St. Laurence Parish Jewett at Standish Streets Elgin, IL 60123 Parish Office: 565 Standish St. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday P - 847-468-6900 F - 847-468-6904 After Hours - 847-531-6203

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday - 4:00 PM, Spanish - 6:30PM 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 - Connie Sajtar office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Bookkeeper - Agnes Mozdzen accounting@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Director Religious Education - Briana Collins religioused@stlaurencechurchelgin.com Deacon - Robert Plazewski 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

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 In-carnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

April 6 - Linda Goulding

Stewardship Collection

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

Tuesday Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21

Thursday Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36

Friday Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15

Saturday Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21

Sunday Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

Please Pray for:

For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Jodie Allton, Patricia Anderson, Jody Bagdasarian, Rev. Robert Balog, Anthony Beuten, Robert Borofsky, Anne Brown, Rev. William Budden, Kathleen Camarena, Isabella Cropsey, Don and Marcie Gilles, John Giuliano, Michael Graffis, Kay Hogan, Cynthia Huyvaert, Tom Kelly, Michael Kmiecik II, Rev. Richard R. Kramer, Gordon Lee, Larry Malsi, Jerry Martinez, Garrett Murray, Lois Mousel, Bruce Ostdick, Betty Pekofske, Bonnie Penera, Sandra Plazewski, Arlene & Joseph Rea, Lisa Rednour, Henry Schultheis, Cathy Schwarz, Marie Seyller, and Mike Shannon.

Mass Intentions Apr 9 - 15, 2018

Monday 8:00 AM Cliff Kramer by Gin Lossau

Tuesday 8:00 AM Michelle Garcia by Linda Briggs

Wednesday 8:00 AM St. Laurence School by Mesalina Manerique

Thursday 8:00 AM Cliff Kramer by Carolyn Casson

Friday 8:00 AM Lowell Seyller by Joy Volkening & Family

Saturday 4:00 PM Msgr John Mitchell & the St Laurence Parish Family

6:30 PM In Thanksgiving for Spanish Mass & an in-

Sunday 7:15 AM Lowell Seyller by Wanda Dohtery & Family

9:00 AM Carl Menconi by Rose Menconi

11:00 AM Gene Anderson by Charity DiLiberti

We pray for the repose of the soul of Sgt. Marcos L. Gudino

son of Frank & Minerva Gudino

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

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

4:00 PM

Lector - Simon Zielke Eucharistic Ministers - Barb Miller, Vickie Muno, Daniela Sandoval, Jose Sandoval Altar Servers - Cameron Carpio, Emma Eisen

6:30 PM

Lector - Cecilia Espinosa Ministro Eucarístico - Servidor del Altar - Karen Perez, Natalia Ramos

7:15 AM

Lector - Korbin Arnold Eucharistic Ministers - Vicky Giuliano, Nathan Mann, Loretta Revesz, Chris Stine Altar Servers - Tommy Brunemann, Kaylee Mann

9:00 AM

Lector - Bob Jones, Benjamin Gonzalez Eucharistic Ministers - Mary Berg, Mary Ann Bruneman, Loli Gudino, Natalea Gudino-Leon Altar Servers - Rocco Boss, Max Schaff

11:00 AM

Lector - Jane Reyes Eucharistic Ministers - Veronica Betz, Gail Essary, Joann Smith, Larry Smith Altar Servers - Robert Boydston, Allie Lock

Congratulations and Blessings to Jesse Ponce

Child of Jesus & Rita Ponce

who was baptized March 31, 2018

Altar Ministry Apr 14/15

Total Giving Mar 24/25 Total Giving Mar 31/Apr 1 Easter

$9,089.50 $8,101.41 $11,786.25

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $7,900.00

Esta sábado a las 6:30 p.m. Preguntas? Rosey @ 847-710-4250 Spanish mass on Saturday at 6:30 pm. Ques-tions? Call Rosey at 847-710-4250

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

Make new friends, but keep the old! This month Fellowship Sunday is April 15, 2018 after the 7:15, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. masses in the cafe-teria. Join us for donuts, bagels, fruit, coffee, tea, juice and fellow-ship.

Please cut off the “Box Top” and “Labels for Education” coupons. You can drop them off in the box in the church Narthax. Each “Box Top” is worth 10 cents to the school. We can earn free educational merchandise, such as computers, software, sports equipment, library books, and more.

Fox Valley Catholic - Gathering young adults (18-35ish) from all over the Fox Val-ley and surrounding areas On the 2nd Tues-day of the month, please join us at the Elgin Public House from 7:00-9:00 PM for some beer, friendships, and a little formation. The next Brew Night will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018. We hope to see you there! Do you know anyone 18-35ish? Please share this invitation with them. More information is available at www.foxvalleycatholic.com.

Are we like Thomas and doubt the power of God in our marriage? Learn the tools to put God in your Sacrament of Marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are April 20-22 in Brookfield, WI; July 20-22 in Mad-ison, WI or Sept 7-9 in Geneva, IL. Early regis-tration is highly recommended. For more infor-mation visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por favor llamen a Andres y Maria al 630-229-2600.

