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. Stlaurenceelgin.org/parish-information

Rectory: 226 Orchard St.

PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Andrew Mulcahey - amulcahey@rockforddiocese.org Fr. Robert Camacho - Priest in Residence Deacon Joe Bermea - deaconjoe@stlaurenceelgin.org Secretary - Belinda Bermea - belindab@stlaurenceelgin.org Bookkeeper - Agnes Mozdzen - agnesm@stlaurenceelgin.org Religious Education Thomas O’Leary, DRE - thomasodre@stlaurenceelgin.org Antonia Ramirez, CRE - antoniarcre@stlaurenceelgin.org Finance Council - Joe Malas, Chairman SCHOOL http://stlaurenceschool.com Principal - Manuel Cantu mcantu@stlaurenceschool.com

Secretary - Vanessa Castro office@stlaurenceschool.com

P - 847.468.6100 F - 847.468.6104

https://stlaurenceelgin.org

My House Shall Be Called A House of Prayer Please help us keep a prayerful and reverent atmosphere in the Church before and after Mass.

St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | https://stlaurenceelgin.org

Monday 8:00 AM Federico Gutierrez offered by the Gutierrez Family

Tuesday 8:00 AM Ramona Beech offered by the Gutierrez Family

Wednesday 8:00 AM Raymond & Lenore Connery offered by the Connery Family

Thursday 8:00 AM Birthday Wishes for Juana Ramirez offered by Antonia Ramirez

Friday 8:00 AM Marlene Reinert offered by Nieces & Nephews

Saturday 4:00 PM Dick & Virginia Miller offered by Barb & Bev Miller

Sunday 7:15 AM St. Laurence Parish Community

9:00 AM Bienestar de Timotea Hernandez offered by Juan Colin Hernandez

11:00 AM Margarita Ruiz offered by Sal & Roz Ruiz

Saturday 6:00 PM Birthday Wishes for Raquel Colunga offered by Antonia Ramirez

Please Pray for: For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Cheryl Benson, Benjamin Blanca, Robert Borofsky, Kathleen Camarena, Melanie Childs, Alexandra Collovati, Karen Crosby, John Duffy, Elberta Einwich, Loli Gudino-Leon, Kay Hogan, Mary Jones, Nancy Kacer, Rosalie Kehoe, Lane Kobus, John G. Kolakowski, Connie Kunold, Gin Lossau, Gary Mahoney, Marian Marty, Linda Meyer, Kimberly Morate, Mark Mumbly, Tim Neal, Bev Nordmeyer, Elizabeth Obradovic, Jaime Pantoja, Bonnie Penera, Deacon Bob Plazewski, Paula Portis, Anna Pyrich, Adrian J. Ramirez, Deacon Bob Real, Lisa Rednour, Julieta Regalado, Sofia Isabella Rodriguez, Thomas Schmidt, Louanne Slania, Tommy Starr, Nathan Thomas, Sharon Walden and Kimberly Winfree.

Mass Intentions - Nov 4-10

May God protect our members who serve in the armed forces and return them safely to their families: ARMY: Staff Sgt. Jennifer (Clough) Korfmacher, COAST GUARD: Ensign Allison Rychtanek, AIR FORCE: Major Victoria L. Cramer

Lord, Hear our Prayer.

Please notify the Parish office if a parishioner is seriously ill or becomes unable to attend Mass for an extended period of time.

TREASURES from our TRADITION

Every week, some treasures from our tradition are shared here. Where does all this history come from? The history of God’s people of prayer is always coming to light, mostly because scholars have dedi-cated their lives to research. They translate and ponder prayers and songs; explore the places used for worship; look at the vessels, books, and vestments; and read works from legal documents to let-ters and diaries. In the 1930s, Hitler’s rush to arm Germany closed seminaries as priests and seminarians alike were drafted into service. One professor, Father Josef Jungman, forced from his classroom, spent the war years in an Austrian library. His careful work disclosed much of what we know of the history of the Mass. His great work, The Mass of the Roman Rite, describes the evolution of Eucharistic cele-bration and inspired generations of scholars to explore a tradition surprisingly rich and varied. It was said of him that he had a command of the past that cast new light on the present, and opened up a clear direction to the future. His contributions to the Second Vatican Council helped shape the way that we worship today. At the end of his life, in 1975, his studies completed, he told a friend that he was waiting pa-tiently for the Lord’s knock at the door to take him to the heavenly banquet. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

