Bishop Serratelli has asked that all parishes conduct Second Collections on the weekend of September 30 & October 7 with proceeds to be sent to the Catholic Charities agency to support assistance for areas in Texas and Louisiana affected by devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Parishioners who will be supporting this urgent request are asked to write a check made out to St. Lawrence with “Hurricane Harvey Relief” noted on the memo space.  This will ensure that these funds donated here at church will be separated from Parish Offertory collections as well as other regularly scheduled National Collections.

Cash donations are also acceptable and they should be donated in the special second collections on the two weekends noted above or deposited in the specially  marked  collections boxes at the church entrance locations that will be set-up by next weekend. 
This natural disaster has caused untold problems for so many people and for the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston along with many other areas surrounding New Orleans.  Your thoughtfulness and generosity together with your prayerful concerns will help our brothers and sisters in need.
Fr.Nick