All Volunteers & Group Leaders Please join us on Monday, April 16th, at 6:15 pm, in the cafeteria for a general volunteer meeting. Who should attend? All volunteers and group lead-ers (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, bible study attendees, choir members, heavenly dusters, etc). 6:15- 6:45 pm - General Volunteer Meeting 6:45-7 pm - Group Leader Meeting Group Leaders: We need a list of all the members in your committee. Send this to Briana Collins at the Parish Office before the April 16th meeting. Send lists to ReligiousEd@StLaurenceChurchElgin.Com. If you are unable to attend, please call the parish office and let us know (847-468-6900). Thank you, Fr. Andrew & Briana Collins

Want to be of service to St. Laurence? We need a Sacristan to set-up Mass during the week and for funerals as needed. We also need a volunteer to wash and iron the Altar cloths used at all Masses. Interested? Call the office at 847-468-6900

St. Vincent de Paul Society - We have a joint group with members of St. Thomas More Church in Elgin. Our next meeting will be at St. Laurence Church on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Please come to one of our meetings and learn about all the worthwhile work that we do for the needy of our commu-nity. If you have questions, call 847 628-5170.

St. Laurence is in need of a few hours of your time as Extraordinary Ministers of Compassion. We take communion to a number of nurs-

ing homes every week. We need a few more volunteers and/or substitutes to help with this ministry. This could be as little as once a month.

Our home bound ministry needs a few dedicated members to take communion to those parishioners who can no longer attend mass. The frequency is arranged with the family in need.

We would appreciate any support your can provide. We will provide all training. If you might be interested, please call Dee Reinhardt 708-822-2152 or the parish office.

If you are interested in a Cursillo weekend that will have a significant impact on you, please read the information here: http://stlaurencechurchelgin.com/cursillo/living-cursillo/ If you have questions, contact Joe Bermea 847-857-1307 or Antonia Ramirez 224-622-6830

Thank You ! Thank You ! Thank you to all those that helped with our Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale, those that Baked, Bought, Worked, and Enjoyed. Through all your efforts we were able to raise $1,291.00. Thank you, see you next year!

Religious Education

School News

Kid’s Corner

FIRST COMMUNION PRACTICE: Thursday, April 26, 2018, 6:15-7:15 pm in the church. FIRST COMMUNION: Sunday, April 29, 2018, 1 pm Parents: the First Communion Prep-aration Packet was sent home March 21st.

Holy Week Reflections

April 3, as part of our Community Life program, we invited Dr. Collins, an orthopedic surgeon(and Mara and Emmett’s grandfather), in to share with our students what his job is like on a day to day basis. He also demonstrat-ed putting a cast on Mara! Thank you, Dr. Collins! STEM Workshop 5: Waterbottle Balloon Cars... Our scientists were put to the test to make their cars move and they stepped up to this challenge with great ideas that they put into motion.

Thanks to our talented volunteers that helped over Spring Break to make our library and girls bath-room brighter and more inviting!

Vocations Corner- Fr. Bobby Gonnella Vocation Corner: Divine Mercy This weekend we have the privilege of celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. What a joy it is to remember the Mercy and Love that Jesus has in His Sacred Heart for each and every one of us! As St. John Vianney once said, “The Priesthood is the Love of the Heart of Jesus.” We must realize that Jesus wants to pour out His Mercy into our lives through the sacraments that He left for us, and we cannot have the sacraments without priests! The life of a priest is a beautiful one. It is amazing to recognize that priests actually act in the Person of Christ - in Persona Christi. Jesus works through the lives of His priests in order to spread His Life and His Love to the world. The world needs more priests! If you are a young man, do not be afraid to think and pray about being a priest. If you know a man who would make a good priest, never be afraid to tell him that and encourage him. We must all continue to ask Jesus to send more workers into His vineyard. Jesus desires all of us to spend eternity with Him in His Kingdom. Let us place all of our trust in the Mercy of His Heart and never be afraid to give every-thing to Him who has already given everything for us.

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

Ministry Meetings - Apr 8 –14

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Sunday 8:00 AM Men’s Cursillo - Cafeteria 9:30 AM Confirmation Class 10:15 AM Spanish Bible Study - Library 11:00 AM Sunday School

Tuesday 7:00 PM St. Vince DePaul - Cafeteria

Thursday 8:30 AM Social Action - Sacristy 6:30 PM Children’s Choir Practice 7:00 PM Mens Cursillo - Sacristy

Friday 7:30 AM Mens Cursillo 8:30 AM Women’s Cursillo - Sacristy 5:30 PM Cursillo Women’s - Sacristy 6:30 PM Spanish Bible Study - Library 6:30 PM 9:00 AM Choir Practice - Church

Saturday 4:00 PM Father-Daughter Dance - Cafeteria & Gym

Monday 10:00 AM Bible Study - Nancy Haire’s Home 6:00 PM Wine & Yoga - Gym

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration and Confession 6:00 PM Religious Education Classes

Submission deadline for bulletin entries is Monday at Noon. Send all entries to: office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com for approval.

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The Divine Mercy will be recited after all masses next week

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

office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com

The sacristy is a special room in the church, usually next to or behind the sanctuary, which many of the faithful never see. The sacristy is where the priest vests for Mass, and in the sacristy there are closets for vestments, shelves for storing the various liturgical ornaments used in the Mass (candles, thurible, cruets, bells, bread, wine, etc.) and a safe for the sacred vessels (chalice, ciborium, and monstrance). Often in the sacristy there will be a special sink for cleansing and polishing the sacred vessels, as well as a sacrarium. A sacrarium is a sink that drains directly into the ground and is only used for washing sacred vessels and the sa-cred linens.