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 unaided. 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 sorrow-ful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

January 26, 2018 - Dee Reinhardt

Stewardship Collection

4:00 PM

Lector - Tom Guetschow Eucharistic Ministers - Vickie Muno, Jamie Szopa, Ron Szopa, Debbie Wever Altar Servers - Andrew Elwood, Charlie Elwood

6:30 PM

Lector - Angelica Rodriquez Ministro Eucarístico - TBD Servidor del Altar - TBD

7:15 AM

Lector - Dee Reinhardt Eucharistic Ministers - Vicky Giuliano, Marlene Gurley, Loretta Revesz, Chris Stine Altar Servers - Kaylee Mann, Karen Perez

9:00 AM

Lector - Belinda Bermea, Yesenia Aydt Eucharistic Ministers - Willian Hejnosz, Bob Jones, Kathy Jones, William Misek Altar Servers - Mariana Hernandez, Isabella Montez

11:00 AM

Lector - Thomas O'Leary Eucharistic Ministers - Kimberley Mailloux, Melanie Marcordes, Joann Smith, Larry Smith Altar Servers - Robert Boydston, Liz Salzmann

1/13-14/18

Total giving this week $7,717.40

Weekly Budget Amount Needed $7,900.00

Monday 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20-22, 25-26; Mk 3:22-30

Tuesday 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20-22, 25-26; Mk 3:22-30

Wednesday 2 Sm 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-30; Mk 4:1-20

Thursday Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18

Friday 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 51:3-7, 10-11; Mk 4:26-34

Saturday 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-17; Mk 4:35-41

Sunday Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28

Readings for the Week

Hospital Minister

Altar Ministry for Jan 27/28

Please Pray for:

For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Jodie Allton, Jody Bagdasarian, Rev. Robert Balog, Anthony Beuten, Robert Borofsky, Anne Brown, Rev. William Budden, Kathleen Camarena, Isabella Cropsey, John Giuliano, Michael Graffis, Kay Hogan, Cynthia Huyvaert, Tom Kelly, Michael Kmiecik II, Cliff Kramer, Rev. Richard R. Kramer, Gordon Lee, Larry Malsi, Jerry Martinez, Garrett Murray, Lois Mousel, Msgr Philip O’Neil, Betty Pekofske, Bonnie Penera, Sandra Plazewski, Rose Plazyk, Arelene & Joseph Rea, Lisa Rednour, Henry Schultheis, and Mike Shannon.

Mass Intentions Jan 22-28, 2018

Monday 800 AM Yesebia Areola Vega by Family

Tuesday 8:00 AM Faithful Souls Departed

Wednesday 8:00 AM Alonzo Penera by Family

Thursday 8:00 AM Faithful Souls Departed

Friday 8:00 AM Ramona Beech by Family

Saturday 4:00 PM The Greve Family by Gin Lossau

6:30 PM Guadalupe Zamudio & Jose Maria Palacio by the Perez Family

Sunday 7:15 AM Faithful Souls Departed

9:00 AM Birthday Wishes for Ruth Melina Margarita Pantoja by Family

11:00 AM Marcos Gudino by Family

Altar Flowers In Memory of Dorothy Gomez

by Belinda Bermea

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: Sgt Patrick Metz, Pvt. Ryan Metz, NAVY: Seaman Apprentice Terrance M. Alexander, Seaman Recruit Timothy M. Alexander, CDR Bettina Sauter, Corpsman Nick Toufexis, NATIONAL GUARD: Jarod Metz - PFC

NEW! Adoration and Confession will be offered every Wednesday from 5-7 pm, in the Church. Come and rest in the Lord.

Submission deadline for bulletin entries is Monday at Noon. Send all entries for approval to:

office@stlaurencechurchelgin.com

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

Coming January 2018!! What is “right and “wrong”? Is what’s right for you right for me? Is there a right and wrong for everyone, all the time? Join Fr. Andrew & Briana Collins for an 8-week series from January 21 through March 11, 2018. Sundays Noon - 1PM at church.

