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THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

January 21, 2018

WELCOME TO PASTOR JEFF GOODRICH Over 100 years ago the first Church Unity Octave was celebrated. This call for the Christian churches to grow closer, now known as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, caught the imagination of others beyond the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Atonement to become an energetic movement that gradually blossomed into a worldwide observance involving many nations and millions of people. To mark this Week of Prayer this year we are doing a pulpit exchange between Saint Luke parish and Good Shepherd Lutheran parish here in Westborough. This Sunday, January 21st, I will preach at Good Shepherd at the 9:00 and 10:45 AM services. Then, the following Sunday, Jan. 28th, Pastor Jeff Goodrich, pastor of Good Shepherd will preach at St. Luke’s at our 9:00 and 11:00 AM Masses. Pastor Jeff Goodrich has served the people of Good Shepherd since July 2009. Pastor Jeff is married to Pastor Hannah Brown, who serves a Congregational church in West Concord, MA. They live in Concord with their daughter, Miriam and son, Simon. We are joyfully looking forward to Pastor Jeff’s visit and preaching. Our parishes have a long and rich history of ministry. While we have many shared services and activities through the Westborough Interfaith, we have developed many other areas of care and support directly between our two parishes and other Christian churches in town. Both Good Shepherd and Saint Luke are sponsors of an immensely successful Ecumenical Summer School for our children each year. Good Shepherd has created a special food program that Saint Luke is once again offering support. In the fall of 2016, Good Shepherd and St. Luke’s jointly reflected on the commemoration of Martin Luther’s reformation movement five hundred years ago and studied Pope Francis’s document called On Care of our Common Home. We are presently working on a number of ways to improve our efforts to care for the earth and its people. We share far more in common than what separates us. Internationally and nationally dramatic conversations and growing understanding and appreciation of each of our Christian traditions has reached new milestones. While there are still significant differences between Lutherans and Catholics, there is also a growing respect and understanding. To exchange pulpits is another opportunity for us to learn from our Lutheran neighbors, and to share a Roman Catholic perspective as well. The unity of the Church and Christian ministry throughout the world is God’s plan and prayer. Unity is not something that we create. Instead, it is something that we realize. May our eyes be opened to how Jesus binds us together to share God’s love and God’s people.

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SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH Today’s readings can be found in the Gather Hymnal page 1099

Saturday, January 20 5:00pm Bill Colby by Cis Colby Sunday, January 21 7:30am Robert McLaughlin by Carolyn & David Fay 9:00am Ronald McQuilkin (10th Anv.), Gloria Antonio & Elizabeth McQuilkin by their family 11:00am James Dorsey by St. Luke’s Choir 6:30pm Robert McLaughlin by St. Luke’s Parish family Monday, January 22 9:00am Souls in Purgatory Tuesday, January 23 9:00am Special Intention by Mickie Aylward Wednesday, January 24 9:00am Harry & Mary Fletcher & Liz Laverty by Lyn St. Jean Thursday, January 25 9:00am Vilzard, Cleanne & Enold Revost by their family Friday, January 26 9:00am Gail Nigloschy by her family Saturday, January 27 8:00am Souls in Purgatory by Pat Horrigan 5:00pm Marie Boire by her family Sunday, January 28 7:30am Joseph Riley 9:00am Anthony & Elia Tosches 11:00am Jim Dorsey 6:30pm Leo Frechette

