The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 6, 2008

"I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned

you have revealed them to little ones."

Mt. 11:25

The Parish Office will be closed on the 4th of July

FROM THE PASTOR:

For the Weekend of July 5 & 6

"…make disciples…" Mt. 28:19

Dear Friends:

I welcome Fr. Bill Wilson to our parish. Bishop Lynch has sent us a Hallmark priest. Perhaps, you remember a few years ago the Hallmark card commercial that proclaimed, “if you care, you send the very best.” It is my belief that our bishop has sent us such a priest. It is my hope that, with Fr. Wilson, we the priests of our parish will continue to serve you faithfully, “in persona Christi.” We will have a Welcoming Reception for Fr. Bill after the Sunday 11:00AM Mass July 6 in Higgins Hall. Please come by and say hello to Fr. Bill.

I also welcome this week Fr. Bartlomiej Krzos. Fr. Krzos will be with us for the month of July. He is a priest of the Diocese of Sandomierz in Poland and a fellow priest from the same diocese as Fr. George Bisztyga. Fr. Krzos was born July 1, 1980, and was ordained in 2005. He has studied Architecture of Sacred Buildings and is interested in Classical music and Philosophy. He likes to draw sketches of buildings, especially sacred buildings and is here to study English. Fr. Krzos will be assisting at our parish while he is here.

I would also like to welcome Kathy Lambert to the parish staff at St. Lawrence. Kathy will serve as the Director of Formation, Liturgy and Service, which will incorporate our CCD and RCIA programs, our liturgical planning and our outreach ministries. Kathy has been a teacher in Catholic schools for forty years. She taught Math and Religion to junior high students at St. Lawrence School for seventeen years and then Theology to juniors and seniors at Tampa Catholic High School for ten years. Kathy received her bachelor’s degree from Barry University in Miami and completed the program of studies for the diocesan diaconate training with her husband, Greg, who was ordained a deacon in 1998 and is also serving at St. Lawrence. Kathy received her Master of Arts degree in Theology from St. Leo University in 2006. Kathy and Deacon Greg have two children, Jeffrey who is thirty-three, and Katy who is thirty, and a grandson, Colin, who is nine years old. Katy is a teacher aide at St. Lawrence School and Colin is going into grade five. We look forward to the service that Kathy will provide to our parish.

Fr. George Bisztyga will be leaving us this week to return to his home diocese in Poland. We thank you, Fr. George, for your faithful service to our Lord Jesus and we hope that you will always consider St. Lawrence your home away from home.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Tom Morgan

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