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 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 Deacon - Joe Bermea deaconjoe@stlaurencechurchelgin.com 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

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Stewardship Collection

May 10 - Jeanine Austin

Monday Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday Acts 7:51 -- 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40

Thursday Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51

Friday Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Saturday Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69

Sunday Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

Altar Ministry May 11/12

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Total Giving This Week $ 4,991.98

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $ 7,900.00

Happenings

Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever.— Revelation 1:18a

Make new friends, but keep the old! This month Fellowship Sunday is May 19, 2019, after the 7:15, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Masses in the cafeteria. Join us for donuts, bagels, fruit, coffee, tea, juice and fellowship and meet the new school principal.

In Honor of Easter

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

Illinois Right to Life’s 51st Annual Banquet

Please join us on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Carlisle in Lombard, IL. Cocktail hour begins at 6pm, followed by dinner and a program at 7pm. Our keynote speaker will be Trey Gowdy, former Congressman and outspoken pro-life advocate. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. It will determine just how many hearts and minds we can change and lives we can save, as we work to restore a culture that respects and protects human life in Illinois. We hope you can join us! To purchase tickets, go to www.IllinoisRightToLife.org/Banquet or call 312.422.9300.

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Trust the Lord, Jesus with your marriage. Partici-pate in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter week-end on June 28-30, in Rockford, IL; July 19-21, in Madison, WI or September 6-8, in Geneva, IL. 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: 9-11 de agosto y 1-3 de noviembre.

4:00 PM

Lector - Linda Meyer Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe Bermea, Vicki Muno, Deb-bie Wever, Connie Sajtar Altar Servers - Cameron Carpio, Isabella Szopa

6:00 PM

Lector - Sofia Corona Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe Bermea, Laura Blanca, Benjamin Gonzalez, Carmen Perez Altar Servers - Karen Perez, Natalia Ramos

7:15 AM

Lector - Loretta Revesz Eucharistic Ministers - Vicky Giuliano, Joanie Gronert, Marlene Gurley, Chris Stine Altar Servers - Alejandra Arambula, Natalie Arambula

9:00 AM

Lector - Angelica Rodriguez Eucharistic Ministers - William Hejnosz, Lisa Hogan, Bob Jones, Kathy Jones Altar Servers - TBD1, TBD2

11:00 AM

Lector - Allie Lock Eucharistic Ministers - Gail Essary, Jim Kararo, Toni Kmiecik, Bernard Pettinger Altar Servers - Nathalia Aguirre, Tiffany Angelito

You are invited to Meet our New School Principal Who: Mr. Manuel Cantu When: May 19th, 2019, after the 9:00 and 11:00 am Masses Where: School Cafeteria We are excited for everyone to meet Mr. Manuel Cantu who will be joining the St Laurence School Family as Principal for the 2019-2020 school year. Please stop in the cafeteria, have a donut, introduce yourself and join us in welcoming him.

TREASURES from our TRADITION

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

Monday 8:00 AM In memory of Lee Foster offered by J Earl

Tuesday 8:00 AM Victor Gutierrez offered by the Gutierrez Family

Wednesday 8:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Antonia Ramirez offered

Thursday 8:00 AM Richard and Dolores Sajtar

Friday 8:00 AM Marisa Martinez offered by Mario & Teresa

Saturday 4:00 PM Cathy Schwarz offered by Katie & Roy

6:00 PM Antonia Ramirez de Colunga offered by her daughters

Sunday 7:15 AM Mary Beuten offered by Family

9:00 AM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St Laurence

11:00 AM Katherine Finzel offered by Katie & Roy Thompson

Please Pray for:

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

Mass Intentions - May 6 - May 12

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.

The Gospel today sees Peter and his colleagues after the Resur-rection, returning to Galilee and resuming the family business. They are fishing by night. Although it is true that fish feed by night, the mention of darkness here is more about the human spirit than it is about fishing advice. Modern life keeps darkness effectively under control; much of the world has been glowing radiantly through the night for a century. Yet just as surely as the Risen Christ breaks into Peter’s fishing, so does he break into the usual patterns of our own darkness, electric lights not-

withstanding. It is Easter, and we are the people of the light.

In our tradition, Evening Prayer, celebrat-ed in monasteries, parishes, cathedrals, and homes everywhere, is a kind of solemn protest against the darkness and its claims, an act of praise for our light-bearing God, and a commitment to carrying that light forward. Sunset is a turning point of our day, felt less acutely in an electrified world, but still an effective reminder that one day darkness over-takes us all. Yet our Eastering has taught us in a hundred ways that the victory belongs to the Bearer of Light. Easter summons us to transform our every-day “blackouts,” perhaps in a way as simple as a whispered prayer of thanks at evening for the bless-ings of the day.

