7 Hemlock Drive, Killingworth, CT 06419
8606632576 • Fax 8606634238 • [email protected]
www.stlawrencechurch.com
Parish Office Hours, Tues. & Thurs. 9:00am to 4:00pm and by Appointment

Rev. Joseph F. De Costa, Pastor
Rev. Martin Jones, Parochial Vicar
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Rev. Mr. John Balchus, Deacon, Spiritual Director

Vigil Saturday
4:00 pm
Rev. Mr. Robert Ferraro, Deacon

Sunday
8:30 am, 10:30 am
Mrs. Eileen Boulay, Office Administrator, Tues & Thurs
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Mrs. Kegan Colon, Sexton
Mrs. Diana Blair, Religious Education Coordinator

Monday
No Mass
Mrs. Nancy Rymut, Music Minister

Tuesday
7:00 pm
Mr. Jack Schuster, Youth Leader

Wednesday  Saturday
8:30 am
Mr. Robert Vissers, ProLife

Atty. Andrew O’Neil, Trustee
HOLY DAY MASSES 8:30am, 7:00pm
Mr. George Rosenbaum, Trustee

Dr. William Zeidler, Trustee
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Upon Request

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Saturdays
2:303:30 pm

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Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon

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Monday
7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am

Sixth Sunday of Easter • May 17, 2020

“....teach your children gentleness and mercy to the weak, and reverence
for Life which, in its weakness or excess, is still a gleam of God’s omnipotence...”
Longfellow
“The Birds of Killingworth”
SɄ. LȱɇɂȵȾȳȵ CȸɅɂȳȸ
KȹȼȼȹȾȷɇȿɂɄȸ

May 16 Sat 8:30am +Edmund Dahlstrom

May 16 Sat 4:00pm +William Cialfi (sally Cialfi)
May 17 Sun 8:30am +Ralph Rao (Mary & Harry Russo)
May 17 Sun 10:30am +James McCusker
May 18 Mon NO MASS
May 19 Tues 7:00pm +Rose Marie Sirignano May 20 Wed 8:30am +Frank W. Sullivan Sr.
May 21 Thurs 8:30am +Ella Wichowski Glynn
May 22 Fri 8:30am +Holy Souls in Purgatory
May 23 Sat 8:30am Parishioners and +Lorraine Vitali
May 23 Sat 4:00pm +Ernie Hill (Iris Hill)
May 24 Sun 8:30am +Ray D’Alessio
May 24 Sun 10:30am +Maggie Bari (Castelli Family)

The Sanctuary Lamp will be lit for the
week of May 17 in memory of
May 17, 2020 6th Sunday of Easter
William Cialfi
“For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be God’s will, than
for doing evil.” 1 PETER 3:17
The old line says “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Many of us are diligent in our planning and making sure WEEKLY OFFERTORY
things are progressing smoothly. Then disaster strikes, we don’t get May 10, 2020
the result that was intended or an unforeseen problem arises. Many Parish envelopes $3,903.68
times we may respond negatively and ask, “Why me? I did Cash $199.00
everything right!” Here’s the thing M adversity humbles us and This week’s total offertory $4,102.68
reminds us of our dependence on God and not on our own self
reliance. Rest assured, God has a better plan in store for you.  Yearto date Income vs. Expense ~ Income $261,192.32
Expense $244,582.67
Prayers of the Faithful ~ That we recognize that things don’t $16,609.65
always go the way we plan and God has a better plan in store for us. Monthly $315.00
Online giving $700.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
Maybe some things to do with your kids ~
AND ALL THE CATCH UP DONATIONS
~Create a new prayer.
~Build paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
Poor Box for May ~ Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)
every day ~Create a comic book.
in the developing world, millions suffer through disease and despair that poverty brings. But they don’t have to. With your support, CMMB can provide the ~Play familyfriendly spin the bottle with your chore world’s poorest families with the basic healthcare that every human being needs list.
and deserves.
~Did you know you can make your own pizza from PLEASE PUT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE scratch? Davinci Pizza has pizza kits you can purchase. WEEKLY BASKET With “POOR BOX” on the Fun to design your very own pizza (instructions envelope. Thanks!
included). And St. Lawrence Parishioners receive a
10% discount.
Please take note of the local advertisers in this bulletin and please patronize their businesses Have you forgotten?...Maybe it’s a good time to re
familiarize whenever possible. Because of their financial yourself.  support, they make this bulletin possible. Thank Go to Confession, return to Christ...  you and God Bless! “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been ______days/ weeks/months/years since my last confession, and these are my sins.” Listen to the priest and the counsel that he gives you and Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary during the Coronavirus pandemic: the penance he instructs you to do. He will then ask you to recite O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of the Act of Contrition, which can be found below. The priest will salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. absolve you of your sins and you may then go and do the penance At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with that the priest gave you.
steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we  need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of The Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the offended you. I detest all my sins because of your just Father’s Will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our punishments. But most of all because they offend you, my God,
sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. with the help of your grace to sin no more and to avoid the near We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do occasions of sin. Amen.
not despise our pleas we who are put to the test and deliver us from  every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Confessions available every Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30pm...Or available by appointment. MAY 17, 2020

