Saint Peter's Catholic Church

LENTEN PROGRAMS
This Lent we are going to have small faith sharing groups. First, we are looking for anyone who would be interested in being a leader for these groups. We have had several years of experiencing through the “On A Journey Together” program from the diocese. The people who were in these groups had a wonder-ful time sharing faith and getting to know other members of our church. The materials for these small faith sharing groups are very good. I have searched for many months and have found a very good program to use. We will have sign up sheets on a table in the front of the church. I hope that many of you will sign up for these groups. They are a great way to deepen your faith in the church and in Jesus Christ. One of the most wonderful things for me personally is to participate in the men’s prayer group. It is a wonderful way to share faith and to spend time with some wonderful men. These faith sharing groups will do the same. If you would like to be a leader please contact Dolores Kral at the parish office.

FEAST OF ST. BLAISE
This Friday is the feast of St Blaise. It is very difficult for many of you to attend mass during the week so we will bless throats after all the masses on the weekend of February 4 and 5. This is one of the great traditions of our church. So take the extra time after mass to have your throat blest.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BREAKFAST
The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a biscuits and gravy, sausage and pancake breakfast on Sunday, January 29, from 8:00 a.m. to Noon. All the monies raised from this breakfast will be used for scholarships for students who wish to attend St. Al-bert Catholic School.

CONFIRMATION PROGRAM
We will be starting the confirmation program on February 1. This will be the first time that the students from St. Albert and the religious education students will have class together. The program that we are using is going to give these students a greater intellectual understanding of the church and it will also give them a much broader experience of how the church functions. In visiting with the students they thought that every adult should have to do all of the things in the Catholic experience to be part of the program. The students will be confirmed next January. Bishop Pates asked that young people not be confirmed until they are sixteen. We are confirming in January of the eleventh grade to insure that all of the students have celebrated their sixteenth birthday. It is an exciting time for the students and their families. Please remember the confirmation stu-dents in your prayers.

Men’s Prayer Group
The men’s prayer group meets every first and third Thursday of the month. The meetings are from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the rectory. These meetings are open to all men of the parish. These meetings always are insightful and wonderful way to grow in faith and meet some great men of faith.

Women’s Prayer Group
The women’s prayer group meets every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow in your faith and to meet some great ladies of faith.

Our Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4 pm
Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon
Weekday: Monday 8 am Communion Service @ St. Francis
Tuesday and Friday: 8 am Mass @ St. Peter
Wednesday and Thursday: 8 am Mass @ St. Francis
Holy Day & Vigil: 6 pm vigil, 8 am, 6 pm
Confessions: Saturday: 3:00 to 3:45 pm or by appointment

Staff
Pastor: Father Charles Kottas
Parish Secretary: Dolores Kral
Dir. Religious Ed.: Jennifer Hundtofte
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dennis Kirlin
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Stephen Rallis
Computer Software Admin: Jean Thomas

Parish Office
1 Bluff Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-322-8889