St. Lawrence Episcopal Church Rev. Daphne Cody, Interim Rector

Worship with Us

Sundays at 9:00am

Thursdays at 8:30pm

We welcome you to Sunday Morning Worship every week.

Join us via Zoom as we worship together, connected.

Zoom links will be live 10 mins before the service. Click here to join.

Thursdays at 8:30pm

Compline is descended from the night prayers said before bed at the end of the monastic round of daily prayer. Compline is a simple office including a confession of sins, one or more psalms, a short reading from scripture, versicles and responses, the Lord's Prayer, collects which ask for God's protection during the night to come, and the canticle Nunc dimittis. A hymn or anthem for the evening may follow the short reading from scripture. The collects may be followed by a time of silence, along with free intercessions and thanksgivings.

Zoom links will be live 10 mins before the service. Click here to Join

Online Prayer Group

Thursdays at 8:30pm

Online Prayer Group

This online group receives a list of prayer requests every Tuesday morning to pray whatever way you pray.

Prayers may be sent throughout the week. Prayers are shared as they are written.

To be added to the list, ask a question, or add a prayer request, email prayergroup@stlawrencechurch.org.

St. Lawrence Reopens for Small, Pastoral Services March 15

As the State of Illinois lifted more restrictions in February for all regions of state, the St. Lawrence Reopening Task Force (Susie Brock, Daphne Cody, Susan Fink, Chris Heier, and Tom Simpson) developed a Phase 1 plan for reopening, for small pastoral services only. “Small pastoral services” include weddings, funerals, and other pastoral rites. The task force used a checklist supplied by the Diocese of Chicago to develop the plan, which was approved by the vestry on February 20, 2021. The plan was submitted to Courtney Reid, the Director of Operations for the diocese, on February 25, 2021.

Having a Phase 1 plan (small pastoral services) will, first and foremost, give parishioners the ability to bury loved ones, say their marriage vows, and other life transition rites, which have otherwise been put on hold by the pandemic. It will also give clergy, staff, and other leaders a dry run for reopening in a fuller way (Phase 2) in the coming months.

To see the Phase 1 plan, CLICK HERE.

Due to the inability to assure health and safety in our worship space, St. Lawrence is not yet ready to be open for regular public worship. However, the Reopening Task Force will begin its work toward that goal this coming month. It’s likely that the first services of regular public worship will be held outdoors this spring when the weather gets warmer. Please understand that everything is changing week to week, and all plans remain subject to change.

Here are some hallmarks of the St. Lawrence Reopening Phase 1:

Small pastoral services (such as weddings or funerals) can be requested by contacting the parish office, and requests will be granted at the discretion of the priest.
In order to maintain social distancing, a maximum number of 25 people can attend the service in person. Everyone inside the building must maintain six feet of distance and wear face coverings over the mouth and nose at all times, regardless of vaccination status.
Only specific rooms in the building will be used in Phase 1. These are listed in the plan. Only one entrance (the glass doors on Church Street) will be used.

It’s great news for us to offer this first step, and we thank everyone for their continued patience and diligent cooperation.

St. Lawrence Together

Suspending In-Person Worship Services

In accordance with Bishop Lee’s direction, and Governor Pritzker’s orders, our operations at St. Lawrence have been reduced to the bare minimum. Our wonderful administrative and finance team is working almost entirely remotely, and the building has been secured and the (many) thermostats turned down. We’ll still be worshiping together virtually, receiving mail, including pledge payments, and paying all vendors.

The HOPE food pantry continues to operate, under revised procedures, to serve our neighbors in need.

You can still call the church office at 847-362-2110 or send an email to office@stlawrencechurch.org.