FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
St. Lawrence Parish
1520 East Delavan Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14215
stlawrencebuffalo@gmail.com
PASTORAL STAFF
Fr. Robert Gebhard………………………….Pastoral Administrator
Dcn. Paul Weisenburger……………………….Permanent Deacon
Luke Dyer…………………………………....Food Pantry Coordinator
Joe Strusienski...………..……………………………...….Maintenance
Debbie Obstarczyk…………...………………….....Parish Secretary
LITURGY AT ST. LAWRENCE
Saturday, March 9—Vigil: The Fourth Sunday of Lent
4:30 p.m. Parishioners of Family 21
Sunday, March 10—The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Noon Nancy S. Marsh—Brady Family
Wednesday, March 13
3:30 p.m. All Souls of St. Lawrence
Saturday, March 16—Vigil: The Fifth Sunday of Lent
4:30 p.m. Michael Matyas—Paula Matyas
Sunday, March 17—The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Noon Special intentions from our Father’s Day Spiritual Bou-
quet
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
Please pray for Bruce Austin, Roseann Barthele-
my, Larry Bartos, Twila Berst, Eleonore Clark,
Steve Clark, Bob DeRoss, Mike Ellis, Maria Feli-
ciano, Pat Farrell, Paul Gentile, Joe Giancarlo,
Linda Hammer, Celeste Hartman, Mike Hartman, Carol La-
Belle, Judy Maurino, Nick Parini, Christina Reyes, Aida Rive-
ra, Maggie Stevenson, Jessica Strusienski and babies, Tiana
Valentin, Nancy Vogt, and all of our parishioners and their
families. Please contact the rectory, 892-2471, to have a per-
son placed on the List.
SCHEDULING MASSES FOR 2024
The Mass Book is available for those who wish to reserve Mass
intentions for 2024 for the deceased or other special intentions.
Please contact the rectory, 892-2471 to schedule dates such as
death anniversary and/or birthday. Mass stipends are $15.00.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 10, 2024 ported our raffles throughout the years. May God bless you
Sunday: 2 Chr 36:1-14, 19-23/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21
Monday: Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54
Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16
Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30
Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47
Friday: Wis 2:1, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53
MARCH 10, 2024
MASS SCHEDULE
MASSES ARE ALSO ONLINE
Watch on our YouTube channel StLawrenceBuffalo
Saturday: 4:30
Sunday: Noon
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
PHONES
Rectory………………………………………716-892-2471
Fax………………..……………………………716-892-1315
Faith Formation…….……………………716-892-2471
Parish Hall………………………………….716-896-9796
Franciscan Guest House (FGH)……716-893-8853
Food Pantry………….……………………716-896-0047
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
If you can, please consider increasing your
weekly donation to help us continue our work
here at St. Lawrence.
MASS ATTENDANCE
Saturday 3/2 4:30 p.m.—47
Sunday 3/3 Noon—37
MARCH WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP
Regular Sunday Collection.........................................$1,063.75
Utilities....…...……………………….…........................$25.00
Savings..……..………….…………....…..……………$246.00
Flowers………………………………………………...$218.00
Easter…………………………………………………....$60.00
Holy Land……………………………………………....$10.00
Total month to date...……………..……..…..……..$1,622.75
We are grateful for the prayers and financial support of our
parishioners and friends of St. Lawrence Church.
IN IT TO WIN IT!
Congratulations to our IN IT TO WIN IT winners- Claire
Brady and Renee Przybysz! Each received $103.00! St.
Lawrence received 206.00! Thank you to all who have sup-
abundantly! THANK YOU!
EASTER CONTEST
A new Lenten/Easter puzzle and coloring page is
now available! Show your creativity and
knowledge for a chance to winner a mystery
prize! An entry from each mass will be cho-
sen. The DUE DATE for the new puzzle is the
weekend of March 16th. You must be IN IT TO WIN IT so
have fun and participate.....SHOW YOUR SPIRIT! (Please
turn in last weeks' puzzle today to be eligible for a prize!)
