Supporting Organizations
Finance Council The Finance Council advises the pastor in all church and school financial matters. Its mission is to have open communication with the entire parish about our financial situation. Other goals include setting monetary policy and procedure, analyzing current and past financial reports and making recommendations to ensure financial stability. Chair: Mike Benker Additional Support: Buildings and Grounds Committee, Chair: Ss. Peter & Paul School Advisory Council, President: Donna Wegner Cemetery Board, President: Scott Splaingard Parish Council, President: Pat Murphy
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Parish History
In 1856 the first frame building church was built on land still owned by the parish. From these beginnings, we have seen this parish grow from a struggling Mission Church to the large parish it is today. From that frame church there came a beautiful church, a large school, a convent, a rectory/parish office and a parish center, but even more important than the buildings, from that mere handful of dedicated Catholics, the parish has grown to become one of the outstanding parishes in the Springfield Diocese. Our parish continues to grow spiritually and physically. In the early years of
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Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery
In 1865, Rev. Anthony Rustige purchased the first land for the cemetery at the end of East Main Street. The last land acquisition was a gift of the Hedden family in 1962. As late as 1890 the cemetery was still outside the city limits. Orient Street was the boundary. Over 6,000 people are buried here, including five priests: Rev. Francis Sheila and Msgr. B. N. Manning, both born in Ireland, Rev. Charles Muskus, Rev. Vincent Jalinsky, and Rev. Ron Nesbitt. Burials also include veterans of every war since the Civil War. A special mass is said at the cemetery on
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Parish Staff
Rev. Michael Haag Pastor mhaag30@hotmail.com Deacon Jim Hill Permanent Deacon deaconjim@saintspeter-paul.org Julie Buehler School Principal jbuehler@sspeter-paulschool.org Sara Dupaix Outreach Coordinator and Finance Assistant sdupaix2@saintspeter-paul.org Jeffrey Gurlen Finance and Human Resources Director jgurlen@saintspeter-paul.org Karla Huddlestun Director of Religious Education For PSR: sspp.psr@gmail.com | For OCIA: sspp.ocia@gmail.com Dave Launhardt Buildings & Grounds Manager dlaunhardt@saintspeter-paul.org Jennifer Knebel Accounting and Human Resources Specialist jknebel@saintspeter-paul.org Nick Robinson Music Director n.robinson@homewav.com Mary Unfried Administrative Assistant, Receptionist, Cemetery Manager munfried@saintspeter-paul.org Mark Vojas Campus Minister mvojas@saintspeter-paul.org Chelsea Youngblood Cafeteria manager & Fundraising cyoungblood@saintspeter-paul.org
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Pastor’s Welcome
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Non-Discriminatory Policy: ” Saints Peter & Paul School admits students of any race, color, sex, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and school administered programs. Our schools do reserve all their rights as religious entities in accord with the teachings of the Catholic Church, the protections of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,
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