Sign-ups will be taken outside the front entrance of the Church THIS WEEKEND, for our next night at the armory to feed the homeless on Saturday, February 24th. Volunteers are needed to donate menu items for the meal, and to help with various tasks before we go to the armory and after we arrive at the armory. Food donations will be collected on Saturday, February 24, between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. at St. Lawrence Community Center Parish Hall. Those who will be going to the armory will need to meet at St. Lawrence Community Center at 4:00 p.m. on February 24.

Wisdom: This gift helps us stay focused on God's will and his plan for us. Understanding: Lets us grasp truths. It means seeing with the heart, not just the mind.

Counsel: Also called "right judgment," counsel enables us to weigh all the alternatives to make the right choice.

Fortitude: The ability to remain firm against all pressures. (Also called courage.)

Knowledge: A person with knowledge sees more than one dimension of an issue to determine the right path.

Piety: Helps us think of ourselves as children of God and be eager to serve him.

Fear of the Lord: The wonder and awe God inspires encourages us to respect him and all his creations.

Unwrapping these gifts means identifying and using them. Just don't forget to call on the Holy Spirit for guidance as you use them!

5:00pm                            -               $2,784.00
8:00am                           -                $2,001.00
10:00am                         -                 $3,983.05
12:00noon                       -                $1,999.87
6:00pm                            -                $622.00
Collected:                        -                $11,389.88
Auto Debit:                      -                $0
Mailed:                            -                $478.00
Total Collected:                -                $11,867.88
Needed to meet budget:   -                $8,942.00
Variance:                          -               + $2,925.88

Thank you for your continued support! Our 2nd Collection was for the maintenance of our facilities $863.00. Other offerings: $87.00

