September 26, 2021 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Lawrence Catholic Church 405 7th Street P.O. Box 311 Monett, Mo 65708 Parish Office 417-235-3286 Parish School 417-235-3721 [email protected] Parish Office Temporary Hours Mon - Fri 8am - 12pm St. Lawrence Parish Staff Pastor: Sunday Masses: Baptism of Children: Saturday 5:30pm, English Please call the Parish Office Rev. Rahab Isidor Sunday 10:00am, English [email protected] Sunday 12:30pm, Spanish Religious Education Classes: Grades K through 6: Weekday Masses: Sundays 11:00am-12:15pm Director of Religious Education: Tuesday-Thursday 8:15am, Grades 7 through 12: Sr. Ophelia Cervantez, MCM English Wednesdays 7:00pm [email protected] First Friday 10:00am, English First Penance & First Sacrament of Penance Communion: Office Administrator: (Confessions): Normally celebrated when a child Andrea Salas 4:30-5:15pm Saturdays is in the second grade. For For other times please call children to celebrate First [email protected] Father. Penance and First Communion they must be enrolled in the Youth Director: Weddings: Parish School or the Parish In accord with the policy of the School of Religion in the first Jay Jastal Diocese of Springfield-Cape grade [email protected] Girardeau, couples who are preparing for marriage must Confirmation: contact their parish priest at least The Bishop visits our parish for School Principal: six months in advance of the Confirmation every two years. Tracey Welch proposed wedding date. [email protected] RCIA: Preparation for Baptism of Please call the Parish Office. Children : Website: Please call the parish office. https://stlawbiblestudy.wixsite.com/ stlawrencemonett “We children of God and the Catholic community of St. Lawrence parish are committed to the worship of God and the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through education and our living example of love and concern for all the people of our area.” September 26, 2021 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekly Calendar S. S 26 8:00 M V 10:00 M D. A M BD T 12:30 M D Welcome to the Church of St. Lawrence Catholic 5:00 M D V Church. Our Church has helped to bring Jesus Christ to the city of Monett since 1892. We seek to foster the spiritual growth of our parishioners M. S 27 through the celebration of the Sacraments, cate- 6:00 H P G C chists, community life, and personal prayer. T. S 28 8:15 M +T M Fr. Rahab would like to thank everyone for your T 80 generous contributions to our Parish. God Bless you! W. S 29 8:00 M V T. S 30 2021 SECOND COLLECTIONS October 24th—World Mission Sunday 8:15 M +D P November 21st—Catholic Charities of Southern 6:00 C P Missouri December 25th—Seminarian and Diocesan F. O 1 Retired Clergy Collection 8:00 M V 10:00 F F M +J M 11:00-5:00 E B S 19, 2021 S S. O 2 E/L C $2391.00 8:00 C R (S) L B C $1262.94 4:00 C M O $110.00 5:30 M M O $30.00 S S $60.00 S. O 3 B F $160.00 8:00 M V R F $476.00 R S $30.00 10:00 M M D. A PSR $215.00 M BD T 1 C D $40.00 12:30 M D M C D $40.00 5:00 M D V DDF $250.00 T $5064.94 WEEKLY CHURCH CLEANING Our Insurance Company has Please help maintain our beautiful church. We informed us that we must repair are looking for people to help us clean, sanitize and organize our song books and missals our side walks. Please consider after all the masses. using your “Building Fund” If you are interested in helping out, please email [email protected] or call envelope to contribute. the office #417-235-3286. September 26, 2021 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Community 1.Anna Maria Rodriguez 27.Sara Schad 2.Lupita De Leon 28. Marilyn Ceselski 3.Erika Rueda 29.Jim Ceselski 4.Toña Salas 30.Julie Brandt 5.Dr. Sergio Cruz 31.Suzzie Stidham 6.Janie Salas 7.Ofelia Serrano 8.Mela Ceceñas 9.Bianca Salas 10.Eustolia Rueda 11.Carmen Garcia 12.Adelaida Salazar Rodriguez 13.Polet Rodriguez 14.Rosa Villeda 15.Norma Mendez 16.Ed Laning 17.Nikki Pierce Thursday October 14th 18.Brett Dierke There will be a server 19.Buffie Rosebaugh 20.Jim Haston practice. Anybody is welcome 21.Denise Haston to come and learn . 22.Al Dohmen For more information call 23.Jay Jastal Richard McNerney at 24.Nicolasa Salas 417-235-3836 25.Coco Macias 26.Jesus Ceceñas KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS Dear St. Lawrence Family, K of C Meetings will be held every 3rd Tuesday of What a nice, cooler week it's been! The kids have the month at 7:30 pm. enjoyed it very much! We are almost done with our beginning of the year Knights of Columbus baseline testing and all of the children are doing Everyone is invited to participate on every 5th week- well. We are introducing Theology of the Body end of the month to pray the rosary. based on Pope John Paul II teaching and it is a beau- 5th Saturday of the month before mass—5:00pm tiful addition to our religion curriculum! 