Saint Lawrence Catholic Church 319 Grayson Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770) 963-8992 Fax: (770) 963-1710 www.saintlaw.org faithfully serving one another, reaching out to others, and embracing all with welcome Pastoral Staff FATHER JOHN T. HOWREN PASTOR FATHER FAUSTO MARQUEZ PAROCHIAL VICAR FATHER PATRICK KINGERY PAROCHIAL VICAR Deacon Terry Millinger Deacon José Ortiz Deacon Bob Riddett Sr. Louise Sommer, CSJ | Pastoral Associate Outreach Kelly Schreckenberger | Pastoral Associate Evangelization Cristina Corbin | Pastoral Associate Hispanic Ministries Faith Formation Staff Diane Maguire | Director Vickie LaClair | Administrative Secretary Gloria Kennerty | Coordinator Christian Initiation Beth Hodgson | Coordinator Elementary Students Michele McPheely | Coordinator Youth Ministries Music and Liturgy Staff John Brandt | Director Kathi McKenna | Assistant Director Administrative Staff Deacon Terry Millinger| Director of Operations Alma Martinez| Administrative Secretary Janet Volion | Coordinator of Finance & HR Tarcy Hernandez | Coordinator Safe Environment Amy Titshaw | Coordinator Maintenance Barbara Baez | Coordinator Nursery Wendy Guillory | Coordinator Preschool Counseling Services Sylvia Elaine Smith, MS, LPC, NCC 404.444.8956 En español: Dunia Lobo, MA, LPC 678.787.9543
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Saint Lawrence Catholic Church 319 Grayson Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046
WEEKDAY EUCHARIST Monday-Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and
Friday at 7:00 p.m. (Spanish; September-May)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CONFESSIONS Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Christian Initiation of Adults follows the restored rites of the ancient Catechumenate.
Christian Initiation of Children Age seven and older takes place in a com-
munity of young inquirers who prepare for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist during the Octave of Easter.
THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS Is celebrated on the first Saturday of the month (English) and last Saturday of the
month (Spanish), except during Lent.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING Saturdays during 9:00 a.m. Mass
and upon request.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples contemplating marriage should contact a deacon or priest
at least six months before their desired wedding date.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS Those interested in ministry as a priest,
deacon, sister or brother should contact a parish priest.
At the very heart of parish life: Christ Renews His Parish
and Small Christian Communities
Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) re-treats are held twice a year for men and women. For more information, contact
Deacon Terry Millinger at 770.963.8992 x308.
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FROM THE PASTOR’S HAND
Greetings in Christ Risen! Have you ever considered Online Giving? It’s convenient for you; it’s good for the parish! Please consider using our Electronic Giving Program. It's easy and convenient for you, plus it helps the parish better plan and budget when we can be as-sured of our income each month. If you enroll in online giving, contributions will be automatically deducted from your checking, savings or credit card ac-count. You will determine the amount, frequency, dates and funds for your do-nations. You might as: “What are the benefits to me?” Allows you to plan your giving in the same way you budget your other financial
commitments. You no longer have to be concerned about catching up missed offertory dona-
tions when you miss a Mass because you are out of town, on vacation, ill, etc.
You can easily adjust where your gifts are used as well as the amount and tim-ing of your automated contributions using a secure website.
You no longer need to write a check every week or remember to bring your envelope.
Here is how it works: Go to the parish website www.saintlaw.org where you authorize a specified amount of money to be electronically transferred directly from your checking, savings or credit card to the parish account. You also spec-ify the frequency of the transfer. It is fast and easy; too it’s less risky than checks, as donations cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed, and the rate of accuracy is very high. It costs you nothing; The parish will issue a donation statement for your yearly tax records, and your bank or credit card statements will provide you with an additional record of your transfers. Donations via electronic transfer can be made to our regular Parish Offertory or to our Debt Reduction Fund. And you can cancel your au-thorization of transfer at any time. If you have any questions, please contact Janet Volion at 770-963-8992 ext. 304.