Joseph and Juliet Aboussleman; Andrew and Patricia Adamian; Vincent and Sara Adan; Mary Ahlborn; Noel and Pamela Allen; Manuel and Shawna Alvarad; Doug and Margery Andrijasevich; Gregg and Norma Antonio; Reina Antonio; Romel and Evelyn Antonio; Dean and May Armann; Charles Armstrong; Michael Armstrong; Lucy Arreola; Evelyn Arruda; Maarian Asevedo; Jess and Rommy Avila; Augustine and Ann Ayala; James and Ann Balquist; Arthur and Maria Barcelos; Patricia Beck; James Becker; Deodato and Maria Bettencourt; Manuel and Filomena Bettencourt; Patrick and Helen Blackford; Tina Bobias; Minnie Bondoc; Henriette Bonte; Efron Bose; Harriett Bostwick; Frank Boyd; Gregory and Lena Brand; Richard and Janice Brezovec; Charlie and Judy Brown; Ben and Delia Cabrieto; Ricci and Ermie Cahoy; Antonio and Teresa Calixto; Joseph and Shirley Campisi; William and Cristina Caraccio; Jose and Mary Cardenas; Voltaire Cardenas; Marie Cardosa; Joe Carmack; Vincent and Madelaine Cascardo; Art and Lorraine Cereno; Magdalena Chan; John Chang; Jean Chappelle; Russell and Anna Chitwood; Jackson and Sara Chun; Nicole Chun; Ted Clemente; Gloria Cocossa; Lee and Teresa Colby; Val and Sandra Conzet; Ted and Tanya Cooper; Antonio and Nieves Crisologo; Mike and Letecia Crump; Charlie Cunanan; Jody Engell and William Curran; Cirilo Custodio; Ron and Linda Daily; Louise Dale; Romeo and Herminia Damaso; Josephine Datuin; Danilo and Helen David; Rico and Lillian (+) David; Dory De Guzman; Stephen and Robyn De Guzman; Jennie De La Cerda; Priyantha and Shalini De Pinto; John and Sue Dieckman; Jennifer Bui and Tom Diep; Bao Do; Martin and Carole Domingo; Jorgina Drake; Richard and Eileen Duenas; Mimi Eilrich; Ronnie Escalada; Melisa Eublera; Feliciano and Katherine Feril; Louisa Fernandez; Deborah Ferry; Guy and Elena Ferry; Alicia Figueroa; Mercedes Flores; Joseph Foerstel; Elaine Funkhouser; Kevin Galimba; Milagros Galimba; Lawrence and Joy Gallagher; Christina Gandeza; Jose Garcia; Salvador and Mercedes Gardea; Romeo Genabe; Thierry Geris; Marcelle Ghabbour; Hieu and Thuy Giang; Reynaldo and Linda Gil; Ed and Therie Gonzales; George and Marie-Noelle Gowman; Sid and Constancia Guerrero; Rodney and Vicky Hale; Bernhard and Gina Haller; Norma Hamm; Robert (+) and Alice Hansen; Edward and Margaret Hansen; Mercedes Hardison; John and Rosemarie Heitzinger; Donald and Suzanne Herbelin; Carmen Hernandez; Manuel and Josie Hernandez; Vincent and Pauline Hernandez; Yvonne Hernandez; William Hewitt; Emily Ho; Paul and Pauline Hoang; Roosevelt and June Hooover; Richard and Diane Horn; Carol Horner; Edward and Carrol Hunter; Maria Belen and Carlos Ilano; Romuel and Teresita Illorde; Rev. V. Warwick James; Felisa Jara; Claire Jason; Neal and Terry Jelley; Kenneth and Laurie Johnson; Timothy and Debra Johnson; Preethy Thomas and Saji Joseph; Michael and Corazon Kalt; Wilhelim and Theresa Khoo; Rev. Timothy Kidney; Mary Kirkwald; James and Josephine Kitani; Bryan and Linda Knapp; Perpetua Kojo; Michael Kong; David and Anneliese Kramer; Philip and Simone La Chappelle; Ana Labrador; Eduardo and Triffy Labrador; Bart and Michele Ladd; Hector and Cindy Largo; Craig and Ida Larsen; Mario and Irene Lee; Roger and Teresa Leon; Anna Lienhart; Rev. Andres Ligot; Reigh Llagas; Timothy and Evelyn Logan; Roy and Dolores Longoria; Thomas Lubrano; Grace Lule; Susane Ly; William and JoAnne Lytle; Angela Makalintal; Lucito and Eileen Malanog; Abraham and Otelia Manahan; Lynn Murphy and Kelly Mantei; Vivian Mara; Imelda Marambt; Angelo and Geraldine Margozzi; Fred and Elizabeth Marota; Delia Marron; Don and Alice Martin; Bruno and Christi Martinez; Gilberto and Joyce Martinez; Albert and Diane Martorana; Seamus McCrackon; Christine McDonough; John and Elizabeth McGuire; Theresa McIntyre; Terry McKenzie; Alma Melahn; Ermie Melendez; Alfred Mendez; Michael and Alegria Mendoza; Edna D'Souza and Kevin Menezes; Kathleen Miller; Mary Ann Miller; Jesse Molina; Errol Monsale; Tony and Susie Morales; Kenneth Morris; Gilbert and Patricia Naki; Peter and Nancy Nardini; Frank and Marianne Nguyen; Hung and Teresa Nguyen; Martin Nguyen; Alfredo and Maria Ocampo; Connie O'Connell; Marlene O'Donnell; Lareta Odquist; Fred and Virginia Olenak; Vera Olivardia; Ernesto and Shirley Ortiz; Angelito and Eva Maria Pacheco; Edna Pagayon; Ruby Palpal-latoc; Merlyn and Arnold Pambid; Noel and Maria Parato; Rommel and Maris Pasaol; Richard Paschburg; Gene Pashby; Victor and MaryAnn Pawl; Lloyd and Tina Pearce; Florence Perdue; Charitha and Hashanthi Perera; Michael and Marie Piccardo; Lucien and Marie Pinto; Humberto and Maria Pires; Moses and Lena Pirotta; Mark and Shari Plummer; Nelia Presa; Timothy Priddy; Michael Quiazon; Johnny nad Victoria Raniel; Pedro and Teresa Rincon; Mary Rinki; Maria Rodrigues; Fernando and Haydee Rodriguez; Joey and Elia Rodriguez; Cheryl Rodriques; Edgar and Patsy Romero; Josie Romero; William and Elizabeth Rosario; Marvin and Wandzia Rose; John Rowland; Louis and Norma Rubalcava; Don and Florentina Ruiz; Marilyn Green and Dan Saccani; Marilyn Sakamoto; Robert and Susan Salutric; Felix and Geronima Sana; John and Gloria Sanchez; Carl and Fe Sandwick; Dina Santella; Edward and Harriet Santosuosso; Elizabeth Sanville; Pedro and Lucille Satana; David and Maureen Scharberg; Blake Schinner; Brent and Michelle Schmitz; Fred and Dorathy Schwehr; Genaro and Nemia Sevilla; Mary Ann Shaban; Chris and Anna Silva; Patrick Sisco; Josefino and Jean Sison; Richard and Rose Siudzinski; Beverly Smith; Lawrence and Rosanne Snapp; Alvaro and Carlota Soliz; Josefina Soller; Dito and Marilou Somera; Loreto Somera; Marie Souza; Stanley Spence; Mary Ann Stanfield; Kenneth and Virginia Stasi; John and Joan Stava; Dennis and Mary Stringari; Barbara Ann Tababa; Milad and Leila Tabet; Robert and Norma Tanhuecco; Eduard and Maryanne Taparan; Mark and Cora Tarcha; Benice Taylor; Paul and Angelita Telles; Thomas and Aihua Thatcher; Albert and Anita Tiendas; Arnold and Cheryl Trias; Nanette and Nancy Trias; Tesforo and Adelaida Trias; Tony Trzupek; Donald and Marilyn Tucker; Eva Turenchalk; Harry Turenchalk; Eric and Deborah VanDerWyk; Steve and Michelle Varnau; Myra Verzosa; Jude and Audrey Vieira-Dias; Gerry Villamar; Richard Villanueva; Denny Vincent; Liem and Lan Vu; James and Victoria Wallace; James and Rose Waltz; Bette Welch; Antoinette Wilcox; Kenneth and Patricia Wilcox; Barry and Judy Woo; Lloyd and Mary Yoshida; David and Roseann Zimbauer.

