ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH WWW.STLUKERCC.ORG

My dear friends in Christ,

I am asking our parishioners to call the office if you have someone at home who needs to make their Easter Duty: Confession/Communion. I have already started to visit such

parishioners and would appreciate your scheduling a time, if needed, as soon as possible. This time of the year becomes very busy for a priest. Penance services have already begun at all the parishes in our deanery. Please, once again, if you know someone in need of these sacraments, call the parish office and schedule a time.

This Fourth Sunday in Lent is referred to as Leatare Sunday; so called from the first word of the entrance antiphon of the Mass. It is taken from the Latin translation, meaning “rejoice”. We are at the halfway mark in the Lenten Season. We can begin the anticipation of the resurrection mystery. This Sunday sets the tone for the

joyful anticipation of the Easter Season.

Peace,Fr. John

POPE’S INTENTIONS FOR MARCHSupport for Persecuted Christians– That persecuted Christians may be supported by the prayers and material help of the whole Church.

AROUND THE PARISH

Lenten Services –Every Tuesday at Noon join us for an Ecumenical Lenten Service, followed by lunch at St. Luke’s Parish Hall.

Stations of the Cross – Every Friday night during Lent at 7:00pm in the Church.

Easter Choir Rehearsals – The Youth Choir will be providing music for the Vigil Mass of Palm Sunday. They have been working hard to lift their voices to the Lord! Contact Eric Alexander at music@stlukercc.org or (404) 217-2520 if you are interested in joining the choir.

Prayer List – As you can see on the left hand column, our prayer list just keeps growing; but in order to facilitate the growing number, we need to purge some of the names on the list that have been there for a long time. If you know of someone who can be moved from the list

to allow new names, please let the office know. Thank you!

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

PARISH PRAYER LIST

Gertrude Fitts, Lin Hess, Joan Dupuy, Ben Brown, Dave Seng, Blair Ghetti, Bea Young, Rita Hourihan, Kay Chaney, Caleb Allen, Bill Miner, Kim Danek, Robert Stevenson, Harper MacIntyre, Kristen MacIntyre, Caroline Davis, Galynne Saba, Lillian Gresk, Lucy Rogers, Anthony Guidi, Dale Chambers, Carol Ryan, Julia May, Dr. Timothy Conway, Bill Livesay, Michael Hilliard, Joan Van Hamond, Mary Granger, Dr. Joel Cook, Hilde Helvie, Dexter Higgins, Brian Parker, Timmy Byrnes, Ola Adams, Adam Scheidermayer, Linda Faiia, Kathy Fiola, Gabi Martinez, Jeff Bokash, Perez Family, Stan Lewis, Jewel Hood, Zella Freel, Pilar Sherrill, Tanya Moore, Gil Lewis, Lea Custer, Julia Sutula, Jose Sorzano, Sr., Ashley & Nick Izzo, Mark Richardson, Peter Krazchenko, Zach Draggoo, Todd Hanekin, Theresa Los, Judi Trauner, Kathy Macintyre, Nolan Redder, Kevin Hay

MASS INTENTIONSSaturday,Mar.255:00pm

Lea Custer

Sunday,Mar. 268:00am

SLPF

Sunday,Mar. 2610:45am

Irene Daly

Monday,Mar. 278:00am

Marc Ghetti

Tuesday,Mar. 288:00am

Miriam Berry

Wednesday,

Mar. 296:00pm

Shirley Schmalen +

Thursday,Mar. 308:00am

Fr. John’s Intentions

Friday,Mar. 318:00am

BobAndriakos

PARISH COUNCILCaite Blank, Ronnie Dew, Anthony Falcone, Mark Helvie (chair), Javier Martinez, Willie Nunez, Brandy Thomas, Mary Ann Clagett, Bob Andriakos

FINANCE COUNCILBob Grove, Richard Hagler (chair), Stan Kunka, Cindy Lankenau, Christine Nunez, Brian Williamson

Week Ending 3/19/17 YTD 7/1/2016-6/30/2017

Offertory Regular $7,452.00 Offertory Actual $256,767Offertory Online $4,365.00 Offertory Budget $259,426Capital Maint. Reg. $ 85.00Capital Maint. Online $ 175.00 Over/(Under) ($2,659)Total Collections $12,167.00

Every Friday night during Lent join us for a delicious meatless meal. We have a great selection and a Chef’s Special every week. Homemade desserts are for sale to help support our Youth Groups’ missions and retreats. 5-7pm in the Parish Hall.

