SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 5, 2024

St. Lawrence Parish MASS SCHEDULE

MASSES ARE ALSO ONLINE
1520 East Delavan Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14215 Watch on our YouTube channel StLawrenceBuffalo
stlawrencebuffalo@gmail.com Saturday: 4:30
PASTORAL STAFF Sunday: Noon
Fr. Robert Gebhard………………………….Pastoral Administrator Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Dcn. Paul Weisenburger……………………….Permanent Deacon PHONES
Luke Dyer…………………………………....Food Pantry Coordinator Rectory………………………………………716-892-2471
Joe Strusienski...………..……………………………...….Maintenance Faith Formation…….……………………716-892-2471
Debbie Obstarczyk…………...………………….....Parish Secretary Parish Hall………………………………….716-896-9796
LITURGY AT ST. LAWRENCE Franciscan Guest House (FGH)……716-893-8853
Saturday, May 4—Vigil: The Sixth Sunday of Easter Food Pantry………….……………………716-896-0047
4:30 p.m. Special intentions from our Father’s Day intentions RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Sunday, May 5—The Sixth Sunday of Easter Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Noon Special intentions from our Mother’s Day intentions
Wednesday, May 8
3:30 p.m. Special intentions from our Father’s Day intentions COLLECTIONS
Saturday, May 11—Vigil: The Seventh Sunday of Easter In recent weeks there have been questions about whether
4:30 p.m. Special intentions from our Mother’s Day intentions the monies collected at weekend Masses go to the Dio-
Sunday, May 12—The Seventh Sunday of Easter cese. They DO NOT. The money is being used to pay
Noon Alfonso & Teresa Paolino—Pachla & Paolino Families the bills we have. We still have to pay our utilities,
maintenance, supplies and salaries . Your contribu-
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER tions will allow us to stay open as long as possible.
Please pray for Bruce Austin, Roseann Barthe-
lemy, Larry Bartos, Twila Berst, Eleonore
MASS ATTENDANCE
Clark, Steve Clark, Mike Ellis, Maria Felici-
Saturday 4/27 4:30 p.m.—41
ano, Paul Gentile, Joe Giancarlo, Linda Ham-
mer, Celeste Hartman, Mike Hartman, Carol
Sunday 4/28 Noon —29
LaBelle, Judy Maurino, Nick Parini, Christina Reyes, Aida
Rivera, Maggie Stevenson, Tiana Valentin, Nancy Vogt, and all APRIL WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP
of our parishioners and their families. Please contact the recto- Regular Sunday Collection.........................................$4,268.00
ry, 892-2471, to have a person placed on the List. Utilities....…...……………………….….......................$206.00
Savings..……..………….…………....…..……………$417.00
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 5, 2024 Easter…………………………………………………..$455.00
Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17 Holy Land……………………………………………....$25.00
Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26– 16:4 Catholic Home Mission ………………………………$110.00
Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 Total month to date...……………..……..…..……..$5,481.00
We are grateful for the prayers and financial support of our
Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15
parishioners and friends of St. Lawrence Church.
Thursday: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mk 16:15-20 UPON OUR TREE, ORNAMENTS
Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 THE CATHOLIC QUESTION BOX
Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23-28 “What is the difference between the ascension of Jesus and
the assumption of Mary?” The difference is the source of the
PRAYER PARTNERS power - Mary was assumed by the power of God. Jesus as-
cended by the Divine power - the power of God that is within
The Prayer Partner Committee would like to thank everyone him.”
who participated in the prayer partner exchange during the Len- Do you have other questions for The Catholic Question
ten season and the potluck dinner. We all need prayer and shar- Box? Send an email to: patriciadyernp@gmail.com or place
ing in prayer is a wonderful way to connect with each other. your question in the collection, and someone from your parish
Blessings of Peace. Hope you'll sign up again next year! will get it passed on.)
