St. Lawrence Catholic Church 319 Grayson Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770) 963-8992 Fax: (770) 963-1710 www.saintlaw.org

Encounter Christ. Grow as Disciples. Share the Gospel. Encontrar a Cristo. Crecer como Discípulos. Compartir el Evangelio.

Mass Times Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. *7:00 p.m. (Spanish). Sunday *8:00 a.m., *10:00 a.m., *12:00 p.m., *2:00 p.m. (Spanish), and 5:00 p.m. *Nursery Available Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.

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We welcome to the Household of Faith, Mattie Ughulu and Nathan Ughulu who were recently baptized. May the Lord hold them close to his heart always!

Please Remember in Your Prayers, Timothy (Tim) Henning the hus-band of Dawn Henning of St. Lawrence and Olga Maria Montalvo who recently passed away. May they rest in peace.

Mass Intentions/Intenciones

Sacraments

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 p.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.

SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Christian Initiation of Adults follows the restored rites of the ancient Catechumenate.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN Age seven and older takes place in a community of young inquirers who prepare for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist during the Octave of Easter.

THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS (Birth-Age 6) Please visit our website at www.saintlaw.org/baptism to get in touch with a member of our Baptism team.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING Saturdays during 9:00 a.m. Mass and upon request.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples contemplating marriage should contact a deacon or priest at least six months before their desired wedding date.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS Those interested in ministry as a priest, deacon, sister or brother should contact a parish priest.

Encounter Christ. Grow as Disciples. Share the Gospel.

Encontrar a Cristo. Crecer como Discípulos. Compartir el Evangelio.

Please Pray for Our Sick: Maria Aseno-va, Kim Barth, Caroline Finn, David Ga-lo, Mariam George, KC George, Barbara Haywood, Tracey John, Jack Kratzer, Carole Lohe, Vincent Manchester, Mary Scafidi, Bob Schick and Missy Stewart, and along with their families and caregivers. To add or remove names, contact Alma Martínez, parish secretary, at 770.963.8992 x300 or by email at amartinez@saintlaw.org.

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8:00 a.m. Mass: Francis Palmer

10:00 a.m. Mass: Brian Schuster 12:00 p.m. Mass: All People of the Parish

2:00 p.m. Mass (Spanish): Luis Gomez & Family 5:00 pm. Mass: Marie Scutt

FEB 10 MON: ST. SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN

9:00 a.m. Mass: Marcella Paddock

FEB 11 TUE: WEEKDAY

9:00 a.m. Mass: The Storbeck Family

FEB 12 WED: WEEKDAY

9:00 a.m. Mass: Elvira Flores

FEB 13 THU: WEEKDAY

9:00 a.m. Mass: Paul McMullan Jr.

FEB 14 FRI: STS. CYRIL, MONK, & METHODIUS, BISHOP

9:00 a.m. Mass: Fayola Jean Gilles

7:00 p.m. Mass: Prayer

FEB 15 SAT: WEEKDAY

9:00 a.m. Mass: The Uwagerikpe Family

3:30 p.m.: Confessions

5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass: Richard S. Jackson 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass (Spanish): Deacon Jose Ortiz

FEB 16 SUN: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00 a.m. Mass: Benjamin Nguyen

10:00 a.m. Mass: Tim Henning 12:00 p.m. Mass: All People of the Parish

2:00 p.m. Mass (Spanish): Miguel Garcia 5:00 pm. Mass: Tim Henning

The Second Collection next week is for our sister parish, St. Thomas d’Aquin in Thomassique, Haiti. Your donations over and above your weekly contribution are greatly appreciated.

Recent Collections

In-Pew Offertory Feb 2 ........................... $25,481.80 Electronic Giving Feb 2 ........................... $12,258.39 Total Offertory Feb 2 ............................. $38,140.19 Parish Debt Reduction .............................. $7,449.55

Try Electronic Giving! For more information, visit www.saintlaw.org/onlinegiving or call our parish accountant, Maria Simon, at 770.963.8992 x304. Interested in Give-by-Text? Text your donation to: 770.659.7789. Simple, Fast, Secure.

The St. Vincent De Paul Society thanks you for your generous support in 2019. Con-tribution statements were mail out to everyone who donated $25 or more. If you contributed less and would still like a letter, or if you do not receive your letter, please contact Melinda Kinard at 770.354.3908.

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Parish StaffVery Rev. John T. Howren, V.F.Pastor

Rev. Mark ThomasParochial Vicar

Deacon Rick HoganDeacon Terry MillingerDeacon José OrtizDeacon Pete RanftDeacon Bob Riddett Deacon David Schreckenberger

Evangelization and DiscipleshipKelly Schreckenberger |Evangelization Diane Maguire | DiscipleshipGloria Kennerty | InitiationWendy Guillory | PreschoolAnna Speed I Children’s MinistryTarcy Hernandez | Youth Ministry (6-8 gr.)Nic Schmitz| Youth Ministry (9-12 gr.)