Healing Ministry ~ Wellness checks ~ INFORMATION
Our Healing Ministry has recruited 12 from St. Lawrence Healing Ministry

volunteers to check on folks that may be THE HEALING MINISTRY TRANSPORTATION ~
home bound and that do not have the ~ The Healing Ministry will provide transportation for ability to reach out. Are you aware of people in need of a ride to go to a doctor and/or anyone who would benefit from an treatment appointments in the Middlesex County area occasional call from a volunteer. Please, and Smilow Cancer Center in Guilford. Contact Joan Kuzminski 860
663
1457.  if you have the need or know of someone  that has a need, please contact Alice ~ Parish Nurse ~ Did you know that we have a Lucas 860
663
1397 Parish Nurse?
It is so easy to request a phone call or a visit.
Just call the rectory with your contact SAVE THE DATE!!! All Suspended until further information and you will receive a callback from the notice
nurse as soon as possible.

~ St. Lawrence Confirmation 10:00am
~ FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING THE ~ St. Peter Confirmation 11:00am
LAST WEEKEND OF EVERY MONTH AFTER ~ Rummage Sale 9am1:00pm
ALL MASSES ~ Suspended until further notice.
~ St. Lawrence First Holy Communion 10:30am

~ Healing Mass ~ 10:30am
Bey Balchus now has a new cell phone if you’d like to contact her at Apple Rehab in Old Saybrook. It’s Due to the COVID19 (coronavirus) the 860R391R3618.
Lions’ Senior dinner was cancelled. New date will be determined. GENERAL PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
No public, daily or weekend Masses until further notice. Priests will continue to celebrate a daily Mass with no CHOIR NEWS: The Adult Choir Rehearsals are held congregation, remembering in prayer all who are affected by Tuesdays at 7:15 pm. Rehearsals have been the Coronavirus pandemic and for the daily Mass intentions.
The parish ofLice is closed until further notice. (Phone suspended until further notice.
messages and email will continue to be monitored). Mass intentions can be made by phone or eVmail. 
Mass Schedule for St. Peter's All parish events and activities are cancelled until further notice. The church will remain open during the St. Peter Church 30 St. Peters Lane, Higganum CT
Summer Schedule: (JunAugust)

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM; day (8:30am to 5:00pm) to allow those who wish to pray Sunday: 9:00 AM;
 Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri 8:00 privately. See below for innovative opportunities.
AM

Winter Schedule: (SeptMay)
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM; Holy Rosary Each Night @ 8PM Sunday: 8:30 AM; 11:00 AM  Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Wed and The St. Peter and St. Lawrence Catholic Church’s are Fri 8:00 AM
oering the Holy Rosary each night at 8PM. PLEASE NOTE  Due to Hippa Laws, the Chaplain at the This invitation is extended to all families in and outside hospital can no longer contact the churches. If you are in the of our parish to come together in prayer. hospital and would like a visit from Father Joe or Father AND Marty, please contact the rectory 8606632576.
LIVE STREAM OF MASS EVERY SUNDAY @ 10AM Prayer Line M Did you know? We have a full JOIN BY GOING TO functioning Prayer Line when someone is in WWW.STLAWRENCECHURCH.COM  need of special prayers…Contact Mary Jane Follow the instructions on our website to get to the links
Anderson 8606696903 AND There are two ways to join: By mobile phone, laptop, pc or mac: Baptisms will be administered upon request Click on this link https://zoom.us/j/452297703 based on availability. Please call Deacon John (For the first time, you will be prompted to install Zoom Balchus, 860
345
8393 or the rectory 860
663
to be able to join the meeting, follow the prompts, it 2576 to make arrangements. should only take a minute or so) OR Dial by phone: (646) 558-8656 then enter the follow- Q. Why was the baby ant confused??  ing code followed by the # key: 452297703 A. Because all his uncles were ants!!!  SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

