November 24, 2019

FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING NOVEMBER 24, 2019

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 AT 7:30PM

St. Luke the Evangelist Church Westborough

A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THANKSGIVING MEAL

O Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing

generosity to us. Thank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast today.

Thank you for our home and fami-ly and friends, especially for the presence of those gathered here.

Thank you for our health, our work and our play. Please send help to those who are hungry, alone, sick and suffering war and violence.

Open our hearts to your love. We ask your blessing through

Christ your son. Amen.

Blessing of food at Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 9AM

Table will be set up near the altar. Bring something that will be served at your

home for a special blessing

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Pray the Rosary Monday through Friday

after the 9:00 Mass The Divine Mercy Cenacle

at St. Luke's meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Celebrated on the 1st Sunday of each month

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday from 4:00 to 4:45PM ~ also by personal request

Reconciliation Room is handicapped accessible

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact a Priest at least six months in advance

VISITATION OF THE SICK Our extraordinary ministers are always pleased to bring the Eucharist to parishioners who are unable to join us for weekly worship. If you or a family member would like to receive Communion, please call the Rectory. If you know of someone from the parish who is in the hospital, please let us know.

Today’s readings can be found in the Gather Hymnal page 1193

Grace Roche, Hailie McLatchey, Patricia Amorelli, Richard Kane, Kim Evans, Ann Martin, Mickie Aylward,

Tuyen Tran, Mary Mahan, James Wright, Evelyn Croteau, Beth Lambert, Cheri McGee, Agnes Limberger Joe Gonzales, Zachary Collins, Elise Renee, Ann Tisbert, Patrick, Christine, Robert Coutinho,

Sharon Beaulieu, Donna Manduke, Toby Claufon, Becky Rawson, Carmelia Potenti, Elisa Korb, George Beecher, Russell Gazzana, Erin Magrane,

Leanne McCann, Ellie Carlson, Epifania Soto, Jane Burke, Hayleigh Scott, Kellan Keough, Dorothy Clinton, Sr. Pamela Philbin, Karen Mooney, Andrea Furtado, Luis Ferreria, Helen Galica, Erik Olsen, Vicki Foley,

Rosemary Bartolini, Jack Curtin, Jim Bennett, Neil Kenny, Paul Fallon, Debbie Giroux, Carole & Pam Laino, Gregg Merloni, Tome Valadao,

Susan Garry, Melvin Boucher, T.J. Bautz, Joan Fallon, Marie Wilson, David Perry, Lucia Engdahl, John Durnan, Linda Darby,

Kirolos Gergis, Beverly Taylor, Judy Melfa, Claire Kennedy, Maria Matejko, Peter Rose, Kevin & Donna Brennan, Richard Carey, Luz Chavez, James Thomas, Teresa Putnam, Christina Narensky, Lynn St. Jean,

Michael Berthuime, Trisha Suzi, Norman Beland, Margaret Markert, Barbara Auger, Ann Price, Barbara Barnes, Doris Biedermann,

Joan Bunnell, Joan Finnerty, Jeanne Amendola, Jack Walker, Daniel Baker Rebecca Coax, Robert Trant, Michael McAndless, Michael Del Pozzo,

Lucy Hamburger, David Carrera, Joel Rivera, Gary Shults, Michael Zancewicz, Isla Winnie Bassler, John Lynch, Kristy Cautello,

Joseph Malzone, Lois Kerbel, Carol Guarino, Michael Turpin, Connor Blaney, Debbie Krikler, Sally Gagliardi, Sam Mozley

Names of individuals on the Prayer Line are not published in the bulletin

Let us remember to pray for all the men and women and their families who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

We remember those who have died David Fay

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & ADORATION

TUESDAY 9:30AM TO 6:30PM DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET AT 3:00PM

PRAYER FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AT 6:00PM ADORATION MUSIC AT 6:10PM

BENEDICTION AT 6:30PM

Saturday, November 23 5:00pm Eva & Guilbert Busby &

Carol Reeves by their family

Sunday, November 24 7:30am Special Intention

by Grace G. 9:00am Elaine Olson

by the Blaney family 11:00am Gary Wittman

by St. Luke’s choir 6:30pm Glen Griffin

by Gloria Josephs Monday November 25

9:00am Special Intention by Cyndy Cole

Tuesday. November 26 9:00am Maria Barretti

by her family 7:30pm INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING

SERVICE Wednesday, November 27

9:00am Henry Delahunt & Monty Gove

by Bobbie & Mildred Thursday, November 28

9;00am THANKSGIVING DAY Friday, November 29

9:00am Maria Barretti by her family

Saturday, November 30 8:00am John Jaques

by Sissy 5:00pm Louis Orlando

by his family Sunday, December 1

7:30am Helen Zimmerman 9:00am Dolores Weir 11:00am Thomas Flanagan 6:30pm Dr. William Pugliese

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WESTBOROUGH COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER

The 49th Westborough Thanksgiv-ing Day dinner will begin at 1:00

pm (Thanksgiving Day) at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Westborough. All are warmly welcome to this free community event; free transportation to and from dinner is available if you need a ride.

