Please join us Sunday, September 8th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm for the annual St. Mary's Fall Dinner. They will be serving Staley's Chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, and dessert. The cost is $13 per adult and $6 per child (under 12). Hope to see you there!

The 2024 Christ Our Life Catholic Conference at the Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines has been scheduled for Saturday, September 28th & Sunday, September 29th. Consider joining other Catholics for a weekend of sharing and building our faith through speakers, shops, and sacraments. "A Catholic Conference for Our Searching Souls" Click this post for a link to their website for tickets and additional information.

As we are offering Outdoor Mass next Sunday, August 25th, there will be no confession or Sunday mass at St. Timothy's St. Mary's, or SS Peter & Paul. Saturday mass times for that weekends are as follows. St. Timothy's 4:00 pm, Our Lady of Grace 4:00 pm, SS Peter & Paul 5:30 pm, and St. Mary's 6:00 pm. Our Lady of Grace will also have confession available at 3:00 pm.

The 2024-2025 K-12 Faith Formation year will soon be starting. Please check your email boxes for a link to the registration form or contact Julie Williamson for additional information.

Please join us at Lake Anita State Park Shelter #5 for outdoor mass Sunday, August 25th. Bring a lawn chair, and we will celebrate 10:30 mass and host a picnic. Sign-ups for a lunch headcount will be in the back of each parish church. We hope to see you there!