Last Updated January 17, 2021

St. Luke Parish COVID-19 Phased Reopening Plan

• Weekday Morning and Sunday In-person Masses resume Week of Feb. 1. Click for details...

• See Letter from Fr. Mark Regarding Masses

• Communion Reception Line will move to Noon-1:00 pm beginning on Sunday, Feb. 7.
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• Sunday Virtual Mass will continue to be available online.

• 'Drive-thru' Confessions offered on Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Except select days. More details...

• The Pastoral Office is now closed to the public until further notice; however, office will continue to be staffed to receive phone calls & conduct parish business Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm.  

•  Parish buildings and grounds are closed to the public (staff and vendors excluded). 

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.

We will keep you posted on the latest as we move forward and ask for your continued
prayers and understanding as we navigate this fluid process. Thank you and God Bless.

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - St. Luke Catholic School is pleased to announce that its waiver to return to in-person instruction for Transitional Kindergarten through Second Grade has been approved by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In-person instruction for those grade levels will resume on Monday, Nov. 2.

While, we have done a fabulous job with Distance Learning, nothing replaces the classroom setting for learning and growing. Thank you your continued prayers! We are St. Luke Catholic School! 

For more information, contact Yvette Jefferys, principal, at (626) 291-5959 or principal@stluketemplecity.org. Applications currently being accepted. Visit www.stlukelions.org.

• No meetings, events or activities can be conducted on parish property. It is highly recommended that parish groups do not meet together off property.

• Pastors to remind faithful to keep the Sabbath holy: read the Gospels, pray with your family at home, make a spiritual communion.

• Eucharistic Ministers should not visit the sick.

• Anointing of the Sick by a priest is only allowed in extreme emergency (not able to visit hospitals, convalescent homes, senior homes, etc.)

• No Funerals, except for graveside services (no more than 10 people).

• No Weddings or Baptisms at this time.

• Dispensation from Sunday Obligation of Mass: Archbishop José H. Gomez dispenses all the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and all Catholics currently in the Archdiocese from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass until further notice. Furthermore, the public celebration of Mass continues to be suspended in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles until further notice. Read the liturgical guidelines.

• USCCB Resources for Catholics During COVID-19

• In this time of need, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, invites all the faithful to seek together the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a prayer.

• Temple City COVID-19 Information Website

• As this is an evolving situation, please continue to visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website for the latest information as well as the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department website. We will continue to communicate with you as this matter progresses in order to provide you with the accurate information as it becomes available along with best practices.