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News and Events
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will be stopping at St. Lawrence on June 20. More details to follow.
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.
Behold the Lamb of God by Edward Sri ©2023 AscensionPress.com
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.
Mass Times
Sunday: 10:00am
Tuesday 8:00am
Thursday 5:00pm
Events
- May 23 2024 5:00 pm - Weekday Mass
- May 25 2024 9:00 am - Confession
- May 25 2024 4:00 pm - Sunday Mass
Office Hours
Staff
- Very Rev. Richard Stoffel, Shared Pastor
- Rev. Russell Arnett, Shared Associate Pastor
- Rev. Mr. Robert Derks, Shared Deacon
- Nancy Pfeifer, Director of Administrative Services
- Kim Slizewski, Director of Formation
- Sandi Dhein, Child and Family Minister
- Addie Beck, Coordinator of Youth Ministry