To make your reservation or schedule a ride, please call the Westborough Senior Center at 508-366-3000. Last year, over 125 individuals and families volunteered their time to make the event successful. We need volunteers, in a variety of roles, on both the day before, Wednesday, Nov. 27 and Thursday, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day. If you can volunteer, please contact us by Monday, Nov 25, 2019: Annie Pucciarelli 508-366-2852 or Thanksgiv-ing01581@gmail.com

Please call today and make your reservation – or to vol-unteer. This event is part of what makes Westborough a special community!

CHILDREN’S PAGEANT Dec. 24 Christmas Eve @ the 6 PM Mass, Who: Children in Grades K-6 (Sign-up: Sun. Nov. 17th - Tues. Dec. 10th

BEFORE SIGNING UP PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE REHEARSAL TIMES :

Sunday Dec. 15th 12:15 – 1:15 PM in the church Sunday Dec. 22nd 12:00 – 1:45 PM

Dress Rehearsal starts and ends in the Parish Ctr To sign up choose ONE of the following methods by December 10th

Use the online sign up at http://stlukes-parish.org Or contact Kathy Dunbeck via phone/text/email

508-479-0585 email Kathy@Dunbeck.net Additional Information........ The Pageant is performed during the Gospel at the 6pm Christmas Eve Liturgy. Children will sit in assigned seats throughout the Mass. Costumes and props are pro-vided. All roles are nonspeaking and are of equal importance to the production. . Everyone who signs up will be assigned a role…there are no try outs. How can you HELP? We need volunteers! Parents are needed during rehearsals with various tasks such as cueing the children with their movements, someone to read the Gospel and work the music (CD). We can also use folks to check out/refresh/wash cos-tumes and props. Please indicate your willingness to help when you sign up. Questions? Call or email. THANK-YOU. We look forward to working with your children on this special program.

RITE OF WELCOMING Kristie Gagnon and Mark Hausser have signaled their intention to contin-ue on the journey that ultimately leads to full communion with us in the Cath-

olic Church. The Rite of Welcoming on Sunday No-vember 24 commemorates this important step for Kristie and Mark. Both Kristie (United Church of Christ) and Mark (Lutheran) come to us from other faith traditions and are seeking the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation as they journey toward becoming in full communion with the Catholic Church. The Rite of Welcoming signals the transition from the inquiry to the catechumenate phase for our candi-dates. Kristie and Mark will be exposed to a series of topics that collectively help define what it means to be Christian in general and a member of the Cath-olic faith tradition in particular until the start of Lent. Although there is an instructional element to the cat-echumenate sessions, RCIA is still very much about a conversion of the heart for our candidates as they seek full communion into the Catholic faith. Each candidate also has a sponsor who will walk with him/her on this part of their life’s faith journey. Please pray for Kristie and Mark as they continue with their spiritual formation.

WESTBOROUGH INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Host: St. Luke the Evangelist Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 7:30pm A Reception to follow the Service in the

Parish Center. Cookies, Brownies, Breads are re-quested for the reception. If you are able to bake a dessert for the reception, please call Maria at 508-366-5502. Desserts are needed by Tuesday, Nov. 26 before noon. Thank you.

THE LAND OF HIGH MOUNTAINS, movie about Fr. Rick's work in Hai-

ti will be shown on TUESDAY, DEC. 3 AT 7 PM AT

ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL IN SHREWSBURY.

Tickets are $15. This film is visual-ly beautiful and the Haitian

music is powerful. This is a film not to be missed.

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SAINT LUKE'S CHURCH FINANCIAL SUMMARY Fiscal Year 2019/2020

% Actual Actual Budget YTD Sept-Oct 2019 Sept-Oct 2019 To Budget

Parish Sunday Collections 127,470 152,357 84% Other Donations 15,044 28,395 53% Christmas/Easter - - 0% Total Operating Income 142,514 180,752 79% Total Operating Expenses 174,191 180,752 96% Operating Income over (under) (31,677) - - Average Weekly Sunday Collection 14,163 16,929 84% We encourage you to sign up for electronic giving, which has become an easy, convenient and automatic way to help support your parish. For more information you can email Linda Underwood at financeoffice@stlukes-parish.org or sign up directly at www.stlukes-parish.churchgiving.com/

WOMEN OF ST. LUKE'S WREATH DECORATING WORKSHOP

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 at 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Hall (17 Willow St.)

