Published: 20 August 2025

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR CCD

CCD (Sunday Catechism for K-12 & and elective class for Beginning Latin grades 7-12) will begin on October 5, 2025, and go through May 17, 2026.

Register before September 21, 2025, on which date there will be a mandatory parent meeting in the Aula Magna at 10:10am.

For those enrolled in Sacramental preparation classes, parents are required to bring a copy of each student's Baptismal Certificate to the parent meeting. By God’s grace, we again have a large group of volunteers to teach in our Sunday catechism program. We do, however, need a few more volunteers as aides, substitutes and hall monitors. If you feel the call to help, please reach out to let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The duty of instructing the children of the parish in their catechism is very important, as so many popes and saints have told us. You may not know, however, that in Our Lady’s only proven apparition in the United States she emphasized the importance of teaching catechism. Our Lady of Champion (a title approved recently by the Holy See, and named for the town in Wisconsin where she appeared) told the visionary, Adele Brise:

“Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.”
“But how shall I teach them who know so little myself?” Adele said.
“Teach them,” replied her radiant visitor, “their catechism, how to sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross, and how to approach the sacraments; that is what I wish you to do. Go and fear nothing, I will help you.”

Source: www.championshrine.org

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CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION CCD PROGRAM —We are happy to announce that the diocese has given us a tentative date for next year’s Confirmations. Bishop Ronald Gainer is scheduled to do next year’s Confirmations on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

If your child is old enough to receive the sacrament of Confirmation (Age 13 by March 14, 2026), please register your Confirmation student for the 8th grade. The sacrament of First Communion will be on Sunday June 7, 2026.

If you want to register your student for Sunday First Communion class, they must reach age 7 by Oct 1.
You will need to register them in the 2nd Grade.

Another option for sacramental classes is our Friday Program which has openings for First Communion and a wait list for Confirmation.

The testing schedule for both programs is as follows:

Confirmation

Mid-Term: Dec. 6, 2025 (1:30-3:30pm)
Final: Feb. 14, 2026 (1:30-3:30pm)
Confirmation Rehearsal (with sponsors and confirmandi): Friday, Mar. 13, 2026 (7:30pm) Confirmation: Saturday, Mar. 14, 2026 (11am)
End of Course Final: May 23, 2026 (10-11am & 1:30-3:30pm)

First Communion

First Penance mid-term interview: Jan. 17 2026 (1:30-3:30pm)
First Penance final interview: Feb. 28 2026 (1:30-3:30pm)
First Penance rehearsal: Sunday, Mar. 22, 2026 (with the CCD Class)
First Penance: Saturday Mar. 28, 2026
First Communion final interview; May 9, 2026 (10-11:45am & 1:30-3:30)
First Communion rehearsal: June 6, 2026 (11am)
First Communion June 7, 2026 (10:30am)

"Indeed it fills Our soul with consolation and gratitude towards the divine Goodness to see, side by side with religious men and women engaged in teaching, such a large number of excellent lay teachers...All these labor unselfishly with zeal and perseverance in what St. Gregory Nazianzen calls 'the art of arts and the science of sciences,' the direction and formation of youth. Of them also it may be said in the words of the divine Master: 'The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers few.' Let us then pray the Lord of the harvest to send more such workers into the field of Christian education." - Pope Pius XI, Divini Illius Magistri

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Published: 06 August 2025

With the latest news from the Holy See that Pope Leo plans to name St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the Church, we encourage you to get to know this great convert to the Faith by reading books in our parish library by him and about him. Find a selection of his books below. If you do not have a library card, click here to fill out an application for one.

• Newman: His Life and Spirituality, by Louis Bouyer [ here ]
  
• John Henry Newman: A Biography, by I.T. Ker [ here ]
  

Published: 09 July 2025

Please join us for Acolyte Boot Camp from July 14 to July 18. Open to all boys who have received First Holy Communion. We will be blessed with four FSSP seminarians who will help to train the boys to serve at Low Mass, Sung Mass, Solemn High Mass, Vespers, and Benediction. This will be a great opportunity for your boys who are already servers to advance in serving with an intensive practice schedule, and it will be a great opportunity for boys who have not yet mastered their Latin prayers to get daily instruction and drilling to help them get over this big hump. Every evening we will have Vespers with ceremonies, Exposition and Benediction, and Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass. This will give the boys many opportunities to serve in different roles. There is no cost to participate in Acolyte Boot Camp. Here is the daily schedule for that week:

• • • 1pm: Check-in
    • 1:15pm: Talk from one of the seminarians
    • 1:30-4pm: Altar server training with intermittent breaks
    • 4pm-4:45pm: Dinner and recreation
    • 5pm: Vespers with ceremony
    • 5:30pm: Exposition and Benediction
    • 6:30pm: Sung or Solemn High Mass with homily

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ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH

2025 ACOLYTE BOOT CAMP

REGISTRATION FORM

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Family Information

1. Parent/Guardian Name *Primary Contact

1. Phone Number *

2. Parent/Guardian Name Secondary Contact

2. Phone Number

Email *

Home Address

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Children Information

Please enter the name and ages of each child to be enrolled in the camp. If you have more than four (4) children to enroll, please make it known to Fr. Cortes via email: fr.cortes@stlawrence.cc

 

1. Child's Name

1. Age

2. Child's Name

2. Age

3. Child's Name

3. Age

4. Child's Name

4. Age

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Children Information (continued)

Please indicate the positions that your child(ren) is/are qualified to serve. (Leave blank if not qualified for any positions)

