New Year Mass Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 1st, 2022:
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
8:00 AM Mass
(Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.)
Feast of the Epiphany
5:00 PM Mass
Sunday, January 2nd, 2022:
Feast of the Epiphany
7:30AM, 9:00AM, and 11:00AM.
(Normal Mass schedule resumes.)
Broadcast schedule for Christmas Masses can be found on St. Luke's website.
LEGACY OF HOPE
How Funds Will be Used, Part 3:
The Funding of Catholic Education is another worthy cause for which the LOH funds will be used. Curriculums at the 18 Catholic Elementary Schools and 9 Catholic High Schools provide quality education and address the moral, spiritual, academic, artistic, social, and physical development of the students. The gifts will enhance the four-million-dollar endowment and allow the Diocese to offer tuition assistance to families who desire a Catholic education for their children but need assistance.
This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.
Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them.
1 Timothy 4:10-11
Jesus, Mary, & Joseph: Pray for us!
Why does family matter?
God could have entered our world any way that he wished. So why did he choose to enter as a baby into a human family?
"The Christian family is a communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2205). If we are made in the image and likeness of God, then we are made in the design of and meant for family. We can't escape it. All the best movies and stories involve, at some level, a family. We know the pain, too, when family is dysfunctional or how it can be a wounding environment, but God is always desiring to pour out his healing mercies and grace when we ask for his aid.
This past Sunday, December 26th, we honored and asked for the intercession of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph; and asked that we can ground our own families in God's grace and peace.
Consider watching this video from Bishop Barron about the mystery of the Trinity in which every family takes its mold and finds its calling:
"May Christ the Lord, the Universal King, the King of Families, be present in every Christian home as he was at Cana, bestowing light, joy, serenity, and strength."
St. John Paul II
Upcoming in January:
AGAPE LATTE
Monday, January 10th
7pm - Parish Hall
High School Seniors & College-aged 20-somethings are invited for a fun and inspiring evening with a very special guest speaker; plus coffee, goodies, and great conversation and fellowship.
Adult Studies
Winter 2022
Begin the NEW YEAR with NEW PERSPECTIVE!
Looking within....
Growing in faith...
Sharing the best of yourself to others...
Looking within....
Growing in faith...
Sharing the best of yourself to others...
Six courses offered with remote (Zoom) and in-person options. Small group classes start in January. (Different start dates from Jan. 4th to Jan. 27th. See website.)
St. Luke's Free Movie Night
The Land of High Mountains
Saturday, January 22, 2022
7:00pm in the Parish Center Hall
An inspiring true story of the only pediatric hospital in Haiti. Appropriate for ages HS and older. Free!
Mustard Seed
Friday, January 7th
Volunteers Needed to Cook
St. Luke’s is serving at the Mustard Seed on Friday, Dec. 7th. We will need a batch of chicken, a batch of rice pilaf, a batch of vegetables, 2 dozen rolls, and 2 dozen finger desserts. Please sign up below. Please deliver hot food by 3:30 on Friday, Jan. 7th to Sue Black's house at 11 Old Nourse St. in Westborough.
Winter Clothing & Toiletries are Needed:
The Mustard Seed is accepting gently used winter clothing such as coats, hats, gloves, long sleeved shirts and pants, as well as new socks and underwear. They can also use toiletry items (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) These items can also be dropped off at our house on Jan. 7th.
Sign up here to bring the following dishes:
Mustard Seed January 7, 2022
Please sign up to make and deliver hot food by 3:30 on Jan. 7th to our house at 11 Old Nourse St. Westborough. Any questions, please call Sue Black at 508-212-2748 or email at susanmblack08@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
8 pieces of boneless baked chicken
3 boxes of rice pilaf
Hot vegetable to serve 8 people
2 dozen rolls
2 dozen finger desserts
Any questions, please call Sue Black at 508-212-2748 or email at susanmblack08@gmail.com. Thanks so much!