This Sunday marks the beginning of the Advent season, and as we enter a new liturgical year, there is a pressing need for volunteers to assist in the decoration of the church. The busy times for church decorating are shortly before Advent, Christmas, Ash Wednesday, and Pentecost, and all throughout Holy Week and Easter. If you are available some of these times, and are interested in learning more or would like to sign up as a volunteer, kindly complete the Church Decorating form

Sunday, Dec. 24: 4 p.m. There will be a 9 a.m. Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent. *There will be NO 7 p.m. Mass* Monday, Dec. 25: 9 a.m. ONLY Sunday, Dec. 31: 9 a.m. ONLY Monday, Jan. 1: 9 a.m. ONLY Sunday, Jan. 7: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, January 21st will return to the regularly scheduled Semester Mass times of 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 7 p.m. There will be no Confessions following the Masses listed above. The building will be closed on Monday, December 25th, and Monday, January 1st with the exception of 9 a.m. Mass in observance of Christmas and New Years.

The Women Growing in Faith group invite all women of the parish to connect over coffee, cocoa and cookies at our upcoming Advent reflection on Tuesday December 5 at 6:30 pm in the Gathering Space. Details are available on the website or by contacting Amy Sippl - [email protected].

We would like to give the community of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and Newman Center the opportunity to purchase Christmas flowers in honor or in memory of loved ones. The suggested donation is $15. Names of those honored will appear in the bulletin on the Sunday after Christmas. Complete this form or fill out the form in the gathering space and turn it into the parish office.