2023 Chant Camp: Monday (July 10) to Friday (July 14)
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 Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor of the Church followed by a pizza party at the park.
Chant Camp Daily Schedule
For Parishioners
$55 for first child, then $15 for each additional child in family. Registration begins on Sunday, May 21.
Non-Parishioners
$175 for first child, then $65 for each additional child in family. Registration begins on Sunday, June 4.
One parent/guardian's presence is required for a Camp Aide meeting on Sunday June 25 at 10:15am in the Parish Center at 112 State Street in the Aula Magna (3rd Floor).
Each month, as part of our devotion to St. Jude on the third Wednesday, we offer Holy Mass at 6:30 pm for the prayer intentions shared with us. This month’s intentions include the following, which have been published in our weekly prayer intention email from April 19 to May 10:
Please pray for: LeeAni, Raymond, Mary, Glenn, Renee, John, Randall, David, Patrick, Christopher, Steve, Doug, and Dave.
Please also pray for: a parishioner who is struggling with several difficult relationships; a friend of a parishioner, who is in hospice with cancer; the mother of a parishioner, who is in the hospital after a serious accident; a parishioner, who is discerning between two job opportunities; the grandfather, and extended family of a parishioner; a parishioner who is struggling with depression and making a slow recovery from pneumonia and suffers from other health issues; the son of a parishioner, who is experiencing work-related difficulties; the brother of a parishioner, who is battling an alcohol addiction; a family of the parish searching for a per- manent home that will meet their needs; a parishioner who is in a difficult work situation; a couple going through the process of adopting a child.
In celebration of the 105th anniversary of the dedication of St. Lawrence on April 20, 1918, the parish will offer a High Mass on Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 pm. In addition, we have recently added more details to the website about the construction and dedication of St. Lawrence from archived contemporary newspapers.
Each year, Holy Mother Church marks the dedication day for the greatest churches in the Universal Calendar; St. Mary Major (Our Lady of the Snows) on Aug. 5, St. Michael the Archangel on Sept. 29, the Archbasilica of Our Savior (St. John Lateran) on Nov. 9, and the basilicas of St. Peter (the Vatican) and St. Paul outside the Walls on Nov. 18. Within a diocese, the dedication day for its cathedral is commemorated throughout the diocese, while each parish commemorates the dedication of its own parish church. St. Lawrence was dedicated by Bishop McDevitt on April 20, 1918, so we recall that great event each year on the same day.
Details of the parish schedule for Passiontide are published in a new sign at the front of the church, thanks to the design work of parishioner Timothy Michonski.
The poster is available to be downloaded and printed here.
The line was out the door at tonight's festive gathering at St. Joseph's Table, as parishioners flocked to the Parish Center at 112 State Street to partake of the breads and other goodies gathered in remembrance of the many favors obtained through the intercession of St. Joseph over the centuries, but especially those bestowed on the people of Sicely, who began this devotion. Thanks to all of those who participated, especially the Ferguson family!
