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.

September 27 - Vicki Giuliano

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

Altar Ministry Sep 28/29

Happenings

The workers are the saviors of society, the redeemers of the race. —Eugene V. Debs

Sep 14/15

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4:00 PM

Lector - John Volpe Eucharistic Ministers - Kay Gotter, Barb Miller, Debbie Wever, TBD1 Altar Servers - Samuel Castillo, Isabella Szopa

7:15 AM

Lector - Loretta Revesz Eucharistic Ministers - Nicole DeFrenza, Vicky Giuliano, Joanie Gronnert, Bob McDonough Altar Servers - Natalie Arambula, Ethan Tuftedal

9:00 AM

Lector - Sabina Ruiz, Bob Jones Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe, William Hejnosz, Lisa Hogan, William Misek Altar Servers - Jonathan Godinez, Liz Salzmann

11:00 AM

Lector - Thomas O'Leary Eucharistic Ministers - Deacon Joe, Natalie Koessl, Jim Kararo, Bernard Pettinger Altar Servers - Benjamin Aguirre, Allie Lock

6:00 PM

Lector - Elizabeth Cortes Eucharistic Ministers - Benjamin Blanca, Laura Blanca, Norberto Feliciano, Carmen Perez Altar Servers - Moises Castillo, Karen Perez

Monday Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18

Tuesday Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21

Wednesday Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6

Thursday Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9

Friday Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22

Saturday Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45

Sunday Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31

Stewardship Collection

Adoration & Confession is offered every Wednesday from 5-7 pm. An additional Adoration will be held on Friday, September 27, from 8-10 pm. Come and rest in the Lord. Adoración y Confesiones. Se ofrece todos los miércoles de 5 a 7 pm. Una Adoración adicional se lleva a cabo El viernes 27 de septiembre, de 8 a 10 p. m., ven a descansar al Señor.

God . . . wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth.

— 1 Timothy 2:4 We have open dates for Altar flowers. You can honor or

remember a loved one and beautify our Masses.

God has entrusted your spouse to your care – are you trustworthy in that care? The next Worldwide Marriage Encoun-ter Weekends are on the next World-wide Marriage Encounter Weekend on October 18-20 in Brookfield, WI; November 8-10 in Geneva, IL or De-cember 6-8 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: 1-3 de noviembre.

The Christian Rite of Initiation for Adults is a process that we are blessed to celebrate in our Parish Community. We invite you to expe-rience the richness and depth of this journey with us. RCIA classes have started….But NOT TO WOR-RY! Did time just get away from you? Classes have only just begun so you still have time! Sessions are on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the school library. For more information please contact Deacon Joe Bermea: 847-857-1307 or the Parish Office: 847-468-6900.

TREASURES from our TRADITION

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

Monday 8:00 AM Raymond and Lenore Connery offered by the Connery Family

Tuesday 8:00 AM John Chapin offered by Family

Wednesday 8:00 AM Birthday Wishes for Josephine Di Liberti offered by Charity Di Liberti

Thursday 8:00 AM Joseph Oher offered by Charity Di Liberti

Friday 8:00 AM In memory of Stanley Bucholc offered by Family & Friends

Saturday 4:00 PM Diana Romagnano offered by Barb Altman

Sunday 7:15 AM Carolyn Skok offered by Elly, Ken and Ingrid Clausson

9:00 AM St Laurence Parish Community

11:00 AM Shirley Kovar offered by her Daughter

Saturday 6:00 PM In thanksgiving to St Michael offered by Margarita Pantoja

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, Marc Bradley, Kathleen Camarena, Melanie Childs, Alexandra Collovati, Rocco DeFrenza, John Duffy, Elberta Einwich, Bridget Ernst, Loli Gudino-Leon, Kay Hogan, Mary Jones, Nancy Kacer, Rosalie Kehoe, Lane Kobus, John G. Kolakowski, Connie Kunold, Gin Lossau, Gary Mahoney, Linda Meyer, Kimberly Morage, Mark Mumbly, Tim Neal, Jaime Pantoja, Bonnie Penera, Deacon Bob Plazewski, Paula Portis, Anna Pyrich, Adrian J. Ramirez, Deacon Bob Real, Lisa Rednour, Julieta Regalado, Sofia Isabella Rodriguez, Donald Sarau, Thomas Schmidt, Tommy Starr, Nathan Thomas, Sharon Walden and Kimberly Winfree.

Mass Intentions - Sep 23-29

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

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.

