Saint Peter's Catholic Church

SERVER TRAINING
I will hold an altar server training on Saturday, May 26 at 8:30 a.m. for all students who are entering the fifth grade or if they are older than fifth grade they can also train to be a server.

PENTECOST SUNDAY
Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. One of the great traditions at St. Peter’s is to have everyone wear RED as a symbol of the Holy Spirit coming down upon us. This is a great reminder of the birthday of the church and the Holy Spirit.

DATES TO REMEMBER
I wish to share a little more reflection on the First Communion mass. I was very pleased with the number of people who attended the mass. There were several non-Catholic people attending and they remarked how much they enjoyed the mass and the involvement of the children. We are very blest in this parish to have parents and children who love to be involved in the mass ministries.

PARISH ELECTIONS
We will have parish elections this month. We need four people to serve on the parish council and four people to serve on the finance council. Parish Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Finance Council meets on the first Sunday of the month at 9 a.m. If interested, please call the parish office.

125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The 125th anniversary of St. Peter’s will be held on Sunday, July 22. We will have a mass of celebration at 3:00 p.m. and a dinner for the parish at 5:00 p.m. catered by Staley’s. There will be more details published in the coming weeks. If you have any ideas for the 125th anniversary please share them with me.

GOLF OUTING
Don’t forget the golf outing on July 14. We will once again have golf teams and prizes. You can also sponsor a golf hole for only $200. One of the ways to sponsor a hole is to memorialize one of your family members. We had several people do that last year. If you would like to do that again this year that option is open to everyone in the parish. I hope we have a great turn out this year. It was a great time for everyone. This is open to any one who likes to play golf. Start putting your teams together.

FATHER KOTTAS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
I am very pleased as a number of you have applied for monies from the scholarship fund. If you are considering sending your child to St. Albert or would like help for the coming year with your tuition do not hesitate to apply. The scholarship fund will gener-ate over $30,000.00 in scholarships this year. Please contact me and I will help with the application process.

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