News & Updates

First Friday Mass on Oct. 4 will be held at 9:00 am and 7:00 pm. All are welcome. Adoration will be held 9:00 am-Noon in the Chapel in the Pastoral Office (Closed Noon-1:00 pm).

The Fall campaign of 40 Days for Life, forty days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, continues through Sunday, Nov. 3. Please consider joining others from St. Luke and neighboring parishes to stand and peacefully pray in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood El Monte at 4786 N. Peck Road (corner of Peck and Lower Azusa) during the 40-day vigil. Hours are 7:00 am to 7:00 pm daily. 

Come any time that is convenient for you, or sign up online for a time slot at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/el-monte/. For more information, please contact our area’s 40 Days for Life coordinator, Glendy, at (626) 756-6934 or [email protected], or send an e-mail to Wendy McGrail at [email protected].

Boy Scout Troop 167 will host an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 5. Come learn what Scouts is all about! Download Information Flier. 

October is the month of the Rosary. Our parish will have a Living Rosary on Saturday, Oct. 5, after the 5:30 pm Mass. The purpose of the Living Rosary is to unite the parish in this very powerful prayer and to ask our Blessed Mother's intercession to bring FAITH, LOVE and PEACE to the world. 

In the Living Rosary, each participant not only prays the Rosary but helps to perform one. Each person serves as a bead while praying the Rosary as a group. You can say it in your own language.

On Sunday, Oct. 6, 1:45-2:45 pm, we will celebrate the blessing of the animals in honor of the feast of St. Francis (4 October). It will be drive-thru style: enter the parking lot via Cloverly, roll down your windows for the blessing and a prayer card, exit via Broadway with your blessed animals! 

St. Luke Church’s annual Crib Project will begin this weekend and continue until Nov. 3. The items donated will benefit the Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley. There are slips of paper around the crib that indicate items needed. 

We invite you to take a slip or two and return items to the crib once you have purchased them. Envelopes are also available if you would like to make a monetary gift. For more information, contact Judy McCarthy at (626) 422-8436. Thank you for your generous support!

The next Senior Citizen Bingo & Potluck is Monday, Oct. 7, at Noon in the Parish Hall. Cards are $3 each or 2 for $5, and they are good for the afternoon. Bingo games will follow lunch. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle. All are welcome! 

Questions? Contact Joan Sutton at (626) 824-2105. Please park in the South Church Parking Lot only and enter through the gate. Thank you for your understanding.

Our parish is hosting a Bundle Sunday for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Sunday, Oct. 13, 8:30 am-2:00 pm. Please bring your usable clothing and usable household items to their truck here at our church in the North Parking Lot. They are also in need of all furniture and large appliances that can be arranged for a special pick up at your home by calling 1-800-974-3571. Thank you for your continued support!

The Bethlehem Christian Families will host a table after Masses the weekend of Oct. 12-13 to sell their hand carved religious articles made of olive wood.

The sale of these precious articles supports their Church Mission which is to maintain the roots and the existence of the Christian Families who are struggling to remain in Bethlehem. At least ninety percent of the funds raised through these sales go directly to Christians living in the Bethlehem area.

The proceeds will create more work which will help them to survive and stay in the Holy Land since they have no other source of income and are dependent on the olive wood industry. Thank you for your support and generosity!

The St. Luke Family Ministry will host its 12th Annual Halloween Fun Night on Saturday, Oct. 19. For people of all ages, it will feature trick-or-treating; cupcake decorating; games and family fun; a GIANT slide; disco dancing; and hamburgers, hot dogs and nachos to purchase! Come to the 5:30 pm Mass, in costume, and enjoy a wonderful Halloween-themed evening afterward. 

We are seeking donations of Halloween candy to help defray the costs. Donations may be dropped off at the Pastoral Office. We appreciate your support!