St. Laurence Parish 225 Jewett St. Elgin, IL 60123 Parish Office: 565 Standish St. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday P - 847-468-6900 F - 847-468-6904 After Hours - 847-531-6203

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday - 4:00 PM, Spanish - 6:00PM Sundays - 7:15, Bi-lingual 9:00, 11:00 AM Daily Mass - 8:00 AM Monday - Friday SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 PM Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM Special times upon request. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE & BAPTISM Check our website for more information. Stlaurencechurchelgin.com/parish-information

Rectory: 226 Orchard St.

PASTORAL STAFF Pastor - Fr. Andrew Mulcahey pastor@stlaurencechurchelgin.com amulcahey@rockforddiocese.org Fr. Robert Camacho - Priest in Residence Secretary - Belinda Bermea office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Bookkeeper - Agnes Mozdzen accounting@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Religious Education Coordinators - Mike & Toni Kmiecik religioused@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Deacons - Robert Plazewski, Joe Bermea Finance Council - Joe Malas, Chairman Education Commission - Ron Szopa, President SCHOOL http://stlaurenceschool.com Principal - Wendy Kelly wkelly@stlaurenceschool.com

Secretary - Kathy Laudont office@stlaurenceschool.com

P - 847.468.6100 F - 847.468.6104

http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com

Today is Fellowship Sunday, join us after the morning masses for do-nuts, bagels, fruit, coffee, tea, juice and fellowship.

October 19 - Dee Reinhardt

Stewardship Collection

Monday Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29

Tuesday Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41

Wednesday Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46

Thursday 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9

Friday Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7

Saturday Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12:8-12

Sunday Is 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

4:00 PM

Lector - John Muchmore Eucharistic Ministers - Barb MIller, Vickie Muno, Daniela Sandoval, Greg Soohov Altar Servers - Noah Cisneros, Emma Eisen

6:00 PM

Lector - Lala Rodriguez Ministro Eucarístico - Servidor del Altar - Alyssa Baugus, Natalia Ramos

7:15 AM

Lector - Dee Reinhardt Eucharistic Ministers - Marlene Gurley, Wendy Mann, Loretta Revesz, Chris Stine Altar Servers - Morgan Sajtar, Colin Tuftedal

9:00 AM

Lector - Angelica Rodriguez Eucharistic Ministers - William Hejnosz, Bob Jones, Kathy Jones, William Misek Altar Servers - Mariana Hernandez, Isabella Montez

11:00 AM

Lector - Allie Lock Eucharistic Ministers - Veronica Betz, Gail Essary, Joanne Smith, Larry Smith Altar Servers - Nathalia Aguirre, Malakai Moretensen

Altar Ministry October 20-21

Oct 6/7

Total Giving This Week $7,204.37

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $7,900.00

Congratulations and Blessings to Jase Troy Meyers

Child of Cody & Lauren Myers

who was baptized October 7, 2018

Happenings

ARE YOU EXPECTING A BUNDLE OF JOY???? Congratulations!! Come to the Baptism class before the baby is born and you won't have to worry about a babysit-ter or come to the Baptism class and bring the baby. Baptism preparation classes will begin Sunday, October 14, 2018 after the 11:00am Mass in the school library. This is a series of 3 classes with each class lasting about 1-1/2 hours. God parents are invited to all three but strongly encouraged to attend the last one. Please phone the parish office (847.468.6900) for further infor-mation and to leave your name and contact information.

People find their way to paradise more by a path of footprints than by a pack of road maps. —Anonymous

PLEASE NOTE: Contribution envelopes should be printed or labeled with your name and address. Please contact the office (847-347-6876) if the envelopes that you are using are BLANK.

Please join us in the PM Bible Study class as we spend the next several months studying the Letters of John, to include the Book of Revelations. Our group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Lisa Bucaro's house at 7 PM, 1105 La Fayette Drive in South Elgin. Call Lisa for details at (847)652-4040 or (847)622-1484.

We are collecting used stamps for the Sisters of the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary in Batavia, Illinois. Please drop your used stamps in the mail-box by the north entrance.

Please join us for our annual Memorial Mass Friday, November 2 at 6:30pm. This mass is for parishioners and their family members who have lost a loved one in the past year. It is a special time when the parish and family members come together to pray for the dead and for the comfort of remembrance. Even if you have not recently had a death in your family, come and join us in praying for those who have lost a loved one this year.

