All women of the Parish are invited to the April meeting of the St. Laurence Women on Tues, April 23 from 6:30-8:00pm in the Parish Hall. We will hear from our very own Erin Wallace, Director of the Parent's Day Out ministry, who will speak about all that is taught to our little ones, both academically and spiritually. In recognition of National Library Week, we are asking everyone to bring one or more new or gently used books (for ages 18 months-5 years) to add to the PDO library. Dinner will be served and a $10 donation would be appreciated. Childcare will be available.

The God Squad will be celebrating with their year-end party next Sun, April 21 from 3:30-5:00pm in the Youth Room. They will wield the full Armor of God and know how to use it!

On Sun, April 21, the St. Laurence mission team will minister to the boys at the Gainesville State School. If you would like to come, please contact Carl Lapiska by Fri, April 12 so your name can be put on the list. Treats and letters for the boys are always appreciated but please contact Carl so he can advise what is needed.

Join us for a Prayer Walk for the Expansion on Sun, April 21 at 9:50am. We’ll encircle the footprint of where the new Parish Hall will be built and Fr. Jordan will lead the entire Parish in prayer and song, giving thanks to God for the blessing of this land and the new building to come. Those at the first service, will process together to the site of the new building (the north side of the current Parish Hall). Second service folks are asked to come early and be in place by 9:45am.

Everyone is invited to have lunch with the Lunch Bunch Sun, April 14 at 12:30pm at Moxies in Southlake Town Square.

The annual Youth Group Bake Sale is Sun, April 14 at 9:50am in the courtyard between the Church and Parish Hall. Come hungry and help the youth raise money for their summer mission trips. There won’t be any food served in the Parish Hall so if you want snacks, you’ll have to go to the Bake Sale! 

All men of the Parish are invited to Bingo Night at UGM  on Mon, April 8. Join us for a great night of fellowship with the men at Union Gospel Mission in Ft. Worth. Meet at Swift Lindley’s House at 6:00pm to car pool. Bingo starts at 7:00pm.

Join us Easter Morning for an incredible Easter Brunch complete with bountiful food tables and mimosas! Both indoor and outdoor seating will be available. Come celebrate our Risen Lord with your St. Laurence family.

 Our Easter Egg Hunt will be held in the grass lot to the north of the Parish Hall parking lot. Please bring 12-18 plastic eggs per child (filled with individually wrapped candy, stickers or trinkets). The hunt is for all kids 5th grade and under and will be divided by age. Kids should bring a basket for their eggs and parents should be ready for some incredible photo ops! A special food table for the kids and their parents will be available so they don’t miss out on anything.

Join us for a glorious Easter morning as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior. The Alleluias repeated again and again throughout the Masses of Resurrection Day signal the beginning of the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection. 

At 9:50am between the morning services, we’ll have a spectacular Easter brunch complete with mimosas and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.

Service Schedule:

• 8:30am

• 10:45am

The Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday night is the most important of all Christian feasts and liturgies. It is the Church’s most ancient way of celebrating our Lord’s resurrection and is celebrated during the night which begins Easter Day.

On this most holy night our Lord Jesus Christ passed over from death to life. Thus the Church calls her children throughout the world to come together in vigil, prayer and celebration. Through the unique liturgy of this feast we celebrate not only Christ’s Victory but our share in it. 

The Vigil is comprised of four elements:

• The Service of Light: The Vigil begins outside the Church with a fire being kindled and blessed. From this fire, a very large candle, the Paschal Candle, is lit. This great candle represents the risen Christ, triumphing over darkness and death; it will burn throughout the fifty days of the Easter Season. From the light of this candle, the congregation’s candles are lit, and then all go in procession following the Pascal Candle into the Church. The Church is dark, like a tomb. Except for the flickering of the candles, the Church remains dark until the Mass of the Resurrection. As the people enter, the darkness of the Church is pushed back, the power of Christ’s resurrection to overcome death is seen, and we understand the words of St. John, “And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it!” (John 1:5 ) The Service of Light concludes with the chanting of the Exsultet (“Rejoice!”), an ancient hymn in praise of our Lord’s Passover victory.

• The Vigil Readings: We hear the record of God’s saving deeds throughout history as we read several Old Testament Lessons.

• The Baptismal Liturgy: Easter and Holy Baptism are intimately connected. In “going down into the water” we are joined to Jesus’ death and in coming up, we are joined to His resurrection. Thus the Vigil proceeds to Baptism and the renewal of Baptismal Vows by all the faithful. For many centuries, this was the only time in the entire year when Baptism was administered.

• The Mass: The Vigil reaches its consummation in the glorious first Mass of the Resurrection. As the bells ring, the Celebrant says “Alleluia, Christ is Risen,” suddenly the darkness is dispelled as all the lights in the Church are lit. Then we hear the news of the Risen Christ.

On this day, Jesus was murdered, for us and for our salvation. It is a day to think on Christ crucified, to confess our sins, and to remember God’s incredible love for each of us. Service begins at 7:00pm

Join us for Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at noon. Parishioners are invited to retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary, moments lived in suffering for our sake. Walk the 14 stations or participate from the pews, it’s a truly personal and meaningful service.

We are once again heading to UGM to provide a wonderful spaghetti lunch on March 29, Good Friday!  There are lots of ways to serve. Food donations, meal prep and cooking, serving drinks and the meal, singing hymns, and helping the youth hand out blessing bags to our friends on the street just to name a few!  If you are interested in signing up to help or to donate a food item, please see Gail Lindley in the Parish Hall between the services on Sundays.