1. Child's Name: *

1. Qualified Positions: 

Torchbearer

Acolyte 2 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Low Mass

Acolyte 1 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 1 at Low Mass

Thurifer at Vespers

Acolyte 2 at Vespers

Thurifer at Sung Mass

Acolyte 1 at Vespers

Thurifer at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Sung Mass

MC at Vespers

Acolyte 1 at Sung Mass

MC at Sung Mass

Crucifer

MC at Solemn High Mass

2. Child's Name

2. Qualified Positions: 

Torchbearer

Acolyte 2 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Low Mass

Acolyte 1 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 1 at Low Mass

Thurifer at Vespers

Acolyte 2 at Vespers

Thurifer at Sung Mass

Acolyte 1 at Vespers

Thurifer at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Sung Mass

MC at Vespers

Acolyte 1 at Sung Mass

MC at Sung Mass

Crucifer

MC at Solemn High Mass

3. Child's Name

3. Qualified Positions: 

Torchbearer

Acolyte 2 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Low Mass

Acolyte 1 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 1 at Low Mass

Thurifer at Vespers

Acolyte 2 at Vespers

Thurifer at Sung Mass

Acolyte 1 at Vespers

Thurifer at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Sung Mass

MC at Vespers

Acolyte 1 at Sung Mass

MC at Sung Mass

Crucifer

MC at Solemn High Mass

4. Child's Name

4. Qualified Positions: 

Torchbearer

Acolyte 2 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Low Mass

Acolyte 1 at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 1 at Low Mass

Thurifer at Vespers

Acolyte 2 at Vespers

Thurifer at Sung Mass

Acolyte 1 at Vespers

Thurifer at Solemn High Mass

Acolyte 2 at Sung Mass

MC at Vespers

Acolyte 1 at Sung Mass

MC at Sung Mass

Crucifer

MC at Solemn High Mass

Do any of your children have special medical concerns?*

No

Yes

If yes, please indicate those concerns below.

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Camp Supervisor Information

If you are able, please consider helping us supervise the boot camp. Additional adults ensure adequate supervision for the altar servers during training, recreation, and other activities. 

Please indicate which day(s) you are available to assist at the camp.Each day begins at 1pm and ends at 6:30pm

Monday, July 14

Tuesday, July 15

Wednesday, July 16

Thursday, July 17

Friday, July 18

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Supervisor Information (continued)

In order to assist, each supervisor must have the proper youth protection clearances as required by the Diocese of Harrisburg. This consists of an online training, a disclosure statement, and necessary background checks. If you have not completed this process in the Diocese of Harrisburg, please begin as soon as possible. 

 

Please select from the following:

I have completed the requirements of the diocesan Youth Protection Program

I am in the process of completing the diocesan Youth Protection Program

I have not yet begun the process for the diocesan Youth Protection Program

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Policy Agreement

 

Acolyte Boot Camp Policies

• No child is allowed to leave campus without supervision
• Children are to be supervised by safe environment certified adults at all times.
• All children shall abide by dress uniform standards as defined below for class, church, and recreation time. 
• A camp waiver must be submitted to participate in the camp.
• A media waiver must be submitted to participate in the camp. 

 

Student Rules of Conduct

• Children must be in class, the basement library, or the social hall where a supervisor is present at all times, or with a parent who is actively supervising the student.
• Children will be expected to show proper respect for adult authority at all times. Instructors and staff should be addressed with Father, Dr., Mr., Mrs., or Miss along with the last name.
• Children are not to bring electronic equipment (iPods, laptops, cell phones, game boys, etc.) Electronic devices should be left in the car or with a parent during class/choir hours.
• No weapons of any kind are allowed including, but not limited to: pocket knives, airsoft, paintball, or any other form of fire arm.
• Each child is responsible for cleaning up after himself in the classrooms and after eating.
• All food or drinks must be kept in the cafeteria, and no food or drinks are allowed in any other part of the campus.

 

Dress Code

 

• Standard uniform consists of: dark slacks (no jeans), dark shoes, and polo or button-down shirts with collars.
• Shirts shall be tucked in and belts worn.

Accept Terms *

I have read and agree to the above policies, rules of conduct, and dress code.

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Published: 18 May 2025

2025 Chant Camp: Monday (July 7) to Friday (July 11)

Each year in July, St. Lawrence Church holds its annual week of Chant Camp for children and youth ages seven* to eighteen. Each day consists of Holy Mass, instruction from qualified musicians and seminarians, and recreation at a nearby park. All students are accepted regardless of prior experience and given assignments based on their age and musical ability. This year at the conclusion of camp, students will sing for a late morning High Mass on the Feast of Saint Pius I, Pope & Martyr followed by a pizza party at the park.

NEW THIS YEAR: Members of the Acolyte Schola—boys with changed voices—are encouraged to participate in the Acolyte Bootcamp the week following Chant Camp, which is July 14 to 18. Those who wish to participate will be given opportunites to sing some music learned at Chant Camp and apply them to the Sung Masses during the evenings of Acolyte Bootcamp. 

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For Parishioners
$55 for first child, then $15 for each additional child in family. Registration begins on Sunday, May 18.

Non-Parishioners
$175 for first child, then $65 for each additional child in family. Registration begins on Sunday, June 1. 

One parent/guardian's presence is required for a Camp Aide meeting on Sunday June 22 at 10:15am in the Parish Center at 112 State Street in the Aula Magna (3rd Floor).