Our Parish

Harvest Young Professionals is a community of men and women ages 22–35 who desire to grow deeper in faith, friendship, and mission. Rooted in the Eucharist, we gather regularly for fellowship and intentional small groups that foster prayer, accountability, and authentic Catholic living.

Young Professionals Night
When:
Every first and third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

What:
We listen to a talk, hear a testimony, have small group discussions, and end with fellowship.

First Friday Adoration
When:
Every first Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

What:
We start with praise and worship at the church and finish with fellowship at a bar or restaurant.

Questions?
Contact Br. Jude, Young Professionals Coordinator, at brojude1@brohope.net

LEARN MORE ABOUT HARVEST HERE

Builders is for men who are grad students, young adults, and parishioners to build a spiritual fraternity in the parish that supports and encourages men to “Stand in the Breach” as fathers to our families, brothers to one another, and as sons of our Father.

We have monthly intergenerational men's gatherings that foster true Brotherhood.

Contact Br. Gary Davis to get involved.

WHAT WE DO
1) Develop our identity as a Catholic man.
2) Build fraternity with other Catholic men.
3) Deepen our sense of the importance of fatherhood.
4) Foster a spiritual masculine culture that attracts men to return to the faith.

HOW WE DO IT
1) Our monthly meetings include a presentation on masculine spirituality, small group discussion, and time for fellowship.
2) These will be intergenerational discussion groups (married, single, younger, and wiser).
3) To reach out to other men in the parish to join.

BUILDERS SCHEDULE
We meet from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Gathering Space.

October 14, 2026
November 11, 2026
December 9, 2026
January 13, 2027
February 10, 2027
March 10, 2027

We are a biblically focused faith formation group for all women of the parish. We seek to build a community of women at the Newman Center that gathers together to listen, learn and share with other faith-filled women. All women who are graduate students or older and are interested in growing in their faith are welcome. It's not required to be a member of St. Lawrence to participate!

Where & When
St. Lawrence Newman Center Gathering Space
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., September 14-November 16

Program & Materials:
This fall, we are going through the Endow Study on JP2’s Letter to Women.

Materials: Bible and Letter to Women Bible Study book. (If you are unable to cover the cost of the book, please let one of the leaders know, as there are resources to help.)

Does this replace the existing Women’s Group?
No. The existing women's group is also a vibrant community at the Newman Center. Women Growing in Faith is being offered as a Biblically-focused faith formation group.

Registration:
https://forms.gle/SFuoiu9gVc4ukn718

Questions?
Email Caitlin Johnston at cljohnst@gmail.com or Cara Hagen at
carahagen@comcast.net

The St. Lawrence Women's Group is an open group of women of all ages, talents, ideas, and abilities. It was formed in the late 1940s when the building was an elementary school. Many generations of families, parishioners, and students have been a part of this great legacy and history at St. Lawrence Catholic Church and Newman Center.

WHAT WE DO
Our group has sponsored and supported many events, projects, parish, and staff improvements. The Women's Group hosts the Christmas Bazaar and Spring Art event.

MEETING TIMES
Group meetings are held monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Newman Center Social Hall.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 2026
Sat - Dec 5th 10-4 PM
Sun - Dec 6th 9-2 PM

Please join us for:

Food, Craft booth, Bakery, Grannie’s Attic, Cash raffle, games and great community!

The Seven Sisters Apostolate began in the Twin Cities in 2011 with seven groups of women praying for their pastors weekly (with each woman committing to a separate day of the week), and has since spread widely.  Since Fr. Jake was assigned here in 2019, we've been praying for him every day.

WHAT WE DO
Each woman prays for an hour in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament (either at adoration, or in a church with a tabernacle) on a specific day of the week.

The structure and place for the prayer is pretty individual - you do not need to pray at the same place or time of day, and the Apostolate provides some suggestions for praying for your pastor, but no set prayers.

If you are unable to pray your Holy Hour, ideally you would find a sub (can be a woman or man) to take your place. If you are unable to find a sub, contact Margie Zenk.

CONTACT
If you feel called to participate in this ministry, please email the Seven Sister Apostolate Coordinator for St. Lawrence Newman Center, Margie Zenk.

In addition, feel free to forward this invitation to any woman you feel might be interested.