A week from this Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, a day of Fasting and Abstinence. Masses and Distribution of Ashes here at Saint Lawrence Church will be as follows: 8:30AM 12:05PM 7:00 PM

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The parish has volunteer ministers each weekend to tally the donations given by members of the church. We are looking for a few more volunteers to help count these donations on a team. Training will be provided by the Team Captain and the time commitment is approximately from 11:00- 2:00p.m. on Sunday afternoons, once a month. We would like the new volunteers to commit to a whole year. Students, accompanied by parents, can earn service hours, as well. Please have interested adults contact me at home 408 247-9987 or via email at michelle@varnau.net

PRAYER CHAIN MEMBERS NEEDED

We currently are in need of volunteers to help with our prayer chain. If you would like to help this ministry by praying for those in need, please contact the Rectory office.

RECTORY OFFICE CONSTRUCTION

Construction continues for the remodeling of the Rectory offices. We have taken down a wall, opened up the reception window, and new doors are being installed. We'll keep you updated as we progress! Our temporary office is in the Rectory conference room near the carport.

- week of 02-04-07 to 02-10-07

Auction!!!!!                     Auction!!!!!                     Auction!!!!!

Jubilee Angel An item from our Live Auction
to be held on February 10, 2007
at the 3rd Annual Auction & Dinner
"Fun in the Fabulous 50's"
Minimum Bid is $1,845.00
Delivery: 8 weeks after purchase
Edition Limit: 200
Dimensions: 29 x 13.5 x 12.5

Reproduced with special permission from the Vatican Library Collection. The Jubilee Angel heralds the Year of the Jubilee. After seven, seven-year cycles, or 49 years, the 50th year brings grace for all the suffering children of man, freedom to the captive, relief to the weary and rest to the earth. The Angel stands atop the sphere of the Earth, surrounded by the seven celebration bells. Her message ascends in the form of the sweet and tender Dove of Peace.

Highest sales price to date is $12,500.00 - Catholic School in Florida.
Average sold price $6,800.00
175 already sold. Only 200 will be made.
This piece was created by Morgan Spencer. The Vatican commissioned this artist to create a wonderful piece of art to represent the Year of the Jubilee. This piece was finished and received by The Vatican in 2000. The 7 bells around her base represent the 7 years of the Jubilee.

Social Concerns

We read that a homeless count in Santa Clara County is projected to show that there are 7,600 homeless people with 4,500 of them living in the streets. Even though more shelters exist each year, the count is projected to be worse. And many of "us" don't even "see" "them".

Have we "conditioned" ourselves to not see them? Do "we" take different paths to avoid seeing "them"? Do we support zoning laws -- and the politicians that create them, and the building interest lobbyists that "influence" the politicians who create them... do we actively support these laws, or simply passively do nothing and say nothing while "they" get squeezed out of "our" community. Are we quietly pleased when the homeless are periodically forced out of public parks. How do we justify this as "God's work"? --- or do we simply avoid asking the question? Is this what the Church means by the term "social sin"?

Do we support relocating "them" so they don't "affect business?" Do we support condemnation procedures for older homes (occupied by people who pay less taxes, or are "economic burdens" to "our" community) or mobile home parks on El Camino (so we can replace them with tax-generating businesses).

