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 https://stlaurenceelgin.org Rectory - 226 Orchard St. EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday - 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM Spanish Sunday - 7:15, 9:00 Bi-lingual , 11:00 AM Monday - Friday 8:00 AM 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

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 572 Standish St. | Elgin, IL 60123 P - 847.468.6100 | F - 847.468.6104 Principal - Manuel Cantu mcantu@stlaurenceschool.com Secretary - Vanessa Castro office@stlaurenceschool.com

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.

Let Us Build a House…We welcome you! We invite you to journey with our St Laurence Community as we seek to grow in faith and love for one another and to bring the GOOD NEWS of Salvation to all we meet. Visitors, those considering a return to the faith, and our faithful members…All are welcome in this place.

Construyamos una casa ...¡Te damos la bienvenida! Te invitamos a viajar con nuestra comunidad de St Laurence, mientras seguimos creciendo en la fe y el amor mutuo, llevando las BUENAS NOTICIAS de Salvación a todos los que conocemos. Visitantes, aquellos que están considerando un regreso a la fe, y nuestros miembros fieles...Todos son bienvenidos en este lugar.

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Monday 8:00 AM Ray Sr. & Ruth Palczynski offered by Family

Tuesday 8:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Dmitri Bolotov offered by Nana & Grandpa

Wednesday 8:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Kim Bianchi offered by Friends

Thursday 6:30 PM Faithful Souls Departed

Friday 3:00 PM Good Friday Service - No Mass

Saturday 7:30 PM St. Laurence Parish Community

Sunday 7:15 AM Birthday Blessings for Angelo DiLiberti offered by Charity DiLiberti

9:00 AM Jasper Sanfillipo offered by Joy & Bill Fabsits

11:00 AM Shirley Kovar offered by Mike & Toni Kmiecik

Saturday 9:00 PM Luciano Feliciano offered by Family

For the strengthening in faith of all who are afflicted in body, mind or spirit please pray for: Cheryl Adamczyk, Cheryl Benson, Benjamin Blanca, Sergey Bolotov, Robert Borofsky, Kathleen Camarena, Delores Cantu, Stephanie Castner-Archinal, Melanie Childs, Alexandra Collovati, John Duffy, Elberta Einwich, John Giuliano, Kay Hogan, Mary Jones, Nancy Kacer, Rosalie Kehoe, Lane Kobus, John G. Kolakowski, Juanita Lesperance, Irene Liszkiewicz, Gin Lossau, Gary Mahoney, Mike Mailloux, Josefa Maturska, Kimberly Morate, Mark Mumbly, Tim Neal, Elizabeth Obradovic, Bonnie Penera, Deacon Bob Plazewski, Paula Portis, Anna Pyrich, Adrian J. Ramirez, Deacon Bob Real, Lisa Rednour, Julieta Regalado, Gary Schilingo, Thomas Schmidt, Louanne Slania, Greg Soohov, Sr., Tommy Starr, Nathan Thomas, Sharon Walden and Kimberly Winfree.

Mass Intentions - Apr 6-12

May God protect our members who serve in the armed forces and return them safely to their families: ARMY: Staff Sgt. Jennifer (Clough) Korfmacher ARMY BRAVO 1-178 INF RC: Mario Troy Vasquez AIR FORCE: Major Victoria L. Cramer COAST GUARD: Ensign Allison Rychtanek,

Lord, Hear our Prayer.

Monday Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11

Tuesday Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25

Thursday Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15

Friday Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42

Saturday a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13- 14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mt 28:1-10

Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

Weekly Readings

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Coronavirus Infection warning from local school district

CDC or World Health Organization emails or social media Corona-virus messaging Keeping your children safe from Coronavirus You might even get a scam phone call to raise funds for "victims". There will be a number of scams related to this, so as with any email links, please remember to Think Before You Click! Don’t get a virus, trying not to get the virus.

Stewardship

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Psalm 22).

Due to church closure as Coronavirus spreads, steward-ship will be updated later.

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Happenings

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The Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel) & Medjugorje (Croatia) trip has been cancelled. Refunds will be sent soon.

FIVE SIMPLE WAYS TO CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK AT HOME Create a simple prayer space in your home, and gather there to pray during the week. Palm Sunday: At your regular Mass time, read the first Palm Sunday Gospel (Mt 21:1–11) and medi-tate on or discuss what Jesus might be thinking as he enters Jerusalem for the last time. Holy Thursday: Bake bread for sharing at dinner; make a ritual of stripping the dinner table of all cloths and decorations after dinner. Good Friday: Pray the Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. Holy Saturday: In the morning, read Psalm 64 and break your Good Friday fast solemnly with a simple meal. Easter Sunday: Dress up the dinner table again. Include candles and crosses, so that the candy baskets aren’t the only festive items present. Sing Alleluia and read the Easter Gospel (Matthew 28:1-10) with solemnity and joy. Look online for other suggestions for celebrating Holy Week at home, to deepen and enrich your experience at this time of social isolation. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

CINCO MANERAS SENCILLAS PARA CELE-BRAR LA SEMANA SANTA EN CASA Designe un espacio sencillo en su casa y reúnanse ahí para rezar durante la semana. Domingo de Ramos: A la hora que acostumbra a asistir a Misa, lea el siguiente Evangelio: Mateo 21:1–11), mediten y compartan lo que Jesús pudo pensar cuando entró a Jerusalén por última vez. Jueves Santo: Hornee una hogaza de pan para compartir durante la cena, haga un ritual para qui-tar de la mesa, utensilios, decoraciones y el mantel de la mesa después de la cena. Viernes Santo: A las 3:00 P.M. recen el Viacrucis. Sábado Santo: En la mañana, lean el salmo 34 y terminen el ayuno de Viernes Santo solemnemente con una comida sencilla. Domingo de Resurrección: Vuelva a vestir la me-sa. Incluya veladoras y cruces, para que no sola-mente sean las canastitas de dulces los únicos ob-jetos festivos presentes. Canten Aleluya y lean so-lemnemente y alegres el siguiente Evangelio para la Pascua de este año (Mateo 28:1–10) Busquen en Internet otras sugerencias para cele-brar la Semana Santa en casa, para profundizar y enriquecer su experiencia en este momento de ais-lamiento social. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Holy Week Celebrations

Preparing for Confession

God greatly exalted [Christ] and bestowed on him the name which is above every name. — Philippians 2:9

For more information go to: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience.cfm

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