Please join clergy and fellow St. Lawrence Parishioners as we come together as a community for an evening of prayer on racial equity. The prayer service we will follow was written by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The prayer service will be on Wednesday, July 15, beginning at 7 pm in the field to the left of the Parish Center. We hope to see many of you there.

Live-streaming of our Healing Mass is at 7 pm every third Wednesday of the month beginning with the Rosary at 6:30 pm (YOUTUBE at “St Lawrence the Martyr Chester, NJ”). CON

For the Corpus Christi Food Drive this year, Bishop Serratelli asked that if parishes cannot participate via in-person drives to promote giving virtually. Click header for more.

A local familyy could use help with daily meals. If you would like to help, the contact for this “meal train” is Beatrice Basso. Beatrice can be reached via email bassobe2@gmail.com, or cell phone (and text messages) at 973 294-4059. Thank you for anything you can do to help this young family! God bless

​​​​​​​Both Deacon Adam and Greg Szpunar have received their ordination dates. Deacon Adam will be ordained a priest on August 1 and Greg will be ordained a Deacon on August 22.  Please mark your calendars.  On the following day, we will have parish celebrations.  Please plan to be with us!

There are a number of parishioners and others who meet daily on line with Zoom to pray the Chaplet and Novena of the Divine Mercy. As they pray, they intercede for many people and their needs. They would be happy to pray for your needs, too. You may send them your petitions at prayers@stlchester.org

Intentions for daily Masses are being accepted again. You may contact Karen Jaworski, our parish secretary, to assist you by calling 908-879-5371.

Please continue to remember to support our Parish through Online Giving. Click the header above for the link.

As NJ residents, we are all required to wear face masks when entering any essential businesses, like grocery stores and doctors’ offices.  We would like to offer masks to our parishioners  to help keep them safe, but we need to make them first!  Click header for more.

We need your help! Break out your markers, colored paper, glue, glitter, and craft supplies! Click header for more.

Praying the rosary and asking for the intercession of our Blessed Mother inspires calm and serenity in the hearts of those who welcome her. Within our parish, we have a traveling statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Please consider hosting Our Lady in your home and praying the rosary with your family for all those struggling physically, emotionally, and financially during this coronavirus pandemic.

Both Pope Francis and Bishop Serratelli have encouraged us to pray and have spiritual communion with Jesus. We miss being able to receive Jesus at Mass. Here is a prayer for spiritual communion: Click header for prayer.

During the month of May, let us remember our Marion devotions please pray the rosary and ask for the intercession of the Blessed Mother to put an end to the Coronavirus. Reciting the Rosary together is a wonderful way to teach our children to turn to prayer and to place their trust in the Lord during difficult times.

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Last day for donations is Sunday, September 8. Click header for more.

If you receive The Beacon, your support to help underwrite the monthly subscription bill would be greatly appreciated. Click header above for more.

Parishioners have the opportunity to sponsor a floral arrangement for the church altar. Click the header to read more.

Join us in praise and worship of our loving God by singing in the choir or playing an instrument. Please click on the header above for more information.