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St. luke catholic church

San Antonio, texas december 25, 2011

The Nativity of the Lord:

The shepherds who heard the joyous news from the an-gels on that first Christmas night and then hurried to find the infant Savior must surely have been changed by that experience. How has His coming changed my life?

La Navidad:

Los pastores que escucharon la buena nueva de los ángeles en esa primera noche de Navidad, y luego se apresuraron para encontrar al niño Salvador, seguramente fueron cambiados por esa experiencia. ¿Cómo ha cambiado mi vida Su venida?

The Second Collection for this Weekend:

Assumption Seminary

The Second Collection for Next Weekend:

Solemnity of Mary

Weekly Collection:

Regular Collection: $32,648.00 Saint Vincent de Paul: $5,956.00

Automatic Withdrawal Regular Collection:

For the Month of December: $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: [email protected] ● Website: www.saintlukeparish.com Bulletin Submissions Email: [email protected]

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.

Go Green

& Help the

Environment!

Electronic Giving

Did you know that St. Luke has a program available to simplify the process of making donations?

You can now choose to make your monthly regular contributions by having an Automatic Deduction from your bank account on or around the 1st or 15th of each month. If you are interested in donating to the church by Automatic Deduction, or would like

to learn more about this option, call the Parish Office at 433-2777 ext. 146 or pick up an Automatic Deduction Form in the Church foyer or the Parish Office. This program is completely voluntary. If you chose to enroll, you can suspend deductions at any time with a phone call or a brief note.

We remain grateful for your donations in whatever form you chose to make them.

The Nativity of the Lord

La Navidad

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

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26

12:00pm For the Intentions of our Parishioners

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29

12:00pm For the Intentions of our Parishioners FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31

5:30pm For the Intentions of our Parishioners SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

8:30am For the Intentions of our Parishioners 10:00am For the Intentions of our Parishioners 11:30am For the Intentions of our Parishioners 1:00pm For the Intentions of our Parishioners

PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES PERPETUAL CANDLES

1. Our St. Luke Catholic Community 2. Our St. Luke Catholic Community

Readings for the week of Dec. 25, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 25, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 25, 2011Readings for the week of Dec. 25, 2011

Sunday Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5,

9-14 Monday Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Ps 31; Mt 10:17-22 Tuesday 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Wednesday 1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Ps 124; Mt 2:13-18 Thursday 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96; Lk 2:22-35 Friday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 105; Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 Saturday 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96; Jn 1:1-18 Sunday Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

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

MONDAY, December 26 — Church Offices Closed — No Activities Scheduled

TUESDAY, December 27 10:00am Line Dancing Parish Hall 6:30pm Pack Meeting Cafeteria 8:00pm Young Professionals Teacher’s Lounge

WEDNESDAY, December 28 7:00pm Asamblea Cafeteria Choir Church

THURSDAY, December 29 9:00am Senior Exercise Parish Hall 10:00am Rosary Parish Hall Thursday Morning Scripture Study Room 211 6:30pm Prayer Supp. Church

FRIDAY, December 30 — Church Offices Closed —

No Activities Scheduled

SATURDAY, December 31 No Activities Scheduled

SUNDAY, January 1 — Happy New Year! — 10:30am Choir St. Joseph’s 4:30pm Syro-Malabar Room 212

The Parish Offices will be closed on the following days for Christmas and New Year’s: Monday, December 26

Friday, December 30

Monday, January 2 We wish you and your loved ones a safe and blessed holiday season!

En ocasión de las celebraciones de Navidad y Año Nuevo, la Oficina Parroquial permanecerá cerrada las siguientes fechas:

lunes 26 de diciembre del

viernes, 30 de diciembre del

lunes, 2 de enero del

Les deseamos todo género de bendiciones durante esta temporada Navideña.

