October 6, 2019 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

OCTOBER 6, 2019 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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PARISH CALENDAR & MASS INTENTIONS

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SUN. 6 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Respect Life Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass (L/D members of George & CH Mary McGraw families) 9:15 a.m. RCIA Inquiry RD 10:00 a.m. Mass (St. Lawrence Parish) CH 11:45 a.m. Blessing of Animals 12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass (Poor Souls in Purgatory) CH 5-6:15 p.m. High School Youth Group (HSYG) AH 5:15-7:30 p.m. Confirmation Class AH 6:45 p.m. Parent Mtg. re. Confirmation AH MON. 7 Our Lady of the Rosary 7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer CH

8:00 a.m. Mass (Laura Campisi) CH 1:00 p.m. Parish Staff Mtg. RD TUES. 8 7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer CH

8:00 a.m. Mass (D.M.J. Jones) CH School Children attend Mass 8:45 a.m. Bible Study-Sunday Readings AH 10:00 a.m. Mass at Westminster WED. 9 Sts. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, St. John Leonardi, Priest 7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer CH

8:00 a.m. Mass (Joe and Jane Warfel) CH 1:00 p.m. Catholicism Series AH 7:00 p.m. Catholicism Series AH THURS. 10 NO MASS 9:30 a.m. Footprints Sewing Group AH 10:30 a.m. Mass at Morrison Woods 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal FRI. 11 St. John XXIII, Pope 7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer CH

8:00 a.m. Mass (Mary Bering) CH 9:00 a.m. Church Cleaning SAT. 12

8:00 a.m. Mass (Bill Dominick) CH 8:30 a.m. Centering Prayer RD 8:30a-12:30pm Cont. Ed. Program-Stephen Ministry AH 3:00 p.m. Confessions CH 4:30 p.m. Mass (St. Lawrence Parish) CH

Appeal Weekend – World Mission Sunday SUN. 13 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Mass (Wedding Anny-Tom & JoEllen Ward)CH 9:15 a.m. RCIA RD 10:00 a.m. Mass (Int. of Vern and Mary Bedel) CH

12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass (Sharon Newton) CH

CH-church; RD-Rectory Dining; AH-St.Agnes Hall; RL-Rectory Living Room

Dear Parishioners and friends of St. Lawrence:

Though the upcoming changes have been quite a struggle for

me and I expect the actual implementation will be the same, I

am trying to accept the reality that it is coming. We can fight it,

which many of us have done, or now that the final plan has been

determined and is going to happen, how can we make the most

of it?

First, according to the information given, there is no

intention of closing any parish. That was the impression of

Logansport and Peru which are being formed into a pastorate.

The diocese’ response was that that was a misunderstanding as

there is no plan to close a parish. So, everything must be done

to strengthen the parish and that involves all of you.

For many years it has been clear to me that the strength of

the parish is in the laity – not the clergy – and this was even

before all the scandal. Look at countries in which the Church

has been persecuted or survived for centuries without clergy

under communist rule in the Soviet Union. It was the

grandparents who passed the faith on. The clergy come and go.

It is the laity through which the Church endures and perduces.

Your faith and constancy is that which has held it together

through every trial. The strength of the Church is the living

presence of Christ among you and through you. Jesus’ words

to His folowers, “whenever two or three of you gather in my

name, there am I in your midst.” There would be no Church

without you. So the question is “how can the bonds that unite

this community be strengthened?”

I fully support the idea of building on the three pillars of

Discipleship, Community, and Witness. Last week my focus

was on discipleship. This week is on community.

With each parish intact and maintained, we can strengthen

the bonds between the three parishes. It has been a pleasure for

me to get to meet and know people of the other parishes. There

are many good people in each parish and our lives can be

enriched by getting acquainted and knowing each other. We all

will be enriched by greater bonds between us. So often one of

my thoughts has been “if only everyone in the parish could get

to know all the good people I’ve gotten to know.” This has

been the greatest grace of being a priest and it is so rare not to

discover how the love and grace of God is at work in the lives

of others. That has convinced me that God is always at work,

even if unseen in the life of each person. To get to know others

is also to get to know God who is present in each. Grace is all

around us.

The goal of each of us needs to be “may I become one with

Christ.” This means to be united in mind, heart, will, and

spirit.” It means to be transformed by the Holy Spirit to be one

with Him. It means to be in “communion” with Him. It means

that we become one with Him as He is one with the Father.” St.

Paul said “it is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in

me.”

No matter what form the external structure takes, we

can all seek to grow in union with Christ and one another.

It is Jesus Himself on whom we must fix our eyes – or, if

not, in any structure we will lose our way. It was on Jesus

that Paul kept his eyes on Him crucified.

God Bless, Fr. Dave

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TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The just ones, because of their faith,

shall live (Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4).

Psalm — If today you hear his voice, harden not your

hearts (Psalm 95).

Second Reading — Bear hardship with the strength that

comes from God (2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14).

Gospel — The apostles said to Jesus, “Increase our faith”

(Luke 17:5-10). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4

Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13

Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9;

Lk 11:15-26

Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12;

Lk 11:27-28

Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13;

Lk 17:11-19

PRAYER REQUESTS Please remember the following parishioners in your prayers this week: Beth Kaiser, Sonja Bickey, Larry Tricker, Isaiah Greiner, Dan Wade, Joe Morgan, Dale Goth, JoAnn Brown, Miriam Walker, Adam Pence, Alex Pence, Anthony Pence, Joseph Jenkinson, Clara Persinger, Martha Jean McIntosh, Dorothy Duncan, Linda Goth, Pete Whitcomb, Betty Wright, Shirley Jordan, Kameron Kadinger, Joe Duncan, Shirley Phillips, John Persinger, Dick and Lucille Kanney, Pat Daunt, John Haack, Larry Rigel, Ronald Macken, Joyce Doyle, Marie Rhorer, for the family of Alex and Kim Flores, Cristina Jones, Stacey Vencel, Joshua Cole, Richard Biehl, Rod Clements, Ed Kratochvil, Mary Hadley, Noah Cross, Judy Cool Beaty, Stephanie Echelbarger, Mary Kerrigan, Roni Johnson, William Berger, Tia Lindsey, Dixie Lindsey, Harry Seffrin, David Duke, Charles Hiatt, Bill Brown, John Shepherd, Bailey Michelle Rinker, Nancy Hansan, Jimmy Hossom, Paula Hughes, Rita Disher, Don Cox, Herschael and Mildred Shaw families, Barbara Bartlett, Joe Branson.

PRAYER CHAIN Please call Joan McKinley 716-7073 for the St.

Lawrence Church Prayer Chain request.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for October

Dear Heavenly Father, during this month of October,

we pray that the breath of the Holy Spirit would

engender a new missionary “spring” in the Church!

Weekend of September 29, 2019

St. Lawrence Parish ………………….. $6,898.00 School Support ……………………… .. $ 927.50 Children’s Envelopes ……………….. .. $ 1.00 Deacon’s Food Pantry ………………. .. $ 150.00 Fuel Fund ……………………………. .. $ 100.00 Seminarian Fund ……………………… $1,947.00

THANK YOU TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

FOR THEIR GIFT OF $9,635.80

Please consider online giving. Go to

www.osvonlinegiving.com/4289 or call the Business

Office at St. Lawrence 765-288-9223, Ext. 22. We will

help you work through the process in no time!

Pray for Priests, Deacons & Seminarians

Sun. Fr. David Newton Dcn. Charles Jindrich Mon. Fr. John Nguyen Dcn. Gary Kuenz Tues. Fr. Dennis O’Keeffe Dcn. Paul Lunsford Wed. Fr. Coady Owens Dcn. Mike Mescall Thurs. Fr. A. Paternoster Dcn. Mark Miller Fri. Fr. Dominic Petan Dcn. Steve Miller Sat. Fr. Sean Pogue Dcn. Ron Morrow

**SEMINARIAN FUND – SPECIAL COLLECTION LAST WEEKEND**

Thank you for your contributions/support for this appeal last weekend! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! ----------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to St. Lawrence New Parishioner -- Jane Wiechel

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Mission Statement

St. Lawrence Parish, a people of prayer and service

glorifying God.

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PARISH MINISTRIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ADULT FAITH FORMATION COLUMN

(Sue Wilhelm)

I am a member of the Household of God. God is head of

this household.

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Our experience of God

This week we celebrated the Feast of St. Therese of

Lisieux and St. Francis of Assisi. These two saints show

us that we can find God in small everyday events. For

example in little acts of kindness and in care of and for the

earth. God uses everything in our lives to draw us deeper

into love. It may not always seem that way. We may feel

like everything is dark or confusing. But that does not

mean God is absent. Prayer, liturgy, community, reading

the Bible help us to tune our hearts to God’s presence.

Pondering each day for a few minutes where Christ’s love

has been in our daily lives will help us notice God’s

presence in all our experiences. A question that can help

us at the end of each day might be: How have I

experienced your presence in my life experience today,

God? After pondering and noticing, offer your prayer of

deep gratitude and love.

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RCIA Inquiry Class this Sunday, October

6 at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Rectory. Any

questions – contact Sue Wilhelm or Fr.

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Tuesday Scripture Study Join us

Tuesdays after the 8:00am Mass in St.

Agnes where we share a simple

breakfast, coffee or tea and break open the Word of

God for the coming Sunday. All are welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

Centering Prayer All are welcome for

Centering Prayer practiced in community

every Saturday after 8:00am Mass at St.

Agnes. The intention of Centering Prayer

is consent (or surrender) to God’s presence

and action within us. This silent prayer practice is open to

everyone.

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October 9 at 1:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. in

St. Agnes Hall. Renewal in our Catholic

Faith using the Catholicism Video Series

with Bishop Robert Barron.

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40 Hours – October 20-22

Adoration each day and Evening Prayer and

Benediction each evening at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday,

October 20 – Wine and Cheese Reception in St.

Agnes Hall following evening devotions.

Hearts of Hope Ministry This Ministry meets on a regular basis—once a month in St. Agnes Hall. We will meet again on Tuesday, October 22 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m. All are welcome who have lost a loved one or anticipate the loss of a loved one. Join us! If you have any questions, contact Deb Saxon at 765-760-4800.

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STEPHEN MINISTRY Are You Going Through a Difficult Time?

Stephen Ministers are members of St.

Lawrence Church who listen, care,

encourage, and provide emotional support

and spiritual growth to those who are facing

a crisis, or going through loss or tough times in their

lives. The care you will receive is confidential, free, and

can be life changing. To learn how you can receive the

care and prayers of a Stephen Minister, or if you have

questions, call the Rectory 765-288-9223 and talk

privately to Fr. Hellmann. You may also contact a

Stephen Leader. Stephen Leaders are John and Melinda

Haack, Jim and Pat Savage, and Deb Saxon.

The next opportunity for Adoration will be

during our 40 Hours Devotions – Oct. 20-22. Each evening there will be Devotions at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday evening there will be a wine and cheese social event at St. Agnes Hall following devotions. If you are interested in joining our ministry, please contact Marilyn Sherrill at 765-396-3583 or 765-744-4086.

FOOTPRINTS SEWING GROUP Footprints will meet again on October

10th at 9:30 a.m. in St. Agnes Hall. Our current project is preparing to send

walker pockets, lap blankets and clothing

protectors to VA hospital and to veterans in local nursing

homes. For more information about this group, please

contact Carmen Simmons at 765/808-1917 or Jayne

Waechter at 765/288-8920.

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Women’s Bible Study This group will meet again on

Wednesday, October 16 at 2:30 p.m. in

St. Agnes Hall as we continue our study of Luke’s

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The Word Among Us Help yourself to a copy of this book. The October issue is on the tables in church. Daily readings and a reflection for the day are contained in these books.

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FAITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR

OUR YOUTH!!

A FAMILY OF FAITH

Meets again this Sunday, October 6 at

11:00 a.m. in St. Agnes Hall. This is for

families who have children in grades K thru 8 – both at

St. Lawrence School and the public schools.

Additional Dates for this semester are: November 3;

and December 8. Both Parents and students meet on

these dates. The goals of this program are to encourage

and equip you to live and teach your children the Catholic

faith at home. This program replaces CCD and will give

you all the knowledge and tools you need to bring your

children up in the faith. For more information contact

Sheila Henry at 765-729-1229. On Dec. 1 there will be

a parish-wide event for you and your family to attend –

“An Advent Journey” from 1:30-4:00 p.m. More details

in upcoming bulletins!

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Children’s Liturgy of the Word Sunday, October 6 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass Children

from age 3-7 can participate in this special Liturgy. Father

will invite the children forward after the Gloria, before the

Readings, and the children will go to the Rectory Living

Room so they will not have to go outside. The children

will return at the offering of gifts and participate in the

rest of the Liturgy with their family. A “team” of ladies

from Ball State have volunteered to be involved with this

ministry.