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

CALLING ALL COUPLES AND PRIESTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUN-TER WEEKEND. Worldwide Marriage Encounter will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary of the mission to proclaim the values of Marriage and Holy Orders in the Church and in the world. A convention will be held on June 22 – 24 at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, Il. The theme is We Remember We Celebrate We Believe. Come and join us to be excited, enriched, and empowered. Visit our website at www.wwme2018.org or for more information please email Information@WWME2018.org

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.

Deacon Bob is looking for new or used Bibles to take to the residents at the Elgin Mental Health Facility. If you have any to donate please leave them in the box marked “BIBLES” in the narthex. Thank you.

St. Vincent de Paul Society meets at St. Thomas More on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. Ladies will be in the back of the church collecting for St. Vincent de Paul after masses this weekend.

GIFT - What I am is God's gift to me. What I become is my gift back to God. -- Anonymous

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

Dos Grupos de estudio de la Biblia en español - Rezando con San Pablo usando Lectio Divina Tendremos dos grupos de estudio de la Biblia en español este año en la Iglesia de San Lorenzo. Uno será los viernes a las 6:30 - 8 PM y el segundo será los domingos a las 10:15 - 11:45 AM por favor vengan y participen en una de estas sesiones. Ubicación para ambos - St. Lau-rence School Library. Fechas de la sesión de vienes del 26 de enero al 7 de abril (14 sessions);y domingos esta del 21 de enero al 22 de abril (14 sesiones). Contacto: David Rodriquez 224-232-7875 para Viernes; Margarita Pan-toja: 847-219-8898 para domingos; o Antonia Ramirez 224-622-6830 & Joe Bermea 847-931-5133

Knights of Columbus will be selling tickets at all masses January 20th and 21st for their 20th annual Chili for Charity event held on Saturday February 24th at Saint Thomas More Gym. Tick-ets are $7.00 in advance or $8.00 at the door. All proceeds benefit the 4 Catholic grammar schools and Saint Ed’s High school as well as other local needy groups. Also anyone, business or group wishing to be a spon-sor and be included in the program book see one of the Knights for a

Religious Education School News

Kid’s Corner

Many times at the start of a new year, we set new goals and resolu-tions for improvement. St. Laurence Catholic School is no different. While we continue to offer our students a faith-based education that is second to none, many new and exciting things are happening in our building. We are close to completing the first phase of our Extreme Makeover. The building has a bright and fresh new look thanks to the many volunteers who have of-fered their time and talents. Our school library reopened last week and gave our entire student body the opportunity to check out books and read with their class buddies. While our focus has been on ways to incorporate technology into the classroom and prepare our students for the future, there is nothing quite like a visit to the library. We are excited to be able to offer that to our students each week. Last week, we began our “Every Minute Counts” Zero Tardy Campaign to team with our families to promote the importance of punctuality and the value of learning time. I am happy to report that, in the first week, we saw a decline from our average of 9 tardy students each day to 4! Our new Mass Buddy program con-tinued with our kindergarten and 3rd/4th grade buddies meeting at the 11:00 Mass on Sunday and completing a project afterward in the cafeteria. Our preschool Sunday School clas-ses are also a huge hit with our young-er students. Winter Wonderland Bingo last weekend was another fun-filled family

event that was enjoyed by all! This weekend, our 5th grade boys’ basketball team attempts to add a confer-ence tournament win to their 1st place regular season conference win. Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 27th as

we kick off Catholic Schools Week with our Spaghetti dinner and Art Auction! (See the flyer on the back page of the bulletin.)

