God Bless You, Ellen!
We send you with our love as you begin your new life's melody!
Please join us in thanking our organist and Music Director Ellen Linn who will be playing at St. Luke's one final time this weekend!
Ellen and her son Aaron have been part of St. Luke's parish family for twenty-one years! In addition to responsibilities directing our Traditional, Contemporary, and Children's Choirs; she provided a pastoral presence to funeral planning, and outreach to our elderly living in various community settings.
She will be missed!
Of note, Ellen also joined the Catholic faith community through the RCIA program while she was here, and her son Aaron was likewise confirmed and received First Communion with our special education program.
Please also take the time to greet Ellen's son Aaron, who often accompanies Ellen during the 5pm Mass. It will be a major change for Aaron but hopefully he will come back to visit us!
Religious Ed/ Faith Formation
Classes start in September
To view our youth programs, class schedules, contact information, and to register, please click here: FAITH FORMATION
Please consider joining this important and rewarding ministry as a teacher or a helper! For more information about volunteering, please contact Melissa Baril-Lower for Grades K - 6 and Gloria Josephs for Grades 7 - 11.
Office of Religious Education: 508-366-8509
St. Luke Parish's
Adult Studies
New Fall Programs, with Remote and in-person Options
Start in September or October
An Invitation:
- Grow in your faith and love for God and others.
- Meet other adult parishioners at St. Luke's.
- Share & explore life's faith journey in a small group setting.
When is the last time you sat down to enjoy a meal with your family or close friends; not just to eat food in close proximity to each other, but to bask in each other's presence and grow in love for one another? For most of us, this doesn't happen at a typical meal. But this is the kind of meal God wants to share with us. This is the kind of meal he has prepared for us and invites us to participate in through the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
If God’s people had stayed close to him, there might have been no need for the prophets. God sent prophets at critical times to call the people back to their covenant relationship. It is nearly impossible to understand the work and the message of Jesus without the prophetic books. Discover how God is constantly calling you to a deeper relationship as well as the ways you are called to be the voice of God to others.
Designed to give you a solid understanding of God’s plan for humanity. It addresses the two most fundamental and universal questions:
- What does it mean to be made human, male and female, in the image and likeness of God?
- How can I live my life in a way that brings happiness and fulfillment?
This study is for every “body” who desires to reach his or her full potential in this life.
Living amidst the busyness and hurry of our current world, we can lose the gifts that come with pondering. The pressures and pace we maintain in other parts of our lives can seep into our attempts to pray. Our intent in this program is to offer a method of approaching prayer with the upcoming Sunday’s readings and utilizing a process of gentle, prayerful reading called Lectio Divina (Holy Reading).
Can we trust the Gospels? Do we really know who wrote them? Do the Gospels communicate truth – or fabricated fables? Who is Jesus? Who did Jesus claim to be? Dr. Pitre’s powerful presentation will strengthen your faith so that you can not only stand firm and profess that Jesus truly is “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” but also confidently respond to any skeptics you encounter.
Bring a cup of coffee and join other parents during Faith Formation classes to discuss our spirituality as we encourage each other to grow closer to God. We will use Lindsay Schlegel's book, "Don't' Forget to Say Thank You" as a guide to our discussions. Lindsay takes parenting questions, such as "Do you need help?", and turns it around to consider God asking ourselves those questions.
For Young Adults: late teens to 30-somethings.
BELOVED uncovers the mystery and the meaning of the sacrament of marriage. What if marriage is more than you think it is? What if God has woven into the very fabric of your humanity a purposeful need and desire that can only be fulfilled in your marriage? BELOVED invites all couples to experience firsthand the wonder, mystery, and joy behind that first "I do" ... whether you said it last year or many years ago
Thank you for your amazing generosity!
St. Luke Parish has reached our goal for 2022. Through your kindness, many individuals and families in our diocese have received the support and care that they needed.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Tuesday, September 13, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Room 23, Parish Center
Join us! This ministry is open to any person interested in knitting or crocheting prayer shawls, lap robes, or afghans for the sick and suffering. The ministry also makes hats and mittens for the Giving Tree at Christmas.
We would love to have new members since there are many requests for the hand-made items. Yarn is available at the Parish Center.
If you would like to participate but can’t make the monthly meetings, please contact Carol Mulcahy at cmmulcahy@live.com or 508-898-0409 for more information about patterns and yarn.
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock...”
It’s time. Time to learn more about your Faith. It’s time to experience what our religion can do for you. Jesus is waiting for you, personally.
Cursillo weekends are a wonderful, fun way to give you a start on this journey. Two weekends are coming up: A Women’s Weekend October 6th to 9th; and a Men’s Weekend November 10th to 13th.
Visit www.fourthday.org and download an application today or call Pam Hamilton at 774-239-8909 for more information. You will be so very glad you did!
PLEASE BE AWARE
EMAIL SCAM
If you receive an email, text, or any communication supposedly from Fr. Diego, please do not respond to it.
Fr. Diego’s name, along with the names of other priests and even the Bishop of Worcester, is being used to attempt to steal gift cards, money from financial accounts, and other fraudulent measures to fool parishioners by using priests' names as a way of getting us to respond to the communication.
You can check the email address to see if it came from St. Luke's parish. (St. Luke's emails end with @stlukes-parish.org.) However, please be aware that sometimes an email can look valid, even if it is fake. If you receive any form of communication that looks fishy and odd, we recommend that you delete it immediately.
You can check the email address to see if it came from St. Luke's parish. (St. Luke's emails end with @stlukes-parish.org.) However, please be aware that sometimes an email can look valid, even if it is fake. If you receive any form of communication that looks fishy and odd, we recommend that you delete it immediately.
Never, under any circumstances, respond to these tactics that seek to steal finances. These scams are directed mostly at elderly people, but are not limited to the elderly by any means.
Remember, don’t respond and DELETE IT!!
You can find past bulletins on our website here: St. Luke's Bulletins
St. Luke's Church is always open - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take time out of your busy week to spend some quiet time with the Lord.
