The Parish Church of St Laurence, Upminster

09/09/2026

At 'Building Faith' on Sunday we thought about the value of creation and what we can do to look after God's world. There were lots of great Lego recreations of things we appreciate in nature!

Our next 'Building Faith' service - for children and their parents/carers - is on Sunday 4th October at 8am, in the Main Hall.

13/08/2026

This Sunday we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass at 8am and 9.30am as usual.

Building Faith took a break for August but resumes on the first Sunday of the month from September - all primary aged children and their parents/carers/siblings are welcome!

16/07/2026

We will be celebrating our Patronal Festival on the Sunday 9th August. All are welcome to come to worship as we reflect on the inspiring life and witness of St Laurence. We will also have a cream tea in the afternoon - please email Deborah (address on poster) to book.

13/07/2026

At St Laurence we love to welcome groups of children or adults who would like to look around the church and learn more about its history and identity as a place of Christian worship. It was wonderful to welcome Year 1 from Branfil School recently who were very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and inquisitive!

Year 1 visited Saint Laurence Church in Upminster. They explored the church discovered lots of wooden mice carved into the pews. They liked looking at the stained glass windows and asking lots of questions.

12/07/2026

Choral Evensong is tonight at 6.30pm in church - all welcome to this beautiful act of worship - an excellent way to ease from the weekend into the week ahead!

04/07/2026

What's on tomorrow - the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, 5th July:

8am Mass
8am 'Building Faith' in the Main Hall
9.30am Parish Mass
11.00am Meeting in church for those interested in joining the Junior Choir
6.30pm Evening Prayer on Zoom

And at the 9.30 Mass we welcome three people who have recently been baptised, and our new curate, Fiona Macaulay (pictured below)! Fiona joins us as a lay worker until she is ordained Deacon in Chelmsford Cathedral on 13th September.

18/06/2026

We are looking to expand the junior section of our church choir. Any children who are interested are invited to a meeting, with their parents, at 11am on Sunday 5th July. If you can't come to the meeting but would like to know more, please contact us using the details below.

12/06/2026

Last Sunday at Building Faith we thought about how God calls everyone and used the Lego to build things that make us feel alive.

This Sunday's services:
8am Mass
9.30am Parish Mass (Parade Service - we will be thinking about friendship)
6.30pm Said Evensong on Zoom

06/06/2026

Tomorrow's services- Sunday 7th June:

8am 'Building Faith' for primary school aged children, their parents and siblings - Main Hall

8am Mass

9.30am Parish Mass

6.30pm Evensong on Zoom

All welcome!

04/06/2026

Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion.

There will be a Mass at 7pm tonight at All Saints', Cranham, to which all members of St Laurence are also welcome.

Lord Jesus Christ,
we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
you have given us the memorial of your passion:
grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of your body and blood
that we may know within ourselves
and show forth in our lives
the fruits of your redemption;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen