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Welcome Bishop Parkes!

Saint Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church May 6, 2018

http://www.stlukealderman.org/ May 6, 2018 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

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First Reading Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48:Then Peter proceeded to speak and said, "In truth, I see that God shows no partiality." (Acts 10:34) Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4:The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. (Ps 98) Second Reading 1 Jn 4:7-10:In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. (1 Jn 4:9) Gospel Jn 15:9-17:"It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another." (Jn 15:16-17) Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26--16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28

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First Reading ACTS 1:1-11…”He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. ..” Psalm 47:2-3,6-7,8-9: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. (Ps 6) Second Reading EPH 1:17-23: “Brothers and sisters: May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him ..” Gospel MK 16:15-20: “Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned ..”

4/29/2018 Offertory $9,796.12

Out Reach $152 Total $ 9,948.12

Thank you for your generosity!

May 13th– Next Building Fund Collection– Orange Envelope This special collection goes towards the much needed new building and up keep of the parish grounds. If you don’t have an orange envelope, memo the check, or feel free to use the envelopes in the pew. Thank you.

As a Parish Family we express our deepest condolences. We are praying for your faithful departed:

Carmen Hilda Jimnez, and Richard H Alvino.

Annual Pastoral Appeal We thank all of you who contributed to the APA. We keep those that are still thinking in our prayers. Those that have no contributed for any reason we also keep you in our prayers. Our sacrifices for APA go a long way to help those in greater need. So the first Sunday of Every month the second collection is where you can deposit your APA contribution or loose cash you choose to give.

FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE PREGNANCY CENTER - Pinellas Foundations of Life is seeking a part-time Program Specialist (24hrs/week). For a complete Job Descrip-tion, Job Posting, or to apply contact: Diane Pecchie [email protected], 727-550-4236.Applications must be received by May 11, 2018 www.foundationsoflife.org

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Eastertide greetings and prayers dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Welcome to our liturgical celebration of the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Today, May 6, Bishop Parkes will be consecrating our diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “May Mary’s example of trust and faithfulness be our strength, our light and our guide” said Bishop Parkes. As previously announced, he invites everyone to the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle to take part in this special celebration which will begin at 3:00 PM. Please note, this is a Holy Hour with Eucharistic Adoration; not a Mass. The Cathedral is located at 5815 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg. If you cannot attend in person, Bishop Parkes encourages you to watch via live stream at http://www.dosp.org/heartofmary Once there, click on the live video stream. Following are some Q&A’s (Questions & An-swers) provided by the Bishop’s Office: Why is the consecration on May 6? - We celebrate the gift of our mothers in the month of May and we also thank God for the gift of the Blessed Mother. The Catholic Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the year, but dedi-cates May to her in honor of her role as the mother of Jesus and of those in Heaven and on Earth. She mothers every-one like a true mother, and she is the model for those who want to be faithful followers of Christ. May 6 is the first Sun-day in May and a perfect opportunity for a consecration to her Immaculate Heart. What is consecration? - Consecration means “to make holy.” God alone is holy, and only he can “make holy.” When one makes an act of consecration, it is always made ultimately to God with the understanding that our consecration is a serious commitment on our part to respond faithfully to God’s grace at work in our lives. Is this an individual consecration or the consecration of the diocese as a whole? - Bishop Parkes will make the act of consecration of the Diocese of St. Petersburg to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as Our Lady of Fatima asked, and he invites all Catholics to also consecrate themselves at the same time. What happens after the consecration? - “The act of entrusting ourselves to the Heart of Our Lady establishes a rela-tionship of love with her in which we dedicate to her all that we have and are,” says Saint John Paul II. “This consecration is practiced essentially by a life of grace, of purity, of prayer, of penance that is joined to the fulfillment of all the duties of a Christian, and of reparation for our sins and the sins of the world” (Sept. 26, 1986). Ascension of the Lord - If you are looking at a Liturgical Calendar for this upcoming week, you will see the Ascension of the Lord listed on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Be reminded that in our Diocese, as well as many other dioceses, this Holy Day is transferred to Sunday. So, the Ascension of the Lord will be celebrated next Sunday, May 13. Remember, too, that Mother’s Day is next Sunday, Wishing all a week filled with God, His Hope, Peace, Love, Grace and Mercy. As I keep you and your loved ones – and all those you hold near and dear - in my prayers, please remember our parish family, clergy and staff in yours. Thank you for being a part of this great parish family of St. Luke the Evangelist. You are a blessing and I am grateful for your pres-ence and all you do for our church. God bless you.

~Father Paul

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.” – Ephesians 2:10 . As a parish family we are proud to welcome these newly baptized additions to our Catholic family:

Starlett Bryn Hill, Tayler John Tenney, Harrison Ronald Bortolini, and Aurelia Celeste Arias.

As a Diocese we are grateful for our past 50 years, joyful for the present moment and hopeful about our future.. Blessed are we...

2757 Alderman Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34684/ Ph 727-786-3648/Fax: 727-789-9556/ stlukealderman.org/Email: [email protected] St. Luke Early Childhood Center Ph: (727) 787-2914 StLukeECC.com Youth Ministry: YouthDirector@ stlukealderman.org

Spanish Ministry: [email protected] Bulletin: [email protected]

Pastor: Fr. Paul Kochu Assisting Priests: Fr. Matteo Rizzo Fr. Charles Leke Fr. Vijaya Deacons: Rev. Dennis Cronk Rev.Joe Reid Rev. Mike Waldron

May 6, 2018 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK "Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love." So many people hunger for love. All of us desire to be

intimately connected with others, God, and our world. Many things can work against this and cause us to feel alienated and even profoundly sad. Pope Francis tells us that our "infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love." We have been touched by God's love. We are called to bring that love to others so that their sadness and wounds can be healed. We must do this even for those we do not particularly like or who have hurt us. We cannot let anything stand in the way

of love.

Consecration of the Diocese of St. Petersburg to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Save the Date ! Sunday, May 6. 2:30pm.

Join us in a live streaming event from the Cathedral of St Jude The Apostle as Bishop Parkes consecrates the Diocese and those who have completed the "33 Days to Morning Glory" pro-

gram to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a special Holy Hour. Gather at 2:30 in the Assembly Room in the Ministries Building. Streaming will begin at 3pm.

Post Abortion Healing – Project Rachel Women experiencing abortion aftermath may exhibit: nightmares, frequent crying, anger, in-creased use of drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, flashbacks, relationship troubles. Project Rachel, sharing your grief, wishes to reach out to you in love and support. The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is scheduled for: June 15-17, 2018.

Call Project Rachel- English (813-924-4173), Spanish (813-631-4398) Email: projectra-

[email protected] Website: www.rachelsvineyard.org

OUR PARISH REPORT WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED?

Although much of what was accomplished is within the souls of our Parish family members there are some objective measures of the success of our efforts this past year to accomplish our mission.

Confirmation 29

Baptisms 24

First Communions 30

Weddings 0

Funerals 37

RCIA 0

Parish Students in ECC /Total 17/79

Students at Guardian Angels School 21

Students in School of Faith 160

New Parishioners of all ages 220

Visits to Sick 717

Outreach Assistance* 39 +

*Families plus others with Publix and gas cards

MISSION FUNDING SOURCES

Offertory Dona"ons $591,893 79%

APA Dona"ons $154,927 21%

Funds Received $746,820

WHAT DID THEY SUPPORT ?

All Clergy Support (s"pends, living expens-

es etc) $93,315 13%

Worship (includes Music) $75,833 11%

Educa"on $96,118 14%

Buildings & Support Personnel $270,081 39%

APA Assessment $156,037 23%

Total Used for Opera!ons $691,384

RESERVE FUNDING SOURCES (1)

Three Bequests $210,469

Forward in Faith Distribu"on $82,312

Building Fund Dona"ons $65,158

Interest & Other Income $64,873

Addi"on from excess APA Contribu"ons $43,319

Addi"on to Reserve from Opera"ons $55,436

(1) Reserve funds needed for new building, church ren-

ova!on, parking lot rehab and air condi!oner replace-

ment


Sharing the Gospel - I would be really happy, if only I was ? rich ? popular ? better looking ? the boss. Those self-ish wishes sound great, but they cannot give you true hap-piness inside. Jesus shares the three secrets to his com-plete happiness: (1) Jesus obeyed God; (2) Jesus knew God loved him; (3) Jesus loved other people enough to die for them. Wow. Jesus was completely happy, but he was not selfish at all. In fact, Jesus told his friends if they fol-lowed his loving example, they could be completely happy too. Follow Jesus to be filled with happiness from the inside out

Pray– God, on my own I am selfish. Thank you for loving me. Help me to obey you. Help me to love other people as much as Jesus does. Mission of the week— Read John 15:9-17 with your family. God loves you, and he wants you to be completely happy, but you need to let go of your selfishness. You can obey God and love others by sharing your time with them. You can show your love for God by sharing your money with others, too. Jesus.

LA CORRESPONSABILIDAD DIARIA - RECONOCER A DIOS EN LOS MOMENTOS ORDINARIOS "Get Together" fue una canción popular en 1967 de los Youngbloods. Yo no estaba vivo cuando salió la canción, pero era una canción que toqué muchas veces cuando empezaba a aprender a tocar la guitarra cuando era joven. La can-ción nos llamaba a reunirnos e "intentar amarnos ahora." Era una canción que salió en la era de la Guerra de Vietnam y fue como una revolución hippy, pero tal vez estas palabras no pertenecen a algún momento específico. Son simple-mente los mandamientos de Jesús. A veces minimizamos el poder del amor con canciones lindas de pop y slogans que no tienen mucho significado sin acción. Pero nunca podemos subestimar el poder del amor. El amor puede derri-bar barreras entre la gente, cambiar lágrimas en risas, y reparar relaciones que han sido destrozadas por el pecado. Para los discípulos de Jesucristo no hay la opción de no amar. No es solo que seamos encomendados para amar, el amor es un regalo que tenemos que pasar libremente. Si damos nuestro tiempo, talento y tesoro, pero sin amor, en-tonces no podemos decir que somos discípulos comprometidos participando en la corresponsabilidad. Ahora que acaba la Pascua, tenemos que dejar que nuestro amor sea testigo de la fuente del amor, Jesús Resucitado. Este es nuestro llamado hasta que, como dice la canción de los Youngbloods, "el que nos dejó aquí regrese por fin."

Children’s Choir Practice Wed 6-7pm

Youth Ministry– Calling everyone ! (That is above 5th grade.) Moms, Dads, friends and family all are welcome. Join Janice, and the rest of the VBS creators on Monday nights from 7:30pm-8:30pm in the assembly room to help prepare for VBS for K

-5th graders. We need your help to make this event come to life. June 4,11, and 18th are the three weeks before VBS. Youth Group meetings will start on June 4th from 6-8pm to be apart of VBS. We will first meet in St.Clare’s and then head over to the Assembly Room. More info to come. Questions please email/ text Janice.

Not using any sport items? balls, cones, nets furniture etc. ! We would be happy to take them off of your hands. We are looking forward to learning together, having fun together and growing closer to GOD together. Share your expectations and ideas with Janice the new youth director. Questions / Comments please do not hesitate to email Janice YouthDirector@ stlukealderman.org or text 813 230 6412 !

Vacation Bible School Who: Kids Entering K-5th Grade Where: St Luke the Evangelist Church Time:9am– Noon Cost: $40/$30/$20 When: June 25th-29th Registration Deadline: June 1, 2018 Contact: Joyce 727 787 2845 Adult Volunteers needed. Please contact

the SOF Office. Registration Forms

Find the following words: WORLD BAPTIZED BELIEVES SAVED HEAVEN


Mass Intentions This Week Ahead Location Office

Sat, May 5 4:00pm † Beverly Baldino 10:00am-1:00pm SOF Confirmation Church Closed

† Galliano Susi 3:00-3:45pm Confessions

4:00pm-5:00pm Mass Church

Sun, May 6 7:30am For The Parish Family 7:30am-8:30am Mass Church Closed

† Msgr.Michael Fitzpatrick 9:15am-10:15am Mass Church

9:15am † Carol Lobue 10:20am-11:20am SOF Religious Education MB

† Philip & Michelina Maz-zone

11:30am-12:30pm Children's Mass Church

11:30am † John Miller 1:30pm-2:30pm Spanish Mass Church

† Rose Falcone 5:30pm-6:30pm Mass Church

1:30pm Our Leaders

5:30pm Denise & Jimmy Mannino

5:30pm † Joseph Vinciguerra

Mon, May 7 8:00am Deacon Joe Reid 7:15am-6:00pm ECC MB 8:30am- 4pm

† Mario Vari 8:00am-8:30am Daily Mass Church

9:15am-12:00pm Kids Morning Out St.Clare Breese Rm

10:00am-12:00pm St.Luke Rosary Makers St.Clare

6:00pm-7:00pm SOF-Faith Formation Classes

MB

6:00pm-9:00pm Evangelization of San Lucas

St.Clare

6:00pm-8:00pm Bible Study Assembly Room

Tues,May 8 8:00am † Anthony Capua 7:15am-6:00pm ECC MB 8:30am- 4pm

† John Petro 8:00am-8:30am Daily Mass Church


7:00pm-9:00pm Knights of Columbus Social

Assembly Room

Wed, May 9 8:00am † Joan Putnam 7:15am-6:00pm ECC MB 8:30am- 4pm

8:00am-8:30am Daily Mass Church

8:30am-10:00am Adoration/Novena/ Benediction

Church


6:00pm-8:00pm 1st Holy Communion Rehearsal #2

Music Room

6:00pm-7:00pm Children's Choir Practice Music Room

7:00pm-9:00pm Choir Practice Church

Thurs, May 10 8:00am † Albert Tilow 7:15am-6:00pm ECC MB 8:30am- 4pm

† Ann Cutrufelli 8:00am-8:30am Daily Mass Church


9:00am-12:00pm Bible Study Assembly Room

7:00pm-8:00pm Band Practice Church

7:00pm-8:00pm AA Meeting St.Clare

Fri, May 11 8:00am † Albert Tilow 7:15am-6:00pm ECC MB 8:30am- 1pm

Ellen Tilow 8:00am-8:30am Daily Mass Church


6:00pm-8:00pm SOF-1st Holy Commun-ion Reconciliation Service

Church

6:00pm-7:00pm Children's Choir Practice Music Room

Sat, May 12 4:00pm Mary Strippy 10:00am-1:00pm First Holy Communion AR/ Church Closed

† John Petro & Family 3:00-3:45pm Confessions Church

4:00pm-5:00pm Mass Church

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