Message from the Director

This past fiscal year was a doozy! We started last September by dedicating our new exterior patio on the front lawn and the new entryway and fireside cafe to the student center. We had so much fun developing our culture of home and home court advantage that we have spent the last three years working on! Thanks to all our benefactors and friends, but especially Bruce and Theresa McPherson, Peter and Veronica Mallouk, and the Mabee Foundation, whose lead gifts allowed us to express our heart for welcoming more new students through the dedication of new facilities.

Then in March . . . .COVID! And as we opened our doors this year . . . more COVID!

But we are here, determined to defeat the pessimism and politics of the moment with a faith, hope and love that endures and conquers all things. St. Lawrence is embracing this year as a challenge, but even moreso, as an opportunity to engage students at KU with conversations of greater depth. You have helped us through your gifts these last few years to develop an environment of trust and vulnerability, where all of God’s children have a place at the table. Conversion through conversation! Whether through masks, zoom or distance - we are neither giving up nor giving in, but engaging students as best we can. Thanks to you!

As you can see in these pages, your tremendous support helps St. Lawrence dare to stand out in so many ways, and gives us the best chance to engage more Jayhawks and to guide the greatest stories of this generation at a time when they are most tempted to dismiss the Catholic faith. Thank you for helping us be a beautiful and compelling Catholic Church at KU. Our past, present and future are ever more so in your hearts, your prayers and your hands!