Pastoral Care and MinistryDeacon Terry Millinger| Pastoral Care Cristina Corbin | Hispanic MinistryBarbara Baez | Nursery

Liturgy and MusicJohn Brandt | Director Kathi McKenna | Assistant

Administration and FacilitiesCarol Ranft| Operations Manager

Maria Simon | Parish AccountantAlma Martinez| Executive SecretaryVickie LaClair | Administrative SecretaryFrances Alkire| Front Office AssistantKelly Schreckenberger I CommunicationsTarcy Hernandez | Safe EnvironmentDcn. Terry Millinger I Facilities ManagerAmy Titshaw | MaintenanceLuis Gomez I Maintenance

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Email a member of our staff team:(first letter first name)(last name)@saintlaw.org

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Counseling ServicesSylvia Elaine Smith, MS, LPC, NCC

Alpha

Audrey Assad Concert

This Wednesday night our Alpha guests will explore the question How can I have faith?Please continue to keep our Alpha guests and Give Alpha team in prayer over the next sev-eral weeks as they explore the Kerygma, or Good News, of Jesus Christ.

Annual AppealServing over 1,000,000 Catholics, the mission of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord, and grow all of North and Central Georgia in faith, hope, love, and ser-vice to others. Together, we are God’s hands and feet, sharing God’s compassion and mercy, and demon-strating that “You are the Light of the World.”

Your gift to the 2020 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal helps makes it possi-ble by supporting the ministerial, outreach, education, formation and discipleship work of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Please give prayerful con-sideration to your level of support to help fund the essential ministries and services supported by the Appeal. The goal for the 2020 appeal is $8,500,000 and the goal for our parish is $164,100.00. To learn more about the appeal, and to donate online, visit archatl.com/appeal. You may also access this from our parish website.

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Discipleship

Middle School

High School Catholic Heart Work Camp Summer 2020 Current 8th-12th Grad-ers! Make this your best summer yet! Join us for CHWC in Knoxville TN June 28-July 3rd Spaces are filling up so reserve your spot now! www.saintlaw.org/highschool Questions? Contact Nic Schmitz, Youth Minister— 678.240.3072 or nschmitz@saintlaw.org.

Feb 9— Alpha Youth Spirit: Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He do?

Feb 15 & 16 — Alpha Holy Spirit retreat. Teens will be heading to Lifeteen Camp Hidden Lake for the weekend. Please keep them in prayer as they strengthen their relationship with Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

February 12—Bible Study in Divine Mercy. Bible Study will be open for all High School teens in the Divine Mercy room from 6:30—7:45 pm every Wednesday Night.

Elementary

Salt and Light are elements in our life that we don’t think much about, but they big changes for us! Just like salt and light make important differences in our lives, we are called to make differences in the lives of others by sharing the Good News! Registration is open for The Light Retreat for 4th and 5th graders! Find out more and sign up on the Shine page on the parish website. The retreat is Saturday, March 7th. The registration fee is $25 per child.

Honesty - The Eighth Commandment: Honesty is something we all want from each other, so we should also strive to be honest with the people in our lives. The com-mandment we are learning about today in Edge calls us to uphold what is true and not share information that is not ours to share. In many ways, following this com-mandment helps us build solid and healthy relationships with the people in our lives.

2020 Middle School Catholic Fest! Today is the last day to register for Catholic Fest. It will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Notre Dame Academy, from 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. The youth can look forward to enjoying food, games, live music, inflata-bles, adoration, and a closing Vigil Mass. This year’s speaker is Maggie Craig, and the band is Onward and Upward. To register, go to our Middle School webpage www.saintlaw.org/middleschool. The cost is $10.00. Questions? Contact Tarcy Her-nandez at thernandez@saintlaw.org.

Insights Into The Eucharist It is not too late to join one of these sessions on Sundays at 3:15 p.m. in De-Sales Hall or Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. up in Johnson Hall. Going to Mass will never be the same for those who are open to these insights.

“Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gos-pel of John” DVD series by Dr. Sri on Monday morning February 10 and 24 at 10:00 in the Divine Mercy room. Metanoia is a new 10-part series that is now available online for free with one episode releasing per week and ending Holy Week. This series, filmed in the Holy Land, features Fr. Dave Pivonka, founder of The Ministry of the Wild Goose, leads us on a journey with Christ into conversion. To view the trailer, go to: www.thewildgooseislosse/metanoia. February 11 is World Day of the Sick, an observation started by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illness-es and their caregivers. The day coin-cides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our parish library up in room 209 has books about the life of St. Bernadette and the apparitions at Lourdes, France as well as books on healing such as; “The Wounded Healer “by Nouwen; “The Healing “by MacNutt and “Good Goats” by Linn. There are some DVD’s about the life of St. Berna-dette from Diane Maguire’s office. A full list of books is available from the Litera-ture rack. Parenting Young Children meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the Divine Mercy room to support and encourage each other in our vocation as mothers. Join us on Feb-ruary 12 and 26.