------------------------------------------------------- High School Youth Group (HSYG)

Meets this Sunday, October 6 from

5pm-6:15pm in St. Agnes Hall. Topic:

Why Do We Talk to the Saints.

Additional Meetings are:

Oct. 20-What influences you?

Oct. 25 – see note below*

Nov. 3-Talk the talk AND walk the walk!

Nov. 17-We are all God’s Children!

Dec. 1-How to take responsibility for your faith!

Dec. 15-Bible Trivia! Lexi Starost is the leader of this group. The meetings

are about fun, faith, and fellowship – we all learn from

each other. If you have any questions you can contact

Lexi at ahstarost@bsu.edu or 765-760-2813. See you at

the meetings! Bring a friend with you!

*On Oct. 25 we will have a Halloween fun night. Meet in

the church parking lot at 6pm. We will go to a corn maze,

pumpkin patch, or haunted house, and stop for a treat on

the way back! This night is all about fun and fellowship!!

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MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP (MSYG)

Calendar for this group will be coming soon. Look for

more information in upcoming bulletins!

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CONFIRMATION CLASS – This Sunday, Oct. 6

from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. in St. Agnes Hall. There will

be a Parent Meeting at 6:45 p.m. Students in grade 8 or older are encouraged to enroll. Contact Jason for additional information at jhart@stlawrencemuncie.com.

Haitian Orphanage

Fr. Andre Sylvestre, the priest who started the

Haitian Orphanage, will be coming to Muncie for a

visit. The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage

Foundation will be hosting a FREE welcome

reception for him and thank you brunch for the

community on Sunday, October 13 at 12:30 p.m. in

Noll Hall at St. Mary Church. Save the date and

join us for this special occasion. Please RSVP by

emailing rsvp@olph-orphanagefoundation.org or by

respondinig to our event on facebook at

https://fb.com/OLPHOrphanage. You can learn more

about the charity at https://olph-

orphanagefoundation.org/frandre-event.

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Nursing Home Masses in October October 8 – 10am -- Westminster

October 10 – 10:30am -- Morrison Wo0ds

October 23 – 10:30am -- Elmcroft

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Memorial Flowers Would you like to honor the memory of a loved one, special intentions, and anniversaries with a special flower arrangement that will help adorn the church? Normandy Flower Shop, Inc. has graciously agreed to offer Memorial Flowers for $25.00. Call the Rectory at 288-9223, to make the arrangements.

Please pray for those serving our country in the military – especially: Benjamin Branson, William Cox, Jared Hargis, Kyle Jones, Kyle & Leandra Long, Jon Powell,

Stephen Smith, Kyle Stewart, Christopher Tolmachoff, Payden Schug, and Matt Johns.

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**Corrections to the October calendar that was an

insert in last weekend’s bulletin:**

Add: Oct. 7 – 1pm – Parish Staff Meeting

Add: Oct. 11 – 7:40am-Morning Prayer; 8am Mass

Add: Oct. 21 – 1pm – Parish Staff Meeting

Delete: Oct. 31–7:40am Morning Prayer & 8am Mass As indicated, there will be a 5:30 p.m. Mass on Oct. 31—

Vigil Mass for the Holy Day

OCTOBER 6, 2019 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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Saint Lawrence

Catholic School

stlawrencemuncie.org

765.282.9353 Rob Frey, Principal: r.frey@stlawrencemuncie.org

Our mission is to provide a Catholic Christ-centered

education through an atmosphere of love and

compassion for all students.

Tuesday, October 8 – 8:00 a.m. Mass at the

Church. Please arrive by 7:50 a.m.

Saint Lawrence School will be on Fall Break

October 9-11.

SLCS welcomed a new student, Jeremiah, last

week! Jeremiah will be in Mrs. McKinley's

Kindergarten class.

See page 7 of this bulletin for our September “Virtues in Practice” recipients.

Mark you calendar for our 7th

Annual Mystery Dinner—

“Murder on the BBQ”-- on

Saturday, November 2, 5:30-

10:00 p.m. at the Knights of

Columbus Hall. Ticket price: $45 per person

or $300 for a table of 8. If you would like to

purchase a ticket or sponsor the event,

contact Maria Hart at 765.744.4866.

150th Anniversary of Our Church Remember Renew Rejoice

Rev. Dennis O’Keeffe serves as Pastor of Saint Lawrence Parish from 1996 until 1998.

150th

Anniversary Cookbook for St.