Nancy Papp Anton, Patricia Amorelli, Connor Blaney, Cheri McGee, Kim Evans, Beverly Taylor, Sharon Beaulieu, James Wright, Evelyn Croteau, Beth Lambert, Joe Gonzales, Zachary Collins, Grace Roche, Elise Renee, Ann Tisbert, Patrick, Christine, Robert Coutinho, Toby Claufon, William Carr, Charles Flynn, Becky Rawson, Richard Renaud, Russell Gazzana, Abelardo Prodigalidad, Bill Miller, Erin Magrane, Don McLatchey, Ellie Carlson, Epifania Soto, Jane Burke, Hayleigh Scott, Dorothy Clinton, Ronald Brady, Sr. Pamela Philbin, Karen Mooney, Luis Ferreria, Helen Galica, Melinda O’Connor, Erik Olsen, Vicki Foley, Rosemary Bartolini, Jack Curtin, Jim Bennett, Neil Kenny, Paul Fallon, Carole & Pam Laino, Sharon Magnetti, Gregg Merloni, Tome Valadao, Melvin Boucher, T.J. Bautz, Ronald Cox, Joan Fallon, Joan Antonio, David Perry, Lucia Engdahl, Joyce Walker, John Durnan, Linda Darby, Judy Melfa, Claire Kennedy, Connie Heagerty, Linda Brady, Maria Matejko, Kevin & Donna Brennan, Richard Carey, Emiliano Cuellar, Donna Butler, James Thomas, Teresa Putnam, Christina Narensky, Lynn St. Jean, Michael Berthuime, Trisha Suzi, Norman Beland, Margaret Markert, Susan Garry, Barbara Auger, Ann Price, Barbara Barnes, Doris Biedermann, Joan Finnerty, Jeanne Amendola, Jack Walker, Daniel Baker Ruth Davoe, Robert Trant, Michael McAndless, Michael Del Pozzo, Elizabeth Flynn, Richard Samson, Marie Paradis, Joel Rivera, Gary Shults, Isla Winnie Bassler, Corine Sciarappa, John Lynch, Kristy Cautello, Joseph Malzone, Lois Kerbel, Carol Guarino, Michael Turpin, Debbie Krikler, Sally Gagliardi, Sam Mozley, Carson Wong,

PARISH PRAYER LINE 508.366.6916 Names of individuals on the Prayer Line are not published in the bulletin Let us remember to pray for all the men and women and their families who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & ADORATION TUESDAY 9:30AM TO 6:30PM DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET AT 3:00PM PRAYER FOR THE SANCTITIY OF LIFE AT 6:00PM ADORATION MUSIC AT 6:10PM BENEDICTION AT 6:30PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Celebrated on the 1st Sunday of each month Pray the Rosary Monday through Friday after the 9:00 Mass Cenacle Monday at 6:30PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday from 4:00 to 4:45PM ~ also by personal request Reconciliation Room is handicapped accessible

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact a Priest at least six months in advance VISITATION OF THE SICK Our extraordinary ministers are always pleased to bring the Eucharist to parishioners who are unable to join us for weekly worship. If you or a family member would like to receive Communion, please call the Rectory. If you know of someone from the parish who is in the hospital, please let us know.

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SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH

WOMEN OF SAINT LUKE'S COMMUNION BREAKFAST Sunday, January 28, 2018 Please join us for 11:00am Mass followed by brunch at Tavolino's Restaurant please pre-register for this event by January 22 Cost: $15.00 Sign up sheets in the vestibule Please drop your sign up and payment off or mail it to: Women of St. Luke's 70 W. Main St. Westborough, MA 01581 Please mark on envelope“Communion Breakfast” Questions: Kathy Kivlehan 508-753-1329 Cindy Haskell 508-366-1715

All women of the parish are welcome! DAY OF PRAYER AND PENANCE – TUESDAY, JAN. 23RD The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a particular day of prayer and penance called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.” “In all the Dioceses of the United States of America, [the day] shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion.” We will be marking this day during Adoration on Tuesday the 23rd with special prayers beginning after the 9am morning Mass. Please join us. According to the World Health Organization, every year there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions worldwide. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day! Your prayers are needed. THANK YOU!! Our baby bottle drive for Visitation House, run just before Advent, raised $5186.15! Your donations will help provide a safe home and caring support for Baby Amelia (born Dec. 2nd), Baby Luis (born Dec. 30th), and Baby Jullien (born Jan. 5th ) and their moms. ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WE CAN MAKE A VISIT ANYTIME WE PASS. JESUS WILL BE AS HAPPY TO SEE US AS WE ARE TO SEE HIM. January 21, 2018 Print to PDF without this message by purchasing novaPDF (http://www.novapdf.com/)

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A St. Luke’s Lenten Program Designed to Explore the Sacrament of Reconciliation