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
THIS WEEK IN OUR
FAMILY OF PARISHES
Monday 5/6: 10AM—Noon Food Pantry
STL
Zoom Rosary Get the link from CB Facebook Page
6:30 PM Forming Disciples Pillar meets - new members wel-
come BT
Tuesday 5/7: Mark Bible study via BT Family Calendar
Links
Wednesday 5/8: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM Food Pantry BT
12:30 PM BINGO STL Doors open 11 AM
Thursday 5/9:10 AM-Noon Food Pantry STL
6PM First Communion Session Two CB
7PM Family 21 joint Holy Day Mass 7 PM at CB Celebrat-
ing Fr. Jason Damon’s first Mass in our Family!
8PM BINGO CB Doors open at 6:30PM
Friday 5/10: Rosary Group follows 11AM Mass BT
Saturday: 5/11:Eastside Partnership Kickoff 10 AM
Gerard Place Mass with Bishop Mike.
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:
Meet & Greet Food & Games Sponsored by Family 21 BT ed. In 2024 we undertook projects such as the History Lecture in
Friday, June 7, 6 - 9 PM
Columba Rumba following 11 AM Mass on Sunday, June 9 big project will involve creating a space that meets the newer
Dinner and entertainment $25
Chicken Dinner BT Tickets available $15 Saturday, June 15 visiting room that can be used by clergy or other staff to meet
2 - 6 PM
Father’s Day Gala Tickets available $50 June 15
FEAST OF ASCENSION
The Feast of the Ascension is a Holy Day of Obliga-
tion. Family 21 will celebrate together at Ss. Columba-Brigid
this Thursday, May 9th at 7 PM. This will also be newly
ordained Fr. Jason Damon’s first Mass in Family 21. If
you are unable to attend at this time, there is a Mass at 12:05
PM on May 9th at St. Louis Church, Main Street and at 12:10
PM at St. Joseph Cathedral.
St. Lawrence Pray
for Us
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
EAST SIDE PARTNERSHIP
A few people have asked about the East Side Family Partner-
ship… What is it? How did it come about? Who makes up the
partnership? Simply, it is a collaborative venture involving Fami-
ly 21 representation and Gerard Place (gerardplace.org) highlight-
ing a Catholic social service presence in our area of the city. It
came about from here-and-there conversations about ways to bet-
ter address needs, offer information, and provide service to our
people. A small group of individuals decided to get together to
see if there might be some ways to act on some of the needs of the
folks in our neighborhoods. As an outgrowth of these conversa-
tions and a starting point, it was decided to focus on ways to assist
our area “seniors” with a Senior Health & Resource Fair on Fri-
day, August 9th, 10AM – Noon. We are also hoping to offer an
informational presentation on the growing immigrant and refugee
presence in the city very soon. Other future offerings could in-
clude Financial Planning, Funeral Planning, Healthy Eating,
Cooking Classes, Social Opportunities/Activities (like the Senior
Club that meets at Gerard Place). The partnership is not spon-
sored by the diocese. There is no mandatory membership or
membership fee. To inaugurate this partnership, Bishop Fisher
has agreed to celebrate mass with us at Gerard Place, 2535 Bailey
Ave, on Saturday, May 11th, 10AM, followed by a light break-
fast.
ROAD TO RENEWAL REFRESHER -
FORMING DISCIPLES PILLAR
The Forming Disciples Pillar has taken a broad and flexible ap-
proach to Faith Formation for people of every age while continu-
ing to meet Diocesan requirements especially when preparing for
the Sacraments and age-appropriate religious education. We rec-
ognized that no program for youth at any stage will be effective if
adults are not first engaged. Committee members are empowered
to explore ideas and take the lead - with guidance as needed. The
most important component of what we do is listening to the peo-
ple in the pews and responding with alternatives where need-
January, Life in the Eucharist, and the Cabrini movie. Our next
safety standards for classrooms with youth under eighteen and a
with parishioners. New committee members are always wel-
come. We usually meet on the first Monday of the month in the
evening four or five times a year.
FIRST COMMUNION SESSION TWO
First Communion Session Two continues this Thursday, May 9th,
6 PM at Ss. Columba-Brigid. Candidates must have completed
Session One with us or have already made First Reconciliation in
the past.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE
CATHOLIC FAITH
“I have been attending Mass with Catholic family members for
years. I think I want to become a Catholic. What do I do now?”
Email Dcn. Mike: deaconmike716@gmail.com Each situation is
different. Take a step now and hear what Dcn. Mike has to say!