I welcome you to read and share my account of the rich history of the St. Lawrence Parish. We are celebrating 150 years of existence as a part of the Milwaukee and now Green Bay Diocese. This booklet will include a history of the parish and the improvements by a number of pastors to the cemetery landscaping and to the various buildings. I recognize the three sons of the parish who became priests. Through the humble beginning by poor Czech immigrants and their continued efforts to improve their home parish, a magnificent church building was constructed over a hundred years ago. We are proud that it has become a State and National Historic site. I did not find any articles that showed any celebrations that witnessed and took part in when they celebrated in 1939. 1964, 1989 and the 2014 celebration of this year. These celebrations are closely tied to our Patron Saint Lawrence whose feast day is celebrated on August 10. They were on the Sunday that is closest to that feast day. These celebrations were greatly attended by people who had ties to relatives in this areas. Because of the deaths of the settlers and first and second generations of these families, this feast day is not celebrated publically any more. I am proud to say that we honor our Patron Saint Lawrence and I hope that this booklet brings back memories of the rich tradition of the church's existence on his feast day.

The lives of the saints are a great source of inspiration and reassurance for us. The holy women in Saintly Moms can help us better to understand motherhood as a vocation, just like any other calling from God, and a path to holiness. Whether you’re a new mom, a grandmother, or somewhere in between, this book will encourage all mothers in their vocation as they identify themselves in the lives of these saints, who also experienced the joys and challenges of being a mom. Their stories will also be inspiring to young women exploring the vocation of motherhood and anyone with an interest in saints who were mothers. Each chapter profiles a different holy mother, reflects on a lesson learned in her life, and ends with a prayer through her intercession. While we grow in admiration and devotion to them, these Saintly Moms can help us see the saintly possibilities each one of us possesses. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Ann Guest is a youth minister, contributing blogger at CatholicMom.com, and contributing author for The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion. Previously, she was a Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville, an education coordinator for a Catholic Charities' program for pregnant teens, a middle school teacher, and a director of religious education. Her most challenging and rewarding calling, though, is as a wife and the mother of ten children.