St. Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church

The Solemnity for Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is a feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Wednesday, January 1st! Please join us for Mass at either 5:30 p.m. on Thursday (12-31-20), or Friday at 9:00 a.m. (1-1-21). We look forward to celebrating Mass with you. God Bless!

This year of 2020 has truly feels like a mess, for the world and for each of us personally.  2020 has felt like a desert for all of us because of the dryness and isolation we have been forced into because of the pandemic. And yet, even so, Jesus has entered and wants to enter into that mess and dryness of our lives in this crazy year and, in fact, every day of our lives! That is what he revealed to us through the Nativity, he doesn't shy away from the mess, but wants to enter into it and redeem it both and a large scale, but also on the scale of our hearts. Jesus wants to give you His very self, receive Him, receive the very best Christmas present in the entire universe this year!

On Gaudete Sunday (the 3rd Sunday of Advent), St. Laurence O’Toole hosted a parish hayride as a way to anticipate the joy of Christmas in this time of waiting. Our hayride was a smashing success! We had 156 people attend and everyone had a lovely time together, riding across Laramie singing Christmas Carols all the while. We would like to thank all our volunteers who made this event special, especially: The team who devoted their time, resources, and efforts to provide the hayride itself, Sigma Nu who have been a significant blessing to our church, the crew who served hot chocolate and sang beautifully on the wagons, and our Religious Education team who did a tremendous job (as usual). Thank you one and all!