June 19th, Saturday 
4:00 PM @ St. Mary (Intention: †Robert Kelley)
5:00 PM Reconciliation Service
June 20th , Sunday
9:00 AM @ St. Lawrence - OUTSIDE
11:00 AM @ St. Lawrence - INSIDE
NO 9:00 AM MASS ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
June 25th, Friday 
9:00 AM @ St. Mary (Intention: Townend Family)
9:30 @ St. Mary Reconciliation Service
June 26th, Saturday  (NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINS)
5:30 PM @ St. Lawrence (IINSIDE/Intention: † Jemma Glenn)
6:30 PM Fr. Ben's FAREWELL Party @ St. Lawrence Parking Lot
June 27th , Sunday (NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINS)
7:30 AM @ St. Mary (Intention: For the People of St. Mary & St. Lawrence) 
PLEASE join us for COFFEE & DONUT after Mass in the school cafeteria!!
9:15AM @ St. Lawrence - OUTSIDE

For Mass schedule in our local community go to http://masstimes.org

As always, contact the office or the emergency number for help with funerals or emergency last rites: 812-537-1297. 

May 21, 2021

Roman Catholic Province of Indianapolis

Lifting of the Dispensation from the Obligation of Mass
Effective 11 June 2021

(En Espanol)

The celebration of the Eucharist at Mass is the source and summit of our life and mission as Catholics.
           
As of March 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Roman Catholics throughout the entire Province of Indianapolis, which comprises all five dioceses of Indiana, have been dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.  However, with the decrease of cases in our state, the widespread availability of vaccines and following the guidance of public health officials, we are now able to safely accommodate more parishioners for Masses.  Therefore, effective June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass is hereby lifted throughout the state of Indiana. 

Except for the unique situations as described below, those who are otherwise healthy are obliged to return to Sunday Mass by the weekend of June 12-13, 2021:
 

• Those who are seriously ill, exhibit flu-like symptoms and/or may have a contagious disease (including quarantine due to exposure).
• Those who are unable to attend Mass through no fault of their own (e.g. transportation issue).
• Those who are homebound and/or incapacitated due to age, infirmity and/or medical restrictions.
• Those who have compromised health conditions and/or at high risk of contracting the virus.
• Those who are caretakers of person who are sick or of persons at high-risk of serious illness if they contract Covid virus.

If you have any questions about any specific needs, concerns or protocols, you are advised to contact your parish directly.  Your pastor, who has the authority to dispense in individual cases, may be helpful in addressing individual fears and concerns.

The obligation to attend Mass is a joyful one, reflecting the very character of who we are as Catholics.   

I'm sure that by now most of you have heard about the transition, and hopefully you've had a chance to read the letter from our new shepherds, Fr. Meyer and Fr. Mahan. If you haven't, it can found below. We'll have more to say and do in the weeks to come, but from the bottom of my heart, know of my prayers and love in this time as we prepare for the future of our faith in our parishes. 
Fr. Ben 

St. Lawrence Catholic Church
- 542 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg IN 47025

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