St. luke catholic church

San Antonio, texas december 4, 2011

Second Sunday of Advent:

John the Baptist’s call to repentance is echoed in the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter on stewardship: “Christians must beg God for the grace of conversion: the grace to know who they are, to whom they belong, how they are to live — the grace to repent and change and grow, the grace to become good disciples and stewards.”

Segundo Domingo de Adviento:

El llamado al arrepentimiento de Juan Bautista se refleja en la carta pastoral de los obispos estadounidenses sobre la Aministración de Nuestro Tiempo, Talento y Tesoro como Bienes de Dios: “Los cristianos deben rogar a Dios por la gracia de la conversión: la gracia de saber quién pertenecen, cómo deben vivir — la gracia para arrepentirse y cambiar y crecer, la gracia de transformarse en buenos discípulos y administradores de los bienes de Dios.”

The Second Collection for this Weekend: Maintenance Fund

The Second Collection for Next Weekend: Retirement Fund for Religious

Weekly Collection:

Weekend of Nov. 19-20: $20,828.26 Weekend of Nov. 26-27: $18,479.30 Saint Vincent de Paul: $5,023.00

Automatic Withdrawal Regular Collection:

For the Month of November: $4925.00

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Thank you for your continued

support of our St. Luke Community!

St. Luke Catholic Church

4603 Manitou Drive ● San Antonio, Texas 78228-1899 Parish Office: (210) 433-2777 ● Fax: (210) 433-2778

Email: office@stlukecatholic.org ● Website: www.saintlukeparish.com Bulletin Submissions Email: bulletin@stlukecatholic.org

Pastoral Staff Priests: Fr. Jim Barlow, Pastor........................................X.113 Fr. Jesus Gerardo Anguiano Rivera, Parochial Vicar…X.144 Fr. Peter Francis, OFM, Priest in Residence Deacons: Hugo V. Chavez Robert M. Garza Jack Nichols Oscar J. Valdez

Antonio Ramirez Ph.D., D.Min, Pastoral Associate…X.140 Marty Vermales, Office Manager…..…………...X.115 Lizzette Lucero, Office Asst……………………..X.110 Rose Rodriguez, Business Manager…………...X.112 Patsy Baumann, Facility Manager……………...X.116 Elyse Stirton, Communications/Database……..X.146

Faith Formation Staff Gloria Clayton, Director of R.E………………….X.138 Rick Olivarez, R.E. Coordinator…...……….…...X.147 Liz Ortiz, Youth Minister………………………….X.119 Vivian Cantu, Senior Adult Minister…………….X.119 Sr. Imelda Phelan, CSB Young Adult Minister..X.142 Ruth Flores, Office Asst………………………….X.118

St. Luke School: 434-2011 Marcella Salazar, Principal………………………X.124 Jodi Reagan, Asst. Principal……………………..X.125 Claudia Vasquez, School Finance Mgr………...X.141 Dora Calderon, Principal Secretary…………….X.126

Community Services St. Vincent de Paul, Mon-Fri 10am-2pm………431-7794 Marc Alonso, CYO………………………………..771-4338 John Tedrowe, Boy Scouts……………………...909-6465 Angela Alonzo, Girl Scouts……………………...316-8320 Javier Aguilar, Cub Scouts……………………...355-8309 Sheryl Strezishar, Child Development…………431-9994 Counseling Services…………………………….X.140

Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm

Mass Times: Thurs: 8:15am School Mass on days when school is in session; when school is not in session, a Communion Service is held. Mon.-Fri.:12:00 noon Sat.: 5:30pm Sun.: 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm (Español) 4:00pm, 6:00pm (Malayalam)

Communion Service: Mon—Wed., Fri. & Sat.8:15am

Adoration: Open from 5:00am to midnight seven days a week until further notice

Confessions: Saturday 4:30-5:15pm in the Church

Baptisms: Contact the Faith Formation Office at ext. 118 to register for classes.

Weddings: Contact the Parish Office at ext. 115 at least 9 months in advance.

Quinceañeras: Contact the Faith Formation Office at ext. 118 at least 12 months in advance.

RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS

Support elderly religious. A donor to the Retirement Fund for Religious writes, “We thank God for every religious sister who taught us is school, not only our ABCs, but also to love God.” Show your support for the senior Cath-olic sisters, brothers and religious order priests who have made a positive difference in so many lives. Please Share in the Care and give generously to next week’s second collection.

FONDO PARA LA JUBILACIÓN DE RELIGIOSOS

Apoye a los religiosos de edad avansada. Un donante del Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos escribe: “Agradecemos a Dios por todas las hermanas que ense-ñaron en nuestra escuela, no solo el abecedario sino también el amor a Dios.” Muestre su apoyo a los her-manos, hermanas y padres religiosos ancianos que han marcado una diferencia positive en tantas vidas. Le roga-mos que Comparta Su Cuidado y haga una aportación generosa en la segunda colecta de la semana que viene.

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

12:00pm † Frank S. Garcia {Lucy Garcia} Tamas Ferenczi {Mother}

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 — Saint Nicholas, bishop 12:00pm Mr. & Mrs. R. Almaraz {Family} † Tillie Persyn {Kathy & George Gruber}

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 — Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church

12:00pm † Bert & Eulalia Cardona {Mr. & Mrs. F.D. Almaraz} Our Lady of Guadalupe {Helen Garza}

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 — The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:15am † Eric Prieto {Prieto Family} † Henry Sanchez {Family} 12:00pm † Betty Tope {Joan Bleser} † Judge Mike Machado {Family}

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 — Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 12:00pm † Marilyn McCormick {McCormick Family} Thanksgiving {E. Roser}

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

5:30pm † Alfredo Martinez, Jr. {Alicia Martinez} † Cecilia Sarfin {Sarfin Family} † Carmen Mata {Mario Mata}

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 — Third Sunday of Advent

8:30am † Anthony & Della Ball {Mary G. Salinas} † Ramon (Ray) Garcia {Del Garcia Family} 10:00am † Albert E. Rodriguez {Mary V. Trevino} Josef Ferenzi {Mother} 11:30am † Gene Gray {Family} † Salvador A. Mauricio {Wife & Children} 1:00pm Rosario Leon {St. Luke Catholic Community} Lucia Reyes {St. Luke Catholic Community} 4:00pm † Samuel & Josefa Saldoña {Emilia Saldoña} In Thanksgiving to St. Lucy {Helen Garza}

PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES

1. † Dosinda Suris {Suris Family} 2. Eric Prieto {Prieto Family}

Readings for the week of Dec. 4, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 4, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 4, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 4, 2011

Sunday Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 Monday Is 35:1-10; Ps 85; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday Is 40:1-11; Ps 96; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday Is 40:25-31; Ps 103; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Friday Is 48:17-19; Ps 1; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1; Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISHTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MONDAY, December 5 8:15am Advent Prayer Parish Hall 9:00am Senior Exercise Parish Hall 10:00am Rosary Parish Hall 12:45pm Senior Activity St. Joseph’s 6:30pm Pack Planning Room 210 Spanish Men’s ACTS Room 212 Spanish Men’s Event Room 211 Spanish Choir St. Joseph’s

TUESDAY, December 6 9:00am Pot Luck MC Parish Hall 10:00am St. Jude St. Joseph’s 6:30pm Mission ACTS Room 211 School Council Teacher’s Lounge 7:00pm Boy Scouts Cafeteria Knights of Columbus Christmas Parish Hall RCIA Spanish Faith Formation RCIA St. Joseph’s 8:00pm Young Professionals Teacher’s Lounge

WEDNESDAY, December 7 10:00am Zumba Parish Hall 6:30pm Fr. Montalbano’s Advent Bible Study Room 212 Boy Scout Committee Mtg. Room 210 7:00pm Amigos de Jesus St. Joseph’s Asamblea Cafeteria Choir Church Parish Advisory Mtg. Teacher’s Lounge Spanish Youth & Children Room 211

THURSDAY, December 8 10:00am Thursday Morning Scripture Study Room 211 Altar Society’s Irish Coffee Parish Hall 6:00pm Daisy Mtg. Cafeteria 6:30pm Prayer Supp. Room 212 7:00pm Bilingual Prayer Room 211

