St. Luke Roman Catholic Parish

200 Mount Albion Road, Hamilton L8K 5S9 Phone: 905-560-1551 Fax: 905-578-6562

www.stlukerchamilton.org stlukerchamilton@rogers.com

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

I am the Living Bread

Celebrating together since 1975

June 23, 2019

PASTOR: Rev. Jerry Punnassery, CMI Secretary: Mrs. Nancy Andrejciw Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm *Closed on Fridays in July and August* DAILY MASS *please check daily Mass schedule for any changes* Monday, Tuesday, Thursday ~ 7 pm Wednesday ~ 9 am with Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Friday ~ 9 am First Fridays of the month Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following Mass CONFESSION 4:15 pm to 4:45 pm Saturdays before Mass or by appointment, please call parish office.

SUNDAY MASS Saturday ~ 5 pm; Sunday ~ 9 am and 11 am Catholic Burial For information call 905-522-7727 or visit thecatholiccemeteries.ca. In Memoriam Please consider a donation to the parish in memory of someone who has passed away. A card will be sent to the family on your behalf and a tax receipt will be issued to you.

SCHOOLS St. Luke 905-561-3966 Bishop Ryan 905-573-2151

CWL Lori Graf 905-578-2787 Knights Jerry Nelligan 905-578-2376 PRAYER NETWORK Please call the parish office or place your intentions in the box at the back of the church. BAPTISMS Second Sunday of the Month at 3 pm Baptism Preparation First Sunday of the Month at 3 pm WEDDINGS Please call the parish office with a minimum of 6 months notice. HALL RENTAL Contact parish office Priesthood and Religious Life Visit vocationinfo.ca or speak with Fr. Jerry. If you are aware of anyone who is sick, at home or in hospital, please let Father Jerry know so that they may receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion. SHUT INS Please contact the Parish Office if you know of anyone who is homebound and would like to receive Communion.

Let’s put ourselves into the hands of the Lord and pray that He will bless us and our families during the wonderful months of summer. May we all help make our home a place of relaxation, joy, love, peace and fun. May we be considerate and generous, not thinking only about ourselves, but of helping others enjoy all the blessings of summertime. Lord God, Creator, guide our steps and strengthen our hearts during these months of summer. Grant us refreshment of mind and body. Renew our spirit. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Hidden God, devoutly I adore Thee

SAVE THE DATE Our 2nd Annual Outdoor Mass

is Saturday July 13 We are asking all those who love to bake,

to donate your favourite squares, brownies or cookies. If you don't bake

but would like to donate a similar dessert your help would be greatly appreciated.

Treats can be brought to the Parish during office hours or when you come to Mass

on June 30/31 and July 6/7. Please sign up at the back of the church as soon as possible as we need to know how much food to purchase. Please check the

appropriate columns on the sign-up sheet. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Let's make this an awesome day for our parish!

Healing Mass at here at St. Luke’s Friday July 26 at 7 pm with

Fr. Bill Trusz, the Papal Missionary of Mercy and our own Fr. Jerry

To prepare for this Mass, we will be offering opportunities for Confession. Please contact the Parish Office if you

would like to make an appointment through the week with Father Jerry

to have your Confession heard.

If you are aware of someone who is home bound and who would like to have their Confession heard, please contact the Parish Office and we will

arrange for Father Jerry to visit.

Monday June 24 ~ 7:00 pm The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Fred Lombardo Tuesday June 25 ~ 7:00 pm Alfonsa and Tony Bodami Germano and Elda Crinella Nicola and Domenica DiPietro Giuseppe Spagnuolo Joan O’Grady Candlelight Adoration following Mass Wednesday June 26 ~ 9:00 am In thanksgiving for healing of Marek Kazmierski Thursday June 27 ~ 7:00 pm Germano Beltrame Darryl Martin Browne Fernanda Colangelo Frederick James Cunningham Friday June 28 ~ 9:00 am Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus In thanksgiving to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday June 29 ~ 5 pm Germano Beltrame Stanislawa and Pawel Budnik Mario Marchesan Souls in Purgatory Sunday June 30 9 am Pro Populo 11 am Carmela Mattina

SUNDAY OFFERING Thank you for your generosity to the Parish. Last week’s collection was $3,046.45.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Each of us has received a call from God. By our prayers we help each other to be faithful to this call. This week we pray for: Monday Rev. Don Sanvido Tuesday Rev. Ken Miskiewicz WednesdayComboni Missionaries(MCCJ) Thursday Rev. Terrence Sehl Friday Rev. Michael Anderson Saturday Rev. Edward Mahony

Jesus has given us His Body to eat and His Blood to drink so as to nourish us on our journey towards the Kingdom.

May we be faithful to Him on our journey as a married, single, ordained or

consecrated person. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, contact

Fr. Michael King, Vocation Director, Diocese of Hamilton 905-528-7988 vocations@hamiltondiocese.com

JUST A THOUGHT... What do you Google? Information on celebrities, politics, sports, medical issues, recipes? As we become so well informed on so many topics, we need to ask ourselves how much time we spend growing in our Faith. We begin this week with the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and end with the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus...profound mysteries of our Faith and gracious blessings from God. We are greatly blessed and likely we don’t even know why. Why do we spend so little time learning about our Faith? It is so rich with history and guidance that will help us as we work to attain our common goal - eternity in Heaven with God.

Tuesday June 25 following the 7 pm Mass for a

Candlelight Adoration Spend time with Jesus…

He waits for you

Our parish fundraiser begins! We are organizing a clothing drive with

Bag2School THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ONLY

ARE BEING COLLECTED: men’s, women’s, children’s clothes

hats, belts and purses all outerwear (hats, mitts, gloves)

all footwear (tied in pairs please)

**ALL items MUST be in bags** Your previously enjoyed clothing and

textiles will be weighed and exchanged for cash at the current market rate.

The items will be shipped overseas and sold as quality used clothing, boosting

affordable clothing markets in developing countries. Our parish will

receive a portion of the proceeds based on the total weight of our donations. Tell your family and friends...this is a

great opportunity to de-clutter. The more we collect, the more we earn!

Donations accepted until Sept. 22 Smaller bags can be placed in the box

at the back of the church Large donations are to be brought to

the rectory garage. Please see an usher or a member of the parish

council to help arrange this. Donations can also be dropped off to

the parish office through the week PLEASE NOTE - The Parish Office will be closed on Fridays in July and August.

Next weekend, we welcome Deacon

Neil Devereaux at all our Masses.

Deacon Neil will speak about the ministry of CHALICE to the poor

and developing world.

Circle of Arts & Crafts (C.A.C) Wednesday July 3

7 to 9 pm ~ Hinsperger Centre Coffee, tea & water is provided

Everyone is welcome to bring their own craft to work on

The month of June is dedicated to the

Sacred Heart of Jesus