Louisville
Established 1953
Registrations: 830
PARISH OFFICE
1925 Lewiston Dr., Louisville, Ky. 40216-2523
Phone: (502) 448-2122
FAX: (502) 448-2163
E-mail: secretary.lawrence@gmail.com
Web site: www.stl-lawrence.org
CLERGY
Pastor: Rev. Terry L. Langford
Permanent Deacon: David L. Dalton
MASS SCHEDULE
Sundays — Sat vigil: 5 p.m.; Sun: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Holy Days — See bulletin
Daily — Tue–Fri: 8:15 a.m.; First Sat: 9 a.m. (followed by Reconciliation)
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
1927 Lewiston Dr., Louisville, Ky. 40216-2523
Phone: (502) 447-3155
FAX: (502) 447-5515
Principal: Bernice Scherr
E-mail: b.scherr@ndasaints.org
Web site: www.ndasaints.org
HISTORY
At its establishment in 1953 by Archbishop John A. Floersh, the territory of St. Lawrence was carved from St. Helen Parish. Those who attended the informational meeting about the new parish on November 11 that year became founding families.
By the time of the groundbreaking on February 26, 1955, the parish had grown from the original forty-five families to 420. During the first two years, Mass was celebrated in Alice Waller Elementary School on Dixie Highway. Father James R. Meder was the first pastor. Staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (and later by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph), the school opened in the fall of 1955. The parish was dedicated in May 1955.
The continued growth of the parish has brought the number of registered families today to 800. The original buildings remain, although additions have been made to accommodate the community’s growth. Possibly the most exciting change has been the birth of the new school, Notre Dame Academy, which has since inspired the formation of two other regional schools in the South End of Louisville. Notre Dame is the result of the three-parish efforts of St. Denis, St. Helen, and St. Lawrence churches to support a new approach to Catholic school education that will ensure the affordability and accessibility of Catholic schools for years to come.
Longevity, stability, and a generous spirit describe St. Lawrence’s nearly 2,400 parishioners who live out their baptismal call by sharing their gifts through stewardship, growing in their understanding and love of God, and leading the children to holiness through transmission of the rich tradition of the Catholic faith.