Saint Luke Catholic Church

Saint Luke Catholic Church
13700 Lawyers Road - Mint Hill, NC 28227
Phone: (704) 545-1224
Fax: (704) 545-7288
Faith Formation: (704) 545-0065
Rectory: (704) 246-7151
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stlukechurch.net
Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00AM—4:00PM
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM-11:00AM-4:30PM
1:00PM (Bilingual)
Daily/Holy Day Mass Schedule
Posted inside bulletin.
Parish Mission Statement
To Be A Christ Centered Church; Responsive To The Needs
of All. Preserving, Spreading and Celebrating The Teaching of
Jesus. Offering Hope, Comfort and Peace.
Fr. Paul Q. Gary
Pastor ext. 18
[email protected]
Sr. Veronica Grover
Pastoral Associate ext. 17
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Jeffrey Evers
Rev. Mr. Rafael Torres
Parish Deacons ext. 10
Mary Adams, Admin Assistant ………………….ext. 10
Katie Blanchette, Secretary……………………....ext. 23
Lori Kissinger, Business Manager……………….. ext. 11
Marti Dushak, Music Director…………………... ext. 16
Richard White, Maintenance……………………. ext. 28
Ellen Bree, Playschool Director…………………... ext. 13
Martha Hannah, Faith Formation ……………… ext. 14
Cheryl Finch, Youth Ministry ………………….. ext. 12
Chrissy Stublaski, Faith Form. Asst…………….. ext. 15
Tara O’Brien, Faith Form. Support........................... ext. 15
Carol Weddle, Confirmation…………………….. ext. 12
Ellen Bree, 1st Communion……………………... ext. 13
Edra Alonso, Spanish Ministry………………….. ext. 20
The Most Holy Trinity  Sunday, May 26, 2013
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
Dear Friends,
The Most Holy Trinity
“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. When he comes however,
being the Spirit of truth he will guide you to all truth’” (John 16: 12 – 13).
The Holy Bible has God as its Author
The Catholic Bible has 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. The Bible begins
with the Book of Genesis and ends with the Book of Revelation. The Second Vatican Council declared: “Holy Mother
Church, relying on the belief of the Apostles, holds that the books of both the Old and the New Testaments in their entirety, with all their parts, are sacred and canonical because written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have
God as their author” (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 11).
The Oldest Bibles
The word Bible comes from the Greek term, Biblia, which means books. Our Bible is composed of the 73 books
that together make up the Old and New Testaments. No autograph or original editions of the Bible exist today. In ancient times scribes wrote upon material such as papyrus which could not survive long outside of dry climates. In addition
to this the sacred books of the Bible were seized and destroyed by authorities during the various Roman persecutions of
the Church.
The Old Testament Manuscripts
The word, manuscript, comes from a combination of the Latin words for hand (manu) and written (scriptum). Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, the oldest hand written manuscripts of the Old Testament in Hebrew
(the original language) were the Aleppo Codex (920 A.D.) and the Leningrad Codex (1008 A.D.).
The Oldest Versions of the Bible
The oldest manuscripts of the Bible are the Codex Vaticanus. It was composed sometime between 325 and
350 A.D. on vellum (calfskin) in uncial (all capital) letters. It is protected by the confines of the Vatican Library. Another is
the Codex Sinaiticus composed between 330 and 360 A.D. on parchment. A major portion of it is in the British Library,
but three other locations, including the Greek Orthodox Monastery on Mount Sinai have sections of it. Half of the Greek
Old Testament is missing. Two others are the Codex Alexandrinus (400 – 440 A.D.) given to Charles I of England and
found in the British Library. The last is Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (450 A.D.) found in the National Library of France.
Fr. Paul Q. Gary
S T E WA R D S H I P AT S T. L U K E PA R I S H . . .
Have you ever thought about how many of your free hours
you spend doing things for yourself versus
how many you spend doing things for others?
Offertory May 19:
15,088.50
Registered Families:
1396
Contributing Families for month of April:
794
We Care (5% of Offertory)
<754.42>
Building Peace Campaign
3,388.00
Contributing Families using E-Donations:
215
International/National Needs
2,976.00
Thanks to your recent offertory donations, the WE CARE Committee was able to make a donation to House of
Mercy.
Are you interested in joining our E-Donation program?