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULEWEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Dec. 31st 5:30pm Fr. Barlow Sunday Jan. 1st 8:30am Fr. Barlow 10:00am Fr. Barlow 11:30am Fr. Anguiano 1:00pm Fr. Anguiano

Please note: we will not have our usual 4:00 pm Mass on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because The

Lord has anointed me,” (Is 61:1). God anointed

everyone at conception with everything necessary to

survive until He recalls the spirit within us. Our calling is

to produce and give abundant fruit with the blessings

we received. He gave us life, and our lives should be

lived to glorify Him in everything we say or do. To

consider an appropriate use for what He has given us,

we only need to remember the parable of the silver

pieces (Mt 25: 14-30). Visit Jesus one hour weekly in the

Adoration Chapel. For questions, call Ken Green at

435-3886.



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 am at Brigid’s Place located at 5118 Loma Linda Dr. 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.

ALTAR SOCIETY THANK YOU

We would like to thank everyone for a successful Silver Irish Coffee and thank those that offered their services. Thank you to Holy Family Books and Gifts, Pastelandia Bakery, A Gala Event, La Carreta Mexican Imports, and all Altar Society members for their participation in the Angel Extravaganza. Thank you to Harriett Keyser Lopez and Yolanda Gonzalez for use of their time and talent. A big "THANK YOU" to Bridgett Meza for making this Silver Irish Coffee a wonderful gift for all. We thank all areas for participation in decorating the tables and for all donations. May God bless you all and each one have a blessed and Merry Christmas. Thank you again.

ALTAR SOCIETY JANUARY DUES

All area chairpersons should collect the $5 dues payable this month of January. Please submit your 2012 dues to your area chair-woman. Thank you.

ALTAR SOCIETY JANUARY BOARD MEETING

The January Altar Society general meeting will be held in the St. Joseph's room from 9:30 am until noon on Thursday, Jan. 5. Mass follows with recitation of Divine Mercy in the Adoration Chapel. We will be making changes to the constitution and by-laws.

OUR GIRL SCOUT TROOP NEWS

Our Girl Scout Troop 600 will be making prayer blankets, cards and crosses to give women recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and who will be having radiation treatments at BAMC. This project will earn them their silver award. They appreciate the support of our community.

Holiday MASS SCHEDULE

NEW YEAR’S EVE: 5:30pm

NEW YEAR’S DAY: 8:30am

10:00am

11:30am

1:00pm Español

We will not have our

usual 4:00 pm Mass

on New Year’s Day.

OUR BOY SCOUT TROOP 405

ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE

— JANUARY 7 —

On the 1st Saturday of each month, our Boy Scout Troop 405 conducts an aluminum can drive to raise funds to offset costs to attend monthly campouts, purchase equipment, pay park fees and entrances, and various other expenses. We currently have 49 Boy Scouts in our Troop. Our can drives are held from 9 am—12 noon in the parking lot in front of the Parish Hall on the first Saturday of every month, year-round. Please consider saving your aluminum cans or scrap aluminum and drop them by during this time frame. Scouts will be outside to collect your cans and assist you. If you have any questions, you can contact Mark Resendez, Troop Committee Chairman at 210-669-2372. The Boy Scouts of Troop 405 thank you for your contributions over the years...past, present and future. www.satroop405.org.

Human Dignity at the End of Life Spring Conference

HLI America, Assumption Seminary

& CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System present a spring

conference on March 23-24, 2012 at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-City Centre. Featuring Archbishop García-

Siller. For details, or to register, please visit:

www.ConvergingRoads.com or www.HLIAmerica.org.

Hope for the Future’s Khaki & Plaid Party

Hope for the Future will hold their 3rd annual Khaki & Plaid Party, January 28, at 6:30pm at the Vista at Valero. Hope for the Future provides need-based financial assistance to Catholic schools and students in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. For more information, or to register, call 734-1963 or visit hopeforfuture.org.

Please pray for our

deployed troops.

Fr. Jim, Fr. Jesus and the parish sta� wish you and your family a blessed Christmas!


La Navidad

BEYOND CANA MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT RETREAT

— JANUARY 27-29, 2012 —

You love your spouse very much. There is no one you would rather spend time with, but over the past few years that time together has been filled with children, job pressures, holiday frenzy and just daily living. Consider this: a quiet weekend in the beautiful Texas Hill Country where you can spend quality time alone with your spouse and revitalize your marriage. You will learn to use effective communication tools in a spiritual, non-threatening setting.

