Ash Wednesday is Wednesday February 26, 2020 this year to start off the Lenten season. Lent is a 40-day season of fasting, repentance and reflection before Easter. We will attend Mass at St. Laurence as a school, and reflect on Christ’s life during Lent, focusing on His own ultimate triumph over temptation. Lent ends with the celebration of Easter, marking Jesus’ resurrection.
St. Laurence wishes you a Happy Valentine’s Day.
We will be closed February 14 for faculty meetings. Remember, we’re also off on Monday for President’s Day. Enjoy your long weekend!
Dedicating fifty years to a career is impressive. But committing fifty years to Catholic education is an achievement worthy of special recognition. St. Monica teacher Mrs. Sarah Avitalle was honored this past Friday during a Mass celebrating teachers who have reached milestones in their careers. Mrs. Avitalle began teaching in Philadelphia 50 years ago at the age of 18.
Catholic Schools Week is well underway at [school]. In celebration of our teachers who have dedicated years (25 years and 50 years) of their life to Catholic education, Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald will lead a celebration Mass for these teachers hitting these milestones. The Mass will be this Friday, January 31,2020 at 12:05 p.m. at: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Chapel 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was yet again another success! The Archdiocese is made up of 119 elementary, 17 secondary and four schools of special education across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, and each school celebrated in their own way.