Please visit our website or contact Lori Kissinger at 704-545-1224 x 11 for further information.
Please note that our fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30.
Financial reports are available on our website: www.stlukechurch.net.
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
this week...
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
“The Greatest of These is Love”
Just a reminder! If you have not yet
made your pledge to the DSA, please
consider doing so. You can donate
online at
www.charlottediocese.org/donations.
As of May 20, 256 of our 1396
households have pledged $60,750. We need each of
you to help us reach our goal of $87,598.
Our sponsor of the week…
We thank ALLEN TATE REALTORS, Erin DeLuca, parishioner
for advertising in our bulletin.
Building Peace Update …
Total Pledged:
Total Paid:
$887,130
$420,055
Please use the green envelope
provided in your monthly packet or pick up an envelope at
the welcome table. Thanks for
your continued support! For
more information, please contact Jim Strauss 704-451-5481
or [email protected].
Please Note:
The church office will be
closed on Fridays during
the months of June, July
and August.
BE A BLOOD DONOR—Our next
Blood Drive will be held here at St.
Luke in the modular building (behind
church) on Saturday, June 8 from
7AM to 12 noon. Please come out
and give a pint in support of our community. We are in dire need of blood
right now, so please help the Red Cross. For an appointment call Charlie Ward at 704-882-4120. Thanks for your
support!
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Nuns on the Bus will be hosted at a townhall meeting at St. Peter Church in Charlotte on May 31 at 7PM in the Biss Hall.
The topic is Immigration Reform.
All are invited and encouraged to attend.
Friends of Missionaries of the Poor will be serving
at Guardian Angel Monastery (1403 Griffith Rd. Monroe,
NC 28112) on Saturday, June 1 from 9:30am to 1:30pm.
We also accept food and/or monetary donations to help
defer the costs. If you would like to volunteer please contact Tina Rabiipour at [email protected] or Connie
McNeely at McNeely@[email protected]. There are
several opportunities at MOP in Monroe to serve throughout the week - gardening, yard work, care of the animals, light housekeeping and help in the food pantry.
If you are interested, please contact Brother Augusto at
[email protected].
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
Helping
Other
People
Endure
HOPE members will meet Saturday, June
1, at 10:00AM in St. Luke’s Family Life
Center. Our meeting is open to all parishioners interested in learning more about
HOPE. New members are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information contact Madeline
Johnson at 704-846-9327.
RIDES! GAMES! FOOD!
MUSIC! FUN!!
Kick off summer with the third annual SonFest at St. John
Neumann Church on Friday, June 14 (5:00 PM-11:00 PM)
and Saturday, June 15 (1:00 PM to 11:00 PM). Featuring
a 40' Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, Fun Slide, inflatables, and the Bungee Trampoline. Try your luck at some
classic carnival games. Indulge in great food from all over
the world! Enjoy the live music production from our lineup
of musicians, bands, and dancers. Bring the whole family!
And for the "big kids", don't forget to visit our Silent Auction, try your luck at Bingo or purchase tickets for the "I'm
Feeling Lucky" Raffle with a top prize of $2,500!
This year’s event features a guest appearance from Drex
and Maney of the “Drex and Maney” morning show,
weekdays on KISS 95.1 FM. And don’t miss the big fireworks show to close out the event on Saturday night,
sponsored by Keffer Automotive.
For more information about SonFest, call the St. John
Neumann Church Office at 704-536-6520, visit our
webpage at http://4sjnc.org/sonfest, or follow us on Facebook at SJNCharlotte.
Where: St. Luke’s Family Life Center
When: Saturday, June 1 ~ 12 noon to 4PM
Includes: Mammogram; Optometrist; Nutrition; Blood
Pressure Check; Diabetes Check; Speaker on
Cancer; Zumba Instruction
Sponsored by representatives from Novant Health
(Presbyterian). There will be speakers in English and
Spanish. From more information, please contact Rosa
Curiel at 704-668-1119.
LAST WEEK TO TURN IN YOUR
APPLICATION!
The St. Luke Council Knights of
Columbus will be offering a scholarship to a graduating senior of St.
Luke Catholic Church. Applications
may be obtained from the church
office until May 31, 2013. For additional information contact Chris Headley PGK at 704-289-5718.