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Around The Archdiocese

Parish Verification Forms for Catholic Schools are used by all archdiocesan Catholic Schools for admissions, and then again every year for tuition purpos-es. The following describe “active” Cath-olics as: (1) registered in the parish; (2) participating regularly at Mass on Sun-days and Holy Days, evidenced by use of offertory envelopes or on-line giving; (3) are committed and active in parish Time opportunities & Talent opportunities, evidenced by parish records; (4) are con-tributing to the current year Archbish-op’s Annual Appeal. Those who do not meet these criteria are considered “registered but not-active,” and are not eligible, according to the schools, for discounted tuition. This Fiscal Year St. Lawrence Parishioners give $187,000.00 to support Archdiocesan Catholic School Education; and so we all want the Catho-lic School Families of St. Lawrence to be truly committed members actively unit-ed among us in our Parish's mission.

Around the Parish

Toni’s Camp Retreat consists of several activities geared to the spiritual, social and recreational needs of individuals with mild to moderate developmental delays. Any person who is mentally or physically impaired over the age of 14, who possesses basic self-care skills, enjoys group activities and does not have severe behavior prob-lems, is welcome. Toni’s Camp Retreat is very fun, and at times very loud. This camp is NOT appropriate for campers who would become very agitated and/or aggressive in an over stimulating environment. Teens ages 14 and up and adult volunteers are needed for the entire week-end. Adult volunteers must be Safe Environment approved. Camp will be held May 1-3 at Camp Twin Lakes. Registration forms are available at: Registration is limited. archatl.com/events/tonis-camp-retreat/.

Life After Loss – a Grief support Group continues on Tuesdays at 6:30-8:00 p.m. The Group is open to anyone who has experienced a loss and will meet weekly for 8 weeks upstairs in Room 200. The Support Group is sponsored by Wages and Sons Funeral Home, and is offered at no cost. No registration required, and you may attend any or all of the eve-nings. For more information call Vicki Parker, RN (facilitator) 404.354.9609 or Barb Kennedy 678.427.4116.

Catholic Business Directory: The online business directory, which began September 2019, promotes and supports Catholic-owned businesses. For $200 a year, list your business card and company contact information. To view the directory on our web-site, visit georgiabulletin.org.business-directory. For more information or to place an ad, contact Tom Aisthorpe at 404.920.7441 or email ads@georgiabulletin.org.

Divorced Catholic-Hurting? Angry? Try-ing to Cope? A new group for Divorced (or separated) Catholics began on Janu-ary 28 and continues for several weeks from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Divine Mercy Room. Contact Kathy Fanning 404.360.1827 for more information.

St. Vincent de Paul- Do you consider yourself a natural caring, compassionate and giving person? If so, come and share your gifts with people in need by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Please join us this Monday, February 10 in the Divine Mercy Room at 7:00 p.m.

The Welcoming Committee will meet Monday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. in Cogswell Hall. Join us for fellowship and hospitality. Everyone is welcome.

The Prayer Shawl Committee will meet Tuesday, February 18 at 1:00 pm in Cog-swell Hall. At this time we are making shawls for the prayer ministry. We wel-come anyone who would like to join us. For more info call Miriam Schaefer at 770.978.4730.

Senior Adult Ministry will meet for lunch on Wednesday, February 19 at 12:00 p.m. in Cogswell Hall. For reserva-tions, call Deacon Terry Millinger at 678.240.3068

The W.H.O. Ministry (Widowed Helping Others, men and women) will meet for lunch on Saturday Feb 15th at 1:00 p.m. at Frida's Mexican Restaurant, 706 Gray-son Hwy. For questions, or to RSVP, email whoministry@saintlaw.org or call Lynne at 770.963.7777.

Stations of the Cross, with a focus on Human Trafficking will be offered on Tuesday February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Spon-sored by our Respect Life Ministry. All are welcome.

Next weekend we welcome Father Wil-coxson Sainvil, from our sister parish, St. Thomas d’Aquin in Thomassique, Haiti. Be sure to welcome him when you see him around the parish!

Young Families of Faith! Families with young children (0-5th grade) - Come check out the St. Lawrence Young Fami-lies of Faith ministry. Our goal is to build a fun environment where families and friends can come together to enjoy fun and fellowship while taking advantage of the nursery for the kids which allows for adult fellowship time. Please come join us anytime! Our next meeting is on Thurs. February 13th at 6:30 pm in Cog-swell Hall. Join us as we dive deeper into marriage. Bring a snack food/finger food/desert. Come Join Us! For more information and/or to RSVP contact Julie Donlin at julie.donlin@hotmail.com.

