Real-Time Miscarriage and Stillbirth Support

If you are facing a 1st trimester miscarriage at home, pick up a free miscarriage kit from the Parish Office or the outdoor box located at the old Rectory at St. Lawrence. This is the house that is located at 526 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, IN, between the church and the school. Miscarriage kits are delivery aids from Heaven's Gain Ministries with instructions on how to identify your baby for dignified burial and measure blood loss to report to your medical provider as needed.

 

For non-medical help, call or text Heaven’s Gain’s National Pregnancy Loss Hotline (513-888-4200 8am to midnight), email applhotline@heavensgain.org, or visit heavensgain.org. Heaven’s Gain can help you create a miscarriage or stillbirth birth plan (virtually or in-person), provide free peer support calls, and include you in free virtual monthly support groups. Additionally, Heaven’s Gain ships pregnancy loss supplies nationwide, including affordable baby burial caskets, baby urns, and memorial items.

The box and miscarriage kits are provided free of charge by the generosity of our Respect Life Committee. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Hutchinson at 812-537-3992 or annhutchinson@dccatholics.com.

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Safety Plan for all churches

We as a parish are always thinking about safety during Mass and other parish functions and ways to improve. Given the tragedies in the past and horrific violence that we have seen, it has been an even bigger focus to communicate a clear safety plan for all Masses.  Inside each of your hymnals, you will find an emergency response plan. This plan outlines what to do here in church in case of an emergency — including a fire, tornado, or an active threat. We hope, of course, that we will never need these procedures, but it is important that we are prepared and know how to respond quickly and calmly if needed. So, please take a few moments to review the emergency response plan in the hymnal.

 

We are looking for parishioners who are willing to serve as ushers or greeters in a special way. This is not only about welcoming people to Mass and taking attendance, but also about being extra aware of safety. Ushers will receive some training and have a few small tasks at the start of each Mass. We are asking for just a once-a-month commitment — not every Sunday.

Men- let's make this happen! If you feel called to help in this ministry of hospitality and safety, please contact the parish office this week. We will be posting this reminder on a quarterly basis.

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There are many ways to keep in touch with us via email and text or receive information!

• Flocknote text messages - send a text to 84576, then enter “088STL” for St. Lawrence,  “044STM” for St. Mary, or “165STT” for St. Teresa. 

• Connect with us online at: dccatholics12.flocknote.com

• To receive the parish weekly email - please send an email to parishoffice@dccatholics.com to provide your email address. Be sure to mention your home parish and your phone#.

• Bulletins - Pick up a bulletin at Mass or go to one of the websites listed below to keep up with schedules and upcoming events.

https://www.stlawrencecc.org

https://www.stmaryscc.org

https://www.stteresacc.org

• Click on the BULLETIN button on the HOME page of any of our websites and read the bulletin electronically.

• To read the bulletin online you can also go to discovermass.com

• To receive the parish weekly bulletin in your email - You can easily sign up at discovermass.com/subscribe

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Fr. Meyer ~ frmeyerasp@gmail.com
Fr. Hollowell ~ fatherjohnhollowell@gmail.com