MEET THE LORIE FAMILY

– August 31, 2021

Meet the Lorie Family

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” - Isaiah 49:16

The Lories engage in daily spiritual reading and discussion together.

These two Bible verses are how life-long Catholics Al and Audrey Lorie characterize their Catholic faith lives. Al identifies with Corinthians, Audrey with Isaiah. “God loves us and we love others,” is how they explain it. 

They also identify with St. Michael The Archangel and Mother Teresa Parishes. “We joined St. Michael's 11 years ago, “ Al says. “And," Audrey adds, “I felt the call to move in the direction of helping build a new church and parish when Mother Teresa began celebrating Mass at Green Hope High School six years ago.”

Al loves the “in-church experience” and dynamics that St. Michael's offers. Audrey is excited about helping Mother Teresa grow into a parish with its own church building. Construction plans are now underway.

"THE CATHOLIC FAITH TAKES AWAY FEAR AND GIVES US A CONSISTENT SET OF VALUES TO LIVE BY. WE KNOW JESUS, WE PRAY TO HIM, AND WE FEEL BLESSED TO SHARE HIS LOVE WITH OTHERS."

The Lories brought their active parish lives to Cary from New York. Audrey grew up in a Polish parish where she was a cantor and an Extraordinary Minister. Al has long served in parish life as a Knight (of Columbus), as a lector, and as an Extraordinary Minister. Al says, “The Catholic Faith takes away fear and gives us a consistent set of values to live by." Audrey adds, “we know Jesus, we pray to Him and we feel blessed to share His love with others."

Additionally, as members of the Cardinal Newman Society, the Lories have long served the goal of “advocating and supporting fidelity to the teaching of the Catholic Church across all levels and Audrey’s passion for gardening and flowers is beautifully on display as soon as you get to their front door. Along with everything else, Audrey’s creative drive helps her carve out time for macramé and crocheting. Al’s Italian heritage and love of Bocce (bocci) has made him the local retirement communities’ “Bocce Ambassador” for promoting and hosting tournaments.

They both have dream goals – if they were ever canonized Audrey would want to be the patron saint of new mothers. Her calling and practice is to help young mothers learn how to love their way through the challenges and confusion of nurturing young lives for the first methods of Catholic education” – the global mission of the Society. Parish life for Al and Audrey also means life-long friendships among parishioners and clergy as well as a very active social life.

They both have dream goals – if they were ever canonized Audrey would want to be the patron saint of new mothers. Her calling and practice is to help young mothers learn how to love their way through the challenges and confusion of nurturing young lives for the first time. Al’s dream is to be the patron saint of helping those in dire need - the hungry and those who need life counseling for the painful burdens they may carry.

There are lots of parishioners, like Al and Audrey, who make parish life richer and deeply satisfying. All you have to do is look around - they're everywhere. Maybe take this opportunity to say hello to your neighbor in the pew; you never know who you might meet!

In the meantime, we hope to introduce more of your fellow parishioners to you here in the bulletin with similar profiles every few weeks. Want to share your story or know someone we should interview? Let us know at bulletin@stmcary.org