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Welcome to St. Lawrence Parish
Fr. Mark T. Watkins, Pastor
Fr. Erwin J. Bertke, Resident Priest
Sr. Helen Julia Hahn, S.C., Pastoral Minister
Mrs. Alma Lee Joesting, Principal
Mr. Jerry Schaedle, Organist

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Happy Pentecost: The gifts
of the Holy Spirit complete and perfect the virtues of those who
receive them and make the faithful docile in readily obeying
divine inspirations. The seven gifts are:
Wisdom: to direct your whole life to
God’s honor and glory.
Understanding: to grasp the mysteries of the
faith. Counsel:
to warn you of the dangers to your salvation.
Fortitude:
strength to witness to Christ.
Knowledge: to know God’s will.
Piety: to make
you love God as a Father and obey Him because you love Him.
Fear of the Lord:
dread of sin. The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the
Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory.
The apostolic tradition of the church lists twelve fruits:
charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity,
gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control and chastity
Rosary Rally: The
Pit will come alive with the sound of music and prayer on
Sunday, May 18th at 2:00 pm! Elder High School class of
1948 and the St. Lawrence Deanery are proud to sponsor the Third
Annual Family Rosary Rally. I am honored to be one of the
celebrants this year and hope to see you there.
Happy Mother’s Day:
A very Blessed and Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. May God
Bless You!
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SCHOOL/PARISH NEWS
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RED & GOLD BANQUET: The St. Lawrence Athletic Association will hold their annual Red &
Gold Banquet on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm. Please see
the Flyer/Registration Form in the Thursday envelope for more
details. Please contact Amy Hines at 244-7071 or Chris
Hornback at 471-5157 with any questions.
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CATHOLIC WAR
VETERANS:
will conduct their annual CROSS OF PEACE drive outside of
church after all masses the weekend of May 17th and
18th. All proceeds are used for hospitalized
veterans, widows and youth programs in this area.
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SUMMER FESTIVAL:
The St. Lawrence Parish Summer Festival is quickly approaching.
The Festival dates are July 11, 12, and 13. Please mark
your calendar. Anyone interested in working, please give
Chris Hornback a call at 471-5157 or email him at
cmhornback@yahoo.com
(mark St. Lawrence Festival in the subject heading).
If you worked a booth in the past, please call or email also so
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VARIETY GIFT AND CRAFT BOOTH: We
are in need of a variety of donations for this booth for our
summer festival. We welcome all craft items, afghans, plush
animals, toys, figurines, and household items, etc. This was a
very successful booth last summer and your generous donations
greatly benefit St. Lawrence. We thank you! Items can be dropped
off at the rectory or call 921-0328 to make arrangements for
pick-ups.
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DISCERNMENT
DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL MEN:
at Mt. St.
Mary’s Seminary will be held on May 10, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m. If you’ve ever thought about being a priest, it’s time
to think about it again. This retreat offers you a peaceful time
to pray and reflect on what vocation Christ may have in store
for you. If you are between the ages of 14 and 19, this retreat
is for you! You will hear seminarians talk about their own call
to the priesthood. You have nothing to lose and everything to
gain. Remember: "Christ doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies
the called." The retreat is free; register today!
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EAGLES' WINGS CONCERT:
Thursday,
May 15th and Friday, May 16th at 7:30 pm in the Fr. Westerhoff
Performance Hall. Eagles' Wings looks at friendship, love
and relationships. Suggested donations are $4/adults and
$2/children. For more details, see the
flyer.
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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.
Want to keep up-to-date with what's going on in the
Church? If you're not already doing so, consider subscribing to "e-pistle",
an electronic newsletter jointly published by the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati and The Catholic Telegraph. It's delivered to
your email account weekly.
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You’ll also hear thought provoking interviews with Catholic
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more. Start your day a
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Heart Radio 740 AM and online at
www.sacredheartradio.com .
St. Lawrence Parish
3680 Warsaw Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45205
513-921-0328
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Parish Announcements

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Please send School Newsletter announcements to the office no later
than Wednesday mornings.
FINAL SOCCER SIGNUPS
Final Fall soccer registrations will be held in the cafeteria
following the 9:00 and 11:00 AM Masses on Sunday May 11th.
All registration FEES must be paid at the
time of sign-ups in order to guarantee a spot on the fall team.
Click here to print
the St. Lawrence Sports Form to save time at the sign-ups.
BEECH ACRES/ST. LAWRENCE SURVEY

Large Votive Candles:
The
large votive candles are oil based candles.
Because the price of oil has gone up so much, the large
votive candles are now $2.50 each.
BOX TOPS
Parents and Students: Continue to save Box Tops.
Campbell's Soup and Frozen Tyson A+ product labels during summer
break. At the beginning of the 08-09 school year, we'll have a
raffle for students who bring in their saved tops and labels.
Thank you for helping with these fundraisers. School received
a check for $299.00 from General Mills from the Box Tops Program!
It pays to be passionate!
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