Saint Lawrence Catholic Church

St. Lawrence Directory Rectory Hours- - - Mon-Fri, 8:00am – noon Rectory Phone- - - - - - - - - - 715-421-5777 Email - - - - - - - - - - slparishwr@gmail.com Website - - - - - - - - - - saintlawrencewr.org Facebook - - - - - - - “St. Lawrence Church” DRE email - - - -stlawrenceevangelization@gmail.com Fr. Janusz’s contact information: Emergency cell- - - - - - - 715-456-1450 Email - - - - januszek2002@yahoo.com Parish Staff Pastor - - - - - - - - - - - Rev. Janusz Kowalski Deacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kevin Ray Senior Deacon - - - - - - - - - - - - Jim Landry Parish Facilities Manager - - Tom Pankonen Evangelization/Formation - - - - - Dave Ecke Secretary/Bookkeeper - - - - - - - Kim Siegler

May 17th, 2020 : 6th Sunday of Easter

530 Tenth Ave N, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 54495 715-421-5777

Church Open Times

*St. Lawrence Church will be open* Everyday 8am - 3 pm

*St. Philip Church will be open* Everyday 8 am - 4 pm

Confession Times

St. Lawrence Church Tuesday 8am - 9am

And 5pm - 6pm

Mass Times and Intentions for Saint Lawrence and Saint Philips

Live streaming is available on our Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/St-Lawrence-Church-108190289222510/

Tuesday 6:00 pm at St Lawrence - Dave Dewitt

Wednesday 8:45 am at St Philips - Health of Mindy Penny

Thursday 7:00 am at St Lawrence - James Morman

Friday 7:00 am at St Lawrence - Holly Slusser

Friday 8:45 am at St Philips - Bob Milkey

Saturday - For the Parish

Sunday 8:30 am at St Philip - Jamee and Tanner O’Shasky

Sunday 10:30 am at St Lawrence - Sue Rucinski

For health and healing for

Theresa Zanetti,

Mel Sullivan, Marie Kaszuba, Eileen

Folgert,

and all whose names appear on the

prayer list, we pray to the Lord.

This pretty site of pilgrimage is a church of St. Coloman, which lies in the center of Schwangau meadows in Germany. This church takes its name after the Irish pilgrim, who is said to have grazed his cattle and taken rest in this area while travelling to the Holy Land. This person, St. Coloman, is now honored for the horses and horned cattle as a patron saint. However, it is believed that Coloman was mistaken to be the spy in his other travels and also tortured for it. He was hung near Vienna, at Stock-erau. Many of the people have reported that miracles occurred at his grave that made the Australians realize him to be indeed a holy man, therefore, named as a patron saint afterward.

SUNDAY READINGS

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17

1 Peter 3: 15-18

John 14: 15-21 (55)

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A. 2020

One afternoon a mother was preparing dinner in the room. It was necessary to cover the table, spread out plates, cutlery, and glasses. Her 10-

year-old son came into the same room. He was overjoyed, smiling and holding a piece of paper in his hand. He gave this card to his mother.

Mom stood for a moment and began to read a message from her son. Her son wrote on a piece of paper;

- baby-sitting of my younger brother $10

- for cleaning my room $5

- for taking out the garbage $10

- for walking the dog $5

- for help in the kitchen $5

The total is $35 summed up the boy on a piece of paper. The mother looked at him, put a pen in her hand and wrote on the back of the page;

- for birth you $0

- daily care of you $0

- tears and sleepless nights $0

- for school sandwiches, lunches, and dinners $0

-for putting you to bed every evening $0

-for love and the love I will have for you for the rest of my life $0

His mother summed up the bill and it turned out to be $0. She looked at her son and she gave him back this paper. The boy quickly began to

read. Tears started flowing from his eyes. When he finished reading he took a pen, turned the page over and crossed out $35 and wrote - it was

paid. Then one hug and kiss to his beloved mother.

There are things that I can't buy or pay for. Do you know what these things are? Do you know where to look for them? Because maybe we of-

ten look for them far away, maybe we even think that it is unreachable. But they are right next to me, within my reach! “If you love me, you

will keep my commandments”, says Jesus. He goes on to say that this person will be loved by my Father, and the Holy Spirit will be given to

you. We often think about God and His commandments. We calculate how much it costs us. What sacrifices must occur so that I can keep

them! How many things do I have to give up! In this way we look at God's path, not realizing that God gives me His commandments to make

me happy and keep me from failures and falls. How often we receive blessings, gifts, favors, and providence from God. Does God write a bill

for us for what we have received? Am I able to pay for salvation, death and resurrection? How do I imagine paying God? God is different. He

takes the card and speaks; you owe me 0. Let this Sunday be a reflection on the gifts we receive from God as well as from our loved ones; fa-

thers, mothers, brothers and grandparents. Let us always be grateful for all the good, because by receiving this good, someone would want us to

become better and richer here on earth, and finally, to open the door to eternal joy and happiness.