Raffle Baskets ~ 50/50

Please remember to bring a bag of candy for the Giv-ing Tree bags. Feel free to bring your pics & bows

from past events to donate or to reuse! Pre-registration and payment required by DECEMBER

1. Sign up sheets are in the back of the church

Questions: Kathy Lawrence 508-847-7744

*THIS IS AN ADULT ONLY EVENT, (we love them but) PLEASE NO CHILDREN

FOREVER YOUNG HOW SWEET IT IS!

This weekend, Nov. 23-24, home-made baked goods will be on sale after Mass both Saturday and Sunday. Plan to take home a special dessert or

snack to share with family and friends. Our fundraiser helps to defray expenses for speakers at our monthly meetings, and to support several outreach programs with-in our parish. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Also, take this opportunity to make your reservation for our annual Christmas LUNCHEON AT THE CHATEAU ON THURSDAY, DEC. 12, AT NOON. The cost is only $24, and the deadline is coming up soon. Don’t delay!

YOUTH MINISTRY HOSTED A BREAKFAST FOR OUR SENIOR ADULTS AKA "FOREVER YOUNG"

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“St. Luke’s donates 10% of its weekly collection through Sharing First . We donate to others be-fore attending to our own wants. Sharing First is unique not only because there is one

collection each week, but that we help the needy first. Please adjust your donation to include both Sharing First and St. Luke’s. Thank you for your generous support.

NOVEMBER 17 supports PERNAT FAMILY HEALTH in the amount of $1255 NOVEMBER 24 (TODAY) CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DECEMBER 1, 2019 PARISH OUTREACH

THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON Throughout the year St Luke's Outreach provides a wealth of assistance and support to those in need. Howev-er, if you walk into the Parish Center on any day in Nov or Dec, you can feel a "buzz" in the air. It takes a dedicated staff and an army of volunteers to put together all the pieces that make up the Interfaith Thanksgiv-ing Program and Giving Tree. It is because of your generosity and their hard work that St Luke's is able to give so much joy to those in need. It is the spirit of love that this season is all about.

FEAST OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE “….giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in

light.” (Colossians 1:12) God wants us to be happy! Instead of looking at the Ten Commandments as being restrictive and telling us what we can’t do, look at them as guides for living a joy-filled and peaceful life. Most of our problems arise when we put our own needs first or spend most of our time trying to acquire

“things.” Instead, try putting God first in all things. Ask Him how He wants you to use your gifts.

SAVE THE DATE Our annual Jingle Bell Run is Saturday, Nov 30

at 10 am. Register on our website www.stlukes-parish.org and click on Jingle Bell

Run. $15 per participant. All proceeds benefit Fr Rick’s pediatric hospital, St Damien’s

BLOOD DRIVE Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 9am— 4pm

Westborough Fire Department In memory of Corinne Sciarappa

#Give Pints for Half Pints Boston Children’s Hospital

To make an appointment log onto: Www.halfpints.childrenshospital.org

Use sponsor code: WESTBFD

CAN YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ACT AS AN ELF FOR US?

We have several opportunities for elf ser-vice here at the parish! We would like to offer residents at Westborough Health Care who do not receive much at Christ-mas time, an opportunity for a visit from a

parent/child duo or family, who would act as “elves” and pick out a gift for them from Walmart. You would visit your resident and then use a Walmart card that we provide to buy an item that they might like. Once you purchase the gift, we would ask that you wrap it and deliver it prior to Christmas with a homemade card (and maybe cookies?) This is a wonderful opportunity for children to par-ticipate with you in a meaningful way, and it will make a difference for each of those visited! We are limited to fifteen elves so call soon – Julie Basque, pastoral associate at 508-355-8509, ext 4. Thank you!

ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF WESTBOROUGH,

VETERANS' ADVISORY BOARD.

We the members would like to express a profound "Thank You" to Msgr Mike, Fr. Joe, Ms. Gloria, Youth Minister Students, Parishioners, Rotary Committee, mem-bers, late arrivals, for helping to retrieved the veterans flags at the cemetery, on a cold blustery morning, Sat., November 16, 2019. We salute you all! Veterans' Advisory Board Members

GIVING TREE Thank you all for being part of our wonderful Interfaith Giving Tree Program! If you have-n't yet taken a tag, please help us provide a happy Christmas for those in Westborough who need a little help. Please take the tags off the trees, FILL IN AND LEAVE THE LEFT HALF FOR US, and have your gifts wrapped, labeled with the right half of the

tag, and in to us on Sunday, December 8th.