Although June is the month most associated with weddings in the United States, September has become more popular in recent years. Wedding celebrations always require some savvy planning, and people who have a talent for hospitality in the mix. At the wedding feast at Cana, the mother of Jesus was recruited to deal with some of the details of the banquet, and when a very under-standable crisis arose, she did what she could to rescue the party. Anyone who has ever run out of ice, dessert, or table settings knows the stress! Slowly, the memory of Jesus Christ’s blessing of this marriage feast led the Church to form a way to bless marriages. A thousand years ago weddings migrated from the family home to the doors of the church, where the celebration was held in public view. From this practice came a prayer called the “Nuptial Blessing,” one of the most solemn prayers in our tradition. It is very much like the prayers by which baptismal water and chrism are consecrated, the ordination prayer over a priest, and the Eucharistic Prayers over bread and wine. Four hundred fifty years ago, weddings moved inside the church building. All of this gives married couples good reason to celebrate their anniversaries well, especially with the clinking of glasses filled with good wine. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

La última mitad del siglo pasado, nuestro continente vio el derra-me de muchísima sangre cristiana. No podemos olvidar la san-gre de quienes dieron la vida por el Evangelio de la justicia: Mi-chel Quiroga evangelizador colombiano; Agustina Rivas monjita peruana; Vicente Matute líder indígena hondureño; Marlene Ke-gler una universitaria de 23 años argentina. Estos son algunos ejemplos de tantos que murieron creyendo que la doctrina cris-tiana no se puede contener en templos y conventos. Dieron la vida por querer vivir su fe en situaciones de discriminación e injusticia. Derramando su sangre se convirtieron en ángeles de justicia que gritan a Dios uniendo sus voces a la de Abel.

Todos estos mártires latinoamericanos murieron a manos de latinoamericanos. Dieron sus vidas, según la mártir chilena Joan Alsina, como granos de trigo. Y desde el cielo ella nos pide: “Esperamos tu solidaridad. ¿Entiendes ahora lo que significa el Cuerpo de Cristo? Si nosotros nos hundimos es algo de tu espe-ranza la que se hunde. Pero si de las cenizas asumimos la vida de nuevo, es algo que nace de nuevo en ustedes.” —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Los trabajadores son los salvadores de la sociedad, los redentores de la raza.—Eugene V. Debs

Monday Morning Bible Study We will be studying Revelation this session. For our first four meetings we will be rotating meeting loca-tions. The first session was held on Sept. 16 at Joan Zeithen’s house, 724 Red Barn Lane. Other meeting dates are Sept. 30, Oct. 7 & Oct. 21 @ 10:00. For more information, call Nancy Haire 847-742-3828 or Rae Eigenhauser 224-622-5515.

Remembering Sgt. Marcos L. Gudino There will be a ceremony to name the Route 31 bridge over U.S. 20 the “Sgt. Marcos L. Gudino Bridge”. The ceremony is sched-uled to take place on Sunday, Oct 6th, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Secretary of State Office located at 595 S. State St., Elgin. The Gudino family would like to extend their invitation to all who would like to be present to remember Marcos in this special way, both at the dedication of the bridge and at a reception in his honor following the ceremony. The reception will be in the cafeteria at St. Laurence Parish and will begin at 12:30 pm. All are welcome.

We are told by all spiritual writers that one important point to bear in mind, as we seek to attain humility, is not to be surprised by our own faults and failures.—François Fénelon

Donations for Parish Fest St Laurence Parish Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Sep-tember 28. We are asking for donations of either a case of water or soda. We ask that these items be dropped off at the parish office by Monday, September 23. Your generosity is always greatly appreciated!

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

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

Upcoming Events - September 22-28

Sunday Raffle Basket Tickets Sales - Narthex 9:30 AM R/E Confirmation Classes - School 10:30 AM RCIA Class - Library

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday 8:00 PM Adoration

Saturday 5:00 PM St. Laurence Parish Fest

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

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration & Reconciliation 6:00 PM K-6th R/E Classes - School 6:00 PM R/E Parent Meeting Grades K-6 - Cafeteria 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.

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

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Do You Play Piano? Would you be interested in participating in the Liturgy in a new way? St. Laurence is looking for additional accompanists to support our Music Ministry during weekend Masses. Perhaps you are willing to share your talent with our parish in this special way. Please contact the parish office for additional information as to how you can be involved in our Music Ministry.

Votive Stand - Votive and/or vigil lights are an ancient custom in Catholic spirituality. We have been encouraged by Jesus to present our prayers and petitions before our God. Burning candles symboli-cally represent the prayers of the faithful who wish their prayer inten-tions to be also remembered by others who come to pray. Votive designates the desire or informal vow (votum in Latin) of a person to keep that special intention before God in prayer.

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