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N.B. – Nota Bona – Note Well – Take Note
Tuesday, November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints – a Holy Day of Obligation. A Vigil Mass in Spanish is on the 31st at 7pm; Masses in English are on the 1st at 9am, 12:15pm; and a Bilingual Mass will be at 7pm. Wednesday, November 2 is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (or All Souls) – NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. However, it is a day on which we begin a special Novena of Masses to remember all of your deceased loved ones, whose names you submit on the envelopes provided. All Souls Masses are at 9am, and again at 7pm with a Service of Light, after which there will be a re-ception in Cogswell Hall.
Yours in Christ Risen,
www.saintlaw.org
thorization of transfer at any time. If you have any questions, please contact Janet Volion at
We welcome to the Household of Faith, April Chita, Isain Loza, Luisa Loza and Maggie McCoy who were recently baptized. May the Lord hold them close to his heart always!
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This Week at a Glance
Sun, Oct 30 9:00 am CRHP Mujeres (sp) 9:00 am Adult Bible Study 10:45 am Alpha & Omega (sp)
Mon, Oct 31 7:00 pm Mass (sp)
Tue, Nov 1 9:45 am Senior Exercise 7:00 pm Haitian Support Group
Wed, Nov 2 10:00 am Stephen Ministry 6:15 pm High School Gospel Study 7:00 pm All Souls Reception 7:00 pm Men’s Quest
Th, Nov 3 9:45 am Senior’s Exercise 7:00 pm Haitian Adoration 7:00 pm Ladies of St. Lawrence Meeting
Fri, Nov 4 5:00 pm Hispanic Choir (sp) 6:30 pm Families with Young Children Social 7:00 pm Cursillistas (sp) 8:00 pm Escuela de la Cruz
Sat, Nov 5 9:30 am Haitian Ave Maria 10:00 am Stephen Ministry 10:00 am Baptism 12:00 pm Vasquez/Estes Wedding 2:00 pm Juarez/Villagomez Wedding 4:00 pm Clases de Ingles 5:00 pm Apostoles de la Palabra
Please Pray for Our Sick: Ernest Anthony, Antonia Braz, Margaret Cofield, Ada Dominguez, Marta Duarte, Clark Early, Vera Emmanuel, Bobbie Farthing, Sofia Gomez, Kevin Grant, Maria de la Luz Herrera, Gloria Jau-regui, Micki Landri, Dolores Long, Brenda Martinez, Tim McNamara, Anastacia Mejia, Lucy Perez, Doug Power, Gary Root, Mafalda Rosales, Elaine Schuster, Bill Shrope, Demetrio Taza, Philomena Tawiah, Hortensia Vargas, Mike Wendel and Cynthia Ziegler along with their fami-lies and caregivers.
We Welcome to the Household of Faith Rhett Benton, Cecelia Kieran, Kieran Crane, Dennisha Exantus, Ezria Exantus, Adrianna Hughes, Na-thaniel Mbang and Lorenzo Papell who were baptized recently. May the Lord hold them close to his heart always!
Last Week’s Collections In-Pew Offertory October 23 .................. $24,624.38 Electronic Giving October 23 .................. $11,869.00 Total Offertory October 23 ................ $36,493.38 Parish Debt Reduction .................................. $6,318.81
MASS INTENTIONS
OCT 30 SUN: THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8:00 a.m. Mass: Anthony Soraghan 10:00 a.m. Mass: Veronica Tofield
12:00 p.m. Mass: Marty & Pauline Zuber 3:00 p.m. Mass: Pedro Javier Martinez 5:00 p.m. Mass: All People of the Parish
OCT 31 MON: WEEKDAY
9:00 a.m. Mass: Fidelma Ordaz 7:00 p.m. Mass (Sp): All People of the Parish
Stewardship Materials have been mailed to all regis-tered parishioners from Father John. If you did not re-ceive yours at home, please come by the Welcome Win-dow and register in the parish today! Extra materials are available in the literature rack in the hallway and at the Welcome Window. Thank you to all who returned these already and for your ongoing faithful stewardship of St. Lawrence.
Next Week’s Second Collection is for the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. We have been blessed to have several seminarians serve as interns at St. Lawrence dur-ing recent years. Thank you for supporting these and all our future priests with your prayers and financial gifts.
The promotion of the practice of stewardship is important for the mission of the Church and for the spiritual well-being of each individual Christian. Everyone benefits from the sacrificial gift one makes of his time, talent, and treasure. – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Now is the Time to Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin-Mark Fitzgerald from Diocesan Publications is at our Parish this week, October 31 to November 4. Please call, text or email Mark at 404.307.7016 / [email protected]. Thank You to ALL our current advertisers—lets all remem-ber to utilize their services when needed.
