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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 [email protected] Fr. Robert Camacho - Priest in Residence Secretary - Belinda Bermea [email protected] Bookkeeper - Agnes Mozdzen [email protected] Religious Education Coordinators - Mike & Toni Kmiecik [email protected] Deacon - Joe Bermea [email protected] Finance Council - Joe Malas, Chairman Education Commission - Ron Szopa, President SCHOOL http://stlaurenceschool.com Principal - Wendy Kelly [email protected]

Secretary - Kathy Laudont [email protected]

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https://stlaurencechurchelgin.com

March 29 - Vicki Giuliano

Stewardship Collection

Monday Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Friday Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34

Saturday Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sunday Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32. Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

Altar Flowers

4:00 PM

Lector - John Muchmore Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe Bermea, Kay Gotter, Jamie Szopa, Ron Szopa Altar Servers - Kimberly Aguirre, Autumn Jackson

6:00 PM

Lector - Elizabeth Cortes Ministro Eucaristico - Deacon Joe Bermea Servidor de Altar - Karen Perez, Alyssa Baugus

7:15 AM

Lector - Loretta Revesz Eucharistic Ministers - Vicky Giuliano, Wendy Mann, Bob McDonough, Loretta Revesz Altar Servers - Will Metz, Morgan Sajtar

9:00 AM

Lector - Yesenia Aydt Eucharistic Ministers - MaryAnn Brunemann, Lisa Hogan, Bob Jones, Kathy Jones Altar Servers - Jonathan Godinez, Mariana Hernandez

11:00 AM

Lector - Thomas O'Leary Eucharistic Ministers - Veronica Betz, Gail Essary, Kimberley Mailloux, Bernard Pettinger Altar Servers - Tiffany Angelito, Isabella Murillo

Altar Ministry March 30/31

Mar 16/17

Total Giving This Week $ 6,626.05

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $ 7,900.00

Congratulations and Blessings to Kensi Ann Finefield

Child of Timothy and Cassandra Finefield who was baptized March 10, 2019

Happenings

God’s grace within me and God’s strength behind me can overcome any hurdle ahead of me. Anonymous

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? —Abraham Lincoln

Please join the Youth Ministry!! We are looking for students that are in the 6th grade – 12th grade and want to meet new friends, provide ser-vice to our community, and grow in faith. This is a great way to meet people in the community. Bring a friend!! Our next meeting will be held March 24th 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. If you have any questions please contact Melanie Marcordes (224) 639-0910 or Erika Gomez (224) 629-2760.

Adoration and Confession is offered every Wednesday from 5-7 pm, in the Church. Come and rest in the Lord.

In Honor of Lent

ATTENTION: The access code for the school/church building was changed on Monday, Mar 11, 2019. Anyone requiring access for min-istry or other meeting purposes will need to stop by the office to obtain the new code during the hours of 8-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Please call the office with any questions, 847-468-6900.

ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH PARISH MISSION - "IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A LOVE STORY"

Do you want to hear a story about love? Would you like to discover how you can obtain the freedom necessary to experience happiness and true love? St. Thomas More Parish (215 Thomas More Drive, Elgin) will host a 3-day Parish Mission, “It’s always been a love sto-ry” featuring speaker Jack Rigert, co-founder of the John Paul II Re-newal Center and presently serves as its Managing Director, and ac-companied by actor & musician Jacob Groth, who will share his many talents, including music and vocals. Day 1: Sunday, April 7th @7:00pm - Jesus Reveals God’s Plan: “In the Beginning”…A Love Story Day 2: Monday, April 8th @7:00pm - How Am I to Live?: Freedom for Happiness and True Love Day 3: Tuesday, April 9th @7:00pm - Surprised by Joy: You’re invited to the Wedding Feast This mission is geared towards high school aged students and older, parents, and grandparents, single or married. If you would like more information, please contact St. Thomas More Parish at 847.888.1682 or www.stthomasmorechurch.org.

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

Monday 8:00 AM Lois Real offered by Bob Real

Tuesday 8:00 AM In memory of Marilyn and Larry Malsi offered by Marge & Don Haefliger

Wednesday 8:00 AM Poor Souls in Purgatory

Thursday 8:00 AM Virginia Molitor offer by Friends from Heritage Woods

Friday 8:00 AM Poor Souls in Purgatory

Saturday 4:00 PM Dennis Deboer offered by Deboer Family

6:00 PM Jackie Felese offered by Mary Camacho

Sunday 7:15 AM Special intention on behalf of Denise Balasa

9:00 AM In memory of Jose Guadalupe Botello, Francisco Botello and Elvira Rodriguez offered by Belen Anguiano

11:00 AM Lois Weidner offered by Jim & Marcia Kovac

Please Pray for:

For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Patricia Anderson, Sergey Bolotov, Kathleen Camarena, Melanie Childs, Alexandra Collovati, John Duffy, Elberta Einwich, Loli Gudino-Leon, Kay Hogan, John G. Kolakowski, Gordon Lee, Gin Lossau, Gary Mahoney, Mark Mumbly, Tim Neal, Robert Nelson, Bonnie Penera, Deacon Bob Plazewski, Paula Portis, Lisa Red-nour, Julieta Regalado, Donald Sarau, Tommy Starr, Nathan Thomas, Sharon Walden, and Kimberly Winfree.

Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaid-ed. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Mass Intentions - Mar 25-Mar 30

May God protect our members who serve in the armed forc-es and return them safely to their families: ARMY: Staff Sgt. Jennifer (Clough) Korfmacher, COAST GUARD: Ensign Allison Rychtanek

Lord, Hear our Prayer.