TREASURES from our TRADITION

We pray for the repose of the soul of

John (Jack) Reichwein

Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let perpet-ual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mer-cy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com

Monday 8:00 AM Jesusita Vasquez offered by Mary Camacho

Tuesday 8:00 AM Xavier Gomez - 1st Birthday by Family

Wednesday 8:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Maria Gomez offered by the Gomez Family

Thursday 8:00 AM Special Intention offered by Kate & Roy Thompson

Friday 8:00 AM Ann Wolken offered by Mary Camacho

Saturday 4:00 PM Linda Kalinski offered by Family

6:00 PM Marcos Gudino offered by Dennis & Rita Flynn and for the St Laurence Parish Family

Sunday 7:15 AM Rodolfo Bermea offered by Joe Bermea

9:00 AM Respect Life

11:00 AM Dana Olson offered by Friends

Please Pray for:

For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Patricia Anderson, Jody Bagdasarian, Cheryl Benson, Anthony Beuten, Rev. William Budden, Kathleen Camarena, Jeannette Collins, Angelo DiLiberti, Andrew Gilles, Don and Marcie Gilles, John Giuliano, Michael Graffis, Walter “Skip” Green lll, Benjamin Hermann, Kay Hogan, Cynthia Huyvaert, Elizabeth Huyvaert, Mary Jones, Lindsey Knapp, John Kolakowski, Laurence Korr, Guyla Kramer, Gordon Lee, Larry Malsi, Jerry Martinez, Judith McNamara, Garrett Murray, Lois Mousel, Tim Neal, Bruce Ostdick, Betty Pekofske, Bonnie Penera, Deacon Bob Plazewski, Sandra Plazewski, Arlene & Joseph Rea, Andrew Real, Lisa Rednour, Henry Schultheis, Mike Shannon, and Melissa Tuftedal.

May God protect our members who serve in the armed forc-es and return them safely to their families: AIR FORCE: Staff Sgt. Eric Charckon, Major Victoria Cramer, ARMY: 1st. Sgt. Eric Case, Staff Sgt. Jennifer (Clough)Korfmacher, Pfc. Johnathan Lindquist, 1st. Lt. Thomas Martin, Sgt. Jacob McDonald, Pvt Michael Metz, CAOST GUARD: En-sign Allison Rychtanek, MARINES: Pvt. Ryan Metz, NAVY: Sea-man Apprentice Terrance M. Alexander, Seaman Recruit Timo-thy M. Alexander, CDR Bettina Sauter, NATIONAL GUARD: Jarod Metz - PFC

Lord, Hear our Prayer.

Mass Intentions October 15-21

Rosaries for the Church and our Nation will be prayed in front of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe by the St. Laurence church office. The remaining dates for October are Saturday, Octo-ber 20 at 2:30 pm and Saturday, October 27 at 2:30 pm.

They say that it is not so much that Columbus discovered America, but rather that after he arrived, the new world “stayed discovered.” The sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella assured that the news would flash around Europe with an air of authority that other “discoverers” lacked. One of the oft-mentioned early visitors is Saint Brendan the Navigator, a sixth-century Irish monk who had trouble staying at home. He is said to have sailed to “the Isle of the Blessed” in a leather-bound boat, and to have been away from his monastery for seven years. Up-on his return, the stories of adventures to a new land attracted pilgrims to his monastery in the Blasket Islands, off the west coast of Ireland. Columbus is said to have referred to The Voyage of Saint Brendan, a very popular adventure in those days. Only after his American journey is Brendan said to have gone to tamer lands to the east, England and Scotland. In 1976, Tim Severin set out on a two-year voyage to America from Ireland in a leather-bound boat, traveling in summer and hopscotching from the Faroes to Iceland to Newfoundland, and encountering along the way exactly what Saint Brendan describes: icebergs, whales, and por-poises. Scholars warn not to dismiss this too quickly: just as the ancient Egyptian monks sought to live in the desert, for the Celtic monks exile in a boat was the Irish equivalent. Five centuries after Brendan, other Irish monks may have visited here as a refuge from Viking terror. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Existe en Perú un mural milagroso de la Pasión de Jesucristo. Esta imagen reconocida como el Señor de los Milagros, el Cristo Moreno o el Cristo de Pachacamilla fue pintada por un angoleño en el siglo XVII para una cofradía de africanos. A mitad del siglo un fuerte terremoto sacudió a Lima y las paredes de la cofradía se cayeron, sin que se dañara el mural. Eventualmente la imagen se reveló como milagrosa para los que oraban delante de ella. En la imagen aparece Jesús crucificado. Sobre él está el Espíritu Santo y el Padre. A la derecha de la cruz está su Madre con el corazón traspasado por una lanza y a su derecha, el fiel discípulo amado. Esta imagen es venerada como el Señor de los Milagros. Sin saberlo el artista angoleño ha pintado una reflexión teológica sobre la divinidad y la humanidad de Jesucristo. En su pasión redentora Jesús abre las puertas del cielo y de la comunicación entre el cielo y la tierra, entre Dios y la humanidad representada por la Madre y el discípulo. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