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Youth Ministry
St. Lawrence Preschool is register-ing students ages 2 -5. Classes began Tuesday, September 6, so if you are interested in enrolling your child, come see us right away! For more information call Wendy Guillory at 770.962.1676.
Preschool
Are you or someone you know thinking about becoming Catho-lic? Adult inquiry sessions have be-gun. We meet on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall. Now is a good time to inquire about the pro-cess especially if there are previous marriages to be considered. Email [email protected] for more information. Sponsors Needed to befriend and welcome those who are considering joining our Church. We meet on Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. and will be worshiping at the 10:00 a.m. Mass for Dismissal. This is one way our parish community takes part in this formation process. Another way is to pray daily for those in the process as well as those leading them towards the Easter sacraments. If you feel called by God to companion some-one contact Diane at [email protected] or Gloria at [email protected].
All Teens are Welcome! Life Teen and Edge this week will be focusing on the topic of Jesus, the Word Among Us. Jesus is the Christ, the Word made flesh. Jesus challenges each of us to love as God loves us. We are truly blessed, because we have the Spirit to guide us as believers. Reminder: The weekend of Nov. 5 & 6th we will need youth volunteers to help pass out paper collection bags after each mass for our Food Drive on November 12 & 13. CHWC– mark your calendars!!! We will be going to Charleston, SC July 16-21. Teens in grades 8-12th are welcome to join for a week you will always remember! For more infor-mation and registration go to http://www.saintlaw.org/chwc-2017/ Arise—All high schoolers are wel-come to come to a small group Mon-day and Tuesday nights, to replace their Sunday youth group time. They will meet in St. Augustine’s room. Monday will be for ladies and Tues-day for the gentlemen. All grades will meet together from 5:30-6:30 pm. High School Gospel Study All high schoolers are welcome to attend on Wednesday nights from 6:15pm – 7:30pm. Come for fellowship, food, and of course to get to know our faith and God better! Looking forward to seeing you there, November 2nd. We are currently recruiting addi-tional Life Teen adult leaders! We’d love to have you! Please pray about this opportunity and see if God is calling you to work with our teens. Questions? Want to get involved? Contact Michele McPheely at [email protected].
Gracious God and Father, We enter into your presence realiz-ing you know us better that we know ourselves. You know the cares and suffering we carry in our hearts. You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us together n our journey to be a renewed Church, for with you all things are possible. Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son. Liberate us from all that keeps us from you. Heal us from every form of sin and violence. Transform us to live your Word more profoundly. Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us. Enliven our parish; reunite our families. May your Holy Spirit empower us to live as a community of love, freed to share in your work of recreating our world and restoring justice. We believe you are doing something new, calling us to arise together in Christ, to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen
Arise Invitation to Act Week 5: Choose a friend or family member who is suffering. Do something concrete that reflects God’s love for them. Tell a family member, a friend, or a co-worker how you find the love of God reflected in them. Read the First Letter of John prayerfully, letting God speak to your heart through it.
Ladies Night Of Reflection, Sunday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gym. The Ladies of St Lawrence invite you to an evening of fellowship and re-flection to begin the Advent Season. Our speaker will be Kat Doyle, Direc-tor, Justice & Peace for the Archdio-cese of Atlanta. Tickets sale after all masses this weekend through No-vember 6. Tables of 8 will be $60 and limited single tickets are availa-ble for $10. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact Denise Swan at 770.237.0678. or [email protected].
Pancake Breakfasts Are Back! Next Sunday, November 6, the Knights of Co-lumbus will host a breakfast in the gym from 8:30-11:30 a.m.! Dine-in or take-out. Bring a new toy or a new or slightly used coat to receive half a price discount. See www.kofc13052.org for a list of items and prices. Join us! All are welcome!
Families with Young Children: You are invited to join a new ministry at St. Lawrence designed around families with young children (infants-5th grade). Our goal is to build a fun environment where families and friends can come to-gether to enjoy a hot meal, good conversation and take advantage of a nursery for some adult fellowship time. Our next potluck dinner will be Friday, Novem-ber 4, at 6:30 pm in Cogswell Hall. Please bring a dish to share.