5th Sunday of the month before mass—9:30am I pray you have a great week! We are praying for you! God bless you! PCCW Tracey PCCW O 4 P H 6:30. A . If you would like to have something in the bullen, please send it via email to the parish office no later than 12:00 noon on Monday. September 26, 2021 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Requesting Mass Intentions Those wishing to honor a loved one with a celebration of Sick and Homebound Mass may schedule a Mass intention by putting a note in Please contact the parish office, if you know of any an envelope marked “Mass intention” with $10.00 and one that is homebound, in a nursing home or in a drop it in the collection basket. Mass intentions are avail- caring facility. Fr. Rahab would like to visit them able for the living and deceased and provide opportunities for prayerful remembrance of anniversaries, birthdays, on a regular basis. Thank you for your help. and other special intentions. If you have a particular date or time in which you want the Mass, it is very important Prayer Chain that you contact the parish office well ahead time. If you have a prayer request please call Joan McNer- ney (417-235-3836) or Marlene Hayes (417-235- CURSILLO RETREAT WEEKEND 5524) to make the request. If you wish to place a "Where is God working in my life and in our world name in the parish bulletin please call the parish today?" The Cursillo retreat weekend is a wonderful office (417-235-3286). opportunity to discover or rediscover the presence of God in your life today. Please make the time to participate in this opportunity to encounter Christ and to grow in relationship Diocesan News with him. October 21-24: Retreat cen- SAVE THE DATE - (NEW!) DIOCESAN EVAN- ter of the Congregation of GELIZATION AND DISCIPLESHIP SUMMIT: the Mother of the Redeemer Please mark your calendars and spread the word! We (CRM) in Carthage - Men's will be holding the first Diocesan Evangelization and retreat Discipleship Summit for all clergy, parish pastoral council members, religious and lay parish ministry If you are interested feel free to contact our St. Law- leaders, and catechists. The Summit will be offered rence church office 417-235-9436 for more infor- in two locations: Sat., Oct. 9, in Holy Trinity Parish, Springfield, and on Sun., Oct. 10, in St. Vincent de mation or Jim Haston at 417-393-0811. Paul Parish in Cape Girardeau. More information on speakers, registration, etc. will be coming out later Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time this month. Weekend of September 25/26, 2021 FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY ONLINE CATE- St. James warns us about accepting the standards of the CHETICAL INSTITUTE: world and assuming that what is normative in society needs no countercultural challenge. The temptantion to hoard offers a track of workshops Entitled, "First Proclama- riches and make sharp bargains at the expense of the tion and Evangelization" which features workshops powerless is pervasive because these things are genreally such as: Conversion in Modern Culture done and look respectable enough. St. James points to Giving Counsel and Pastoral Care God’s judment on these attitudes and actions of amassing Teaching Catechesis for Conversion wealth and confort at the expense of others. How might we be better stewards of the material blessings we have been The Kerygma: Delivering the Gospel Proclamation given? How might we use our wealth with compassion *A financial gift from the Missouri State Knights of toward others? Columbus has made it possible for every Catholic school and parish in the diocese to have access to the Online Catechetical Institute FREE of cost! Please share this REGISTRATION INFORMATION with SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES everyone in your parish so that they may be able to Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; open their individual free account and begin using Priesthood Sunday this wonderful resource! Monday: St. Vincent de Paul Tuesday: St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St. Wenceslaus ANNUAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELE- Wednesday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael BRATION MASS Thursday: St. Jerome The Office of Family Life is excited to celebrate the Friday: St.