FRIDAY, December 9 No Activities Scheduled

SATURDAY, December 10 6:00pm Men’s Club Dance Parish Hall

SUNDAY, December 11 8:00am Habitat for Humanity Joshua Build Parking Lot 10:00am Guadalupanos Cafeteria 10:30am Choir Practice St. Joseph’s 11:15am Faith Formation Classes 4:30pm Syro-Malabar Room 212 5:00pm Life Teen Cafeteria

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Dec. 10rd 5:30pm Fr. Anguiano Sunday Dec. 11th 8:30am Fr. Anguiano 10:00am Fr. Barlow 11:30am Fr. Barlow 1:00pm Fr. Anguiano 4:00pm Fr. Barlow 6:00pm Fr. Kuruvilla (Syro-Malabar)

St. luke catholic church

San Antonio, texas december 4, 2011

WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

Ladies, come join us for a morning filled with prayer, laugh-ter, sharing and sisterhood as we celebrate the “Dignity of Women.” We will meet every Wednesday morning from 10:00 am to 11:45 at Brigid’s Place located at 5118 Loma Linda Dr. San Antonio. The sessions will begin on January 11th and continue for 6 weeks with an end date of February 15th. Give yourself the gift of time and spiritual growth for the New Year and while you’re at it, bring a friend. Please call the Faith Formation Office at 433-2777 x 138 to register.

FACILITATORS NEEDED

ARE YOU A LEADER? COULD YOU CO-LEAD A SMALL GROUP OF 5-11 ADULTS FOR 6 WEEKS? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT JESUS AND THE BIBLE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE?

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO CO-LEAD A STUDY GROUP AND LEARN ABOUT THE BIBLE. WE ARE ORGANIZING BI BLE STUDY GROUPS WITH A BIBLE SERIES CONTAINING THE SCRIPTURE READING with THE C O M ME NT A RY FO R T HE READING, ALONG WITH SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION. THE FACILITATOR SIMPLY KEEPS THE DISCUSSION ON TRACK: EACH PERSON SHARES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GROUP. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT GLORIA CLAYTON, D.R.E., AT 433-2777 ext. 138 OR AL EISCH AT 508-1321 or e-mail aL942@hotmail.com.

THE AUTHOR OF THE SERIES, STEPHEN BINZ, studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has developed biblical studies in the church for over two decades. This is the perfect series for serious students with limited time. Each lesson is brief, illuminating, challenging, wittily written, and a pleasure to study.

YOUNG ADULT ACTS RETREAT — Jan. 5-8, 2012 —

Attention Young Adults! Have you been searching for something, or looking to increase your spirituality? Look no further, because registration has begun for the upcoming Young Adults ACTS Retreat. The retreat is open to all young adults, 18 and older. Applications can be found in the Church foyer. For more infor-mation, call Dani at 373-5202 or James at 326-7345.

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“ADVENT: WAITING WITH JOYFUL HOPE”

An Advent Morning of Reflection

DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 13th TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Talk 12:00pm Noon Mass 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch PLACE: Parish Hall

Guest Speakers: Sisters of Divine Providence Mobile Ministry

Sr. Bernadette Besner, CDP Sr. Virginia Huser, CDP

Advent is a season of preparation and waiting for the celebration of the nativity of Jesus at Christmas. This is a wonderful opportunity for spiritual self-improvement and renewal. With a focus on Prayer and Inner-self Preparation, this “Advent Morning of Reflection” will provide for per-sonal spiritual nourishment and continued spiritual growth.

ALL SENIOR ADULTS WELCOME.

St. Luke Nursing Home Ministry

Our ministry is asking parishioners to donate Christmas gifts for nursing home residents. Suggested items for women are: housecoats, robes, cardigan sweat-ers, blouses, sweat suits, lap robes and slippers. For men: polo or flannel shirts, sweaters, lap robes, slippers and sweat shirt tops. Sizes can range from small to XXL. We ask the presents be new, wrapped and include a brief description of the item. There will be a box in the foyer of the church. Gifts must be received no later than December 12 for distribution. If you prefer, cash dona-tions are also appreciated to the Angel Tree Program to make prayer blankets for the residents. Thank you for your generosity. For more information, contact Vivian Cantu at 433-2777 ext. 119.