This is the night Jesus gathered with His disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem for one last supper.

This is the night Jesus took a towel and washed His disciples’ feet, manifesting the life of service to which He calls His followers.

This is the night Jesus instituted the Eucharist. On this night Jesus intended for every generation of His followers, through this meal, to enter into the sacrifice He was about to make and be nourished by Him on our journey to heaven.

All these elements of the first Maundy Thursday are part of the liturgy of every Maundy Thursday. It is one of the most beautiful and deeply moving of the Church’s liturgies. During the service, our priests will wash the feet of those parishioners who wish to participate.  

Bring the kids and join us for a fun evening on Holy Wednesday, March 27 outside on the lawn between the Church and Parish Hall. The little ones will dye Easter eggs with the help of the God Squad. We do ask that parents stay and help as well. Please bring 1 dozen hard boiled eggs per child. The Middle and High School Youth will assemble Blessing Bags which will be handed out to the homeless on the street outside Union Gospel Mission on Good Friday. We’ll start at 5:00pm with activities, we’ll serve pizza and then end with Statios of the Cross at 6:30pm. What a great night!

The Passover Meal, known as the Seder, was the meal Jesus had with His apostles the night before He was crucified, the meal we know as the Last Supper. So much of the symbolism of that night came out of this Jewish tradition. To help us better understand these events and to help raise funds for their summer mission trip, our Youth Groups are hosting a Seder Meal on Sun, March 24 from 5:00-7:30pm in the Parish Hall. Cost is $15/person. Nursery is provided but please bring dinner for your children.

Register here

On this day almost 2,000 years ago, our Lord entered the holy city of Jerusalem. It seemed to be His moment of triumph as the people welcomed Him in the way they welcomed their kings on great occasions, with shouts of praise and palm branches thrown in His path. But by the following Friday, the crowd’s “hosannas” had changed to “Crucify him!” and Jesus was being raised onto a cross. The Palm Sunday Mass highlights this shift from triumph to agony.

The Mass begins remembering Jesus’ “triumphant” entry into Jerusalem with the Liturgy of the Palms. This mini-liturgy will begin on our back lawn for the morning services. There, the palms will be blessed and distributed to the congregation. We will then sing the traditional hymn, All Glory, Laud, and Honor and go all together in procession into the Church just as the people would have done that day in Jerusalem. 

Beginning with the readings from Holy Scripture, the mood of the Liturgy changes dramatically. The focus shifts from Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to His passion on the cross. The reading of the Passion Gospel reminds us that we are all part of this great drama of redemption. The truth of this day is that, by our sins, we all are responsible for the passion and death of our Lord. The glory of this day is that we know the Resurrection is coming, bringing with it the promise of everlasting life. 

Truth and Glory - these are Palm Sunday’s gifts to the worshiper. Holy Week begins. 

Meet on the lawn in the back by the office. The service will start there and then the congregation will process into the Church. If walking is difficult for you, please go directly to the Church. There will be a separate palms service there and you will be joined by the congregation as they process in.  

Join us for Wednesdays in Lent

• 5:45pm, Dinner in the Parish Hall, hosted by various ministry groups

• 6:30pm, Stations of the Cross in the Church

• 7:05pm, Stay in the chuch for a short teaching by one of our clergy

On Sun, March 17, the St. Laurence mission team will minister to the boys at the Gainesville State School. If you would like to come, please contact Carl Lapiska by Fri, March 8 so your name can be put on the list. Treats and letters for the boys are always appreciated but please contact Carl so he can advise what is needed.

The funeral for long time parishioner Carrie Browning will be Sat, March 16 at 11:00am followed by a luncheon reception in the Parish Hall. All are welcome. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. 

Join us for Wednesdays in Lent

• 5:45pm, Dinner in the Parish Hall, hosted by various ministry groups

• 6:30pm, Stations of the Cross in the Church

• 7:05pm, Stay in the chuch for a short teaching by one of our clergy

All men of the Parish are invited to Bingo Night at UGM  on Mon, March 11. Join us for a great night of fellowship with the men at Union Gospel Mission in Ft. Worth. Meet at Swift Lindley’s House at 6:00pm to car pool. Bingo starts at 7:00pm.

Join us for Wednesdays in Lent

• 5:45pm, Dinner in the Parish Hall, hosted by various ministry groups

• 6:30pm, Stations of the Cross in the Church

• 7:05pm, Stay in the chuch for a short teaching by one of our clergy

We’ve got something very special for all of you who have adopted a student in Malawi or are interested in doing so. This Wed, March 6 at 9:30am, some of the students who we have supported will be on a Zoom call and will talk about their studies and how meaningful our support has been to them. Anyone in the Parish is welcome to join the call, listen to what they have to say and ask questions. We thought this would be a great chance to get to know them a little bit and for them to know us. We hope many of you will take this opportunity to connect with our fellow Christians in Malawi. 

Zoom Link

Our Choir is doing it again! They’re bringing you a very special choral event just for Lent. Called “The 7 Last Words of Christ,” it is a seven-movement choral journey through the Passion, capturing the power and emotion of Jesus’ crucifixion. This not-to-be-missed performance is next Sun, March 3 at 5:00pm in the Church and will take the place of Evensong that night. Join us afterwards for a wine and cheese reception in the Parish Hall. 

The XYZ Group is a fellowship group for all those 65+ and they’re meeting for a late lunch onSat, March 2 at 2:00pm at Empress of China Restaurant (2030 Glade Rd. in Grapevine). Everyone is welcome.