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Hello St. Laurence Parishioners, Bishop Malloy has updated Covid guidelines for the parishes. Here are the latest changes: Registration is no longer needed to attend mass and parishes are not to exceed 60% of their maximum attendance. For St. Laurence, this means a cap of 250 persons, a number which of late has rarely been reached. Eucharistic Ministers may bring Holy Communion to hospitals, the…

On-line Registration for Mass not required. Effective May 1, Father Andrew has agreed to allow the discontinuation of online Mass registrations! You will still be required to check-in and wear a mask AND we will still comply with capacity limits but we are trying to ease the burden a bit for our parishioners. Thanks to all of you who have been so cooperative in using the…

We regret to inform you that we have been notified that one of our parish staff members has tested positive for COVID-19. Our staff member was last in the parish office on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The individual was not observed to be exhibiting symptoms at that time. This individual has been in quarantine since Thursday, October 15, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution…

We will attempt to share the livestream on our Facebook channel. Bishop David Malloy invites all Catholics in the Diocese of Rockford to join in prayer on May 1, for a brief liturgy and prayer to reconsecrate the United States to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of Mother of the Church. Archbishop Jose Gomez, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and president of…

Bishop Malloy has updated COVID19 Dispensations Hello Parishioners, I forward you Bishop Malloy’s latest letter concerning the coronavirus shutdown and dispensation. Please read it in its entirety. Thank you. English Letter | Español Cartera Hola feligreses, Le reenvío la última carta del obispo Malloy sobre el cierre del coronavirus. Por favor, léalo en su totalidad. Gracias. Fr. Andrew