Is it survival of the fittest? - the economically and educationally "fittest". Do we strive to give educational advantages to "our" children? --- and does this come at the expense of "other" children who won't be able to afford living here in the future? It's very interesting to me that we use the term "Almighty dollar". Is it time to seriously reflect on just which God we are choosing to follow? Or have we "conditioned" ourselves to not seriously ask that question either?

Reflection question for the week: If, a year from now, St. Lawrence could honestly say we did, or significantly contributed to, a decrease in homelessness, what would we have done differently from what we are doing now? - - - and who will have done it?

Catechetical Ministry

"Jesus said to Simon, 'Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching people.'
When they brought their boats to the shore,
They left everything and followed Him."
(Luke 5:11)

How often have we read or listened as this Scripture was proclaimed at Liturgy? For most of us the answer is many times. Every time I hear this invitation of Jesus to his Apostles I reflect on the radical response of Andrew, Peter, James, and John. This translation tells us they left "everything" and followed Jesus. The response of the Apostles is both fascinating and challenging. How could they leave their families and friends to follow this leader?

There is no doubt that Jesus was a very radical preacher and teacher. He did not promise any compensation in this life. Most of us are tempted to ask why did these people say yes to Jesus? I believe that once they had truly encountered Jesus they could not refuse his request. Deep down in their hearts they had that spirit of adventure and idealism; they were ready to conquer the world for Jesus. As the reality of their ministry unfolded bringing forth the Reign of God was a new and different experience for them.

Two thousand and seven years later, the call has not changed. Jesus looks deeply into our eyes and issues the very same invitation to each one of us, "Come follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people." Are we ready and willing to say "yes" to Jesus? What a wonderful way to live and to bring forth the Kingdom of God in our hearts, our homes, and in the various communities to which we belong.

If we reflect prayerfully on the article in the Social Concerns section of this bulletin we will experience a change of heart towards those in real need in our community, those who do not have a place to call home. The reflection question is truly God's call to each one of us to bring forth the Reign of God in a real and concrete way during this year of 2007. How will we answer that call? Can we like the apostles go forth with a spirit of adventure to help those in need? We know that our God will never be outdone in generosity and we will be truly blessed.

In St. Lawrence Catechetical Ministry we welcome all those who want to learn how to bring forth the Reign of God in their lives. We are only a phone call away. (408) 296-0208

Treasure Our weekly offering - January 27 & 28, 2007

5:00pm                            -                $1,500.00
8:00am                           -                $1,317.00
10:00am                         -                 $2,760.00
12:00noon                       -                $1,196.00
6:00pm                            -                $1,039.30
Collected:                        -                $7,812.30
Auto Debit:                      -                $0
Mailed:                            -                437.00
Total Collected:                -                $8,249.30
Needed to meet budget:   -                $8,942.00
Variance:                         -               -$692.70
Other 2nd Collections:      -                $323.00

Thank you for your continued support! The 2nd collection for the maintenance of our buildings and grounds was $1,026.00

ATTENTION SCRIP CUSTOMERS

Beginning February 1st, 2007, the Rectory office will no longer be selling scrip. You may purchase scrip after each Mass in the Hospitality room. If you would like to help sell scrip, please contact the Rectory office.

Donations needed for our Homeless Shelters

With all the cold weather, there is a great need for warm clothing, blankets, gloves, hats, toiletries, etc… for those less fortunate men, women and children in our community. If you have clean wearable items and/or hygene items you can donate, please bring them to the Rectory office. Our Older Girl Scouts troops will collect and take them to the Sunnyvale Armory.

Welcome Back Fr. Chris

Father Chris will be back next week.He has been away serving as Administrator of St. Cyprian in Sunnyvale for the past six months.We will celebrate his return to our parish after all Masses next weekend (2/10-2/11). Please plan to stop by and welcome him back.

Join us for "Fun in the Fabulous 50's".

The Saint Lawrence Education Centers 3rd Annual Auction and Dinner. Purchase tickets through the Development Office. Call 296-2260 x322. Tickets are $50.00 per person through Jan. 27. $60.00 per person after. Drink tickets available but are separate.

Join us for dinner, silent auction, live auction, roving boards, fund a need and the grand prize raffle. 50's attire definitely encouraged.

Child care is available on site. Call 408-296-8077 for more information & reservations. The event starts at 5:30pm (preview and silent auction begins) at the Academy. We will move to the community center once we close the last silent auction table.

Raffle tickets available at $1.00 per ticket or $20 for 21 tickets. Grand prize $5,000.00, 2nd prize 42" TV with surround sound (retail value $2,500), and 3rd prize is a Digital Camera package (retail value $1,000). You may also contact the Development Office to Purchase tickets.

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