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Welcome to St. Lawrence Parish

Fr. Mark T. Watkins, Pastor
Fr. Erwin J. Bertke (1917-2009)
Sr. Helen Julia Hahn, S.C., Pastoral Minister
Mrs. Alma Lee Joesting, Principal
Mr. Jerry Schaedle, Organist

PASTOR'S CORNER

Lent begins February 17th this year. Every Friday of Lent there will be the Stations of the Cross at 5 pm followed immediately by Holy Mass.

Ash Wednesday: (Feb. 17th). Masses on Ash Wednesday are 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Ashes will be distributed during Masses.

Fish Fry: On Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent our PTO puts on a delicious and wonderful Fish Fry. Don't miss it. It goes from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm in Heritage Hall. See the insert in this week's Laurentian.

Eucharistic Adoration: Remember, Eucharistic Adoration is every Thursday from 3pm - 5pm. During part of the time, roughly, 3:25 - 3:55 pm, I will hear confessions. This is a wonderful way to prepare for Lent.

Healthcare Legislation: Information regarding the issues surrounding the current Healthcare debate can be accessed from our St. Lawrence website at www.stlawrenceparish.org/healthreform.htm.

SCHOOL/PARISH/ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

CONFIRMATION will be conferred at St. Lawrence on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. If you or anyone you know who goes to St. Lawrence has not been confirmed and is interested in receiving this sacrament, please call Father Watkins at 921-0328 as soon as possible.
LENTEN REGULATIONS Ash Wednesday (February 17th) and Good Friday (April 2nd) are days of fast and abstinence. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence only. The Law of Abstinence applies to everyone 15 eyars old and up. Abstinence means no meat. The Law of Fasting pertains to all Catholics from 18 years of age to their 59th birthday. Fasting means one full meal a day or two lesser meals not equal to a full meal.
"CHARGE IT" and benefit St. Lawrence School! Please remember to help our school by using your Target REDcard whenever possible. When using your REDcard, Target donates up to 1% of parent, teacher and other school supporters' purchases to St. Lawrence School. To enroll in the program call 1-800-316-6142 or go to www.Target.com/tcoe.
SCRAP PAPER REQUEST: The school office is in need of scrap paper. There is very much paperwork involved in educating our students and keeping our parents up-to-date. The price of paper has gone up along with everything else and we could use your help to conserve. If you know of anyone that may have one-sided scrap paper available, please have them contact the school office at 921-4996. Thank you!
ATHENAEUM: Mount Saint Mary's Seminary -- Lay Pastoral Ministry Program and Special Studies Division announces registration for courses for the Spring Quarter, (March 1 - May 15, 2010), is now open to the public. Courses are $300/credit hour. Certificate courses are $365/course. $30 registration and records fee for first-time students. For more information, please contact the Registrar's Office at the Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230; call 231-2333 or email msweeney@athenaeum.edu.
BIBLICAL CONVERSATIONS will be presented by Father Tim Schehr, professor of Biblical Studies at the Athenaeum of Ohio on four Thursday evenings during Lent from 7 pm - 8:30 pm on February 25th, March 4th, 11th and 18th at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse in Delhi. Fee is $15 for all four sessions: $5/session. For more information and to register call 347-5449.
IRS TAX STATEMENT: If you would like a statement of your 2009 donations, please drop your name, address, phone number and 2009 envelope number in the collection basket.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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PLEASE NOTIFY THE RECTORY when a family member is hospitalized or homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion and/or the Sacrament of Penance.

PLEASE CONSIDER INCLUDING ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH IN YOUR WILL.

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SACRED HEART RADIO’S SON RISE MORNING SHOW WITH BRIAN PATRICK-has everything you need: traffic, weather and news headlines. You’ll also hear thought provoking interviews with Catholic authors and personalities, and discussion on current events, issues and more. Start your day a better way! The Son Rise Morning Show, weekdays from 6-8 AM on Sacred Heart Radio 740 AM and online at www.sacredheartradio.com .
Click the link below to see some interesting (and beautiful) images of St. Lawrence Church, they were recently taken by Ron Rack, as part of his "Prayer Places" project. He has the images posted on his website http://rackphoto.com/pp/prayerplaces/st-lawrence/ They were mentioned Wednesday morning on the "Sonrise Morning Show" with a link on their Facebook page also.

St. Lawrence Parish
3680 Warsaw Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45205
(513) 921-0328
rectory@stlawrenceparish.org

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEASE SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE CHURCH BULLETIN NO LATER THAN TUESDAY MORNING.

PLEASE SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Thursdays 3-5 pm

During part of the time Fr. Watkins hears confessions. We hope you can make it for part of the time, even if only for a minute.

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

See the 2009 inductees to the St. Lawrence Athletic Association Hall of Fame

GIRL SCOUTS

Attention girls in Kindergarten through 8th grade (and familiies). It's not too late to be a Girl Scout! We have some openings but we are also looking for dedicated adults to be Girl Scout leaders at St. Lawrence School. Summer camp opportunities are also available. For more information please contact Brittany Troescher at 619-1434 or email her.

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