Save the Date: FWYC Social Cookout on Saturday, November 12. For more in-formation and/or to RSVP contact Julie Donlin at [email protected].
Prayer Shawls will be available be-fore and after 9:00 am Mass on Tues. November15 for anyone who needs to feel the comfort that someone is caring about them and praying for them. If you know of someone who is hurting due to illness, loss of some-one, divorce, etc. pick one up for them also. The shawls are made by the ladies of the Shawl Ministry and they are blessed at our meeting. Monthly meeting after mass in Cog-swell Hall.
The Welcoming Com-mittee will be selling Ad-vent candles the week-end of November 12 and 13 at all the Masses or until we run out. No
wreaths will be sold this year.
Cursillo Ultreya will meet Saturday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. for dinner at FOLKS Restaurant, in Lawrenceville. This will be an opportunity to meet
some recent attendees from Cursillo weekends. Everyone in our parish who has attended a Cursillo weekend is welcome. For more information contact Glenn & Fran Zipfel at 770.822.9134 or [email protected].
St. Lawrence Dinner Group It is time to sign up for the Fall and Win-ter rotation of our St. Lawrence’s Dinner Group. If you are a newcomer to our church or a long time member, this is a great way to meet people or renew acquaintances. This group is for both singles and couples. Dead-line to sign up will be Sunday, No-vember 13. Kickoff Cocktail Party will be Saturday, November 19 in Cogswell Hall after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. To find out more about this group or to sign up for this rotation, please call Paula and Beatty McCaleb at 770.614.3537 or email [email protected] .
“Who benefits from Stephen Minis-try?” The benefits of Stephen Minis-try are many. The first is for those receiving the love, care and support from the caregiver. Another benefit is our clergy. Finally, all parishioners benefit with the knowledge that care is available for those in need. Please attend one of our “Taste of Stephen Ministry” events: Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10am OR Monday, Nov. 14 at 7pm in the Divine Mercy room. Questions: call Mary Riddett at 770.962.3124.
All women are invited to the Mag-nificat Prayer Breakfast on Satur-day, November 5, from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, 3773 Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta. The guest speaker will be Father Augus-tine Tran. Breakfast reservations are $15 and must be made in advance. Please mail check, payable to Magnif-icat Joyful Visitation, by October 29 to: Dianne Aube, 317 Shire Way, Lawrenceville, GA 30044. Check-in is at the door for those with reserva-tions only. For information call Di-anne Aube at 770.375.8817.
Notre Dame Academy Open House – Sunday, November 13, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. for students in Pre-K2 through 11th grade. Tour our campus facilities, engage with our students, experience our classrooms, meet our principals, speak with teachers and coaches, and learn more about how ND Academy is im-plementing the International Bacca-laureate for students in every grade. For more information, please visit www.ndacademy.org.
Widows Social Group will meet for a potluck lunch on Tuesday, Novem-ber 8 at 12:30 p.m. in Johnson Hall. For information contact Lynne Gormley at 770.963.7777 or Susan Plunkett at 770.296.7655.
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Anuncios Solemnidad de todos los Santos: Sera el Lunes 31 de Octubre a las 7:00p.m tendremos la misa en espanñ ol. – un díía sagrado de obligacioí n.
Misa por todos los Fieles Difuntos: No es un díía de obligacioí n pero es un díía de devocioí n y seraí el Mieírcoles 2 de Noviembre a las 7:00p.m tendremos la celebracioí n bilinguü e por todos nuestros seres queridos que fallecieron durante el anñ o, tambieín tendremos la oportuni-dad de encender una vela en nombre de cada uno de ellos.
Programa de RICA para Adultos: En alguí n momento has pensado en ser catoí lico? Las sesiones son los díías Martes de 7:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. Esta es tambieín una buena opor-tunidad para la vivir en armoníía sacra-mental. Mayores informes con [email protected].
Clases de Inglés: Los díías Saíbados de 4:00 p.m. a 6:45 p.m. En salones parro-quiales #203 y #201 estaín ubicados en el segundo piso.
Misa de Viernes: Nuestro calendario lituí rgico de Viernes ha comenzado, Los invitamos a participar de la Misa de Viernes a las 7:00pm. Los esperamos para hacer de nuestra liturgia algo her-moso con su presencia.