We Need Your Help

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a nee-dle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God. Mark 10:23

The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. — Hebrews 4:12a

Ministry

"Children, how hard it is to enter the king-dom of God!” Join us on one of the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-ends, Oct. 19-21 in Brookfield, WI; Nov. 9-11 in Rockford, IL or Nov 30-Dec 2 in Madi-son, WI. For more info go to: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por favor llamen a Candelario y Emilia al 815-375-4250. Las fechas son Nov. 2-4.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS - Remember that each one of us have gifts that were given us by God. These gifts are unearned, undeserved, yet freely given. Please prayerfully consider your gifts and how you are being called to use them. We are in need of Eucharistic ministers. This ministry is a very special way to become more active in, and to help nourish our Parish Community. We are meant to give to and receive from one another. Please consider volunteering for 3 months at the Mass of your choice. Training is provided and scheduling is made around your availability. We especially need help at 4:00 PM Saturday and 7:15 AM. Sunday masses, but all masses are in need of extra people. Please contact Melanie Marcordes at melmarc814@gmail or (224) 639-0910 or Belinda Bermea at the office (847)468-6900 for more information.

ALTAR SERVERS - Altar servers are needed for the 6PM Saturday mass and the 9AM Sunday Mass. If you (or your student) are in grades 4 - 12, not already serving at masses,and would like to volunteer your time, please contact Jo Trisilla at jtrisil-la@stlaurenceschool.com.

LECTORS - The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to answer the weary a word that will waken them. (Isa 50:4) The role of the Lector is to inspire parishioners to listen to the Word of God. Do you have a love for the Word of God? Would you consider sharing that love with our parish as a Lector? We are looking for Lectors to serve at the 4:00 PM, 7:15 AM and 9:00 AM Masses. Please call the office @ 847-468-6900 for more information.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF CARE especially for nursing homes - Please consider joining us in this very rewarding opportunity in continuing to support the Catholic faith through administering Com-munion and providing conversations with our residents of local nursing homes. Contact Dee Reinhardt at 708-822-2152 for more information.

Our annual Friends of the Poor Walk was a great success this year thanks to all of you. We were able to raise $6,147.54 - every dollar of which goes to help those in need right here in our community. We are grateful for your support, and we look forward to having you join us again next year!

During the month of September, through your gifts, the Society of St Vincent de Paul brought the love and care of Jesus to the poor in out community assisting 34 families, by providing $1,523.37 in utilities, $1409.00 in rent, and $250.00 in gas cards and bus passes, etc. Thank you! - Lorraine Darr, Secretary STM SVDP conference

Es más fácil encontrar el camino al paraíso siguiendo las marcas de unas huellas que con un paquete de mapas. —Anónimo

October is Respect Life Month - http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com/being-catholic/respect-life-month-at-lifes-end/

Please join Patrick J. Winn and the Servants of the Holy Heart Mary on Thursday, October 25th at 9 AM for a Prayer Breakfast as we begin our day in prayerful reflection on relevant topics to our lives, at the Naz-areth Spirituality Center, 717 North Batavia Ave., Batavia. Call Linda Isleib at 630-879-1296 for more information.

Sacred Relics Of The Saints: Treasures Of The Church St. John Neumann Parish 2900 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174 pre-sents a teaching and exposition of Sacred Relics on Thursday Novem-ber 1 at 7:00 pm. Father Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross will be here with his very special ministry to teach about these holy objects. He will bring with him over 150 relics, some as old as 2000 years. Among the treasures will be relics of St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux (the “Little Flower"), St. Francis of Assisi, St. Antho-ny of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska. In addi-tion, there will also be present a portion of the veil of Our Lady, as well as one of the largest remaining pieces of the True Cross in the world. Those in attendance will be able to examine and venerate each relic. In the Church’s history many miracles and healings have been worked in the presence of relics, and many have been healed through this ministry. Please do not miss this opportunity. You are encouraged to bring your articles of devotion (such as rosaries, holy cards, etc.) and pictures of ill friends/family members which you will be able to touch to the reliquaries as a means of intercession. Check here for the full schedule of the relic display: https://www.treasuresofthechurch.com/schedule Contact St. John Neumann Parish with questions at 630-377-2797.

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High School Students - Need Service Hours? We are looking for an intern to help with social media posts for St. Laurence Church. Contact Dee Reinhardt - 708-822-2152.