Lawrence. Be a part of history! We

are compiling a book of recipes from

the past and present. Submit your

favorite recipes (grandma’s too) to

include in our cook book. You can do this by

sending an email to:

cookbook@stlawrencemuncie.com, or fill out a

recipe card by the recipe box and return it in the back

of church. Categories are: Appetizers, Dips, and

Sandwich spreads; Salads and Dressings; Pasta;

Meat and Meat Casseroles; Vegetables; Fruit

Salads; Desserts; Beverages. Please submit by

October 22.

November 2 – 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. – Mystery Dinner sponsored by Saint Lawrence Catholic School. See

details in the school column on the left. Reserve your

table or your individual ticket now.

November 9 and 10 – Alfred Salsa – Artifacts to

help support those living in the Holy Land on sale

after all Masses.

November 10 – 3:00 p.m. ThanksSinging – here at

St. Lawrence Church!

December 1 – 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – An Advent

Journey. More details to follow in future bulletins

December 8 – 10:00 a.m. Mass – Our Lady of

Guadalupe celebration. Reception to follow at the

Knights of Columbus Hall.

December 31 – 4:30 p.m. Mass – Candlelight Mass

Conclusion of our 150th

Celebration year! ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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MINISTRY ASSISGNMENTS FOR OCTOBER 12 AND 13 Readers Altar Servers E.M.H.C. Ushers

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Kathy Crabtree Nicholas Dosch Andrew Shaw

Carolann Mikesell Deb Miller Nancy Mills

Jim Carnes Jerry Fink Steve Lansing Walter Vester

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Pete Walters Rachel Waechter Marilyn Sherrill

Nancy Taverna Jane Truesdale JoEllen Ward Tom Ward

Jerry Bricker Sheila Caudill Jack Holland Jack Sharp

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Bridget Cole Kayleigh Cooper

Alex Cox Ava Echelbarger

Mary Bowling Bob Carpenter Lea Carpenter John Coutinho Les Coutinho Marianne Echelbarger Myron Echelbarger

Richard Dugan Jeff Huff Greg Smith Mike Wallace

From the desk of Bishop

Timothy L. Doherty

In an effort to be transparent,

honest and open about what is

ongoing with the Uniting in Heart 2030 Pastoral

Plan, I’d like to begin providing regular updates that

you can read in your parish bulletin to stay up to

date. These updates will come from me or the

Uniting in Heart Core Team which is made up of

Father Ted Dudzinski—Vicar General, Deacon Mike

Mescall—Director of Technology, Planning and

Communications, Jeanne Lausten—Director of

Human Resources, and Gabby Hlavek—

Communications Manager and Editor of The

Catholic Moment. The updates will cover a variety

of topics, questions, feedback or basic information

about the plan. During the months of July and

August, we have been prayerfully reading, reflecting

and discerning the over 2000 pieces of feedback that

were received about the initial draft plan. Please

know that we are very grateful for your

contributions! We are sorry that we could not

address each one individually, but we took this

information, synthesized key themes and determined

how it could best be used to refine and improve the

plan. Earlier this week, the entire presbyterate

gathered with diocesan and parish leadership to

review the final revisions to the plan. We now plan

to release the final Uniting in Heart 2030 Pastoral

Plan in the October 6 edition of The Catholic

Moment. We ask for your prayers as our diocese

moves the plan forward and brings us out of

maintenance and into mission mode. We are eager to

(Bishop Doherty’s letter continued:)

live out the 3 Pillars of Mission, Community and

Witness that are the foundation of our 2030 Pastoral

Plan, and unite the entire diocese in the heart of

Jesus Christ as His disciples!

Saint Lawrence Catholic School

Congratulations to our September Virtues in

Practice recipients! These students represented

Saint Lawrence Catholic School proudly by

modeling Charity (Loving God with all your

heart, mind, and strength, and your neighbor as

yourself).

Emma Bailey-Grade 4

“Emma always has a kind word to say about

her classmates and others. She's the only one at

recess that will volunteer to chase after the ball,

and clean it off when it gets muddy. Emma is

very kind and treats others how she would want

to be treated” –Mrs. Cunnington

Bryson Kennedy-Grade 5

“Bryson had a new football. Instead of keeping

it for himself, he donated it to the school so

everyone could use it” –Mrs. Reese

Our October virtue is Friendship (Sharing a

mutual love that seeks the good of the other).