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
The May book selection is “The Particular
Sadness of Lemon Cake” by Aimee
Bender. We will meet on Tuesday, May 28 at
10:30AM in the Family Life Center. We invite
you to join us.
Book Club
For more information, please contact Marilyn
Armstrong at 704-753-1112.
Attention all Catholic young men
ages 15-25!
Vacation Bible School
July 15 to 19, 2013 from 9-12
Taking registrations now following Mass
or come by during office hours.
Faith Formation Registration
2013-2014
Registration for the next school year, grades 1-9, has
begun. Forms were distributed to currently enrolled
students during classes the week of April 14. The registration form is also available on online at
www.stlukechurch.net. Existing students need to register by June 7, 2013. Forms will expire and fees will
increase after June 7, 2013, for currently enrolled students.
Do you know where your life is going? The
Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are
invited to attend the first annual Quo Vadis
Days Camp to spend time with other young
men your age looking at the Lord’s call in your
life while having fun. QVD is led by priests and
seminarians of the diocese and is supported
by the diocesan Office of Vocations. Quo Vadis Days will be held from June 24-28 at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont. The cost of
the camp is $100. If you are interested, please
visit our website: www.charlottediocese.org/
vocations/quo-vadis-days or contact Fr. Christopher Gober, Director of Vocations at 704370-3327.
Please note:
Catholic School Students: Students in grade 2 and
9 need to enroll their students in First Communion
and Confirmation preparation. 9th grade students are
required to attend the fall Confirmation classes. More
information on the website under Sacraments.
Current 8th graders: Registration for 9th grade Confirmation will end June 7. No late registrations so we
can prepare for September classes.
Fees: Cash or check is required for payment in full
when forms are submitted. If you wish to pay online,
you may pay at the church’s website with a credit
card. If you pay online, please attach a copy of your
payment receipt.
New: Sunday night classes will be offered for only
grades 7 and 8. T4C will still be on Sunday nights.
Confirmation classes will only be offered Sunday from
2:15 to 4:15.
Contact Faith Formation staff if you have questions or
need more information. Many of your questions might
be answered on the church’s website at
www.stlukechurch.net
His Excellency, Bishop Peter J. Jugis, will celebrate a
Mass for U.S. military personnel on Sunday, July 7,
2013 at 3:30PM at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte. The Mass and rosary (to be recited at 3:00 p.m.) will
be offered for all military personnel
who have died and for those who are
now serving. All military personnel are
invited and encouraged to come in
uniform.
Photos of those who have died or who
are now serving in the military will be
displayed in the Cathedral. To include
your service member, preferably in
uniform, please mail a color or black/
white photocopy of them with their name and military rank
on the back of the photocopy to Nancy Weber, Office of
the Bishop, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC
28203 to be received no later than July 2, 2013. (Please
do not send original photographs as they will not be returned.)
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saturday, May 25
5:00PM  Edward Lorenz
By: Gloria Lorenz
Sunday, May 26
9:00AM  Mary Lee Mason By: Tom & Marva Baur
11:00AM  Marian Smith
By: Gail Middleton
1:00PM  Maurico Reyna, Jr. By: The Reyna Family
4:30PM Special Intention
Monday, May 27
11:00AM  Joe McCarthy By: Arthur & Zihua Dromgoole
Tuesday, May 28
6:30PM Special Intention
Wednesday, May 29
6:30PM  Teclemarian Hagos,  Tessamariam Hagos
&  Habtemariam Hagos By: Lete Tewolde
Thursday, May 30
11:00AM  Lawrence Moran
By: Rose Anne Albano
Friday, May 31
8:30AM  Carol Mecouch
By: Jo Ann Mecouch
Saturday, June 1
5:00PM  Dan Blanchette
By: St. Luke Staff
Sunday, June 2
9:00AM  Rev. Gerald Chojnacki
By: Dave & Nancy Murphy
11:00AM  Leonard Brozozowski By: The Gsell Family
1:00PM St. Luke Parishioners
4:30PM  Clem Mondelli
By: Jo Ann Mecouch
The Charlotte Spirituality Center is currently
accepting applications for its
three year spiritual direction
training program beginning Fall 2013 at it's Charlotte
and Rock Hill Oratory campuses. A six month spiritual
formation class can be taken
alone to enhance spiritual growth or as a prerequisite to
the full training program. Please visit
www.charlottespiritualitycenter.org for more info or email
Linda Flynn at [email protected] Charlotte Spirituality Center is rooted in the Jesuit tradition of Ignatian Spirituality but open to all faiths. Student spaces are limited.