St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com

School News - Wendy Kelly

Kid’s Corner

As I mentioned last week, our teachers participated on Friday in an Inservice with other Diocese of Rockford Elgin Deanery elementary teachers at St. Patrick Parish in St. Charles. The speaker was Reverend Paul Sims an As-sociate Professor of Educational Leadership at Concordia University. The topics of the day were curriculum development, teaching strategies and assessment. Another main goal of the day was to allow our teachers the opportunity to collaborate and share with their grade level peers through a professional learning network. This week, Natasha, David, and Sophia drew our Trifecta winners. They were Audrey Lange $100, Luisito DelRosario $75, and Chrissy Palewski $50. Congratulations! It’s hard to believe it, but our girls’ volleyball is coming to a close. The 8th grade players will be recognized and celebrated at their last home game on Monday, October 15th. We invite everyone to join us! A huge thank you goes out to our 3rd and 4th grade families for hosting this month’s Bears-Packers Bingo! Thank you to our parish community for supporting this im-portant fundraiser for our school! Next Friday our PTC will host a Halloween Party from 6-8. Tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting the school office. It is sure to be a fun-filled evening for every-one! Last week, our students in preschool through 3rd grade visited Kuiper's Family

Farm. Here are a few of the highlights from that trip. For more pictures, check out our Facebook page! Wishing our Parish community a week filled with many blessings!

Trusting in Jesus - I can’t count the number of times that someone said to me while I was going through a hard time or question-ing what He wanted me to do in life: “Just trust in Jesus.” Immediately the question that I want to return with is: “HOW?!” And if I ever asked that, the response was either vague or not applicable to the situation. Because no matter how good natured someone is in trying to offer you or me “spiritual advice” by trusting in Jesus- we are practical people and we need practical ways of trusting. So let’s look at how we learn to trust our parents. Do you trust your parents driving a car? Most of us would say “yes.” Why? Be-cause we have ridden in a car with them countless times AND they have gotten us to our destination safely. Well, the same principle can be used for Jesus. When we look back at difficult moments in our lives that we have come through, we can sometimes feel alone. But what if we invite the Lord- “Jesus show me where you were.” Let Him take you back to the difficult time and show you where He was because in doing so we gain trust for Him for either future difficulties OR discovering that He will always lead us to green pasture.

St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com

Ministry Meetings - Oct 14-20

Sunday 9:30 AM Confirmation Class - Service Sunday 10:15 AM Spanish Bible Study - Library Noon - Baptism class - Library

Tuesday 6:00 PM Spanish Bible Study - Sacristy 6:30 PM Education Commission - Library 6:30 PM Scouts - Cafeteria

Thursday 1:00 PM Women’s Cursillo Group - Sacristy 2:30 PM Board Game Event - Cafeteria 7:00 PM Mens Cursillo - Sacristy

Friday 5:30 PM Cursillo Women’s - Sacristy 6:30 PM Bi-Lingual Choir Practice - Church 6:00 PM Halloween Party

Saturday Boy Scout - Popcorn and Wreath Sales

Monday 10:00 AM - Bible Study at Nancy Haire’s 5:00 PM Women’s Spanish Cursillo - Library 7:00 PM Women of “E” - Cafeteria

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration & Confession - Church 6:00 PM RE Classes - School/Cafeteria

Submission deadline for bulletin entries is Monday at Noon. Send all entries to: office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com for approval. You can also call 847-468-6900

Attention: All additions, cancelations, or changes to meetings/events MUST be coordinated through the church office 847-468-6900

office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com

"The pace is picking up as we conclude the Eucharistic Prayer with the Great Amen. We are all focused at this point on the Holy Eucharist and we begin our final preparations for receiving the Lord in Holy Communion. What better way to prepare than to pray in unison with “the words Our Savior taught us”? And so, standing, we all pray the “Lord’s Prayer”, also known as the Our Father. There are seven petitions in the Our Father, as the Cate-chism states: “2803 After we have placed ourselves in the presence of God our Father to adore and to love and to bless him, the Spirit of adoption stirs up in our hearts seven petitions, seven blessings. The first three, more theological, draw us toward the glory of the Father; the last four, as ways toward him, commend our wretchedness to his grace.” I could list the seven petitions, but that would be too easy. Can you figure out what they are? If you cannot, go find your copy of the Cate-chism of the Catholic Church and read paragraphs 2803-2854. I will leave you with one last consideration about the Lord’s Prayer during the Mass. Pope Benedict XVI points out in his commentary on the Lord’s Prayer that “we are at our most attentive in prayer when it is prayer of thanksgiving or prayer of petition.” Ask God for good things, because God is our good Father.”

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