Our faith has been renewed - Easter 2012

“You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here.” (Mark 16,6) On this Easter we seek for the risen Jesus in our lives. Maybe He has risen in us as our faith has been renewed or our sins forgiven or a relationship has been restored or a job has been found. Resurrection can take many forms in our life. It is up to us to search to see what the difference the Easter experience has had in our lives.
Here are some Easter questions:
Has my faith in Jesus-risen made any difference in my life?
Does Jesus’ triumph over sin, over death, over alienation from God, filter into every aspect of my words and works?
Are the gifts of Easter – e.g. redemption, forgiveness, reconciliation and renewal, anywhere in evidence in the manner in which I live, love and relate to others?
Fr. Bob Hawkins

Holy Week focus on the liturgy

There are so many reasons why I adore Holy Week. It is one of the weeks where I focus almost solely on the liturgy. So often my energies get directed toward areas of administration. Holy Week affords me the chance to focus on the reason I became a priest in the first place - to preach the Word of God and preside at the table of the Lord’s Supper. So this week means that the main thing will be the main thing.

We have had an excellent Lent here at St. Luke’s. The soup suppers went well, we are ahead of where we were last year with the Catholic Charity Fund, the missionaries are ready for their Jamaica experience, attendance at daily Mass was impressive.

Please pray for our adult candidates as they approach Easter sacraments: Chuck and Polly Arneson, Jennifer Gass, Kim McDermott, Heather Nunes, Kate Paller, and Angela Yankauskas. They have been an excellent class of candidates. See you at the Triduum.

Fr. Bob

Jamaica Youth Mission Fundraiser Mar 23 Fish Fry

Fish Fry - Silent Auction - Raffle
 
Where: St. Luke's School Gym
When: March 23 from 5 to 8 pm.

St. Luke's Jamaica Youth Mission will host a fish fry, silent auction, and raffle at St. Luke's School Gym on March 23 from 5 to 8 pm.

All proceeds will benefit the youth mission trip in April when 18 high school students will spend a week working with handicapped and disabled children of the Mustard Seed Community at Montego Bay Jamaica. Please come and support this group of extraordinary students who are working hard to make a positive contribution.

The menu consists of::
Fish and Chip Dinner with chowda’ $10 adult/$7 children
Chowda’ $5 adult/$3 children
Grilled Cheese w/fries $5 adult/$3 children
All dinners include salad, rolls, soda/water or coffee and dessert
The Knights of Columbus will offer beer and wine for a nominal fee.

The evening will include a silent auction and raffle where you may bid on an original pastel work, framed photos by local artists, hand knitted American Girl doll clothes, and other wonderful items or you can buy a chance to win many themed gift baskets. Click here to preview some of the silent auction items.

Tickets will be sold at the door. For more information call Chuck Anastasia 401 245-1661 or email ChuckAnastasia@yahoo.com

Preview items for St. Luke's Jamaica Youth Mission Mar 23 Silent Auction / Raffles

Preview some of the items that will be available at St. Luke's Jamaica Youth Mission Mar 23 Fish Fry, Silent Auction and Raffles:  Scroll down to see more items. 

Scituate Lighthouse - Cedar Point, Scituate, Massachusetts - 16 x 20 print on metalic paper. Photographed and donated by Ed King of 02809 Photography.  The print was professionally framed at Providence Picture Frame. 

Framed Original Pastel: 32"x40" "Verdant Waterfall" by a "master pastel artist

Misty Morn - 12 x 18 framed print on metalic paper, Photographed on New Meadow Road in Barrington and donated by Sal Capirchio



Vermont Fall - 12 x 18 framed print on metalic paper, Photographed in Weston, VT during the fall of 2011 and donated by Sal Capirchio.

Art Supplies donated by Liz Murtha

American Girl doll clothes 4 separate outfits available  *** note  DOLL is NOT INCLUDED ***
Hand Knitted by Maryellen Anastasia

Outfit 1:   Dress, Sweater & Scarf   *** note  DOLL is NOT INCLUDED ***

Outfit 2:   Sweater, Skirt & Headband  *** note  DOLL is NOT INCLUDED ***

 

Outfit 3:   Skirt, Sweater & Scarf  *** note  DOLL is NOT INCLUDED ***

Outfit 4:   Pants, Sweater, Hat & Scarf  *** note  DOLL is NOT INCLUDED ***

Handmade Baby Sweater & Bonnet donated by Maryellen Anastasia with a a collection of baby gifts

Patchwork quilt made and donated by St. Luke's Parishioner Cindy Janetakos

2 Tickets to see Creed at Mohegan Sun on April 21: Retail value $130

Family Experience at Plimouth Plantation.  Four combination tickets to tour Plimouth Plantation and the Mayflower II for ages 13 to adult with a  hardcover cookbook (Thanksgiving Recipes & History) and Pimouth Plantation softcover guidebook.  Retail value $145.

Gift Basket - Lemoncello & sweet treats

Gift Basket - Pasta & Wine in a Stainless Steel Collander

Picnic Gift Basket:

Lobster Steamer, hardcover Fish & Seafood Cookbook, bibs, nut-crackers, forks, and festive serving dish

Punch Bowl: with cups, ladle, and recipie book 75 Recipes Spanning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry

Giant Easter Basket:

Also available:

2 'pamper your self' baskets, a specialty beer basket, a game basket and more