A happy and blessed feast of St. Joseph to each all, especially all of the Josephs, Josefs, Josés, Giuseppes, Jozefs, Yosefs, and Yousifs!
Thank you to those in the parish who organized our St. Joseph Table and all who brought bread (and other things) to share.
We share here the hymn from Matins of the feast:
O Joseph, thou that art the delight of the blessed,
the sure hope of our life, and the pillar of the world!
Receive, in thy kind love,
the praises we now joyfully sing to thee.
The Creator appointed thee
the spouse of the holy Virgin;
willed thee to be called the father of the Word;
and gave thee to be an instrument of our salvation.
Thou didst fix thy glad gaze
on the Redeemer lying in the stable,
him that the prophets had foretold was to come;
and seeing him, thou didst humbly adore the new-born King.
He that is King, the God of kings, the Lord of the earth,
at whose bidding hell trembles
and before whom heaven prostrates ready to do his will,
yea, even he makes himself subject to thee.
Praise eternal be to the most high Trinity!
May he that has conferred such high honours upon thee,
grant us, through the merits of thine intercession,
to come to the joys of heavenly life.
Amen.
Lance and Dawn talk about St. Lawrence as their home away from home, and they encourage parishioners to participate in the Generation to Generations Capital Campaign.
“Thank you to everyone for your continued support of St. Lawrence. ”
As of today, we have raised $1,999,206 in pledges. We are now just $100,794 away from our Mater Dei goal, which would fulfill all of the goals of our capital campaign.
Rob and Pam invite parishioners to participate in the Generation to Generations Capital Campaign, for the sake of children.
“We all have to do our part....For the parish to own the church couldn't be any more important.”
As of today, we have raised $1,661,304 in pledges. We are $138,696 away from our St. Thomas goal, which would eliminate all parish debt, paying off the mortgage on our church.
Watch parishioner Bob Smisl explain what St. Lawrence means to him.
Bob invites parishioners to participate in the Generation to Generations Capital Campaign, for the sake of the future.
“I’d like all of the parishioners to consider contributing for future generations. They’re going to need a home, they’re going to need a place, they’re going to need a family. It’s very, very important that we all come together.”
As of yesterday, we have raised $1,612,304 in pledges. We are $187,696 away from our St. Thomas goal, which would eliminate all parish debt, paying off the mortgage on our church.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROGRESS
Generation to Generations: A campaign for St. Lawrence
We launched the public phase of our capital campaign exactly a month ago, on Feb. 1, and the response has been amazing.
As of Saturday, Feb. 28, here is our status:
Pledged: $1,403,375
Remainder to reach the St. Lawrence goal: $96,625
St. Lawrence Goal: $1,500,000.00
We urge each parishioner to pray daily to the Divine Infant of Prague, seeking our Lord’s blessing on this capital campaign. If you have not received package in the mail yet, with full details about the campaign, please contact the parish office.
O Miraculous Infant Jesus! We beseech You to cast a merciful look on our troubled hearts. Let your tender heart, so inclined to pity, be softened at our prayers and grant us that grace which we ardently implore (for the success of our Generation to Generations capital campaign). Take from us the affliction and despair, the trials, and misfortunes with which we are laden. For the sake of Your sacred infancy, hear our prayer and send us consolation and aid that we may praise You with the Father and the Holy Ghost forever and ever.