—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Muchas primeras comuniones se celebran en el Tiempo de Pas-cua. Además de recibir el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Jesús por primera vez en su vida los comulgantes reciben un libro de oraciones, un rosa-rio y un escapulario. Como recuerdo del evento, muchos comulgantes regalan a sus amigos y parientes alguna estampita religiosa.

Las estampitas llevan imágenes de Jesucristo, la Virgen, los án-geles o los santos y son muy populares entre los latinos. Las ponemos en nuestros autos, en libros como la Biblia o libros de oración. Las tenemos en altarcitos domésticos o metidos en los marcos de las fotos de nuestros seres queridos.

Muchos critican esta práctica recordando que en Éxodo 20:3-5, Dios prohibió el uso de ídolos. Esto la Iglesia católica nunca lo ha negado, pero recuerda que Dios también pidió imágenes de ángeles para el arca de la alianza (Éxodo 25:17). En Números 21:8 mandó hacer una imagen mila-grosa de una serpiente. Ninguna de esas imáge-nes es considerada un ídolo porque son imágenes al servicio de Dios y recuerdo de su presencia igual que las estampitas e imágenes religiosas.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

We pray for the repose of the soul of Robert Nelson

Husband of Judy Nelson

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

Aprende a dar tanto tiempo para mejorarte que no tendrás tiempo para criticar a otros.—Anónimo

School News

Kid’s Corner

As we enter the month of May, warm weather begins to become the norm and we celebrate the blessed mother Mary. Our May Crowning was a beautiful tribute to the mother of our Lord. We continue to reflect upon the blessings that continue to be bestowed upon us and the precedent she set for us through un-conditional, selfless love. A new month also means a new Growth Mindset mantra. This month our theme is “I got this!” While this is applicable to our daily school-work, it is particularly relevant for our school. It is no secret that St. Laurence has experienced challenges in recent years, but with its Corp of committed families and staff, it will no doubt thrive! We got this! Recently, our first graders celebrated Earth Day by creating an inven-

tion made solely from recycled goods. While some might say that’s a cool project, it is more than that. We are challenging our students to develop ideas that will change our world. In 8th grade, our students used Newton’s Laws to create balloon cars. Engineering at its finest! Our 4th graders have been taking care of hatchlings for the past few weeks and we are excited to report that we have a baby chick! Thank you to our PTC for hosting a fun-filled evening of painting for our families! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for May 11th which is our next bingo event! May God bless each member of our parish and school family this week!!

Please cut off the “Box Tops for Educa-tion” coupon. You can drop them off in the box in the church Narthex. 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.

Learn to give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you’ll have no time for criticism of others.—Anonymous

Events

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Credence Table - Small table on the sanctuary to hold the cruets, candles, chalice etc that will be

used during the Mass

“Why do I go to Mass?” was the question asked at the first session of the 6-week DVD program by Bishop Robert Barron. Some of the insights offered in the recent "Lenten Program on the Mass," March 3 through April 7 were: -To prepare for the Mass, be calm, relaxed, and clear the mind. -The Old Testament is critical to the Christian faith because Jesus taught from the Old Testament. -Mission country is right outside the church's door.

Parishioner Perspective - The Mass By Tom O’Leary

“I am going fishing.” What an announcement! If asked who made it, and not told it was a Bible quote, we might guess “Grandpa” or “Uncle Fred,” or admit, “I said that last summer!” But it is a Bible quote, from today’s Gospel. The person who said it also once declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Yes, it’s Peter! So today’s announcement seems quite the comedown. Last Sunday Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” But Peter seems deter-mined to return to his pre-apostolic occupation, until Jesus intervenes, making Peter’s later announcement deeper, “Lord, you know that I love you,” and Peter’s apostolic calling clearer, “Tend my sheep.” Peter does so. Acts presents the consequences: Peter declares, “We must obey God rather than men.” As Revelation proclaims, “Worthy is the Lamb”—to receive Peter’s lifelong service, and ours. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Ministry Meetings - May 5 - May 11

Sunday

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

Thursday 8:30 AM Social Action - Sacristy 1:00 PM Women’s Cursillo Group - Sacristy 7:00 PM Men’s Cursillo - Sacristy

Friday 5:00 PM Daddy/Daughter Dance - Cafeteria 5:30 PM Cursillo Women’s Group - Sacristy

Saturday 5:00 PM Bingo - Cafeteria/Gym 7:00 PM Spanish Bible Study - Library

Monday

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration & Reconciliation

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