Lent is coming! And with that our Parish Fish Fries, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Be sure to mark you calen-dars for the six Sundays in Lent, begin-ning Friday, February 28. Ash Wednes-day is Februaary 26. More details on both to come!

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AnunciosMinisterio Mariano: Se reúne todos los Viernes a las 7:00 p.m. para rezar el santo rosario por toda la familia parro-quial, al igual que los sábados antes de la Misa de 7:00 p.m. Todos son bienve-nidos.

Taller de Parejas: Les pedimos que ten-gan presente en sus oraciones a las 16 parejas de nuestra parroquia que esta-rán viviendo el retiro de parejas el pró-ximo fin de semana. …”Y lo que Dios a unido que no lo separe el hombre”… Marcos 10.9.

Retiro de Quinceañeras: Si tiene planea-do celebrar la Misa de quinceañeras du-rante el curso del ano 2020, su hija debe asistir a retiro de quinceañeras que será el 22 de Febrero a la 1:00 p.m. informes en la oficina del ministerio hispano: ccor-bin@saintlaw.o

2020 Festival Católico para Escuela Media! Hoy es el último día para inscri-birse en el Festival Católico. Se celebra-rá el Sábado 7 de Marzo de 2020 en la Academia Notre Dame, de 10:30 a.m. a 6:30 p.m. Los jóvenes pueden disfrutar de comida, juegos, música en vivo, in-flables, adoración y una Misa de vigilia de clausura. La invitada especial de este año es Maggie Craig, y la banda es Onward and Upward. Para registrarse, vaya a nuestra página web de la Escue-la Secundaria www.saintlaw.or /middleschool. El costo es de $10.00. ¿Preguntas? Comuníquese con Tarcy Hernández al thernan-dez@saintlaw.org.

Catholic Heart Work Camp Summer 2020 Mi-nisterio de Jóvenes: Ve-rano 2020 ¡Jóvenes en grados de 8o-12o! ¡Haz de este tu mejor verano! Acompáñenos a en CHWC en Knoxville TN del 28 de Junio al 3 de Julio Los espacios se están llenando, ¡así que reserva tu lugar aho-ra! www.saintlaw.or /hi hschool.¿Preguntas? Contactar con Nic Sch-

mitz, Ministro de La Juventud—678.240.3072 o nschmitz@saintlaw.or .

Alpha 2020: Este Miércoles por la noche nuestros in-vitados Alpha explorarán la pregunta ¿Cómo puedo tener fe? Por favor continúe orando por los invitados Alfa y a todo el equipo de Dar Alpha en oración du-rante las próximas semanas mientras exploran el Kerigma/Buena Nueva, de Jesucristo.

¡La inscripción está abierta para The Light Retreat para estudiantes de 4o y 5o grado! Obtenga más información y regístrese en la página Shine en el sitio web de la parroquial www.saintlaw.or /shine. El retiro es el Sábado 7 de Marzo. La cuota de inscrip-ción es de $25 por niño.

Sirviendo a más de 1,000,000 de católicos, la mi-sión de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta es proclamar el Evangelio del Señor y hacer crecer en el norte y centro de Georgia la fe, esperanza, amor y servicio a los demás. Juntos, somos las manos y los pies de Dios, compartiendo la compasión y la miseri-cordia de Dios, y demostrando que "Tú eres la luz del mundo".

Su donación a la Campaña Anual del Arzobispo 2020 hace posible al apoyar el trabajo ministerial, de divulgación, educación, formación y discipula-do de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta. Considere con oración su nivel de apoyo para ayudar a financiar los ministerios y servicios esenciales respaldados por la Campaña. La meta para la apelación 2020 es de $ 8,500,000 y la meta para nuestra parroquia es de $ 164,100.00. Para obtener más información sobre la campaña y para hacer una donación en línea, visite archatl.com/appeal. También puede acceder a esto desde el sitio web de nuestra parroquia.www.saintlaw.or

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9 de Febrero -Alpha Jóvenes Espíritu: Quién es el Espíritu Santo y que hace?

15 & 16 de Febrero — Alpha Retiro del Espíritu Santo. Los adolescentes se diri-girán a el campamento de jóvenes Camp Hidden Lake para el fin de semana. Por favor, ténganlos presentes en sus oracio-nes mientras fortalecen su relación con Jesús a través del Espíritu Santo.

12 de Febrero: Estudio Bíblico en el sa-lón de la Divina Misericordia El estudio bíblico está abierto parta los jóvenes de High School los Miércoles en la noche de 6:30—7:45 pm

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