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St. Luke the Evangelist Parish is a Roman Catholic community in the Diocese of Worcester. We strive to learn, teach and joyfully live the fullness of our Faith and serve God and our neighbors in charity and truth. We faithfully celebrate

the Sacraments, pray together as a community and give generously of our time, talent and treasure to live and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our daily

lives.

LORD’S DAY MASSES Saturday: 5 PM, in Spanish 7 PM

Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM, 6:30 PM

Weekday Masses Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM Holy Days

7:00 AM, 12:10PM and 7:30PM

70 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581 Telephone: 508-366-5502 Fax: 508-366-6049 www.stlukes-parish.org

PARISH CENTER 1 Ruggles Street

508-366-8509 Office Hours—Monday –Thursday

9:30AM -5:30PM Closed Friday

PARISH STAFF: Monsignor Michael G. Foley, Pastor e-mail frmike@stlukes-parish.org Fr. Joseph Rice, Associate Pastor e-mail frjoe@stlukes-parish.org Ellen Linn, Music Ministry e-mail: music@stlukes-parish.org Dianne Patrick, Director of Religious Education e-mail religiouseducation@stlukes-parish.org Gloria Josephs, Youth Minister e-mail youthministry@stlukes-parish.org Nan Ford, Parish Outreach e-mail outreach@stlukes-parish.org Julie Basque, Pastoral Associate e-mail pastoralassociate@stlukes-parish.org Maria Gasser, Parish Secretary e-mail office@stlukes-parish.org Pam Vaccari, Parish Ctr. Secretary e-mail religiousedoffice@stlukes-parish.org Linda Underwood, Bookkeeper e-mail financeoffice@stlukes-parish.org Beth Salsman, Housekeeper Lawrence Orlando, Building and Grounds Patrick Malone, Building and Grounds

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Thursday, 5PM

Coordinator of Lectors: Paula Christensen (prchristensen@charter.net) Coordr of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Tricia Guest (guestfamily5@gmail.com or 508-366-7983) Coordinator of RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Bob Thompson (bob_thomps@hotmail.com or 508-341-7677) Coordinator of Adult Formation Team: Tony Joseph (anthony1joseph1@gmail.com)

LITURGICAL MINISTERS –Nov. 30/Dec. 1 Saturday, 5:00PM Mass Lector: Jim Basque Cantor Susan Bailey Extraordinary Ministers: Jen O’Neil, Pat Najarian,

Kathleen Gorczyca, Tricia Guest & Amy Schur, Servers: Jane & Henry Pittorino, Clare & Kathleen O’Reilly Greeters: Nancy Federici & Ryan Tierney Sunday,7:30AM Mass Lector: Infanta & Esther Antony Extraordinary Ministers Carolyn Black Fay,

Odette Revost & Ed Swiderski Servers: Samantha & Erika Stucci, Katie & Chase Loban Greeters:Jean Marie Newey & Roberta Malone 9:00 AM Mass Lector: Eileen Ryan Cantor: Ellen Linn Extraordinary Ministers: Brent French, Ellie Barney,

Louise Eklund, Pearl Menezes & Lela Westerberg Servers: Jackson & Ava Biancheri, Abby French &

Ava Menezes 11:00AM Mass Lector: Vic Melfa Cantor: Susan Bailey Extraordinary Ministers: Rita Dunlop, Yves Jonassaint,

Dottie & Herman Millet & Pat Karpacz Servers: Joseph Marino, Anton Jayavendra,

Robbie Rotundi & Patrick Steeves Greeters:Clare & Stan Tozeski 6:30PM Mass Lector: Brian McLaughlin Extraordinary Ministers: Gloria Josephs,

Deb Foody & Dot Mello Servers: Declan & Gavin Van Nest, Tyler & Renee Monaghan Greeters: Mickey Aylward

Michael Alden, Chair michael.richard.alden@gmail.com Matthew Zogg, Vice-Chair mszogg@hotmail.com Ellen Gualtieri, Secretary ejgual@gmail.com Mary Andrade mary6andrade@gmail.com Anne Egan aqegan@gmail.com Deborah Foody westborough19@gmail.com Brent French befrench@wpi.edu Kathleen Gorczyca kgorczyca@aol.com John Griffin irishusmc3@gmail.com Christian Hedrick cahedrick@mac.com Daniel Joyce danljoyce@yahoo.com Bill Kenney Bill@kenneymail.com Brian McLaughlin brianmcl65@gmail.com Pat Najarian najarians1@verizon.net Irma Torres irmatorres244@yahoo.com Debbi Ziegler debbiziegler@yahoo.com

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