Christ Prince of Peace & St Lawrence               

Christmas greetings to one and all! 

We as a Church have been journeying through the season of Advent during which we await with joyful hope for the coming of the Messiah at his birth in time over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem.

As we now prepare to enter into the celebration of the great Feast of the Incarnation, I pray that the experience of coming together as a community of faith during these holiest of days, may help us to enter more deeply into the mystery of the Word-made-flesh and all that it means for our lives. 

I would encourage you to reach out and share your faith this Christmas by inviting family members or friends who are no longer practicing their faith and have fallen away from the Church for whatever reason to join us at our partner parishes during this Christmas season. Most people tend to respond to a personal invitation and so each of us is called to extend a welcome to anyone who may be looking for a spiritual home during this holy time.

My prayer is that you will truly come to know the joy and peace of the newborn Savior in your life and the lives of all those you meet these holy days. May Christ in us be all that God-In-Man was meant to be!

God bless you and those you love!
Father Dinga
 

There is a short video posted on the Partner Parish Youth Group, Friends of St. Lawrence and Christ, Prince of Peace Facebook pages for you to view.  Fr. Alan Polczynski talks about the safety and health guidelines for returning to Mass.

Mass Obligation Returning August 15th

The following statement was issued in unison with Bishops across the Pennsylvania province:
As life returns to normalcy in so many ways, each Catholic Bishop in Pennsylvania will reinstate the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days beginning on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This obligation, as is always the case, does not apply to those who are seriously ill, have a serious health risk, as well as those who have serious anxiety of being a part of large groups at this time.