Voluntarios: Nuestra oficina principal, siempre se beneficia y agradece a las personas bilinguü es que puedan ser voluntarias en la ventana de bienveni-da durante los horarios de oficina. Para mayores infirmes pueden contactar a Alma Martíínez 770.963.8992 x 300.
Reunión de Líderes: Tendremos la reunioí n el 5 de Noviem-bre despueís de lisa de 7:00p.m. Lííderes estaí reunioí n es importante.
Celebración Guadalupana: Es mo-mento para comenzar a prepararnos para nuestra celebracioí n en honor a Nuestra Senñ ora de Guadalupe, durante los fines de semana de Noviembre y principios de Diciembre estaremos rea-lizando actividades ( padrinatos, ven-tas) para este hermoso acontecimiento. Esperamos contar con su valiosa cola-boracioí n!
Del Escritorio del Párroco ¡Saludos en Cristo Resucitado! ¿En alguí n momento has considerado donar en línea? Es conveniente para usted; ¡y al mismo tiempo bueno para la parroquia! Considera usar el programa de donación electrónica. Es faícil y conveniente para usted, ademaís de ayuda a la parroquia a planear mejor el presupuesto y podemos estar seguros de nuestros ingresos cada mes. Si usted se registra para donar en líínea, las contribuciones se deduciraín automaí ticamente de su cuenta de cheques, ahorros o tarjeta de creídito. Se determinaraí la cantidad, frecuencia, fechas y fon-dos para sus donaciones. Y usted se preguntara: "¿Cuáles son los beneficios para mí?" • Le permite planificar de la misma manera que la de otros presupuestos y com-
promisos financieros. • Ya no tienes que preocuparse por recuperar donaciones perdidas de ofertorio
cuando has faltado a una de las misas porque te encuentras fuera de la ciudad, en vacaciones, enfermos, etc.
• Puedes ajustarla faícilmente donde quieres que vallan tus donaciones, asíí como la cantidad y la sincronizacioí n de sus contribuciones automatizados usan-do un sitio web seguro.
• Ya no necesita escribir un cheque cada semana o recordar traer sus sobres. Asíí es como funciona: Visite el sitio web de la parroquia www.saintlaw.org donde usted autoriza una cantidad determinada de dinero para ser transferido electroí ni-camente directamente en sus cheques, ahorros o tarjeta de creídito a la cuenta de la parroquia. Tambieín se especifica la frecuencia de la transmisioí n. Es raípido y faícil, tambieín es menos riesgoso que los cheques, como con lagunas donaciones, estas no pueden ser perdidas, robadas o destruidas, y la tasa de exacti-tud es muy alta. Que te cuesta nada; La parroquia te daraí una declaracioí n de dona-cioí n para tu registro de impuestos anual y sus estados de cuenta bancaria o tarjeta de creídito le proporcionaran un registro adicional de sus trasferencias. Las dona-ciones por transferencia electroí nica se pueden hacer a nuestro ofertorio parro-quial regular o a nuestro fondo de reduccioí n de deuda. Y usted puede cancelar su autorizacioí n de transferencia en cualquier momento. Si usted tiene alguna pregun-ta, poí ngase en contacto con Janet Volion en 770-963-8992 ext. 304.
______________________________ Nota:– Nota Bona – Take note- Toma nota
El martes, 1 de noviembre es la Solemnidad de todos los Santos – un díía sagrado de obligacioí n. Una Misa de vigilia en espanñ ol seraí el 31 de octubre a las 7:00; Y las Misas en ingleís seraín el 1st de noviembre a las 9:00, 12:15; y una Misa bilinguü e a las 7:00p.m. El mieírcoles, 2 de noviembre es la conmemoración de todos los fieles difuntos (o todas las almas) – No es un díía santo de obligacioí n. Sin embargo, es un díía en que comenzamos una Novena de misas especiales para recordar a todos sus difuntos seres queridos, cuyos nombres se presentaraí n en los sobres proporcionados. La misa por todas las Almas, seraí a las 9:00a.m. y otra bilinguü e a las 7:00p.m con el servicio de luz, despueís de lo cual habraí una recepcioí n en el saloí n parroquial- Hall de Cogswell. Suyo en Cristo Resucitado,
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