Our Parish will hold a Beyond Cana Marriage Enrichment Retreat, January 27-29, in Boerne, TX.

For more information, or to register for the retreat, please contact Cherie or Frank Mueller at 862-5521 (hers) or 601-2818 (his), or email [email protected]. The Parish Office will also have brochures and registration forms.

St. Luke ACTS Gathering

Open to anyone who has made

an ACTS Retreat

6:30-10:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 in the Parish Hall

Food, Fun, Spiritual Development, Music & Fellowship. Tickets are now available for $7 per person (catered meal with dessert included). Tickets must be pur-chased by Feb. 22 (they will not be available at the door). Tickets purchased before Feb. 19 are eligible for a Door Prize Drawing. For tickets, please contact: Elaine Sepulveda at 288-2844, Debbie Lopez at 452-0712, or John Bruce at 842-8743.

Thanks to the generosity of so many of our p ar ishion ers , over $17,000

has been contributed thus far since Nov. 7, 2011. This is towards our goal of partial sponsorship with St. Matthews Parish for our 2012 Habitat House.

Have you considered using a Habitat contribution as a tax write-off for 2011? Or do you have family or friends you would like to honor with a gift but don’t know what to give? Or would you like to honor a deceased family member or friend with a memorial contribution? If so, please keep in mind the St. Luke 2012 Habitat House. Please pick up an envelope in church office and

send your contribution to the office or in the Sunday collection. Jesus said: “I assure you, as often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me” (Mt 25 40). “...and I assure you, as often as you neglected to do it to one of these neglected ones, you neglected to do it to me” (Mt 25, 45). Please con-tinue to pray for the success of our 2012 Habitat pro-ject. Please refer any questions or comments to Sue or Homer Fetzer @434-5475.

Our youth participate in

last Sunday’s Joshua Build.

TALLER DE ORACION Y VIDA

El Taller de Oración y Vida es una nueva forma de evangelización, más viva y con una visión más positiva de lo que se ha mostrado siempre. Es una presentación más vibrante y activa de Jesús, que posee una mayor adaptación a las necesidades de la sociedad actual. Los Talleres de Oración y Vida (TOV), fundado por el P. Ignacio Larrañaga, sacerdote capuchino, originario de España: consta de 15 semanas, una sesión por semana, 2 horas por sesión; ademas te enseña a rela-cionarte con Dios, como de un amigo a otro. Entrega a los fieles un método práctico para aprender a orar; y orar de una manera ordenada, variada y progresiva; desde los primeros pasos hasta las profundidades de la contemplación. Este aprendizaje, sin embargo, no es teórico como en un curso sino práctico como en un taller, en el que orando se aprende a orar. Invitamos a nuestra comunidad para que asistan a este taller que se estará impartiendo en la parroquia a partir del viernes 13 de enero, 2012 de 7:00 PM – 9:00PM, en el salón 212.

Para más información Pilar Contreras

Tel (210) 909-5766 [email protected]

www.tovsanantonio.org

ASAMBLEA DE ORACION Y FORMACION

Los Invitamos cada miercoles a la asamblea de

oracion y formacion en Espanol para toda la familia

en el salon parroquial a las 7:00 pm. Para mas

informacion llamar a la oficina de la parroquia.

No faltes, te esperamos!!!



R.C.I.A. The Team and Participants of RCIA (Rite of Christian

Initiation of Adults) wish you and your family a

blessed Christmas. May this holy season bring you

closer to the true meaning of Christmas and a closer

relationship with Jesus. The current RCIA classes will

resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at 7 pm. If you are

interested in the RCIA process, please call the Faith

Formation Office at 433-2777 ext. 138 or Martin

Schott at 521-9079.

Attention all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Atención Ministros Extraordinarios de la Eucaristía

"Attention all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: The schedule for the first quarter of 2012 is available. If you have not received the schedule via email, you may pick up a copy in the minister's room in the church. If you have any questions, please contact Arlene Wueste at 340-5718 or [email protected]."

