Couples, were you married in 1995? The Diocese of Paterson invites you to celebrate your 25th wedding anniversary during a special Mass to be offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, NJ. Click header for more/

Registrations will be accepted starting September 1 - September 30. Click header for more.

The Faith Formation team has made the decision to run the majority of our religious education programming (grades 1-8) remotely; at least until social distancing guidelines are revoked. Unfortunately, due to the hands-on nature of our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes, we will not be offering this program at this time. Additionally, we will not start the religious education school year until October. We hope that this additional time will allow our families to adjust to the changes that are being implemented by the school districts. Click header for more.

Acts of Reparation and Plea for God’s Divine Mercy Catholic Men and Women United to Repent, Pray, and Fast for our Nation The United States of America is engulfed in a battle of good versus evil like never before and we are taking action by inviting you to join thousands of Catholics to commit to pray the Rosary for 100 days, with a goal of over one million Rosaries offered in reparation and intercession for our nation. 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.

Paterson Diocese Catholic Charities Preschool Supply Drive. Click header for more.

We are happy to announce that our new Coordinator of Youth Confirmation is Mrs. Shannon Rossi. Shannon is accepting this responsibility in addition to being the Coordinator of Youth Ministry. Thank you, Shannon, and God bless you!

Greetings Antioch Families! Preparations are moving forward for the Fall Antioch Retreat to be held in late September/early October. As the safety and health of our community is paramount during this time of Covid-19, it is clear many adjustments will need to made- so we need to get our Team in place as soon as possible to help with this task! Click header for more.

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.

​​​​​​​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.

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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