes.org to find local Mass times at Catholic Churches wherever your travels may take you. Simply enter the city and country and nearby mass times will be displayed. Telephone number is (410) 676-6000. Contact People Adult Rosary Making: Kevin and Sally Lucia (650) 740-9072 Altar Linens: Mary True (650) 571-8783 Altar Servers: Tony Belo (650) 345-6660 Anointing of the Sick: If you know of any parishioners who are sick or hospitalized or are unable to attend Mass due to illness or age, please call the office. Archdiocesan Pastoral Assistance Coordinator: For persons who have suffered sexual abuse from members of the Catholic clergy. Call (415) 614-5506. Baptism: 4th Sunday of the month. Contact office for preparation class information – prior registration required. Catholic Families: Leilani Ahern (650) 787-2389 Christian Burial: Kindly call the parish office before meeting with the funeral director. Cursillo: Duncan Fife: (650) 345-3345 Faith Formation: Kevin Lucia (650) 740-9072 Filipino Cursillo: Deacon Mar Tano (650) 867-5542 Finance Council: John Bernat (650) 341-4045 Grief Support Ministry: Ellen Six (650) 341-0683 Jr. Legion of Mary: Saturdays, 10:30 am, Natalie Wickham (650) 341-9112 Jr. Rosary Making: Sally Lucia (650) 349-3090 Knights of Columbus: Call Tom Miller (650) 631-1341 Legion of Mary: Sats. at 9:00 a.m. Georgie Unson 345-2613 Lectors & Ministers of Holy Eucharist Captains: Peggy Simkins (650) 573-5370 Marriages: Contact the office at least 6 months before the desired date. Music Groups: Children’s Choir, Kevin’s Flock—Kevin Lucia (650)740-9072 The Burning Bush Elysabeth Allen (650) 578-0123 Youth Choir, Kevin Lucia (650) 740-9072 Pastoral Council: Tom Consunji (650) 345-1441 Right to Life: Amabel Goell (650) 740-7751 Sandwiches on Sunday: Peg Culver (650) 349-1408 SVdP Conference: Peggy Simkins (650) 573-5370 St. Luke Church Email: [email protected] Welcome in Jesus’ Name!! If you wish to join the parish, or if you want to update your information, please fill out this form and either return it to the parish office, or drop it in the collection basket. 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