I also invite you to check out our St. Laurence Catholic School Facebook page for daily updates as well as our website at www.stlaurenceschool.com. I hope everyone in our Parish and school family has a wonderful week! Wendy

Trifecta Winners Jan 15, 2018

$100 Connie Sajtar $75 Shelly Valenti $50 Monique Ortiz

On January 22, 1973 a Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade effectively legalized abor-tion in the United States. For this reason, the month of January is often set aside as a month of prayer

and activism for the legal protection of the unborn. Is your parish doing anything to keep this intention in the minds and hearts of your parishioners? To accompany any prayer or activism efforts, consider educating your parishioners on the dignity of life and the current social issues surrounding it. To get you started, we have compiled a list of recommended resources for you to share with your community on exactly this topic!

Congratulations to all our School and PREP Students who made their First Reconciliation on January 17th! What a joyous occasion – let us all celebrate with them over the wonderful sacraments Jesus gives us to grow closer to Him.

Please join us for St. Laurence’s 1st Chil-dren’s Mass Saturday, January 27th – 4PM

Announcing one weekend Mass each month will be celebrated as a Children’s Mass – for youth & by youth, featuring student readers, family gift bearers, children’s choir, and jun-ior ushers. If your son/daughter is interested in beng involved, contact Briana Collins at ReligiousEd@StLaurenceChurchElgin.Com

Vocations - Fr. Keith Romke, Director of Vocations

We encourage our parishioners to support the businesses advertising in our bulletin. This week we highlight:

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

Ministry Meetings - Jan 21 - 27

Support our Local Businesses

Sunday 8:00 AM Men’s Cursillo 9:30 AM Confirmation Class 10:15 AM Spanish Bible Study NOON RCIA NOON Who Am I to Judge 3:00 PM Bible Study—Sacristy

Tuesday 6:00 PM Events Planning Meeting—Library 6:30 PM Scouts—Cafeteria

Thursday 6:00 PM Finance Counsel—Sacristy 7:00 PM Men’s Cursillo - Sacristy

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

Saturday 5:00 PM Art Auction & Spaghetti Dinner—Cafeteria

Monday 7:00 PM Bible Study—Sacristy

Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration and Confession 6:00 PM RE Classes

Open Door Clinic Collection This organization ministers to people and families with HIV. They have a great need for toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, laundry soap, socks, hats & gloves, break-fast cereals and non-perishable food items. There is a box in the back of church. This month the dates are January 27/28, 2018.

F.J. Bero & Company, Inc.

847.741.6140 | Elgin, IL www.fjbero.com

Vocations Corner: Forgiving Ourselves! One of the most powerful actions that we can perform in our lives is forgiveness. When we hold onto things rather than letting them go, all they do is hold us down. This of course makes sense in regards to dealing with hurts that others have caused us, but do we ever think about the need to forgive ourselves? So often we hold on to weaknesses from the past or to failures from long ago. These memo-ries keep us from having the confidence that we need to step out in Faith and go when God is calling us. It’s as if we’ve fallen down over and over, and we’re afraid to get back up because we fear that we’ll simply fall again. It’s probably true that we will fall again, but as long as you take a few steps forward (even one step makes a difference!) then it’s worth all of the effort. On the other hand, if we stay down, we have 0% chance of ending up where God is calling us, and if we don’t try to follow, then we’ll most likely not find the peace and joy that we all seek. So today, do what you need to do to forgive yourself, and let God pick you back up. A great resource for this is the sacrament of confession, when we can be as-sured that God wipes it all away. Since God wipes it all away, we need to try to do the same in our hearts and minds!

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

The U.S. bishops annual novena 9 Days for Life takes place Thursday, January 18 – Friday, January 26. Pray for the respect and protection of all human life with new intentions, brief reflections, and more each day! Download the novena online, or participate through Facebook, email, text message or an app. Join at www.9daysforlife.com! La novena anual de los obispos de EE. UU., 9 Días por la Vida, tendrá lugar del 18 al 26 de enero. Recen por el respeto y la protección de la vida humana con nuevas intenciones, breves reflexiones y más cada día. Bajen la novena de Internet o participe en Facebook, mensaje electrónico de texto o una aplicación. ¡Únete a www.9daysforlife.com!