No todas las patronas latinoamericanas tienen origines entre milagros y visiones. Algunas nacen de la devoción mariana del Pueblo de Dios. Tal es el caso con la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres. En 1962, el Papa Juan XXIII la nombró Patrona de Uruguay y así confirmó oficialmente lo que el Pueblo de Dios ya había hecho desde el 1825. Esta pequeña imagen de 36 centímetros lleva sobre su cabeza una corona desproporcionadamente grande, regalo de un general militar y símbolo de la devoción del pueblo. También lleva su curioso nombre en honor a su papel en la Independencia de Uruguay antiguamente llamada la Provincia Oriental. Los treinta y tres orientales que coman-daron la guerra de liberación encomendaron sus esfuerzos delante esta imagen de origen jesuita. El siglo pasado el pueblo uruguayo comenzó ha patrocinar peregrina-jes en honor de su patrona. Eventualmente en 1945 el obispo tuvo la gran idea de llevar la imagen en peregrinación al pueblo. Desde en-tonces se ha ido desarrollando esta bella costumbre que lleva María al Pueblo cada segundo domingo de noviembre entre homenajes de caballadas, desfiles y cantos. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

November 8 - Jeanine Austin

Readings for the Week

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Altar Ministry Nov 9/10

Happenings

The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.— Psalm 145:14

Oct 26/27

Total Giving This Week $ 7,210.22

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $ 7,900.00

Adoration & Confession is offered every Wednesday from 5-7 pm. An additional Adoration will be held monthly on the fourth Friday from 8-10 pm. Adoración y Confesiones. Se ofrece todos los miércoles de 5 a 7 pm. Una Adoración adicional se lleva a cabo el cuarto viernes de cada mes de 8 a 10 pm. Ven y descansa en el Señor.

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Lector - Belinda Bermea Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe Bermea, Kay Gotter, Debbie Wever, 1 needed Altar Servers - Cameron Carpio, Ariana Jackson

6:00 PM

Lector - Isidro Mata Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe Bermea, Benjamin Blanca, Norberto Feliciano, Isidro Mata Altar Servers - Natalia Ramos

7:15 AM

Lector - Joan Ziethen Eucharistic Ministers - Vicky Giuliano, Marlene Gurley, Bob McDonough, Loretta Revesz Altar Servers - Alejandra Arambula, Will Metz

9:00 AM

Lector - Angelica Rodriguez Eucharistic Ministers - William Hejnosz, Kathy Jones, William Misek, Arcelia Rivas Altar Servers - Mariana Hernandez, John Martinez

11:00 AM

Lector - Frank Stepnowski Eucharistic Ministers - Natalie Koesl, Jim Kararo, Toni Kmiecik, Bernard Pettinger Altar Servers - Boss Rocco, Adrian Rodriguez

Monday Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36; Lk 14:12-14

Tuesday Rom 12:5-16b; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:15-24

Wednesday Rom 13:8-10; Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33

Thursday Rom 14:7-12; Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14; Lk 15:1-10

Friday Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 16:1-8

Saturday Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22

Sunday 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2 Thes 2:16 — 3:5; Lk 20:27-38 [27, 34-38] Stewardship Collection

In memory of Alfredo and Carmen Sauceda

By Theresa Higareda

2019 PARISH DIRECTORIES ARE IN If you haven’t done so, please stop by the office to pick one up. Remember, only those whose picture appear in the directory will receive a copy.

O St. Laurence, generous servant of the Church and deacon of God’s people, most loving patron of our parish, inspire our hearts with your total and courageous love for Christ. Encourage us, and intercede that we too give away our lives, little by little, toward the ad-vancement of the Church’s mission and the spiritual health of our parish. Help us not to fear the cost of dis-cipleship, but focus with faith on the glorious effects of your grace in our lives. St. Laurence, pray for us!

Please stop by the Knights of Columbus table to purchase your Christmas Cards this weekend.

SAFE ENVIROMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS All persons, age 16 or older, who wish to participate in volunteer activi-ties or ministries at St Laurence are required to complete Safe Environ-ment documents and the Protecting God’s Children program. Paper-work MUST be completed PRIOR to participation. Please contact the office if you have questions or need instruction for obtaining the re-quired documents.

Make new friends, but keep the old! This month Fellowship Sunday is November 10, 2019, after the 7:15, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Masses in the cafeteria. Join us for donuts, bagels, fruit, cof-fee, tea, juice and fellowship.

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St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | https://stlaurenceelgin.org

If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new ardor.—St. Charles

Religious Education

School News - Mr. Manuel Cantu

Kid’ Corner

Second year confirmation students attended the Rockford Diocese's Youth Summit on October 27. Most enjoyed the day.

PREP students as well as St. Laurence school students are par-ticipating in the parish's Thanksgiv-ing food collection.

