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St. Lawrence O'Toole Parish !

Matteson, Illinois

Parish Vision Statement

We, the people of St. Lawrence O'Toole, see ourselves as a welcoming, inclusive parish - a community of believers rooted in the teaching of Jesus Christ, sharing values and a common spirit, valuing our diversity, having a commitment to outreach and care that expresses itself in community involvement, providing opportunity for Catholic educational and spiritual renewal for all ages while providing for needed material resources and the utilization of the talents of all of our parishioners.

Parish Mission Statement

St. Lawrence O'Toole is a Catholic community of faith longing to know Jesus and working to build God's Kingdom. We seek to provide the opportunity for the expression of our people's gifts and varied cultures, living together in a spirit of Christian joy. We aspire to be a people of prayer, vision, service and invitation.

Parish Organization

Pastor: Rev. Michael A. Nacius
Associate Pastor:
Deacons and Wives:
    Ross & Hermie Alcos
    John & Ann Rangel
    Ed & Carol Winter
Lay Minister: Ms. Cathy Costelow
Principal: Mrs. Pat Hofkamp
Director of Religious Education: Ms. Jane Fagan
Director of Music: Ms. Pat Fointno

Parish History

St. Lawrence O'Toole was established in 1959. For a full history, click here

What's HOT!
This area will include late-breaking and hot items. Check it often!

St. Lawrence O'Toole School now has their own subweb! You can access all the information from the top button at the left.

CHECK IT OUT!!!!
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The September 7 bulletin is now online in .pdf format. [NOTE: the last page of this online version of the bulletin omits some pictures that do appear in the printed bulletin]

[NOTE: In order to read PDF files, you may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat reader from Adobe]
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Join us for a Farewell Reception

for Fr. Mike Nacius

Saturday, September 13th at 6:00 pm

in the Sullivan Center

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CALLING ALL FORMER

ST. LAWRENCE O'TOOLE PARISHIONERS

JOIN IN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

If you are a former member of the St. Lawrence O'Toole faith-community, we want you to be a part of this historic celebration - the St. Lawrence O'Toole Golden Anniversary Celebration which begins in June 2008!

Please email us with your complete name and mailing address. We will be able to keep you updated on activities/events for the year-long celebration.

-OR-

If you are a current parishioner and can help us locate those who have moved away, we would appreciate your providing us with contact information.

Please email any information to Toni Lieteau at tlieteau@iun.edu.

Please see the March 23 bulletin for more details.

Your support is much appreciated!

The St. Lawrence O'Toole Anniversary Committee

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We've added a button (DONATE) on the left side to easily connect to ParishPay - check it out!!
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St. Lawrence O'Toole School Named an NCLB BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL for 2006!!!!!
Click here for details!
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Updated School Calendar (2007-2008) (added Feb. 21, 2008)

Athletic Board Members (2007-2008) (added Sept. 27, 2007)
Constitution (added Sept. 27, 2007)

Changed the REQUIRED O'Toole Winter 2007 Athletic Registration and Release Form (September 10, 2007) and
Added Code of Conduct (2007-2008) (Sept. 19, 2007)

Added additional links on the Links page (added October 6, 2006)

St. Lawrence O'Toole Band! [updated 01/27/06]
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Click here to see some wonderful photos from the 2004 celebration of Kwanzaa here at St. Lawrence O'Toole!
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Last modified: June 13, 2008