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Advent is a special season for the Church — it is the time when the world prepares to celebrate anew the coming of Christ. Often, we lose sight of the point of this season because we get caught up in our preparations for Christmas and arrive at Christmas no more transformed than we were at the start of Advent. What does God want this Advent? Simple. He wants you. He wants a personal encounter with you. Join us!

Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story. This year, we will explore the places, meet the people, and experience the events that shaped the first Advent, and find our place in the story. By immersing ourselves in the environment that God’s people were living in as they prepared for the Messiah, we will experience this sacred season in a new way.

Starting Nov 30, 2021 and every Tuesday during Advent at 7 P.M. on Zoom. To register, contact Barbara at 915-356-8586 or buffalosauce@gmail.com

DONATIONS supporting Afghanistan Allies and Evacuees: Priority Items needed: Clothes/Shoes (new preferred), Personal/Hygiene items, games/toys. Donations accepted at the parish office or you can take them to your local YMCA.

***EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY***
Bishop Mark Seitz requires all who enter church or Diocesan properties and buildings wear masks, regardless of vaccination status. At this time we have not made adjustments to attendance numbers. Please check back for further developments.

***CON EFECTO INMEDIATO***

El Obispo Mark Seitz exige que todos los que entren en la iglesia o en las propiedades y edificios de la Diócesis lleven máscaras, independientemente del estado de vacunación. En este momento no hemos hecho ajustes en los números de asistencia. Por favor, vuelva a comprobar si hay más novedades.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT training is required for all volunteers. Please complete your background check and register on-line at www.VIRTUS.org. Walk-ins are not allowed. Please call Claudia Egger at 915-585-0255 for more information.

Todos los voluntarios deben recibir formación en materia de seguridad medioambiental. Por favor, complete su verificación de antecedentes y regístrese en línea en www.VIRTUS.org. No se permiten personas sin cita previa.

Knights of Columbus Council 12160 Membership meets the 2^nd Thursday of every month. “Access limited to current membership. For membership details, please register with www.kofc.org and be current with local council charity fee.”

The next baptism preparation classes (via Zoom) will be on December 4 in English and Spanish, from 10 a.m. until noon. Please complete the registration form. Cost is $10/person. Deadline to register is 12/1/21.

Las próximas clases de preparación para el bautismo (vía Zoom) serán el 4 de diciembre, desde las 10 de la mañana hasta el mediodía. Por favor, complete el formulario de inscripción. El costo es de $10/persona. La fecha límite para inscribirse es el 12/1/2021.

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For more information, contact Major Gifts Officer Sofía Larkin at slarkin@elpasodiocese.org or 915-872-8412

Are you interested in getting married at St. Luke Catholic Church or just need to complete the preparation process to marry at another Catholic Church, please complete the online application Marriage Preparation Application A $75 refundable deposit is required.

Go to the parish's Facebook page ... we have a weekly post for the children.

Thank you to everyone who is supporting the parish financially with online giving, dropping off or mailing in offertory envelopes. Your financial support is very important at this time. For Sunday, November 14, we received $13,558 for the collection, and $610 for the Building Fund.

Thank you for your continued giving online, mailing in your envelopes, etc. Your continued generosity is greatly appreciated.

We continue to pray for the health and safety of every one in our community. We understand the financial strain this puts on everyone, but ask you to remember St. Luke in whatever way you can during this difficult time. While we are reducing our office hours and have cancelled ministry functions, there are still bills to pay and groups like St. Vincent de Paul to support. There are multiple ways you can contribute. Como se nos informó Misas han sido suspendidas indefinidamente. Oramos por la salud y seguridad de toda nuestra comunidad. Comprendemos la presión financiera que existe y les pedimos que recuerden a su parroquia de San Lucas en cualquier capacidad que puedan durante estos tiempos difíciles. Aunque han reducido las horas de nuestra oficina y se han cancelado todas sesiones/reuniones de ministerios, todavía tenemos cuentas que pagar y grupos como San Vicente de Paul que sostener. Hay varias formas que ustedes pueden contribuir como:

Online Giving/servicio de línea. You can set up one-time or recurring donations/Pueden hacer sus donaciones a:

Venmo: Look for us on Venmo - @Saint-Luke

Paypal: You can make donations using this link/Pueden hacer su donativo usando este link:

Kiosk: You can set up one-time or recurring donations. Sign up at the kiosk near the church entrance. En el Kiosco: Pueden hacer sus donativos cercas de la entrada de la iglesia.

Text App to 88202 to download and begin using the parish app

MISSION STATEMENT

Called by the Holy Spirit, the multi-cultural community of St. Luke strives to participate in the sacramental life of the Church, to expand our knowledge and understanding of our Catholic faith, and to extend Christ's ministry by example, in loving and serving our brothers and sisters in the border region.

MISión de la parroquia

Llamados por el Espiritu Santo la comunidad mulitcultural de San Lucas se enfoca a participar en la vida sacramental de la iglesia, expandir el conocimiento y entendimiento de nuestra fe católica, y extender el ministerio de Cristo a través de nuestro ejeplo amando y sirviendo a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en esta región de la frontera.