“1st Monday Coffee Breaks" will continue for the Easter Flower Offering envelopes – foreseeable future with the Deacon. We'll meet on the envelopes used for Easter the 1st Monday of the month from 1011am at our local DD for some coffee/tea, cold drink, etc. & for Flower offerings will be in a basket some "light" talk & Christian fellowship (don't let in the chapel. The names noted on that scare you!). I'll continue to be there as long as I have an "audience" (you know how we Deacons love to have someone to those envelopes in memory of or listen to our "babble"). Suspended until further notice.
in honor of will be prayed over for the Easter Season. Deacon John’s Book Study ~ Drive
by Blessing at St. Lawrence Church by See the St. Lawrence website Father Joe on Sundays @ 12 Noon.  for a note from John regarding a
Faith Sparks: Family Faith in Isolation
Zoom book study he would like What does a day, a week, a month of social distancing look to start up. You can contact him like for the American family and what does it look like for our Catholic families? 
via e
mail, [email protected]. “Now is the opportunity for parents to not only use their faith to comfort themselves but their children as well and possibly use this time to make their family stronger.”
St. John School
 Enrollment Online for 2020/21 Academic By Marianne Nicholas
Year
May 7, 2020
Saint John School campus is currently closed to students due to https://www.norwichdiocese.org/faithsparks
the Coronavirus. Faculty
and
students are in session and imple- menting the school’s distance
learning program from home.
We are currently enrolling new students for the 2020/21 academic If you would like to continue to provide your year online. We invite you to visit our website to read about our PreK3 to Grade 8
challenging curriculums, extracurricular after weekly offertory, there is a new mail slot at school programs and clubs, our competitive athletics, campus the front door to the rectory (thanks Dan information, before/aftercare program, testimonials, and much O’Sullivan for installing that). You may also more.
Please also visit our social media for recent activities. Our mission is to “Educate the Whole Child”  academically, spiritual- mail a check to the church office at
ly, and emotionally.
If you would like to speak with the St. John 7 Hemlock Dr, Killingworth, CT 06419. As School Principal or teachers, or have questions about St. John School, please call our office at (860) 388 0849 (please leave a always thank you for your generosity and message if you receive voicemail  our hours are impacted due to continued support!
Coronavirus  your call will be returned the next business day).
For all information, please vis- On
Line Giving is now it
www.saintjohnschoolos.org. All are welcome.
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Connecting area Catholics to church, faith, and the common good with very user friendly and secure. Call news, upcoming events, and spiritual reflection, the new digital newsletter will keep you updated. Discover the good work the rectory if you need help! being done in our two dozen ministries as well as learning about employment and volunteer opportunities. It’s informative, it’s weekly and it’s free! Visit
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of the Cross behind the church, with a lovely little FROM THE BISHOP’S OFFICE ~~~~~ It has come to our pathway with benches? The stations were hand attention that there is someone trolling the parish bulletins on
carved by the St. Lawrence Carvers. Recently, each line and using telephone numbers to text or email parishioners station was restored by Carole Pleines, Joe Vitali requesting financial assistance or gift cards. Please make your people aware of this scam and ask them to verify with you directly painted the covers over the stations and put them before they act on any request for assistance. If anyone is back in place, and Jim Fullmer has been cleaning up contacted, they should report the scam to their local police the garden. Once the weather becomes somewhat department with as much of the information as possible. Thank you.  stable, the pathway can be cleaned up. Thank you  Carole, Joe, and Jim! They are just beautiful!! The Parishioners, you should also contact Father Joe if you ever Healing Ministry will also be helping with the clean receive an email from him or a phone call asking for money or iTunes cards, or anything else. As you know, Father would never up, planting new flowers, etc. Keep a look out for the make such requests.
new and improved oasis.  SɄ. LȱɇɂȵȾȳȵ CȸɅɂȳȸ KȹȼȼȹȾȷɇȿɂɄȸ

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CHURCH…
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