SEEKING FORGIVENESS . . . A five week program that will explore why the Catholic Church encourages the use of the sacrament of reconciliation; how to go yourself if it has been a long time, and an opportunity to ask questions. Using “Formed” – our Parish Spiritual Formation Website- as our starting point- each week we will watch a 30 minute video and then allow for discussion and questions. February 13th 2018 Session 1: The Sacrament of Confession February 20th 2018 Session 2: An encounter with Mercy February 27th 2018 Session 3: Embraced in Mercy: The Rite explained March 6th 2018 Session 4: Biblical Foundations March 13th 2018 Session 5: Answering Common Questions All Sessions are Tuesday Evenings from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in room 23 of the Parish Center. Julie Basque, Pastoral Assoc., will be our facilitator. For more information or to register (space is limited to 14) please call 508366-8509, ext. 4 or email Julie at [email protected]. HOW ABOUT MAKING A CURSILLO WEEKEND? Cursillo or "short course in Christianity" is an uplifting and educational experience. Cursillo was brought from Spain to the United States in 1962. The weekend is facilitated by a team of laypeople and clergy who deliver organized talks and discussions. What the presenters add to the talks is the witness of their own lives, their struggles and triumphs in Christ. The weekend is full of laughter, prayer, great music, wonderful meals and so much more. Our 2018 dates are: Men’s - February 22-25 & June 1417; Women’s - May 3-6 & October 25-28. All weekends will be held at the Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center in Putnam, CT. For additional information, please contact Sue Leighton at 508-278-3155 or [email protected] OR Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474 or [email protected].

Enrich your Lenten Meditation with a spiritual study on... SEVEN DEADLY SINS AND SEVEN LIVELY VIRTUES Sin separates us from the love of God, but the practice of virtue can restore right relationship with Him. This Lent we shall journey from sin to sanctity with Bishop Robert Barron’s spiritual study on the Seven Deadly Sins and their corresponding virtues. Bishop Barron is the acclaimed author and theologian who wrote and produced the popular series on Catholicism seen during Lent here at St. Luke’s several years ago. Presented by Bishop Robert Barron on DVD, this program focuses on the Seven Deadly Sins, like pride, envy, anger, and how these gravely sinful habits manifest themselves in our lives. Then, Bishop Barron discusses Seven Lively Virtues, which correspond respectively to each deadly sin and gives us a practical means to avoid sin and grow in holiness. This small group study course will meet on Wednesday evenings at 7:00-9:00 PM on the following dates: February 21st and 28th, March 7th and 14th, and 21st. A daytime class will meet on Thursday mornings 9:30 – 11:30 AM on the following dates: February 15th and 22nd, March 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd. The daytime group will also conclude each session with the Life In Christ meditation on the Sunday readings, for anyone wishing to participate. Both the Wednesday and Thursday classes will meet in the Parish Hall, second floor of the Parish Center. Participants are responsible for obtaining a Study Guide/Workbook. To access the Study Guide: Go to Sevendeadlysins.wordonfire.org, click on purchase, there is a short introduction video, then scroll down to order the Study Guide. The Study Guide is $12.95 plus $7.40 S&H To register for this Lenten Program please e-mail or call: [email protected] Phone: 508-366-1998 (please leave name , e-mail and telephone#) Hope to see you this Lent!

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SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH “St. Luke’s donates 10% of its weekly collection through Sharing First . We donate to others before attending to our own wants. Sharing First is unique not only because there is one collection each week, but that we help the needy first. Please adjust your donation to include both Sharing First and St. Luke’s. Thank you for your generous support. JANUARY 14 supports PARISH OUTREACH in the amount of $1274 JANUARY 21 supports (TODAY) URBAN MISSIONARIES JANUARY 28 supports CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS Approximately four out of every ten dioceses in the United States cannot offer basic pastoral care, lay ministry training and priestly formation without some outside help. The Catholic Home Missions collection creates grants to these less fortunate communities in our country. These underfunded dioceses depend on our generosity to attend the specific needs of their parishioners. FOREVER YOUNG MOVIE DAY Enjoy a comedy that will have you chuckling for the rest of the day. Come to our meeting on Mon., Jan. 22, at 9:45 a.m., and while you’re watching “Nine to Five” with Diane Keaton and Dolly Parton, you can munch on popcorn, just like at the local movie house. And please don’t forget to bring manufacturers’ coupons that you’ve been collecting over the holidays. For a weather-related cancellation, call Jean-Marie Newey at 508-845-3686 or Florence Richards at 508-3291133 on Monday morning.

YOUTH MINISTRY COFFEE HOUSE Friday, January 26 at 7pm Come and enjoy some coffee and hear and see our wonderfully talented young people. Starts at 7 pm up in the Hall. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance. Tickets can be bought at parish center Or at the end of a class night.

CUB SCOUTING at ST. LUKE’S St. Luke’s is pleased to announce the formation of a new Cub Scout Pack #300. In Cub Scouts, your son will have lots of fun, learn new things and meet new friends. However Cub Scouts in much more than that though; it is fun with a purpose! Scouting develops character, leadership, communication skills, and good citizenship. Scouting is a year round program, where most other programs only last a few months. Scouting encourages your son to be active, be healthy, and to Do Your Best! All new scouts are required to complete an application and pay a registration fee. The pack meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Parish Ctr. For more information, contact Tim Roth 508-366-7065, [email protected] or Patrick Howarth 508-397-9193, [email protected].