Also, visit our web site for continuous workshops, events
and spiritual direction opportunities for all who are seeking to deepen their awareness of God in daily life. For
more information please contact, Linda Flynn, Co-Director
Charlotte Spirituality Center at 704-776-3787.
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
In your kindness please remember the following
in our parish…
Arin Nesbit, Marlene Doane, Ginny Kandrack,
John and Sharon Sowinski, Eric Skeen, Elise Frye,
Jackie Hassman, John and Louise Ziegler,
Maria Martin, Rita Foulk, Rose Marie Crean,
Jill Brummer, Carol Edens, Tiffany Partozoti,
Linda Bapst, Agnes Faust, Sharon Glose,
Lauren Bopp, Max Escobar, Liz Sleigh, Chuck Hildreth,
Adriana Pulgarin, James Shue, Edra Alonso,
Linda Huber, Margaret DeLaney, Susan Chambers,
Deloris Szachara, June Biedma, Ellen Smith,
Gabe Conway, Thelma Thompson, Aiden Silas,
Jim Sobieraj, William Peterson, David Gaertner,
Bill Machold, Arlene Gravier, Vinnie Mantione,
Kathy Hoehn, Keith Ringl, Jim Bush, Joseph Babinski,
Gloria Lorenz and
Susan Trombello, wife of John Trombello
and among our friends and family…
Maria Luz Cobo, Agrapina Camacho, Tom Burton,
Bob Winters, Barbara Sladek, Deborah McNeil,
Tessa Huffsteplar, Karen Moore, Nancy McCardel,
Dian Brogan, Ed Chadwick, Christopher Sinay,
Judy Breedlove, Linda Appelt, Darrol Belt, Kai Kehm,
Hildegard Hecking, Jacob Nicholas, Jeannette Snipes,
Gabbie Swainson, Teresa Dumas, Andrew Chinigo,
Peter Alonso, Amer Aintrazi, David Larko, Myles Will,
John Meyer, Patti McGoey, Chick Yanushko,
Nancy Simpson, Everett Canning, Jean Canning,
Ronnie Richardson, Edgar Rojas and
Jayne Brzozowski, sister of Scott Gsell
Benny Flores, Suzy Will, Antonio Gemenez, friends of
Gsell Family
(Previously named persons are now placed in our Book of Intentions)
In Christian love and sympathy,
we remember...
JAMES SCOTT BURTON, brother of
Shelley Earnhardt
May the Lord grant them peace and
consolation to their families.
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Baptism: Parents must attend a class prior to the Baptism of their child. The class is held on the third Sunday of each month following the 11AM Mass in the
Conference Room.
Marriages: Arrangements should be made at least
six months in advance.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:154:45PM or by appointment.
Sick/Hospital Visits: If someone in your family is
sick or admitted to the hospital or nursing home,
please let the church office know so that we can visit
them.
Sponsor Certificate: In order to receive permission
to be a sponsor for baptism or confirmation, you will
need to be a registered and contributing parishioner
for at least three months.
Counseling: To inquire or make an appointment for
counseling, please call Sr. Marie Frechette at 704543-7677 x 1073.
Spiritual Direction: A time honored tradition of the
Church, spiritual direction is an opportunity to
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
deepen our awareness of God in daily life. For an
appointment, please contact trained directors and
parishioners Bryna Bozart at [email protected]
or Linda Flynn at [email protected] or Jim Lawrence at [email protected] or Rosemary Werner at [email protected].
Scriptural Rosary is prayed at St. Luke parish at
10:30AM on Mondays in the chapel. For more information contact Madeleine McGuinness at 704-8454008.
Interested In Becoming A Catholic? Please call
Sr. Veronica Grover at 704-545-1224 ext. 17 for information about RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults) program.
Parish Registration: Registration forms are available at the Welcome Table after all weekend Masses
or weekdays at the parish office. You may also register online on our website.
Bulletin Deadline: Please submit your announcement in writing or email by 2:00PM Thursday of the
previous week.