- Fr.Janusz -

MAKE ME LAUGH

Little Susie was watching her father the deacon

write a homily.

“How do you know what to say?” She asked her dad.

“Why, God tells me.”

“Then why do you keep crossing things out?”

† Confirmation will be rescheduled. The Bishop will not be celebrating

but Father Janusz or Father Valentine will administer the sacrament.

† First Holy Communion has been cancelled but will be rescheduled

at a later time.

† Kids of St Larry group is available on Facebook. It provides faith for-

mation for students during this time. Please take the time to visit the page.

† FORMED.org has wonderful movies for all ages and is available free of

cost to ALL parishioners. If you need any help getting that set up contact the

office. It is available online and on most major streaming devices.

Thank you to all who have continued

to support Saint Lawrence

both by your prayers and donations!

OFFERTORY

Give Online Safe and Secure at:

https://diolc.org/st-lawrence-wi-rapids/

Resources To Check Out!

www.FORMED.org

www.relevantradio.com

www.catholic.com

www.usccb.org

May is for Mary, let’s all pray the rosary every day this month

and remember the love Our Lady has for us. Take time

for your mother!

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training Available!

Level 1a July 23-25 & Aug 20-22 $235 Level 1b June 18-20 & Aug 13-15 $200

(All dates are 1 course)

Level 1 training courses will be offered at SS Peter & Paul this summer. Level 1a is required before

taking Level 1b. Class size is limited to 20 people, so register early.

Registration forms may found in the SSPP Holy Family Cenacle & the SSPP parish

office or on the CGS website, cgsusa.org.

ACS Employment Openings for 2020-2021-Bulletins We have the following employment openings in our schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Please send letter

of interest, resume, and 3 letters of reference to the associated contact. All positions are open until filled.

† SV Literacy Lab Teacher-Pam Fochs, 713-422-0962, pfochs@assumptioncatholicschools.org † OLQH/SV (K-5) Special Education Teacher, Pam Fochs, 713-422-0962, pfochs@assumptioncatholicschools.org † SV General Music/Band Teacher (PT)-Pam Fochs, 713-422-0962, pfochs@assumptioncatholicschools.org † HS/MS Choir/General Music- Anne Zacher, 713-422-0913, azacher@assumptioncatholicschools.org † MS English Language Arts – Anne Zacher, 713-422-0913, azacher@assumptioncatholicschools.org † HS English (PT)- Anne Zacher, 713-422-0913, azacher@assumptioncatholicschools.org † HS German (PT) - Anne Zacher, 713-422-0913, azacher@assumptioncatholicschools.org † HS Spanish (PT) - Anne Zacher, 713-422-0913, azacher@assumptioncatholicschools.org † ACS 6wks-12 Substitute Teachers –Dan Minter, 713-422-0902, dminter@assumptioncatholicschools.org

The in-person 50th wedding

anniversary Masses have been

canceled. But a special Mass with

Bishop Callahan will be held this

year via live-stream at 1:00 pm

on Sunday, July 12 from the

Cathedral. You will be able to

view the live stream or recording

by visiting diolc.org/marriage on

and after July 12.

Let’s Pray Together

May is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A beautiful way

to honor our Blessed Mother during the month of May is to pray

a decade of the Rosary each day as a family. This takes less than

10 minutes and consists of praying one Our Father, ten Hail

Mary’s and one Glory Be while pondering an event of Jesus’

and Mary’s life that has a connection to your own life. For a

simple, downloadable Prayer Card, go to diolc.org/prayer for

families; or go to diolc.org/deeper for individual adults or empty

nesters. Another way to honor Mary is to have a “May Altar”

which consists of a statue of Mary (any size) with flowers. This

May Altar provides a reminder of our devotion to Mary

Pentecost Novena Dates: The Pentecost Novena will be prayed

from Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 30. Sunday, May 31, is

the Feast of Pentecost. The simple Novena Prayer Card and

short reading for each of the nine days can be downloaded here:

diolc.org/deeper.

Is your marriage in need

of help? You're not

alone. There are some

very helpful resources on

the diocese website.

Including a list of trained

counselors.

https://diolc.org/marriage/marriage-help/

The secret of happiness is to live

moment by moment and to thank

god for all that He, in His

goodness, sends to us

day after day.

- St. Gianna Beretta Molla

Have you been on a pilgrimage or to a holy place? Maybe you just have some beautiful photos of religious

statues, gardens or even local churches. Send me you photos via email to: slparishwr@gmail.com along with a

short description. It may be on the cover of our next bulletin!!! Let’s all share what we have learned and seen.