Junior high classes resume Jan. 21 HS classes resume Jan. 28 Confirmation classes attend 6:30 mass and remain in church for class. 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17) Jesus’ call to “Follow me” is a call to all Christians! The call is in the here and now, in our present circumstances, not when we think we are “ready” or have everything in order. Good stewardship of our God-given gifts means that things aren’t always going to go according to our schedule and that God has a much better plan in store for each of us.

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SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH 70 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581 Telephone: 508-366-5502 Fax: 508-366-6049 www.stlukes-parish.org Parish Center 1 Ruggles Street 508-366-8509

LORD’S DAY MASSES Saturday: 5 PM, in Spanish 7 PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM, 6:30 PM Weekday Masses Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM Saturday 8:00 AM Holy Days 7:00 AM, 12:10PM and 7:30PM PARISH STAFF: Monsignor Michael G. Foley, Pastor e-mail [email protected] Fr. Joseph Rice, Associate Pastor e-mail [email protected] Ellen Linn, Music Ministry e-mail: [email protected] Dianne Patrick, Director of Religious Education e-mail [email protected] Gloria Josephs, Youth Minister e-mail [email protected] Nan Ford, Parish Outreach e-mail [email protected] Julie Basque, Pastoral Associate e-mail [email protected] Maria Gasser, Parish Secretary e-mail [email protected] Pam Vaccari, Parish Ctr. Secretary e-mail [email protected] Linda Underwood, Bookkeeper e-mail [email protected] Beth Salsman, Housekeeper Lawrence Orlando, Building and Grounds Patrick Malone, Building and Grounds BULLETIN DEADLINE: Thursday, 5PM

Coordinator of Lectors: Paula Christensen ([email protected]) Coordr of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Tricia Guest ([email protected] or 508-366-7983) Coordinator of RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults):

Bob Thompson ([email protected] or 508-341-7677) Coordinator of Adult Formation Team: Tony Joseph ([email protected])

LITURGICAL MINISTERS January 27/28 Saturday, 5:00PM Mass Lector: Todd Goodrich Extraordinary Ministers: Kathleen Gorczyca, Amy Schur, Dianne Patrick, & Tricia Guest Cantor: Susan Bailey Servers: Derek, Jane & Henry Pittorino Greeters: Nancy Federici & Ryan Tierney Sunday 7:30 AM Lector: Lyn Amaroso Extraordinary Ministers: Tari Shea, Carolyn Black & David Fay Servers: Samantha & Erika Stucci, Anna & Joe Bernat Greeters: Jean Marie Newey 9:00 AM Mass Lector: Eileen Ryan Cantor: Ellen Linn Extraordinary Ministers: Cathy O’Neil, Brent French, Tom Regan, Mary Burke & Lela Westerberg Servers: Annabella, Jackson & Ava Biancheri, Abby French & Esther Antony 11:00 AM Mass: Lector: Rick Kotosky Extraordinary Ministers: Thi Barbini, Rita Dunlop, Patricia Karpacz, Jean & Ashley Palladini Cantor: Susan Bailey Servers: Carson Palladini, Rigaud Durandisse, Joseph Marino & Anton Jayavendra Greeters: Clare & Stan Tozeski 6:30PM Mass Lector: Lydia Levesque Extraordinary Ministers: Marianne O’Connor, Anne Egan,, Gloria Josephs, Ramona Michael & Pat Gagnon Servers: Eric Gould, Elizabeth & Lucas Toth & Kathleen O’Reilly Greeters: Mickey Aylward

PASTORAL COUNCIL Brian McLaughlin, Chair Mary Smith, Vice Chair John Griffin, Secretary Michael Alden Mary Andrade Anne Egan Deborah Foody Ellen Gualtieri Daniel Joyce Bill Kenney Pat Najarian Ciaran O’Donnell Annie Woodman Debbi Ziegler

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St. Luke the Evangelist Parish is a Roman Catholic community in the Diocese of Worcester. We strive to learn, teach and joyfully live the fullness of our Faith and serve God and our neighbors in charity and truth. We faithfully celebrate the Sacraments, pray together as a community and give generously of our time, talent and treasure to live and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our daily lives.

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