Welcome, Fr. Diego!
This weekend, St. Luke Parish will welcome our new pastor, Fr. Diego Buritica. Fr. Diego was most recently associate pastor at St. Paul’s Cathedral and will continue as Episcopal Liaison to the diocesan Charismatic Renewal communities.
We are very happy to have him with us and know that his ministry here at St. Luke will be a blessing for our parish family.
Young St. Luke’s families of preschoolers, toddlers and babies gathered last Sunday after the 9am Mass.
We are grateful to Sean and Meghan McLoughlin for hosting us in the toddler-friendly backyard.
If you’d like to join this group in the future, please contact Julie Basque at pastoralassociate@stlukes-parish.org.
Rest... Renew... Reflect...
OPPORTUNITIES to learn more about our FAITH
ADULT STUDIES invites you to join us this SUMMER!
For more info or to register, click here.
The Sacraments
Wednesdays- Starts July 6
7:00 - 8:15pm
Parish Center Room 25
Introduction to Theology of the Body
Thursdays- starts July 7
7:00 - 8:00pm
Remotely via Zoom
The Eucharist
Mondays- starts July 18
7:00 - 8:15pm
Remotely via Zoom
Vacation Bible School:
Register Today!
2022 Westborough Ecumenical Vacation Bible School: MONUMENTAL!
July 25 - 29, 2022, 9:00am - noon
St. Luke Church
To volunteer, or for details, cost, and registration info, download registration form:
RCIA: Seeking Inquirers
Our parish’s RCIA Team is always open to meeting people who wish to inquire about being a Christian in the Catholic faith tradition. Do you or do you know someone looking for spiritual direction in this life as well as wondering what might lay beyond our journey in this world?
For information on the St. Luke’s RCIA process, please contact Bob Thompson at 508-341-7677 or bob_thomps@hotmail.com; or call Maria Gasser, St. Luke’s Secretary, at 508-366-5502.
The St. Luke’s RCIA Team stands ready to meet and welcome inquirers!
St. Luke's Cemetery Fee Increases Sept. 1st
Our Parish Finance Committee, after discussing the financial matters of our Parish cemetery, has decided to increase fees for burials in St. Luke’s Cemetery beginning
September 1, 2022. The present prices for burial have not been adjusted for at least 20 years, and will reflect what is more consistent with other cemeteries throughout the Diocese of Worcester; although fees at St. Luke’s Cemetery will remain below the average of other cemeteries. Thus, the sale of a plot will be raised from $500.00 to $900.00. For interment, the burial of a casket (full body) will be raised from $500.00 to $1000.00, and the burial of cremains will be raised from $125.00 to $500.00. For any questions or concerns about the fee increases, please speak with Fr. Riley or call or email our Parish Bookkeeper, Linda Underwood.
For Freedom, Christ Has Set Us Free!
What will you do with your freedom?
In the Church calendar of saints, July 4th celebrates Pier Giorgio Frassatti who died on July 4th, 1925. A young Italian man, Frassatti developed a deep spiritual life, joining the St. Vincent de Paul Society at the age of 17 and dedicated much of his spare time to serving the sick and the needy, caring for orphans and helping servicemen returning from World War I.
Pier Giorgio loved climbing mountains and giving what little money he had to the poor. He eventually died of polio at the age of 24 and the homeless whom he served flooded the streets of his funeral. Now a "Blessed" on the road to formal sainthood, Pier Giorgio Frassati shows us what a life lived generously looks like.
To follow the example of Christ and live that witness generously is to use your freedom for its highest end. "For freedom, Christ has set us free" (Galatians 5:1)
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassatti, pray for us!
"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."
Pope St. John Paul II
Prayer
Holy Spirit,
Grant all of us Your freedom
so that by putting aside the love of self
and bringing all earthy resources
into the service of human life,
we can devote ourselves to that future
when humanity itself will become an offering
accepted by God.
Amen
so that by putting aside the love of self
and bringing all earthy resources
into the service of human life,
we can devote ourselves to that future
when humanity itself will become an offering
accepted by God.
Amen
Learn more about the saints and watch all of Bishop Barron's amazing videos by clicking the button below! Free to St. Luke parishioners.
St. Luke's hopes you enjoy a safe, happy, and blessed 4th of July weekend.
You can find past bulletins on our website here: St. Luke's Bulletins
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Take time out of your busy week to spend some quiet time with the Lord.
