St. Lawrence Parish

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Our Door is Open, Our Table is Set — There is a Place for You Here!

Thank you for visiting the website of St. Lawrence Parish. We invite you to join us at Mass!

If you are interested in joining the Parish, please contact the Parish Office at 262-644-5701, Ext. 2 or click on the "Join Us" tab.

News and Events

No confessions at St. Lawrence—May 25

St. Matthias Summer Masses

Our summer 8AM Masses return: June 3, July 1, August 5 & September 2. Please join us!

St. Lawrence Scholarship

This year we are again blessed with several generous donations totaling approximately $4000. Our scholarship committee will award scholarships to one or more members of St. Lawrence Parish pursuing higher education. Please note the June 28 deadline for submission of applications. Feel free to call or text Joan Krebs at 262-305-2774 with any questions. Click here for an application.

Why is the celebration of the Eucharist called "the Mass"?

This tradition of calling the Eucharistic celebration "the Mass" comes from the closing prayer of the Liturgy and makes an important point. In the ancient world, assemblies typically closed with a formal dismissal. The early Christians incorporated a similar conclusion to their Eucharistic liturgies. From the fourth century, the Latin words Ite missa est were employed for this purpose. Literally meaning "Go, you are dismissed," these words are rendered in the translation of the Mass as "Go forth, the Mass is ended." It is significant that the whole Liturgy receives its name from the Latin word missa ("dismissal" or "sending") in its closing line. This points to how the Mass ultimately is a sending forth. As the Catechism explains, the celebration of the Eucharist is called Holy Mass (Missa) "because the liturgy in which the mystery of salvation is accomplished concludes with the sending forth ( missio) of the faithful, so that they may fulfill God's will in their daily lives" (CCC 1332). The closing prayer of the Liturgy, therefore, is not an aimless dismissal. It is a dismissal with a mission. Itis a sending forth of God's people to bring the mysteries of Christ's Passion, death, and Resurrection into the world.

For more information on the Eucharistic Revival: https://www.resurrectionallenton.org/eucharistic-revival

Leave a Legacy

Please remember St. Lawrence Parish in your estate planning. For a brochure click here or contact the Parish Office at (262) 644-5701, ext. 2 for information on how you can remember our Parish through the St. Lawrence Congregation Endowment Fund.

Quilts of Valor

We are compiling a list of service members or living veterans who served. If there is someone from our parish, either yourself or nominate someone, please click here for a Request Form as we would like to start presenting A Quilt of Valor® (QOV). It is awarded to a Service Member or Veteran who has served our country with bravery, honor and dedication. The Quilt says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.” St. Luke Sew Blessed Quilters of Slinger is grateful to have a group of women from surrounding churches that faithfully sew and make these beautiful quilts for our veterans. If there is anyone interested in joining them, you are more than welcome; please contact Donna Gross 262-707-5730. And if anyone is interested in helping the St. Luke Blessed Quilters defray costs for the Quilts of Valor for fabrics and supplies please place in the box marked Quilts of Valor.