Hello Everyone From The Students And Staff of St. Laurence School, We’ve had a busy last few days. The Halloween Party was a smashing success. Many of our students and parents were in attendance. Fun was had by all. PTC brought in some good funds. Thanks goes out to Michelle Carey for leading the charge, and to all the parent volunteers. The primary grades were treated to a visit by the fire department last week as well. First hand experiences stay with us

for life. It was truly a fantastic experi-ence. The primary grades also at-tended a field trip to the Pumpkin Farm. They were treated to apple cider. According to the teachers, everyone had a wonderful time. A special thank you to Lynette Reid for coordinating the event. The Fourth Grade students were responsible for the selection of the Trifecta winners this week. The $100 winner is Tom Bruneman, the $75 winner went to Josie Castro, and the $50 winner went to Anna Hrobak, congratula-tions to all. A BIG TIGER THANK YOU TO MARY BERG FOR DO-NATING A HOME-MADE QUILT THAT WILL BE USED FOR A RAF-FLE FUNDRAISER FOR THE SCHOOL. HELP SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL, PURCHASE A TICKET, AVAILABLE VERY SOON.

El Señor sostiene a los que van a caer, endereza a los que ya se doblan.— Salmo 145 (144):14

PRAYER BREAKFAST

WHAT: Join us at the Prayer Breakfast as we begin our day in prayer-ful reflection on relevant topics to our lives. WHEN: Wednesday, November 13th -- 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PRESENTERS: Sister Evelyn Varboncoeur, sscm, Sister Anne Jaeger, sscm and Darlene Gramigna TOPIC: Bethany House of Hospitality, presently located in Bartlett, Illinois, is a home for young immigrant women, providing them with housing and support services while they await asylum or determination of other immigration status. Bethany House becomes their safe home and pathway to the hopes they hold in their hearts. COST: Free Will Donation -- Continental Breakfast will be available.

3rd ANNUAL WREATH MAKING EVENT

WHEN: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. COST: $20 per wreath. -- Supplies provided. -- Space is limited. PRESENTER: Sister Myra Lambert, sscm Bring your daughter, friend, or neighbor for an evening of fun!!

2019 ADVENT WEEKEND RETREAT WHAT: A retreat open to all women who desire to enrich their spiritual growth during the Advent season. WHEN: Friday, November 29th begins at 7 p.m. through Sunday De-cember 1st ending at 2:00 p.m., OR Friday, December 6th begins at 7 p.m. through Sunday December 8th ending at 2:00 p.m. Registration Deadline: Monday, November 22nd COST: $100 per person. --- Space is limited.

The following events are sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, Nazareth Spirituality Center, 717 North Batavia Ave., Batavia, IL 60510

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Linda Isleib at 630-879-1296 or just stop by.

St. Laurence Church | Jewett & Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-468-6900 | https://stlaurenceelgin.org

Upcoming Events - Nov 3-9

Sunday 9:30 AM R/E Confirmation Classes - School 10:30 AM RCIA Class - Library

Tuesday 6:30 PM Boy Scouts - Cafeteria

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Monday Noon Women’s Cursillo Spanish - Sacristy 6:00 PM Spanish Bible Study - Sacristy 6:00 PM Men’s Spanish Cursillo - Library

Wednesday 10:00 AM Spanish Bible Study - Sacristy 5:00 PM Adoration & Reconciliation 6:00 PM K-6th R/E Classes - School 7:15 PM Cursillo Women’s Group - Sacristy

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

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The Heavenly Dusters, a group of dedicated parishioners who serve our Parish by cleaning the Church every week, is asking for volunteers to help with their efforts. The group meets every Friday, immediately following the 8 am morning Mass to dust, vacuum, polish, sweep, etc. so that we enjoy a clean and tidy worship space for our weekend Liturgies. The Heavenly Dusters reduce our parish’s opera-tional expenses by thousands of dollars per year and we are most thankful for their sacrifice. However, as the saying goes, “Many hands make light work.”. Are you available for 1 hour per week on Friday mornings? If so, your help would be most welcome. Contact the parish office @ 847-468-6900 for more information.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Located at 5250 Justin Road in La Crosse Wisconsin. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe serves tens of thousands of pilgrims every year. Pilgrims have daily opportuni-ties to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and attend Mass, spend time in quiet prayer, walk the beautiful Meditation Trail and contemplate the dignity of life in the Memorial to the Unborn. Many who visit do so to honor our Blessed Mother and rededicate their lives to God. “Kathy and I find it to be something quite special. We have visited the Shrine on a number of occasions and it is truly a beautiful and very spiritual sur-rounding.”

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