Atención Ministros Extraordinarios de la Eucaristía: El

horario para los primeros meses del 2012 ya está

disponible. Si no recibió su horario por corre

electrónico, puede obtener una copia en el cuarto de

los ministerios en la iglesia. Si tiene alguna pregunta,

favor de contactar a Arlene Wueste al 340-5718 o

[email protected].

Our Tuesday Faith, Spiritual Formation & Fellowship Sessions are back! Our Winter Sessions will begin in January, and the theme for these sessions is “MALE SPIRITUALITY/FEMALE SPIRITUALITY.” We will meet Tuesdays, Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, in the Parish Hall from 7-8:45 pm.

Topics that will be discussed are:

JANUARY 17 “Liturgical Masculine and Feminine Spirituality” presented by FR. KEN HANNON

JANUARY 24 “Female Spirituality” presented by SR. FRANCIS BRISEÑO

JANUARY 31 “Male Spirituality” presented by LARRY PERRY

FEBRUARY 7 To Be Announced

Our sessions are open to all members of your family, and will feature Spirit-Filled Music, great Presenters, and Community Activities. For more information, contact Marty Vermales at 433-2777 ext. 115 or Dr. Antonio Ramirez at 433-2777 ext. 140.

We’re Back!We’re Back!We’re Back!We’re Back!

FAITH, SPIRITUAL FORMATION, & FELLOWSHIP

THANK YOU! GRACIAS! What a beautiful community we have here at St. Luke! God has given all of us special gifts and treasures, and we are answering His call to serve our community and those in need. We want to thank all those who helped make the Nursing Home Angel Tree Program possible. Through your generous donations, and the donation from the Men’s Club, we were able to give a Christmas gift to 250 senior adult residents at the 4 nursing homes that we serve. With the help of many parishioners, including the Guadalupanos, Youth Ministry, Senior Ministry, Confirmation students, St. Luke Cheerleaders, St. Luke Middle School students, and our Prayer Blanket Ministry, we made a special prayer blanket for each resident. They were joyfully and anxiously received, with lots of smiles, laughter, a few tears of joy, and lots of gratitude. Thank you St. Luke for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with these residents and helping to make their Christmas bright!

ST. LUKE HOMEBOUND MINISTRY — A “BIG” thank you to our Young Adult Ministry, confirmation students, senior and youth ministries and St. Luke CYO program for your kindness and time in visiting and singing Christmas Carols to our Homebound Parishioners. Your service is priceless for this ministry. You can see the joy and love of Christ in their eyes as each song is sung! Thank you for allowing Christ to work through you, and through your angelic voices, and for bringing the joy of Christmas to their homes.

Peace and blessings,

Vivian Cantu, Senior Adult Minister


La Navidad

Youth Ministry wishes to give a big “thank you” and great blessings to everyone who has been involved in

this past holiday’s activities. There have been many individuals involved who have made this a success. We started out the month with a special Turkey

Bingo, followed up with 365 Can Food drive for Inner City Development Center; we then entered December with participation of gift giving to needed nursing homes of our Saintly Elves preparing 250 prayer

blankets; also the Joshua Build where many teens came out to help construct stud walls for the future habitat house to be built in Feb. 2012; also thanks

are to be given on Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day as a presentation was done at the Mass celebration along with the teens assisting with the reception at

the end of the celebration. We will end the month with Christmas Caroling to patients at a kidney dialysis center. The youth have worked with various ministries and are learning the importance of living

out our Corporal Works of mercy as a practicing Catholic.

Thank you and many blessings this Christmas holiday!

Upcoming Young Adult Ministry Events

• YOUNG ADULT ACTS RETREAT Registration has begun for the upcoming Young Adult ACTS Retreat, Jan. 5-8, 2012. The retreat

is open to all young adults, 18 and older. Applications can be found in the Church foyer. For more information, call Dani at 373-5202 or James at 326-7345.

• YOUNG ADULT NIGHT has been cancelled this month due to the Young Adult Acts Retreat. It will resume in February.

• YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY ADORATION Our Young Adult Ministry will meet for one hour of praise and worship at our Adoration Chapel

at 8pm on January 8th.

For more information on the Young Adult Ministry and their events, please call Sr. Imelda Phelan at

433-2777 ext. 142.

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