Cost: $8.00/person (includes lunch)

Must RSVP @ 433-2777 x. 119 by Dec. 12th

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“HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS LUNCH AND DANCE”

Come enjoy a visit with Santa, as well as dancing and lunch with friends, from 12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, in the Parish Hall. Lunch is from 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. and costs $5. The dance will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is sponsored by Well–Med. RSVPs for lunch are required by Dec. 13. To RSVP, please call 433-2777 ext. 119.

ALL SENIOR ADULTS WELCOME.

Adoration with YAM Join the Young Adult

Ministry for an hour of praise and worship in the Adoration Chapel, at 8pm on December 8th. YAM meets for Adoration on the eighth day of each month, at 8pm. All are welcome. For more infor-mation, call Sister Imelda at 433-2777 ext. 142.

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2011 St. Luke Catholic Church

Christmas “Angel Tree” Project It’s “Angel Tree” time again! Let’s fill it with ornaments bearing the names of children in our vicinity and elderly citizens in our nearby nursing homes that could use our help this season. In order to simplify the process we will accept Wal-Mart Gift Cards only. This will enable struggling families to purchase gifts for their own children. We will accept all gift cards through Dec. 8th. Distribution of Gift Cards will take place in the Faith Formation Office on Dec. 10th from 10am—Noon, Dec. 11th from 1pm —3PM, and Dec. 12th & 13th from 9 AM – 5 PM. Bring your gift cards and share the spirit of Christmas with others! The “Angel Tree” will have ten requests for donations for “Bibles for Africa.” Anyone interested in helping may take the ornaments that have a red envelope. For more information, please call 433-2777 ext. 118, 147 or 138.

Men’s Club Annual Christmas Dinner Dance

Our Men’s Club invites you to its annual Christmas Dinner Dance, Saturday, Dec. 10, at our Parish Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. A choice of steak or chicken dinner by Outback Steakhouse (De Zavala Road location) will be served between 6:30 pm and 7:30 p.m. Dinner music will be provided by St. Luke music ministry coordinator Galo Gutierrez. The Tribute Band will play dance music from 8 p.m. to midnight. The evening of festivities, including dinner, dance, margaritas, wine, beer and soft drinks, is only $40 per person. All seats reserved and tables seat 10. Attire for the evening is semi-formal or formal and at-tendees should be age 21 and up. Make your reserva-tions early. Please call: Matt Mora at 367-1729, Ralf Meneses at 363-1983 or RC Contreras at 434-4351.

SAINT LUKE SCHOOL NEWS

The first half of our school year has been filled with many special events and activities. Listed below are events and activities that ended the month of October and led us into November.

• 6th grade living rosary ceremony • Middle school honors assembly • Virtue of the Month awards for patience • Annual Book Fair that reached record setting profits • Junior Beta Club coin collection for the American Cancer Society ($1200.46 was raised) • Thanksgiving Mass presented by our 2nd grade classes

One of the biggest events of the month was the Parish & School Fall Festival. There was an amazing turn out from our school and parish community, making the event very successful. November concluded with our Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair. The event was beautifully orchestrated to include our students, grades pre-k-5, who sang Christmas carols.

School days during the month of December will be short due to the Christmas holiday. However, there will still be events to carry us through until December 16th.

• Dec. 5th: Advent prayer service, 2nd Grade • Dec. 12th: Advent prayer service, 1st Grade • Dec. 13th: Elementary Christmas Program, 6:30 p.m. • Dec. 15th: School-wide Christmas Mass, 8:15 a.m. • Dec. 16th — Jan. 2nd: No School for Students • Jan. 2nd: Teacher Retreat

We would like to invite you to our Masses listed above for the month of December as well as all other school Masses during the year on Thursdays at 8:15 in the morning. We thank all of you, our parishioners, for your continued support.