Special Collection today is for St. Vincent de Paul

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH WWW.STLUKERCC.ORG

ADULT EDUCATIONAdult Faith Formation – You are cordially invited to join us as we continue our study of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, first pope, and cornerstone of our Catholic faith. We meet on Sunday at 9:15am in the Parish Hall. Light breakfast and coffee will be served. If you have questions, please contact our Director of Adult Faith Formation, Miriam Berry, at rcia@stlukercc.org or call the parish office.

Dinner & Doctrine – Our next Dinner & Doctrine will be April 5, 2017. Babysitting is available.

Thursday Morning Women’s Bible Study – Reflecting on Sunday’s readings. Thursdays at 10:30am in the Parish Office.

Men’s Breakfast with Deacon Bob – The men’s breakfast with Deacon Bob is held Friday mornings at 7:00am.

LITURGICAL MINISTRYLaetare Sunday: “Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. (Psalm) I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of the Lord. Glory be to the Father.”

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONSt. Luke's VBS 2017: "You THINK you know what VBS stands for. Not this year. The winds of change are blowing. Stay tuned, and block off your calendars for June 5th - 9th. You do NOT want to miss this."

Important Dates to Remember: March 26: Class as usualApril 2: NO CLASSApril 9 (Palm Sunday): Class as usualApril 16 (Easter Sunday): NO CLASSApril 23 (Bear on the Square): NO CLASSApril 30: Class as usualMay 7: Last Day of Class

YOUTH MINISTRYMiddle & High School Youth Groups – LifeTeen and EDGE Groups meet every Wednesday after 6pm Mass. We meet in the Parish Hall for a meal (including Dinner & Doctrine nights), and end at 8:15pm. EDGE is open to all middle-schoolers 6th-8th grade, and LifeTeen is for all 9th-12th grade high schoolers. Please contact Jamie Roberts, ym@stlukercc.org.

The Steubenville Atlanta Conference is July 7-9th, 2017. This event is open to all 9-12th graders (including rising 9th graders). Come experience your faith in a new and exciting way, with 3,000 other teenagers! The cost is $175. A $50 deposit will be due May 1st. Contact Jaime Roberts to reserve your spot! 

SACRAMENTSBaptism – Parishioners wishing to have a child baptized should be registered in the parish and should contact a member of the clergy as early as 3 months before the birth of their child.

First Penance and Eucharist – Normally received in the second grade. Parents should contact Director of Religious Education. Enrollment in Catholic school, qualifying home school, or Parish School of Religion is required for at least two years leading up to reception of the sacraments.

Confirmation – Normally received in the 10th grade. Parents should contact Youth Minister. Enrollment in Catholic school, qualifying home school, or Parish School of Religion is required for at least two years leading up to reception of the sacrament.

RCIA/Adult Confirmation –Adults interested in becoming Catholic or in need of the sacrament of Confirmation should contact RCIA director or a member of the clergy.

Matrimony – A minimum of six months preparation is required. Contact the office for information regarding scheduling and preparation.

Anointing of the Sick –Please contact the Pastor to inform him of anyone who is homebound, shut-in, or is in the hospital and in need of Holy Communion or anointing.

ALTAR FLOWERSIf you would like to purchase the Altar flowers for the week, in memory of a loved one or a particular intention, please contact the parish office.

REMEMBER ST. LUKE IN YOUR WILL

We are grateful to those who have remembered St. Luke’s in their estate plans. Bequests allow parishioners to leave a legacy for the parish and enable us to carry on Christ’s work. For those considering making a bequest, please contact the church office.

UNG CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRYWelcome all UNG students! Please check us out on our website: www.ungcatholic.org where you can sign up for our newsletter and join our Facebook group! We hope you will join us on Tuesday nights at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall for fun and fellowship!