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
THIS WEEK IN OUR
FAMILY OF PARISHES
Sunday: 3/10: 7 PM Zoom Rosary, multi-
lingual CB Family Calendar Links MOVED
TO SUNDAYS DURING LENT
Monday 3/11: 10AM—Noon Food Pantry STL
7PM Lenten Journey Mass BT
Wednesday 3/13: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM Food Pantry BT
12:30 PM BINGO STL Doors open 11 AM
Thursday 3/14:10 AM-Noon Food Pantry STL
6PM Life in the Eucharist CB
8:00 PM Bingo Doors open at 6:30 PM BT
Friday 3/15: 11:30 AM Rosary Group BT in chapel
7PM Living Stations of the Cross CB
Sunday: 3/17: 12:30PM Confirmation Class CB
Our regular weekday Mass schedule:
BT Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 11 AM
STL Wednesday 3:30 PM
Our weekend Mass schedule:
BT Saturdays 4:30PM & Sundays 10AM
CB Saturdays 4PM and Sundays 9AM (Spanish) &11AM
Last Sunday of the month: Bi-Lingual 10AM
SMdP Sundays 8AM and 9:30AM
STL Saturdays 4:30PM and Sundays Noon
Confessions By appointment or prior to the Saturday
Vigil Masses
BT—Blessed Trinity, CB—Columba Brigid, SMdP—St.
Martin de Porres, STL—St. Lawrence SLVMI -St. Law-
rence Vineyard Ministries Inc FP – Family Promise
Save the Dates:
Penance Service March 18 at 7 PM STL
Tenebrae March 22 at 7 PM BT
Timeless Classics March 24 at 4 PM CB
LENTEN JOURNEY
This week’s Lenten Journey takes us
to Blessed Trinity for Mass on March
11 at 7 PM, again at Ss. Columba-
Brigid for Life in the Eucharist on
March 14 at 6 PM, and to Columba
Brigid on March at 7PM Living Stations of the Cross.
Please join us as we pray our way through Lent.
FRIENDSHIP SUPPER
We will be hosting a Friendship Supper for our family of par- poverty. But Food for Peace programs that prevent hunger are in
ishes. The supper will take place at 5:15PM on Holy Thurs-
day, March 28th. Please sign up if you will be attending and Farmers Feed the World Act that would effectively end Food for
if you can bring a dish to share.
MISSION STATEMENT
To pray, proclaim, and provide
for our neighborhood and beyond.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
BAPTISM CLASS
Our next Baptism class for anyone in Family 21
will be Sunday, April 14 at 1 PM at Blessed Trini-
ty in St. Charles Hall - the school building behind
the church. Please contact your parish office to
register.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Confirmation Session One begins today,
Sunday, March 3rd. Classes will continue on
Sundays from 12:30 pm - 2 pm on 3/17,
3/24 and 4/7 at Ss. Columba-Brigid for can-
didates who have been baptized and are in at
least the ninth grade. Adults who have not
been confirmed are welcome to join us.
LADIES OF CHARITY SCHOLARSHIP
Ladies of Charity- Buffalo has $800.00 scholarships available for
a boy and a girl who are currently attending Catholic or public
elementary schools, and who are interested in attending a Catholic
High School in the Fall of 2024! Please go to LOC@ccwny.org
and click on the St. Louise Incentive Award Scholarship to access
the application.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE
CATHOLIC FAITH
“Do you have questions about the Catholic faith?” Email Dcn.
Mike: deaconmike716@gmail.com
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION BOX
“It’s a little embarrassing, but I never made my First Commun-
ion. I want to be able to receive with others. What can I do?”
Email: patriciadyernp@gmail.com and we will work with you so
that you can join us at the Table of the Lord.
Do you have questions for The Catholic Question Box? Send an
email to: patriciadyernp@gmail.com or place your question in the
collection and someone from your parish will get it passed on.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
Your voice is urgently needed! At a time of
rising global hunger, tell Congress you care
about children and families around the world
experiencing severe hunger and malnutrition.
Food for Peace is an international hunger-
reducing program in the Farm Bill that pro-
vides lifesaving food aid during emergencies.
In addition, its long-term development programs address the root
causes of hunger and help communities lift themselves out of
jeopardy. Congress is considering a bill called the American
Peace long-term development programs, reaching 3 million fewer
people with support. We need your help to protect Food for Peace
programs so that families can access the resources they need to
build thriving futures. Please visit www.crs.org to see how you
can help! For more information or to get involved contact Dcns.
Jerry or Don.