We pray for the repose of the soul of

Bernice Besler Wife of Robert Besler (deceased)

Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord; and let per-petual light shine upon her. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

¿No es cierto que destruimos a nuestros enemigos cuando los convertimos en nuestros amigos? --Abraham Lincoln

Kid’s Corner

School News - Wendy Kelly

It has been a busy week at St. Laurence with a field trip, the 7th/8th grade dance, Science Fair, St. Pat-rick’s Day, and our St. Joseph’s Table! Our preschool through 5th grade students recently visited SciTech Museum in Aurora as we continue to focus on STEM learning. On March 15th, we hosted the Elgin deanery 7th and 8th graders for our annual St. Patrick’s Day dance. Thank you to our 7th grade parents for working the event and Greg Roerig for volunteering to be our DJ. It was a fun evening for everyone! While we have Knowledge Fair each year, this year was a little bit different. We incorporated our Talent Showcase that typically occurs during Catholic Schools Week. As always, the Knowledge Fair included an exhibition of our Science

Fair Projects. We would like to thank our volunteer judges for taking the time to judge our Science Fair. Even though St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Sunday this year, we celebrated with a themed STEM challenge. Our stu-dents in preschool through 4th grade were divided into teams and completed the challenge to create a rainbow bridge, wind-powered maze and a leprechaun trap. We would also like to thank our 7th and 8th grade families for organizing and providing the food for our St. Joseph’s Table on Tuesday. This has been a tradition for many years and is one way that our 7th and 8th graders commemorate the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Congratulations to our final Trifecta winners of the school year! They are: $100 Chrissy Palewski, $75 Jacek Rodomsky, and $50 Linda Ward. Thank you to everyone who participated! We truly appreciate your support! I hope that everyone in our Parish community has a wonderful week ahead! Enjoy the warmer weath-er! Wendy

Si Dios nos ama tanto como nosotros amamos a Dios, ¿en dónde estaríamos todos?--Anónimo

Events


The Sacristy windows (Southeast smaller windows) In the original priests’ Sacristy are three windows designed to remind and to inspire the priest in his multiple duties at the Altar and in the parish. In the center window is a Chalice. At the Altar the priest renews the sacrifice offered to God by Our Divine Savior. In the upper section appear a miter and staff, symbols of the episcopal office. The bishop is the highest spiritual authori-ty in the diocese and the principal Shepherd of the Faithful. This win-dow donated by William and Agnes Vaughn. In the window to the left is a book representing the scriptures. This symbolizes the duty of the priest to instruct the faithful. In the upper portion are a sword with armor to signify fortitude in accepting difficul-ties and suffering. An ancient lamp reminds him of prudence in dealing with others as a minister of Christ. This window donated In memory of Dr. and Mrs. John Robert Tobin. In the right window a stole represents the office of the priest and his duty to bless, to preach, to offer and to lead. In the upper portion of the window are scales with the sword of justice signifying that to each must be given what belongs to him. The chain and the flame represent the virtue of tem-perance which dictates self-denial and complete dedication. This win-dow donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur McCartney.


Ministry Meetings - Mar 24-30

Sunday 9:30 AM Confirmation Class - School 12:00 Noon Lenten Program on the Mass - Cafeteria 6:30 PM Youth Ministry - Cafeteria

Tuesday 6:00 PM Spanish Bible Study - Sacristy

Thursday 1:00 PM Women’s Cursillo Group - Sacristy 6:00 PM Finance Council - Sacristy 7:00PM Men’s Cursillo - Sacristy

Friday 5:30 PM Cursillo Women’s Group - Sacristy 5:30 PM Simple Supper - Cafeteria 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross - Church

Saturday 7:00 PM Spanish Bible Study - Library

Monday

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration & Reconciliation

Submission deadline for bulletin entries is Monday at Noon. Send all entries to: [email protected] 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

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Vocations Corner- Fr. Sean Grismer

Listen This Sunday’s first reading is the encounter between God and Moses. Notice that this wasn’t some happen-chance meeting or a “coincidence.” God knew where Moses was going to be and chose to meet him there. And my guess is that when Moses sees the flaming bush he does not think “oh this is the normal way God shows himself to me.” No in fact it says that Moses says to himself “I must go over to look at this remarkable sight.” So, God intrigued Moses to Him by a healthy curiosity. Then when Mo-ses approaches God, God calls out to him. Moses’ response is simply “Here I am.” It begs the speaker to continue. See how God doesn’t chit-chat with Moses? He gets straight to the point “I have heard the cry of my people and I intend to save them through you.” In other words, I am sending you on mission and this is who you are- my Deliverer. Moses at first objects but to no avail because the Lord keeps reminding him of His desire to save His people. Look when it comes to our calling, God will often cut out the “chit-chat.” He has people to save and He is calling you to partner with Him in that saving work. He speaks past our objections and object we often will, but He deeply wants to work with us so that He can save us and others through us. That is the beauty of God- He shares His redeeming works (yes, one sacrifice) but through His children He brings about the redemp-tive work of Christ. So, continuing in this Lenten season, ask Him “Lord, what would you have me do? Here I am, speak, your servant- is listen-ing.” Then actually listen.

Is your marriage bearing fruit? Don’t wait until it is too late, take time for your marriage by attending the Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on April 26-28 in Brookfield, WI, June 28-30 in Rock-ford, IL or July 19-21 in Madison, WI. Visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en español por favor llamen a Candelario y Emilia al 815-375-4250. Las fechas son las siguientes: 26-28 de abril, 9-11 de agosto y 1-3 de noviembre.

St. Edward Central Catholic High School has an immediate opening for a boys’ volleyball coach for the Spring 2019 season. An opening is also available for a girls’ volleyball coach for the Fall 2019 season. If interested, please contact Mr. PJ White, Athletic Director at St. Edward High School, [email protected] or (847)741-7535 ext 200.

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