Many Blessings this Advent Season, The Administration, Faculty, and Staff of St. Luke School

LIFE TEEN

Life Teen Parents, below is a list of topics that your youth will be discussing in the following Sun-days. We would ask that you discuss these topics with your teens. Questions? Contact Liz Ortiz at 433-2777 ext. 119 or attend any of the Life Nights. Parents are always welcome.

12/11 Topic: What are you waiting for? This night will reflect on “What are we waiting for?” this Christmas season. This will be a special night by the Faith Formation Office for the youth.

12/18 Topic: Big White Elephant (Social Night) This goal for this night is for the teen to spend time in a community and exchange Christmas gifts. This night will also give the teens an opportunity to participate in and practice charity through a service project in the season of giving.

12/25: No Life Night. Life Night will resume Jan. 8th!

MESSAGE

FOR PARENTS

St. luke catholic church

San Antonio, texas december 4, 2011

2012 Sunday Missals are now available for purchase in the Parish O�ce:

English $6, Spanish $7 Advent Missals: $1

Misales dominicales: $7. Misales de adviento: $1 en la o'cina parroqual.

Eucharistic Adoration

“Speak Lord, for your servant is listening”

(1 Sm 3:1-10). A part of the life of the prophet Samuel is described here. It is an appealing way for us to learn how, and when, to listen to Our Lord when He speaks to us. When we come to Him with a sincere and remorseful heart, His sanctifying grace will posses every sense in our new being, giving us the resource we so desire to come ever-closer to purification of the soul. It’s then when you will be able to hear and feel His presence within you. Visit Jesus in the ADORATION CHAPEL to testify to this miracle. For hourly adoration vacancies, please call Ken Green at 435-3886.

OUR LADY OF

GUADALUPE

BILINGUAL CELEBRATION

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe. We will begin outside the Church with a serenade, and then process into the Church for bilingual Mass at 7 p.m. Galo Gutierrez will provide music. Our youth will also present a dramati-zation at the end of Mass. Festivities will conclude with a reception, outside, by the St. Luke statue, with refreshments provided by our Guadalupanos. For more information, please call Liz Ortiz, at 433-2777 ext. 119.

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Nicholas Kiger & Jennifer Solis (1)

SALESIAN SISTERS’ CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE

The Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco will be hosting their annual Christmas Boutique Dec. 10-12, at their Provincial House, 6019 Buena Vista. Boutique hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 12, and 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 11. The sisters will be selling arts and crafts, and home-baked cookies, cakes and pies. Admis-sion is free, and all sales benefit the retired sisters. Call 432-1919 for more information.

LECTOR WORKBOOKS

Attention Lectors! The 2012 Lector Workbooks are now availa-ble. Please pick up your copy in the Parish

Office. Take only one copy per family.

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“As for me and my house, we

will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15

To kick off our partnership with St. Matthew’s par-ish, the youth from both parishes will get together on Sunday, December 11 from 8:00 – noon on our campus to assemble stud walls for the house we will build together in the spring. The parishes will pro-vide the prayer, volunteers, and food while Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio brings the tools, mate-rials, and staff supervision to construct the stud walls. Volunteers for the “Joshua Build” must be between 14 and 18 years of age and adult chap-erones will be needed for this project. Each par-ish will provide 25 youth and 5 adult volunteers as well as food and drink for the volunteers. Youths who are active with our Youth Ministry will be giv-en first choice to volunteer. The build will take place on the parking area immediately west of the sports field on the Callaghan Rd. side of the proper-

ty. If you enter the parking lot from Callaghan, wave or toot your horn at the workers that morning.

An Advent Bible Study

with Fr. Frank J. Montalbano, O.M.I.

“Advent with Mary the Mother of Jesus and Our Mother”

Sessions will be held on Wednesdays, beginning promptly at 6:30pm and ending no later than 8 pm, on Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 in Room 212. All are welcome. Class topics:

12/07 The Sinless Virgin: Lourdes and the Immaculate Conception 12/14 The Madonna of all Nations: apparitions and private revelations. Emphasis on Our Lady of Guadalupe and Mary of the Miraculous Medal. 12/21 Christmas: “and she gave birth to her firstborn Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7

For more information, please call our Parish Office at 433-2777 ext. 110. The 2011 Little Rock Catholic Study Bible

is recommended.